School of Liberal Arts, IIT-Jodhpur

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, congratulates Research Scholar Ashonshok
on the publication of the paper, “Crafting Celebrity: Urfi Javed, Do-It-Yourself Aesthetics and Digital Labour in Indian Pop Culture,” in DIY, Alternative Cultures and Society (SAGE).

The paper examines the intersections of celebrity culture, digital labour, and DIY aesthetics in contemporary Indian popular culture through the case of Urfi Javed.

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702261452023

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, congratulates Research Scholar Ashonshok (Profile Picture: Ashonshok; Frame: Empty) on the publication of the paper, “Crafting Celebrity: Urfi Javed, Do-It-Yourself Aesthetics and Digital Labour in Indian Pop Culture,” in DIY, Alternative Cultures and Society (SAGE).

The paper examines the intersections of celebrity culture, digital labour, and DIY aesthetics in contemporary Indian popular culture through the case of Urfi Javed.

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702261452023

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, congratulates Research Scholar Madhulika Rathore and Dr. Prasenjeet Tribhuvan on the publication of their article, *“The ‘Misuse’ of Domestic Violence Laws: A Court Ethnography,”* in *Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)*.

The article offers valuable insights into law, society, and the lived realities of the judicial process through ethnographic research.

Read the article: https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/21/law-and-society/misuse-domestic-violence-law.html

We commend their achievement and wish them continued success in their research endeavors.

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur congratulates Prof. Ankita Sharma for organizing and chairing the symposium, “From AI Fluency to Wisdom Infrastructure: Toward Relational Models of Societal Wellbeing,” at the Annual Convention of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP).

The session brought together experts from psychology, neuropsychiatry, organizational studies, and ethics to critically examine the impact of AI on human judgment, governance, and collective wellbeing.

The discussion emphasized that a humane AI future must strengthen collective wisdom, relational care, and human responsibility.

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, congratulates Research Scholar Krishna Singh Bhandari and Prof. Ankita Sharma on the acceptance of their paper, “When Do Social–Emotional Job Resources Help or Hinder? Role of Wise Emotion Regulation Ability (WERA) as a Boundary Condition,” in the North American Journal of Psychology (indexed in Scopus & APA PsycINFO).

This work contributes valuable insights to the field of organizational behavior and emotion regulation.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.65696/001c.159694

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, proudly congratulates our alumna Dr. Prarthana Saikia on receiving the Prof. Durganand Singha Dissertation Award (2025), awarded by NAOP.

This prestigious recognition celebrates outstanding doctoral research in the field of psychology. Dr. Saikia completed her doctoral studies at IIT Jodhpur under the supervision of Prof. Ankita Sharma.

We take great pride in her achievement and wish her continued success in her academic journey.

The School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, congratulates Ms. Komal Sharma and Dr. Suman Dhaka on their publication in Sleep and Breathing.

Their paper, “Sleep modulation by binaural beats and its relation to error-aware response inhibition,” advances research at the intersection of cognitive science and sleep studies.

We commend their achievement and wish them continued success in their research journey.

🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11325-026-03634-x

Passionate about data, climate economics, and policy impact? Souryabrata Mohapatra (Assistant Professor, Economics) invites applications for a RA position.

Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gHaATr4m


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of Liberal Arts, IIT-JodhpurSouryabrata MohapatraIIT Jodhpur

We are hiring for an ICSSR-funded project on “Art, Culture, and Digital Preservation: A Visual Ethnographic Study of the Sahariya Tribe (PVTG), Rajasthan.”

Open positions: Research Assistant and Field Investigator
Role includes fieldwork in Baran district, qualitative research, and report writing.

📌 Duration: 3–9 months (extendable)
📌 Remuneration: As per ICSSR norms
📌 Last date to apply: 21 days from the date of advertisement

Ideal for candidates in social sciences with an interest in fieldwork, indigenous knowledge, and cultural preservation.

🔗 Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5tJ0vNiwu6yxaQS4UioaJi2TDdr8jznuFK6CCMGgJTg6mQw/viewform?usp=header

Congratulations to Dr Suman Dhaka!

The School of Liberal Arts at IIT Jodhpur proudly celebrates her recent publication titled:

“Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Adjunct to Physiotherapy in Lacunar Stroke.”

The paper has been published in Cureus: Journal of Medical Science and is part of a collaborative research project with AIIMS Deoghar and NEHU Shillong, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research.