Sayantan Datta

They are an independent journalist and an assistant professor at the Centre for Writing and Pedagogy, Krea University. Their research and writing is at the intersections of science, gender, sexuality, health, and caste, and has been supported by grants from the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures initiative, the National Association for Science Writers, ReFrame Institute of Art and Expression, the DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance, and The Thakur Foundation. They have bylines in several national and international journalistic platforms, including The Hindu, LGBTQ Nation (where they wrote a column on international affairs), FiftyTwo.in, The Wire (where they wrote a column on science and gender), and The News Minute (where they write a newsletter with several other authors). 

In 2023, they were awarded the Laadli Media & Advertising Award for their report on gendered hostels in Indian science institutions. The same year, they were recognised as one of the twenty trailblazing queer and trans individuals in India by Egomonk. Their children’s book, The Plant Whisperer, was mentioned in the Parag Honour List 2023, and was shortlisted for the Green Literature Festival’s 2023 Honour List.