Shrinjita Biswas is a third-year PhD student in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies. Her research entails gender and performance, feminist cultural practices, and political theatre in India. Alongside pursuing a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies, she works as part of the Ethics of Care Initiative. Her latest publications include a co-authored article for the Theatre Research International (Cambridge University Press) titled, “Reclaiming Public Spaces in Post-Pandemic India (Kolkata): Activist Theatre, Gender and a Resurgence of the Marginal.” Shrinjita has been trained in Classical Manipuri Dance form for over fourteen years, and later in the Contemporary form. Her recent artistic practices include “sleepless//stateless,” a site-specific solo work performed in April, 2025 (UW Art Department), and “Eclipse,” a social awareness play performed at the Hemsley Theatre in December 2024, which she has directed, co-authored. And acted in. Shrinjita is also a performance photography practitioner.