Event
17th
Jan 2022

VIDHI BOOK ADDA: Discussion on the book ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh’

Monday, 17 Jan 2022, 5:30 pm-Monday, 17 Jan 2022, 7:00 pm

Vidhi is delighted to invite you to a discussion with author and economist, Shrayana Bhattacharya on 17th January, 2022 at 5:30 pm IST. The discussion will focus on Shrayana’s book ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence’ – a book which offers a rare combination of data and anecdotes to tell the story of India’s women in the post-liberalisation economy.

Along with discussants Dr Anisha Sharma, Assistant Professor of Economics at Ashoka University and Deepika Kinhal, Team lead and Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi, this discussion will unpack the issues concerning the absence of women in the workforce, the place of love and care in the economy, and of course, the presence of Shah Rukh Khan in the lives of Indian women post-liberalisation. 

Alok Prasanna, Lead, Vidhi Karnataka, & Co-Founder, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, will be moderating the session.