Having grown up in their mother’s independent bookstore, Nu (They/He) is a trans-disabled non-binary person who founded UN-recognized Revival Disability India – Magazine and Community.
They’ve won the Laadli Award (2022) for their writing on disability based queer violence. They are a published author with Penguin Random House and are currently working on their solo book. They have been featured on publications such as Elle Magazine (2023) and UN Women Asia and the Pacific (2023). Their work involves working with technology and creating safer digital spaces for queer and disabled folks online.
They believe in creating communities of care and collective joy. They are a part of the LBQ cohort by Outright International, and have spoken at various national and international conferences such as Women Deliver. In 2023, they are a part of a QUEERTWENTY list by Egomonk which celebrates expertise within the LGBTQIA+ community. A disability justice author and curator, they collaborated on several spaces that have reclaimed disabled joy, rage, rest and movement. A CREA fellow ’22, and a TISS master’s graduate in gender studies, they work on campaigns surrounding disability based violence and SRHR.