Homelessness and Shelter Houses: Some Insights from the Field in Odisha – Itimayee Behera
Introduction This essay is based on the field work done in Cuttack district, Odisha in the year 2020 on a…
Piety, Place and Politics: Rethinking the Spatial Imaginations of Jama Masjid – Afeef Ahmed
It was a normal weekday evening in Jama Masjid. There were crowds, both Indian and international, walking around the 16th-century…
Work in the Unorganized Sector: The Case of Beedi Karkhana – Nishant Kumar Dongre
For many of us when we hear about karkhana (factory), we assume a fixed structure with walls and a roof…
Language of Abuse, Gender and Subordination – Subhash Bhambhu
Around the globe, there is a pattern in the gendered nature of abuse or slurs in almost every language. The…
Proclaiming Queer Counter Publics in Assam – Anamitra Bora
Each year, the pivotal movements in Assam have fantasized about land, racialized-immigrant bodies or ethnic vote banks. Politics surrounding the…
In the Name of Love and Family: The Systematic Invisibilization of Women’s Work – Jyoti Kumari and Tahseen Fatima
“Kisi gurr banane wali se shadi karlo, mazdoori bhi nahi dena padega aur karz bhi nahi lena padega”, says Banerjee…
Keep Out: How India’s Forest Department Defines Its Jurisdiction – Divya Godbole
In March 2023, a Sarus crane that Mohammed Arif Khan from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district had cared for was confiscated…
The Memory Police, Question of History and the Political Economy of Religion – Sana Shah
The memory police, a novel by Yoko Ogawa, very recently translated from Japanese by Stephen Snyder to English, weaves the…
The Social Implications of ‘Gender Reveal Parties’ – Shviti Tagore
‘Gender reveal parties’ are very common these days. Would-be parents announce to their families and friends whether they are going…
Women in the Field: Gendered Challenges and Dilemmas of Ethnographic Fieldwork – Ruchika Ranwa
Fieldwork, as a static process, has been questioned in the existing debates on ethnography. Field is often changing, unpredictable and…