Faculty Professor recognised as a trailblazer remaking India

Professor Sushrut Jadhav has been recognised in a prestigious Indian magazine as one of  50 trailblazers who have given voice and identity to millions of Dalits (people who belong outside of the caste system in India) in a country rife with caste prejudice and discrimination.

Dalits, meaning ‘the oppressed’, often face extreme exclusion and poverty. Recognising Professor Jadhav and other trailblazing Dalits in this prestigious way is of great cultural significance; honouring people who have been persecuted and ostracised from society historically, and still to this day.

Professor Jadhav is a Cultural Psychiatrist within the Division of Psychiatry and a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Camden homeless population.

Professor Jadhav’s current interests include mental health dimensions of marginalised groups with a focus on South Asia, based on which he has pioneered a political psychological therapeutic intervention for caste identity distress. This unique approach also works for those who seek to redeem themselves from the guilt of social psychological privilege and reflect upon their sickness — inflated self-esteem gained from humiliating others and denying them dignity.

Sushrut is also one of our Faculty’s Inclusion Leads, playing a key role in progressing equality and inclusion within the Division of Psychiatry, and beyond.