Mumbai Paused: The Pandemic as a Disruption to the Migrant Narrative
Parvathy Rajendran
Abstract
This paper attempts to offer a narrative where kaali-peelis — often associated with a certain kind of private space and middle-class privilege in the
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Decoding Disablism: A Dialogue on Disability and Covid-19 in India
Priyam Sinha
Abstract
Does ableism permeate into coping mechanisms for a pandemic struck world? Is universalisation and disability inclusion still an afterthought in India?
Little Hands at Work: A Study of Child Workers during Covid-19
Nirmala Muralidhar and Prerna Butta
Abstract
The present study, which is a result of a student-faculty initiative, was conducted to understand the lives of child workers and the challenges faced by them,
Impact of Digital Learning in Higher Education and Possible Implications of Blended Mode
Puja Pal, Amit Kumar and Deepti Sethi
Abstract
Learning, in higher education, has seen a paradigm shift with the onset of COVID-19. The sudden closure of all the campuses in India led to the
Gaia and the Environmental Apocalypse in Superhero Comics and Science Fantasy
Roma Chatterji
Abstract
‘Gaia’, the metaphorical figure used by James Lovelock to evoke the complex interactions between the elements that make up the
तिनको के नशेमन तक इस मोड़ से जाते हैं: आंधी (1975)
Reviewed by: सुधा उपाध्याय,
“मुझसे पूछा गया था कि आप महिलाओं को इतनी अच्छी तरह समझते हैं इसलिए आप फिल्में बनाते हैं। मैंने कहा कि मैं उन्हें नहीं समझता, मैं उन्हें बेहतर तरीक़े से समझना चाहता हूँ, इसलिए मैं महिलाओं पर फिल्म बनाता हूं”- गुलज़ार
Review of Rajshree Chandra, Competing Nationalisms: The Sacred and Political Life of Jagat Narain Lal
Reviewed by: Pavan Kumar
Nationalism is an essentially contested concept. It has been interpreted in various ways and there is no authoritative definition that can encompass all the ideas around it.
Review of Sanjay Baru, India’s power elite: class, caste and a cultural revolution, Viking, (India)
Reviewed by: Raju Keshari
Elite as a category has caught the attention of the political scientist and sociologist worldwide, for it captures the essence of the society being analysed.
Review of Ranjit Rae, Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties. Penguin, 2021, pp.237.ISBN:978-0-670-09521-6 (Hardback)
Reviewed by: Rehnamol P R
Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties, authored by Ranjit Rae, is an extremely engaging book on socio-political transformations in Nepal
Review of Laura Spinney, Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World, Vintage: London, 2018, ISBN 978-1-78470-240-3
Reviewed by: Tara Sheemar
Pale Rider was published as the centenary of the so-called Spanish flu approached, particularly as a multi-disciplinary effort combining various