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Interesting read on the spike in C-sections in Delhi. It is a textbook example of intersectionality—how urban ecology (air pollution), class divides (the massive private vs. public hospital gap), and changing social timelines (delayed pregnancies) physically manifest on the female body.

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Sociological Analysis of India's Heat-Vulnerable Cities: An Intersectional and Ecological Lens: The presence of Indian cities at the top of the global heat-vulnerability index is not merely a meteorological phenomenon but a profound sociological crisis. From a sociological perspective, extreme heat acts as a "threat multiplier," exacerbating existing structural inequalities. Unlike Ulrich Beck’s theory of the "Risk Society"—which suggests modern risks affect everyone equally—urban heat in India is rigidly stratified along the axes of class, caste, gender, and physical ability. Class and Spatial Inequality: Urban heat disproportionately affects the working class (such as street vendors and construction laborers) who cannot retreat to climate-controlled environments. Confined to poorly ventilated, tin-roofed slums, they suffer from severe spatial segregation and lack the "adaptive capacity" available to the upper-middle class. Caste: In Indian cities, spatial segregation often mirrors caste lines. Marginalized castes are frequently pushed to urban peripheries or congested settlements that lack green cover, intensifying the "urban heat island" effect. Furthermore, Dalits disproportionately perform outdoor, heat-exposed labor like sanitation work and brick-making, while sometimes still facing social barriers in accessing public drinking water. Gender: Extreme heat takes a severe physiological and social toll on women’s reproductive health. Vandana Shiva's concept of maldevelopment helps explain how reckless urban infrastructure growth destroys ecological commons like local water bodies. This transfers the environmental costs directly onto women's bodies and labor, increasing the physical burden of fetching water and caring for heat-stricken family members. Vulnerable Demographics: Children, elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) face heightened physiological vulnerability. Sociologically, the lack of accessible cooling shelters or shaded public spaces reflects an inherent ableism and ageism in urban planning, where climate resilience is designed primarily for the able-bodied, working-age elite. Wildlife: Expanding the sociological imagination beyond anthropocentrism reveals the severe impact on urban wildlife and community animals (like street dogs). The hyper-concretization of cities destroys ecological niches and water sources, highlighting an ecological crisis where the "right to the city" is systematically denied to non-human inhabitants. Addressing heat vulnerability demands more than technical Heat Action Plans. It requires an intersectional policy architecture that recognizes caste, class, gender, and ecological justice not as secondary variables, but as primary determinants of climate risk.

Surinder Jodhka on Caste and Education: A Sociological Perspective Read more Link

Edgar Morin and the Sociology of Education: Relevance for Contemporary India Read more: https://www.gene.eu/edgar-morin

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tk-oommen-a-leading-architect-of-modern-indian-sociology-passes-away/article70680002.ece Prof Oommen was a towering figure in Indian Sociology. His major areas of research and scholarship were: - Social movements and their transformative potential, beginning with his study of the Bhoodan Movement. - Sociology of occupation, his study of the nursing profession (1978) was pioneering, bringing attention to socially undervalued yet indispensable occupations - Work on State and ethnicity, most notably in ‘Understanding Security: A New Perspective’, he offered a novel framework for analysing social security in the context of communal violence and ethnic conflict in India. He interrogated the complex relationship between State and civil society and explored how modern nation-states confront dissent and pluralism. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 2008 (ndia's third-highest civilian honor)

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Prof Nandu Ram, a pioneering sociologist, passed away on July 28, 2025, leaving a legacy in Dalit studies. He reshaped Indian sociology with his insightful work and mentorship. His contributions will continue to inspire future generations.