Arpita Das
Biographic Data
| ID | 4033171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arpita Das |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arpita |
| FAMILY NAME | Das |
| SIGNATURE | DAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-3321-7364 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reproductive futures within a context of uterus transplants in India
Reproduction is considered a core event in a cisgender heterosexual woman's life. Several hierarchies exist within the field of reproduction, with reproduction being privileged among people from dominant races, classes, castes, ages, and abilities. In this paper, I explore uterine transplantion as an emerging mode of reproduction, which privileges the experience of pregnancy in addition to genetic relatedness, specifically within the Indian conte…
Protection of plant varieties: A device for tribal empowerment
A group of people dwelling within a common territorial boundary having common ancestors and mores, believing in common morals, distinct of other similar groups which existed even before the concept of nation states is viewed as Tribe. More often the tribes and tribal are discussed with an attitude of holier than thou approach of regulating deforestations, tribal rights, ownership of tribal lands and what not but the question always persist; are w…
Associations between nutrient intakes and dietary patterns with different sarcopenia definitions in older Australian men: The concord health and ageing in men project
Objective: To assess the associations between nutrient intake and dietary patterns with different sarcopenia definitions in older men. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Sarcopenia was defined using the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2). Dietary adequacy of fourteen nutrients was as…
Changes in micronutrient intake and factors associated with this change among older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Objectives: To examine changes in micronutrient intake over 3 years and identify any associations between socio-economic, health, lifestyle and meal-related factors and these changes in micronutrient intakes among older men. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Dietary adequacy of individual micronutrient was compared to the estimated average requirement of the nutrient reference values (NRV). Attainment of the NRV for twelve micronutrients was in…
Social Work, Disasters and Communities—Challenging the Boundaries of the Profession
Disasters caused by natural phenomena are ubiquitous world over in terms of their occurrence. Myths and folklore are testament to this. The transition of natural phenomena into ‘natural’ disasters occurs only when humans are introduced. ‘Natural’ disasters have a social gradient to them, which differs vastly across societies. Epistemologically, disasters have been the forte of technocrats with social workers at best remaining at the fringes. This…
Jaipur Literature Festival, the Gendered Literary Field, and the MeToo Movement in India
As the literary field in India begins to become more complex, layered and diverse in terms of its gender representation despite the stubborn persistence of many aspects of its “tradition” male bastion character, the most celebrated and successful literary festival in the country emerges as a microcosmic manifestation of this tussle for power. Based on an autoethnographic account of the literary festival over eight editions and a close narrative o…
‘Aching to be a boy’: A preliminary analysis of gender assignment of intersex persons in India in a culture of son preference
Intersexuality, particularly in the global South, remains an under‐researched field of study. In my in‐progress doctoral research project, I explore the cultural, social, and medical discourses that influence how key stakeholders such as healthcare providers make decisions about the sex and gender assignment of the intersex child in India. In this paper I interrogate some of these ideas around gender assignment of intersex people in India, paying…
Mobile Subjects: Transnational Imaginaries of Gender Reassignment by Aren Z. Aizura
The Womb as a Biopolitical Space: Examining Negative Selection within the Context of Surrogacy
Reproductive technologies are increasingly used not just to detect the presence of fetal “abnormalities” but also to “correct” or eliminate them before birth. This is done with the aim to enable the birth of “healthy” and “normal” children who can contribute better to the nation’s productivity. Although these processes are common to most women, the situation is further aggravated for surrogates within developing country contexts, who already work…
India: From Tensions to Transformation
This chapter attempts to identify and examines some of the important elements of this relationship, and to analyse how the state has influenced, and in turn has been influenced by, Lesbian and Gay (LG) activism in India. Lesbian and gay activism in India has become an increasingly important and visible part of the country&s;s sociopolitical fabric over the last few years. Lesbian and gay activist groups have been increasingly collaborating with i…
Sexuality education in India: Examining the rhetoric, rethinking the future
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has been recognised globally as key to helping young people assert their sexual and reproductive rights. In India too, there is growing awareness of the importance of providing CSE not only to reduce sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies and abortions but also to teach important life skills. Simultaneously, lack of political will and conflicting interests among certain religious and politi…
The Dildo as a Transformative Political Tool: Feminist and Queer Perspectives
The Dildo as a Transformative Political Tool: Feminist and Queer Perspectives
Social Work, Disasters and Communities—Challenging the Boundaries of the Profession
Disasters caused by natural phenomena are ubiquitous world over in terms of their occurrence. Myths and folklore are testament to this. The transition of natural phenomena into ‘natural’ disasters occurs only when humans are introduced. ‘Natural’ disasters have a social gradient to them, which differs vastly across societies. Epistemologically, disasters have been the forte of technocrats with social workers at best remaining at the fringes. This…
The Dildo as a Transformative Political Tool: Feminist and Queer Perspectives
Sexuality education in India: Examining the rhetoric, rethinking the future
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has been recognised globally as key to helping young people assert their sexual and reproductive rights. In India too, there is growing awareness of the importance of providing CSE not only to reduce sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies and abortions but also to teach important life skills. Simultaneously, lack of political will and conflicting interests among certain religious and politi…
India: From Tensions to Transformation
This chapter attempts to identify and examines some of the important elements of this relationship, and to analyse how the state has influenced, and in turn has been influenced by, Lesbian and Gay (LG) activism in India. Lesbian and gay activism in India has become an increasingly important and visible part of the country&s;s sociopolitical fabric over the last few years. Lesbian and gay activist groups have been increasingly collaborating with i…
The Womb as a Biopolitical Space: Examining Negative Selection within the Context of Surrogacy
Reproductive technologies are increasingly used not just to detect the presence of fetal “abnormalities” but also to “correct” or eliminate them before birth. This is done with the aim to enable the birth of “healthy” and “normal” children who can contribute better to the nation’s productivity. Although these processes are common to most women, the situation is further aggravated for surrogates within developing country contexts, who already work…
Jaipur Literature Festival, the Gendered Literary Field, and the MeToo Movement in India
As the literary field in India begins to become more complex, layered and diverse in terms of its gender representation despite the stubborn persistence of many aspects of its “tradition” male bastion character, the most celebrated and successful literary festival in the country emerges as a microcosmic manifestation of this tussle for power. Based on an autoethnographic account of the literary festival over eight editions and a close narrative o…
‘Aching to be a boy’: A preliminary analysis of gender assignment of intersex persons in India in a culture of son preference
Intersexuality, particularly in the global South, remains an under‐researched field of study. In my in‐progress doctoral research project, I explore the cultural, social, and medical discourses that influence how key stakeholders such as healthcare providers make decisions about the sex and gender assignment of the intersex child in India. In this paper I interrogate some of these ideas around gender assignment of intersex people in India, paying…
Mobile Subjects: Transnational Imaginaries of Gender Reassignment by Aren Z. Aizura
Associations between nutrient intakes and dietary patterns with different sarcopenia definitions in older Australian men: The concord health and ageing in men project
Objective: To assess the associations between nutrient intake and dietary patterns with different sarcopenia definitions in older men. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Sarcopenia was defined using the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) and the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2). Dietary adequacy of fourteen nutrients was as…
Changes in micronutrient intake and factors associated with this change among older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
Objectives: To examine changes in micronutrient intake over 3 years and identify any associations between socio-economic, health, lifestyle and meal-related factors and these changes in micronutrient intakes among older men. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Dietary adequacy of individual micronutrient was compared to the estimated average requirement of the nutrient reference values (NRV). Attainment of the NRV for twelve micronutrients was in…
Social Work, Disasters and Communities—Challenging the Boundaries of the Profession
Disasters caused by natural phenomena are ubiquitous world over in terms of their occurrence. Myths and folklore are testament to this. The transition of natural phenomena into ‘natural’ disasters occurs only when humans are introduced. ‘Natural’ disasters have a social gradient to them, which differs vastly across societies. Epistemologically, disasters have been the forte of technocrats with social workers at best remaining at the fringes. This…
Protection of plant varieties: A device for tribal empowerment
A group of people dwelling within a common territorial boundary having common ancestors and mores, believing in common morals, distinct of other similar groups which existed even before the concept of nation states is viewed as Tribe. More often the tribes and tribal are discussed with an attitude of holier than thou approach of regulating deforestations, tribal rights, ownership of tribal lands and what not but the question always persist; are w…
Reproductive futures within a context of uterus transplants in India
Reproduction is considered a core event in a cisgender heterosexual woman's life. Several hierarchies exist within the field of reproduction, with reproduction being privileged among people from dominant races, classes, castes, ages, and abilities. In this paper, I explore uterine transplantion as an emerging mode of reproduction, which privileges the experience of pregnancy in addition to genetic relatedness, specifically within the Indian conte…
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