Deepti Priya Mehrotra

Dr Deepti Priya Mehrotra is a political scientist, with cross-disciplinary interests. Her ground-breaking books include Home Truths: Stories of Single Mothers, Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur, A Passion for Freedom: The Story of Kisanin Jaggi Devi, Gulab Bai: The Queen of Nautanki Theatre and Bharatiya Mahila Andolan: Kal, Aaj aur Kal. She advises civil society organizations on gender and education issues, taught social science at Delhi University, Dayalbagh...See more

Dr Deepti Priya Mehrotra is a political scientist, with cross-disciplinary interests. Her ground-breaking books include Home Truths: Stories of Single Mothers, Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur, A Passion for Freedom: The Story of Kisanin Jaggi Devi, Gulab Bai: The Queen of Nautanki Theatre and Bharatiya Mahila Andolan: Kal, Aaj aur Kal. She advises civil society organizations on gender and education issues, taught social science at Delhi University, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), Agra and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, and designed curriculum for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). She is recipient of fellowships by Indian Council for Philosophical Research, MacArthur Foundation and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. See less