EDUCATION
Harvard University, Boston, USA
PhD Theory and History of Architecture, 2024–present
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
MSc Architectural History and Theory, 2022–23
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India
BArch, Bachelor of Architecture, 2017-22
AWARDS
Gates Cambridge Scholarship, 2024 (declined)
Commendation for SAHGB Dissertation Prize,
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, 2023
Ben Pentreath Dissertation Travel Grant, University of Edinburgh, 2023
Hamish Ogston Foundation MA Scholarship, Commonwealth Heritage Forum, 2023
Commonwealth Heritage Forum Bursary for
The Prince’s Foundation Summer School, 2023
Berkeley Prize Fellowship, 2021
PROJECTS
Review of Race & History, University of Edinburgh, 2023
Investigated history of nineteenth-century portrait collection at the Grade-I listed Playfair Library, Edinburgh, using university archives and national biographical databases in coordination with the university’s Museum Collections department. Proposed policy framework to identify and address issues of race, gender, and inclusion in the collection displayed.
Sarnath Museum, Archaeological Survey of India, 2022
Proposed design plan for extension and upgradation of Sarnath archaeological museum (Uttar Pradesh, India) from a built-up area of 1000 m2 to 3500 m2 in consultation with Additional and Joint Directors General. Detailed Project Report (DPR) covered area programme, site and spatial planning, display and storage of artefacts, conservation of built fabric, HVAC upgradation, and visitor management.