Thank you very much! x.

Congratulations Dr @ThinkerNeeraj on passing today! It was a pleasure to examine your fine thesis on an important topic. You have much to be proud of and your academic journey is just beginning. May the light always shine bright.

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Some news. I have been appointed as Deputy Chair of Sub-panel 25 Area Studies for @ref2029. I am delighted to work with Prof Susan Hodgett @uniofeastanglia as Chair. We look forward to exploring & assessing the exciting research & impact at UK universities.

An interesting day at the University @MyBCU discussing British bhangra music with these good people

Finally getting round to read this. @kavereeb

Welcome back to Birmingham & @MyBCU to Dr @_vishalchauhan. He joins us with his 3 year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship on 'De-coding Dalit Representation in OTT Web Series and Amongst Its Audience'. Looking fwd to working with him as a colleague & mentor on this timely project

When it's been that kinda week and only Limca and fresh mango lassi will do on a Sunday eve.

It was a pleasure to meet @CauveryMadhavan in Dublin last week. We had a fascinating roundtable on diaspora, migration & creativity @DCUIndia's South Asia conference. Plus she kindly presented me with one of her books with a special inscription - who am I to disagree.

For showing us the way and inspiring a young teenage Dalit boy in the diaspora. Happy Ambedkar Jayanti. Jai bhim 🙏🏽 #AmbedkarJayanti2025

I'm looking forward to meeting and interacting with colleagues at Dublin City University's South Asia Conference next week.

In tribute to the news of the death of Indian film actor & director Manoj Kumar, I'm posting my open access/free book chapter which examines songs & music from 'Purab Aur Pachhim/East and West', perhaps one of his most popular films ever. Available at:

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Looking fwd to presenting my @LeverhulmeTrust funded new research on E-Bollywood examining @SrBachchan's online star persona at Christ University this morning

Arrived at Christ University, Ghaziabad this eve ahead of my talk tmrrw. I was greeted by a billboard sized poster on the Uni's main building. This was unnerving at first, but then I embraced the stardom 🤭. Met the smart & hospitable Dr Tanupriya for the first time too. Thank u

Friends and colleagues at Christ University, Ghaziabad see you on 5 Feb. Looking forward

Thank you team Pramana 2025. Day 2 consisted of stimulating panels and discussions, including on AI and the creative industries, the Indian manosphere online, digital narratives, content creators and caste politics.

Getting ready for Pune

Well done to my colleagues @KarenPatel, @MAMCS_BCU & @kalaphool for the @CEDIA_BCU conf today at @MyBCU 'Inequalities and Diversity in the Media and Creative Industries'. Always inspired by them & @lararatnaraja & @DrYemisi who show us the way well in the diversity space

#HappyLohri to all celebrating. Here's a much needed read about the origins of the festival and gender by @RaveetaWrites.

It was a very nice morning, though very cold outside. Got to catch up with the goodness that is Indy Hunjan @kalaphool, visited St Paul's Church for a quiet moment and lit a candle, and met a former student after their PhD graduation. Thank you Thursday

Congratulations to our former student Dr Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya who graduated today with her PhD from the Faculty of Arts, Design & Media at @MyBCU. Her thesis examined the representation of white femininity in post-2000s Bollywood cinema. Well done Dr Lex!