public scholarship

I am currently editing and curating a blog series on learning to care amid uncertainty with a focus on India. It brings together doctoral research in medical anthropology on genomics, nutrition, ayurvedic practice, and hospital pedagogy. It is scheduled for the latter half of 2026.

Essays

(2019, December 11). Why the Transgender Persons Act goes against the trans community. KochiPost. https://kochipost.com/2019/12/11/why-the-transgender-persons-act-goes-against-the-trans-community/ 

(2019, November 25). JNU: The emotional cost of protesting. LiveWire. https://livewire.thewire.in/livewire/jnu-the-emotional-cost-of-protesting/ 

Book reviews

(2024, April 29). Liberalised India, politicised middle class and software professionals by Anshu Srivastava (2022): A review by Meghna Roy. Doing Sociology. https://doingsociology.org/2024/04/29/liberalised-india-politicised-middle-class-and-software-professionals-by-anshu-srivastava-2022-a-review-by-meghna-roy/ 

(2021, September 6). Fat Planet: Obesity, culture, and symbolic body capital. Anthropology Book Forum. https://anthrobookforum.americananthro.org/fat-planet-obesity-culture-and-symbolic-body-capital/

Film reviews

(2020, January 7). Dibakar Banerjee’s short in ‘Ghost Stories’ is a warning for India. LiveWire. https://livewire.thewire.in/livewire/dibakar-banerjees-short-in-ghost-stories-is-a-warning-for-india/ 

(2019, January 4). The illusion of choice in Netflix’s ‘Bandersnatch’. LiveWire. https://livewire.thewire.in/livewire/the-illusion-of-choice-in-netflixs-bandersnatch/