English translations of Lihaf, a popular queer story from the 1940s, have systematically muted the caste ecology of the text, write dhiren borisa and Akhil Katyal in this insightful critique. So glad to publish this on queerbeat queerbeat.org/stories/caste-…

Took a significant passage of time, of over 2 decades, for a #queer #Dalit critique to recover lost meanings from past translations of 1990 & 1999. Interestingly, dhiren borisa & Akhil Katyal make this recovery from the works of other minority segments. queerbeat.org/stories/caste-…

Brilliant intervention by dhiren borisa and Akhil Katyal on Ismat Chugtai 's 'Lihaaf'. A must for our course manuals on gender, queerness and caste. Caste under the quilt queerbeat.org/stories/caste-…

Absolutely thrilled and honoured for this recognition! Thank you to the prize committee, the ILR ed board, and the Ambedkarite scholars and activists I met at BAMU, Aurangabad in Jan 2008 who advised me to read Ambedkar sans the brahmin/feminist gloss 🌿

Today I guest lectured at Jindal University, India, on what decolonial queerness means globally & in India. Thank you to Prof Dhiren Borisa (dhiren borisa) for the invite & Prof Niharika Banerjea for allowing me to interact with their students. Fantastic engagement. Some slides👇🏾

2024 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Urban Studies Foundation International Fellowships grant funding! 📢 Deadline: 05/07/24. These awards are intended to support urban scholars from the Global South with fully-funded 3-9 month research visits. Read more & apply here:ow.ly/YxES50R8oor

Excited to be in conversation with dhiren borisa on the 26th of April!

Happy to share that our Co-authored book on Social Geographies is out now with Routledge Geog&Built . Thanks to the brilliance, love, care, and generosity of @m_gilmartin Kath Browne and Niharika Banerjea for making me part of this. Towards better liveable social worlds! routledge.com/Social-Geograp…

Excited to be the Global Fellow (Education) at the School of International Relations for the year 2024/25 and working with the brilliant Rahul Rao . Will spend the month of November in Scotland. Global Office, University of St Andrews thanks for this opportunity.

Up next with the South Asian Stories project that I curate at School of International Relations is an in-person talk and performance with dhiren borisa, an incoming Global Fellow (Education) for November working w. Rahul Rao. 19th November ‘24, 5-7 PM GMT, Arts Lecture Theatre (St Andrews)

We are now accepting applications for the next round of Urban Studies Foundation Seminar Series Awards funding! 🏙️ The deadline is 17th February 2025, and you can read more about the call on our website. 📢 Please share 📢 urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/semina…

We are delighted to be co-badging the following event with @GOSJ_RG Setting Desires Free or Putting us on Fire? Mapping Everyday Practices of Queerness, Caste, and Decolonial Praxis in India, with dhiren borisa 7 Nov, 3.30-5pm Visit: edin.ac/3YGBGHY

Day 2 at #RLF! What are the laws that shape our #society? Explore the complexities of #inequality, #legal disparities, and constitutional rights in today’s world with saurabh kirpal, Shreya Munoth, dhiren borisa, and Aqsa Shaikh in conversation with @lawyer__saheba at #Rlf2024!

Honoured to celebrate my successful PhD viva defence with an incredible cohort of diverse and first-generation women researchers Middlesex University, who are making a meaningful impact in their fields. #WomenInResearch #DiversityInAcademia

2025 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: USF International Fellowships grant funding! 📢 Deadline: 16/07/25. This fully-funded program offers 3-9 month sabbatical research visits for urban scholars from the Global South. Read more & apply here: ow.ly/AYfn50R8oou

The proofs have arrived. Countdown to our summer of publication. Looking forward.