Thinking Sociology

Abstract

This section provides a detailed account of Gupta’s life during and after his PhD, on urban migration in the metropolis of Mumbai and its impact in setting-off a right-wing movement, the Shiv Sena, at JNU. Gupta discusses his journey from being a PhD scholar of movement studies at JNU studying Shiv Sena to being a professor in Canada (West), heading the Business Ethics Division at KPMG, and writing journal articles for popular newspapers. In this section, Gupta reflects on how these experiences influenced his philosophy and choices, and how his philosophy affected his decisions. He also talks about his experience of doing business with Indians. Gupta closes this section with a discussion about the time when he interviewed Levi Strauss, and also talks about the contrast between the ideologies of Strauss and Pierre Bourdieu.