Indigenous Peoples and Borders edited by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou (2023): A Review by Tania Sen
Indigenous Peoples and Borders, edited by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou and published by Duke University Press in 2023, is…
The Unmaking of a Republic – Madhubanti Talukdar
The Bhopal of the Begums and Nawabs stands on the brink of destruction. A city’s Muslim past, threatened by the…
Nationalism in the Vernacular: State, Tribes, and the Politics of Peace in Northeast India by Roluahpuia (2023): A Review by Niharika Saikia
Nationalism in the Vernacular: State, Tribes, and the Politics of Peace in Northeast India by Roluahpuia (published by Cambridge University…
Nationalism in the Vernacular: States, Tribes, and the Politics of Peace in Northeast India: A Book Discussion with Roluahpuia
Roluahpuia is currently serving as an Assistant Professor (Sociology) at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of…
They Eat Our Sweat: Transport Labor, Corruption and Everyday Survival in Urban Nigeria by Daniel E. Agbiboa (2023): A Review by Priyanjali Mitra
In his rich and detailed examination of corruption practices in the transport sector of Nigeria, Daniel Agbiboa offers an account…
Maoists and Government Welfare: Excluding Legitimacy or Legitimising Exclusion by Suparna Banerjee (2023): A Review by Puneet Repalle
Suparna Banerjee’s latest work Maoists and Government Welfare: Excluding Legitimacy or Legitimizing Exclusion (published by Routledge in 2023) is a…
Memory in the Service of the Hindu Nation: The Afterlife of the Partition of India by Pranav Kohli (2023): A Review by Sana Shah
“What all will you remember, from where and till when?”, someone quipped, interrupting that lyrical slogan “everything will be remembered”,…
Keep Out: How India’s Forest Department Defines Its Jurisdiction – Divya Godbole
In March 2023, a Sarus crane that Mohammed Arif Khan from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district had cared for was confiscated…
The Culture of Democracy: A Sociological Approach to Civil Society by Bin Xu (2022): A Review by Alex Afouxenidis
Bin Xu’s The Culture of Democracy: A Sociological Approach to Civil Society (published by Polity Press in 2022) is a…
Police Matters: The Everyday State and Caste Politics in South India, 1900-1975 by Radha Kumar (2021): A Review by Nayanika Singhal
Reviewing Radha Kumar’s brilliantly written book Police Matters: The Everyday State and Caste Politics in South India, 1900-1975 (published by…