Sailaja Krishnamurti, Queen's University

Research

Caste South Asian Diaspora Human Rights Policy Equity and Diversity Immigration and Settlement Hinduism in Canada Sikhism in Canada Muslims in Canada

Latest funding

Frequencies of Caste: Tuning in to Prejudice and Privilege in Canada's South Asian Communities
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$59,118
Caste experiences in Canada: community partnership for survey design
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Deepening Translocal Leadership through Social Movement Learning and Knowledge Exchange
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$62,100

All 5 grants and awards

Frequencies of Caste: Tuning in to Prejudice and Privilege in Canada's South Asian Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Krishnamurti, Sailaja V.

Keywords: Caste; South Asian Diaspora; Human Rights Policy; Equity and Diversity; Immigration and Settlement; Hinduism in Canada; Sikhism in Canada; Muslims in Canada

$59,118

Caste experiences in Canada: community partnership for survey design

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Krishnamurti, Sailaja V.

Keywords: Caste; South Asian Diaspora; Human Rights Policy; Equity and Diversity; Immigration and Settlement; Hinduism in Canada; Sikhism in Canada; Muslims in Canada

$25,000

Deepening Translocal Leadership through Social Movement Learning and Knowledge Exchange

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Langdon, Jonathan C.

Keywords: translocal learning; social movement learning; climate justice; globalization; neoliberalism

$62,100

Deepening Translocal Leadership through Social Movement Learning and Knowledge Exchange

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Langdon, Jonathan C.

Keywords: translocal learning; social movement learning; climate justice; globalization; neoliberalism

$137,900

Transnational Pedagogies of Hindu Religiosity: Vedic Heritage Classes for Children

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Krishnamurti, Sailaja

Keywords: (1) Hinduism; (2) Children; (3) Religiosity; (4) Identity; (5) Transnational; (6) Ethnicity; (7) Diaspora; (8) Education; (9) Diversity; (10) Curriculum

$45,320

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Caste Dear Professor Krishnamurti, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on caste connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Frequencies of Caste: Tuning in to Prejudice and Privilege in Canada's South Asian Communities" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]