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Md. Hasan Gayen documents the rise of the Cockroach Janta Party in a new age of social media politics.

Sourav Goswami analyzes the ideological tension within WB's CPIM over candidates engaging in religious ceremonies, and the reconciliation of personal faith with the demands of secular mass politics.

Somen Sengupta offers a chronicle on the historical roots of the BJP and how it insidiously succeeded in achieving a vision of Hindu nationalism within democracy.

Sampriti Chakraborty pens an obituary for Andre Béteille - remembering the pioneering Indian sociologist and social anthropologist on his passing.

A Film by Pushan Kripalani; Design and Readings by Anubha Fatehpuria and Navin Kishore Report by Subrata Sinha Seagull presented a unique event to mark the beginning of the birth centenary celebrations for Mahasweta Devi (14.1.1926–28.7.2016) at the Padatik Theatre, AJC Bose Road on January 4 th . The event showcased a 2005 documentary, Talking Writing , by Pushan Kripalani, which emerged out of four conversations between Mahasweta Devi and Navin Kishore in 2003, which was in

Review by Shweta Tripathi India Higher Education Report 2022: Women in Higher Education, edited by N.V. Varghese and Nidhi S. Sabharwal, publisher: Routledge publication Year: 2024 ISBN: 9781032458786 (hardcover), 9781032542546 (paperback), 9781003415916 (e-book). India Higher Education Report 2022: Women in Higher Education, edited by N.V. Varghese and Nidhi S. Sabharwal, publisher: Routledge publication Year: 2024 ISBN: 9781032458786 (hardcover), 9781032542546 (paperback),

Sourin Bhattacharya writes about justice as a strategy for negotiating with problems arising in a relativized sociocultural world.

We ask three fundamental questions on eletoral politics to Dipankar Bhattacharya.

Subrata Sinha navigates through Ritwik Ghatak's cinematic journey, exploring how the legendary filmmaker channeled the trauma of Partition and a commitment to social realism into an unforgettable body of work.

An excerpt from Prasanta Chakravarty's book, where he suggests that instead of being antonyms, drift and attention are part of the same continuum, and locates the tensions within this zone of juxtaposition.

Hasan Gayen analyzes the torrent of misinformation on social media following the victory of Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York.

Sourav Goswami explores how Durga Puja, West Bengal's projected economic engine, hides a landscape of economic decline.

Aditya Nigam analyses the contemporary uprisings in Nepal, Bangladesh etc. as 'post-ideological' movements born out of the neoliberal world.

Review by Rochona Majumdar Arundhati Roy. Mother Mary Comes to Me. Scribner, 2025. pp. 352. US $ 30.00. Two caveats. First, this article...

By Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak We must congratulate Keir Starmer and the 150 other states that have recognized the State of Palestine...

Sourav Goswami explores the structural roots of Nepal’s crisis, based on inequality, social change, and the politics of youth expectation

Shamayita Sen explores some of the many issues plaguing West Bengal's political scene at present.

Partha Chatterjee writes on the need for an equal and meaningful federal process for the Indian republic.

Subha Protim Roy Chowdhury describes the helplessness of the family of incarcerated Matua migrants as the webs of politics tighten.

Amrita Dasgupta comments on the systematic casteist discrimination and meritocratic attitudes that shape the infrastructure of academic spaces.