Arunima Datta (PhD, FRHistS)
@migrationhistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Associate Professor.
Studies: Britain, British Empire, South & Southeast Asia, women’s history, migration history
Author of:
Waiting on Empire: Ayahs in Britain (OUP, 2023)
Fleeting Agencies: Coolie women in Malaysia (CUP, 2021)
Studies: Britain, British Empire, South & Southeast Asia, women’s history, migration history
Author of:
Waiting on Empire: Ayahs in Britain (OUP, 2023)
Fleeting Agencies: Coolie women in Malaysia (CUP, 2021)
Happy thanksgiving everyone!
My neighbor (I’m lucky to have another author living next to me) just alerted me that my book (WAITING ON EMPIRE: history of Indian travelling ayahs in Britain) is on sale now @amazon
My neighbor (I’m lucky to have another author living next to me) just alerted me that my book (WAITING ON EMPIRE: history of Indian travelling ayahs in Britain) is on sale now @amazon
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Happy thanksgiving everyone!
My neighbor (I’m lucky to have another author living next to me) just alerted me that my book (WAITING ON EMPIRE: history of Indian travelling ayahs in Britain) is on sale now @amazon
My neighbor (I’m lucky to have another author living next to me) just alerted me that my book (WAITING ON EMPIRE: history of Indian travelling ayahs in Britain) is on sale now @amazon
Excited to see my book - WAITING ON EMPIRE (Indian ayahs in Britain) sharing space with @willdalrymple.bsky.social at Chester Beatty Museum 🥳🤗
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Excited to see my book - WAITING ON EMPIRE (Indian ayahs in Britain) sharing space with @willdalrymple.bsky.social at Chester Beatty Museum 🥳🤗
Out now! Tadaaa! My essay on Indian performers in Britain
Let me know if you would like a copy and don't have access to it via your library
Let me know if you would like a copy and don't have access to it via your library
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Out now! Tadaaa! My essay on Indian performers in Britain
Let me know if you would like a copy and don't have access to it via your library
Let me know if you would like a copy and don't have access to it via your library
Delighted to share I will be delivering the AHA-PCB’s WAWH sponsored luncheon lecture this year
wawh.org/wawh-in-the-...
wawh.org/wawh-in-the-...
July 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Delighted to share I will be delivering the AHA-PCB’s WAWH sponsored luncheon lecture this year
wawh.org/wawh-in-the-...
wawh.org/wawh-in-the-...
So honored to have presented my recent work on south Asian performers in Britain at the British Library.
Thank you to all who came and thanks for the engaging questions and comments.
Thank you to all who came and thanks for the engaging questions and comments.
June 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So honored to have presented my recent work on south Asian performers in Britain at the British Library.
Thank you to all who came and thanks for the engaging questions and comments.
Thank you to all who came and thanks for the engaging questions and comments.
Looking forward to speaking at the BRITISH LIBRARY soon
May 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the BRITISH LIBRARY soon
Late in posting these but as the term ends … I do believe this event from March 25 was the most rewarding experience and a highlight of the year for me…🤗 thank you @museumofthehome.bsky.social for collaborating and bringing to life the stories of these incredible women.
May 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Late in posting these but as the term ends … I do believe this event from March 25 was the most rewarding experience and a highlight of the year for me…🤗 thank you @museumofthehome.bsky.social for collaborating and bringing to life the stories of these incredible women.
Whenever I’m having a rough day …I just have to look at this painting that a former student made for her art series on women and resilience 🥹🥹🥹
February 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Whenever I’m having a rough day …I just have to look at this painting that a former student made for her art series on women and resilience 🥹🥹🥹
A moving review of my work in Bengali.
December 27, 2024 at 6:38 PM
A moving review of my work in Bengali.
Last few weeks have been crazy in terms of travel, crisis&more.But my heart is full seeing the reception WAITING ON EMPIRE &my talks have received: keynotes at the SCBS-Kansas City; Conference on reframing home -London;& talk@ University of Hyderabad. Thank you everyone for your incredible support.
November 19, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Last few weeks have been crazy in terms of travel, crisis&more.But my heart is full seeing the reception WAITING ON EMPIRE &my talks have received: keynotes at the SCBS-Kansas City; Conference on reframing home -London;& talk@ University of Hyderabad. Thank you everyone for your incredible support.