Social Sciences and the Politics of Organic Metaphors – Madiha Tariq
I recently revisited two seminal works in urban studies — Susan Roberts’ (1991) critique of urban life cycles and David…
In Praise of Criticality: An Opinion on the Production of Academic Research in India – Niloy Pratim Kashyap
Social science research in India, or at least much of it, has been characterized by a banal reiteration of an…
Identity and Marginality in Northeast India: Challenges for Social Science Research edited by Hoineilhing Sitlhou (2023): A Review by Vijitha Rajan
Identity and Marginality in Northeast India: Challenges for Social Science Research edited by Hoineilhing Sitlhou and published by Orient BlackSwan…
Macroeconomics: An Introduction by Alex Thomas (2021): A Review by Ritwika Patgiri
Ronald Coase, a famous British economist once quoted Ely Devos, another British economist, “If economists wished to study the horse,…
Social Scientist in South Asia: Personal Narratives, Social Forces and Negotiations edited by Achla Pritam Tandon, Gopi Devdutt Tripathy and Rashi Bhargava (2020): A Review by Rituparna Patgiri
It is a happy coincidence that I completed reading the edited volume titled Social Scientist in South Asia: Personal Narratives,…