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Re-igniting Brand Purpose via Fun with the Father in South India

In the vast and rich culinary landscape of India, which boasts internationally acclaimed dishes like biryani, chicken tikka and dosas, one brand has stood tall since its launch in the 1980s and managed to find a special place in the hearts and...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2024

Authors: Shilpa Gupta, Sandeep Dutta

November 19, 2024

Re-igniting Brand Purpose via Fun with the Father in South India

In the vast and rich culinary landscape of India, which boasts internationally acclaimed dishes like biryani, chicken tikka and dosas, one brand has stood tall since its launch in the 1980s and managed to find a special place in the hearts and...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2024

Authors: Shilpa Gupta, Sandeep Dutta

Companies: Kantar, Nestle

November 19, 2024

Everyone Has a La La Land

Imagination which as a concept can arguably be traced back to Aristotle's notion of Phantasia (i.e., mentalimages) and its Latin translation, imagination has been historically viewed as having an important role in allforms of thinking. Scholars...

Catalogue: Creativity. Connections. Community.

Author: Sandeep Dutta

Company: SkyTran

July 18, 2022

Research in the wake of tragedy

This paper outlines the challenges of conducting qualitative research in the aftermath of a national tragedy. As the circumstances in which the research was conducted was traumatic for all involved, intense emotion work was required, especially in...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2020 - Insights Festival

Authors: Sandeep Dutta, Anjani Athukorala, Fiona Juriansz Munasinghe, Ramani Samarasundera

Companies: Kantar, Hemas Consumer Brands

November 2, 2020

Domestic dudes

This paper focuses on the manifestation of masculinity in the domestic space in India, one that demonstrates signs of reduction of gender differences and of emergence of alternative domestic masculinity that actively engages itself with everyday...

Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2016: The Business Value of Intelligent Stories

Author: Sandeep Dutta

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

November 16, 2016

Domestic dudes

This paper explores the mindset of an emerging consuming class: the domestic dudes. These are married millennial men who, unlike their fathers, are adept at domestic matters ranging from grocery shopping to cooking and home aesthetics alongside...

Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2016: The Business Value of Intelligent Stories

Author: Sandeep Dutta

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 15, 2016

When joys of consumption have shades of grey?

Thew purpose of this paper is to dissect this intricate phenomenon and argue that grey emotions (twisted, ambiguous and double edged sentiments which people secretly and maliciously enjoy and and which are different from negative emotions) often act...

Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2015: Creative! Collaborative! Cool!

Author: Sandeep Dutta

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

November 18, 2015

Bollywood drama in the research world

Researchers are forever looking for newer ways of engaging and understanding consumers. In this paper, I will be discussing how Dramaturgy, a concept borrowed from the study of theatre and introduced to sociology, can be applied in consumer research...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2014: Celebrating Asian Creativity

Authors: Sandeep Dutta, Kavita Rahman Gulati

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 15, 2014

Bollywood drama in the research world

The study demonstrates that the concept of Dramaturgy can be successfully applied in consumer research to explore complex phenomenon such as multiple identities and relate these with needs, aspirations and behaviour. It is an effective substitution...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2014: Celebrating Asian Creativity

Authors: Sandeep Dutta, Daisy Tanwani, Kavita Rahman Gulati

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

May 13, 2014