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Prof Chandrika Kaul is a Professor in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. Her research focuses on Modern British, Imperial, and Media History with specializations in 19th-20th century studies. She holds academic qualifications from the University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) and is a Fellow of the 21st Century Trust. Her work explores topics including British media-politics intersections, BBC-India relations during WWII, Indian colonial history, and Portuguese imperial media systems.
Education: MA and DPhil from University of Oxford.
Research interests include modern communications, British media history (including the BBC and popular press), British monarchy studies, South Asian history (especially modern India under British Raj), and decolonization processes. She has conducted extensive research on M.K. Gandhi’s relationship with media and Indian political movements.
Recent projects include a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship on BBC-India relations and studies on American popular culture’s portrayal of India (1900-1950). Her publications span monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles in journals like Media History and Journal of Maltese History.
Grants include funding from the Leverhulme Trust, Carnegie Trust, and British Academy for projects on imperial communication systems and Indian media history. She currently serves on editorial boards for Media History and Twentieth Century British History.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the St Andrews Institute for Transnational & Spatial History. Supervises doctoral research in modern British politics, media history, and South Asian studies.
