Girmitiya Culture and Memory: Navigating Identity, Tradition, and Resilience across Continents

Dr. Priyanka Chaudhary is a Professor of English in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at Manipal University Jaipur, India. Her research interest lies in Gender Studies, South Asian Writings and Cultural Studies. She has supervised seven PhD scholars. She has published many articles and reviews in Scopus, Web of Science and UGC journals. She has co-authored / edited books five books. She has attended many FDPs, and workshops and convened two International Conferences.

Dr. Neha Singh is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India. She is a member of the International Scientific Committee-Indian Ocean Committee, Indentured Labour Route Project. She has published articles in reputed journals and in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund’s newsletter. She has co-edited a book Literature of Girmitiya: History, Culture and Identity, Palgrave Macmillan (2023). She is a recipient of ICSSR data collection abroad award and has been awarded an ICSSR funded research project in 2023. Her major interest lies in migration and diaspora studies, slaves’ narratives, and cultural production.