The GEC Researcher’s corner is a space where we showcase the research undertaken by early career BASAS scholars. Each month we post a brief introduction to a scholar’s research, ideas and publications, with the aim of generating awareness of what kind of research the next generation of South Asianists are engaged with. We also hope that GEC scholars will be able to connect with each other and find potential research partners.
Could you be our next GEC researcher of the month? Apply for your profile to be featured in our Researcher’s Corner using our online application form.
Please join BASAS before submitting your profile – you need to have a current BASAS membership in order to features as Researcher of the Month.
Please note that all profiles submitted will be editorially screened.
GEC Researcher of the Month – Arati Kade
Arati Kade is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam, where her research focuses on the...
Shalini Deekonda
I am Shalini Deekonda, a senior research fellow in the Department of Sociology, at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. I...
Mohini Gupta
Mohini Gupta is a DPhil Candidate at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford. Her...
Thilini Meegaswatta
I am a lecturer at the Department of Languages at the Open University of Sri Lanka, and currently a...
Upendra Sonpimple
I am a third-year PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. I completed my MPhil and MA in Social...
Neelima Mundayur
I recently graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil degree in Modern South Asian Studies. My dissertation, “Religious...
Tharindi Udalagama
I am a passionate and dedicated higher education teaching professional with a strong background in women and gender studies,...
Arnisha Ashraf
I am Arnisha Ashraf, currently pursuing my Ph.D., titled “State, Society and Women in Medieval Assam, c.1600-1700” from the...
Harleen Kaur
I am a Joint PhD Candidate at South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore and India Institute, King’s...
Priyam Sinha
I am Priyam Sinha, and I defended my doctoral thesis on 15th April 2024 and will soon be graduating...
Aniruddha Naik
I am a senior Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad. I have completed my M.A....
Nobila Bano
I am an early-career researcher, with a background working as a lecturer in post-16 education. Currently, I am immersed...
Vishal Sharma
I am a native of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, currently pursuing a PhD through a cotutelle program jointly administered...
Akansha Singh
I am Akansha Singh, currently a second-year PhD student at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance,...
Arianna Tozzi
I am early career researcher whose work sits at the intersection between feminist political ecology, the environmental humanities and...
Ishani Sinha
I am Ishani Sinha, a scholar and researcher specializing in Asian Art, Archaeology, and Buddhist Studies. Currently, I am...
Camellia Biswas
I am Camellia, a graduating PhD candidate from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology...
Arvind Kumar
I am a PhD scholar at the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London....
Suma Chisti
I am Suma Chisti. Presently I am pursuing my doctoral research at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,...
Pallavi Das
I am Pallavi Das, a fresh PhD graduate specialising in the history of science and medicine. I defended my...
Nikita Gehlot
I have an M.Phil. Degree (2018), and currently doing PhD in Political Geography at the Jawaharlal Nehru University of...
Anand Ranjan
I am a PhD first-year student at the University of Edinburgh. I completed my MPhil and MA in Sociology...
Madhuri Kamtam
My name is Madhuri Kamtam, and I am currently a PhD researcher in the School of International Development at...
Aaliyia Malik
I have recently completed my MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently, I am...
Sandeepan Tripathy
Sandeepan is currently a Ph.D. Candidate and a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the National University of Singapore, Department of...
Aditi Kumar
I am an Art historian, Curator and Cultural practitioner. Presently I am an academic fellow at Warwick University. My...
Deepak Ojha
I am a Ph.D. candidate at the department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. I...
Priya Ahmed
I am currently completing my PhD in Health Psychology at Teesside University, I am also engaged in part-time lecturing...
Maya Padamsee
I have recently completed my MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge. I am broadly...
Maria Tumiotto
PhD Student, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester
Raahi Adhya
PhD Scholar, Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies, SOAS
Ntasha Bhardwaj
Doctoral Candidate, Rutgers University, Newark (School of Criminal Justice)
Anukriti Gupta
PhD Candidate, Centre for Women's Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Rashmi Singh
PhD candidate at the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge
Garima Jaju
Final year doctoral student at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford.