A Book Discussion on Weaving Histories: The Transformation of the Handloom Industry in South India
Karuna Dietrich Wielenga works at Azim Premji University (APU) Bangalore. She has a broad interest in the economic and social…
Scripting Defiance: Four Sociological Vignettes by Ari Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Amrita Pande, Wiebke Keim and Nicos Trimikliniotis (2022): A Review by Maria Aishwarya. B
Scripting Defiance: Four Sociological Vignettes by Ari Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Amrita Pande, Wiebke Keim and Nicos Trimikliniotis (published by Tulika…
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…
A Book Discussion on Gendered Inequalities in Paid and Unpaid Work of Women in India
In this conversation, we discuss the book Gendered Inequalities in Paid and Unpaid Work of Women in India, edited by…
Digitalisation, Unpaid Labour and Anganwadi Services – Gayatri Balu
Child malnourishment has been a long-standing reality in India. The Global Hunger Index (GHI), based on four indicators such as…
Between the Descriptive and the Analytical: Precarity to Precarious – Gayatri Nair
It seems almost opportune to think about the concept of ‘precarity’ when we are in the throes of a pandemic.…
A Book Discussion on Intimate City and Mannequin Media with Manjima Bhattacharjya
Manjima Bhattacharjya is a feminist researcher, writer and activist. She has been part of the Indian women’s movement for over…
Intimate City by Manjima Bhattacharya (2021): A Review by Panchali Ray
Manjima Bhattacharya’s Intimate City (published by Zubaan Books in 2021) traces the reconfiguration of sex work localities – ‘red light…
Graphic Migrations: Precarity and Gender in India and the Diaspora (2021) by Kavita Daiya: A Review by Aatina Nasir Malik
Graphic Migrations written by Kavita Daiya and published by Yoda Press, examines the 1947 Partition through the frame of the…
Who Kneads Your Aata (flour)? The lost love for labour – Shamsher Singh
In the recent past, a leading home appliance brand put out an advertisement for an ‘Aata Maker and Bread Maker’ on…