Workshop on Caste, Religion, Education and Occupational

Mobility in Contemporary South Asia

Tuesday 23rd April 2024, Lancaster University, UK (Hybrid)
Schedule and Speakers [all timings are UK/BST]

[9.30-10.00: Tea/Coffee for in-person attendees]

10.00-10.30: Introduction to workshop (aims, objectives and attendee introductions) – Sally

Cawood, Mayur Helia, Mary James Gill

10.30-12.15: Session 1: Caste and Religion in South Asia

Chair: Prof Meena Dhanda, Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Politics, University of Wolverhampton and
Visiting Professor LSE

1. Mayur Helia, PhD Scholar, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK

and Shireen Azam, Doctoral Researcher, University of Oxford and Founder and Former
Editor, Economic & Political Weekly/EPW Engage (India)
2. Asif Aqeel, Founding Director, Centre for Law and Justice (Pakistan) [online]
3. Kailash Chandro, Young Dalit Activist (Bangladesh) [online]
4. Dr Krishna Adhikari, Research Affiliate at Oxford Anthropology, and Senior Researcher
at Centre for Nepal Studies, UK (Nepal)

[12.15-13.00 lunch for in-person attendees]

13.00-14.00 Session 2: Breaking the Barriers to Education

Chair: Mary James Gill, Executive Director, Centre for Law and Justice, Pakistan

5. Asmita Badi, Wordsmith/Poet and Dalit Advocate (Nepal) [online]

6. Dr Jonathan Addleton, Rector/President, Forman Christian College (A Chartered
University), Lahore (Pakistan) [online]
7. Raju Kendre, Founder at Eklavya India Foundation, FRSA, and Chevening Scholar, MSc
Development Studies, SOAS University of London (India)

[14.15-14.30 Tea/Coffee break for in-person attendees]

14.30-15.30 Session 3: Occupational Mobility

Chair: Sally Cawood, Lecturer in Economic Geography, Lancaster University, UK

8. Bezwada Wilson, National Convener, Safai Karmachari Andolan (Movement for

elimination of practice of Manual Scavenging) (India) [online]
9. Mary James Gill, Executive Director, Centre for Law and Justice (Pakistan)

15.30-16.15: Wrapping Up – Key Learnings, Takeaways & Close

Any questions, please contact the workshop organisers Sally Cawood and Mayur Helia