Celebrity Worship, Consumerism and Hegemony in Late-Stage Capitalism – Aishwarya Bejjaram
The media landscape has undergone a significant shift. A pre-wedding event, for instance, wouldn’t have generated the significant public attention…
Anger, Frustration and Hopelessness in Us and Franz Kafka’s K: Analyzing A Modern Predicament Through His Writings – Sohom Roy
From Walter Benjamin, with Illumination In the chapter titled ‘Some Reflections on Kafka’ within Walter Benjamin’s book Illuminations, the author…
Beacon of Hope: A Gendered Homage to the Iron-willed Woman of Assam: Birubala Rabha – Meghna Dutta
It’s been almost a decade since my maternal aunt forwarded an article on Witch hunting and its menace which is…
Chapri Fashion: A Disruption of Cultural Domination in the Field of Men’s Fashion in India – Sohom Roy
Introduction I was introduced to the term chapri a few years ago through a friend’s dream. Drunk and excited, he…
The Story of My ‘Imperfect’ English – Vadivel Chinnadurai
What has long been the norm in Indian academic setups, and also among the Indian diasporic academic communities abroad, is…
The Living Shopping Mall: Probing Representations, Architecture and Aesthetics in Phoenix Marketcity, Chennai – Akhil Faizal
Finding a little alcove among the crammed-up two-wheelers in the Phoenix Marketcity parking lot, I locked my cycle and entered…
Interpreting Social Media from Folkways and Mores – Nikita Kaliravana
You have just joined a new social media platform, eager to connect with like-minded individuals. You start posting about your…
Gendering Dalit Christian Experience Through Bottu – Jidugu Kavya Harshitha
Bottu, a Telugu term referring to a decorative dot put on Hindu women’s foreheads, between the eyebrows, or in the…
Hari Choithani: An Active Sindhi Poet – Soni Wadhwa
In India, Sindhis are considered to be an entrepreneurial lot. They are seen as a minority community that understands how…
Digressive Images Of South Asia – Prakriti Kandwal
South Asia is popularly understood purely in terms of geopolitical boundaries. Following this idea “South Asia” is usually described as…