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Ira Sarma is a Researcher at the Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies at Leipzig University, where she has been working since 2007. She teaches Modern South Asian Studies and Hindi, contributing to the university's programs in South Asian cultures and languages.
Dr. Sarma's academic journey began with studies in Cologne and Bonn, followed by significant positions at SOAS University of London (where she completed her PhD and served as a teaching assistant), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (as a Hindi lecturer), and the Venice International University (as a visiting lecturer for one semester).
Her research focuses on literary and cultural studies with particular expertise in literary theory, textual criticism, literary geography, visual storytelling, graphic novels, and adaptation studies. She has made substantial contributions to understanding Hindi literature and film, Margaret Bourke-White's Partition photographs, Indian graphic novels, and Indian horror literature. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges traditional literary analysis with contemporary visual culture studies, examining how narratives transform across media and historical contexts.
Analysis of her recent publications (2018-2024) reveals a consistent focus on adaptation processes, visual storytelling techniques, and South Asian cultural representations. Her work demonstrates growing interest in graphic narratives and their relationship to traditional literary forms, as well as the political dimensions of visual representation in South Asian contexts.
Dr. Sarma is currently working on two research projects focused on adaptation, continuing her exploration of how narratives travel across time, space, and media forms in South Asian cultural production.
