Publications

The post-Cold War achievement in cooperation in the Arctic now seems in danger. Does this mark the 'return of geopolitics' to the region? This may or may not be the new normal, but it certainly has impacted the dynamics in the Arctic.

Matrilineal practices constitute an important aspect of the social organization among the Minangkabau Muslims of West Sumatra. Challenges were posed to the co-existence of customary practices and religious elements by specific regional and historic factors such as Dutch colonialism, the introduction of the money economy, Islamic reformism, legislative interventions, and other socio-economic transformations in colonial and post-colonial West Sumatra.

As owners of extensive matrilineal joint households in the Tellicherry Coastal town (North Malabar, South India), Keyis upheld an urban-centred identity in the colonial period. Scattered around the coastal town of Tellicherry in Cannanore, the Keyis today form an economically diverse group. 

Scant empirical research from Asia has addressed the impact of COVID-19 on sexual minority health. We aimed to explore and understand the impact of COVID-19 on income security, mental health, HIV risk and access to health services among men who have sex with men (MSM) in India. We conducted a concurrent mixed methods study from April to June 2020, including a cross-sectional survey and in-depth semi-structured interviews with MSM recruited from three non-governmental organisations providing HIV prevention services in Chandigarh, India. We examined the associations of sexual minority stressors (sexual stigma, internalised homonegativity), economic stressors, and stress due to social distancing, with depression and anxiety, HIV risk, and access to health services.

The notion that girls very early in school decide to pursue STEM careers is not true for many in India. This research study across science institutions and universities in the country reveal that the choice to pursue STEM career in India by girls has been influenced by family, school teachers and the immediate social network. However, once having made the choice, women take the lead responsibility of building their careers, where they become key negotiators at home and the organisation as they straddle their multiple responsibilities.