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Churnjeet Mahn is Professor of English Literature at the University of Strathclyde. Her research focuses on experiences of racism and homophobia in travel writing and accounts of displacement. She has worked on a range of creative research projects related to post-Partition memory, and queer displacement. Rohit K. Dasguptais Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality at the London School of Economics. He researches queer cultures, digital media and cultural industries in South Asia. He is also Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. D. J. Ritu is a pioneering EDI activist, international turntablist, Rough Guides contributor and BBC Radio presenter. In the 1980s, she established Shakti Disco at the London Lesbian and Gay Centre, before co-founding both the legendary Club Kali, in 1995, and the queer SWANA (South-West Asian and North African) music club Hoppa. In 2023, Ritu was awarded an MBE for services to music and broadcasting.
'A timely, necessary and at times revelatory account of South Asian queerness in Britain. Featuring insights from some of the best loved South Asian queer icons and cultural leaders, this is a riveting, illuminating, life-affirming and absolutely essential read!' -- <b>Sunny Singh, writer, academic and Director of the Jhalak Prize</b> 'Desi Queers shares histories and lessons that have been overlooked for far too long. Written in fabulous technicolour, this is intersectionality in action. Joyous, moving and vital.' -- <b>Mobeen Azhar, journalist and film-maker</b> 'A celebration of the spaces that offered a sense of home and belonging to generations of desi queers. Written with insight, passion and a deep sense of purpose, this vital intervention in the archives of queer history offers an empowering testament for anyone seeking to understand or reclaim their place in the narrative. It’s a book I wish I had when I was younger—a beacon of hope, possibility and pride.' -- <b>Samra Habib, author of <i>We Have Always Been Here</i></b> 'The intersection of activism as South Asian migrants and queer people is such a vital and untold history, which this book paints thoroughly and with heart.' -- <b>Sharan Dhaliwal, author of <i>Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman</i></b> 'Exploring Black and Asian LGBTQ+ life and world-making in Britain since the 1970s, Desi Queers is a love letter to the labour, vision and impact of queer-of-colour collective community-making in the Brown Atlantic.' -- <b>Jigna Desai, author of <i>Beyond Bollywood</i></b> 'Unravels the urgent but under-documented story of interracial solidarities, community rifts and artistic collaborations that make our messy past. This book serves as a manual for the present—for political organising, throwing parties, community archiving, and public education. I learned so much!' -- <b>Kareem Khubchandani, author of <i>Ishtyle: Accenting Gay Indian Nightlife</i> and <i>Decolonize Drag</i></b>
