Challenging My Own Lens: Epistemic Reflections on Gender, Caste and Conservation Leadership in Central Himalayas – Kavya Pandey
In April 2024, I embarked on a field study in the Central Himalayas of India to investigate the complex interplay…
The Aarti Experience- Offline/Online: A Look Into the Devotee’s Experiences Through The Case of Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Delhi – Devanshi Goswami
“Nani, aap mata rani ki aarti TV mai dekhte hue aise kyun baithe ho jaise mandir mein hi ho?” I…
Hindi Cinema and Pakistan: Screening the Idea and the Reality by Meenakshi Bharat (2025): A Review by Pranta Pratik Patnaik
Meenakshi Bharat’s Hindi Cinema and Pakistan: Screening the Idea and the Reality (published by Routledge in 2025) explores how Hindi…
Blending Formality and Informality (In) at RVS – Anjali Sidhwani
As part of a research project awarded through the Shivlal Sawhney Scholarship by the Department of Sociology, University of Delhi,…
Practices of the State: Muslims, Law and Violence in India by Tanweer Fazal (2024): A Review by Mamoon Bhuyan
In his book Practices of the State: Muslims, Law and Violence in India (published by Three Essays Collective in 2024),…
The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia: Engaging in Everyday Struggle by Alexandrina Vanke (2024): A Review by Arpita Rachel Abraham
The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia: Engaging in Everyday Struggle (published by Manchester University Press in 2024) by…
What Makes a Woman Feminist? – Vaishali Jadon
“I bought a shirt to wear to meet your office friends.” “No, you cannot wear that shirt,” the husband replied. …
India’s Elite Exams: A Crisis Of Integrity And Equity – Sunit Singh
NEET Controversy & NET Debacle The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a national exam for medical aspirants, has become…
Anthropology and Ethnography are Not Equivalent: Reorienting Anthropology for the Future edited by Irfan Ahmed (2024): A Review by Adarsh Shahi
What do we do when we do anthropology? Ethnography? An almost reflexive answer in today’s time. This growing conflation between…
Reflections on the Desire to Jump in Front of a Running Train: The Call of the Void and Human Being – Sohom Roy
Trigger Warning: The essay discusses an experiential phenomenon existing parallel to, while not being convergent with, suicidal thoughts and self-harm.…