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Meena Dhanda arrived in the UK from Punjab, India in 1987 with an award of the [[Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan|Commonwealth Scholarship]] for her doctoral work in Philosophy at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]]. She was a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Junior Research Fellow]] at [[St Hilda's College, Oxford|St Hilda's College]], Oxford, before taking up a full-time lecturing position at the University of Wolverhampton in 1992, progressing to a Readership (Associate Professorship) in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/our-schools-and-institutes/faculty-of-arts/school-of-humanities/staff/dr-meena-dhanda/|title=Dr Meena Dhanda - University of Wolverhampton|website=www.wlv.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref> She was promoted Professor on September 17, 2018.
Meena Dhanda arrived in the UK from Punjab, India in 1987 with an award of the [[Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan|Commonwealth Scholarship]] for her doctoral work in Philosophy at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]]. She was a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Junior Research Fellow]] at [[St Hilda's College, Oxford|St Hilda's College]], Oxford, before taking up a full-time lecturing position at the University of Wolverhampton in 1992, progressing to a Readership (Associate Professorship) in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/our-schools-and-institutes/faculty-of-arts/school-of-humanities/staff/dr-meena-dhanda/|title=Dr Meena Dhanda - University of Wolverhampton|website=www.wlv.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref> She was promoted Professor on September 17, 2018.


Dhanda has written about problems of racism within the field of philosophy, calling for more diversity within the field,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/jan/05/philosophy-is-for-posh-white-boys-with-trust-funds-why-are-there-so-few-women|title=Philosophy is for posh, white boys with trust funds' – why are there so few women?|last=Ratcliffe|first=Rebecca|date=2015-01-05|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-10-20|last2=Shaw|first2=Claire|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and has spoken of the importance for her of doing "socially engaged philosophy."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalphilosopher.net/2017/02/17/featured-philosopher-meena-dhanda/|title=Featured Philosopher: Meena Dhanda|date=2017-02-17|work=Philosopher|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
Dhanda has written about problems of racism within the field of philosophy, calling for more diversity within the field,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/jan/05/philosophy-is-for-posh-white-boys-with-trust-funds-why-are-there-so-few-women|title=Philosophy is for posh, white boys with trust funds' – why are there so few women?|last1=Ratcliffe|first1=Rebecca|date=2015-01-05|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-10-20|last2=Shaw|first2=Claire|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and has spoken of the importance for her of doing "socially engaged philosophy."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalphilosopher.net/2017/02/17/featured-philosopher-meena-dhanda/|title=Featured Philosopher: Meena Dhanda|date=2017-02-17|work=Philosopher|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


She has been an active member of the UK branch of the [[Society for Women in Philosophy]] for more than 25 years,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalphilosopher.net/2017/02/17/featured-philosopher-meena-dhanda/|title=Featured Philosopher: Meena Dhanda|date=2017-02-17|work=Philosopher|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref> and as of 2017, sits on the society's Funding Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swipuk.org/executive/|title=SWIP UK: Executive Committee|website=www.swipuk.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref>
She has been an active member of the UK branch of the [[Society for Women in Philosophy]] for more than 25 years,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalphilosopher.net/2017/02/17/featured-philosopher-meena-dhanda/|title=Featured Philosopher: Meena Dhanda|date=2017-02-17|work=Philosopher|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref> and as of 2017, sits on the society's Funding Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swipuk.org/executive/|title=SWIP UK: Executive Committee|website=www.swipuk.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref>
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She has published numerous transdisciplinary papers on topics of caste and race, including 'Punjabi Dalit Youth: Social Dynamics of Transitions in Identity', (Contemporary South Asia, 2009); 'Runaway Marriages: A Silent Revolution?', (Economic and Political Weekly, 2012); 'Certain Allegiances, Uncertain Identities: The Fraught Struggles of Dalits in Britain' (Tracing the New Indian Diaspora, 2014); 'Do only South Asians reclaim honour'? ('Honour' and Women's Rights, 2014); 'Anti-Castism and Misplaced Nativism' (Radical Philosophy, 2015).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalphilosopher.net/2017/02/17/featured-philosopher-meena-dhanda/|title=Featured Philosopher: Meena Dhanda|date=2017-02-17|work=Philosopher|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
She has published numerous transdisciplinary papers on topics of caste and race, including 'Punjabi Dalit Youth: Social Dynamics of Transitions in Identity', (Contemporary South Asia, 2009); 'Runaway Marriages: A Silent Revolution?', (Economic and Political Weekly, 2012); 'Certain Allegiances, Uncertain Identities: The Fraught Struggles of Dalits in Britain' (Tracing the New Indian Diaspora, 2014); 'Do only South Asians reclaim honour'? ('Honour' and Women's Rights, 2014); 'Anti-Castism and Misplaced Nativism' (Radical Philosophy, 2015).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politicalphilosopher.net/2017/02/17/featured-philosopher-meena-dhanda/|title=Featured Philosopher: Meena Dhanda|date=2017-02-17|work=Philosopher|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


She has published two books: a monograph, ''The Negotiation of Personal Identity''<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011803432|title=The negotiation of personal identity|last=Dhanda|first=Meena|date=2008|publisher=VDM Verlag Dr. Müller|isbn=978-3639029314|location=Saarbrücken}}</ref> (Saarbrüken: VDM Verlag, 2008) and ''Reservations for Women''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=hEvaAAAAMAAJ|title=Reservations for Women|last=Dhanda|first=Meena|date=2008|publisher=Women Unlimited, Kali for Women|isbn=9788188965410|language=en}}</ref> (New Delhi: Women Unlimited, 2008).
She has published two books: a monograph, ''The Negotiation of Personal Identity''<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011803432|title=The negotiation of personal identity|last=Dhanda|first=Meena|date=2008|publisher=VDM Verlag Dr. Müller|isbn=978-3639029314|location=Saarbrücken}}</ref> (Saarbrüken: VDM Verlag, 2008) and ''Reservations for Women''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hEvaAAAAMAAJ|title=Reservations for Women|last=Dhanda|first=Meena|date=2008|publisher=Women Unlimited, Kali for Women|isbn=9788188965410|language=en}}</ref> (New Delhi: Women Unlimited, 2008).


== Awards and honours ==
== Awards and honours ==
She was awarded a [[Leverhulme Trust|Leverhulme Research Fellowship]] for a primary research project 'Caste Aside: Dalit Punjabi Identity and Experience' concluded in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/2010/december-2010/prestigious-fellowship-awarded-to-university-philosopher.php|title=December 2010 - Prestigious fellowship awarded to University philosopher - University of Wolverhampton|website=www.wlv.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref>
She was awarded a [[Leverhulme Trust|Leverhulme Research Fellowship]] for a primary research project 'Caste Aside: Dalit Punjabi Identity and Experience' concluded in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/2010/december-2010/prestigious-fellowship-awarded-to-university-philosopher.php|title=December 2010 - Prestigious fellowship awarded to University philosopher - University of Wolverhampton|website=www.wlv.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Bibliography ==


=== Journal articles and reports ===
=== Journal articles and reports ===
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* Dhanda, M., Mosse, D., Waughray, A., Keane, D., Green, R., Iafrati, S. and Mundy, J.K.  (2014) Caste in Britain: [https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/research-report-92-caste-britain-experts-seminar-and-stakeholders-workshop Experts' Seminar and Stakeholders' Workshop]. Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report no. 92. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.
* Dhanda, M., Mosse, D., Waughray, A., Keane, D., Green, R., Iafrati, S. and Mundy, J.K.  (2014) Caste in Britain: [https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/research-report-92-caste-britain-experts-seminar-and-stakeholders-workshop Experts' Seminar and Stakeholders' Workshop]. Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report no. 92. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.
* Dhanda, M., Waughray, A., Keane, D., Mosse, D., Green, R. and Whittle, S.  (2014) Caste in Britain: [https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/research-report-91-caste-britain-socio-legal-review Socio-legal Review]. Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report no. 91. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.
* Dhanda, M., Waughray, A., Keane, D., Mosse, D., Green, R. and Whittle, S.  (2014) Caste in Britain: [https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/research-report-91-caste-britain-socio-legal-review Socio-legal Review]. Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report no. 91. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.
* Dhanda, M. (2020) Philosophical Foundations of Anti-Casteism. [https://academic.oup.com/aristotelian/article-abstract/120/1/71/5825765?redirectedFrom=fulltext]. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 120, 1: 71–96.


== References ==
== References ==
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