Academic staff

My work at LSBU involves leading the institutional commitment to decolonising the university.

In being able to eliminate racial awarding gaps and promote fair access & participation for all students, building an anti-racist university, I work closely with all the seven LSBU Schools, departments, South Bank Academy and other professional services structures, to lead on the development, implementation and, interventions aimed at decolonising LSBU.

Background: I am a feminist decolonial scholar and a gender rights activist from the Global South. Alongside my role at LSBU, I am also pursuing my PhD at SOAS, University of London.

My PhD project is a culmination of my decade of work in the gender and development space in the Global South.

Prior to joining LSBU, I worked as a Policy Specialist on Women's Economic Rights at Action Aid UK. I have also worked with Oxfam, Global Partnership for Education, Global Fight Inequality Alliance and with state Government's in India, National and Regional Women's Rights organisations and community based organisations in India.

Prizes, awards, and accolades

Felix Scholarship (Sep 2019)

The Felix Trust

Received the Felix Research Fellowship in 2019 to pursue my Doctoral Degree at SOAS, University of London

Information and Knowledge Exchange Fund 2021 (Jul 2021)

SOAS, University of London

Received Information and Knowledge Exchange Fund 2021 to initiate Global South-Global North Dialogues on Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. It was a group project by Navtej Purewal, Adrija Dey and myself.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fellowship (Oct 2018)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

BMGF Fellowship to pursue professional development course at KIT Royal Tropical, 2018. As part of my work with Oxfam on Gender Justice, I was supported by Oxfam Canada and BMGF to pursue a Professional Development Course for Gender Trainers in 2018

Linnaeus Palme Fellowship (Mar 2015)

Lund University, Sweden