TISS Guwahati- Centre for Sociology and Social Anthropology is delighted to present Eroteme Volume 3. Happy Reading!
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- EROTEME2 Message From The Centre Chair
- EROTEME3 CENTRE REPORT2025-2026
- EROTEMEFaculty Highlights 4
- EROTEME5 From First Steps to Farewells: The SSA Family
- EROTEMEStudent Spotlight Academic Achievements:
- EROTEMECentre Initiatives/Activities FRIDAY DISCUSSIONS
- EROTEME8 Field Visits and Reports
- EROTEMEField Visits and Reports FIELD VISIT TO KALAKSHETRA
- EROTEME10 ‘On Sociology, Teaching, and a Changing World’
- EROTEME11 In Conversation with Prof. Sanjay Barbora (contd.)
- EROTEME12 In Conversation with Prof. Sanjay Barbora (contd.)
- EROTEME13 In Conversation with Prof. Sanjay Barbora (contd.)
- EROTEME14 In Conversation with Prof. Sanjay Barbora (contd.)
- EROTEMESTUDENT CORNER 15
- EROTEMEWritten By: Antarlina Bhattacharjee Poetry Collection
- EROTEMEMargins (continued)
- EROTEME18 Photo by Ana Jovanovski on Unsplash
- EROTEME19 ck by the flowers, but weirdly critical of the rest of the wild foliage in their conservative views of a garden. Nevertheless, it was thriving amongst the rows of concrete. Lying on the moist soil with my hands under my head, I was almost content with my garden, almost because I was only wishing, stubbornly like a child my age would, for that one corner to be housed with the summer dream of a mango tree; after all, I shared history with such a tree.
- EROTEME20 devtas and asuras where there were only…things, or no-things. Though there was some sense in locating impurities caused by a bathroom near our kitchen or mandir But my parents acknowledged him immediately by estimating the cost of redoing much of our home. It would resolve our circumstances. And as long as I got to hear prospects of a room to myself, I was happy.
- EROTEME21 The Story of Migration in ‘Dinwa Ginat Mori’
- EROTEME22 Illusion
- EROTEME23 Ra ta ta ta ta ta ta
- MEET THE TEAMEROTEME VOLUME 3 Editorial Team
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EROTEME
In Conversation with Prof. Sanjay Barbora (contd.)
better idea of the researchers and the universities you wish to apply to (since you will see their affiliations when you follow their work). While in the field, remember to do diligent, immersive
For students who are just beginning their academic journey in sociology and anthropology, what habits or approaches would you encourage them to develop?
Read! That is the best way you can expand your horizons.
Read good ethnographic books that will inspire you to do engaged, in-depth fieldwork.
work and make long-lasting friends with the people you meet. These are small ways to strengthen your application.
Having said all this, the world seems to have changed immensely in the past two years.
American universities have
Furthermore, do not be afraid to write more, especially in the public domain. Write for journals, the OpEd page of your local newspapers, webzines, and other places where people read and respond. It will make you accountable to readers.
reduced their budgets for recruiting PhD students, leading to a decline in the number of international students. The UK is in an austerity drive that has implications for higher education.
Cooking helps, strangely! Maybe it is the process of selecting ingredients and planning the dish that closely mirrors how we choose to conduct our research.
Australian universities have a somewhat personalised recruitment system for PhD research in the social sciences, where you need exceptionally high marks throughout college.
European rsities, univeincluding
Were there any particular experiences/ challenges during your time teaching in India that shaped the way you think aboout teaching, research, or academia more broadly?
those in Germany (by far the country that spends the most on higher education), focus more on government-funded thematic research areas, so getting into these networks can be challenging.
Do not be afraid to write more, especially in the public domain.
My significant teaching experiences in India are limited to TISS Guwahati, which was different from other places. We had an active Board of Studies, and as Dean, I tried to implement curriculum changes -
Sometimes you might find that the person you want to work with, the one who has been doing cutting-edge research, is not in some foreign university, but just around the corner from you. That is why following journals and reading up are important elements across the different
Centres, incorporating input from student representatives. This consultative process was very helpful in shaping my views on the relevance of period change in teaching syllabi.
Hopefully, this will remain and improve over time.
in deciding on your PhD journey.
The challenge (at TISS) were financial in