Invited Talks

My invited talks, interviews, and public conversations bring academic research into dialogue with wider audiences. They engage questions of caste, language, higher education, belonging, student politics, and social justice across scholarly, institutional, and public platforms.

Interview: How I Secured a Fully Funded PhD at Bielefeld University, Germany

7 July 2026

Global Scholarships

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Online Discussion: Prefiguration and the Making of Campus Counter-publics: Ethnographic Insights

7 June 2026

Social Sciences Forum, Odisha, India

Film Screening and Discussion: Karnan 

17 April 2026

Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany

Organised as part of the Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at Bielefeld University.

Panel Discussion: Revisiting Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: His Ideas, Thought, and Legacy in Contemporary India

11 April 2024

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Organised by the SC/ST Cell at the College. The panel comprised of scholars, activists, and experts in the fields of social sciences, law, and human rights, who have researched and worked extensively on issues related to Dr. Ambedkar's life and work. 

Panel Discussion: Margins through the Lens of Language and Belonging

15 November 2022

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bengaluru, India

29th IIHS Library Exhibition on “Margins – Multiple Perspectives of Human Settlements.”

Online Book Discussion: Informal Labour in Urban India: Three Cities, Three Journeys

25 July 2021

Dalit Intellectual Collective