Romit Chowdhury

In this episode, Ramit Shoggling discusses his book on the laboring lives of public transport workers and explores masculinity. The speaker shares their motivation for writing a book on men and masculinity, highlighting their research on sociability and men's rights movements in India. They discuss commuting in Calcutta, focusing on interactions between drivers and commuters. They explore the influence of positionality on research and the challenges it presents. The chapter also discusses how public spaces become gendered and the dynamics between different groups of men in shaping cities. They also delve into the intersection of class, gender, masculinity, and regional identity in urban commuting.

Prof Sanjay Srivastava and Dr Romit Chowdhury discuss masculinity and urban life in India and beyond, exploring topics such as nationalism, consumerism, violence against women, mobility, and relations between men. They delve into their research on gender, cities, transport, and mobility, focusing on footpath pornography, men's harassment of women, working-class men's struggle for respectable breadwinner masculinity, joy riding, and transport dynamics in India.