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In Perspective

An original archive of videos created in collaboration with over 100 South Asian scholars, making academic research accessible.

Bodies and Sexuality

How Did Ancient India’s Obsession With Sons Allow For Sex Outside Marriage?

with: Smita Sahgal

What Made Fire a Landmark Moment in India’s Understanding of Queerness?

with: Shohini Ghosh

What Led to the Debate on Vulgarity in 1990s India?

with: Shohini Ghosh

How Did Savita Bhabhi Become So Controversial?

with: Shohini Ghosh

Courtesan Culture

What Led to the Fall of Courtesan Culture in 19th Century Lucknow?

with: Veena T Oldenburg

How Did the Rebellion of 1857 Transform the City of Lucknow?

with: Veena T Oldenburg

How Did Tawaifs Brand Themselves as Celebrities?

with: Shweta Sachdeva Jha

How Did the Courtesans of Lucknow Challenge Patriarchal Norms?

with: Veena T Oldenburg

South Asian Cinema and TV

Do Bollywood Movies Reject Societal Notions of Love?

with: Ulka Anjaria

How Did the Arrival of Colour Change Hindi Cinema?

with: Ranjani Mazumdar

How Have Films and TV Stereotyped Muslims Post 9/11?

with: Amina Yaqin

What ‘Type’ of Child Do Hindi Films Focus On?

with: Shakuntala Banaji

Colonial Debates on Women’s Rights

How Did the Colonial State Debate Birth Control in India?

with: Sanjam Ahluwalia

Why Was It Challenging To Recognize People’s Customs as Law in Colonial India?

with: Janaki Nair

How Did Colonial Laws Impact the Status of Mughal Slaves?

with: Indrani Chatterjee

Why Did Society Object to Women Reading Novels in 19th Century Bengal?

with: Swati Moitra

Gender Roles

How Was Gender Articulated in Early Indian Art?

with: Seema Bawa

Why Is Childcare a Mother’s Responsibility?

with: Dr Rajni Palriwala

How Were Tamil Nadu’s Tribal Goddess Cults Marginalised?

with: R. Mahalakshmi

Why Are Indian Women Expected To Be ‘Homely’?

with: Geeta Patel

Caste Oppression

How Did Upper Caste Scriptures Become the Basis for India’s Laws?

with: Janaki Nair

Why Were Brahmin Elite Threatened by Democracy in 1920s' India?

with: Pavithra Suryanarayan

Is Social Media Really Liberatory for Marginalised Communities?

with: Usha Raman

How Did an Indian Immigrant Demand u.s. Citizenship Based on Being “Aryan”?

with: Sharmila Rudrappa

State Censorship and Violence

What’s Wrong With How India Responds to Violence Against Women?

with: Rajeswari Sunder Rajan

Why Do Women “Compromise” in Domestic Violence Cases?

with: Poulami Roychowdhury

Is Violence Against Women More Common in ‘Traditional’ Societies?

with: Poulami Roychowdhury

Why Is a Woman’s ‘Moral Character’ Used Against Her in Court?

with: Flavia Agnes

Indian Education System

How Did Women’s Readership Transform the Urdu Novel?

with: Amina Yaqin

Did Missionary Education Resist Social Hierarchies in Colonial India?

with: Divya Kannan

How Did Colonial Schools Impose ‘Respectability’ on Indian Women?

with: Divya Kannan

How Did the Colonial Education System Further Social Divisions?

with: Divya Kannan

Development and Environmental Conflicts

What’s Wrong With Using the Term ‘Sex Reassignment Surgery’?

with: Asha Achuthan

Why the Ideal Worker Norm Needs To Change During the Pandemic

with: Dr Aliya Hamid Rao

Why Is Farmer Debt More Than Just an Economic Issue

with: Aarti Sethi

How Did One Seed Transform the Fortunes of Cotton Farmers in India?

with: Aarti Sethi