Curriculum Vitae
Education
2017 - 2022
PhD, Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
2015 – 2016
Masters in Liberal Studies, History & Literature, Ashoka University, New Delhi
2014 – 2015
PG Diploma in Liberal Arts and Leadership, Young India Fellowship, Ashoka University, New Delhi
2009 – 2012
BA Journalism and Communications, School of Communication, Manipal University
Teaching experience - a selection
Tutor, Social Anthropology
School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
2020 – 2022
Teaching Fellow
Department of History, Ashoka University
2016 – 2017
Teaching Assistant
Department of Journalism, Ashoka University
2015 – 2017
Graduate Assistant
Department of English, Ashoka University
2014 – 2015
Conference Presentations
2019
Energy and Environmental Justice Seminar, Autonomous University, Barcelona
Presented paper titled: Criminal Power: Illegal Energy Futures in South India
2018
Petrocultures Conference, University of Glasgow
Presented paper titled: Dark Green Criminals: Energy Dystopias After Oil
2018
Capitalizing the Sun Conference, University of Edinburgh
Presented original film titled: The Solar Fix
2016
Future of Liberal Arts and Science Education Conference, Symbiosis University, Pune
Presented paper titled: Learning from Shah Madar: Ascetic Synctreticism in the 12th century
Workshop Participation and Presentations
2021
Art of Energy, Centre for Energy Ethics, University of St. Andrews
Awarded third prize in the Art of Energy competition.
2020
Visualizing Toxicity, Center for Ethnography, University of California, Berkeley
2018
Dark Green Futures, Micro-residency, University of Edinburgh
2018
Scottish Training in Anthropological Research Event (STAR 1 Pre-fieldwork Workshop)
2017
Scottish Training in Anthropological Research Conference: ‘Decolonozing Anthropology’
2016
Speaker at Kumaon Literary Festival, Uttarakand
Grants and Scholarships
2017 - 2021
Leverhulme Trust “Perfect Storm” Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Scholarship, University of Edinburgh
2015 - 2016
MLS Full Scholarship, Ashoka University
2014 - 2015
Young India Fellowship, Partial Scholarship
2010
DAAD Scholarship, Hoschule Bremen
Documentary Film Projects
Directing, Cinematography and Editing
The Solar Fix, The University of Edinburgh (2016)
The Madari’s Disappearing Act, Ashoka University (2015)
Durjyo Dhan Majhi, Selco Foundation (2015)
Ratha Duria, Selco Foundation (2015)
The Toy Maker, Little Latitude (2013)
What Can You Do With Red Yellow and Blue, Little Latitude (2013)
Finally Freewheeling, Crankmeister Bicycle Works (2013)
Cinematography and Editing
Santi Migranti, Tongue Tied Films (2022)
Photography Projects
Used to it Now, Centre for Energy Ethics, St. Andrews University (2021)
Following the Light, Independent (2013)
The Disappearing Act, The Sunday Guardian (2011)
Screenings and Exhibitions
Santi Migranti, Artecinema, Naples (2022)
The Madari’s Disappearig Act, STAGE: Supportive Cities Screenings, Chennai (2015)
Following the Light, Open Shutter Gallery, Colorado (2013)