Soma Basu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4275642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Soma Basu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Soma |
| FAMILY NAME | Basu |
| SIGNATURE | BASU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7971-1304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Phantoms of the drains
This article traces how the network of ordinary municipal drains (nullahs) in Northeast Delhi became a ‘trauma trove’ in the aftermath of the 2020 Delhi pogrom. Drawing on three years of sensory ethnography, it shows how the nullahs, long marked by infrastructural neglect and caste-based labor, came to hold the residual violence of Hindu–Muslim conflict. The nullah functions as haunted infrastructure: its opacity and chemical thickness invite spe…
Porn, Protests, and Politics
This article explores the intricate convergence between eroticism and political discourses in Hindu-majority India, focusing on how sexual fantasies are deeply intertwined with ethnic and religious identities and imaginations. Through an ethnographic analysis of pornography sites, the article attempts to answer two questions - first, to what extent is there a politicization, particularly an ethnicization, of sexual desires and fantasies within th…
Why do Indians cry passionately on Insta?”
The article attempts to explore the specific performative and digital practice of users sharing digital self-images and videos on social media platforms in which they cry, with or without a ‘tear filter’. In this article, the author employs Netnography (Kozinets, 2010) to look at social media accounts and online archives to track the origins of the trend of ‘crying videos on TikTok’ and through comments, reactions, and user interactions, attempts…
Bengali Girls in Sport
Bengali girls in sport
(2004). Bengali girls in sport: A socio‐economic study of Kabadi. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 21, Sport in South Asian Society, pp. 467-477
Health status of tribal women in India
The paper discusses the health status of the tribal women in relation to sex ratio age at marriage fertility mortality life expectancy nutritional status maternal and child health care practices sexually transmitted diseases genetic disorders etc. the health status of tribal women is found to be lower than that of the Indian women in general on most of these aspects. Gaps in knowledge regarding the health of tribal women have been identified and …
Health status of tribal women in India
The paper discusses the health status of the tribal women in relation to sex ratio age at marriage fertility mortality life expectancy nutritional status maternal and child health care practices sexually transmitted diseases genetic disorders etc. the health status of tribal women is found to be lower than that of the Indian women in general on most of these aspects. Gaps in knowledge regarding the health of tribal women have been identified and …
Why do Indians cry passionately on Insta?”
The article attempts to explore the specific performative and digital practice of users sharing digital self-images and videos on social media platforms in which they cry, with or without a ‘tear filter’. In this article, the author employs Netnography (Kozinets, 2010) to look at social media accounts and online archives to track the origins of the trend of ‘crying videos on TikTok’ and through comments, reactions, and user interactions, attempts…
Bengali girls in sport
(2004). Bengali girls in sport: A socio‐economic study of Kabadi. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 21, Sport in South Asian Society, pp. 467-477
Health status of tribal women in India
The paper discusses the health status of the tribal women in relation to sex ratio age at marriage fertility mortality life expectancy nutritional status maternal and child health care practices sexually transmitted diseases genetic disorders etc. the health status of tribal women is found to be lower than that of the Indian women in general on most of these aspects. Gaps in knowledge regarding the health of tribal women have been identified and …
Bengali Girls in Sport
Bengali girls in sport
(2004). Bengali girls in sport: A socio‐economic study of Kabadi. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 21, Sport in South Asian Society, pp. 467-477
Why do Indians cry passionately on Insta?”
The article attempts to explore the specific performative and digital practice of users sharing digital self-images and videos on social media platforms in which they cry, with or without a ‘tear filter’. In this article, the author employs Netnography (Kozinets, 2010) to look at social media accounts and online archives to track the origins of the trend of ‘crying videos on TikTok’ and through comments, reactions, and user interactions, attempts…
Porn, Protests, and Politics
This article explores the intricate convergence between eroticism and political discourses in Hindu-majority India, focusing on how sexual fantasies are deeply intertwined with ethnic and religious identities and imaginations. Through an ethnographic analysis of pornography sites, the article attempts to answer two questions - first, to what extent is there a politicization, particularly an ethnicization, of sexual desires and fantasies within th…
Phantoms of the drains
This article traces how the network of ordinary municipal drains (nullahs) in Northeast Delhi became a ‘trauma trove’ in the aftermath of the 2020 Delhi pogrom. Drawing on three years of sensory ethnography, it shows how the nullahs, long marked by infrastructural neglect and caste-based labor, came to hold the residual violence of Hindu–Muslim conflict. The nullah functions as haunted infrastructure: its opacity and chemical thickness invite spe…
Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Bengali (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · History (2 works) · History of sport (2 works)