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…
Law, Family Courts And Ethnography In India: An Interview With Srimati Basu
Srimati Basu is a Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. She is the…
Contesting Masculinities and Agency of Women in Kashmir by Amya Agarwal (2022): A Review by Aatina Nasir Malik
Amya Agarwal’s Contesting Masculinities and Agency of Women in Kashmir (published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2022) entails a discussion…
Masculinity in Bollywood Films – Oishika Ghosh
In a patriarchal society, there are dominant ideas about the feminine and masculine. This would however vary across different sections…
Skin Colour Politics: Whiteness and Beauty in India by Nina Kullrich (2022): A Review by Paro Mishra
In May 2022, I read about Google’s initiative to expand on Pixel’s Real Tone to accurately depict diverse skin tone…
Genders in Production: Making Workers in Mexico’s Global Factories by Leslie Salzinger (2003): A Review by Krithi Ramaswamy
Who is an ideal worker? While there is no singular answer to this question, Leslie Salzinger’s ‘Genders in Production: Making…
Mining, Displacement And Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions by Bitopi Dutta (2022): A Review by Jyoti Das
The word ‘development’ as we understand it today mostly in the form of state-sponsored development has always been a matter…
‘Do You Know How to Cook?’ Reflections On Women’s Expected Roles in Arranged Marriages – Riona Basu
Early in 2022 a section of social media users who identified themselves as men’s rights activists wanted a marriage ban…