Mockery as Power: Aesthetics of Caste Discrimination in India – Ankur Kumar
The act of mocking someone or something is to laugh at someone in an unkind way. It is an act…
Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities: A Critical Reflection by N Sukumar (2023): A Review by Sonu Bagri
After Rohith Vemula’s suicide, Indian academia received enormous attention from scholars and policymakers, as a space not secluded but implicated…
Gendered College Campuses: A Case Study Of Social Control In Semi-Urban Spaces Of Uttar Pradesh – Pragya Tripathi
The article aims to address the many challenges faced by women on college campuses, especially in a third-tier city and…
Belonging, ‘Performance’ and Everyday Exclusion in IITs: A Critical Note on Student Suicides – Vidyasagar Sharma
The recent suicide case of Anil Kumar, a B.Tech student at IIT-Delhi, is the second incident of suicide after Ayush…
The Penalty of Motherhood in Higher Education Institutes in India – Krithika Narayanswamy
My daughter turns two soon. It is a joyous occasion. I longed to become a mother and have found it…
The School at Ajmeri Gate: Delhi’s Educational Legacy by Azra Razzack and M. Ayyab Siddiqui (2022): A Review by Sreejith Murali
The School at Ajmeri Gate: Delhi’s Educational Legacy by Azra Razzack and M. Ayyab Siddiqui, published by the Oxford University…
“You are asking us to discount all perspectives, but to think in only ‘one’ Perspective”: ‘Common Sense’ in a Private University Sociology Class – Anindita Chakrabarty
A common phrase with which many of us began our Sociology classes at the undergraduate level is ‘Sociology is not…
Green Academia: Towards Eco-Friendly Education Systems by Sayan Dey (2023): A Review by Nita Mishra
In 2020, Arundhati Roy, famously announced the Covid19 pandemic as a portal pleading for a reimagination of another world, and…
Schools, Space and Culinary Capital by Gurpinder Singh Lalli (2022): A Review by Sriti Ganguly
For sociologists, the school serves as one of the most crucial sites of socialization. Literature is abundant in the field…
Resolving Disciplinary Antagonisms: Learning From K. Balagopal – Anamika Das
This essay is a reflection of a student of Sociology, a discipline that one has pursued for more than seven…