Email: mridula.kaintura@warwick.ac.uk

Supervisors: Dr Rashna Nicholson, Dr Bryony White

About Me

I am a first year PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at University of Warwick. I hold a master's degree from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai with a specialisation in Women’s Studies. I have worked previously as a researcher at Bebaak Collective (Mumbai) and as a Project Coordinator at Vacha Charitable Trust (Mumbai).

Research Interest

My research interests lie in the intersection of performance studies, gender studies, and critical race studies. I am currently working on a dissertation project examining the cultural practices and performance traditions in the central Himalayan region of North India through the lens of the ‘labouring/performing body,’ which actively negotiates and constitutes these cultural performances. In doing so, I will attend to the questions around the politics of the dominant caste elite in the region and the impact of dominant socio-political, cultural, and neoliberal forces on local-regional performance traditions in the Central Himalayas of North India.

I am a recipient of the Midlands4Cities AHRC Doctoral Studentship Award 2024, which supports my doctoral research.

Education

B.A. (Hons) in French Language, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

M.A in Women’s Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai