Educational Qualifications
2011
Doctorate
Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor USA
Teaching & Research Interests:
Archaeology
I teach courses such as 'Introduction to Archaeoology', 'Field Methods in Archaeology' , 'Temples, tombs and warriors: a comparative archaeology of China and India', 'Archaeology of Landscapes'
Conferences (Select):
- ‘Landscapes of the Early Chalukyas (ca. 500-ca.750 CE): a historical archaeology’, paper presented at the virtual session titled Historical Archaeology of South Asia, at the Society for Historical Archaeology 2021 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology (Jan. 7th, 2021).
- ‘Pastoralism, archaeology and religion in the southern Deccan: contextual understanding of Early Chalukya landscapes (c. 550-750 CE)’, paper presented at the 48th Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (Oct. 19th, 2019).
- 'Archaeology and Archives', round table discussion on the 'Idea of the Archive'. Shiv Nadar University Conference, India International Center, New Delhi, India (2019).
Awards(Selected):
2021
Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching, SNU Circle of Excellence Awards.