Leela Gandhi

Leela Gandhi (born 1966) is an Indian-born literary and cultural theorist who is noted for her work in postcolonial theory. She is currently the John Hawkes Professor of Humanities and English and director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. She is the great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhi previously taught at the University of Chicago, La Trobe University, and the University of Delhi. She is a founding co-editor of the academic journal ''Postcolonial Studies'', and she serves on the editorial board of the electronic journal ''Postcolonial Text''. She is a Senior Fellow of the School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University. Provided by Wikipedia