Publications
Publications
From the field to the record. Each piece of work is placed where its story happens, with a line to where it entered the international record.
Places show where each story happens, or the publisher’s location for scholarship published abroad. Items without a single place are listed under Online and other.
Six to start with
Demystifying India’s Paralympic movement: overview of legislation, sport governance and ground realities (opens in a new tab)
An overview of sport governance in India’s Paralympic movement and the country’s disability-rights legislation, identifying gaps and recommending reforms.
‘Indian disability sport’: Thriving through adversity (opens in a new tab)
A chapter in an edited volume on women’s careers in sport, on working in India’s disability sport sector.
Beyond Spelling Bees and Curries: Teaching Indian Students Beyond the Physical Education Classrooms
A chapter in a critical race studies volume on teaching Indian students beyond the physical education classroom.
In para sports, the reality behind the glitz (opens in a new tab)
A public policy analysis of the gap between Paralympic medal celebrations and conditions for para-athletes in India.
Written by Samrah Attar. One story with two URLs; listed once.
‘Toilets, period products inaccessible’: Passenger slams Bengaluru airport’s T2 (opens in a new tab)
Her account of inaccessible toilets and period products at Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2, and the wider concern for passengers with disabilities.
Peer-reviewed scholarship
‘Indian disability sport’: Thriving through adversity (opens in a new tab)
A chapter in an edited volume on women’s careers in sport, on working in India’s disability sport sector.
Chennapragada, S. (2025). ‘Indian disability sport’: Thriving through adversity. In J. Coe & A. Whitehead (Eds.), Women working in sport. Sequoia Books.
Demystifying India’s Paralympic movement: overview of legislation, sport governance and ground realities (opens in a new tab)
An overview of sport governance in India’s Paralympic movement and the country’s disability-rights legislation, identifying gaps and recommending reforms.
Chennapragada, S., & Jain, S. (2020). Demystifying India’s Paralympic movement: Overview of legislation, sport governance and ground realities. The International Sports Law Journal, 20(3–4), 191–202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-020-00168-6
Culture Clash in the Multicultural Classroom: A Case Study From a Newcomer School (opens in a new tab)
An ethnographic case study of a cultural conflict among newly arrived English language learners in a Texas secondary classroom, calling for culturally responsive teaching.
Hansen-Thomas, H., & Chennapragada, S. (2018). Culture clash in the multicultural classroom: A case study from a newcomer school. English Language Teaching, 11(4), 82. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n4p82
Beyond Spelling Bees and Curries: Teaching Indian Students Beyond the Physical Education Classrooms
A chapter in a critical race studies volume on teaching Indian students beyond the physical education classroom.
Chennapragada, S. (2024). Beyond spelling bees and curries: Teaching Indian students beyond the physical education classrooms. In T. Blackshear & B. Culp (Eds.), Critical race studies in physical education (Vol. II). Human Kinetics.
Essays and public scholarship
The page shows “Updated: 7 Sep 2021”.
Marching beyond medals, India has to secure its Paralympics future (opens in a new tab)
Argues that India’s Paralympic success must be matched by accountability to athletes left behind by the system.
Female Deaf Athlete Sameeha Barwin Snubbed For World Meet In Poland (opens in a new tab)
Reports how a deaf athlete from Kanyakumari was left out of India’s squad for the World Deaf Athletics Championships in Poland.
Managing the medals: A peek into India’s Paralympic World (opens in a new tab)
Examines the accountability of the Paralympic Committee of India, drawing on document analysis and Right to Information responses.
In para sports, the reality behind the glitz (opens in a new tab)
A public policy analysis of the gap between Paralympic medal celebrations and conditions for para-athletes in India.
The page shows “Updated: 26 Oct 2021”; the original publication date is not shown.
The failed state of disability rights inside the Indian Paralympic movement (opens in a new tab)
Examines the absence of working mechanisms for athletes’ rights inside India’s Paralympic movement.
Developing wheelchair tennis programs: Lessons from India
Lessons from building wheelchair tennis development programmes in India.
Diamonds and Dust of India’s Paralympic World (opens in a new tab)
An early analysis of governance in India’s Paralympic world.
In the press
Written by Samrah Attar. One story with two URLs; listed once.
‘Toilets, period products inaccessible’: Passenger slams Bengaluru airport’s T2 (opens in a new tab)
Her account of inaccessible toilets and period products at Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2, and the wider concern for passengers with disabilities.
While athletes set new records at Paralympics 2020, it’s time to focus on better opportunities for Adapted Sports (opens in a new tab)
A profile by Reshma Jain of her research and advocacy, including her use of Right to Information requests to study disability sport in India.
Deaf athlete dropped from world championship due to gender? (opens in a new tab)
Coverage of Sameeha Barwin’s exclusion from the World Deaf Athletics Championships squad; she is quoted alongside the athlete’s family.
Athlete allegedly dropped for event in Poland by SAI as they can’t ‘send woman alone’ (opens in a new tab)
Quoted on the need for transparency in sports federations, in coverage of Sameeha Barwin’s exclusion.
Interviews and conversations
Draft National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2021: Expectations, Assurances and Realities
A webinar on the draft national disability policy.
Conversation with Dr. Abha Khetarpal
A recorded conversation on Dr. Abha Khetarpal’s YouTube channel.
Policy and institutional
Open House Discussion on Human Rights and Sports (opens in a new tab)
Recommended an independent cell for human-rights issues in sport and greater attention to safe sport, as recorded in the official minutes.
Core Group on Disabilities — Discussion on Draft National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2021 (opens in a new tab)
The official minutes record her recommendations on the Sports, Culture and Recreation chapter of the draft national policy.