Shivangini Tandon

Dr. Shivangini Tandon is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Women Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India). Her research interests include feminist theory, biographical literature, questions of culture and language. She did her graduation and post graduation in History from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi and MPHIL and PhD in History from Delhi University. She has taught briefly in St. Stephen’s College, Kirori Mal and Gargi College, Delhi University. She is the recipient of Max Planck India Mobility Grant, Berlin (2016-2021) and a visiting fellow at the Centre For the History of Emotions, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin (Germany). Her book on Aurangzeb’s sisters is under publication by Pan Macmillan India. She has been invited to many national and international forums as a speaker. Her articles and book reviews have been published in journals like The Indian Historical Review (IHR), Social Scientist and as part of Occasional Paper Series by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (New Delhi), The Book Review Literary Journal and Biblio. Her research papers have also been published recently in edited volumes by Orient Blackswan: New Delhi and Routledge: London. She has also been the recipient of prestigious fellowships/scholarships and awards like the Sanwa Bank Scholarship, Jawaharlal Nehru scholarship for doctoral studies, ICHR foreign travel grant, and the Sir Syed Innovation Award. She was interviewed by the BBC on Nur Jahan for their documentary titled ‘World made by Women’ in 2015 and again in 2018 for a talk show on Mughal princesses.