Ziyi Liu

I am a master’s student in South Asia Regional Studies, with an expected graduation date of 2028. My research interests center on the relationship between cinema and politics in South India, particularly the entry of film stars into politics in Tamil Nadu. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Tamil from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 2026 and contributed to a project at Peking University documenting the history of South Asian studies. I am currently studying Telugu to broaden the linguistic and regional scope of the research.