I am a historian of modern India and the British Empire, with an interest in women’s studies, visual studies, and digital humanities. My interdisciplinary research pushes the limits of the historical discipline by bringing together the study of the image and the textual archive to challenge existing scholarly understandings of history making and history writing in the modern world.  

I received my PhD in History from Duke University in 2024.

Prior to my PhD, I earned post graduate degrees in Visual Studies and Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Delhi, respectively. 

I am currently appointed as an Instructor of History at Duke University.


Learn more about my ongoing research on the visual, consumer, and gender history of disobedience in colonial India on this page

Linked here is a summary of my recent publications, and you can find ways to connect with me here

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