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…
Cultural Construction of ‘Uncleanliness’ – Shivani Chunekar
In India, the term ‘social distancing’ has a history that is closely associated with caste. The term ‘social distancing’ has…
Recreating The ‘Social’: For a Radical Image in Bollywood – Anamika Das
I grew up watching commercial Bollywood films[i]. Though now I am more exposed to cinema from across the world, I…
Consumerism, Cinema, and the Glamour of Contemporary Weddings in India – Moureen Kalita
Weddings in India have increasingly become an extravagant spectacle. The big fat Bollywood wedding has redrawn the Indian middle-class aspiration…
Redefining University Spaces – Upali Bhattacharya
Universities are meant to be free spaces that catalyse critical and scientific thinking, creating conditions for liberty, equality and fraternity.…
The Self Respect Movement, Tamizh Society and an Alternative Social Space – K. S. Vaishnavi
Having grown up predominantly in the northern parts of the country, I noticed the slightly different way my friends filled…
The Flower Boy Trend of South Korea: Changing Language of Masculinity – Rupsikha Baruah
Beauty and makeup are a billion-dollar industry today. Although traditionally, this industry has been associated solely with women, makeup has cut…