Dr. Parvathi Wajindram is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Indian Studies, University of Malaya. Trained in social science, corporate communication, and media studies, her interdisciplinary background shapes a research agenda centred on civilisation, gender, and power in multicultural societies. Her work examines how cultural worldviews and civilisational narratives shape contemporary experiences of identity, leadership, and agency—especially among minority and diasporic communities. Drawing on her grounding in corporate communication and media, she analyses how power is communicated, negotiated, and represented in organisational settings, public discourse, and digital environments. A key strand of her scholarship focuses on the transformative power of traditional Indian music and dance. She studies these art forms as civilisational knowledge systems that cultivate identity, transmit values, and foster empowerment, particularly among Malaysian Indian youth. This allows her to explore how traditional arts function as forms of cultural communication that shape gender, community belonging, emotional well-being, and social resilience. Together, her research highlights how culture, communication, and power intersect to influence how individuals and communities navigate tradition and modernity, express identity, and build agency in a complex plural world.