Mahasweta Devi’s ‘Breast Giver’: A Synopsis – Riddhi Chakraborty
Introduction The story ‘Breast Giver’ was written by Mahasweta Devi in 1987. In this story, the author talks about Jashoda,…
Social Policy for Women in Pakistan by Sara Rizvi Jafree (2023): A Review by Adhvaidha Kalidasan
Sara Rizvi Jafree’s seminal work Social Policy for Women in Pakistan (published by Springer in 2023) is a remarkable and…
Mockery as Power: Aesthetics of Caste Discrimination in India – Ankur Kumar
The act of mocking someone or something is to laugh at someone in an unkind way. It is an act…
A Book Discussion on Intimacy and Injury: In the Wake of #MeToo in India and South Africa
A Book Discussion on Intimacy and Injury: In the Wake of #MeToo in India and South Africa Edited by Nicky…
The Indian Village: Rural Lives in the 21st Century by Surinder Singh Jodhka (2023): A Review by Anjali Chauhan
I started reading this book with my own (mis)understanding of the “rural” and with the whole bag of myths and…
In Search of the Nation: Reading Culinary Texts from Colonial Bengal – Rageshree Bhattacharyya
Introduction The nationalist struggle for India’s independence was not just a mere political one. Rather it was an iconoclastic project,…
India in Transition – Arjun Yadav
As India has entered its 77th year of independence, it becomes imperative to scrutinize the contemporary political landscape, the prevailing…
Unveiling the Gender Paradox, Dynamics of Power, Sexuality, and Property in Kerala by Lekha N.B and Antony Palackal (2020): A Review by Shailja Tandon
Unveiling the Gender Paradox, Dynamics of Power, Sexuality, and Property in Kerala by Lekha N.B and Antony Palackal, published by…
Masks Of Privilege: Indian Tech Workers Facing Covert Carcerality – Rianka Roy
Introduction Globalization is an ambivalent phenomenon. While creating a borderless world of boundless opportunities, it has expanded carceral control with…
Childscape Mediascape: Children and Media in India edited by Usha Raman and Sumana Kasturi (2023): A Review by Aarshi Jahan
Childscape Mediascape: Children and Media in India, edited by Usha Raman and Sumana Kasturi (published by Orient Blackswan Private Limited in…