Table of Contents

Note from the Board of Editors

Research Articles

1	The Effect of Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Boredom on Creativity During COVID-19	Vandana V Krishnan
2	(Re)Discovering Identity and Narcissism in the Angry Young Man	Aaron Kharkamni
3	The Anguished World of the Female Detective: Navigating the Nexus of Trauma and Gender in Contemporary Crime TV Series	Kriti Arya
4	‘Om, Naam Toh Suna Hee Hoga’: Stardom, Doubling, Intertextuality and Excess in ‘Om Shanti Om’	Ira Deshmukh
5	The Female Gaze vs the Male Gaze in the Mughal Court: Recreating a Picture of the Royal Women Through Humayun-Nama and Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh	Gunjan Periwal
6	Putting the Chaar Chaand on Our Screens: The Visual Spectacles of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Devdas	Aayushi Jadli
7	The Case of Empathy: Understanding Why Sherlock Holmes is an Empathy Expert	Bhoomika Mhatre
8	The Occupational Aspirations of Transgender Individuals Working at the Kochi Metro Rail Limited, Kerala	Ayesha John

Commentary

1	The Kremlin Factor in the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis: An analysis of Russia’s Role in the Yemen War	Viddhi Thakker
2	Cultural Relevance of Virtual Reality Therapy in India	Sanskriti Agarwal

Book Review

1	Beyond Macaulay: Education in India, 1780-1860	Kashish Gupta
2	Global Masculinities: Interrogations and Reconstructions	Akshay Chaudhari
3	The Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva	Tanisha Agarwal