Anveshi - Research Centre for Women's Studies

Suneetha is part of the Law and Critical Legal Theory Initiative and is currently working on the project 'Feminist Politics, Rights Discourse, the Family and Sexuality: Rethinking Women’s Suffering and Agency.' She completed her PhD from the Central University of Hyderabad. Her thesis, “Family, Gender and Power: A Study of Women and Violence in Families in Andhra Pradesh”, looked at women’s negotiations with domestic violence, harassment and deprivation in the absence of a public discourse on women’s rights. Suneetha is the Coordinator of Anveshi and an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.

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Shyamala is an Advocate, currently working on a project titled 'Dalit Women's Biographies,' which aims to write biographies of Dalit women mainstream political leaders. This project is part of the Dalits and Minorities Initiative. Shyamala is a prolific short story writer, and regularly publishes in journals such as Bhumika, Prasthanam, Pratighatana, Mana Telangana, Praja Kala Mandali and Nigha. She represented Anveshi and Dalit Women's Forum in the World Conference against Racism held in Durban. She is a member of the Anveshi Executive Committee.

Srivatsan works in the Critical Development Studies, Health and Healthcare Systems, and Public Domain and Outreach Initiatives. He is finishing work on a Development Reader that aims to provide a framework to critically examine the current practices in development policy. He is also part of a collaborative book writing project between Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, and Anveshi rethinking pressing issues in the teaching and practice of medicine in India today. His research interests include critical development studies, visual culture and media studies.  Srivatsan helps with the Different Tales storybook sales programme and also helps plan and implement library upgrade projects.

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Vasudha works in the Law and Critical Legal Theory Initiative at Anveshi, on a project titled 'Feminist Politics, Rights Discourse, the Family and Sexuality: Rethinking Women’s Suffering and Agency.' She is a practicing lawyer in the Family Courts in Hyderabad defending women in various registers of marital rights and obligations. Vasudha’s primary interests are in engaging with questions of women’s negotiations with the law.  She is a member of the Anveshi Executive Committee.

Moid's project, The Political History of the Old City of Hyderabad, aims to map the reasons for the changing political affiliations during the 1950s and 60s. He completed his MPhil, Islamic Critique of Modernity: A Philosophical Study, from the University of Hyderabad and is currently registered for a PhD, tentatively titled Concept of Secularism: Islamic Responses to Modernity in the Indian Context. Moid worked with Dastakar Andhra, an organisation of handloom weavers, for over a decade, and is closely associated with the Confederation of Voluntary Associations, Hyderabad.

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