Of Steel Frames and Iron Cages: Re-Imagining the Bureaucracy Today – Soumodip Sinha
“Doctors, engineers, academics and other professionals enjoy greater esteem than most other members of society. It is difficult to explain…
A Panel Discussion on Tribal Studies: Emerging Themes and Approaches
Speakers: Roluahpuia Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)…
The Normalization Trap: How Glorifying the Grind is Destroying Lives – Vaishali Jadon
Whenever I open any social media account—be it Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn (yes, I consider LinkedIn social media too)—I…
Health and Dietary Supplements: A Sociological Study – Aishwarya Chatterjee
Consumption, in today’s world, does not simply involve the purchase of material commodities but also refers to obtaining and making…
Gender, Identity and Marginalization – Cross-Border Research: An Interview with Nida Kirmani
Nida Kirmani is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences…
Rat Trap: Coal Mining And Oppressed Communities – Sujan Bhakat
The documentary film Rat Trap directed by Rupesh Kumar Sahu in 2022 explores the lives of rat-hole coal miners (Santhals…
Urbanization, Population, and Environment by Satish K. Sharma and Suman Lata Pathak (2023): A Review by Jyoti Kathju
Introduction Urbanization, Population, and Environment by Satish K. Sharma and Suman Lata Pathak (published by Rawat in 2023) is an…
The Individual, State and Conflict in Manto’s Toba Tek Singh – Archisha Rai
Toba Tek Singh is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto in 1955. The story is set in the…
Theorizing a Bengali Nation: Abul Hashim and the United Bengal Movement, 1937 – 1947 by Sucharita Sen (2024): A Review by Krishnayan Das
The decade leading up to partition and independence in 1947 was a tumultuous era. It witnessed the unseating of a…
Digital Democracy: Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Indian Elections – Srishti Ganguly
On June 4, the enormous task of tallying millions of votes for the 18th Lok Sabha election was completed by the Election Commission of India, marking the world’s greatest six-week, seven-phase democratic process. Like many others, I found myself immersed in social media, particularly Instagram’s ‘reel’ section, where I spent hours…