Andrew Tate and the Global Spread of Digital Misogyny – Ayeshna Dutta and Bhoomi Karia
Introduction In July 2024, the tragic murders of Carol Hunt and her daughters, Hannah and Louise, in Hertfordshire, England, shocked…
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…