Sanjana (She/Her) is pursuing her PhD from the Centre for Political Studies, JNU. Her research focuses on Right-wing politics in Karnataka and its interaction with Caste, linguistic and regional identities. Her research interests include Indian Politics, Right-wing mobilization in India, Cultural Studies, Women Studies, Cinema and Representation. Out of her own interest she is currently studying Representation and agency in Indian Cinema to understand the utility of Cinema in political mobilization. As a South Indian born and brought up in the North, through her work she aims to study and bring academic attention to the discourses from the south. Sanjana has published her own collection of poems and has contributed articles to digital websites including Feminism in India. She can be reached at kssanj98@gmail.com


Submissions by Sanjana K.S

Book : Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India’s Other Film Industry, Selvaraj Velayutham (ed.),2008- 15 May 2023

Book: Ariel by Sylvia Plath, New York, HarperPerennial, Restored Edition 2004, 256 pages, 15.24 x 1.63 x 22.86 cm, ISBN-10: ‎0060732601, Price: 1248 INR – 15th December, 2023

Essay: Intertwined Paradoxes: Electoral Campaigns, Social Media and Populism in Indian General Elections of 2014 and 2019 – 15th February 2024

Commentary: The Actor and his Conundrum: Shahrukh,  “The Indian for all Ages” – 27 February 2024