Christopher Diamond

Christopher Diamond is a Lecturer in Hindi at the School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University. He holds a PhD in South Asian Languages & Literature from the University of Washington, alongside a Master's and Bachelor's in related fields. His research focuses on medieval North Indian poet Vidyapati’s literary legacy, exploring how his vernacular poetry influenced regions like Nepal, Bengal, and Bihar. He also studies broader Bhakti literary traditions and epic adaptations in Eastern India.

Education:

• PhD in South Asian Languages & Literature, University of Washington
• Master of South Asian Languages & Literature, University of Washington
• Bachelor of Hindi and Music, School of Oriental and African Studies

Research interests include multilingual literary traditions in Hindi-Urdu, Maithili, and Bengali, alongside Hinduism and performance studies. His work engages with manuscript analysis, religious appropriation, and linguistic evolution. He has conducted fieldwork across India, particularly in West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.

Recent publications analyze Vidyapati’s poetic afterlife, Hindi program advocacy in Australia, and critical reviews of Bengali and Hindu literary works. He co-leads the ANUBhasha Project, digitizing South Asian texts for repatriation.

Advising and Grants: Registered to supervise research students but no named advisees listed. Active in the ANUBhasha Project (2021–2024), focusing on textual digitization and cultural heritage preservation.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates on the ANUBhasha Project, a major initiative repatriating digitized South Asian texts to regional institutions.