Tara* Kaushal is a writer and media consultant who lives in Mumbai, India, and Gold Coast, Australia.
Her first book, Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation, is being published by HarperCollins India in June 2020. Part of the multimedia gender journalism and activism project Why Men Rape that she started in 2017, it is being called “the most awaited book of 2020.” Her second book is a work of narrative nonfiction in the human rights and gender justice space.
Tara*’s passion for social equality and fair treatment of all people led her to explore gender, sexuality, equal rights and other cultural issues for publications across the world, alongside interviewing inspiring people. A graduate in BA Honours in English from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University, where she topped her batch, she subsequently completed her Master’s in English from Mumbai University with a focus on gender and postcolonial literature. She is recognized for her incisive journalism and social commentary, and was awarded the Laadli Media Award for gender-sensitive writing in 2013-4.
Tara* has spoken on shows on CNN News18, NDTV, Times Now, Mirror Now, and others; been interviewed by publications such as Mumbai Mirror, Mid-Day, Outlook, TheWire.in, DNA, iDiva.com, Free Press Journal, SheThePeople.tv and Grazia; and spoken at events including the Online Safety Summit supported by UN Women, Firstpost’s #MeToo Conversations and FICCI FLO’s Safety at Workplace panel. In 2018, Tara* was awarded a Femina Women Super Achiever Award.
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