Jyotirmaya TripathyJyotirmaya Tripathy is Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. His broad area of interest is cultural studies, particularly in the questions of identity nd representation. He has published in these areas in journals like Social Semiotics, Development in Practice, Journal of Developing Societies, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Journal of Third World Studies, etc.