About Me

I am a PhD scholar and Ida M. Green Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS). I have  a Master's degree (M.A.) in Women’s Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, and a Bachelor's degree (B.E.) in Computer Science Engineering from M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.

Prior to the commencement of my PhD, for four years, I have studied the intersection of gender justice and digital technologies using feminist, qualitative methodologies. My research has focused on understanding the challenges faced by gender-minoritized communities with digital technologies in India through their lived experiences, and finding entry points to intervene meaningfully such as by influencing policy change. My research has spanned the domains of Artificial Intelligence, data governance (pertaining to surveillance technologies and health data), and feminist Internets.

I have previously carried out research with the World Wide Web Foundation, Internet Democracy Project and the Centre for Internet and Society. I have also consulted with the Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations, and the Women's Rights Programme of the Association for Progressive Communications.

To make my research more accessible to a wider audience, I regularly write for media publications, give public talks and host podcasts on digital rights from a gender lens.

When I am not working, I like to practice yoga, cook different cuisines, read historical fiction and feminist non-fiction books, and blog.

My preferred pronouns are she/her. I live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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