MA in Society & Culture Batch 2025-27

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My current research explores Visual Culture and the Theory of Practice, focusing on the construction and perception of Class in the Indian context. My scholarly pursuits involve a socio-political and economic analysis of class structures, specifically investigating the dynamic interplay between the Individual and Society.

Hailing from Pune, Maharashtra, I have completed my graduation from Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune, affiliated with SPPU. Majoring in English Literature with Philosophy, Psychology, and Linguistics as my chosen subjects, by threading them together, I have developed an interest in ‘Sociolinguistics’. I would like to explore how society and language function and depend on each other simultaneously. I love to read a delightful book with a cup of chai and go to poetry events and live theatre plays with my family and friends.

Ashish holds an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in History, Political Science, and Sociology. His research interests include narrative studies, visual propaganda and its deployment, war and peace studies, and how propaganda operates in the times of conflict, with a particular focus on the Second World War.

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Research interests: Science and Technology Studies, Cognitive Linguistics.

Hailing from Calcutta, Diptesh has completed his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Jadavpur University. His research interest includes pedagogy and learning theories, especially at the intersection of policy and learning.

Ekta Dindore hails from Bhilai Chhattisgarh. She possesses a strong interdisciplinary academic background, holding degrees in both Engineering and MBA. Her research interest center on the Dalit community in Chhattisgarh, specifically investigating their economic and educational status and development.

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Jannat studied English and History during undergrad and has currently taken up different humanities disciplines, an unexpected favourite being the Anthropocene course. She tends to enjoy story-driven subjects and credits one history professor—who would sketch half the world in the air from memory—for making the discipline exciting.

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MA student at IIT Gandhinagar, curious about how societies grow, change, and remember. I explore the intersections of society, history, and everyday life.

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Undergraduate degree in Communication and Media Studies from Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru. Research interests: state–space relations and the uneven geographies of power, the politics of sex and desire, and the politicisation of women’s spaces. Outside of academia, I love hosting dance parties in my room and listening to old thumris with my close friends.

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My current research focuses on the cultural and textual traditions of communities residing along the Indian Ocean littoral, especially in the south-western part of the Indian Ocean. It examines how these communities formed and their position within a wider trans-continental context, extending the study to contemporary ethnographic perspectives. The study explores the historical peculiarities that this specific littoral geography has exhibited over time and how its “geo-body” has transformed across different periods. In addition, it addresses the various identity tensions—both in academic conceptualizations and in lived realities—experienced by the people inhabiting this region.

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Muhammed Midhilaj is a writer and researcher focused on human rights, migration, and cultural studies. With experience in research, photojournalism, and community leadership, he brings an interdisciplinary approach to understanding social issues. His multilingual background and work across diverse communities inform his perspective on culture, conflict, and contemporary society.

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I hail from Guwahati, Assam, and completed my Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Delhi. My research interests lie in the intersections of popular culture, mental health, family structures, and kinship studies. I am particularly drawn to how cultural narratives, media, and everyday social practices shape personal identities and emotional well-being.
I chose to pursue an M.A. in Society and Culture because it allows me to engage with interdisciplinary perspectives, connect sociological theory with contemporary cultural phenomena, and deepen my understanding of how social worlds are experienced and constructed. Through this programme, I hope to develop a more holistic and critical approach to the study of society, relationships, and emerging cultural forms.

I belong to the East Indian community of Vasai, Mumbai, and my current research focus revolves around its food practices and memory. My academic interests span cultural studies, oral history, language and translation. Outside academia, I’m drawn to flowers, photography, music, theatre, painting, and starry nights.

Being a postgraduate student with training in theology and a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature, my academic interests lie in science and technology studies, with a specific focus on human–technology interaction in everyday, non-virtual contexts, and the social, ethical, and cultural implications of technological change.

Hailing from Assam, Noyonika’s areas of interest span archival research, heritage studies, and cultural anthropology. With an interdisciplinary orientation, she aspires to a patchwork career, drawing on experiences such as research for which she is formally acknowledged in the museum’s credit panel at O.P. Jindal Global University and her involvement in social policy projects related to NREGA and drinking water situation in India.

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Rajkishore Mohapatra is a documentary filmmaker and new-media artist who has collaborated with several government and private organisations to document India’s cultural landscapes. His research interests are innovative approaches to preserving cultural heritage, blending visual storytelling with emerging media practices.

Ram Naresh Meena is a Philosophy undergraduate at Hindu College, University of Delhi. His academic interests include ethics, moral philosophy, and social theory. He is currently exploring the intersections of philosophical thought, human values, and contemporary social issues through his research and academic engagements.

Rithin (he/him), hailing from Kannur, Kerala, holds a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Hindu College, University of Delhi. Pursuing an interdisciplinary way of understanding, his academic interests mainly include human ecology, coastal folklore, blue humanities, cultural geography, queer politics, and spatiality. Love fishes, a big consumer of queer media, fashion, and food vlogs. You can reach out at rithin.reji@iitgn.ac.in.

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Archaeology, Prehistory, Ethnoarchaeology, Sustainability, Public Policy

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Hello, everyone I’m Swastik and I have done my BA in Social Management from CUG. And I’m interested to study multidisciplinary courses and I’m following my interest from MASC course in IITGN. As I am coming from rural area of Bihar where still there is no awareness of quality education and they are majorly involved in informal sector for their livelihood.I want to do my research on informal sector which is more inclined towards women empowerment after the male migration from their family for employment opportunities and after migration how the female members of the family manage
their livelihood as well as other agriculture related works.

Rooted in Murshidabad, I work at the intersection of art, market, and memory. Drawing on Critical Theory and postcolonial critiques of capitalism, I examine how artisanal practices and performance traditions like Alkap become sites where material labour and aesthetic form mediate power, value, and identity.

I come from Chennai. I did my undergrad in History. My research interests include architectural history, aesthetics of religion and satire’s ability to break through propaganda. You can usually find me going around on aimless walks or watching my favorite sporting teams lose.

Chinese Enthusiast trained in Mandarin language and Sinology
Interest in geopolitics, literature, language and culture studies