Kalpana Wilson | |
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Occupation(s) | Academic, author |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Sussex (BA Hons, MA Area Studies (South Asia)) |
Alma mater | SOAS University of London (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Geography |
Sub-discipline | South Asia |
Institutions |
London School of Economics SOAS University of London Birkbeck, University of London |
Kalpana Wilson is an author and scholar with a focus on South Asia. [1] She is a founding member of the South Asian Solidarity Group. [2] [3] She has taught at the London School of Economics, SOAS University of London, and Birkbeck, University of London.
Wilson completed a Bachelors with Honors and a Masters in Area Studies (South Asia) from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Political Economy from SOAS University of London. [4]
Wilson has taught at the Gender Institute at the London School of Economics, where her research focus was on Bihar, India. [1] [5] She has also taught at SOAS University of London and is a Lecturer in Geography at Birkbeck, University of London, where her research focus includes South Asia diasporas. [4]
During her career, Wilson has written in a variety of forums, including in The Guardian and elsewhere about population control policies. [6] [7] She has also signed a variety of open letters with other academics, including in 2020 to condemn the 2020 Jawaharlal Nehru University attack, [8] in 2019 to protest the Indian government response to violence against women, [9] in 2016 to protest caste discrimination, [10] and in 2015 to call for Narendra Modi to be held accountable for human rights abuses in India. [11]
She is the daughter of John Wilson and Amrit Wilson and is married to Dipankar Bhattacharya. They have a daughter. [12]
updated December 4, 2021
updated December 4, 2021
Kalpana Wilson | |
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Occupation(s) | Academic, author |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Sussex (BA Hons, MA Area Studies (South Asia)) |
Alma mater | SOAS University of London (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Geography |
Sub-discipline | South Asia |
Institutions |
London School of Economics SOAS University of London Birkbeck, University of London |
Kalpana Wilson is an author and scholar with a focus on South Asia. [1] She is a founding member of the South Asian Solidarity Group. [2] [3] She has taught at the London School of Economics, SOAS University of London, and Birkbeck, University of London.
Wilson completed a Bachelors with Honors and a Masters in Area Studies (South Asia) from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Political Economy from SOAS University of London. [4]
Wilson has taught at the Gender Institute at the London School of Economics, where her research focus was on Bihar, India. [1] [5] She has also taught at SOAS University of London and is a Lecturer in Geography at Birkbeck, University of London, where her research focus includes South Asia diasporas. [4]
During her career, Wilson has written in a variety of forums, including in The Guardian and elsewhere about population control policies. [6] [7] She has also signed a variety of open letters with other academics, including in 2020 to condemn the 2020 Jawaharlal Nehru University attack, [8] in 2019 to protest the Indian government response to violence against women, [9] in 2016 to protest caste discrimination, [10] and in 2015 to call for Narendra Modi to be held accountable for human rights abuses in India. [11]
She is the daughter of John Wilson and Amrit Wilson and is married to Dipankar Bhattacharya. They have a daughter. [12]
updated December 4, 2021
updated December 4, 2021