Dr Sumit Saurabh Srivastava is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, University of Allahabad. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and is also the alumnus of IIT Bombay. He has been awarded the Indian Sociological Society's Prof M N Srinivas Memorial Award for the Young Sociologist (2015). He is also Associate Editor of the journal, Indian Anthropologist. His research interests are intersectionality, caste and gender within development discourse. As of now he is engaged with sanitation as sustainable development issue.
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As an academician, I have been engaged with the issue of gender equality within the framework of caste and violence. My interest in gender issues has further crystalized into Sexuality Studies wherein I have discussed the nuances of LGBTIQ and its (il)legality. In recent times, my research publications address the 'gendered' reading of water and sanitation. Taking India as a reference point, I have also looked into the state interventions in the area of sanitation services and facilities exclusively in terms of safe, hygienic and functioning toilets.
Fields of expertise: Gender equality, Water and sanitation