Insha Bint Bashir is an anthropologist studying the anthropology of science and technology, with a focus on data practices, governance, and social justice. She earned her B.A. Honors in Political Science from Aligarh Muslim University (2017) and M.A. in Political Science (2019). She was a Young India Fellow at Ashoka University (2019-2020) and completed her master’s degree in Liberal Arts with a specialization in Anthropology from Ashoka University in 2021.
Her current research examines indigenous data practices, data protection frameworks, and the concept of digital commons. She investigates how different approaches to data governance and management shape the open science movement, with particular attention to principles of fairness, care, and ethical stewardship.