MA in Society & Culture Batch 2021-23

I am a Sociology graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. My two years’ field experience as a Gandhi Fellow post graduation played a very important role in shaping my research interests. With a strong belief in interdisciplinary studies, I wish to make research more implementable, collaborative, accessible and relatable for all stakeholders.

My name is Abhilasha Hazarika. I originally hail from Guwahati, Assam but I stay in Bhopal, MP. My graduation was in Political Science hons with a minor in Sociology from Miranda House, DU. My research interest lies in Culture, social media and sustainable development in a broad perspective. My hobbies include freelance content writing, social media management and recipe curation.

Hailing from Calicut, Kerala, I’m a graduate of English literature from Hindu College, Delhi University. My research interests lie mainly in the areas including the sociology of religion, spatial-sound studies and film studies. Apart from these, I like to play, watch, talk and read about football and cricket. I also like to read fiction occasionally.

Ahhie hails from Arunachal Pradesh. She completed her Bachelors in Sociology from VUBC Namsai. Her research area includes Women & child development, folklores and cultural studies. She believes it is better to do what you want and regret rather than not doing it and be sad. If you have a story or just need someone to talk to she’s all ears- ahhiemegha@iitgn.ac.in. Be Kind to yourself, you deserve it!

I did my graduation from sir Parshurambhau college, pune and also completed Master’s in history from savitribai phule pune university. love to engage in research with any type of history – from personal to social, political, economical, cultural etc. Beyond history, also interested in philosophy, english and marathi litrature, psycology, cinema and theatre. Travelling, reading, movies and songs are the things that bring happiness in my life. A cup of tea is enough to feel me better and it pervades my whole life.

I did my bachelor in political science honors from Banaras Hindu University. My research interests is social justice (specialization with John Rawls theory of social justice), democracy and it’s theoretical aspects, international relations and public policy. My hobbies is to play chess, watching movies, listening bollywood evergreen songs and read books related to social, economical and political issues.

Deeksha originally hails from Moradabad, UP. She has completed her Bachelors in Multimedia and Mass Communication from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. With the same inclination towards Cultural studies and Sociology, her reasearch area lies somewhere in between. She is also passionate about public speaking and creative writing.

Harshitha hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Education with History, Geography, English literature and Education from Regional Institute of Education, NCERT Mysore. Her areas of research interest include Intangible cultural heritage, Indigenous people and their Socio-cultural livelihood, Education and Human rights for the underprivileged. She has an experiene of teaching and teaching learning aids development in Social Science and English for high school. She writes poetry and enjoys travelling.

Mohammad Asim holds a Bachelors degree in Physics from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has authored two books namely “Aashnai” and “Khwabon ka Karwan”. His research interests lies in the Intersection of public policy, literature, and emerging psychoanalytic studies. He is also interested in Urdu Poetry, Screenplay, Theatre, and Graphic designing. His hobbies include reading books, playing and watching badminton, cooking and travelling.

Pranathi is a graduate in BA.Communication Studies from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, with experience in content creation, writing and editing. She is looking for a suitable role in the field of publishing that will enable her to apply her skills effectively. Her research interests are vast with gender, policy and cultural studies holding the top spots. She is also an avid reader, singer and a dancer. She’s always up for a hot cup of chai and a good conversation at any time of the day.

I am a Political Science Graduate from M.S University of Baroda. I did my graduation thesis on the expressions of dissent through art (Sculptures, Stand-Up Comedy, and Memes). I am keenly interested to understand the way language, films, and narratives influence politics and citizenship. Constantly motivated with how threatened the world is whenever students raise a voice and women take a stand. I am a visual learner passionate about photography, animated movies, and good storylines.

Safa Fathim holds a Multimedia and Communication degree from Farook College, Calicut, Kerala. Her under graduation offered a broad scope of encounters in both practical and theoretical learning. She has done several researches in minority communities of Kerala and is here explore the unending interdisciplinary research possibilities. Her area of interest in research is Gender studies, Pre-Historic Architectures, and Media literacy. She has attended a certificate course(MOOC) in 2021 on ‘Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand and Behavior’ from the London School of Business. She has work experience as a Brand Developer. Apart from academics, she enjoys photography, videography, digital designing, and traveling.

Hailing from Kerala. Geography graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia. Major research interests are urban studies, space formation, spatial segregation, spatial inequality and migration. Interested in talking about Football, movies and politics. I also listen to variety of music and read some literature.

Shreya completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication & Media, English, and Psychology from CHRIST University, Bangalore. She has multiple research interests- media psychology, the politics of Hindutva, protest music, urban sustainability and Kabir’s poetry, to name a few. She has previously worked with Greenpeace India, and aims to work at the UN someday. In her spare time, she can be found vibing either to the soundtrack of Pyaasa or to Taylor Swift, and craving neer dosas.