About Shweta Aggarwal

Shweta Aggarwal is an author, speaker, and leading anti-colourism activist confronting one of the world’s most normalised yet unspoken forms of discrimination. Through her work, she challenges deeply ingrained bias and advocates for those affected by colourism. Her insights have been featured in Psychology Today, Brown Girl Magazine, and She The People TV, and she has delivered talks for organisations including Linklaters, Ernst & Young, Oxford University Hospital, and New York University.

Before focusing on social advocacy, Shweta built a celebrated creative career. She founded the Bollywood dance company Threebee, leading it to national recognition, including a semi-finalist appearance on Britain’s Got Talent. She is also the author of the Dev and Ollie children’s series, now used in schools and libraries worldwide. In recognition of her contribution to the arts, she received the Asian Women of Achievement Award and was invited by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Buckingham Palace during the UK–India Year of Culture.

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Since the launch of The Black Rose in December 2022, the book has been featured in Psychology Today and Brown Girl Magazine, and Shweta has been invited to multiple BBC radio interviews. She is quickly becoming a recognised voice as an anti-colourism activist and is frequently invited to schools and corporate and charity organisations to deliver talks on colourism.