Adivasi Art and Activism: Curation in a Nationalist Age by Alice Tilche (2022): A Review by Nikhil Kaithwas
Alice Tilche’s Adivasi Art and Activism: Curation in a Nationalist Age (published by University of Washington Press in 2022), explores…
Gender, Identity and Marginalization – Cross-Border Research: An Interview with Nida Kirmani
Nida Kirmani is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences…
Being in the World: Otherness and Emotion – Sapphira Beth Diengdoh
Conceptualising Otherness Johannes Fabian (1990) suggests within anthropology, the other is engaged primarily through ethnographic writing. This can inadvertently contribute…
Into the Capitalistic Field of Influencer Culture: An Analysis Through the Writings Of Pierre Bourdieu – Muskan Dhalwal
In the second half of 20th century France, what Pierre Bourdieu called “the absurd opposition between individual and society,” a…
Bhakshak: Media, Capitalism And The System – Pratyush Rudra
Bhakshak (Devourer) – the 2024 social thriller, directed by Pulkit and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, is a gut-wrenching portrayal…
The Caste Question in Hindi Cinema: The Politics of Identity Representation in Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai – Sanhita Chatterjee
Post-liberalisation, the Hindi film industry in Mumbai has increasingly embraced stories that portray the lives of the elite to cater…
Turup: A Tapestry of Identity, Power, and Resistance – Jahnvi Dwivedi
The cinematic immersion in Turup (2017) is a testament to the collaborative efforts of Ektara Collective. It is made by…
A Curious Tale of Surnames – Richa Srishti
My experience with my surname, or rather the absence of a traditional one, has significantly shaped my interactions and perceptions…
When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 by Purnima Dhavan (2011): A Review by Navpreet Kaur
Purnima Dhavan’s book When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (published by Oxford University Press)…
Social Mobility, Identities and Ethnography: An Interview with Divya Vaid
Divya Vaid is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She has an MSc and…