A Book Discussion on Intimate City and Mannequin Media with Manjima Bhattacharjya
Manjima Bhattacharjya is a feminist researcher, writer and activist. She has been part of the Indian women’s movement for over…
The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe by Philip S. Gorski (2003): A Review by Arman Hasan
What is the relationship between Calvinism, discipline and the rise of the early modern state in Europe? Does the rise…
Displacement And Citizenship: Histories And Memories Of Exclusion edited by Vijaya Rao, Shambhavi Prakash, Mallarika Sinha Roy and Papori Bora (2019): A Review By Himanshu Upadhyaya
On 11th May 2021, amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gujarati poet Parul Khakkar’s poem, “Shabvahini Ganga” went…
Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices edited by Anitra Nelson and Ferne Edwards (2021): A Review by Rituparna Patgiri
The urgency of addressing climate change cannot be overemphasised. With increasing debates on climate change and planetary sustainability, the concept…
Set Adrift: Capitalist Transformations and Community Politics along Mumbai’s Shore by Gayatri Nair (2021): A Review by Laxmi Vadapalli
The book Set Adrift: Capitalist Transformations and Community Politics along Mumbai’s Shore (published by Oxford University Press) by Gayatri Nair,…
Intimate City by Manjima Bhattacharya (2021): A Review by Panchali Ray
Manjima Bhattacharya’s Intimate City (published by Zubaan Books in 2021) traces the reconfiguration of sex work localities – ‘red light…
Dissent on Aadhaar: Big Data Meets Big Brother by Reetika Khera (2019): A Review by Ritwika Patgiri
December 2021 saw the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha pass the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to link electoral…
A Working Class State of Mind by Colin Burnett (2021): A Review by Aashish Xaxa
For the most part, working-class novels have been written in ‘proper’ English. Even the classic Dickens stories, all of which…
Resisting Disappearance: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir by Ather Zia (2021): A Review by Amna Majeed
Ather Zia’s Resisting Disappearance (published by Zubaan Books) is an imperative and urgent text that documents the modes of resistance…
Culture, Context and Aging of Older Indians – Narratives from India and Beyond by Jagriti Gangopadhyay (2021): A Review by Deepali Aparajita Dungdung
In her book Culture, Context and Aging of Older Indians: Narratives from India and Beyond (2021) published by Springer Nature,…