Shaved my head months ago as this feminist move, but now I look like a porcupine. Being a woman is indeed very hard.

New business idea: Make basic ass chai for #ByronBaes, become rich and pay off my student loan 💅

Did you grow up in India or do you know badminton is an indoor sport?

Every time I say I don’t want to get married or have kids, people take an extraordinary amount of time to convince me otherwise. Like why don’t you take that time to fix your dead marriage and spoilt kids? At least there’s a chance there.

Why do I have 6 cookbooks but all I make is daal rice?

A white comedian last night asked me my name while I was in the audience. Hesitantly I said “Dilpreet”, certain she won’t get it. With full confidence, she goes, “Hi Lulpreet!”

"Meri bandi ko kuch bola toh jaan le loonga" Oscars, Delhi, 2022.

13 Australia India Institute fellows, including Elon Musk & Hari Bapuji (హరి) 🇮🇳🇨🇦🇦🇺 have resigned over concerns about the institution's vision and values. It appears there are worries about Aii's intersectionality around Aus-India relations. An official letter has been sent to Michael Wesley. (1/2)

I am not surprised. The institute's decreasing ability to hold space for the marginalised has been evident for a long time. Although, it is interesting to see not 1, not 5, but 13 fellows resign. What will @UniMelb do? Which India matters this time?

Extremely proud of doing this story for southasiantoday as it gains some traction in the mainstream almost a week later. As an independent Indian journalist, it’s v important for me to continue talking about caste in academia. Read my piece here: southasiantoday.com.au/article-10222-…

My special for southasiantoday was picked up the The Wire today. Yesterday, The Age also wrote on the matter. Stories about academic freedom must be brought to light. You can read my report here: southasiantoday.com.au/article-10222-…

Prof Mattoo told The Wire that a 2019 public lecture on 'violence' by Thomas Hansen at the Australia India Institute was turned private due to 'security reasons'. I thought, why not speak with Thomas directly about it? So I did. Listen in. southasiantoday.com.au/article-10225-…

"There's a profiteering model that tends to look at #internationalstudents as commodities rather than people seeking an education" - Samantha Ratnam chats with Dilpreet for our latest #podcast interview. Tune in! 🎙️ southasiantoday.com.au/article-10268-…