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Sajneet Mangat

Sajneet is a U2 student studying History and Social studies of medicine. She is interested in critical histories of South Asia and and her academic work emphasizes gender, caste, health equity, resistance and violence. In her spare time, she can be found debating, making to-do lists or repairing her two bicycles.

Tour de Virus: Part 2

Sajneet Mangat Jul 13, 2020

As the vehicle of this pandemic, the bicycle represents both hope and despair. The two part series, "Tour de Virus," looks at bicycle politics in the COVID-19 era.
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Tour de Virus: Part 1

Sajneet Mangat Jul 9, 2020

As the vehicle of this pandemic, the bicycle represents both hope and despair. The two part series, "Tour de Virus," looks at bicycle politics in the COVID-19 era.
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Modi Needs to Be Held Accountable

Sajneet Mangat Jun 15, 2020

A deified public image and the BJP’s desperate attempts to hinder public access to government information have prevented Narendra Modi from facing scrutiny over the failures of India’s response to COVID-19. Modi is culpable, and he should…
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Growling Discontent: The Anti-Casteism of the Dalit Panthers

Sajneet Mangat Jun 12, 2020

“We must uproot the varna system, the caste system that enslaves us in its snares. The soil in which it survives and grows must be made infertile. We must understand that the caste nature of the term Dalit is breaking down.”—from the…
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India and the Rohingya

Sajneet Mangat Mar 14, 2020

India’s reputation as a safe haven for refugees displaced within South Asia has been considerably damaged as Rohingya people are victimised in efforts to protect an unlikely neighbourhood alliance.
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