Chandrika received her doctorate from the University of Oxford and is a professor of modern history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Her research interests encompass modern British history with a focus on imperialism and decolonization, the monarchy, media, and popular culture; modern South Asia – politics, society, and culture; and global history with a focus on international communications and international media networks.
She has published widely in these areas and contributed to national and international programs on television, radio, newspapers, and podcasts. She is passionate about the importance of historical knowledge, the role of education, and multicultural dialogue, for facilitating solutions to contemporary issues in politics, society, and culture. She loves to travel (though it's mostly vicariously through travel programs in recent years!), photography, and dabbles (badly!) in pottery in her spare time.