Books

2015 · Bloomsbury Academic · (Series Editor Colin Brock)

Education and Gender

Education as a Humanitarian Response

A landmark contribution to the Education as a Humanitarian Response series, examining how gender shapes access to education in conflict-affected and post-conflict settings. Drawing on feminist theory, area studies, education studies and humanitarian policy, the book makes a compelling case for gender-responsive education as a matter of rights and justice.

2015 · Speaking Tiger Books

The Courtesans of Karim Street

A critically-acclaimed work of literary fiction that brings to life the complex inner worlds of courtesans - once-powerful, later relegated on the margins through colonial institutions— in vivid, unflinching, luminous prose. Set in India and America, the novel explores love, life and friendship across geographies, and generations, through the stories of Deborah, Shakuntala, Naina, and Megan.

2017 · Speaking Tiger Books

Postcards from Oxford

Stories of Women and Travel

A collection of stories that follows women across borders and time zones — exploring what it means to move through the world with curiosity, authenticity, and an eye for the unexpected. From Oxford to New York, Delhi to San Francisco, these are tales of women who travel not just through space but through possibilities, learning to live on their own terms.

2018 · Kitaab International · judged / edited

The Best Asian Short Stories 2018

Judged and edited anthology

A curated anthology bringing together the finest short fiction from across Asia — showcasing the diversity, depth, and vitality of contemporary Asian literary voices. As judge and editor, Dhar selected stories that push the boundaries of form while remaining rooted in the textures of lived experience.

2019 · Bloomsbury Academic · co-edited

Education in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands

Co-edited volume

A comprehensive scholarly volume examining education systems across South Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands — addressing policy, access, gender, and the legacies of colonialism. The collection brings together leading scholars to map the challenges and possibilities of education in this diverse and strategically vital region.

2020 · Speaking Tiger Books

Love Is Not a Word

The Culture and Politics of Desire

A critically-acclaimed interdisciplinary work that moves between cultural theory, feminist politics, and socio-legal analysis to interrogate how love is constructed, regulated, and contested across South Asia and beyond. The book challenges received wisdom about love, law, and the body — and asks what it would mean to take love and desire seriously as sites of political struggle.

Sexual Violence, Suicide, and the Postcolonial State

A new scholarly monograph is forthcoming. Details to be announced.

Rethinking Feminist International Relations

A monograph currently in progress.