The Campus Meme Economy: Contextualising Memes in a University Setting – Abhijay Rambabu
Introduction The term meme was introduced by Richard Dawkins in his pathbreaking 1976 book The Selfish Gene. He defined memes…
Why Do We Care So Much About Physical Beauty? – Rishiraj Nath
A few days ago, my mother and aunt were talking and discussing potential brides for my cousin, who wants to…
Sociology of Sports: Exploring the Nexus of Race, Class, and Gender – Deepak Rathour
Sport is a pervasive social institution in nearly every society around the world. To ignore sport is to overlook a…
Pork on the Plate: A Cultural Symbol for Northeast India’s Tribes – Priyojoy Kar and Vivek Kumar Gupta
Amidst the green hills and mist-laden valleys curved in the natural canvas of northeast India, where every river carves stories…
Not Just for the Privileged: An Analysis of Assam’s Case for a Green Transition – Jeherul Bhuyan
On World Environment Day (June 5), as policymakers, citizens, and students revisit the pledges of sustainability, a persistent and disconcerting…
We are Family (And Nation Too): Family Whatsapp Groups as Sites of Everyday Nationalism and Resistance – Manav Sharma
For many of us, the morning scroll is incomplete without that one picture of snow-capped mountains, a glowing sun, and…
Navigating the City through Food, Identity and Belongingness: Humayunpur in Delhi – Madhusmita Devi and Prerona Barman
‘Humayunpur feels like home.’ ‘I feel safe when I am there.’ ‘The food there reminds me of home.’ – …
Social Media and the Broadcasting Bill: Regulation or Intervention? – Alisha Afrin
The media is the new and leading ideological state apparatus of contemporary societies. Note that media in this piece, by…
Politics of Pronunciation: Accents, Identity and Exclusion in Neoliberal India – Anshuman Jha, Aparup Dey, Kirti Sharma, Manya Diptam, Meenu Teotia, Pavithra P. Baiju, Rashmirekha Sahoo and Swastika Patnaik
Accents are a pivotal part of our shared lived experience. The way we speak shapes a lot of things in…
The Dialectics of Nostalgia and Disillusionment Through the Lens of Heller’s A Theory of History – Prarthana Dixit
The recent surge in monarchist sentiment in Nepal reveals a deeply troubling picture of the masses’ disillusionment with democracy. Amish…