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Krzysztof Iwanek
Krzysztof Iwanek is a South Asia expert and an adjunct, Faculty of International Relations, University of Bialystok, Poland.
Krzysztof Iwanek writes for The Diplomat’s Pulse and Asia Life sections. He is a South Asia expert and an adjunct, Faculty of International Relations, University of Bialystok, Poland.
Previously, he was the chair of the Asia Research Centre at the War Studies University in Warsaw. From 2014 to 2016 Krzysztof taught Hindi at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea. He holds two MA degrees: in History and in South Asian Studies, and a PhD in Cultural Studies.
His main area of interest is contemporary Indian politics and political ideologies. He has also co-authored a book titled Indie. Od kolonii do mocarstwa. 1857-2013 (“India. From a Colony to a Power. 1857-2013″) with Adam Burakowski.
He tweets at @Chris_Iwanek
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October 26, 2017
No, the Taj Mahal Wasn't a Hindu Temple
By Krzysztof Iwanek
But attempts to prove it was are interesting feats of selective partisan history.
October 11, 2017
‘The Nonsense of Witnessing Such Beauty’: Malinowski’s Tryst with Sri Lanka
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The great ethnographer’s little-known adventures on the way to the Pacific.
October 04, 2017
Destny in Numbrs: How Numerology is Ruining Indian Names and Traditions
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Want to change your fate? Change your name!
October 02, 2017
Game of Fans: China and India’s Reception of the Game of Thrones
By Antonina Luszczykiewicz and Krzysztof Iwanek
The popular HBO show left an imprint even on Chinese and Indian pop culture.
September 25, 2017
Symbols and Time: Debating Official Scripts in India
By Krzysztof Iwanek
India scripts a retention of its diversity – through scripts.
September 01, 2017
The Hides Can’t Hide from Pakistani Politics
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The collection of animal hides is a political issue in Karachi.
August 26, 2017
The Gurmeet Ram Rahim Case: Indian Holy Men Do Not Levitate Above Law
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s story -- and the final verdict -- shows India’s resolve to deal with the unruly holy men.
August 11, 2017
Statue Politics: India’s Quest to Outbuild China, and Itself
By Krzysztof Iwanek
India is planning to have not only the tallest statue in the world, but two of them.
July 06, 2017
China’s Lianyungang: A Hub Waiting to be Born
By Krzysztof Iwanek
One Belt, One Road and many hopes for China’s regions and cities.
June 06, 2017
The God of Great Things, India’s Arundhati Roy Returns With a New Novel
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is important as a collection of essays but less digestible as a novel.
June 01, 2017
Kung Fu Yoga: A Chinese-Indian Soft Power Romance
By Antonina Łuszczykiewicz and Krzysztof Iwanek
The movie is also a promotional feature for One Belt, One Road.
May 01, 2017
The Indian Cavalry’s Charge on an Israeli City And Its Usefulness Now
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The politics of history can be useful for diplomacy but dangerous for grammar.