Turup: A Tapestry of Identity, Power, and Resistance – Jahnvi Dwivedi
The cinematic immersion in Turup (2017) is a testament to the collaborative efforts of Ektara Collective. It is made by…
Bridging Divides: The Role of Digital Technology in Indian Education – Upali Bhattacharya
The ongoing integration of digital technology into educational environments has significantly transformed how knowledge is delivered and acquired. With the…
The Birth of a New Knowledge System – Ritwik Rathod
Methodological questions about knowledge construction saw shifts in a colonially mediated modern India. Questions about an Indian way of thinking…
Gender in Modern India: History, Culture, Marginality edited by Lata Singh and Shashank Sekhar Sinha (2024): A Review by Atreyee Sengupta
Spanning across colonial and postcolonial timelines, various academic disciplines, and several regions in India, Gender in Modern India: History, Culture,…
Decolonising Social Theory, Public Sociology and Digital Platforms: Gurminder K. Bhambra
Gurminder K. Bhambra is a Professor of Historical Sociology at the University of Sussex. She is the co-author of Colonialism…
Some Musings Of A Science Communication Researcher – Apeksha Srivastava
I became a science communicator (writer) first and a science communication researcher later. Since I started research, I have increasingly…
A Curious Tale of Surnames – Richa Srishti
My experience with my surname, or rather the absence of a traditional one, has significantly shaped my interactions and perceptions…
Slum Acts (After the Postcolonial) by Veena Das (2022): A Review by Chakraverti Mahajan
In her quest to understand the relationship between extreme violence and how it seeps into everyday life, Veena Das has…
In Praise of Criticality: An Opinion on the Production of Academic Research in India – Niloy Pratim Kashyap
Social science research in India, or at least much of it, has been characterized by a banal reiteration of an…
When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 by Purnima Dhavan (2011): A Review by Navpreet Kaur
Purnima Dhavan’s book When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (published by Oxford University Press)…