Sharan Dhaliwal founded, developed and now runs the UK’s leading South Asian magazine Burnt Roti. Burnt Roti offers young creatives a platform to showcase their talent and safe spaces for exchange on topics around mental health and sexuality. Her particular interests focus on discussing the representations of South Asian and queer women. She is the director of Middlesex Pride and creator of “Oh Queer Cupid”, a queer speed dating and comedy night. Sharan also worked as a journalist for i-D, HuffPost and The Guardian and was on the BBC Women’s List of global influential women in 2019. She is currently working on her debut book.