Swathi Shivanand

Swathi Shivanand's PhD from JNU was on the 20th century history of development in Hyderabad-Karnataka. She is currently researching the history of the garment industry in Bengaluru at the Alternative Law Forum.

The Mulki and the Mulk: How Belonging Is Layered in the Deccan

by Swathi Shivanand | Articles, Many Worlds of the Deccan

The categories of Mulki and non-Mulki began to appear on the Hyderabadi political scene from the mid-19th century onwards as a response to the influx of Urdu-speaking North Indians being recruited into the state administration.

What the Hyderabad-Deccan region teaches us about belonging

by Swathi Shivanand | Identity and Belonging in the Deccan

During fieldwork for my PhD on Hyderabad-Karnataka in the year 2017, I was interviewing women migrants from the region living in Bengaluru and working as construction labour, about their experience of migration. The region is one of the most neglected parts of...