Issues Of Development and Economy: An Interview with John Harriss
John Harriss is a Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University. He has been a visiting faculty at the London School…
Social Scientist in South Asia: Personal Narratives, Social Forces and Negotiations edited by Achla Pritam Tandon, Gopi Devdutt Tripathy and Rashi Bhargava (2020): A Review by Rituparna Patgiri
It is a happy coincidence that I completed reading the edited volume titled Social Scientist in South Asia: Personal Narratives,…
Tribal Women Street Vendors in Koraput, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Laws – Nupur Pattanaik
Introduction Street vendors are an integral part of urban economies around the world, offering easy access to a wide range…
Rivers as Narratives: A review of “Moving Upstream Ganga” – Rahul Ranjan
Facing downwards, sideways, or sometimes hazed, the camera forms an angular relationship with the river, as Siddharth wrestles as he…
The Personal Is Political: Role of Collective Action – Aditi Yajnik
Of the many things that have been offered to the world by the feminist movement and scholarship has been the…
From ‘Amma canteen’ of Jayalalitha to ‘Maa kitchen’ of Mamata Banerjee: A saga of Food, Politics and Motherhood – Sritama Chaudhuri
Introduction Motherhood has biological and symbolical significance in different world cultures (Macquillan et. al. 2008). Mothers in the South Asian…
Borderless Sociology and It’s Practice: Perspectives from the Global South: A Conversation with Ari Sitas
Professor Ari Sitas was the Chairperson of the South African Brics Think Tank, serving as the South African representative on…
Making of a Boy: An interrogation of Social Practices of Masculinity – Shreya Sharma and Pranami Tamuli
This article seeks to understand practices of toxic masculinity whose roots are deeply embedded in society. An analysis of such…
Print Media in Kerala: Cultural, Political and Technological Influences – Anna Zacharias
No one factor can explain the growth or decline of print media. This essay seeks to show how important political…
Print Media in Kerala: An Overview – Anna Zacharias
Western print media has witnessed a marked decline in news consumption and circulation. Bucking global trends, print media in India…