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Category: Indian Society

  • Clothing in India: A Nationalist Discourse

    The concept of Nation as an imagined community was developed by Benedict Anderson in his remarkable work ‘Imagined Communities’ published in 1983. Anderson rejects the assumptions that nation is a natural or inevitable entity. He asserts that nation is a cultural construct and they have aroused a deep sentiment among the citizen of any nation….

  • The Chamar Artisans: Industrialization, Skills and Social Mobility: Book Review

    The Chamar Artisans: Industrialization, Skills and Social Mobility 1986 by Satish Kumar Sharma (Author) A brief abstract of the book The Chamars, who are the main subject of the book, have traditionally indulged in works like leather tanning, shoemaking, and dealing with the carcasses of dead animals in the village community, which is related to their hereditary…

  • Indian Media in Service of Capitalism: A Marxist Analysis

    Abstract Popular Marxist ideas plague social theorists in various ways and forms. It is thus not surprising that most of them also seep into the study of mass media and communication through a broad-gauged, anti-capitalist lens. In this essay, I focus exclusively on Indian media and how it acts as a tool that largely sustains…

  • A Dalit Woman’s Dues: Oppression in Inter-Caste Marriages

    Abstract Arguably at the lowest rung of the established social hierarchy, Dalit women are often forced to endure extreme trials and tribulations. Their troubles manifest themself even when they supposedly gain upward social mobility, marrying into a caste that is higher than them. With more educational and socio-economic opportunities than ever before, there has been…

  • Education For All? Analysing Social Mobility and Academic Inequalities in India

    India is burdened by distinct, rigid social hierarchies that mark almost all bureaucracies and institutions in the country, of which academia is certainly not an exception. For the longest time, the popular discourse has been that schooling and education in general, bring about certain benefits that ensure a secure route to upward social mobility (Froerer,…

  • Role of the Brahmo Samaj in Social Movements – Women Empowerment

    Role of the Brahmo Samaj in social movements aimed at improving the position of Women in Bengal The position of women in society as a topic of discussion can more often than not, be summarised into one single word – abysmal. The overwhelming presence that patriarchal societies possess, across the globe is arguably the first…

  • Closed social stratification in India

    Closed social stratification in India The referents of caste The caste in India is divided into four different referents discussed as below: Caste as varna: There are four varnas in India. They can be said to be categories. These include; Brahmans or priests, Kshattriyas or warriors, vaishyas men of commerce and Sudras who are workmen….