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a ghumakkad sociologist seeking humor, subversion & telling tales (also a founding faculty of Sociology at South Asian University of SAARC nations in Delhi)

Delhi, India
Joined February 2010
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Dr Dev Nath Pathak, Chairperson and Associate Professor in Department of Sociology, FSS, features in the World Humanities Report by the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) and the International Council of Philosophy and the Human Sciences (CIPSH). Emphasising on South Asia as a humanities project Dr. Pathak underlines the necessary relationship of empirical, scientific, literary, folkloric, and overall cultural understanding. The project entails seasoned social scientists from across globe and South Asia and summons disciplinary rethinking from the academics, policy makers, and stakeholders in higher education. @devpathak #KnowledgeWithoutBorders #SAARC #Sociology #SAULaurels The report is available at: worldhumanitiesreport.org/re…
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Dr. @devpathak Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, FSS, writes a piece for the Hindu titled, “On Gods and godmen in popular Hindi Cinema” where he discussed the intersection between cinema and religion over the years. #SAUPublishes #KnowledgeWithoutBorders #IndianCinema #Sociology Here is the link to the article: epaper.thehindu.com/ccidistw…
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India has been witness to many cases against popular films dealing with issues related to the dominant religion, that is, Hinduism; for example the recent #Maharaj directed by Siddharth Malhotra, #PK (Raju Hirani, 2014) and #OMG (Amit Rai, 2023) trib.al/bjEFhrm
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@devpathak writes on Gods and Godmen in popular hindi cinema in the light of the recent release ‘Maharaj’. Link to read: epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-…
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Replying to @taran_adarsh
Housefull 5 guaranteed super hit 🙌🏻🔥
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International Conference on "Cultures of Childhood in Contemporary South Asia" Spotlights Influential Organizers and Thought Leaders.. By Jamia Hamdard (Centre for Media & Mass Communication Studies) on 14-15 Dec,2023.
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Live now! Another India in the Literary Modernity of Mithila Stories of India series, Season 3 Prof. Dev Nath Pathak on Khattar Kaka and Humorous Sarcasm of Religion. In conversation with Sourabhi Dutta Roy fb.watch/cUR6LTQaA4 @devpathak
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It was lovely to talk to Dr. @devpathak & the #AKTC team on the #intangible #cultural #heritage of #Hazrat #Nizamuddin Basti & the contribution of #AmirKhusrau to #poetry & #music, recounting the work I did as part of the initiative! 🙂 Thanks for this opportunity, @NandaRatish!
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Coming next: A panel discussion on BELIEFS & SOCIAL CUSTOMS Sub-themes: (i) Superstitions in the Tradition and Practices of Communities. (ii) Festivities and Ritualistic Practices (iii) Sports and Recreation. TMYS Review June 2022 Calling for Submissions: tellmeyourstory.biz/call-for…
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Why does the law make registering marriage harder for those who choose to marry without invoking religious personal laws? All this and more! In the latest episode of The Longest Constitution! #ivmpodcasts #specialmarriageact @rajeshlalwani @The_Karthik @ceomanisha
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Live now! Men For Women panel II: Gender Equality and Academic Influencers with @devpathak @protimsharma @sourban28 Chandna Singh Nirwan fb.watch/8R2YhHdypE
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Men 4 Women II for @_TMYS_ with @DevPathak (#Sociology), @sourban28 (#Literature), @protimsharma (both). Role of Male Academic Influencers in ushering #GenderEquality & #Inclusivity for our Women's Resettlement project (tellmeyourstory.biz/call-for…) Excited and looking forward.
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Happening now! Panel discussion on the brilliant book written by @devpathak, ‘Defence of the Ordinary’ organised by Tezpur University. @priyanka_iitp @KenaShree @TezpurUniv @BloomsburyAcad @BloomsburyPhilo @ASAnews @UCFSociology @isa_sociology @sociologyjnl
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Can’t wait for this to happen! Yayyy!
'In Defence of the Ordinary' at Tezpur Central University, Assam with an exciting eclectic panel! bloomsbury.com/in/in-defence… @BloomsburyPhilo @BloomsburyAcad @BloomsburyIndia @KenaShree @priyanka_iitp @SouthAsianUni @Himalistan @RJahanbegloo
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