Dissertation topic/title: What Happens When Drama Moves?: 20th Century Traveling Tamil Drama Artists in the Bay of Bengal Region

Research methods: Archival research interviews/oral history textual analysis drama + film analysis

Areas of interest: Tamil cultural and political history Migration in the Bay of Bengal region, Indenture Space, Embodiment South Asian performance traditions Diasporic identities and performance traditions Performance as labor Cinema studies Digital humanities, mapping

Languages: English, Tamil (native fluency), Hindi (proficient in reading + writing)