Lectures and Conference Presentations

Invited Lectures and Panels (selected)

Dec 2025 “Lifting the Veil: Human Labor behind Artificial Intelligence,” University of Connecticut (Course: Society in a Global Perspective, Dr. Bandana Purkayastha)

Nov 2025 “Feminist Scholars and Global Advocacy at the United Nations,” Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, New Jersey.

Nov 2025 “Technology and Education in India: An Access Problem.” Southfield College, Darjeeling, India (Seminar organized by Sociology and Education departments)

Conference Presentations (selected)

Sep 2025 “Reclaiming the Space, If Not the Rights: How Indian Tech Workers Unionize against Corporate Takeover of Urban Spaces.” Society for Social Studies of Science, Seattle, Washington, USA (presented online).

Aug 2025 “From Workers to Elite Citizens: Indian Tech Workers’ Identity Spectrum in Activism.” American Sociological Association (Labor and Labor Movements Section Paper Session), Chicago, Illinois, USA. 

Aug 2025 “Indian Tech Workers’ Identity Discourses in Activism in India and the United States.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago, Illinois, USA.