Cultural Studies emerged as an interdisciplinary field that redefined culture as a site of struggle rather than mere aesthetic expression. Originating in British academia with the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, it foregrounded the analysis of everyday life, examining power relations and ideological structures while bridging the gap between academia and the public sphere. By studying traditions, beliefs, customs, rituals, language, and forms of artistic and intellectual creativity, Cultural Studies critiques dominant structures and explores marginalized voices. In India, institutions like the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society have adapted these frameworks to local contexts, engaging with caste, gender, media, and indigenous cultures. This paper attempts to show how Cultural Studies operates both within and beyond academic institutions, investigating the production and circulation of cultural meanings, and examines its role in politically and socially intervening to foster critical consciousness, resistance, and transformative social change.