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
2021
- Resource person on ‘Constitution, Laws and Women's Campaigns’ at a workshop on Gender Equality and Women's Rights organised by ICC, MANIT, Bhopal 22 February 2021
- Resource person on ‘Constitution Equality and Feminist Jurisprudence’ at the online course on Gender and Development organised by Advanced Women's Studies and Development Centre, University of Delhi 19 January 2021
- Panelist at The State, Sex and Sexuality in South Asia discussion organised by South Asia Legal Forum, University College London 8 February 2021
2020
- "Understanding Motherhood: Transformations in the legislation of Maternity 'Benefit' in India" at the International Workshop on Gender and Reproduction, organised by MS Merian-R Tagore International Centre of Advance Studies, Metamorphosis of the Political held online November 13,14, 19 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
- Special Lectures on ‘Writing the Self: Autobiography as Feminist Knowledge’ as part of the course Feminist Theories and Practice conducted by Department of Women's Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 28, 29 and 30 September 2021
- ‘Home, Lockdown and Negotiations: Expressions and Silences’ at a Webinar Series Gendered Sites, Everyday Lives organised by the Centre for Women's Studies. IQAC and Library of Cotton University, Guwahati on 24 July 2020
- ‘Burden of Multi-Tasking on Working Women and Domestic Violence’, as part of the Webinar Impact of the Pandemic on the Metropolitan Middle-Class Indian Woman Department of English Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi organised held on 12 June 2020
- Part of a conversation Webinar organised by Jindal Global Law School titled Feminist Ruminations on the Pandemic on 25 June 2020
- ‘Home, Domesticity and the Pandemic: Reflections and Reimagining’ as part of a National Webinar Reconceptualising Space in the Pandemic Times organised by the Department of Sociology Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata on 10 August 2020
- ‘Reimagining Home: Gendered Construction of Domestic Spaces', organised by the Women's Development and Gender Sensitisation Cell of IP College, University of Delhi on 13 October 2020
- ‘Gender Justice to cope with the Shadow Pandemic' at an International Webinar Decoding the Shadow Pandemic: Understanding the Complex Issue of Gender Violence amidst Lockdown organised by the IQAC and Women's Celll of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata on 13 February 2020
- ‘Gendered Experiences of the Home: Journey across Identities and Time’ at an International Webinar titled In Search of Gender Identities: Relocating Women in Theory and Practice organised by Gender Resource Centre and IQAC of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, an autonomous college in Kolkata on 14 December 2020
- Panelist on ‘Gender, Power and the Home’ at an International Webinar Series organised by the Governing Intimacies project of the University of Witswaterstrand, South Africa on 22 July 2020
- Resource person to discuss ‘Sexual Harassment laws at the workplace in the context of India’ at an event organised by IWWAGE and KREA University, Chennai, 8 April 2020
- Resource person on ‘Domestic Violence: Meanings and Implications’ to a Webinar titled Domestic Violence in COVID 19 times:Approaches and Strategies to combat the shadow Pandemic organised by the Department of Gender Studies, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, Tamil Nadu, 31 July 2020
- Resource person on ‘Gender and Human Rights’ at the Online Short Term Internship Programme National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), New Delhi 21 September 2020
- Resource Person at Faculty Development Programme on Pandemic and Inclusivity speaking on ‘Engendering the Pandemic: Including Multiple Voices’ organised by Miranda House College, University of Delhi and Rama Devi Women's University, Odisha 31 August 2020
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
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
Conference Presentation
“Women's Writing, Social History and Ways of Knowing: When Disciplines are Democratised" at the International Conference on Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality organised by International Sociological Association 23-28 February 2021 at Brazil, held online
