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{{short description|Indonesian dancer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shiva Raichandani
| image = Portrait of Shiva Raichandani.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Raichandani in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|26 October 1993}}
| birth_place = [[Hong Kong]]
| nationality = [[British people|British]]
| other_names =
| education = [[The University of Leeds]]
| alma_mater = [[Good Shepherd International School]]
| occupation = Artist
| known_for = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''
* ''[[India's Got Talent]]''
}}
| years_active =
| spouse =
| website = {{URL|https://shivaraichandani.com/}}
}}

'''Shiva Raichandani''' (born 1993<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BpwTVd4l-F8/|title=I turned 25 a few days ago and I must say that it’s been a wild quarter century, folks. I’ve learnt so much this past year since I moved to…|last=Raichandani|first=Shiva|date=4 November 2018|website=Instagram|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200220012018/https://www.instagram.com/shivaraichandani/p/BpwTVd4l-F8/|archive-date=20 February 2020|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref>) is a multidisciplinary [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baggs|first=Michael|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47362622|title=Lilly Singh: Why the YouTuber coming out as bisexual is 'worth celebrating'|date=25 February 2019|work=BBC Newsbeat|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405231055/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47362622|archive-date=5 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Indian people|Indian]] artist whose work exists at the intersections of creating positive gender-diverse representation in mainstream media, addressing mental health stigma (especially within the [[South Asia|South Asian]] context), and using the performing arts to drive positive social change.

Raichandani performs [[Hindi Dance Music|Bollywood dance]] and has been a contestant on [[Britain's Got Talent]] and [[India's Got Talent]] with the London School of Bollywood.<ref name="dmu">{{cite web|url=https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/events/events-calendar/2019/february/cultural-exchanges-festival-presents-south-asian-arts-and-the-lgbtq-community.aspx|title=Cultural Exchanges Festival presents: South Asian arts and the LGBTQ+ community|website=De Montfort University}}</ref><ref name="Azhar">{{cite news |last1=Azhar |first1=Mobeen |title=Errr Mum, I need to tell you something, I don't think I'm into girls that way... |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06gb2tt |access-date=11 September 2019 |work=BBC Radio Asian Network |date=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="Diversity">{{cite web |title=Diversity, Inclusivity & Accessibility 2019 |url=https://www.commscouncil.nz/downloads/Diversity_Inclusivity_Accessibility.pptx |website=Cannes Lions |access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref>

In November 2019, Raichandani began production on ''[[Queer Parivaar (film)|Queer Parivaar]]'', an upcoming short film based on interfaith queer love.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.queerparivaar.co.uk/|title=Queer Parivaar|website=Queer Parivaar}}</ref>

== Appearances ==

* [[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity|Cannes Lions]] (2019) - Along with Asad Dhunna of The Unmistakables, Raichandani addressed the topic 'Why We Don't Need Another Diversity Talk' through a performance with a custom track "Hell No", a parody of the popular [[Slumdog Millionaire]] song '[[Jai Ho (song)|Jai Ho]]'.<ref name="Diversity"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canneslions.com/attend/planner#/speakers/shiva-raichandani-s1-42993/why-we-dont-need-another-diversity-talk-e1-36016|title=Why We Don’t Need Another Diversity Talk|website=Cannes Lions|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721153122/https://www.canneslions.com/attend/planner#/speakers/shiva-raichandani-s1-42993/why-we-dont-need-another-diversity-talk-e1-36016|archive-date=21 July 2019|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref>
*[[Britain's Got Talent (series 11)|Britain's Got Talent]] (2017) - Raichandani, along with the London School of Bollywood, challenged Bollywood's heteronormative narratives by bringing gender fluidity to the forefront and making it to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grewal |first=Jasleena|url=https://www.kajalmag.com/the-london-school-of-bollywood-dance-team-is-subverting-the-binary-and-taking-names/|title=The London School of Bollywood Dance Team Is Subverting the Binary and Taking Names|date=30 July 2017|website=Kajal Magazine}}</ref><ref name="Lewis">{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Rebecca|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/05/01/britains-got-talent-star-admits-bollywood-with-a-twist-performance-would-be-impossible-in-home-country-6608067/|title=Britain’s Got Talent star admits ‘Bollywood with a twist’ performance would be impossible in home country|date=1 May 2017|work=Metro|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309025012/https://metro.co.uk/2017/05/01/britains-got-talent-star-admits-bollywood-with-a-twist-performance-would-be-impossible-in-home-country-6608067/|archive-date=9 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Star">{{cite news |title=Shiva plans to use power of dance |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-star-sunday/20170430/281633895134728 |access-date=11 September 2019 |work=Daily Star |date=30 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[India's Got Talent]] (2018) - Raichandani competed with the London School of Bollywood<ref name="Diversity"/> and performed with [[Karan Johar]] on the main stage. In a [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indias-got-talent-gender-fluidity-bollywood-dance-shiva-raichandani/ blog post] Raichandani writes: "With a routine like this in which a non-binary gender fluid 'star' takes center stage instead of the quintessential 'hero' and 'heroine', we hoped to add to the discourse around gender fluidity and queerness that is too often ignored in the Bollywood industry." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indias-got-talent-gender-fluidity-bollywood-dance-shiva-raichandani/|title=India's Got Talent: Gender fluidity and Bollywood Dance|last=Raichandani|first=Shiva|date=November 28, 2018|website=LinkedIn}}</ref>
*[[France's got talent|France's Got Talent]] (2018) - Raichandani competed with the London School of Bollywood performing their routine around gender fluidity.<ref name="Diversity"/>
* [[Netflix]] (2018) - Raichandani was featured in a video titled ''What I Wish You Knew: About Being Nonbinary'', where they discussed gender identity with [[Jacob Tobia]], [[Liv Hewson]], and [[Lachlan Watson]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Leighton-Dore|first=Samuel|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/fast-lane/article/2018/11/14/its-continuing-line-non-binary-sabrina-star-opens-about-gender|title='It's a continuing line': Non-binary 'Sabrina' star opens up about gender|work=SBS Australia|date=14 November 2018|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609123236/https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/fast-lane/article/2018/11/14/its-continuing-line-non-binary-sabrina-star-opens-about-gender|archive-date=9 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[TED (conference)|TEDx London]] (2018) - Raichandani gave the introductory remarks of the event by touching upon non-binary representation in Bollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZf7H2gkZ1s|title=Being non-binary in Bollywood {{!}} London School of Bollywood {{!}} TEDxLondon|last=Raichandani|first=Shiva|date=1 July 2018|website=YouTube}}</ref>

Raichandani has also been featured in [[UK Black Pride]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCu7IQu4Mio|title=UK Black Pride 2019|last=UK Black Pride|date=11 June 2019|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803231318/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCu7IQu4Mio|archive-date=3 August 2019|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> [[Pride in London]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzp_NdVH_KV/|title=Billy Porter at Pride in London|last=Raichandani|first=Shiva|date=8 July 2019|website=Instagram}}</ref> [[Instagram]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzOUe4ChkbM/|title=Nonbinary illustrator Wednesday (@hellomynameiswednesday) connects the LGBTQ+ community through their art — and encourages others to do the…|date=27 June 2019|website=Instagram}}</ref> Bollyshake, and London Queer Fashion Show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BoBi6ZPndqw/|title=Fashion ka hai ye jalwa 🔥 . Thank you so much to the entire team of @LondonQueerFashionShow for inviting me to perform and celebrate queer…|last=Raichandani|first=Shiva|date=22 September 2018|website=Instagram}}</ref>

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