Community, Category, and the State: Hijras in Contemporary Queer Discourse
Community, Category, and the State: Hijras in Contemporary Queer Discourse A Discussion with Pushpesh Kumar and Sayantan Datta Pushpesh Kumar…
Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India edited by Jayna Kothari (2026): A Review by Ruchi Nanwani
The foundation of the recently published Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India, edited by…
Identity, Dispossession and Resilience of the Subaltern: A Study of Marginalised Communities in Kashmir by Khalid Wasim Hassan, Deepanshu Mohan, Ishfaq Ahmad Wani, and Najam Us Saqib (2025): A Review by Sabahat Ali Wani
Identity, Dispossession and Resilience of the Subaltern: A Study of Marginalised Communities in Kashmir by Khalid Wasim Hassan, Deepanshu Mohan,…
Gentrification and Redevelopment In Dharavi: Balancing Urban Transformation With Community Preservation – Aashish Gaur and Natasha Mittal
The term “gentrification” was first coined in the 1960s by British sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964 to describe the displacement…
Understanding Social Change and Continuity Among Communities: A Discussion with T B Subba
T B Subba retired as a Professor of Anthropology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, India in April 2022. Earlier,…
Sikhs in the Deccan and North-East India by Birinder Pal Singh (2018): A Review by Pallavi Sanil
Sikhs in the Deccan and North-East India by Birinder Pal Singh (published by Routledge in 2018) provides a comprehensive overview…
Stories of the Indian Immigrant Communities in Germany: Why Move? By Amrita Datta (2023): A Review by Aruna Bhattacharya
Amrita Datta’s Stories of the Indian Immigrant Communities in Germany: Why Move? (published by Palgrave Macmillan) in 2023 goes beyond…
Seed and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences edited by Dixita Deka, Bengt Karlsson, Joel Rodrigues, Meenal Tula, Dolly Kikon and Sanjay Barbora (2023): A Review by Debanjali Biswas
While examining the livelihood practices of indigenous communities rooted in the Eastern Himalayan Region comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast…
Holi Traditions And Social Order: A Study Of The Village Of Jamua – Mihir Keshari
Holi is not just a festival of colours, but rather it’s made up of diverse traditions, some of these traditions…
Potters Without a Wheel: Ethnography of the Mritishilpis in Kolkata by Saswati Bhattacharya: A Review by Vanshika Yadav
Saswati Bhattacharya’s book Potters without a Wheel: Ethnography of the Mritshilpis in Kolkata, published by Routledge in 2022, takes the…