Riddhi holds an M.A in Gender Studies from Ambedkar University Delhi where their thesis explored embodiment, hybridity and psychiatric disability in women and queer persons. They have previously worked with various nonprofits on gender, sexual violence and impunity, education and inclusion including stints with Zubaan, Vidhi Legal, Pratham Books, and Teach for India. Since 2020 Riddhi has taught workshops in creative writing and narrative journalism for The Himalayan Writers Retreat, Teach For India, Khabar Lahariya and Yoda Press among others. 

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​In their previous life, Riddhi was a molecular biologist, prior to moving to India in 2014. Their last research stint was at the Karp Lab at Harvard-MIT's HST center, developing mesenchymal stem cell therapies for acute lung injury. 

 

Riddhi is queer, nonbinary and disabled; Their research interests are shaped by lived experiences of people whose bodies defy industrial time and normative hierarchies. In 2021, they founded the collective Mutual Aid India with disabled and queer friends.

 

​Their work has appeared in CNN, Atmos, Autostraddle, Vogue, The Baffler, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Fuller Project, Himal Southasian, Article 14, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Helter Skelter Magazine, Harper Collins Anthology of Queer Poetry South Asia, Rattle Magazine, Glass Journal, The Wire, Scroll, Business Standard, and elsewhere.

 

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