Over the years I have had the honor of presenting my views on a variety of issues on different public platforms – ranging from podcasts, lectures to academic paper presentations and discussions as well as teaching assignments. The following list provides an overview of these talks, accompanied by a brief synopsis of each of them. 

No Honeymoon period for Friedrich Merz, the next German Chancellor : Op-Ed for the Outlook Magazine; appeared on 4th March, 2025

In Germany, an election that could hollow out democracy  : Op-Ed for the Outlook Magazine; appeared on 23rd February, 2025

The worrying surge of the AfD  : Op-Ed for The Hindu on the snap elections in Germany; appeared on 23rd February, 2025

Indien – nun zu den echten Problemen : Expert interview on the Podcast Der Pragmaticus, broadcasted on 9th July, 2024

Nach den Wahlen: Wird Indien unter Narendra Modi zur globalen Supermacht? : Expert interview for the Podcast Debatte zu Dritt with Tim Guldimann; broadcasted on 4th July, 2024 

Drei Thesen zu den Wahlen in Indien : Expert interview on the Podcast Der Pragmaticus; broadcasted on 28th May, 2024

Germany at crossroads : Op-Ed in the Sunday Guardian; appeared on 11th February, 2024

Unboxing Russia : Writer, host and co-moderator of the bi-monthly YouTube Series on Indian and Russian politics together with Ekaterina Schulmann; since March, 2024

Think. Debate. Inspire. : Writer, host and co-moderator of the monthly podcast for the Robert Bosch Academy; since January 2023

Indiens Regierung will Einfluss auf Social-Media Inhalte erhöhen. : Expert interview with Deutschlandfunk Kultur ; broadcasted on 5th November, 2022

Warum bleichen Millionen Menschen ihre Haut? : Expert interview for Deutsche Welle Nachrichten; broadcasted on 16th October, 2021

Indien: ein Partner für den Westen? : Expert interview for the Swiss National Television SRF in their Foreign Affairs Magazine; broadcasted on 7th October, 2021

Indien im Strudel des Autoritarismus : Expert interview for ndPodcast “Teller und Rand”; broadcasted on 8th June, 2021

Mediasres : Expert interview for Deutschlandfunk; broadcasted on 6th May, 2021

Was jetzt? Plötzlich außer Kontrolle : Expert interview for the Podcast Series of Die Zeit Was Jetzt? ; broadcasted on 26th April, 2021

Das war der Tag. Corona Lage in Indien : Expert interview for Deutschlandradio; broadcasted on 23rd April, 2021

Deutsche Medien über Indien. Ein Mix aus Stereotypen : Expert interview for Deutschlandfunk Kultur; broadcasted on 2nd March, 2021

India’s image in German News. : Expert interview on Podcast for Goethe Institut India; broadcasted in September, 2020

Hautaufheller: Warum der weltweite Trend so gefährlich ist. : Expert interview on Podcast of Der Spiegel; broadcasted on 26th September, 2020

Hindu Nationalisten auf Vormarsch: Expert interview on Weltspiegel Podcast of the German National Broadcaster ARD; broadcasted on 15th December, 2019 

Home away from home. : Featured in the series for Goethe Institut, India

Zukunftsmusik. Berufschancen mit Deutsch. : Interview for the Alumni Association of the German Department, Savitribai Phule Pune University

Success Across Boundaries. : Expert Interview for the Podcast Series „Success Across Boundaries“

Identity conflicts and Nationalism in contemporary Indian mainstream Hindi cinema: Talk at the conference Contemporary Indian Cinema: Contestations and Consolidations on 9th February, 2019 at the University of Pune, India

Indien: Ein Jahr vor den Wahlen: Talk at German Indian Round Table on 11th October, 2018 at the invitation of the Honorary Consul General of India in Germany Mr. Andreas Lapp in Stuttgart

Indien: Ein Jahr vor den Wahlen: Tea talk together with Dr. Clemens Spieß at the 15th Indian Film Festival on the 20th July, 2018 in Stuttgart

India. A Million Renascences Now at the conference “Center and Peripheries” on the 9th April at the University of Tübingen

Indien und der Westen: Tea talk together with Clemens Jürgenmeyer at the 14th Indian Film Festival on the 21st July, 2017 in Stuttgart

Indian and German Media: A comparative analysis in the “Indian diaspora conference” on the 15th July, 2017 in Hannover

India: A Million mutinies now in the conference “Gesellschaften in Bewegung” on the 21st January, 2013 in Johannesburg

Ramayana: Ein Volksgut oder ein Monopol der Fundamentalisten in the conference “Religion als Kunst” on the 8th December, 2012 in Tübingen

Winter Semester 2020/21: Lecture series „Analyse des Medienwandels“ together with Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall (for MA).

Winter Semester 2020/21: Lecture series „Bewegende Bilder, Berührende Töne: Other Stories“ together with Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall (for MA).

Summer Semester 2020: Lecture series „Einführung in die Filmanalyse“ together with Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall (for BA).

Summer Semester 2020: Lecture series „Erinnerungskultur und Erzählforschung“ together with Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall and Prof. Dr. Karin Polit (for MA).

Winter Semester 2013/14: Lecture series „Einführung in die Filmanalyse“ together with Dr. Thomas Wilke (for BA).

Winter Semester 2012/13: Lecture series „Die einsame Frau“ together with Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall (for MA).

Summer Semester 2012: Lecture series „Das erlebte Indien“ (for BA).