B.A (Hons) Philosophy: Miranda House, Delhi University; M.A: University of Hyderabad; MPhil: Delhi University.
Cohort Year:
2016
Advisor(s):
Whitney Cox
Subject Area:
Sanskrit
Research Interests:
Bhagavad Gita, commentarial literature, reception histories, and Sanskrit and Hindi languages.
Biography
Akshara is a Ph.D. student at SALC. She is interested in premodern receptions of the Bhagavad Gita, particularly in the early modern period. Her further interests lie in the study of commentarial literature and reception histories more generally. Her languages of study are Sanskrit and Hindi.
Workshops
Co-Organizer: 17th South Asia Graduate Student Conference, University of Chicago, March 2020
Teaching Experience
- Readings in World Literature (Writing Intern, Autumn 2018)
- First-Year Hindi (Course Assistant, Winter 2019)
- Second-Year Sanskrit (Course Assistant, Autumn 2019)
Education
M.A, University of Hyderabad. MPhil, Delhi University.