Mining, Displacement And Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions by Bitopi Dutta (2022): A Review by Jyoti Das
The word ‘development’ as we understand it today mostly in the form of state-sponsored development has always been a matter…
Constructions of Childhood in India: Exploring the Personal and Sociocultural Contours by Ravneet Kaur (2021): A Review by Rahul Singh
In a recent discussion on Doing Sociology, scholars engaging with research in childhood studies had answered important questions on their…
Sociology and Social Anthropology’s Engagement with Science: A Conversation with Kamala Ganesh
Kamala Ganesh was formerly a Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Mumbai ( Bombay).…
From Public School Grounds to Railway Platforms: On the Production of Public Spaces in Indian Small Towns – Vadivel Chinnadurai
As Neil Smith, a revolutionary geographer, along with Setha Low has written in the introduction of their edited work The…
Worrier State: Risk, Anxiety, and Moral Panic in South Africa by Nicky Falkof (2022): A Review by Sudatta Ghosh
I am writing this review just a week after the terrible news came from the state of Uttar Pradesh in…
‘Do You Know How to Cook?’ Reflections On Women’s Expected Roles in Arranged Marriages – Riona Basu
Early in 2022 a section of social media users who identified themselves as men’s rights activists wanted a marriage ban…
Health and Society in Bengal: A Selection From Late 19th Century Bengali Periodicals by Pradip Kumar Bose (2006): A Review by Sara Bardhan
One of the many ways in which imperial powers established and constituted colonial politics was by constructing the relationship between…
A Book Discussion on Gendered Inequalities in Paid and Unpaid Work of Women in India
In this conversation, we discuss the book Gendered Inequalities in Paid and Unpaid Work of Women in India, edited by…
Gender, Health and Child Malnutrition In India – Pragati Dubey
Gender relations of power constitute the root causes of gender inequality and are among the most influential social indicators of…
Sexuality, Abjection and Queer Existence in Contemporary India edited by Pushpesh Kumar (2022): A Review by Anurekha Chari Wagh
The book titled Sexuality, Abjection and Queer Existence in Contemporary India, edited by Pushpesh Kumar highlights the complex ways in…