Dhaksh Sooriya

HDR candidate

Dhaksh Sooriya (they/them) is a CEVAW HDR candidate at the Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) at Macquarie University.

Dhaksh’s research topic is ‘Surveillance in the Indian City: What forms of advocacy and organising are emerging in response to surveillance as a mode of tech-enabled governance in Indian cities?’ The project seeks to document forms of nascent resistance to digital surveillance in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as well as develop a theoretical framework for understanding surveillance (and resistance) as a form of governance.