Indian student wins US fellowship for LGBT research
2 July 2015 5:34 AM IST
An Indian girl student in the US has received a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) scholarship from the prestigious California University in Berkely to study how political issues brought new notions of sexual identity in India.
Shakthi Nataraj, who grew up in Chennai has been <g data-gr-id="9">awarded with</g> ‘The Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellowship’ that honours the memory of Philip Brett who is considered a pioneer of lesbian and gay musicology. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Fellowship will help Nataraj study how political tensions brought new notions of sexual identity in Tamil Nadu.
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