Writing & Media

I write and comment on technology, politics, culture, India, and the Global South for policy, academic, and public audiences.

Current Book

I am currently writing a non-fiction book about modern India through the lens of technology and stories, based in part on my doctoral research at the Oxford Internet Institute. I am represented by Matthew Marland at RCW Literary Agency in London.

Selected Writing

• Nepal’s general election will test the political power of Gen Z, Chatham House, 03/03/2026.
• Iran’s internet shutdown signals a new stage of digital isolation, Chatham House, 23/01/2026.
• X is taking the Indian government to court over content moderation tools. Expect India to win, Chatham House, 11/04/2025.
• Online abuse kicked off long ago. So where are social media’s referees?, El Pais, 27/07/2021.
• Social media, institutional failures, and India’s COVID-19 crisis, Oxford Internet Institute Digital Inequality Group, 28/05/2021.

Media and Commentary

• Guest contributor, Sophia v AI Slop, BBC Radio 4, 08/03/2026.
• Guest contributor, Iran’s near-total internet blackout, explained, The National, CBC News, 04/03/2026.
• Guest contributor, The great Gen Z revolt, Today in Focus, The Guardian, 27/10/2025.
• Guest contributor, PM with Evan Davis on Gen Z protests around the world, BBC Radio 4, 16/10/2025.
• Guest contributor, Super Mario is 40, Russia Whatsapp ban, Murdoch succession, The media v The Judiciary?, The Media Show, BBC Radio 4, 10/09/2025.
• Guest contributor, Nepal PM quits after deadly Gen-Z corruption and social media ban protests, Channel 4 News, 09/09/2025.
• Guest contributor, Gateway to India ft. Dr Nayana Prakash, Ten Thousand Posts, 03/09/2024.
• Co-host, Skeptechs, podcast on technology, politics, and society, 2019-2023.
• Quoted in Diaspora communities reframe history, one Instagram post at a time, Rest of World, 28/06/2022.

Conference and Event Appearances

• Panellist, Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026, University of Manchester, 2026 (upcoming).
• Keynote speaker, India-Spain Seminar: AI and Engineering Driving Responsible Innovation, Casa Asia and HCLTech, Barcelona, 2026.
• Speaker, Defending the digital frontier, Security and Defence 2026, Chatham House, 2026.
• Keynote Speaker, Members’ Question Time: Gen Z, protests and the demographic time bomb facing governments, Chatham House, 2025.
• Panellist, AI for Good: Charting the Path to Public Interest, Trust Conference, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2025.
• Speaker, International collaborations to advance responsible AI, AI Fringe, 2025.
• Speaker, 2022 Rhodes Technology & Society Forum: The Realignment Problem, Rhodes Trust, 2022.
• Chair and project lead, Move Fast and Break Things: Resisting and Challenging Big Tech Dominance, TORCH and Freight Theatre, 2021.