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Women’s Ownership of Livestock Assets: Evidence from Karnataka
July 1, 2024
Livestock contributes significantly to India’s agricultural sector, and rural women supply the bulk of labour to the household livestock economy. There is, however, scarce information on women’s ownership of livestock assets. This paper examines problems…
Fifty Years of Lucy, the Marvellous Ancestor
June 20, 2024
[Co-author: Surbhi Vatsa] Excerpt: “The Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University is celebrating this year as a ‘Year of Human Origins’ because 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of ‘Lucy’. The…
Ambiguous Identity and Uncertain Belonging: Assessing the Lives of Undocumented Brihannalas in the Backdrop of the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 16, 2024
[Co-author: Swarupa Deb] This study explores the predicament faced by the undocumented Brihannala community in the north-eastern state of Tripura, India, in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, foregrounding their gender non-conforming identity and the…
Views From an Anti-Caste Movement: Caste, Labour, and Religion in Sangharsh
June 14, 2024
While the sociology and anthropology of India are replete with the thematic of caste and caste-based oppression and inequalities, the world of ethnographic film-making is largely silent on these issues. This article analyses an exception…
Only a Politics of Love Can Counter a Culture of Hate
June 10, 2024
[Co-authored by Moiz Tundawala] What we are up against today is hatred that, if not checked, will consume the entire body politic.
Women Voters and the Illusion of Choice
June 10, 2024
A record turnout of women voters in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections notwithstanding, the voting narratives across India remain gendered.
The Ilaiyaraaja Copyright Dispute Points to Issues Lyricists, Music Composers Face in India
June 4, 2024
Excerpt: “The first notice was sent to Sun Pictures for using the song “Va Va Pakkam Va”, composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1983 movie Thanga Magan, without his permission in the teaser of the upcoming…
Community Bonding, and How it Has Changed in the Past 50 Years
June 3, 2024
Excerpt: “Every generation has its community engagements that nourishes it. We had single screen cinemas, you will have your ways of bonding with strangers, and hopefully not only on social media”
Achille Mbembe, ‘Brutalism’
May 29, 2024
Book Review: Achille Mbembe, Brutalism (Duke University Press 2024)
Why More Strict Compliance Is Not Enough to Avoid Tragedies Like Rajkot and Delhi Fires
May 29, 2024
Excerpt: ‘Fires in cities are more common than we think. We see these massive fires that claim several lives as few and far between. The gruesome cases in Rajkot and Delhi recently, following one after…
Imperfect Alternatives: Economic Evidence in Indian Regulatory Landscape
May 26, 2024
Book Review: Despoina Mantzari, Courts, Regulators, and the Scrutiny of Economic Evidence – Comparative Perspectives (1st edn, Oxford Univerisity Press 2022).
Mumbai/Bombay: Majoritarian Neoliberalism, Informality, Resistance, and Wellbeing
May 16, 2024
Mumbai/Bombay: Majoritarian Neoliberalism, Informality, Resistance, and Wellbeing,” edited by Sujata Patel, D. Parthasarathy, and George Jose, explores the intersection of neoliberal capitalism and Hindu majoritarianism in shaping Mumbai. The book highlights the resulting socio-economic inequalities,…