The Kanyashree Paradox: Why a Celebrated Scheme Hasn’t Stopped Child Marriage in West Bengal
The Kanyashree Prakalpa is one of West Bengal’s most celebrated welfare schemes—a globally recognized,...
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Welcome to the Case Study Bank. This is a growing collection of classic and contemporary case studies, designed to provide relevant examples and ‘fodder material’ for your Mains answers. Each case study is tagged and linked to its relevant syllabus topic.”
The Spirit in the Machine: How Max Weber Linked Protestantism to the Rise of Capitalism
Where did the modern capitalist mindset come from? Is the restless, rational, and relentless...
When is a Tribe ‘Advanced’?: The Deep Divide Over Nagaland’s Job Policy
The policy of reservation in India is typically understood as a framework for providing...
Evolution’s Clever Trick: The Surprising Genetic Link Between Your Fingers and a Fish’s Cloaca
The human hand, with its intricate fingers and opposable thumb, is a symbol of...
The Vanishing Stones: Kodaikanal’s 5,000-Year-Old Dolmens and the Cost of Modernity
High in the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu, a silent and ancient story is...
More Than a God: The Ecological Genius of India’s Sacred Cow
To many in the West, the image of the sacred cow wandering freely through...
The ‘Person of the Forest’: Birutė Galdikas and the Solitary World of the Orangutan
The story of “Leakey’s Angels,” the trio of pioneering female primatologists mentored by Louis...
The Guardian of the Gorillas: The Fierce, Tragic Legacy of Dian Fossey
Jane Goodall was not alone in her quest. She was the first of a...
The Woman Who Redefined Man: The Revolutionary Legacy of Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
The world of science has lost one of its most iconic and beloved figures....
The Genetic Mirror: What DNA Ancestry Kits Reveal, and Hide, About Indian Identity
What if you could unlock the secrets of your deep past, trace your ancestors’...