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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|19|df=y}}<br />
| website = https://www.sharandhaliwal.com/<br />
| known_for = Burnt Roti, Middlesex Pride<br />
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'''Sharan Dhaliwal''' is a British writer and editor. In 2016 Dhaliwal founded the British South Asian cultural magazine ''Burnt Roti''. She is the founding director of Middlesex Pride, and creator of Oh Queer Cupid. In 2022 she published her first book ''Burning My Roti'', a blend of memoir and commentary on South Asian identity and [[queerness]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Zoya | last=Raza-Sheikh | title=Sharan Dhaliwal: Burnt Roti founder wants to "empower" queer women to share their stories | website=Gay Times | date=17 March 2022 | url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/sharan-dhaliwal-burnt-roti-founder-wants-to-empower-queer-women-to-share-their-stories/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==Life==<br />
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Dhaliwal, of South Asian descent, was raised in [[Southall]] and [[Hounslow]] in West London.<ref>{{cite web | first=Sai Sailaja | last=Sehadri | title=The Face behind Burnt Roti Mag: Sharan Dhaliwal | website=Women's Republic | date=19 July 2017 | url=https://www.womensrepublic.net/the-face-behind-burnt-roti-mag-sharan-dhaliwal/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref><br />
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She founded ''Burnt Roti'' in March 2016, followed by an online presence a month later.<ref>{{cite web | title=Navigating uncertainty: how niche magazines are overcoming revenue challenges | website=FIPP | date=6 May 2019 | url=https://www.fipp.com/news/navigating-uncertainty-niche-magazines/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> It aims to champion South Asian creatives, and provide a supportive space to start conversations about issues affecting them.<ref>{{cite news | first=Harriet | last=Williamson | title=Burnt Roti magazine celebrates female and non-binary south Asian creatives | newspaper=Metro | date=15 June 2018 | url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/15/burnt-roti-magazine-celebrates-female-and-non-binary-south-asian-creatives-7633559/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref><br />
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In 2018 Dhaliwal came out as bisexual,<ref>{{cite web | first=Sharan | last=Dhaliwal | title=I'm Bisexual and Scared To Come Out | website=Burnt Roti | date= 15 May 2018 | url=https://www.burntroti.com/blog/im-bisexual-and-scared-to-come-out | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> and has returned in her writing to reflect on her experience in handling other people's perceptions of her sexuality.<ref name=Prism>{{cite web | first=Kate | last=Black | title=An interview with Sharan Dhaliwal, our 2019 Creative Non-fiction Contest judge | website=PRISM International | date=15 June 2019 | url=http://prismmagazine.ca/2019/06/15/an-interview-with-sharan-dhaliwal-our-2019-creative-non-fiction-contest-judge/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref><br />
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Dhaliwal has written for publications including ''[[i-D]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title=sharan dhaliwal | website=i-D | url=https://i-d.co/article/sharan-dhaliwal-what-does-britishness-mean-in-2019/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> ''[[HuffPost]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title=Contributor: Sharan Dhaliwal | website=HuffPost | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/sharan-dhaliwal | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sharan Dhaliwal | website=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sharan-dhaliwal | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> She was the judge for [[PRISM International]]'s Creative Non-fiction Contest in 2019.<ref name=Prism/><br />
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Sharan Dhaliwal founded Middlesex Pride,<ref name=Aboobaker>{{cite web | first=Rayyan | last=Aboobaker | title=As a Brown, Asian, Muslim LGBTQ+ person, Middlesex Pride felt like home | website=Gay Times | date=1 September 2023 | url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/as-a-brown-asian-muslim-lgbtq-person-middlesex-pride-felt-like-home/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> initially as an online resource in 2021. The first ever in-person Middlesex Pride was held in [[Osterley Park]] in August 2023.<ref name=Aboobaker/><br />
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==Selected publications==<br />
* 'Coming Out in My Thirties', in {{cite book | editor-first=Lauren | editor-last=Nickodemus | editor2-first=Ellen | editor2-last=Desmond | title=The Bi-ble: New Testimonials: Further Original Essays and Narratives about Bisexuality | publisher=Monstrous Regiment | year=2019 | isbn=978-1916117914 }}<br />
* 'Did you know Gandhi was racist?', in {{cite book | editor-first=Shakirah | editor-last=Bourne | editor2-first=Dana Alison | editor2-last=Levy | title=Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again | year=2021 | publisher=DK Children | isbn=978-0241505953 }}<br />
* {{cite book | title=Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman | publisher=Hardie Grant Books | year=2022 | isbn=978-1784884390 }}<br />
* 'The Nature of White Sustainability', in {{cite book | editor-first=Durre |editor-last=Shahwar | editor2-first=Nasia | editor2-last=Sarwar-Skuse | title=Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature | publisher=404 Ink | year=2024 | isbn= }}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[BBC]]'s' [[100 Women (BBC)|100 Women]] list, 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year? | website=BBC | date=16 October 2019 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref><br />
* ''[[Diva (magazine)|DIVA]]'' Power List, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | title=The DIVA Power List has arrived! | website=DIVA | date=25 April 2022 | url=https://diva-magazine.com/2022/04/25/the-diva-power-list-has-arrived/ | access-date=28 November 2023 }}</ref><br />
* [[Diva (magazine)|''DIVA'']] Power List, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-22 |title=The DIVA Power List 2023 is here! |url=https://diva-magazine.com/2023/04/22/the-diva-power-list-2023-is-here/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=diva-magazine.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
* [[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude magazine]] 101, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Attitude |date=2023-02-10 |title=Attitude 101 empowered by Bentley: Meet the LGBTQ trailblazers changing the world in 2023 |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/attitude-101-empowered-by-bentley-meet-the-lgbtq-trailblazers-changing-the-world-425064/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Attitude |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
* [[British LGBT Awards]], Metro Top 10 Broadcasters, Journalists or Hosts, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | title=Matro – Top 10 Broadcasters, Journalists, or Hosts 2023 | url=https://britishlgbtawards.com/top-10-broadcasters-journalists-or-hosts-2023/ | access-date=28 November 2023 | archive-date=28 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128094828/https://britishlgbtawards.com/top-10-broadcasters-journalists-or-hosts-2023/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website|https://www.sharandhaliwal.com/}}<br />
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