Sahib Singh Tulsi is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, who is currently writing his dissertation. In an ethnographic study, he is understanding how Adivasi (tribal) youth from rural areas in central India interpret the multiple identities and identifications they negotiate in their everyday experiences in urban educational spaces, with a focus on their aspirations, schooling, and quotidian lives in residential hostels in a city. He has been involved in different kinds of fieldwork in India, where he has also facilitated workshops on development, state and conflict, writing, and self-identity. His prior training in Economics and Development Studies has helped him in cultivating his aspirations of spending his time on scholarly work, local grassroots activism, and writing about people’s lives. In the future, he wants to be a part of social movements and work with organizations involved in advocacy of Adivasi issues.
Supervisor: Dr. Handel Wright (Educational Studies)
Committee members: Lisa Loutzenheiser (Curriculum and Pedagogy), Sara Shneiderman (Anthropology)