The Normalization Trap: How Glorifying the Grind is Destroying Lives – Vaishali Jadon
Whenever I open any social media account—be it Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn (yes, I consider LinkedIn social media too)—I…
Health and Dietary Supplements: A Sociological Study – Aishwarya Chatterjee
Consumption, in today’s world, does not simply involve the purchase of material commodities but also refers to obtaining and making…
Rat Trap: Coal Mining And Oppressed Communities – Sujan Bhakat
The documentary film Rat Trap directed by Rupesh Kumar Sahu in 2022 explores the lives of rat-hole coal miners (Santhals…
The Individual, State and Conflict in Manto’s Toba Tek Singh – Archisha Rai
Toba Tek Singh is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto in 1955. The story is set in the…
Digital Democracy: Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Indian Elections – Srishti Ganguly
On June 4, the enormous task of tallying millions of votes for the 18th Lok Sabha election was completed by the Election Commission of India, marking the world’s greatest six-week, seven-phase democratic process. Like many others, I found myself immersed in social media, particularly Instagram’s ‘reel’ section, where I spent hours…
Horses, Caste, and Grooms in Northern India – Vaishali Khandekar
No Horse for Dalit Grooms A new pattern of violence has emerged where Dalit men have been attacked for riding…
From Words to Worlds: The Power of Fiction in Sociological Research – Srishti Ganguly
Mapping Sociological Realities Through A Fictional Lens Employing fiction as a sociological source for research may appear unconventional, yet its…
Navigating Methodological Terrains: Indian Researchers and African Interlocutors Building Shared Understanding – Shambhavi Bhushan
Moving Through Life In today’s discussion, I aim to highlight the parallels between the experiences of migrant interlocutors in the…
Being in the World: Otherness and Emotion – Sapphira Beth Diengdoh
Conceptualising Otherness Johannes Fabian (1990) suggests within anthropology, the other is engaged primarily through ethnographic writing. This can inadvertently contribute…
Into the Capitalistic Field of Influencer Culture: An Analysis Through the Writings Of Pierre Bourdieu – Muskan Dhalwal
In the second half of 20th century France, what Pierre Bourdieu called “the absurd opposition between individual and society,” a…