The Story of My ‘Imperfect’ English – Vadivel Chinnadurai
What has long been the norm in Indian academic setups, and also among the Indian diasporic academic communities abroad, is…
The Living Shopping Mall: Probing Representations, Architecture and Aesthetics in Phoenix Marketcity, Chennai – Akhil Faizal
Finding a little alcove among the crammed-up two-wheelers in the Phoenix Marketcity parking lot, I locked my cycle and entered…
Interpreting Social Media from Folkways and Mores – Nikita Kaliravana
You have just joined a new social media platform, eager to connect with like-minded individuals. You start posting about your…
Gendering Dalit Christian Experience Through Bottu – Jidugu Kavya Harshitha
Bottu, a Telugu term referring to a decorative dot put on Hindu women’s foreheads, between the eyebrows, or in the…
Hari Choithani: An Active Sindhi Poet – Soni Wadhwa
In India, Sindhis are considered to be an entrepreneurial lot. They are seen as a minority community that understands how…
Digressive Images Of South Asia – Prakriti Kandwal
South Asia is popularly understood purely in terms of geopolitical boundaries. Following this idea “South Asia” is usually described as…
Kinship in Crisis: Navigating Immigration Amidst a Global Pandemic – Sarah Nandi
Introduction Immigration is one of the most hotly contested electoral issues, but the discourses of migration politics often invisibilize the…
From High Drama to the Mundane: How Influencers Showcase the Intricate Politics of Indian Households – Aanchal Dhull
If you’re a social media addict like me and a Hindi-speaking North Indian with an appetite for drama, you’re likely…
The Modern Neophyte – Shreya Mukherjee
Just a few months ago, there was a discussion in my MA classroom during one of our lectures in a…
On Tuesdays, We Eat Veg – Mahashewta Bhattacharya
Vegetarianism as a day marked off every week had crept into their nuclear household at least a decade after Sneha…