The Politics of Splintered Urbanism – Tasneem Khan
Space No centre, no above, no below Ceaselessly devouring and engendering itself Whirlpool space (‘Spaces’, Octavio Paz) The recent…
Debating Interdisciplinarity Through the Lens of Commons – Umang Verma
The Limits of Disciplines The disciplines, such as economics, history, sociology, political science, and anthropology, that are standard today, were…
Palates of Pleasure: Food, Memories and Culture by Rozena Mart and Sayan Dey (2025): A Review by Rayana Roy
Food narrativises and personifies itself as a cultural artefact and memory of the community. It dispossesses and holds the bodies…
Shifting Landscapes: Educational and Urban Transformation in India edited by Geetha B. Nambissan, Nandini Manjrekar, Shivali Tukdeo and Indra Sengupta (2025): A Review by Shadab Anis
Shifting Landscapes: Educational and Urban Transformation in India (Cambridge University Press, 2025) edited by Geetha B. Nambissan, Nandini Manjrekar, Shivali…
How Can Sociology Help the Discipline of Economics? A Critique of Economics’ Social Ontology – Sankalp Jayant
Many academic discourses in social sciences talk about interdisciplinary research. But it becomes very difficult to initiate conversations across established…
Beings and Beasts: Human-Animal Relations at The Margins edited by Ambika Aiyadurai and Prashant Ingole (2025): A Review by Sayan Banerjee
Global academia in Social Sciences and Humanities is experiencing an ‘animal turn’ where animals and plants are finding a centre-stage…
Languages in India: A Story of Transformations – An Interview with Peggy Mohan
Peggy Mohan studied linguistics at the University of the West Indies, and completed her PhD in linguistics from the University…
Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal by Ishita Dey (2026): A Review by Ramyani Basak
Ishita Dey’s Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal (published by Routledge in 2026) is an ambitious and insightful ethnographic work.…
Understanding Positionality of the Dalit Female Researcher in Urban Fieldwork – Priyanka Mokale
Positionality plays a crucial role in research and varies over time. Convincing and demonstrating your social identity as a researcher…
Urban Emotions and the Making of the City: Interdisciplinary Perspectives edited by Katie Barclay and Jade Riddle (2021): A Review by Suraj Beri
Urban Emotions and the Making of the City: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Katie Barclay and Jade Riddle (published by Routledge…