Yashica Dutt

Yashica Dutt
Born Yashica Dutt Nidaniya
5 February 1986 (1986-02-05) (age 30)
Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nationality Indian
Citizenship India
Occupation columnist
Years active 2005 - Present
Religion Hinduism

Yashica Dutt is an Indian writer, who currently lives in New York City. Yashika has written on a broad range of topics including gender, identity and culture.[1] She was previously working as a Principal Correspondent with Brunch, Hindustan Times in New Delhi.[2][3] She also worked with The Asian Age.[4][5]

Early life and background

Yashica was born in a Dalit (Bhangi) family in Ajmer, Rajasthan on 5 February 1986.[6] Her mother's name is Shashi Dutt.[7] She completed her graduation in B.Sc from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2007. Yashica completed her Master's degree in Arts and Culture Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2015. Yashica writes on Dalit related social issues[8] and is the founder of dalitdiscrimination.tumblr.com, a Tumblr blog portal.[9][10] Yashica has reported from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Turkey and Hungary.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "9 arguments used to silence me after I came out as Dalit (and why they failed spectacularly)".
  2. ↑ "On the Brunch Radar".
  3. ↑ "A queer ban in India, gay and legal in Nepal".
  4. ↑ "Yashica Dutt (The Asian Age)". The Asian Age.
  5. ↑ http://archive.asianage.com/category/author/yashica-dutt-asian-age
  6. ↑ "Today I am coming out as Dalit".
  7. ↑ "How one woman defies caste discrimination in India".
  8. ↑ "The Non-Dalit's Guide To Debating Meaningfully About Caste".
  9. ↑ "Today, I'm Coming Out As Dalit".
  10. ↑ "Today, I'm Coming Out As Dalit". The Huffington Post. 21 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Huffington post profile".


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