Father Tongue, Mother Land: The Birth of Languages in South Asia by Peggy Mohan (2025): A Review by Kislaya Priyadarshi
The fascinating thing about Peggy Mohan’s writings is that there is always a yearning to put the story of the…
Wisdom from the Edge: Writing Ethnography in Turbulent Times by Paul Stoller (2023): A Review by Muhammed A. Tahir
“Wisdom from the Edge is my attempt to transform Adamu Jenitongo’s work into my work. In this book, I hope…
Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation edited by Emily J. H. Contois and Zenia Kish (2022): A Review by Subham Kumar
In a world where “camera eats first” has become an instinct, Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation edited by Emily…
Conversations with Sundar Sarukkai on the Philosophy of Science, the Scientific Method and Understanding the Social
Sundar Sarukkai works primarily in the Philosophy of the natural and social sciences. He has held positions of professor of…
Men at Home: Imagining Liberation in Colonial and Postcolonial India by Gyanendra Pandey (2025): A Review by Atul Upadhyay
In the January-June (2018) issue of the Hindi journal Pratiman, published by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies…
Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India by James Staples (2020): A Review by Bidisha Medhi
Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India by James Staples (published by University of…
Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia edited by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, Tarana Husain Khan and Claire Chambers (2023): A Review by Neha Sharma
Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia (edited by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, Tarana Husain Khan, Claire Chambers and published…
A Tryst with Nature: Labour, Self, and Language by Savyasaachi (2023): A Review by Tania Sen
“When there is a loss of the symbolic universe alongside the loss of language, then people’s epistemological and ontological imagination…
Feminist Movements in India: Issues, Debates, Struggles edited by Sadhna Arya and Lata Singh (2024): A Review by Alankrita Anand
At the outset, what is most striking about Sadhna Arya and Lata Singh’s edited volume Feminist Movements in India: Issues,…
Epidemic Narratives: The Cultural Construction of Infectious Disease Outbreaks in India by Dilip K. Das (2025): A Review by Sakshi Wadhwa
Epidemic Narratives: The Cultural Construction of Infectious Disease Outbreaks in India authored by Dilip K. Das and published by Orient…