Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On Generosity and Fieldwork as PilgrimageSitting in the living area with a family friend in a city far away from the cities I call home, I tell her that I think of fieldwork as a…Mar 29Mar 29
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On Writing as CommunionRobert Frost once remarked, ‘No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.’ —…Feb 3Feb 3
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On Brouhaha and Critical EngagementIn the context in which I was raised, birthdays are your day, and in the weeks leading up to it, my mum would plan outfits, the cake to be…Jan 23Jan 23
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On touching the futureA few months back, I met my older (cousin) brother after a long gap; the last meeting was before the Pandemic, and in the time gone by, I…Jan 16Jan 16
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On Nurturing SpacesWhen I first signed up for a 12-week writing workshop led and facilitated by Delhi-based poet and author Aditi Rao in 2012, I had yet to…Jan 8Jan 8
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student| On Being Ready and Students as TeachersMy hiatus stretched as I began to weave around myself a cocoon to protect my practices — my time for reading, writing and reflection, and…Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2023
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On Cultivating a New PracticeWhen I recently enrolled in a workshop, Making Graphic Novels and Getting Them Published by Yoda Press, I had two motives: one was to…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student| A Lesson from Oppenheimer — an Argument against CompartmentalisationI watched Oppenheimer last week, and among the various scenes that unfolded, sometimes at a dizzying pace, the expression…Aug 20, 2023Aug 20, 2023
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On lessons from using ChatGPT or making a case for going back to the libraryIn this post, I will pontificate on the academic implications of the use of generative AI for answering writing assignments. I won’t go…Aug 7, 2023Aug 7, 2023
Kumud Bhansali, Ph.D.Dear Student | On (In)Sincere PraiseI hope you had a gentle first week and are settling into a routine away from home. I initially intended to write about ChatGPT and…Jul 30, 2023Jul 30, 2023
