The Aarti Experience- Offline/Online: A Look Into the Devotee’s Experiences Through The Case of Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Delhi – Devanshi Goswami
“Nani, aap mata rani ki aarti TV mai dekhte hue aise kyun baithe ho jaise mandir mein hi ho?” I…
Dasai: Dancing with Alternative Narratives – Mrinalini Paul
Eight-year-old Budhuram Tudu had picked up the Dasai movements by simply watching his group practise their yearly Dasai dance in…
Sikhs in the Deccan and North-East India by Birinder Pal Singh (2018): A Review by Pallavi Sanil
Sikhs in the Deccan and North-East India by Birinder Pal Singh (published by Routledge in 2018) provides a comprehensive overview…
Riots and After in Mumbai: Revisiting a City in Conflict in 1992–93 by Meena Menon (2024): A Review by Manisha Sobhrajani
Meena Menon, in her book Riots and After in Mumbai: Revisiting a City in Conflict in 1992–93 (published by Yoda…
Whispers Of The Divine: The Linguistic Layers In Theyyam Performance – Akhila Krishnan
As a performative ritual, Theyyam is a cult confined to the socio-cultural matrix of northern Kerala. A kaleidoscope of colour…
Riverside Stories: Writings From Assam by Banamallika (2024): A Review by Rahul Bishnoi
Riverside Stories: Writings From Assam is an anthology of poetry, prose, illustrations, and graphic art collected by Banamallika and published…
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…
Digital Devotion: No Ifs Or Buts? – Himasweeta Sarma
Introduction In today’s fast-paced world, survival constitutes not just bread and butter but also technology. The Internet’s launch on January…
Theorizing a Bengali Nation: Abul Hashim and the United Bengal Movement, 1937 – 1947 by Sucharita Sen (2024): A Review by Krishnayan Das
The decade leading up to partition and independence in 1947 was a tumultuous era. It witnessed the unseating of a…
Ways of Remembering: Law, Cinema and Collective Memory in the New India by Oishik Sircar (2024): A Review by Javaria Farooqui
Ways of Remembering: Law, Cinema and Collective Memory in the New India by Oishik Sircar (published by Cambridge University Press)…