Gyanesh Kudaisya

I was born in a North Indian town and grew up in New Delhi and completed my schooling and undergraduate studies there. I then joined Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) for a M. A. in Modern and Contemporary History. I also pursued a two-year M. Phil programme there. I then worked with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in New Delhi for three years as an Editor and Corporate Communications professional.The award of a Commonwealth Scholarship made it possible for me to study for a Ph D at the University of Cambridge in UK. I have held post-doctoral research positions at the Indian Council of Historical Research and the Centre for Contemporary Studies of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi. Prior to joining the South Asian Studies Programme, of which I have been a member since its inception in June 1999, I was an Assistant Professor at the School of Arts in Nanyang Technological University.I have also held visiting research appointments at the Asia Research Institute in NUS and the Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies of the Australian National University.At SASP I am involved in a range of courses where the challenge of talking as an insider about one of the most exciting and dramatically changing regions in the world continues to inspire me.When I am not teaching, I lead a double life as a researcher, looking at old records in dusty archives, interviewing informants in the field, or simply chasing writing deadlines! Outside of work I love to travel and have a serious interest, both spectatorial and critical, in popular Hindi cinema!