Anushka Sisodia

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Join date: Mar 9, 2026

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Anushka Sisodia is a researcher at ODI Global, where her work applies political economy analysis to global issues including conflict and fragility, gender, digital societies, and development finance. She has previously led projects for UN Women UK and the Loomba Foundation, written for The Diplomat, and worked with Cambridge Central Asia Forum. Anushka holds an MPhil in Development Studies (Distinction) from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Geography with Economics (First-Class Honours) from the LSE.

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Mar 10, 2026 ∙ 29 min

The (Dis)continuity of Colonial Era Legislation on Gender and Sexuality in India

Introduction It is easy to overlook the endurance of British imperial structures in its former colonies, particularly in the legal and moral frameworks that govern gender and sexuality. Despite the formal end of the British Empire in the twentieth century, colonial legislation that criminalises same-sex relationships and / or gender variance continues to serve as the legal foundation for the persecution of LGBTQ+[1] people throughout the former colonies and prolongs their marginalisation....

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