Understanding 'agency' for Dalit children in urban slums in Hyderabad

This project will investigate how Dalit children (adolescents) make sense of their agency for their futures in the context of growing up in urban slums in Hyderabad. The aims to examine the intersections of caste and gender in their experiences of their lives and futures.

This is in collaboration with Dr Sujatha Surepally of the Dalit Women’s Collective and Hyderabad Urban Lab.

I have received funding from the British Academy for a pilot study. Initial work to start soon…