The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler (2018): A Review by Shivani Waldekar
I watched ‘The Vagina Monologues’ on stage in one of Mumbai’s theatres around five years ago while studying at the…
Reading Bhagat Singh in Today’s India – Sunit Singh
Bhagat Singh is often remembered as one of India’s greatest freedom fighters, but his vision of revolution extended far beyond…
Affection “Étiquettes”: Governance of Desire – Merin Mani and Tamanna Nandal
“As regards the impact of surveillance, one can agree with Foucault that sexuality, like most other aspects of personal life,…
Navigating Futures: Youth Aspirations and Outmigration in Nubra Valley, Ladakh – Mohammad Asim
As the sun rises over the mountains of the Karakoram, casting long shadows across the Nubra Valley in the village…
Sociology of Commodity Fetishism: A Humanist Approach – Chahat Walia
“Establishing economic value requires the disvaluing of all other forms of social existence” (Esteva, 2010) This article argues that hyper-consumerism…
A Quarter Century of Mistaken Modernity: Was I Ever in a Modern World? – Kamal Choudhary
I was born in 1996—the same time when India had just started reaping the fruits of liberalization, when people spoke…
Performing Dissent: Kunal Kamra’s Comedy and the Politics of Alternative Spaces – Sejal Yadav
This article examines Kunal Kamra’s recent controversy, where he labelled Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde a “traitor” during a…
Rituals of Selection: UGC’s New Draft and Politics of Faculty Recruitment in Indian Universities – Vidyasagar Sharma
The ongoing structural and institutional changes in Indian higher education have led to the emergence of highly political academic environments,…
Deprivation and Desperation: Reiterating the Plight of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar through Train Journeys – Ritika Rajput
This article is based on my lived experience and several train journeys I undertook between Delhi to Gaya for conducting…
The Anti-intellectual University: Ratings, Rankings and the Need for (feminist) Rage – Tannistha Samanta
The controversy surrounding the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) cannot be overstated. As an apex organization and a public…