I grew up in the Bengaluru Rural area (Kadabagere) and completed my master's and doctoral studies in Chennai, India. Discussing my identity has always been challenging. Having experienced discrimination due to intersectional factors (socioeconomic status, gender, indigenous Badagas/Kotas identity), has driven me to use academia as a space to critically explore our social world, relationships and identity. Deeply influenced by black feminist scholar bell hooks, as well as postcolonial literature and critical theorists, I am on a continuing journey to practice anti-caste and anti-racist  practices in my teaching and research, and understand how individuals experience (dis)respect, create meaning, and contribute to one's communities, and feel as sense of belonging. My research focuses on moral emotions, interpersonal relations, the fostering of respect towards others and oneself, and the development of community and belonging. Academically, I am drawn to social philosophy, moral anthropology, and social epistemology.

ಹೆಣ್ಣುಮಕ್ಕಳ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸದೆ ನನಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡಿದ ನನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆಗಳು!

ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಿಳಾ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಹೋರಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು!