Position Title
Graduate Student in the Study of Religion
Graduate Student Representative, GREL Program Committee, 2025-2026
Provost First Year Fellow 2024-2025
Teaching Assistant, Religion, Culture and Society
Position Title
Graduate Student in the Study of Religion
Graduate Student Representative, GREL Program Committee, 2025-2026
Provost First Year Fellow 2024-2025
Teaching Assistant, Religion, Culture and Society
he/him
Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Fall 25: Tuesday 2:00-3:00 and 4:00-5:00
In-person at Sproul Hall 910
In-person at Sproul Hall 910
Bio
Faculty adviser: Archana Venkatesan
Education and Degree(s)
- B.A. Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Honors and Awards
- Magna Cum Laude, Social Science Deans Award for Original Thesis Research
- Jeremy Demian Marx Award for Cultural Anthropology, American Anthropology Association Ethnographic Photo Contest Finalist.
Research Interests & Expertise
- Origins of Vajrayana Buddhism in West Bengal, India. The 84 Mahasiddhas and translations of their Bengali and Sanskrit songs of realization and related scriptures.