Insight Series: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
The talk is expected to provide perspectives on the Ukraine-Russia conflict and its far-reaching implications.
Psychopathology of Everyday Casteism
This talk aims to initiate a conversation on the possibility of theorising casteism in psychopathological terms by way of exploring
Book Discussion: Inheritance, Hierarchy and Caste: Origins of Political Decay in India
The growing power of business and the increasing rhetoric of the cultural– religious ideology of Hindutva have been the focus
Recent Advances in South Asia’s History and Archaeology
The Archaeological Sciences Centre at IITGN is hosting the 18th lecture in the Webinar series on ‘Recent Advances in South Asia’s History and Archaeology‘. The lecture will be
Corticocentrism and the Unconscious
Building on the ‘hard’ problem of consciousness: the causal how and why do neurophysiological activities produce the experience of consciousness (and not just the
What’s next on India’s plate?
In the face of economic growth, rising urbanization, and population growth, India faces opportunities to re-invent its food system to
Dreams and their interpretation
Taking up Freud’s famous phrase from 1900. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the
Revisiting the “Captive Mind:”
Looking back at the formation of academic research and institutes in Asia, Syed Hussain Alatas wrote an influential paper describing
Memory, Nation-Building and 1971 Bangladesh War Literature
The war of 1971, fought between East Pakistan and West Pakistan, led to the birth of a new nation-state, Bangladesh.
Covidiots! Shame, Stigma and Bad Words during Covid-19
In this talk, I consider the role that shame and stigma have played in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and how