Students
SHS MA Students 2017
Deepa Choudhary
Faridabad, Haryana, India
Deepa has an undergraduate degree in B.com. She has worked with Ford company twice (2012 and 2014) as a coordinator in AutoExpo. She has achieved the best participant award in Student Induction programme. Her interest primarily lies in environmental and cultural history. Her long term vision is to be an administrator and work for the development of society.
Shikhar Goel
Delhi, India
Shikhar has a bachelor’s degree (BA Hons) in Economics. He is interested in academic research, writing, and advertising. Shikhar’s long term vision is to be a writer and work as a Social Scientist.
Azad Hind Gulshan Nanda
Bihar, India
Azad has done his graduation in Physics. He has visited various nuclear research centres of DAE (Department of atomic energy) including BARC (Bhabha atomic research centre) and Tarapur power station for academic workshops. He has also been active in various public awareness campaigns related to nuclear education and heritage conservation. He has won in several state and national competitions. His primary interest lies in the religious and cultural history of Southeast Asian studies and his long-term vision is to become an Academician.
Rohit Jha
Bomdila, India
Rohit has an undergraduate degree in History from Ambedkar University, Delhi. His areas of interest include Cultural History, Historiography and Philology. His aim in the future will be to explore the tribal cultures and societies of South and South East Asia. His vision is to combine historical and anthropological methods to understand ‘indigenous’ cultures.
Theresa John
Mangalath Kerala, India
Theresa has a bachelor’s degree ( BA Hons.) in History. Her interest areas include Economic History, Trade and Mercantile History and Religious Studies. She has won C.F. Andrews award for the best student social worker of 2015 for selfless service and notable contribution for the total life of College (St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi) and also received an award for the notable contribution in the field of blood donation from the Ministry of Home & Vigilance, Kerala. Her long term vision is to become a researcher in the field of Economic History and East Asian Religions.
Aslah .K
Kerala, India
Aslah has done Bachelors in Sociology. In the past, he was involved with a project work for curriculum framework of B.A. in Philosophy of Islam for a college in Kerala. He is also the co-founder of an online platform 'Maktoob Media.' His interest areas include New Media and History of Islam and its cultural engagements. He has also presented a paper on 'Pre-Gulf Migration of Kerala Muslims ' at Kerala History Conference. Aslah’s long term vision is to become a media activist.
Arun Kumar Akella
Hyderabad, Telengana, India
Arun has graduated in Mechanical Engineering and has a professional work experience of five years in the Steel Industry. His academic fields of interest are Archaeology and Conservation. His long term goal is to establish himself as a Field Archaeologist and an Academician.
Phayphot Manirath
Vientiane, Lao
Phayphot Manirath has an undergraduate degree in Buddhist Studies from International Buddhist Missionary University (ITBMU), Myanmar. He has worked www.nalandauniv.edu.in with the Cultural and Social Department of Lao PDR government, where he was responsible for coordinating, monitoring and analysing the activities of various social organisations, for over seven years. He was also responsible for examining and screening the draft policies, strategies, laws and regulations. His long term vision is to establish himself as a Social Worker.
Pritha Mukherjee
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Pritha has done her bachelors in Chemistry from Presidency University. Her main interest areas include Archaeology, Heritage Conservation, Modern Historiography and Anthropology. She has been an Inspire-DST and JBNSTS scholar in the past. Pritha’s long term vision is to establish herself as a sensitized and humanistic Historian.
Sachindra Pandey
Allahabad, India
Sachindra has a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He has worked in the IT field for almost five years. He is interested in philanthropy, arts and music, research, philosophy, and teaching. Sachindra’s vision of life is to work towards knowledge and self-transformation, and to serve and transform the lives of people around him. He is also open to new ideas in achieving this purpose.
Navneet Sawhney
Ambala, India
Navneet has done a B.Tech in Computer Science. In the past, she has served as volunteer teacher at an organization named “Make a difference” for education of underprivileged children. Navneet’s long term vision is to become a historian and serve the nation as a civil servant.
P. Sreenivasa Reddy
Koilkuntla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sreenivasa has done B.tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University Tirupati, and M.tech in Microelectronics and VLSI from IIT Hyderabad. He worked for TCS for four months. He wants to serve society by providing free and quality education for all.
Anmol Swamy
Ahmedabad, India
Anmol has an undergraduate degree in Commerce. His main area of research interest is in military tactics of the Mongol empire under Genghis Khan. Anmol’s long term vision is to become an expert in the life and times of Genghis Khan and unravel the secret history of the Mongols.
Aman Verma
Gaya, Bihar, India
A multilingual Aman has done his bachelors in Korean Language, Literature and Cultural studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has a basic knowledge of Sanskrit, Turkish and expertise in Korean, Hindi and English. He has actively participated in student activism and has worked with National Human Rights Commission and JNUSU Election Committee-2013-14. His area of interest includes research in North East Asian Studies, Linguistics and Social Welfare.