The Epistemic Departure of Art: Thinking towards a Post-Pandemic Future – Sankar Varma
Introduction COVID-19 cases have retreated but the fetters of the virus continue to impact us. It brought about a terrible…
Global Feminist Autoethnographies During COVID-19: Displacements and Disruptions edited by Melanie Heath, Akosua K. Darkwah, Josephine Beouke-Betts and Bandana Purkayastha (2022): A Review by Chiara Chiavaroli
The book Global feminist autoethnographies during COVID-19: Displacements and Disruptions (published by Routledge in 2022) displays a wide collection of…
Technology and the Social: A Panel Discussion
Technology is a fast-paced domain. New innovations are piloted every day in a desperate attempt to sell what the masses…
Sociological Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Redefining the Normal Edited by Gopi Devdutt Tripathy, Anurita Jalan and Mala Kapur Shankardass (2021): A Review by Sriti Ganguly
When the pandemic arrived, suddenly, we were gazing at a world turned upside down. As G.D. Tripathy writes in the…
COVID-19 Precautions in a Marketplace of Lucknow: Some Observations – Apeksha Srivastava
The COVID-19 pandemic turned our lives upside down. Practising face-masking and physical distancing are some precautions to mitigate its spread,…
Tribal Women Street Vendors in Koraput, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Laws – Nupur Pattanaik
Introduction Street vendors are an integral part of urban economies around the world, offering easy access to a wide range…
Social Construction of Fear and Repercussion during COVID-19 – Kukil Gogoi
Present Context The pandemic of COVID-19 has devastated the entire world. However, it is not only instilling fear among the…
Media and Health – Suman Mishra
Media are powerful institutions that shape our beliefs about health and diseases. Media (e.g. films, television, books, magazines, newspapers, music,…
Higher Studies in the New Normal: Some Reflections – Dalia Chakrabarti
Introduction The UN Policy Brief – Education during COVID-19 and Beyond, August 2020 states: The COVID-19 pandemic has created the…