Gayatri Balu
Biographic Data
| ID | 86599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gayatri Balu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gayatri |
| FAMILY NAME | Balu |
| SIGNATURE | BALU G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4201-3582 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Pipeline Dreams
The article traces the evolution of interests, choices and goals of high school girls in Delhi, India, as they pursue academic aspirations in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM). It aims to understand the complex ways in which girls’ aspirations are shaped and translated into appropriate higher education choices, and if and how aspiration formation is gendered. Through in-depth case studies and thematic analysis, we…
Sociology of Gender in India
Sociology of Gender in India brings together feminist and queer scholarship to chart the changing landscape of gender debates in Indian Sociology. Spanning over five decades of disciplinary evolution, this volume interrogates how gender, caste, sexuality, class, and digitalization intersect in shaping contemporary social life. With essays by a new generation of scholars, it critically engages with foundational debates in kinship, marriage, labour…
Repositioning Women, Revisiting Reforms; Revolution Within
Anandi, T K (2024); Revolution Within: Nampudiri Women as Agents of Social Reform in Kerala, New Delhi: Tulika Books; pp xi + 192, ₹ 850
Beyond subjugation and subversion
This article explores the Kodungallur Bharani festival of Kerala, South India, a prominent non-Brahmanical tradition; sexually suggestive songs and the ritual enactments of velichappads , ritual specialists who embody the goddess through possession, unsettle homogeneous understandings of Hindu devotion. Moving beyond binaries of subversions and subjugation that have dominated scholarly interpretations, the study examines the festival as a living …
Living on the Margins, Working in the Planned
This article explores the lives and labour dynamics of domestic workers in Delhi, focusing on their work in planned colonies and residence in jhuggi jhopri (JJ) clusters, or squatter settlements. Through narratives and in-depth interviews, it explores the complex interplay between these women's employment and the broader urban landscape. The study investigates the intergenerational journey of domestic workers, tracing their migration from rural a…
Masculinity and Marriage
The paper explores the everyday gendered lives of Velichappad men. The focus of the paper is on understanding imprint of rituals of possession beyond the space of enactment to the everyday social and material life of the persons who are possessed. Focusing on the experiences of men gives a deeper insight into the gendered dimensions of possession and its differentiated experiences. In addition, this paper examines the social and economic structur…
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Masculinity and Marriage
The paper explores the everyday gendered lives of Velichappad men. The focus of the paper is on understanding imprint of rituals of possession beyond the space of enactment to the everyday social and material life of the persons who are possessed. Focusing on the experiences of men gives a deeper insight into the gendered dimensions of possession and its differentiated experiences. In addition, this paper examines the social and economic structur…
Living on the Margins, Working in the Planned
This article explores the lives and labour dynamics of domestic workers in Delhi, focusing on their work in planned colonies and residence in jhuggi jhopri (JJ) clusters, or squatter settlements. Through narratives and in-depth interviews, it explores the complex interplay between these women's employment and the broader urban landscape. The study investigates the intergenerational journey of domestic workers, tracing their migration from rural a…
Repositioning Women, Revisiting Reforms; Revolution Within
Anandi, T K (2024); Revolution Within: Nampudiri Women as Agents of Social Reform in Kerala, New Delhi: Tulika Books; pp xi + 192, ₹ 850
Beyond subjugation and subversion
This article explores the Kodungallur Bharani festival of Kerala, South India, a prominent non-Brahmanical tradition; sexually suggestive songs and the ritual enactments of velichappads , ritual specialists who embody the goddess through possession, unsettle homogeneous understandings of Hindu devotion. Moving beyond binaries of subversions and subjugation that have dominated scholarly interpretations, the study examines the festival as a living …
Pipeline Dreams
The article traces the evolution of interests, choices and goals of high school girls in Delhi, India, as they pursue academic aspirations in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM). It aims to understand the complex ways in which girls’ aspirations are shaped and translated into appropriate higher education choices, and if and how aspiration formation is gendered. Through in-depth case studies and thematic analysis, we…
Sociology of Gender in India
Sociology of Gender in India brings together feminist and queer scholarship to chart the changing landscape of gender debates in Indian Sociology. Spanning over five decades of disciplinary evolution, this volume interrogates how gender, caste, sexuality, class, and digitalization intersect in shaping contemporary social life. With essays by a new generation of scholars, it critically engages with foundational debates in kinship, marriage, labour…
South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social and Economic Development in India (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Career Development and Diversity (1 work) · Caste (1 work)