Horses, Caste, and Grooms in Northern India – Vaishali Khandekar
No Horse for Dalit Grooms A new pattern of violence has emerged where Dalit men have been attacked for riding…
Masculinity, Consumerism and the Post-National Indian City: Sanjay Srivastava
A Book Discussion On Masculinity, Consumerism and the Post-National Indian City: Streets, Neighbourhoods, Home With Sanjay Srivastava Sanjay Srivastava is…
Portrayal Of Masculinity in The Way Of The Househusband – Madhusmita Devi and Prerona Barman
Based on the Manga ‘Gokushufudou: The Way of the Househusband’, The Way of the Househusband (directed by Chiaki Kon) was…
Chapri Fashion: A Disruption of Cultural Domination in the Field of Men’s Fashion in India – Sohom Roy
Introduction I was introduced to the term chapri a few years ago through a friend’s dream. Drunk and excited, he…
Gendering Peace in Violent Peripheries: Marginality, Masculinity, and Feminist Agency by Uddipana Goswami (2023): A Review by Aruna Bhattacharya
Uddipana Goswami’s Gendering Peace in Violent Peripheries: Marginality, Masculinity and Feminist Agency (published by Routledge in 2023) is a comprehensive…
Bohot Kuch Hota Hai: Towards a Reparative Reading of Pathaan – Sayantan Datta and Bishal Kumar Dey
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Their fantasies are—can I get married and be…
Pathaan, Military Masculinity and the Possibility of a Queer Reading – Pushpesh Kumar
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Pathaan, an action-thriller film, marked Shah Rukh Khan’s…
Pathaan, Meri Jaan…Memoirs, Analyses and Reflections
In this series, we are trying to examine our personal and professional engagement with the popular, particularly the Hindi film.…
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…