Semiotic Meanings of Shoe-Throwing – Vijay Pal
The recent incident of shoe-hurling at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai by a septuagenarian lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, in the…
Scrolling and Spending: The Influence of Social Media on Consumer Behaviour – Shaloo Priyadarshini
Social media has changed a lot about how we live, but perhaps most significantly, how we shop. We don’t just…
Liked, Shared, Ghosted: Symbolic Interaction in Everyday Digital Life – Swastika Patnaik and Anshuman Jha
The digital and everyday social worlds increasingly overlap, with daily tasks—from ordering groceries to paying bills—now performed online. This shift…
Destabilising the Established Canon: Emergence of Feminist Theatre in India by Lata Singh (2025): A Review by Rituparna Patgiri
Lata Singh’s book, Destabilising the Established Canon: Emergence of Feminist Theatre in India, published by Daanish Books in 2025, situates…
Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi’s Schools by Yamini Aiyar (2024): A Review by Pallavi Sanil
Yamini Aiyar’s Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi’s Schools (published by Oxford University Press in 2024) represents a significant contribution…
Coming Out of Partition: Refugee Women Of Bengal by Gargi Chakravartty (2025): A Review by Dev Raj
British India’s partition in August 1947 led to the formation of two nation-states – India and Pakistan. On that day,…
Dispossession, spatial segregation and political articulation in India – Sukanya Maity
Indian cities have long served as spaces for violent outbreaks. While the exponential rise in violence has been attributed to…
A Quiet Fire: Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp and the Everyday Resistance of Muslim Women – Ismail Salahuddin and Mohammad Asif
In an era where gender inequality remains deeply entrenched, Banu Mushtaq’s 2025 Booker Prize-winning novel Heart Lamp: Selected Stories (published…
Reflecting on the Enterprise of Research Through the Lens of Linda Smith – Umang Verma
Research and epistemic violence The word ‘research’ is probably one of the dirtiest words in the Indigenous world’s vocabulary, argues…
Care, Gender and the State: A Conversation with Rajni Palriwala
Rajni Palriwala was a Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Her…