Sowparnika Balaswaminathan
Biographic Data
| ID | 194674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sowparnika Balaswaminathan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sowparnika |
| FAMILY NAME | Balaswaminathan |
| SIGNATURE | BALASWAMINATHAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2568-8000 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Village Hotel
In this paper, I explore the sacred Indian town of Swamimalai, Tamilnadu, as a nexus of religiosity, heritage and commerce by juxtaposing the narratives and aesthetics of these intersecting industries. To unravel these elements, I first examine how Swamimalai is constructed as a sacred place of belonging by two communities who consider it home—temple priests and traditional bronze sculptors. Then I use the case of INDeco Swamimalai, a luxury hote…
The Outsider
The practice of ethnography relegates the anthropologist to an interstitial space of belonging, even when the anthropologist is of the community. This experience is not unique to anthropology, as anyone living a life of intersectionality faces competing claims of communal membership, but what is it about the act of observing with distance that turns us into outsiders? This story is inspired by this intersectionality, twice framed, centered on Kat…
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The Outsider
The practice of ethnography relegates the anthropologist to an interstitial space of belonging, even when the anthropologist is of the community. This experience is not unique to anthropology, as anyone living a life of intersectionality faces competing claims of communal membership, but what is it about the act of observing with distance that turns us into outsiders? This story is inspired by this intersectionality, twice framed, centered on Kat…
The Village Hotel
In this paper, I explore the sacred Indian town of Swamimalai, Tamilnadu, as a nexus of religiosity, heritage and commerce by juxtaposing the narratives and aesthetics of these intersecting industries. To unravel these elements, I first examine how Swamimalai is constructed as a sacred place of belonging by two communities who consider it home—temple priests and traditional bronze sculptors. Then I use the case of INDeco Swamimalai, a luxury hote…
Narrative (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Bronze Age (1 work) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (1 work) · China's Global Influence and Migration (1 work) · Citation (1 work) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)