Becoming an altruistic mother: ‘Mimi’, now streaming on Netflix and Jio Cinema. But why exactly now? – Nadja-Christina Schneider
Mimi (2021, dir. Laxman Utekar) is not the first remake of the 2011 Marathi feature film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (“I…
A Working Class State of Mind by Colin Burnett (2021): A Review by Aashish Xaxa
For the most part, working-class novels have been written in ‘proper’ English. Even the classic Dickens stories, all of which…
Ideas Of Gender, Intersectionality and Feminism: An Interview with Suruchi Thapar-Björkert
Suruchi Thapar-Björkert is an Associate Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden. She has a PhD from the Center for the Study…
Resisting Disappearance: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir by Ather Zia (2021): A Review by Amna Majeed
Ather Zia’s Resisting Disappearance (published by Zubaan Books) is an imperative and urgent text that documents the modes of resistance…
The Complexities of Sexual Behaviour: A Commentary On Gayle Rubin’s Thinking Sex – Shviti Tagore
I want to begin this article by asking my readers- Have you thought about sex? The answer would be a…
Fervour in Football and Religion: Some Discernible Similarities – Aashirwad Chakravarty
Today, football is a major global sport. Its inception is clouded with various propositions, ranging from its invention by the…
Teaching Sociology in Assam: Challenges and Prospects (A Conversation)
A very interesting conversation on teaching Sociology in Assam, a region which is diverse and doesn’t find much mention in…
Culture, Context and Aging of Older Indians – Narratives from India and Beyond by Jagriti Gangopadhyay (2021): A Review by Deepali Aparajita Dungdung
In her book Culture, Context and Aging of Older Indians: Narratives from India and Beyond (2021) published by Springer Nature,…
Sociological Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Redefining the Normal Edited by Gopi Devdutt Tripathy, Anurita Jalan and Mala Kapur Shankardass (2021): A Review by Sriti Ganguly
When the pandemic arrived, suddenly, we were gazing at a world turned upside down. As G.D. Tripathy writes in the…
Understanding Kinship and Childhood Through K-Drama – Rahul Singh
I have been a Sociology student for the last seven years, and the study of kinship remains a slightly difficult…