Dr. Arunima Datta

Finally happening.... my next book will be out soon. Thank you to everyone who supported this! 😊🤗🙏 @OxUniPress @OUPAcademic

Happy thanksgiving everyone! WAITING ON EMPIRE: history of Indian travelling ayahs in Britain is on sale now @amazon @amazonbooks

Here is a local history and archives project I did with archives in UK. they have a whole series of shorts. But this is a snapshot …. Wanna know more about travelling ayahs … get in touch 🤗 @OUPHistory @OUPAcademic youtu.be/w2Jx6RvNMhY?si…

Looking forward to this

Delighted to share that my article on travelling entertainers/performers in Britain just got published in Journal of Immigrants and Minorities (a journal that has for long inspired me! 🥹) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Huge thank you to @migrationhist for yesterday's fascinating and moving talk on travelling ayahs. ...And another wonderful event to follow today at @MuseumoftheHome's Housewarming #museumlate this evening!

Looking forward to seeing y’all at the event. Thanks to @MuseumoftheHome @OUPHistory for all the support and opportunity!

A moving review of my book (Waiting on Empire) in Bengali newspaper - Kalantor! 🥹🙏🏽 @OUPHistory

Yup … that’s me. If you are at the #SHA #SHA2024 come say 👋🏽🤗

if you're at the Southern conference, this year's keynote speaker might be a familiar face 🤗

@EichnerCarolyn Congratulations 🍾🎉

I am incredibly happy to announce that I have been awarded a NEH Public Scholars Award for January - August 2025, to write my book, Louise Michel: A Revolutionary Life!!

@djrgrey Congratulations 🍾🎉

Thrilled to announce I've been promoted today to Reader in Modern History at the University of Hertfordshire. Many thanks to my referees, the anonymous external assessors, and all the friends and colleagues who have supported me in this journey. 🥳🌟

OMG I spotted another review by another scholar. 🥹🥹🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you so much

A moving review of my book 🥹🥹🙏🏽 The reviewer was spot on in how I approached the writing … with lots of emotions

@FramkeMaria @FloStadt @hsozkult Thank you so much. Honored 🙏🏽

@rlouisemoran 😂🤣😂🤣😂

This is amazing @GeogSara I suddenly want to jump to 65+😂

Times of India today cited my work (WAITING ON EMPIRE) on travelling ayahs to allow us more understanding about the Hindujas case. Delighted! @OUPHistory

@timesofindia today cited my work on travelling ayahs. With the current case of Hindujas it becomes more and more important for us to know the history of migrant domestic workers. @OUPHistory WAITING ON EMPIRE

@PoonamJoshi_ This is why past is present. If you compare this with My book on traveling ayahs in 19th and early twentieth century (Waiting on Empire) you can see history being repeated….😔

Four members of the richest family of Britain, Prakash Hinduja, his wife Kamal Hinduja, their son Ajay Hinduja and his wife Namrata Hinduja have all been sentenced to jail by a Swiss court for exploiting Indian migrant servants whom they made to work for upto 18 hours a day for less than Rs 700 (£7) per day. The hourly rate in Switzerland is 32chf which is Rs 2800 (£28). They paid them in Indian rupees rather than the local currency. Confiscated their passports and didn't allow them to go out. They spent more money in looking after their dogs than paying a decent salary to their servants. Prakash Hinduja and his wife are in their mid to late 70's. This age is for retiring and moving towards spirituality and not going to jail on serious charges like human trafficking. They have both received 4.5 yrs jail term while the son Ajay and his wife Namrata have got 4 yrs each. This is how the justice system works in developed country, even though the family did an out of court settlement with the servants in the civil court, criminal charges were still brought against them and they were tried in the court and punished. It doesn't matter how rich or influential one is, law is equal for all. They probably spent a lot of wealth fighting this case that took away a lot more than money from them. All they needed to do was to treat and pay those working for them, cooking for them and looking after their children, right. Karma always catches up. #Hindujas #PrakashHinduja #KamalHinduja #AjayHinduja #NamrataHinduja #Humantrafficking #Swisslaw

@SohelS28 @Himalistan So honored. Thank you for engaging with my work so closely.

Glad to be writing for @Himalistan again! This time a review essay of @migrationhist’s excellent book Waiting on Empire