Saleem Kidwai

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Saleem Kidwai (born December 20, 1951 in Lucknow ) is an Indian university professor and author .

Kidwai was born in Lucknow , where he went to school. He studied history in Delhi from 1968 and from 1973 taught history at Ramjas College at the University of Delhi for many years . In 1993, Kidwai decided to quit teaching in Delhi and became a writer. He wrote several books. His book Same-Sex love in India: Readings from Literature and History , which was published in 2000 and written jointly with Ruth Vanita , is particularly well known .

Works (selection)

  • Same-Sex love in India: Readings from Literature and History (together with Ruth Vanita), 2000, London: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-312-22169-X
  • Song Sung True: A Memoir , (in collaboration with Malka Pukhraj ), 2003
  • Gay historians , (together with Ruth Vanita), QueerIndia, March 5, 2005

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Interview with Kidwai

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personal data
SURNAME Kidwai, Saleem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian historian, author and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucknow