[English Jagran] Who Is Nitasha Kaul, Indian-Origin UK Professor Denied Entry To India Despite Invitation From Karnataka Govt

Nitasha Kaul is a British academic, writer, and poet based in London. She was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, and raised in Delhi, India in a Kashmiri Pandit family. She moved to England at the age of 21 in 1997. She graduated in Economics from Sri Ram College of Commerce before pursuing her post-graduate from the University of Hull¹. She earned her doctorate in Economics and Philosophy from Hull, in 2003.

Kaul served as a Lecturer of Economics at the University of Bath and as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Bristol Business School from 2002 to 2007. She was also an Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan (2010). Currently, she is an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster.

Her scholarly interests include feminist issues concerning Kashmiri women, the rise of muscular neo-liberal nationalism in India, and an analysis of right-wing politics in India. She served as one of the key witnesses at a United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing about the human rights situation in Indian-administered Kashmir, following the revocation of special status within India.

In February 2024, she was denied entry to India at Kempegowda International Airport, in Bangalore, Karnataka, even though she carried valid Overseas Citizen of India credentials. The speculation is that it was a result of her criticism of Indian Government Policies in Kashmir, including her use of the term “occupied” for the state in her coursework..

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