Kumari Ruchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 253956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kumari Ruchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kumari |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruchi |
| SIGNATURE | RUCHI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1355-1031 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
If I Learn to Ride a Bicycle, I Will Turn From Gay to Straight”: Decoding ‘Masculine Behaviour’ and Gay Voice in Vasudhendra’s Mohanaswamy
This article discusses the representation and reciprocation of masculinity in gay men, primarily from non-urban setups in India, which has been underrepresented in South Asian masculinity studies. Vasudhendra’s coming-out book, Mohanaswamy (2013/2016), set in the Indian state, Karnataka, paves the way for the study of the impact of hegemonic masculine behavior and ideal masculinity in gay men in the transition from rural to urban setup. The impos…
Defying the Binaries: Body, Desire and Sexual Identity in Nagarkirtan
Smita Jha, and the reviews from the colleagues at the institute.Author ContributionAll authors contributed to the study conception and theoretical framework of the paper. The first and final draft of the manuscript was written by the author Miss Kumari Ruchi, under the supervision of the coauthor Dr. Smita Jha.Competing InterestsThe authors have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose with respect to the authorship, research, and/or pu…
On lesbian subjectivity and same-sex marriage: An interview with Ruth Vanita
This interview with the renowned writer in the field of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Prof. Ruth Vanita encompasses the nuances of her ideas on the same-sex love particularly in connection with the lesbian subjectivity in the Indian context. She puts forward her argument in the ongoing debate of the legality of marriage between same-sex relationships and the terminology used in the debate among various theorists and activists of this field. In the fie…
On literature, society, sexualities: An interview with the writer Vasudhendra
This interview discusses same-sex relationships, especially gay relationships, in the writer Vasudhendra's semi-autobiographical book, Mohanaswamy, which became India's first book in the Kannada language to focus on gay life. Vasudhendra talks about the need for social progress in understanding LGBTQIA+ sexualities and the implicit requirement of LGBTQIA+ literature in vernacular languages in India. He elucidates on his experience in counselling …
On lesbian subjectivity and same-sex marriage: An interview with Ruth Vanita
This interview with the renowned writer in the field of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Prof. Ruth Vanita encompasses the nuances of her ideas on the same-sex love particularly in connection with the lesbian subjectivity in the Indian context. She puts forward her argument in the ongoing debate of the legality of marriage between same-sex relationships and the terminology used in the debate among various theorists and activists of this field. In the fie…
On literature, society, sexualities: An interview with the writer Vasudhendra
This interview discusses same-sex relationships, especially gay relationships, in the writer Vasudhendra's semi-autobiographical book, Mohanaswamy, which became India's first book in the Kannada language to focus on gay life. Vasudhendra talks about the need for social progress in understanding LGBTQIA+ sexualities and the implicit requirement of LGBTQIA+ literature in vernacular languages in India. He elucidates on his experience in counselling …
On lesbian subjectivity and same-sex marriage: An interview with Ruth Vanita
This interview with the renowned writer in the field of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Prof. Ruth Vanita encompasses the nuances of her ideas on the same-sex love particularly in connection with the lesbian subjectivity in the Indian context. She puts forward her argument in the ongoing debate of the legality of marriage between same-sex relationships and the terminology used in the debate among various theorists and activists of this field. In the fie…
On literature, society, sexualities: An interview with the writer Vasudhendra
This interview discusses same-sex relationships, especially gay relationships, in the writer Vasudhendra's semi-autobiographical book, Mohanaswamy, which became India's first book in the Kannada language to focus on gay life. Vasudhendra talks about the need for social progress in understanding LGBTQIA+ sexualities and the implicit requirement of LGBTQIA+ literature in vernacular languages in India. He elucidates on his experience in counselling …
If I Learn to Ride a Bicycle, I Will Turn From Gay to Straight”: Decoding ‘Masculine Behaviour’ and Gay Voice in Vasudhendra’s Mohanaswamy
This article discusses the representation and reciprocation of masculinity in gay men, primarily from non-urban setups in India, which has been underrepresented in South Asian masculinity studies. Vasudhendra’s coming-out book, Mohanaswamy (2013/2016), set in the Indian state, Karnataka, paves the way for the study of the impact of hegemonic masculine behavior and ideal masculinity in gay men in the transition from rural to urban setup. The impos…
Defying the Binaries: Body, Desire and Sexual Identity in Nagarkirtan
Smita Jha, and the reviews from the colleagues at the institute.Author ContributionAll authors contributed to the study conception and theoretical framework of the paper. The first and final draft of the manuscript was written by the author Miss Kumari Ruchi, under the supervision of the coauthor Dr. Smita Jha.Competing InterestsThe authors have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose with respect to the authorship, research, and/or pu…
Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Human sexuality (2 works) · Lesbian (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Queer (2 works)