Ph.D. in Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Master of Arts (M.A.), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Assistant Professor
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| Key Expertise | Intersectional Feminist Theory, Dalit Thought, Philosophy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Master of Arts (M.A.), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Dr. Sunaina Arya is an Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India. She holds an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, with a specialization in Feminist Philosophy from a Dalit perspective. Her
work brings critical attention to questions of caste, gender, and justice and is internationally recognized for advancing the field of feminist thought.
Dr. Arya is editor of Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader (Routledge, 2020), a landmark volume that foregrounds the voices, concerns, and conceptual contributions of Dalit women. Her widely cited essay, “Ambedkar as a Feminist Philosopher” (Oxford University Press, 2021), offers a compelling
reinterpretation of B.R. Ambedkar’s political thought through a feminist lens. In 2019, she received an Honorable Mention for the Bluestone Rising Scholar Prize for outstanding emerging scholarship in South Asian Studies, awarded by the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at
Brandeis University, USA.
She has co-edited the gender special issue of Caste: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion, in collaboration with Prof. Ashok Gurung of The New School, USA. Dr. Arya has delivered invited lectures at several leading institutions, including Columbia University, the University of California at San Diego, Northwestern University, the University of Georgia, the University of Texas, The New School and the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Beyond academia, Dr. Arya serves on the Advisory Board of Just Futures Pahal, a Ford Foundation–supported initiative in Nepal focused on inclusive development and social change.
She is currently working on a monograph that advances the emerging discourse of Dalit Feminist Philosophy, exploring the intersections of caste, gender, and knowledge production
Reading Ambedkar
Honorable Mention in the Bluestone Rising Scholar 2019 By CASTE: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion, Center for Global Development and Sustainability at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, USA.
Honoured as an Emerging Ambedkar Scholar in the Fifth International Conference on the Unfinished Legacy of Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Honouring Emerging Scholars & Celebrating New Works, at Starr Foundation Hall, The New School, New York City, USA.
Honoured as a Pioneer of Dalit Feminism in the International Conference Conference on Innovation for Women Empowerment and Gender Equality for Sustainable Future, organised by Ambedkar College Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, India.
International Fellow at Philosophic System Institute (PSI), Federal Court, Ministry of Justice, El Paso, Texas, USA.
Founding Member of Global Dalit Change Makers (GDCM), part of the Dalit Dignity initiative of India-China Institute, The New School, New York City, USA.
Founding Member of Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ), an initiative of the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Delhi & Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India.
International Member of EPCC Philosophy Club, El Paso Community College, El Paso, Texas, USA.
Resource Person for MTP Amendment Bill 2020: Caste, Indigeneity and Abortion Laws: Deliberation from Rural India in the webinar series Abortion Laws in India: Perspectives from the Margins, co- organised by Centre for Health Law, Ethics and Technology, Jindal Global Law School, O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat and The Y P Foundation, New Delhi, India.
Expert Resource for the Journal of Social Inclusion Studies (ISSN: 23944811, eISSN: 25166123), Sage.
Expert Resource for the journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Springer Nature, London, UK.
Resource Person for the journal Indian Law Review (Print ISSN: 2473-0580 Online ISSN: 2473-0599), Taylor & Francis, UK.
Expert Resource for the journal Caste: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion (ISSN 2079-5971), Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA
Expert Resource for the Critical Research on Religion (ISSN: 20503032, eISSN: 20503040), Sage.
Expert Resource for the journal Oñati Socio-Legal Series (ISSN 2079-5971), International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Avenida de la Universidad 8, Apartado 28, 20560, Oñati (Gipuzkoa), Spain.
Guest Editor (with Prof. Ashok Gurung) for a Special Issue on ‘Legacy of Gender and Caste Discrimination’ of CASTE: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion, Vol. 1, No. 2, October 2020, published by The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, in collaboration with The Brandeis Library, USA.
Editorial Assistant for the Gender and Racial Justice, Vol. IV of the B. R. Ambedkar: A Quest for Justice (five volumes box set), edited by Aakash Singh Rathore, published by Oxford University Press, 2020.
Annotated the book Ambedkar’s Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India, authored by Aakash Singh Rathore, published by Penguin, 2020.
Editorial Assistant for the open-access online journal Plurilogue: Politics and Philosophy Reviews.
Advisory Board Member, at Just Futures Fellowship (JFF), a multiyear, multidisciplinary, multifaceted initiative supported by the Ford Foundation, the Foundation for a Just Society, and the Samata Foundation, Nepal.
Co-convener, Association of Academics for Social Justice Conference on Intergroup Inequality in Indian Society: Magnitude, Nature, Sources, Policies, and the Movement (AASJCIIIS), co-organised by Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Delhi, & Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ), India.
Founding Member, Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ), an initiative of the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Delhi & Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India.
Resource Person for the International Dialogue on South Asia Neo-Communal Settings for Social Democracy, hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad. Event Reports published in The News, Daily Times, and The Financial Daily International.
Fellow, Centre for Law, Justice and Society (CJLS)
| sunaina.arya@jgu.edu.in | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0001-7479-7399 |
| Key Expertise | Intersectional Feminist Theory, Dalit Thought, Philosophy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |