Masculinity in the Kitchen: Gender, Power, and Culinary Labour in Kashmiri Wazwan – Arwa Rafie
Introduction: Wazwan as a Cultural and Social Institution Food has often been considered a representation of culture, identity, and heritage.…
Men and Menstruation: An Uncanny Amalgam – Simrah Khan
Menstruation is intrinsic to nature and has existed since the beginning of time; however, shame and silence have followed it.…
Men at Home: Imagining Liberation in Colonial and Postcolonial India by Gyanendra Pandey (2025): A Review by Atul Upadhyay
In the January-June (2018) issue of the Hindi journal Pratiman, published by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies…
Monstrous Masculinities: The Folly of Feminists – Aranya Vadera
Perhaps when Shelly’s (2006) unnamed ‘creature’ walked the streets, beseeching to be loved, held, and understood, he wondered what horrors…
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…