Lata Narayanaswamy is currently Associate Professor in the Politics of Global Development in the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research critically reflects on gendered/intersectional and post/decolonial dynamics of development knowledge and its perceived contribution to addressing global development challenges. She is currently involved in applied, interdisciplinary research related to gender and climate change, water security and decolonising development, as well as policy-oriented training, facilitation and awareness-raising around colonialism, anti-racism and structural inequality, working with a range of (I)NGOs, donors and multilateral organisations. She also works in a voluntary capacity as a Trustee for the Gender and Development Network, UK (GADN), with oversight of their work on racism and decolonisation.
Contested development imaginaries: Hindutva and the co-optation of ‘decolonisation’
As the Indian state uses its turn leading the G20 to position itself as a global development leader and representative of the Global South, we focus specifically on the ways in which these development imaginaries are being addressed in India.
September 27, 2023