I am a PhD student in the Cultural Anthropology (CITE) Program at Rutgers University. My doctoral research investigates how mobile indigenous/ nomadic communities are impacted by their interface with the state and their navigation of urban geographies post-sedentarization in contemporary India.
Prior to joining Rutgers, I completed my MPhil in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. I have also worked as a Research Fellow at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in New Delhi for a short period of time. Further, I possess an experience of working as a RA at Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies (CISLS), JNU. I have an MA in Development and Labour Studies from CISLS, JNU and BA in Economics from Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, India.