Beyond Binaries: Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights Issues in India | An Online International Summer School Program | A Five-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | June 2023 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
https://www.impriindia.com/event/beyond-binaries-sexual-rights-issue-india/
Participants List & Details:
| Participants List and Details | |||
| BEYOND BINARIES | |||
| Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights Issues in India | |||
| An Online International Summer School Program | |||
| A Five-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | |||
| June 19-23, 2023 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Full Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Abhay Shukla | Student | The Indian Society of International law | New Delhi |
| Aditya Singh | Student | JNU | Delhi |
| Ahana Mukhopadhyay | Student | St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata | Kolkata |
| Anjali Anil | Research Scholar | National Institute of Advanced Studies | Bengaluru |
| Ankita Maini | AVP Marketing | KelpHR | Mumbai |
| Ankur Verma | Student | South Asian University | Lucknow |
| Anna Varghese | Assistant Professor | CHRIST University | Bengaluru |
| Anusha Prashar | Research Scholar | Department of English & Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Apeksha Pareek | Student (PhD Scholar) | Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | Jaipur |
| Arnelit Philip Mani | Specialist- Gender & Agrifinance | Accion | Mumbai |
| Ashwarya A. Bharadwaj | Student | University | Guwahati |
| Asmita Jataria | Research Scholar | Banaras Hindu University | Bhopal |
| Dawn Priyanka D Sangma | |||
| Debarshi Ghosh | student | Adamas University | Kolkata |
| Disha | Ph.D. Scholar | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
| Dr Juhi Gupta | Assistant Professor | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh |
| Dr Sumati | Astt. Professor in English | P G Government College for Girls -11, Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Dr Surabhi Tandon Mehrotra | Independent researcher | Independent/ free lance | Gurgaon |
| Dr Swati Partani | Asst Professor | Maniben Nanavati Women’s College | Mumbai |
| Dr. A. L. Sharada | Director | Population First | Thane |
| Dr. A. Marisport | Assistant Professor of Lae | Gujarat National Law University | Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Ananya Mahapatra | Specialist Consultant (Psychiatrist) | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and Medical College | NEW DELHI |
| Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath | Director, WISCOMP | Women in Security Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) | New Delhi |
| Gaganpreet Kaur | Assistant professor, Department of English | Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala, Punjab | Punjab |
| Hetal Vora | Program Officer | Population First | Thane |
| Ivan Mathew John | Research Student | Smt. Kapila Khandvala College of Education | Mumbai |
| Kabyashree Boruah | Content and social media coordinator of Akam Foundation | Akam Foundation | Digboi |
| Kavya Nair K.S | Research Scholar | Central University of Rajasthan | Kishangarh |
| Khushboo | Research scholar | BBAU, Lucknow | Lucknow |
| Komal Purohit | PhD Scholar | The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | Ahmedabad |
| Krishangi Saikia | Research Scholar | Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University | Guwahati |
| Kriti Bandyopadhyay | Student | Mumbai University | Thane |
| Kshitij Pal | Student | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Lucknow |
| Lipi Lahon | Student | Drishti: a queer collective | Guwahati |
| Lochan Jhunjhunwala | Grade 12 Student | APL Global School | Chennai |
| Manisha | Research Scholar | Central University of Rajasthan | Central University of Rajasthan |
| Nandini Murali | |||
| Nani Onu | Student | Tata institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Mumbai |
| Nikita Tiwari | Creative Copywriter | Word of Mouth Media | Dehradun |
| Nikita Verma | Assistant Professor | Govt. College, Deoli, Tonk (Raj ) | Deoli (Tonk ) |
| Nishad Ingale | NA | NA | Mumbai |
| Olga González | Country Manager | Atia | Mumbai |
| Parvathy V | Research Scholar | English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| Pixie | Youth activist | Dristi a Queer collective | Guwahati |
| Poornima Sukumar | Creative director and Artist | Aravani Art Project | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Priyanka Meena | Assistant professor | Maharani College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur | Jaipur |
| rejani pavithran | Consultant | UNICEF | Navi Mumbai |
| Renu Susan Jacob | PhD Student | The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| Rishikaa Singh | |||
| Riya Behl | Senior Assistant Editor | People’s Archive of Rural India | Mumbai |
| Riya Yadav | Student ( Post Graduation) | Ramjas College, University of Delhi | Delhi |
| Rupinder Kaur | Self-Employed | Self-employed | Gurgaon |
| Saif Rasul Khan | Research Scholar | Department of Law, Gauhati University | Guwahati, Assam |
| Sakshi Dhaulta | Assistant Professor | Lloyd Law College | Greater Noida |
| Sanghita Hazarika | Student | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus | Guwahati |
| Santosh Kumari | research scholar | Panjab University | Chandigarh |
| Satabdi Das | Research Scholar | Netaji Subhas Open University | BHANDERHATI |
| Shrushti Bhosale | Mx | NA | Nashik |
| Shruti Chandra | Senior Manager, Research | Fortune Institute of International Business | New Delhi |
| Silpa G Nair | Research scholar | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | Coimbatore |
| Simran Sachdeva | Research Scholar | Himachal Pradesh University | Shimla |
| Soumya Mohan K P | Research Scholar | Hyderabad University | Hyderabad |
| Ssunaina Vij | Founder/Director | The Bridge | Mumbai |
| Stefan Reindl | PG Researcher | Open U of Catalonia, Spain | Beijing, China |
| Tayabbah Yusuf Ahmed | Student | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
| Tirthajani panda | Research scholar | Uttarakhand open university | Haldwani |
| Trupti Bal | Mental health professional | Freelance | Pune |
| Victor Banerjee | Ph.D Research Scholar at School of Gender and Development Studies. | IGNOU | New Delhi |
| Vineetha M | Research Scholar | University of Hyderabad | Thrissur |
| Wekoweu Tsuha | State Coordinator | North East Network | Kohima, Nagaland |
On the occasion of Pride Month 2023, #IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online International Summer School Program
A Five-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course on
Beyond Binaries:
Understanding Sexual Identities and
Queer Rights Issues in India
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: June (19, 20, 21, 22, 23), 2023
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom
Event Page & Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/beyond-binaries-sexual-rights-issue-india/
Program Experts
Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Convener: Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Day 1 | June 19, 2023
Theme: History & Political Dimensions
Maya Awasthy, Co-founder Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (tweet) Foundation
Topic: Historical Aspects of Trans Lives in India
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Topic: Body Normativity and Sexuality
Dr Kaustav Padmapati, Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) School of Modern Media, UPES Dehradun
Topic: Nonbinary Identity & Transgenders in India: Importance of Queer Movement in the Socio-Cultural Space of Northeast India
Sonal Giani, Senior Technical Advisor, Diversity and Inclusion, South Asia Region, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), New Delhi; Independent Filmmaker
Topic: Situational Analysis and Needs Assessment of Lesbian, Bisexual Womxn, and Transmasculine Community in India
Day 2 | June 20, 2023
Theme: Queer Politics in Contemporary Political Atmosphere
Rituparna Neog, Queer Rights Activist; Founder & Director, Akam Foundation, Queer Intersectional Feminist, Storyteller
Topic: Queerness, Rural Reality and Movement Building from Rural Perspective: Mobilisation of Queer Community & Intervention with a Focus on Rural India
Prof Pushpesh Kumar, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad
Topic: Queer Marxism
Aroh Akunth, Writer- Performer
Topic: Anti-caste Theories on Gender
Vikramaditya Sahai, Teacher & Researcher, Centre for Law and Policy Research, New Delhi
Topic: A History of Trans as Gender
Day 3 | June 21, 2023
Theme: Social & Health Dimensions
Prof Mala Ramanathan, Professor, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram; Working Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME)
Topic: Attempting to Measure Sex, Gender and Sexual Identities in Varying Contexts, including Research
Dr Aqsa Shaikh, Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi
Topic: Healthcare of Transgender and Non-Binary Persons
Mr Adhiraj Parthasarathy, Independent Policy Consultant
Topic: Issues in Queer Mental Healthcare in an Indian Context: Ageing, Substance Abuse and Access
Prof Vina Vaswani, Director, Centre for Ethics, and Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Yenepoya (Deemed to be) University, Mangalore
Topic: Transformation required from Homo Economicus to Homo Ethicus
Day 4 | June 22, 2023
Theme: Legal & Rights Dimensions
Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli, LGBTQI+ Activist; Founding member, Telangana Hijra Transgender Samiti, Hyderabad
Topic: Transgender & Horizontal Reservation, Litigation and Advocacy in India
Dr Prateeti Barman, Associate Professor and Dean (i/c), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assam Down Town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati
Topic: Queer Identity and Rights: Experiences from Assam
Harish Iyer, Head DE&I, Axis Bank; Equal Rights Activist; Core advisory committee, LGBT issues, NHRC
Topic: Queer Rights at the Workplace
Rituparna Borah, Co-Director, Nazariya, A Queer Feminist Resource Group, New Delhi
Topic: Linkages of Sexuality and Gender with other developmental issues: Concepts of Sexual Norms and Sexual Hierarchy
Day 5 | June 23, 2023
Theme: Solidarity & Cultural Dimensions
Dr Debolina Dey, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Ramjas College, University of Delhi
Topic: Is the Vagabond Happy? Friendship, Family and Queerness
Dr Debashis Mitra, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, The ICFAI University, Tripura
Topic: Unlearning Gender: Masculinities and Queer Space in India and Beyond
Dr Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind, Assistant Professor, Centre for Disasters and Development, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
Topic: Towards Inclusivity in Disaster Management: Reflections on Challenges Faced by LGBTQ+ Communities in Disaster Situation
Maya Awasthy, Co-founder Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (tweet) Foundation
Topic: Contemporary Legal & Judicial Proceedings & Way Forward
Event Page & Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/beyond-binaries-sexual-rights-issue-india/
