Beyond Binaries – Cohort 4.0 | Theme- Contemporary Challenges for Gender Diverse Communities: Local and Global Responses | Pride Month June 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Participants’ list & Details:
| Participants’ List & Details | |||
| Beyond Binaries – Cohort 4.0 | |||
| Theme- Contemporary Challenges for Gender Diverse Communities: Local and Global Responses | |||
| June (7, 14, 21 & 28), 2026 | Zoom | 4-6 pm | |||
| Consecutive Sunday Evenings | |||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Ankita Ganguli | Public Policy Student | O. P. Jindal Global University | Cuttack, Odisha |
| Anuradha Rana Das | PhD Scholar | Dept of Women’s Studies, Gauhati University | Guwahati |
| Anwesha Bhattacharya | PHD scholar | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Kolkata |
| Dr Priya Prabhu | Associate Professor | GMC Miraj | Miraj |
| Dr. Anupreeta Chatterjee | Assistant Manager-Marketing and Communications | SBI Foundation | Mumbai |
| Kanishk Kala | PhD Scholar | LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health | Tezpur |
| Kingkinee Mazumdar | Student | OP Jindal Global University | Guwahati |
| Meghana Rao | – | – | – |
| Moumita A | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Bangalore |
| Mugdha | NA | NA | NOIDA |
| Neelu Grover | Independent facilitator | Not applicable | Mumbai |
| Ngangom Karorpati Chanu | Ph.D.Scholar | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Udupi |
| Raynah Marise | Member | Indian Christian women’s movement | Pune |
| SAGAR SINGH | UG STUDENT | KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY | KURUKSHETRA |
| Samruddhi Palav | HR Generalist | Prefer not to say | Mumbai |
| Sanjana Menon | college | mumbai | – |
| Shivani Chauhan | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Hauz Khas |
| Shruti Panwar | Student | Freelancer | Delhi |
| Sufiya Khan | Garima Project Manager | Sambhali Trust | Jodhpur |
| VARSHA GAUR | Ph.D Scholar | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
| Vishvaney Agarwal | Student | Ashoka University | Delhi |
On the occasion of Pride Month June 2026, #IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
Beyond Binaries- Cohort 4.0
Theme: Contemporary Challenges for Gender Diverse Communities: Local and Global Responses
An Online International Summer School Program
A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: June (7, 14, 21 & 28), 2026
Consecutive Sunday Evenings
Time: 4 – 6 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom
Event Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/beyond-binaries-cohort-4/
Program Experts
Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Rituparna Neog, Associate Vice Chairperson, State Transgender Welfare Board, Government of Assam; Founder & Director: Akam Foundation; Member, National Council for Transgender Persons, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India; Core Group Member, Free Libraries Network (FLN) India & South Asia
Dr. Hiranmayee Mishra, Director, CWS, U.N.(Auto) College of Sc. & Tech., Adaspur, Cuttack, Orissa
Yogesh Pawar, Director, Population First
Meghna Mehra, Founder, All India Queer Association (AIQA)
Dr Kaustav Padmapati, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), School of Liberal Studies and Media, UPES, Dehradun
Harish Iyer, DE&I leader and Supreme Court petitioner for LGBTQIA+ rights
Tr. Ivan John, Assistant Teacher, Sophia Jr. College
Dr Debashis Mitra, Independent Academician (English)
Ashish Pandya, LGBTQIA+ Rights advocate
Session Details:
| Expert Name | Session Topic |
| Dr Hiranmayee Mishra | Challenges and responses for LGBTIQA+ community in India |
| Meghna Mehra | Queer Rights & Literature |
| Rituparna Neog | Lived Realities of Trans Communities in Rural and Urban India |
| Dr Debashis Mitra | Contemporary Struggles of LGBTQIA+ Communities |
| Harish Iyer | Challenges for Gender Diverse People in the Corporate World |
| Dr Kaustav Padmapati | Gender Minorities & State: Comparative Analysis of Nation States |
| Ashish Pandya | Gender and Sexuality Spectrum: Challenges & Responses |
| Prof Ivan John | Gender Inclusivity in Educational spaces |
| Yogesh Pawar | Role of Media in Challenging Stereotypes about Queer Communities and Promote DEI Practices |
Convener:
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Previous Cohort:
Beyond Binaries – Cohort 3.0 | Theme: LGBTQIA+ Realities and Resistance
Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre!
Beyond Binaries: Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights Issues in India
Previous Expert Speakers: Akkai Padmashali, Anjali Gopalan, Aroh Akunth, C. Moulee, Chayanika Shah, Dr. Anant Bhan, Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, Dr. Debolina Dey, Dr. Dhiren Borisa, Dr. Kaustav Padmapati, Dr. Ketaki Chowkhani, Dr. Sayantan Datta, Grace Banu, Harish Iyer, Maya Awasthy, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, Prof. Mala Ramanathan, Prof. Pushpesh Kumar, Prof. Shohini Ghosh, Prof. Vibhuti Patel, Prof. Vina Vaswani, Raj Mariwala, Rituparna Borah, Rituparna Neog, Sonal Giani, Vikramaditya Sahai
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