Publications

A. Peer-reviewed Scientific Articles

  1. Basu, S. (2024). Porn, protests, and politics: Hindu male imaginations of Muslim women. South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 32. Published 28 January 2025. Link. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/136kk
  2. Basu, S. (2023). “Why do Indians cry passionately on Insta?”: Grief performativity and ecologies of commerce of crying videos. South Asian Popular Culture. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14746689.2023.2215227
  3. Basu, S. (2020). Post-media challenges to the political narrative of respect, reverence and rule. Studies in Indian Place Names, 40(10), 1135–1147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3987721

B. Non-refereed Scientific Articles

  1. Basu, S. (2023). Leaderboards & prestige points: How homegrown applications gamify Muslim hate. APSA Preprints. DOI: 10.33774/apsa-2023-869vb

C. Scientific Books (Monographs)

  1. Basu, S., Pandey, K., & Khurana, A. (2014). Bhopal gas tragedy: After 30 years. Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-86906-78-1

D. Articles in Edited Scientific Books

  1. Basu, S. (2021). Social reality or digital hyperreality: Mapping the ‘Cyborgian’ present. In A. K. Pal (Ed.), Changing paradigm in new media. Nitya Publications, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-90699-92-6

E. Professional and Popular Publications (selected only)

  1. Basu, S. (2019). Manufacturing Islamophobia on WhatsApp in India. The Diplomat. ISSN: 1446-697X. Link
  2. Basu, S. (2020a). Delhi: The anatomy of a riot. The Diplomat. ISSN: 1446-697X. Link
  3. Basu, S. (2020b). Jamia Millia shooting: Making of a Hindutva terrorist. The Diplomat. ISSN: 1446-697X. Link
  4. Basu, S. (2020). India’s toughest COVID-19 test still lies ahead. The Diplomat. ISSN: 1446-697X. Link
  5. Basu, S. (2017). Behind Ethiopia’s prosperity: Systematic genocide of an ancient tribe. Reporter At Large. Link
  6. Basu, S. (2016). Capital punishment: New Delhi’s deadly smog. The Diplomat. ISSN: 1446-697X. Link
  7. Basu, S. (2014a). Ready for only tourists. Down to Earth. ISSN: 0971-8079. Link
  8. Basu, S. (2014b). Outsiders in their own land. Down to Earth. ISSN: 0971-8079. Link
  9. Basu, S. (2014). Missing evidence. Down to Earth. ISSN: 0971-8079. Link
  10. Basu, S. (2013). Why 700 litres free water daily may remain a far cry for Delhi. Down to Earth. ISSN: 0971-8079. Link
  11. Basu, S. (2013). Kicking up a stink. Down to Earth. ISSN: 0971-8079. Link
  12. Basu, S. (2012). Alienation. The Statesman. Link
  13. Basu, S. (2012). Brutal inheritance. The Statesman. Link

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Featured image: A girl looks around to call her friend as she spots me tracing the broken embankments of the islands along the mighty Raimangal River in the Sundarbans in 2009, after Cyclone Aila, which affected around 9.3 million people in India and Bangladesh and claimed over 200 lives.