Vipulya Chari
Asst Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Communication Studies
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: vipulya.chari@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison United States
M.A., Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison United States
M.A., English, University of Delhi New Delhi India
B.A. (Hons), English, Lady Shriram College, University of Delhi New Delhi India
Books
Chari, V. Imagining Digital India. In Progress.
Journal Articles
Chari, V., & Prasch, A. M. (2026). Nehru Goes to Washington: A Strategic Act of Cold War Rhetorical Subversion. Rhetoric Society Quarterly,
Chari, V. (2026). Empowering the "Brian Bank": The Rhetorical Consitution of Diasporic Citizenship. In Progress.
(2025). Platforming Development: Smartphone Apps and the Labor of Digital Citizenship. New Media & Society,
Chari, V. (2022). Internet.Org and the Rhetoric of Connectivity. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies , 19(1). 54-73.
Presentations
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Rhetorics of Brain Bank and the Constitution of Diasporic Citizenship. National Communication Association. New Orleans
Chari, V. (2026, May 31). Viral Devotion, Networked Hate: Hindutva Pop on YouTube. Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Portland, Oregon: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2026, May 31). Rhetorical Reckonings with Un/exceptional, Un/precedented Indignities . Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Portland, Oregon: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2026, October 31). Platforming Development: Smartphone Apps, e-Governance and the Labor of Digital Citizenship. The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, July 1). Rhetoric of Development in Digital India. Rhetoric in Society 9. Zagreb, Croatia: Rhetoric Society of Euripe.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). A Rhetoric of Data Sovereignty. National Communication Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana: National Communication Association.
Chari, V., & Prasch, A. M. (2026, May 31). Decolonizing the Cold War: Nehru, Truman, and the Politics of Non-alignment. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America. Denver, Colorado: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2026, May 1). Writing Diversity Statements. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colloquium. Madison, Wisconsin: Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Mutual Mentoring, Networking and Community Building as Asian/Pacific Americans. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Asian/Pacific American Caucus; Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). From Holy Land to Smart City: Hindutva, Populism, and Digital Development. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Asian/Pacific American Caucus; Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). The #girlboss on Shark Tank India: Gender, Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Economics, Communication, and Society Division.
Chari, V. (2026, October 31). Citizenship, Gender, and Entrepreneurialism on Indian Reality TV. The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). After Technoliberalism. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Critical and Cultural Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Self-reliance, technology and nationalism in contemporary India. National Communication Association. New Orleans, Louisiana: Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Rhetorics of Digital Development in Public Policy and Political Discourse in India. National Communication Association. New Orleans, Louisiana: Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division.
Chari, V. (2026, May 31). Technology, Nationalism, and the Rhetorics of Self-Reliance in Digital-First India. 21st Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America. Baltimore, Maryland: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2026, October 31). Two Indias to New India: Rhetorics of development in state advertising of “Digital India”. The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, March 31). "An App for Every Gap”: Technology and Nationalism in the making of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Rhetoric, Politics and Culture Colloquium. Madison, Wisconsin: Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Infrastructures of Success: Narendra Modi, “Digital India,” and the Construction of a National Imaginary. National Communication Association. Indianapolis, Indiana (Online): Asian/Pacific American Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Toward an Infrastructural Turn in Rhetoric: Cases from “Digital India". National Communication Association. Indianapolis, Indiana (Online): Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Scholars at the Crossroads: Mentoring, Networking, and Building Community as Asian/Pacific American Scholars. National Communication Association. Indianapolis, Indiana (Online): Asian/Pacific American Studies Division and Caucus.
Chari, V. (2026, October 31). The Rhetoric of Netizenship: Narendra Modi and the Vision of a “Digital India". The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). They’re Coming for Our Jobs: Automation, Class Warfare, and Universal Basic Income. National Communication Association. Baltimore, Maryland: Economics, Culture and Society Division.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). Digital Indians and their Digital Potential: Of Risk, Opportunity and Neoliberal Netizenship. National Communication Association. Baltimore, Maryland: Asian/Pacific American Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, March 31). The Logic of Connectivity: Digital Development Discourses over Facebook’s Internet.org in India. Rhetoric, Politics and Culture Colloquium. Madison, Wisconsin: Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). The Logic of Connectivity: Digital Development Discourses over Facebook’s Internet.org in India. National Communication Association. : Critical and Cultural Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2026, May 31). Transnational Networks as Rhetoric. Rhetoric Society of America Symposium. Madison, Wisconsin: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2026, December 1). ModiPunishesPak: Of Cartoons, History and a Circulating Vernacular. National Communication Association. Dallas, Texas: Asian/Pacific American Division and Caucus.
Reviews
Chari, V. (2026,March 31). Review of Petersen, Jennifer, How Machines Came to Speak: Media Technologies and Freedom of Speech. H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews.
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Fellowship Publication Program | CUNY Central | 2025-01-01 | |
| Frankenburger Memorial Fund Scholarship | Department of Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2022-05-01 | ($276) |
| Graduate School Fellowship | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2021-04-01 | ($7635) |
| Future Faculty Partner | Teaching Academy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2021-02-01 | Awarded in recognition of outstanding commitment to excellence in teaching and learning |
| Elliot Dissertation Scholarship Award | Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2020-11-01 | ($2000) |
| Graduate School Fellowship | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 2019-12-01 | ($11,070) |
| Innovation in Teaching Award (Nominee) | College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2019-08-30 | Nominee to campus-wide Teaching Award |
| Elizabeth Warner Risser Fellowship | American Association of University Women | 2019-04-01 | Awarded to an outstanding woman graduate student in Communication Arts on the basis of academic record, character and extracurricular activities. $445 |
| Research Support Award | Rhetoric, Politics and Culture Area, Department of Communication Arts | 2018-05-01 | ($2500) |
| Charles Chester Pearce Scholarship | Department of Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2018-05-01 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Admissions Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Job Search Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Thesis and Capstone Award Review Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Graduate Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Thesis and Capstone Award Review Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Social Committee | Committee Chair | Present | |
| Committee on Ceremonial Occasions | Committee Member | Present |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSC CUNY Research Awards Committee for Art History, Visual Arts, and Communication Arts and Sciences | Reviewer, Grant | 1/1/2026 | Present |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Communication Division, International Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2019 | Present | International | ||
| Economics, Communication and Society Division, National Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 4/1/2019 | Present | National | ||
| Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2019 | Present | National | ||
| Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, National Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 4/1/2020 | Present | National | ||
| Contemporary South Asia | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2026 | Present | International | ||
| Nominations Committee, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association | Member | 12/1/2022 | Present | National | ||
| Western Journal of Communication | Reviewer, Journal Article | 5/1/2023 | Present | International | ||
| Reviewer, Rhetoric Society of America | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2021 | Present | National | ||
| Reviewer, Rhetoric Society of America | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2021 | Present | National |