Sociologist · Writer · Researcher
Snehashish Das
Snehashish Das is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. Their work explores anti-caste movements, folk histories, folk cultures, religion, and subversive masculinities in Western Odisha, India. Alongside academic research, they write for public platforms and engage with anti-caste creative and literary practices. On a side note, Snehashish loves to explore, cook, and experiment with different cultural cuisines, which this website does not elaborate upon.
PhD Dissertation Details
The Deformation of Masculinities, and the Anti-Caste Movement in the Western Regions of Odisha
This doctoral project examines anti-caste movements in Western Odisha through fieldwork conducted primarily among the Ganda (Scheduled Caste) community in Kurul village and the Malgodampada urban slum in the Balangir district in 2024. It investigates how anti-caste movements function not merely as political formations but as pedagogical spaces through which ideas of emancipation, personhood, gender, and social transformation are historically produced and transmitted.
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Academic Journey
PhD in Sociology
Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), School of Social Sciences (SSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University
MA in Sociology
Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), School of Social Sciences (SSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University
BA in Social Sciences
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
“If caste remains, liberation cannot.
If liberation emerges, caste cannot remain.”— Bhima Bhoi
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