Track 2
Dr. Aditya Deshbandhu
Speaker 1
(Lecturer Digital Media Sociology at the University of Exeter)
Dr. Deshbandhu is a Lecturer of Communications, Digital Media Sociology at the University of Exeter. In his research, he examines video games, new media platforms and practices, and the many understandings of the digital divide while also trying to understand how people engage with digital artefacts, and how these interactions shape their everyday lives.
Dr. Payoshni Mitra
Speaker 2
(Director and Trustee at Centre for Sports and Human Rights, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Dr. Mitra is a prominent athlete’s rights activist and leading campaigner in the abolition of sex testing policies in women’s sport, working closely with affected athletes across Asia and Africa to enable them to address human rights violations in sports. Her work includes helping athletes communicate with local or national sport governing bodies, sport ministries and other stakeholders, as well as actively resisting unnecessary and unsolicited physical examinations and scrutiny through direct intervention.
Dr. LAXMAN BEHERA
Speaker 3
(Associate Professor, SC&SS, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Dr. MANJU KHARI
Speaker 4
(Professor, SC&SS, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
