Dhiraj Kumar

Assistant professor, MMV, Banaras Hindu University

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Pigs roaming the streets for food

The pig’s dual status in Hinduism—as both divine and polluted—reveals the contingent nature of sacredness

26 Mar 2025

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Labourers often experience industrial quarters as spaces of social alienation, resembling the isolation found in prisons

How urban migration strips workers of their social and cultural identities

12 Sep 2024

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