social science
Book Reviews
“What Does it Mean to be ‘Indian’?” – A Review
Who do you think you are? Ask this question of the ordinary small town or rural vernacular-schooled Indian and they instinctively point to traditions, rituals, ... Read More
Archives, Commentaries
The Uneasy Relationship of JNU and the Indian Nation-State
“What! You watch the Republic Day parade?” In JNU that is a loaded condemnation. Unpacked, the exclamation implies the following – ‘So you are a ... Read More
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)
Indian Academia and its Colonized Self
Colonialism convinced the elite in many non-western societies, including our own, that the west is not one of the many provinces of tradition, history and ... Read More