Suhita Chopra Chatterjee
Biographic Data
| ID | 330133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suhita Chopra Chatterjee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suhita Chopra |
| FAMILY NAME | Chatterjee |
| SIGNATURE | CHATTERJEE S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1788-4418 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Courtesan Project and the Tawa’ifs’ Cultural Commons
The tawa’ifs were an elite class of performing community engaged in the production of dance, music, and poetry in the form of cultural commons in pre-colonial Lucknow and other princely states. There was a gradual decline in this community’s cultural commons throughout the 19th and 20th century. While the performance history of tawa’ifs and their contribution to the art forms of kathak and thumri have been widely explored, there is a sparse under…
Problematics of caring in a spiritual gerontopolis: A study of old age homes in varanasi (Kashi)
Among Hindus, Varanasi is believed to be the home of Lord Shiva, who frees the devotees from the bonds of past karma to ensure them moksha–release from the endless cycle of birth and death. This belief has attracted many elders, from time immemorial, to take shelter in various old age homes, wanting to die in this sacred city. Those attending these elders face challenges in balancing between modern practices of eldercare and traditional attitudes…
Spiritual Interventions in Grief Resolution: A Personal Narrative
This article is a personal narrative of grief and bereavement following the sudden, unexpected death of the author's husband. The author identifies the complex array of emotions that she underwent, which transposed her into a world where survival lost its purpose, and the world its coherence. The different components of Hindu understanding and the practice of spirituality which helped her to address these emotional issues and resolve her grief ar…
The Experiences of Adolescents With Thalassemia in West Bengal, India
In disadvantaged settings, where medical and socioeconomic support structures are inadequately developed, adolescent thalassemic patient respondents (ATPRs) live a dismal existence. In this article, the authors explore the experiences of ATPRs in West Bengal, India, with a view to addressing the question of whether thalassemia can be considered a disability, using a qualitative research design involving a purposive sampling method. The authors co…
Coping with Genetic Disorder: A Sociological Understanding of Parent-Caregivers' Experiences
Parent-caregivers (PACs) of Thalassaemic children face a variety of stress and strain. The article looks into the different experiences of PACs in a relatively underdeveloped setting in India characterized by poor medical and social support services. The problem is compounded by illiteracy and poverty of the PACs. The study highlights the different ways in which PACs cope with the existential crisis of illness in their lives. Central to coping, m…
Understanding the Experiential World of the Dying: Limits to Sociological Research
In recent years there has been a proliferation of literature on Sociology of Dying. However, sociologists often treat the experience of those who are critically ill as similar to those who are really dying. This article argues that the level of emotional experience of one who is facing death is different from one who is critically ill but can intellectually anticipate it as the end of one's existence. In other words, dying though mostly contiguou…
Understanding the Experiential World of the Dying: Limits to Sociological Research
In recent years there has been a proliferation of literature on Sociology of Dying. However, sociologists often treat the experience of those who are critically ill as similar to those who are really dying. This article argues that the level of emotional experience of one who is facing death is different from one who is critically ill but can intellectually anticipate it as the end of one's existence. In other words, dying, though mostly contiguo…
Death and the Discourse of the Body
A meaningful discourse on death needs to take into account the various ways in which the body is “constructed” in different cultures. Biomedicine, which is rooted in western culture, places a great deal of importance on the body and this creates an anxiety over death. In contrast, the Indian science of medicine draws heavily from an ancient philosophical tradition in which metaphysical ideas about the soul have contributed to the relative insigni…
The Experiences of Adolescents With Thalassemia in West Bengal, India
In disadvantaged settings, where medical and socioeconomic support structures are inadequately developed, adolescent thalassemic patient respondents (ATPRs) live a dismal existence. In this article, the authors explore the experiences of ATPRs in West Bengal, India, with a view to addressing the question of whether thalassemia can be considered a disability, using a qualitative research design involving a purposive sampling method. The authors co…
Coping with Genetic Disorder: A Sociological Understanding of Parent-Caregivers' Experiences
Parent-caregivers (PACs) of Thalassaemic children face a variety of stress and strain. The article looks into the different experiences of PACs in a relatively underdeveloped setting in India characterized by poor medical and social support services. The problem is compounded by illiteracy and poverty of the PACs. The study highlights the different ways in which PACs cope with the existential crisis of illness in their lives. Central to coping, m…
The Courtesan Project and the Tawa’ifs’ Cultural Commons
The tawa’ifs were an elite class of performing community engaged in the production of dance, music, and poetry in the form of cultural commons in pre-colonial Lucknow and other princely states. There was a gradual decline in this community’s cultural commons throughout the 19th and 20th century. While the performance history of tawa’ifs and their contribution to the art forms of kathak and thumri have been widely explored, there is a sparse under…
Death and the Discourse of the Body
A meaningful discourse on death needs to take into account the various ways in which the body is “constructed” in different cultures. Biomedicine, which is rooted in western culture, places a great deal of importance on the body and this creates an anxiety over death. In contrast, the Indian science of medicine draws heavily from an ancient philosophical tradition in which metaphysical ideas about the soul have contributed to the relative insigni…
Understanding the Experiential World of the Dying: Limits to Sociological Research
In recent years there has been a proliferation of literature on Sociology of Dying. However, sociologists often treat the experience of those who are critically ill as similar to those who are really dying. This article argues that the level of emotional experience of one who is facing death is different from one who is critically ill but can intellectually anticipate it as the end of one's existence. In other words, dying though mostly contiguou…
Understanding the Experiential World of the Dying: Limits to Sociological Research
In recent years there has been a proliferation of literature on Sociology of Dying. However, sociologists often treat the experience of those who are critically ill as similar to those who are really dying. This article argues that the level of emotional experience of one who is facing death is different from one who is critically ill but can intellectually anticipate it as the end of one's existence. In other words, dying, though mostly contiguo…
Coping with Genetic Disorder: A Sociological Understanding of Parent-Caregivers' Experiences
Parent-caregivers (PACs) of Thalassaemic children face a variety of stress and strain. The article looks into the different experiences of PACs in a relatively underdeveloped setting in India characterized by poor medical and social support services. The problem is compounded by illiteracy and poverty of the PACs. The study highlights the different ways in which PACs cope with the existential crisis of illness in their lives. Central to coping, m…
Spiritual Interventions in Grief Resolution: A Personal Narrative
This article is a personal narrative of grief and bereavement following the sudden, unexpected death of the author's husband. The author identifies the complex array of emotions that she underwent, which transposed her into a world where survival lost its purpose, and the world its coherence. The different components of Hindu understanding and the practice of spirituality which helped her to address these emotional issues and resolve her grief ar…
The Experiences of Adolescents With Thalassemia in West Bengal, India
In disadvantaged settings, where medical and socioeconomic support structures are inadequately developed, adolescent thalassemic patient respondents (ATPRs) live a dismal existence. In this article, the authors explore the experiences of ATPRs in West Bengal, India, with a view to addressing the question of whether thalassemia can be considered a disability, using a qualitative research design involving a purposive sampling method. The authors co…
Problematics of caring in a spiritual gerontopolis: A study of old age homes in varanasi (Kashi)
Among Hindus, Varanasi is believed to be the home of Lord Shiva, who frees the devotees from the bonds of past karma to ensure them moksha–release from the endless cycle of birth and death. This belief has attracted many elders, from time immemorial, to take shelter in various old age homes, wanting to die in this sacred city. Those attending these elders face challenges in balancing between modern practices of eldercare and traditional attitudes…
The Courtesan Project and the Tawa’ifs’ Cultural Commons
The tawa’ifs were an elite class of performing community engaged in the production of dance, music, and poetry in the form of cultural commons in pre-colonial Lucknow and other princely states. There was a gradual decline in this community’s cultural commons throughout the 19th and 20th century. While the performance history of tawa’ifs and their contribution to the art forms of kathak and thumri have been widely explored, there is a sparse under…
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 works)