A Book Discussion on Practices of Sociology in Nepal
A Book Discussion on Practices of Sociology in Nepal edited by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC, and published by Vajra…
Contraception as Women’s Responsibility: Relationship between Gender and Society – Anaga Sivaramakrishnan
Introduction One of my favourite stories that stood out about my maternal grandfather was his decision to get a vasectomy.…
Food Culture Studies in India: Consumption, Representation and Mediation – Edited by Simi Malhotra, Sakshi Dogra and Kanika Sharma (2021): A Review by Sohni Chakrabarti
Food is a powerful tool for the analysis of identities, societies and cultures. Food may uphold the status quo by…
Understanding Mobility, Social Instability and Insecurity through Theories of Urbanism – Kirti Koushika
Introduction Urbanisation is a widespread phenomenon in contemporary times. In countries such as India and elsewhere in the Global South…
Gujarat, Cradle and Harbinger of Identity Politics: India’s Injurious Frame of Communalism by Jan Breman and Ghanshyam Shah (2022): A Review by Mansi Malhotra
The book Gujarat, Cradle and Harbinger of Identity Politics: India’s Injurious Frame of Communalism (published by Tulika Books in 2022)…
A Book Discussion on Properties of Rent: Community, Capital and Politics in Globalising Delhi
Sushmita Pati is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She studied…
Digitalisation, Unpaid Labour and Anganwadi Services – Gayatri Balu
Child malnourishment has been a long-standing reality in India. The Global Hunger Index (GHI), based on four indicators such as…
The Pressure to Publish in Social Sciences in India: Issues of Access and Information – Rituparna Patgiri
As my sister has entered her PhD 3rd year, she is often asked, ‘how many research papers have you published…
Transdisciplinary Ethnography in India: Women in the Field edited by Rosa Maria Perez and Lina M. Fruzzetti (2022): A Review by Sambhavi Ganesh
Fieldwork does not come with a guidebook; most of the understanding gained from it is in hindsight. Transdisciplinary Ethnography in…
A Book Discussion on Worrier State: Risk, Anxiety and Moral Panic in South Africa with Nicky Falkof
Nicky Falkof is an Associate Professor of Media Studies at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is the author…