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…
The Commodification of Culture: Media, Consumption, and Everyday Practice – Jobeda Akter Rini
In a modern society defined by the screen, digital content and global consumption where culture becomes a commodity, a product…