The SRK Mythos: Men, Money, Misogyny, And The Struggles of The Indian Woman (Video)
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Ahmedabad Univesity, Ahmedabad
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n this session of The Conversation Series, Shrayana Bhattacharya, Senior Economist at the World Bank’s Social Protection and Jobs Practice unit, and author of ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence’ discusses how women with different social identities survive at the intersection of power and patriarchy, by integrating anthropology, sociology, and economics. She has extensively researched the economic and personal trajectories of India’s women, and uses the sisterhood of SRK fandom as a device to delve into deep social, cultural, and gender issues. Here she is in conversation with Professor Tejaswini Niranjana, Director, Centre for Inter-Asian Research, and Dean, Online Programmes, Ahmedabad University.