Hindu Nationalism, Mechanical Reproduction and Symbolic Violence: Aggression as Simulation – Arman Hasan
Introduction In 2023, the prevalence of Hindutva in the virtual space and its link with social media has been the…
Between ‘Indigenous’ And the ‘Others’: The Tangled Identity Question of Muslims In Assam – Shofiul Alom Pathan
On 6 July, 20222 the Assam government decided to declare five Muslim subgroups – Goria, Moria, Syed, Deshi and Julha…
The Penalty of Motherhood in Higher Education Institutes in India – Krithika Narayanswamy
My daughter turns two soon. It is a joyous occasion. I longed to become a mother and have found it…
Decoding PK: A Style of Doing Ethnographic Fieldwork – Kinkar Mandal
PK was a Rajkumar Hirani, directed (2014) movie. The plot follows an innocent alien (Aamir Khan) who lands on Earth…
Pathaan: Fractured Hope for Feminist Fans? – Swati Dyahadroy and Sneha Gole
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. This piece will try to locate anxieties around…
Bohot Kuch Hota Hai: Towards a Reparative Reading of Pathaan – Sayantan Datta and Bishal Kumar Dey
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Their fantasies are—can I get married and be…
Besharam Rang Kahan Dekha: Love, Family, Watan, Sociology – Rukmini Sen
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Teaching the Social through Popular What does it…
Pathaan, Military Masculinity and the Possibility of a Queer Reading – Pushpesh Kumar
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Pathaan, an action-thriller film, marked Shah Rukh Khan’s…
Vasantasena’s Lychpin, Memory Games and Re-Membering in Pathaan: A Reading in Three Scenes – Paromita Vohra
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. KYA TUM MUSALMAN HO?: KAL/YESTERDAY (OR, WHICH FILM…
‘Bollywood’, Shahrukh Khan, Pathaan: A Memoir – Gita Chadha
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Cue I: ‘Bollywood’ My relationship with mainstream and…