Humanities and Social Sciences

Abhijeet Singh

abhijeets@iitgn.ac.in

Abhijeet Singh

"Abhijeet did his Bachelor's from Barkatullah University, Bhopal. Some of his research interests are international political economy, Globalisation, Development politics, Climate change, Public policy, Behavioral economics, Market, Modernity, Technology, Capitalism, Society, Inequality, Politics, development, and democracy in India, etc. Fell in love with books early on, Knows no genre-specific bounds. Amateur Writer, a Nerdfighter, Avid debater. Other hobbies include Gardening, Yoga, meditation, Documentaries, Podcasts, Space science, Courtroom dramas. Passionate about Mars, Aliens, A.I., Spirituality, Mindfulness, Mysticism, Metaphysics, India’s future, Indian politics. Favorite read: Kafka on the Shore. "

Akhila K

akhilak@iitgn.ac.in

Akhila K

"Akhila hails from Kerala and holds an undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature. Her research interests broadly include cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, postcolonial literature and film studies. As an avid reader, she is interested in anything that pertains to narratives. Apart from this, she is also into photography. "

Angel Maria Varghese

angelv@iitgn.ac.in

Angel Maria Varghese

Angel completed her bachelor's degree in English Literature, Journalism and Psychology from St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bangalore. Her areas of interests include graphic novels, contemporary women writing, Indian writing in English, children's literature, literary translations, and adaptations. In her free time, she can be found painting or reading.

Anjali Singh

anjalis@iitgn.ac.in

Anjali Singh

Anjali holds a Master's degree in Philosophy from Banaras Hindu University. Her areas of research interest include social ontology, Indian theories on aesthetics, the Tantric tradition of Indian Philosophy with a precise focus on Kashmir Saivism, and cinema and theatre. She believes that philosophy can be learnt and developed from keen observation of one's own surroundings. Such a practice has also made her deeply interested in photography and theatre. One can engage with her for hours analysing and dissecting deeper into movies and songs.

Atmadeep Sengupta

atmadeeps@iitgn.ac.in

Atmadeep Sengupta

Atmadeep originally hails from Kolkata and holds a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts with a specialization in sociology from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune. His research interests span across Partition of Bengal, documentary cinema, Bengali cinema, civil society, political society, social capital, popular culture and labour. Long adda sessions, good cinema, lively theater performances/rehearsals and an endless supply of tea/coffee/biriyani gives him food for thought.

Devanshi Saxena

devanshis@iitgn.ac.in

Devanshi Saxena

I have done my Bachelor's in Sociology from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. My undergraduate thesis was based on the Blue Pottery craft of Jaipur. I am an avid bibliophile who does not prefer to confine herself to certain genres. Thriving on good doses of humour and sarcasm, I am constantly traversing the proverbial line between sanity and insanity.

Dipayan Pal

dipayanp@iitgn.ac.in

Dipayan Pal

"Born in Calcutta and educated at Don Bosco School, Bandel (2005- 2017) and at Hans Raj College, University of Delhi (2017-2020) where he took a First Class Honours in History, Dipayan published his first single authored research paper at the age of 16 for a peer-reviewed international journal, Indian Science Cruiser, and started writing opinion pieces at the age of 19 for India's main daily newspaper, The Indian Express. While at high school, he regularly contributed articles to The Times of India, The Telegraph and The Statesman. By the time he graduated from college, his works have appeared in The Hindu, The Financial Express, The Pioneer, Deccan Herald, Science Reporter (CSIR- NISCAIR), Dream 2047 (Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of India) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF), among others. His major works can be accessed: www.dipayanpal.com"

Hyma

hymab@iitgn.ac.in

Hyma

Completed my Bachelors from Manipal Centre for Humanities (MCH) in Manipal, Karnataka. My interest revolves around the topics of gender and sexuality, Cinema and Photography. I am also a dancer and I am passionate about nature photography.

Mamta

mamtam@iitgn.ac.in

Mamta

I'm Mamta Markam Dhobanpal, Chhindgarh, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, I live in a small village tribal area. Talking about education, my School education from the Chhattisgarh Bastar District of 12th has been Completed after graduation from Nagpur University and now I am doing M.A in Society and culture from IITGN Gujrat. My Research is about the education of tribal women's.

Naseef P.

naseef.p@iitgn.ac.in

Naseef P.

"Naseef did his undergrad in BA Language and Literature from University of Calicut, Kerala. He completed a three month internship in Amnesty International India. However, Language was never his area of interest. Most of his readings and writings encompass a wide range of interests like, critical engagements in Malayalam literature and movie, cultural studies, critical studies towards the neoliberal discourses and philological cross reading of Islamic theological texts. For further research projects, he is trying to find a new turn in understanding the ethico-cultural formation of Mappila Muslim essence through the Foucauldian framework of Talal. He wishes to spend his leisure time in Digital designing, Talking and Travelling"

Priya Jain

priyaj@iitgn.ac.in

Priya Jain

I've done my undergrad in Sociology Hons. from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. My research interests include Hierarchy in Protests (why physical protests are considered more revolutionary than poetry, painting, graffiti) , Satire in Stand Up Comedy, Democratic Backsliding in India, Carceral Feminism and Politics of Space If you love communist manifesto, I'm the right person to talk to, I admire Karl Marx and Edward Said's idea on Orientalism, Imperialism and Culture. I love feminist fictions, A room of one's own by Virginia Woolf was a revolutionary read for me. I have a keen interest in ethnography reading, writing and film making. I've also made a short film on Dissent.

Rahul Kumar

rahulkumar@iitgn.ac.in

Rahul Kumar

I was an undergraduate research student at the Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi. Under this unique program which was based on meta college and meta university concept, I had studied papers across the discipline from courses as Economics, Political science, English, Sociology, Philosophy, Maths from college like SRCC, Hindu college, St. Stephen's College. I have carried out multiple research and projects during my three years of graduation. I have experience working with governmental, non-governmental, civil societies, and think tanks. My hobby is Photography & filmmaking. I love to read and talk about Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Literature, and Politics.

Remya PK

remyapk@iitgn.ac.in

Remya PK

"Remya holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Payyanur College, Kerala. Her research interests are subaltern studies, Gender studies, Film studies, and caste politics in India. Topics of conversation may include anything other than politics of ""Hatred"". She is also interested in creative writing."

Satya Rajan

satyar@iitgn.ac.in

Satya Rajan

I have completed my Bachelor's in Social Sciences from TISS Guwahati. I have always been on the move and do not associate with a place. My graduation dissertation was on Kitchen as Gendered Space. My research interests are Queer body politics, physical appearance and aesthetics and peace and conflict studies.

Shirisha

shirisha.a@iitgn.ac.in

Shirisha

My home town is Madgul, Hyderabad. I am a BA Combined Humanities Graduate from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, Karnataka. I read and write Telugu poetry. I love to dance and make new friends. I am interested in looking at the politics of folk culture in Telangana. My other areas of passion in research are oral history and history from the below.

Tanurima Shau

tanurimas@iitgn.ac.in

Tanurima Shau

I hold a Master's degree in English from University of Delhi. My research interests include art and collective movements, protest literature, street art and graffiti, dissent in music and poetry.

Tejan Chaudhary

tejanc@iitgn.ac.in

Tejan Chaudhary

Hi, My name's Tejan Chaudhary. I completed my graduation in engineering in 2019 and then I worked with TCS for around 10 months before joining the IITGN community. My research interests include analysis of public policies and their implementation and the domain of caste politics and social media analysis. My hobbies include(but are not limited to) - penning down my musings, making situation relevant memes, and cracking a PJ once in a while. Discussions about contemporary challenges in social space, Ghalib, Physics and AI will surely act as an ice-breaker for indulging me in a conversation.

MA in Society and Culture Batch 2020-2022

Abhijeet Singh

Abhijeet Singh

Akhila K

Akhila K

Angel Maria Varghese

Angel Maria Varghese

Anjali Singh

Anjali Singh

Atmadeep Sengupta

Atmadeep Sengupta

Devanshi Saxena

Devanshi Saxena

Dipayan Pal

Dipayan Pal

Hyma

Hyma

Mamta

Mamta

Naseef P.

Naseef P.

Priya Jain

Priya Jain

Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar

Remya PK

Remya PK

Satya Rajan

Satya Rajan

Shirisha

Shirisha

Tanurima Shau

Tanurima Shau

Tejan Chaudhary

Tejan Chaudhary

MA in Society and Culture
Batch 2020-2022