Madhavi Menon

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Professor, India

Madhavi Menon is Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality at Ashoka University. She is the author of several books on Shakespeare and queer theory. Her most recent publications are Infinite Variety: A History of Desire in India and The Law of Desire : Rulings on Sex and Sexuality in India.

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Bombay Local

12th November
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Launch of Jerry Pinto’s The Education of Yuri, followed by a discussion on why the city is such a compulsive muse
Jerry Pinto in conversation with Madhavi Menon

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Jerry Pinto, Madhavi Menon

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Sex Acts

13th November
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Updating India’s laws on sexuality
Madhavi Menon, Parmesh Shahani
Chair: Bishakha Datta

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Madhavi Menon, Parmesh Shahani

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