[2] Patankar has published articles on topics such as caste system in India, Hindutva, racism, cultural appropriation, foreign policy, and international conflict.
She serves on the Board of CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities [5] At the J.M.Kaplan Fund, she shaped the Foundation’s grantmaking strategies for criminal justice reform and immigrant rights.
[1] 3rd I New York was an organization that hosted a monthly showcase for film, video, and media presentations to advertise the diverse images of South and Central Asians, and, later, members of the Middle Eastern community.
[11] On the 2011 Occupy Wall Street Movement, Patankar noted, "I have never seen such commitment anytime before... Each day more and more people are joining the protests not only in New York but in many cities in America and Europe.
"[13] She brings the article to an important point on the topic of appropriation at large: "Of course, there is then anger about that too... about 'white people' assuming that a South Asian-looking person knows how to pronounce these Sanskrit words.