Queer Liberation: Politics of Rainbow Capitalism and Commodity Culture – Anamitra Bora
Every year as June month arrives, social media is flooded with customized advertising campaigns addressed to the Queer community. The…
Social Interaction in A Roadside Market of Suburban Kolkata – Atmadeep Sengupta
Despite being a site of social connections and interactions, markets occupy a peculiar position in sociological literature. The sociology of…
An idea called ‘Private’ – Mayuri Samant
The ‘family’, the most ‘tangible’ form of the private, is assumed to be so central to human existence that it…
Social Construction of Fear and Repercussion during COVID-19 – Kukil Gogoi
Present Context The pandemic of COVID-19 has devastated the entire world. However, it is not only instilling fear among the…
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…