The ‘Dalit Idea Of India’ or The ‘Idea Of A Dalit India?’ – Nation, People And Power Politics – Manas Patra
Introduction “What is the idea of India”? I posed this question to some of my colleagues and friends at IIT…
City vs Citizen: How Inclusive or Hostile are Urban Spaces to the Migrant/Urban Poor/ Slum Dweller Populace? – Ashay Raj
City: A Unique Character ‘Progress’, ‘achievement’, ‘mobility’ and ‘opportunity’ are some of the common terms traditionally associated with the idea…
The Fundamentals of Celebrity Worship – Amratha Lekshmi A J
Shah Rukh Khan’s yet another blockbuster (Jawaan) on ‘mass hero image’ runs in theatres as I write. Much has been…
Beyond the Narrative: War as an Aberration of Ideology – Md. Abu Salek Khan
Introduction War as a historical event is mostly told in terms of a binary opposition, the winner and the loser.…
Gendered College Campuses: A Case Study Of Social Control In Semi-Urban Spaces Of Uttar Pradesh – Pragya Tripathi
The article aims to address the many challenges faced by women on college campuses, especially in a third-tier city and…
Belonging, ‘Performance’ and Everyday Exclusion in IITs: A Critical Note on Student Suicides – Vidyasagar Sharma
The recent suicide case of Anil Kumar, a B.Tech student at IIT-Delhi, is the second incident of suicide after Ayush…
Munu And Marriage: Expectations, Constraints and the Question of Women’s Autonomy – Sanjib Kalita
My mother called. She asked me if I wish to talk to Munu Ba[i]. She gave the phone to her.…
Bharat Minar – The Tower of a Forgotten India (2019) – Nadja-Christina Schneider
Uday Berry’s nearly eleven-minute animated short film Bharat Minar. The Tower of a Forgotten India (2019) won the Best Fiction…
Unhealed Wounds of Leprosy – A Photo Essay by Rohit Jain
Maruti Bondre, 70, feeds lunch to his wife Chandrakala, at the hostel for leprosy patients and leprosy-cured rehabilitated persons, run…
Understanding Space and Experience in India Through Gopal Guru – E P Sarfras
‘Space’ is a term that has been variously understood throughout history by physicists, mathematicians, and social scientists. It has been…