Hoarce Miner is an American anthropologist, who writes about a North American group 'Nacirema' from the 1950s. Miner writes about their body rituals, most of which are sadist and torturous. Some of them

Arjun Appadurai introduces us to a new way to look at ‘Globalisation’. He says that Globalisation is simply the disjuncture between five different ‘scapes’: ethnoscape, ‘technoscape’, ‘finacescape’,

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Tell me something, how many of you were unhappy with your O levels or A levels (or any other academic qualification) results? Well, Science says that you can blame your genes or your loud neighbour or

I have been searching for some interesting furniture to liven up my room. Here is a list of some unique furniture pieces that I found. A beautiful hand painted Trunk. It was exhibited by Subcontinent Furniture

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Edward Tylor is said to have laid down the foundations of anthropology. His main aim, I believe, was to explain the diversity of cultures. He formulated a definition of culture: "Culture or civilization

'We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl. What have we found ? The same old fears'- Pink Floyd

After a long day, I returned home last night. I entered my room and as I switched on the light, I jumped. I had scared this furry little creature that was probably having a really good time on my table.

‘The Gift’ by Marcel Mauss is the study of the gift exchange system in archaic societies. Through his work, he challenges the idea that there is no code, no structure, no “natural economy” in primitive

Last summer on a flight from UAE to UK, I found myself sitting next to a young British man. For a few minutes, I could feel his curious eyes on me. Finally, he said “You must be from India”. When I told

Summaiya Jillani lives to create a ‘bang’ through her Pop Art inspired paintings that have such brilliantly vivid colours and are loud and obvious. It is the simplicity and the ‘immortality’ of Pop Art