Science and Religion in India: Beyond Disenchantment by Renny Thomas (2021): A Review by Sayantan Datta
In October 2021, a video surfaced that showed the Hindu Godman Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in conversation with several established…
A Panel Discussion on Sociology of Childhood: Issues and Challenges
Doing Sociology organized an online panel discussion on Sociology of Childhood: Issues and Challenges. The discussants included – Dr. Hia…
Approaching Educational Knowledge: The Significance of Basil Bernstein’s Theoretical Models – Roma Bhattacharya
Basil Bernstein has perhaps been one of the most important figures in the sociology of education and knowledge. His works…
Infrastructures of Injustice: State and Politics in Manipur and Northeast India by Raile Rocky Ziipao (2020): A Review by Haidamteu Zeme N
“Our Land is the only space from where our freedom springs. We are slaves without it”. – Naga Peoples’ Movement…
Politics, Power and Policy Making in India: An Interview with James Manor
James Manor is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Advanced Study, University of London. He has previously taught at…
Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgical Approach – Madhura Joshi
Erving Goffman (1922–1982) was a major Canadian-American sociologist who played a significant role in the development of modern American sociology. When…
A Book Discussion on Agrarian Change in India
A Book Discussion on Agrarian Change in India, edited by Prof. S. S. Jodhka and published by Orient Blackswan was…
Complexities of Speech, Silence and ‘Choice’ in Digital Spaces – Mansi Malhotra
The discourses around speech have attempted to establish its relationality with silence. It has been argued that the existence of…
“As If They Were People”: Historicizing Data Governance in South and South-East Asia: Preeti Raghunath
Doing Sociology organized a research colloquium by Dr. Preeti Raghunath on her new and ongoing research on data governance in…
From Family to Police Force: Security and Belonging on a South Asian Border by Farhana Ibrahim (2021): A Review by Vrinda Saxena
As I sat penning this review I asked myself what drew me to read it in the first place. As…