The Oxford Handbook of Caste edited by Surinder S. Jodhka and Jules Naudet (2023): A Review by Ankush Pal
The notion of caste is often seen as a remnant of the past, which India’s modernisation and development would push…
The Final Farewell: Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India’s Major Faiths by Minakshi Dewan (2023): A Review by Chittajit Mitra
Death is possibly the only confirmed event that comes with life, but even then in many cases, it is introduced…
Turkish-Islamic Synthesis: With the Eyes of Friend and Foe by Ahmet Yılmaz Boyunağa (1970): A Review by Uğur Berk Kalelioğlu
A book that was lost on the dusty shelves of Ankara’s old bibliopoles reached into my hands by chance while…
Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy: Speaking Truth to Power edited by Rashi Bhargava and Richa Chilana (2023): A Review by Harmanpreet Kaur
We live in times of increasing censorship in media and of free speech. Where Munawar Faruqui, a stand-up comedian gets…
Indigenous Peoples and Borders edited by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou (2023): A Review by Tania Sen
Indigenous Peoples and Borders, edited by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou and published by Duke University Press in 2023, is…
Practising Interdisciplinarity: Convergences and Contestations: Babu P. Remesh and Ratheesh Kumar
A Book Discussion on Practising Interdisciplinarity: Convergences and Contestations edited by Babu P. Remesh and Ratheesh Kumar and published by…
Stories of the Indian Immigrant Communities in Germany: Why Move? By Amrita Datta (2023): A Review by Aruna Bhattacharya
Amrita Datta’s Stories of the Indian Immigrant Communities in Germany: Why Move? (published by Palgrave Macmillan) in 2023 goes beyond…
Seed and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences edited by Dixita Deka, Bengt Karlsson, Joel Rodrigues, Meenal Tula, Dolly Kikon and Sanjay Barbora (2023): A Review by Debanjali Biswas
While examining the livelihood practices of indigenous communities rooted in the Eastern Himalayan Region comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast…
White Bound: Nationalists, Antiracists, and the Shared Meanings of Race by Matthew W. Hughey (2016): A Review by S. Vasudev
In his book White Bound, Nationalist, Antacist, and the Shared Meaning of Race (published by Stanford University Press in 2016),…
The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability by Jasbir K. Puar (2017): A Review by Akanksha Rao
Jasbir K. Puar’s The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability (published by Duke University Press in 2017) is a timely…