PERSONAL

Personal World

Beyond theClassroom.

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Almamaters

Countries Studied

20+

Countries Visited

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🇮🇳 New Delhi, India

St. Stephen's CollegeDelhi

University of Delhi

Simply the best in India (speaking of reputations)

www.ststephens.edu

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🇬🇧 Oxford, United Kingdom

University CollegeOxford

Oldest college of Europe

We turned 750 in 1999!

www.univ.ox.ac.uk

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🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

London School ofEconomics

LSE

The London School of Economics and Political Science

www.lse.ac.uk

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🇺🇸 Syracuse, USA

The Maxwell School ofPublic Affairs

Citizenship & Public Affairs

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

www.maxwell.syr.edu

Inspirations

Idols

Politics

Aung San Suu Kyi

She is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.

Writing

Walter Lippmann

He was an American writer, reporter and political commentator. With a career spanning 60 years he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most notably his 1922 book Public Opinion.

Music

Jagjit Singh

I am a Ghazal fanatic. I met Jagjit Singh in 1998 during a live concert in Siri Fort Auditorium, Delhi. It was a most memorable moment I cherish forever.

Family & People

Influences in Life

Dr. P.K. Chaulia

Father

My father, a former civil servant in Orissa.

R. Chandrakala

Mother

My mother, a former lecturer of English in Andhra Pradesh.

Usha Damerla

Wife

My painter, filmmaker, screen writer wife with our son Debarchan, daughter Ahaana and me in Vietnam.

Beyond Academia

Hobbies

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Reading and writing social science and current affairs non-fiction

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Following world news from multiple perspectives

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Cheering for the Indian cricket team

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Practising Ghazal singing on karaoke

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Preparing to be Foreign Minister of India one day