Aparna Vaidik is Professor of History at Ashoka University, India. She has previously taught at Georgetown University, Washington DC, and the University of Delhi. Educated at St. Stephen’s College, Cambridge University, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, she is a recipient of research grants from the British Academy, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Indian Council for Historical Research, and Charles Wallace India Trust. Her books include Waiting for Swaraj: Inner Lives of Indian Revolutionaries (Cambridge University Press, 2021), My Son’s Inheritance: A Secret History of Lynching and Blood Justice in India (Aleph Book Company, 2020), and Imperial Andamans: Colonial Encounter and Island History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).