Meritocracy in Education: A Myth – Sunit Singh
What is Merit? It is a celebrated concept, often associated with ‘talent’, a ‘achieved status.’ But is it truly achieved,…
C Parvathamma’s Vision for Indian Sociology: Caste, Gender, and Justice – Prajwal T V and Karamala Areesh Kumar
Western thinkers largely dominate the writings on Sociology across academic institutions in India. On the other hand, those that address…
My Life: The Journey of a Dalit Sociologist by Govardhan Wankhede (2020): A Review by Rajshree Chanchal
Many Dalit autobiographies recount the discrimination, oppression, and struggle to access and complete education in a graded inequality-based Hindu social…
Understanding Disability: Experiences of the Social and the Personal: An Interview with Shubhangi Vaidya
The Doing Sociology team interviewed Dr. Shubhangi Vaidya. She is with the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies at IGNOU.…