Inherited caste identity is an important determinant of life opportunity for a fifth of the world's
population, but is not given the same significance in global development policy debates as …

Exploring the intersection of state, religion, and ethnicity, this article considers the
opportunities for individual and collective advancement available to Muslim Gujjars in …

This book analyses the social, political and religious life of the Hyolmo people of Nepal.
Highlighting patterns of change and adaptation, it addresses the Shamanic-Buddhist …

The lived experiences of cisgender women partners of trans men are rarely a subject of
concern, even for sexuality studies in India. This article looks into the lived experiences of …

Scholarship on humour in the Indian context has hardly looked at how performative humour
or comedy intersects with the different axes of social stratification to impact caste groups …

It is widely acknowledged that Indian society is still significantly plagued, not only by jāti
itself, but also omnipresent caste-ridden politics. The aim of this essay is to analyze this …

The objectives of this paper are to study the plight of religiousReligious minorities
Minoritiesand the rights of people belonging to them in India and Pakistan. This study …

The present study has explored the digital banner studios environment in Tamil Nadu.
Digital banners are very important in cultural events, festivals, marriages, political …

Both India and China faces numerus social issues that are contemporary in nature. A high
level of poverty, inequality and discrimination based on caste, gender, religion and …

India embarked on a unique political and institutional path that included the introduction of
special arrangements made for 'minorities' when drafting a new Constitution. Itakura …