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…
Uniformity or Unity? A Sociopolitical Critique of Simultaneous Elections in India – Jeherul Bhuyan
In India, the strength of democracy rests on its diversity, where each community adds an exceptional thread to the national…
Curated Belonging: Surveillance, Labour, and Intimacy in Ambience Mall – Saddam Hussain
Introduction: Mall as a Symbol of Modernity and Exclusion Ambience Mall, situated in Vasant Kunj, urban South Delhi, is a…
The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History by Shad Naved (2025): A Review by Yash Singh Sisodiya
Shad Naved’s The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History (published by Tulika Books in 2025) is a groundbreaking and genre-defining…
Everyday Toilet Practices in my Childhood: Unveiling the Structures of Caste and Gender – Ankita Chatterjee
I grew up in a Brahmin family in Kolkata during the 1990s and 2000s. Toilets have always been a source…