pranay somayajula (he/they) is a minneapolis-based writer, political educator, and anti-imperialist organizer whose work focuses on politics, culture, identity, and a little bit of everything else. he runs the blog culture shock, and is the host of return to bandung — a podcast that explores questions of imperialism, resistance, and internationalist solidarity throughout history and into the present day.

pranay has a BA in political science and international affairs from the george washington university elliott school of international affairs, and a MSc in human rights from the london school of economics. he formerly served as organizing and advocacy director for hindus for human rights, and is currently a PhD student in political science at the university of minnesota. as a writer and researcher, their interests include diaspora, (inter)nationalism, anticolonial politics, and the many lives and afterlives of empire.