Join us for Episode 2 of this season as we delve into the unique experiences of being Queer and Desi in academia with Meghana and Harsha. Tune in as we try to explore the intersections of identity, culture, and academia.

Recommendations:

• Megh

• • The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India Shailaja Paik https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=34163

  • https://reeserichardson.blog/2024/01/30/the-king-of-curcumin-a-case-study-in-the-consequences-of-large-scale-research-fraud/

  • American Fiction

    https://tiff.net/events/american-fiction

  • Irrational Man

  • https://theprint.in/ground-reports/this-indian-watchdog-is-cleaning-up-mess-in-academia-falsification-fabrication-fraud/1933904/

• Vatsal

• • Haldi scandal https://theprint.in/science/inside-indian-american-biochemists-haldi-swindle-that-proposed-spice-as-cancer-hack/1950784/

  • Podcast: Fall of civilizations

• Harsha

• • Ted Talk  by Brené Brown https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en

  • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

• Meghana

• • Lisa Douggan- beyond the same sex marriage

  • Twilight of inequality

  • Bottoms

  • Poor Things