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Overview

I am a historian of modern South Asia, specialized in late colonial Bengal. My research interests include intellectual history, gender and women’s studies, student movements, and international relations and ideologies in the 20th century.

Research interests

Indian history, Bengal history, colonial India history, world history, British Empire, intellectual history, women and gender studies, student movements.

Biography

I received my B.A. in History at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, and the M.A. in History and Oriental Studies at the University of Bologna. During the M.A. I won the "Overseas" scholarship, which had allowed me to attend a semester at the Jadavpur University of Kolkata.

I then completed my PhD at the University of Manchester. My PhD project explores the subjectivities of activists and politically conscious bhadramahilas (Bengali middle-class educated ‘gentlewomen’) during the last decades of the British rule, encompassing activism, nationalism, and women's and student movements. 

Teaching

I am Graduate Teaching Assistant for the courses "Colonial Encounters: Violence, Race and the Making of the Modern World" and "History in Practice".

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Arts, History and Oriental Studies, Universita Degli Studi Bologna

20162019

Overseas exchange project, Jadavpur University

Jun 2018Dec 2018

Bachelor of Arts, History, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

20132016

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