Sindhu Rajasekaran – Fall 2026 Writer-in-Residence
Sindhu Rajasekaran is the author of four critically acclaimed books spanning across genres. Her writing interweaves personal history with political inquiry, examining power, desire, and identity. In her books of non-fiction, Smashing the Patriarchy and Forbidden Desire – How the British Stole India’s Queer Pasts & Queer Futures, published by Simon and Schuster, she explores contemporary Indian feminisms and the impact of colonialism on gender expression. Her novel Kaleidoscopic Reflections and her collection of short stories, So I Let It Be, deal with sexuality, existential anxiety, and shifting social landscapes.
Her poetry and creative nonfiction have been published in reputed literary magazines including Room, Asia Literary Review, and New Writing Scotland. Her work is also part of international anthologies – Very Much Alive: Stories of Resilience, Queer in a Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland, and Does Your Hand Shake, Vladimir?
Originally trained as an electronics and communications engineer, Sindhu also has a PhD in creative writing from the University of Strathclyde, where she was a recipient of the Dean’s Global Research Award. Her multidisciplinary training informs her approach to critical theory and creative praxis. She specialises in queer decolonial storytelling and emergent feminist epistemologies. Sindhu has presented her research at several conferences such as the Association of Asian Studies in South Korea, the Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Network in the UK, and the Annual Conference on South Asia in the United States. She teaches creative writing and conducts theory workshops for universities, cultural organizations, and research networks.
Sindhu has also produced an award-winning feature film and worked as a communications consultant. She is founder and curatrix of The Subjective Space – a digital platform where she curates dialogue that pushes critical boundaries and reimagines how we think about art, gender, technology, social justice, and creative futures.
Consultation with Writer-in-Residence Sindhu Rajasekaran
Interested writers can book a 30-minute consultation and submit up to ten pages of writing in advance (in 12-point font, double-spaced). Consultations can take place either at the University of Manitoba or online. Please advise of any cancellations as soon as possible.
