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…
Everyday Sustainability: Gender Justice and Fair-Trade Tea in Darjeeling by Debarati Sen (2017): A Review by Vrinda Chopra
The global discourse on sustainability and justice often falls short in its engagement with issues of social and cultural justice.…
The Feminist Movement and its relationship with Sociology – Ishita Bagchi
One of the ways in which some scholars have attempted to map the evolution of feminist literature within sociology is…