Thickening Air, Thinning Accountability: Political Narratives And Material Realities Of Delhi’s 2025 Pollution Crisis – Anahat Caur
On 4 November 2025, the Air Quality Index at Anand Vihar read 487, “severe plus” in the official language. Schools…
‘Rs 370 Biryani’ Controversy Has a Lesson To Teach About Marital Rapes: Contemplations on Consent and Objectification – Jatin Mathur
Netizens are showing outrage over the viral clip from Pranit More’s stand-up show, known as the “Rs 370 Biryani” controversy.…
Stories of the Verandah: Gossip, Judgment, and Social Authority – Asmita Bharadwaj
It is ingrained in us that gossip is shameful, and making judgements is not a virtue. However, more than three…
Decolonising Sociology in Bangladesh: Why a Local Lens is No Longer Optional – Shamsul Arefin
In 1957, sociology arrived at the University of Dhaka not because Bengali scholars had demanded it, but because a French…
Attention and Alienation: The International Political Economy of Information and Communication Technologies: A Discussion with Aarushi Bhandari
Aarushi Bhandari is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Davidson College. Her book Attention and Alienation: The International Political Economy…
Hilsa as Culture and Livelihood: A Sociological Reflection – Uthsa Sarker
Bengal can be understood through its rivers or through a single fish that has come to carry all of them.…
Thinking Less, Producing More? A Freirean Critique of AI in Research – Amit Yadav
In A Pedagogy for Liberation (1987), Ira Shor and Paulo Freire criticised the banking model of education, in which learners…
A Call for Internet Voting in India: Register, Selfie-check, Vote, Verify – Aditya Raj and Himanshu Sharma
India is the largest democracy in the world. Our country conducts the world’s biggest elections with great pride and accountability.…
A Book Discussion on Sociology of Gender in India: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives
A Book Discussion on Sociology of Gender in India: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 2026) Editors: Pushpesh Kumar,…
From Sanskritization to Annihilation: What Indian Sociology Must Learn From B.R. Ambedkar – Abhijay Rambabu
While several scholars in India have engaged with Dr B.R Ambedkar’s political and philosophical ideas, sociologists in India have long…