Fervour in Football and Religion: Some Discernible Similarities – Aashirwad Chakravarty
Today, football is a major global sport. Its inception is clouded with various propositions, ranging from its invention by the…
Understanding Kinship and Childhood Through K-Drama – Rahul Singh
I have been a Sociology student for the last seven years, and the study of kinship remains a slightly difficult…
COVID-19 Precautions in a Marketplace of Lucknow: Some Observations – Apeksha Srivastava
The COVID-19 pandemic turned our lives upside down. Practising face-masking and physical distancing are some precautions to mitigate its spread,…
A Genealogy of Pedagogy: Foucault and Educational Reform – Giorgi Vachnadze
For those who have had any experience working in academia, especially philosophy and the humanities, the name of Michel Foucault…
Tribal Women Street Vendors in Koraput, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Laws – Nupur Pattanaik
Introduction Street vendors are an integral part of urban economies around the world, offering easy access to a wide range…
Rivers as Narratives: A review of “Moving Upstream Ganga” – Rahul Ranjan
Facing downwards, sideways, or sometimes hazed, the camera forms an angular relationship with the river, as Siddharth wrestles as he…
The Personal Is Political: Role of Collective Action – Aditi Yajnik
Of the many things that have been offered to the world by the feminist movement and scholarship has been the…
From ‘Amma canteen’ of Jayalalitha to ‘Maa kitchen’ of Mamata Banerjee: A saga of Food, Politics and Motherhood – Sritama Chaudhuri
Introduction Motherhood has biological and symbolical significance in different world cultures (Macquillan et. al. 2008). Mothers in the South Asian…
Making of a Boy: An interrogation of Social Practices of Masculinity – Shreya Sharma and Pranami Tamuli
This article seeks to understand practices of toxic masculinity whose roots are deeply embedded in society. An analysis of such…
Lifelong Learning: Going Beyond the Neo-Liberal Tenets – Diwakar Soni
Introduction Lifelong learning (LLL) has become a buzzword of sorts in recent times. It has emerged as one of the…