Originally from India, I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2015 with a BA in history. My undergraduate thesis explored the intersection of the common law, millenarian thought, and neoplatonism in the writings of the early modern lawyer and politician John Sadler (1615-1674). At Oxford, I wrote my master's thesis on legal manifestations of anticlericalism during the Restoration.
Life After Ertegun House
I am now a second year PhD student at Yale where my research focuses on religious and political transformation in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Apart from early modern European history, I am also interested in modern Europe and the history of human rights. I occasionally write about these issues and also serve as a contributing editor for the blog of the Journal of History of Ideas with my fellow Ertegun scholar Spence Weinreich.
My time as an Ertegun scholar was very rewarding, both personally and academically. I cherished the House as a scholarly and social environment. I hope to stay involved with the wider Ertegun community as an alumnus.