Men and Menstruation: An Uncanny Amalgam – Simrah Khan
Menstruation is intrinsic to nature and has existed since the beginning of time; however, shame and silence have followed it.…
Language, Identity, and Power: Reflections from Fieldwork in Darjeeling – Debbani Bhattacharya
As researchers, our engagement with the field is often marked by a complex interplay of anticipation and apprehension. Fieldwork—especially in…
Caste Across Borders: Ketkar’s Prophecy, Ambedkar’s Voice, and the Everyday Realities of Indian Students in the UK Diaspora – Aniruddha Mahajan
“If Hindus migrate to other regions on earth, Indian caste would become a world problem.” These words by sociologist and…
Ageing Objects: Biographical Narratives of Older Adults from North India – Vanshika Raghuvanshi and Jayaprakash Mishra
Introduction In the Indian cultural imagination, ageing is often narrated through family bonds, bodily decline, and spiritual reflection. Yet, alongside…
Kalighat(S): Between Tirtha and Tourism – Shirsha Chanda
The Kalighat temple complex – one of the 51 Shakti Pithas (sites of pilgrimage devoted to the Divine Feminine) present…
Anurag Kashyap’s Kafkaesque No Smoking through the lens of Goffman’s Stigma and Personality Management – Diptesh Banerjee
The origin of stigma finds its roots in the ancient Greek polis, primarily as an inscription engraved on the body…
Semiotic Meanings of Shoe-Throwing – Vijay Pal
The recent incident of shoe-hurling at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai by a septuagenarian lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, in the…
Scrolling and Spending: The Influence of Social Media on Consumer Behaviour – Shaloo Priyadarshini
Social media has changed a lot about how we live, but perhaps most significantly, how we shop. We don’t just…
Liked, Shared, Ghosted: Symbolic Interaction in Everyday Digital Life – Swastika Patnaik and Anshuman Jha
The digital and everyday social worlds increasingly overlap, with daily tasks—from ordering groceries to paying bills—now performed online. This shift…
Dispossession, spatial segregation and political articulation in India – Sukanya Maity
Indian cities have long served as spaces for violent outbreaks. While the exponential rise in violence has been attributed to…