Dalit Politics in Contemporary India by Sambaiah Gundimeda (2016): A Review by Mansi Bhalerao
The principal contention of Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s nationalism was the capturing and equitable sharing of political power in the…
Agrarian Distress and the ‘Web of Risks’: A Conversation with A. R. Vasavi
A. R. Vasavi is a Social Anthropologist based in Karnataka. She received her masters from the Department of Sociology, Delhi…
Tigers are Our Brothers: Anthropology of Wildlife Conservation in Northeast India by Ambika Aiyadurai (2021): A Review by Rashid Khadher
Local ecological perspectives and their role in conservation have long been a talking point for scholars across different disciplines (e.g.,…
The Relevance of Cultural Sociology in Contemporary Times – Shivani Choudhary
Homo sapiens have thrived as a species because of their ability to identify themselves with other members of the group…
A Book Discussion on Mining, Displacement, and Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions
A discussion on Bitopi Dutta’s newly published book Mining, Displacement, and Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions by Routledge in 2022.…
Gods in the Time of Democracy by Kajri Jain (2021): A Review by Abir Lal Mazumder
In the post-liberalized landscape of India, Kajri Jain’s book Gods in the Time of Democracy, published by Duke University Press…
New Media, Matrimonial Advertisements and Identity: A Conversation with Fritzi-Marie Titzmann
Dr. Fritzi-Marie Titzmann works at the Gender and Media Studies for the South Asian Region, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her research…
Is Gender Binary? The Forgotten Gender Minorities – Swakshadip Sarkar
Abstract Gender is mainly considered in binary terms. People located outside this gender binary have been ignored in both the…
Literary Imagination and Social Reality – Sana Khan
The disciplines of sociology and literature are profoundly interlinked and are constantly interacting with each other to deeply understand human…
Of ‘Cognitive Invisibility’ and ‘Convenience Politics’ – Bhargabi Das
Jahnu Barua, a celebrated and critically acclaimed Assamese film-maker, in a recent interview on being asked about the killing of…