Simran Khanna

Simran Khanna is a writer and scholar from Bangalore, India. She holds two master’s degrees and an undergraduate degree in English Literature, Culture, and Theory (King’s College London and University of Delhi). Her scholarly interests are located at the intersection of Literature, Aesthetics, and Technology; her master’s thesis explored how AI art challenges the assumptions of human imagination, creativity and embodiment. 

At Ashoka University, she offers a foundation course Introduction to Critical Thinking, anchored by the question “What does it mean to be human?” Her course positions students as both subject and scholar, nudging them to critically analyze human characteristics such as emotion, embodiment and choice, in context of contemporary digital technologies, including AI tools, social media, and e-commerce platforms.

In addition to her enduring curiousity about the category of the human, her pedagogy on writing and research is also informed by her professional stints in Advertising, Public Relations, and Journalism.