Quick Info
| Profession | Research Scholar |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 18/04/1991 |
| Age | 35 years |
| Birthplace | New Delhi, India |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| BA (Hons) Psychology | University of Delhi, India, 2012 |
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| MSc Clinical Psychology | Bangor University, Gwynedd, North Wales, 2013 |
| Doctoral Thesis | Criminology Department of Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom, 2014-present |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Not Known |
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Career
| Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University | |
| PhD research on perspectives of convicted rapists in Delhi's Tihar Prison, awarded the Ruskin Medal for Student Research by Anglia Ruskin University for its impact | |
| Doctoral research student at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Department of Criminology | |
| Interviewed over 100 convicted rapists in Delhi's Tihar Central Jail since 2013 | |
| Contributor to Quartz and The New Humanitarian on sexual violence and criminology research |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Madhumita Pandey was raised in New Delhi, India. | |
| 2. Post the Nirbhaya case in 2012, she gained a new perspective on her city. | |
| 3. The 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape led to massive protests against the prevalent culture of violence towards women in India. | |
| 4. During interviews with rapists in Tihar Jail, Madhumita discovered a lack of understanding of consent among many men. | |
| 5. She encountered a young girl who had been raped at the age of 5 by one of the interviewees. | |
| 6. Madhumita contributes monthly to the Observer, discussing topics such as mental health, child sexual health, sexual violence, and societal transformation. | |
| 7. Most of the men she interviewed were uneducated, with only a handful having graduated high school. | |
| 8. Her research is one of the first studies to take into account the perspectives of convicted rapists in India. |