Piuli Basu is currently a postgraduate student at the School of Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad and has a Bachelors in Sociology from Jadavpur University. She has worked with several non-profit organizations like CRY, SAATHII and Human Rights Law Network and has research interests lie in the social construction of gender, queer theory and body politics. She aspires to challenge heteronormativity through subverting gender. Piuli is an avid reader, enjoys writing and is a fitness enthusiast.