Dr Vibha Joshi Parkin is Research Fellow at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, and one of the foremost experts on the Naga tribes and their cultures.

Working with the Nagas since 1985, her doctoral thesis was about interaction between Christian and non-Christian Angami Naga, and she has conducted extensive fieldwork into their material cultures, contributing significantly to museum collections.

She guest-curated a major exhibition on the Naga at the Museum der Kulturen Basel, and is thrilled by the chance to share her knowledge with alumni participating in the travel programme tour about religious change, colonial experience, and social organisation in Assam and Nagaland.