Migration and Issues of Gender and Religion: A Conversation with Aparna Rayaprol
Aparna Rayaprol is a Professor and Former Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad. Her areas of interest…
Language of Abuse, Gender and Subordination – Subhash Bhambhu
Around the globe, there is a pattern in the gendered nature of abuse or slurs in almost every language. The…
Proclaiming Queer Counter Publics in Assam – Anamitra Bora
Each year, the pivotal movements in Assam have fantasized about land, racialized-immigrant bodies or ethnic vote banks. Politics surrounding the…
The Social Implications of ‘Gender Reveal Parties’ – Shviti Tagore
‘Gender reveal parties’ are very common these days. Would-be parents announce to their families and friends whether they are going…
Women in the Field: Gendered Challenges and Dilemmas of Ethnographic Fieldwork – Ruchika Ranwa
Fieldwork, as a static process, has been questioned in the existing debates on ethnography. Field is often changing, unpredictable and…
‘Normal’ Women in Cinema – Ashlesha Joshi
The world of cinema, like any other, has found itself faced with increased scrutiny in recent times (and rightly so)…
The Violent Domestic: Law, Its Practice, And Strategies Of Survival by Madhurima Mukhopadhyay, Nandini Ghosh, Ruchira Goswami and Supurna Banerjee (2022): A Review by Suman S. Shanker
The central theme of The Violent Domestic: Law, Its Practice, And Strategies of Survival by Madhurima Mukhopadhyay, Nandini Ghosh, Ruchira…
Refashioning India: Gender, Media and a Transformed Public Discourse by Maitrayee Chaudhuri (2017): A Review by Pratichi Majumdar
Published by Orient Blackswan in 2017, Refashioning India: Gender, Media and a Transformed Public Discourse by Maitrayee Chaudhuri tells the…
Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence by Shrayana Bhattacharya (2021): A Review by Dhritimona Bharadwaj
Shrayana Bhattacharya’s Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence (published by HarperCollins India…
Doctor G: Story of Finding a ‘Doctor’s Touch’ – Mayuri Samant and Madhura Joshi
‘Doctor G’ a mainstream Bollywood movie directed by Anubhuti Kashyap and produced by Junglee Pictures (2022) portrays a young male…