Bibhuti M Kachhap
Biographic Data
| ID | 162565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bibhuti M Kachhap |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bibhuti M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kachhap |
| SIGNATURE | KACHHAP B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-2103-9969 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Asexual nationalism and Indian cinema: A queer reading of nationalistic narrations
Asexuality, often marginalised within dominant sexual discourses, offers a critical lens for examining how compulsory sexuality and heteronormativity shape cultural imaginaries of intimacy and citizenship. This study departs from models that treat asexuality as a fixed identity and instead conceptualises it as a fluid, culturally embedded modality that emerges through practices such as celibacy, abstinence, disability, and non-normative relationa…
Ambushing the Indian Screen: Vernacularisation, Semiotic Tactics and Magical Realism
Kamal Swaroop’s Om Dar-B-Dar (1988/2014) and Anamika Haksar’s Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hu (2018) represent a fusion of various modes, methodologies and mediums. While scholars have explored these films in relation to digital, avant-garde, documentary, post-communist aesthetics (or, end of Indian New Wave, in case of Om Dar-B-Dar ), their magic realist aspect has received less attention. Recently, the term ‘magic realism’ has become dilu…
Evolution of asexual identities in India: Shaping asexual conversations through lived experiences and digital platforms
The ideation of asexuality is inherently radical and subversive, as it challenges the centrality of sex and sexual behaviour in a heteronormative society. This article aims to study the emergence and construction of Indian asexual discourse by examining the lived experiences and narratives of Indian asexual individuals. A mixed-methods qualitative approach is employed, utilizing semi-structured interviews conducted through snowball sampling, alon…
Revisiting Ethno-nationalism: A Study of Nihal De Silva’s The Road from Elephant Pass
Sri Lanka in the last decade witnessed a catastrophe of incidents that blurred the lines of nationalism. The two ethnic communities of Sri Lanka the Sinhalese and the Tamils suffered differences that later transformed into a Civil War (1983War ( -2009)). The post-independence era brought out 'nationalism' within the country but turned ethnic in a short course of time. Therefore the theme of ethno-nationalism is prevalent in Sri Lankan English lit…
Evolution of asexual identities in India: Shaping asexual conversations through lived experiences and digital platforms
The ideation of asexuality is inherently radical and subversive, as it challenges the centrality of sex and sexual behaviour in a heteronormative society. This article aims to study the emergence and construction of Indian asexual discourse by examining the lived experiences and narratives of Indian asexual individuals. A mixed-methods qualitative approach is employed, utilizing semi-structured interviews conducted through snowball sampling, alon…
Revisiting Ethno-nationalism: A Study of Nihal De Silva’s The Road from Elephant Pass
Sri Lanka in the last decade witnessed a catastrophe of incidents that blurred the lines of nationalism. The two ethnic communities of Sri Lanka the Sinhalese and the Tamils suffered differences that later transformed into a Civil War (1983War ( -2009)). The post-independence era brought out 'nationalism' within the country but turned ethnic in a short course of time. Therefore the theme of ethno-nationalism is prevalent in Sri Lankan English lit…
Ambushing the Indian Screen: Vernacularisation, Semiotic Tactics and Magical Realism
Kamal Swaroop’s Om Dar-B-Dar (1988/2014) and Anamika Haksar’s Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hu (2018) represent a fusion of various modes, methodologies and mediums. While scholars have explored these films in relation to digital, avant-garde, documentary, post-communist aesthetics (or, end of Indian New Wave, in case of Om Dar-B-Dar ), their magic realist aspect has received less attention. Recently, the term ‘magic realism’ has become dilu…
Evolution of asexual identities in India: Shaping asexual conversations through lived experiences and digital platforms
The ideation of asexuality is inherently radical and subversive, as it challenges the centrality of sex and sexual behaviour in a heteronormative society. This article aims to study the emergence and construction of Indian asexual discourse by examining the lived experiences and narratives of Indian asexual individuals. A mixed-methods qualitative approach is employed, utilizing semi-structured interviews conducted through snowball sampling, alon…
Asexual nationalism and Indian cinema: A queer reading of nationalistic narrations
Asexuality, often marginalised within dominant sexual discourses, offers a critical lens for examining how compulsory sexuality and heteronormativity shape cultural imaginaries of intimacy and citizenship. This study departs from models that treat asexuality as a fixed identity and instead conceptualises it as a fluid, culturally embedded modality that emerges through practices such as celibacy, abstinence, disability, and non-normative relationa…
South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Nationalism (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Asexuality (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)