On Women, Artificial Intelligence and Its Real Consequences – Shimaila Mushtaq
AI has raised concerns and anxieties regarding loss of jobs, digital scams, data privacy, geopolitics, and even the potential to…
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…
Between the Toilet and the Field Lies a Story: Gender, Leisure, and Infrastructural Refusal in Rural Uttar Pradesh – Neelima
Introduction: Revisiting the Village, Rethinking the Toilet Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to visit my…
Sociology of Gender: An Overview by Maitrayee Chaudhuri
Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri has retired from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New…
AI Summit in India: (In)security, (In)decency and the Body – Rishiraj Sen and Dibyashree Mahanta
The AI Impact Summit 2026, held in India, which was promoted as the world’s ‘largest and most historic’ AI summit,…
Quiet Kitchens, Subtle Agency: Strategies of Foodwork Among Young Jat Women in Haryana – Neetu Dagar
Foodwork is often viewed as household chores—natural, expected, and virtually invisible. It is common to think that cooking, eating, and…
Masculinity in the Kitchen: Gender, Power, and Culinary Labour in Kashmiri Wazwan – Arwa Rafie
Introduction: Wazwan as a Cultural and Social Institution Food has often been considered a representation of culture, identity, and heritage.…
An Ethnographic Account of Disability Care Network – Pariz Pikul Gogoi
Since my childhood, I saw my mother constantly involved in caregiving responsibilities for my younger brother, who was born with…
Periods, Policies, and Prejudices: The Debate on Menstrual Leave in India – Nalini Bhattar
On 9th October, 2025 Karnataka cabinet approved a policy on menstruation. Under this policy, women employees across the sectors would…
Margins within Margin: Redefining Madheshi Women and Feminism – Natasha Jha
Identification of Madhesi women is often looked through the binary of Madhesi women and Pahadi Women. This juxtaposed idea limits…