INVITED LECTURES (2019 and 2020)
Keynote address
May 2019 ‘Writing the Self, Walking with the Social: Feminist Reflections on Knowing and Knowledge’ in Decolonising Feminist Knowledge: Reflections on Research and Curriculum, Workshop at the University of Edinburgh, UK
November 2018 at national Seminar on Succession Act and Women organized by Tarabai Shinde Women’s Studies Centre, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, 30
2020
- January 2 ‘The Women’s Question and the Contradictions in the becoming of the Constitution’ at the Citizenship, Democracy and Constitution Professor Madhava Menon Conclave held at WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
- January 28 ‘Securing Gender Justice amidst Cultural and Religious Pluralism: Indian Experiences’ at the Winter School on Law, Justice and Sustainable Development organised by Centre for Law, Justice and Development and National Academy of Law Teachers under the aegis of National Law University Delhi in collaboration with University of Antwerp, Belgium
- February 3 ‘Qualitative Research as Resistance’ as part of workshop on Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences organised by Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata
- February 11 ‘Pedagogies of Transformation? Contemporary Feminist Practices within and beyond the Classroom’ at a Colloquium Transformation for Sustainability? Gender and its Intersections with participation in Higher Education, organised by Women’s Studies Centre Jadavpur University, Kolkata and Queen’s University Belfast
- February 18 'Women’s Movement in India and the changing discourse on UCC’ at the National Conference on Uniform Civil Code organised by the Centre for Human Rights, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
- March 3 ‘Managing the Diverse Classroom’ in 4th International Conference Transcending National Boundaries – Diversity & Inclusion: Critical for Effective Internationalisation organised by Symbiosis International University and Association of Indian Universities organised by Symbiosis International University, Pune
- April 8 Webinar on ‘Sexual Harassment at Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities’ organised by LEAD at KREA University
- June 12 Webinar on 'Impact of the Pandemic on the Metropolitan Middle Class Indian Woman’ organised by Department of English, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi
- June 25 Webinar on ‘Feminist Ruminations of the Pandemic: A Conversation’ (with Krishna Menon) organised by Jindal Global Law School
- June 30 Webinar on ‘Gendered Implications of the Lockdown: Home, Work and Violence’ organised by the Department of Sociology, St Xaviers College, Mumbai, University of Bombay
- July 22 Webinar on ‘Gender, Power and Home’ organised by Governing Intimacies project of the University of Witswaterstrand, South Africa
- July 24 Webinar on ‘Home, Lockdown and Negotiations: Expressions and Silences’ as part of Webinar Series on Gendered Sites, Everyday Lives organised by Centre for Women’s Studies, Cotton University, Guwahati
- July 31 Webinar on ‘Domestic Violence: Meanings and Implications’ as part of Domestic Violence in COVID 19 times: Approaches and Strategies to Combat the Shadow Pandemic organised by Department of Gender Studies, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, Tamil Nadu
- August 10 Webinar on ‘Home, Domesticity and the Pandemic: Reflections and Reimagining’ as part of National Webinar Re-conceptualising Space in the Pandemic Times organised by Department of Sociology, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
- August 31 Webinar on ‘Engendering the Pandemic: Including Multiple Voices' in (Online) Faculty Development Programme, organised by Miranda House, University of Delhi and Rama Devi Women’s University, Orissa
- September 21 Webinar on ‘Gender and Human Rights’ as part of the Online Short Term Internship programme organised by National Human Rights Commission
- September 28-30 Webinar ‘Writing the Self: Autobiography as Feminist Knowledge’ and ‘Legal Practices and Feminist Jurisprudence’ as part of lecture series Feminist Theory and Practice organised by Women’s Studies Centre, Jadavpur University
- October 10 Webinar on ‘Re-imagining ‘Home’: Gendered Construction of Domestic Spaces’ organised by the Women’s Development Cell, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi
- November 11 Webinar on ‘Gender and Society: The Genealogy of Contemporary Gender debates’ organised by Forum for Democracy and Mata Sundari College, University of Delhi
- November 20 ‘Understanding Motherhood: Transformations in the Legislation on Maternity ‘benefit’ in India’ as part of the International Workshop Webinar on Gender and Reproduction organised by M S Meiran and R Tagore International Centre for Advanced Studies and the research group Metamorphosis of the Political
2019
- Jan 9 ‘Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Collaborative Programme on Global Feminism : Contexts and Contestations’ between Women’s Studies and Development Centre (University of Delhi) and University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, USA
- Feb 1 ‘Engendering Laws, Transforming Family: SC judgments in 2018’ at the Department of Sociology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
- Feb 12 ‘Constitutional Equality and Feminist Jurisprudence’ at National Workshop on Gender and Development organized by WSDC, University of Delhi and Institute of Social Studies Trust
- February 18Panelist at book discussion From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual: My Memoirs (author Kancha Illiah Shepherd) organized by Sage Publications, New Delhi and Stree Samya Publications, Kolkata
- February 2019 Intimacy and Transgression: Conversations, Care, Complaint as part of a conference Intimacy and Injury: in the wake of #Metoo in India and South Africa, organised by Governing Intimacies project of University of Witswaterstrand, South Africa
- March 2 Panelist at book launch Critical Themes in Indian Sociology (edited by Sanjay Srivastava, Yasmeen Arif and Janaki Abraham) organized by Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi and Sage Publications, New Delhi
- March 12 Gender Dignity and Rights in the Higher Education Space as part of Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace WISCOMP workshop Gender Equity and Inclusion: Transformative Pathways in Higher Education at Cotton University, Guwahati
- March 14 'Ethnographer in the Field: Dilemmas and practical considerations of rapport establishment and immersion’ at Ethnography Workshop by ICSSR and AUD
- March Sexual harassment, sexually transgressive: Law and its beyond at Sexual Harassment Law and Policies in Indian Universities: Challenges, Practices and Perspectives organized by Centre for Human Rights, OP Jindal University, Sonipat
- April 2019 Intimacy, Transgression, Ethics: Scripts and Silences in Gendered Academia, at the International Symposium on Comparative Perspectives of #MeToo, University of Kentucky Lexington, USA
- May 1 ‘Sexual Harassment at the Workplace’ organised by Internal Complaints Committee, Teri School of Advanced Studies
- May 22 (Keynote address) ‘Writing the Self, Walking with the Social: Feminist Reflections on Knowing and Knowledge’ in Decolonising Feminist Knowledge: Reflections on Research and Curriculum, Workshop at the University of Edinburgh, UK
- September 20 ‘Sex and Power in the Academia’ organised by Department of Sociology, Miranda House, University of Delhi
Research Supervision at AUD: (Title of Thesis/Discipline/Year of granting degree)
A. Awarded (all MPhil)
- Women and the Vocation of Politics: the Gendered Nature of Electoral Competition, MPhil in Women and Gender Studies, Degree granted 2014
- Invisible Lives in Visible Histories: Women Negotiating the transition from Private to Public, MPhil in Women and Gender Studies, Degree granted 2016
- Sexual Subaltern/ity and Queer Activism in India: A Search at the Interstice, MPhil in Women and Gender Studies, Degree granted 2016
- “Lower Caste” Women’s Question: An Exploration of Terminologies and Themes, MPhil in Women and Gender Studies, Degree granted 2018
- Transforming the Political – Politicizing Transformation: The Journey of Eka Nari Sanghathan in Emaliguda, Odisha, MPhil in Development Practice, Degree granted 2015
- From Beneficiary to Relationality? A Description of ‘Collective’ Lives among Sopo villagers of Gumla, Jharkhand, MPhil in Development Practice, Degree granted 2016
- Recast(e)ing Dining Practices in Rural: A Transformative Action Initiating Inter-dining Practices in Daihar, Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand, MPhil in Development Practice, Degree granted 2018
- Rethinking Violence, Understanding Domesticity: A journey with Sangwari, in Dokal, Dhamtari, Chattisgarh, MPhil in Development Practice, Degree granted 2018
- Life of Hadiya: (Re) Thinking Nasha and Violence: Moving away from State and Urban centric Developmental Response, MPhil in Development Practice, Degree granted 2018
- Once Upon a Different Life: Migration of Santal tribal girls for domestic work in Indian metropoles, MPhil in Development Practice, Degree granted 2019
- Queer Politics and the Law in India: Reading Judgments and Narratives, MPhil Women and Gender Studies, MPhil, Women and Gender Studies Degree granted 2019
- Re-Imagining a Dialogue on Marriage and Practices like Dhuku among women in Gumla, Jharkhand , MPhil Development Practice, degree granted 2020
B. Ongoing
- Being Remo: Analysing Bonda (PVTG) Identity in Ethnography and Fiction, PhD in Women and Gender Studies
- Examining Marriage through Mediation Process; Study of Matrimonial Disputes in Delhi, PhD Sociology
- Understanding the Custom of Forced Marriages: An Exploratory Study in Bihar, MPhil, Women and Gender Studies
- Culture of campus-based Sexual Violence as Experienced by women students: A Study in Delhi Metropolis, PhD in Women and Gender Studies
RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Submitted Research Proposal titled ‘Pandemic and its Gendered Impacts: A Study of Women Faculty in Higher Education Institutions in India’ in response to ICSSR Special Call for Studies Focusing on Social Science Dimensions of Covid-19 Corona virus Pandemic, May 2020
- Member, International Research Collaborative 2020 on ‘Early Women Lawyers in the Legal Profession’, with Law and Society Association, Amherst, USA
- Co-investigator, ‘Feminist Taleem: Teaching Feminisms, Transforming Lives: Questions of Identity, Pedagogy and Violence in India and the UK’ (2017-2020). This project was funded by UGC-UKERI, Ambedkar University Delhi in collaboration with University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Co-research partner from Ambedkar University Delhi with a project by WISCOMP Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace titled ‘Hamsa: Campus Equity Initiative’ exploring Gender Equity and Inclusion: Transformative Pathways in Higher Education (supported by Public Affairs Section of US Embassy, New Delhi) between 2018-2020
- Part of Ambedkar University Delhi team as Knowledge Partner to the International Conference on ‘Making Non Traditional Livelihoods Work for the Marginalised’ organised by Azad Foundation, New Delhi, January 2019
- Co-investigator for a project titled ‘A History of Gender Training in Delhi’ (November 2016-February 2017) under the Dyason Fellowship award, University of Melbourne
- Principal Investigator in ‘Remembering, Recasting and Re-negotiating: Hearing Her Perspectives on Institutional Histories’, funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research between 2011 to 2013, anchored at Centre for Women’s Development Studies and Ambedkar University Delhi
PARTNERSHIPS/MEMBERSHIPS WITH NETWORKS
- Life Member Indian Association for Women’s Studies
- Executive Committee Member, Joint Secretary of Indian Association for Women’s Studies—2009-2011
- Life Member of Indian Sociological Society and Law and Social Science Research Network (LASSNET)
- Member RC 09 Sociology of Development, International Sociological Association
- Member RC 32 Women, Gender and Society, International Sociological Association
- Member, European Council for South Asian Studies
