Avilasa Sengupta is working on ‘Ecofeminist organisation and earth democracy in food production’: her study focuses on the practices used by a non-profit organization to empower women and the religious/spiritual beliefs that these practices are based on. Methods comprise participant observation and semi-structured interviewing with video recording and photography.
Guangpuanang Kahmei is working on ‘Organisational tradition, change and loss in the Naga tribe of NE India’: his study focuses on the organization of tradition among the Zeliangrong Naga in the Indian state of Manipur, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. The study involves a collective storytelling interview session about stories of organisational tradition, change and loss followed by semi-structured interviews and discussions.
Nikhil Kumar is working on ‘Giving voice to unspoken issues of gender through the organization of Street Play Theatre’: Nikhil is looking at street plays which address issues of gender in Indian society, organisations and workplaces. He will attend and watch these plays, which are typically attended by approximately 100-200 people. He will obtain and read the scripts of the plays, video record the play and take photographs. After the play Nikhil will interview performers and members of the audience.
Rohit Shah is working on ‘The enactment of leadership in the Santal tribe of Jharkhand’: he is looking at how leadership is enacted in this community, and the ways in which the tribal religion is invoked to protect the land (Mother Earth). The study explores the tensions arising from the degradation of the environment. The methods used are individual semi-structured interviews which will be recorded and photographed.
