Melissa Tandiwe Myambo is a Research Associate at the Centre for Indian Studies in Africa at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Most recently, she is the recipient of a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award to conduct research in India where she is affiliated with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi. When the weather is warm, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.