Yaari: An Anthology on Friendship by Women and Queer Folx edited by Shilpa Phadke and Nithila Kanagasabai (2023): A Review by Taanya Kapoor
There are some books we read for pleasure. Some, we read to advance our knowledge of the world, others to…
Geeli Pucchi: An Intersectional Dystopia – Rashi Chauhan
The short film “Geeli Pucchi” weaves together the lives of two women who share striking similarities in terms of their…
How to Write a Research Proposal: A Session with Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Jagriti Gangopadhyay is currently an Assistant Professor and the faculty coordinator for the Center for Women’s Studies at the Manipal…
‘Ecological Refugees’ in Indian Cities? A Metropolitan Perspective – Ritika Rajput
Kavita, a migrated cold-water seller outside a Delhi metro station, is exposed to the horrendous heatwaves of Delhi. She directly…
Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon by Syed Farid Alatas and Vineeta Sinha (2017) A Review by Neeraj Naidu
The sociology curriculum of most universities legitimizes, institutionalizes, and reproduces not just the fact that the origin of sociology as…
Comprehensive Sex Education in India: Challenges and Possibilities – Madhubanti Talukdar
Earlier in 2023, as a part of a larger project on youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), I…
Birthdays, Lovers, Godsends and Post Offices – Medhavi Gupta
I am sitting in the library with an unstable internet service and an equally unstable state of mind. I’m glad…
The Role of the Individual in History – Harshith Subramaniam
Throughout the annals of human existence, the question of the individual’s role in shaping history has been a subject of…
Politics of Space and Geography in Monyul, Arunachal Pradesh: A Conversation with Swargajyoti Gohain
Swargajyoti Gohain is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana. Her monograph Imagined Geographies in…
Caste: The Lies that Divide Us by Isabel Wilkerson (2020): A Review by Krishan Kumar
Caste has been a persistent and defining principle of inequality and discrimination in India. In recent decades this has become…