Amba Pande Editor

Dr Amba Pande is associated with the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She received her PhD from the Centre for Southeast Asia and South-West Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi. Her research interests include Indian diaspora, international migration and the Indo-Pacific region. She was also a visiting scholar at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), University of South Pacific (Fiji), and Otago University (New Zealand). She has done major projects on Indian diaspora with University Grants Commission (UGC) and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) funding. Dr Pande is a prolific writer and has published numerous papers in national and international journals. She has edited two more volumes on Diasporic Women Women in the Indian Diaspora: Historical Narratives and Contemporary Challenges  (Springer 2018), Women, Gender and the Legacy of Slavery and Indenture (co-editor, forthcoming). Dr Pande has been invited to give independent lectures, present papers, and participate in and chair several national and international seminars and conferences. She is currently carrying out research on Indians in Myanmar and Fiji.