Right-wing ideology is on the rise in Indian politics. Contemporary citizenship projects such as the National Register of Citizens and the abrogation of Article 370 are increasingly using the law to implement unconstitutional changes. Ankita Mukherjee argues that individuals with intersecting minority identities have become prime targets of these projects
Ankita holds a PhD in Sociology from Newcastle University and an MPhil in Modern Society and Global Transformations from the University of Cambridge.
Her doctoral research explored the social and political lives of gender nonconforming people (GNCP) in the context of the changes brought about by HIV activism in India.
Drawing on in-depth interviews alongside observational data, she explored how global and local norms and identity categories interact, and the impact of these interactions on GNCP’s naming practices, communal bonding and political activism.
Her monograph Beyond Hijra: The Social and Political Lives of Gender Nonconformists in India is forthcoming with Palgrave Macmillan.
Her current research interests lie in the areas of autocratic legalism, deep states, and intersectionality.
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