Rahul Kumar

Football and Fascism. The Politics of Popular Culture in Portugal tells the hidden history of football and discusses its political, social and cultural foundations, during the longest running authoritarian regime in Europe. Theoretically grounded on Bourdieu’s field theory, and using a multi-scalar methodology, this award-winning research explores the political tensions between the nationalization of sports envisaged by the Portuguese “New State” and the integration of national football in a globalized urban popular culture. Mobilizing unexplored archival sources, and a wide array of primary materials, this groundbreaking work offers new insight on the administrative structures of the corporativist state, the making of an authoritarian cultural program, and the relation between state institutions and civil society. Besides broadening the scope of existing transnational histories of football, this study also puts into question the conventional geographies and political chronologies adopted in sports history. For his oustanding research, Rahul Kumar won the 2015 “Mário Soares Award - EDP Foundation” for best work in Portuguese history by researchers under 35 and received an honourable mention, also in 2015, in the “CES Award for Young Portuguese speaking Social Scientists”, attributed by the Centre for Social Studies of Coimbra University.

This book is written with a prime goal to provide guidance to veterinary professionals with particular reference to those working in field of veterinary forensic science. The book addresses several issues of animal abuse and put forth the possible linkage between animal and human violence. It also highlights the importance of Veterinarians in animal cruelty investigations and recommends their collaboration with professionals from other fields. Besides investigators, the book is expected to benefit field veterinarians and students as well.

Great tool for women empowerment and social justice. Must read book for people believing in the Constitution of India.-India TodayThe book forces everyone to question that these social evils like female feticide, tradition of dowry, discrimination in the fields of education and occupation, and domestic violence are the consequences a woman has to face just because she is a woman or because of existing social orders. -Dainik JagranAn ode to the unswervingly passionate spirit of youthful valor.-NDTVAlthough the book contains only 94 pages and won't take much time to read, but it will definitely leave an ever-lasting impact on your life. -The SilenceInteresting compilation of articles and poetry on women empowerment, personal liberty, social harmony and justice, better form, personal religious practice. -New Delhi TimesFB Twitter Insta / irahul93