In Conversation With Dr. Harleen Singh

Dr. Chaitanya Lakkimsetti, sociologist, is in conversation with Shrishti Malhotra, producer at The Swaddle, on how the AIDS epidemic changed the Indian state's relationship with sex workers, and the problems with the moral panic around bar dancing in Maharashtra.

Anja Kovacs, Director of the Internet Democracy Project, is in conversation with Shrishti Malhotra, producer at The Swaddle, on using the feminist idea of consent to prevent data misuse, how anonymity can empower women online, and why we need to reimagine how data governance works.

Dr. Pavithra Suryanarayan, political scientist, is in conversation with Shrishti Malhotra, producer at The Swaddle, on understanding how Brahmin elite 'hollowed out' state capacity in colonial India, and why Indians vote to protect status interests.

Dr. Mytheli Sreenivas, historian and gender studies scholar, is in conversation with Shrishti Malhotra, producer at The Swaddle, on women writing about the need for desire in marriage in Tamil magazines, the complicated impact of modern property laws, and the Dravidian nationalist vision for castel…