Saleem Kidwai

For the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Wales, see Saleem Kidwai (Muslim Council of Wales).

Saleem Kidwai (born 1951), medieval historian, gay studies scholar and translator, taught history at Ramjas College, University of Delhi for many years, and now is an independent scholar. He was one of the first academics to speak publicly as a member of the LGBT community. His other academic areas of interest are Mughal politics and culture, the history of tawaifs, and north Indian music. With Ruth Vanita, he is co-editor of Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History (New York: Palgrave; New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000), a pioneering work documenting and exploring the indigenous roots of same-sex desire in South Asia. Kidwai has also translated singer Mallika Pukhraj's autobiography, "Song Sung True." [1]

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  1. ↑ Ayyar, Raj. "Saleem Kidwai Uncovers the Many Faces of Gay India". GayToday VII (167). Retrieved 2007-04-06.