Siddharth Mallavarapu 
I began teaching full time in 2004 and have completed over two decades of it. It has been a pleasure teaching an eclectic range of courses. I have taught undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral research scholars. Each comes with its own challenges and with its own joys as well. At Shiv Nadar University, in the current … Read more
I have enjoyed these conversations I have had pertaining to different facets of my approach to the study of international relations. All my interlocutors have been good conversationalists and generous interlocutors. The first was titled ‘Theory Talks’ and was hosted by Benjamin Creutzfeldt in 2014. The second instance was in 2018 when I was interviewed … Read more
I enjoy reviewing books. The gold standard for me in this context is Teju Cole’s remark of 1 August 2024 on Facebook which captures succinctly what a good review must accomplish. Cole suggests, ‘[w]hen you put a book out into the world, it might get “positive” or “negative” reviews. The dogs bark, the caravan passes. … Read more
There have been some stellar intellectual influences on my work. While the list is long, some of these figures have been integral to the journey. Ashis Nandy I recall reading Ashis Nandy’s Intimate Enemy and Traditions, Tyranny, and Utopias in my undergraduate years at St.Joseph’s College in Bangalore. We had a wall magazine at the College which encouraged reviews … Read more