The Profession of Sociologists – Madhura Joshi
In Indian society, if a child scores good marks in their high school education, it is an unwritten expectation that…
Contending Realities, Contending Knowledges and the matter of Power in Digital Times – Kitdor W. Kharbuli
I We are told that these are post-truth times. While we may struggle to grasp the full portent of the…
The Role of Socialization in Construction of Womanhood – Beatrice Chopra
Feminists often see socialization as the overwhelming force which pushes women (and to a lesser extent men) into narrow and…
Does the subaltern really ‘speak’ through dying? – Bhargabi Das
Gayatri Chakravarty Spivak, in an interview with Francis Wade, says, “There has been so much violence, so much exploitation, so…
समाज का संगीत: समाजशास्त्र – सुरभि दयाल
जब भी कोई मुझसे पूछता है मैं क्या पढ़ाती हूँ या मैंने किस विषय में पढाई की है और मैं…
Higher Studies in the New Normal: Some Reflections – Dalia Chakrabarti
Introduction The UN Policy Brief – Education during COVID-19 and Beyond, August 2020 states: The COVID-19 pandemic has created the…
Durga Pujo in Sonagachi: A Form of Collective Solidarity and Protest – Nibedita Roy
Sex workers have been an integral part of society across histories and cultures though both the forms of sex work…
The Wait for a New Legislation on Lynching – K. S. Vaishnavi
On 30th September 2015, BBC reported the lynching of a 50-year-old man named Mohammed Aklaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh.[i] Aklaq…
घाट और विलाप : बागमती, एक संक्षिप्त टिपण्णी – राहुल रंजन
Link to the English version can be found here नदियों के किनारे यात्रा करना अक्सर एक काव्यात्मक आकर्षण पैदा करता…
Goals of Girls Education in India – Shreya Sharma and Beatrice Chopra
Access to Education The issue of unequal and inequitable access to education for women is a globally recognised phenomenon. In…