SAP Steering Committee
Iftikhar Dadi

John H. Burris Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Visual Studies
Geographic Research Area: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Middle East
Teaching/Research Interests: Modern and contemporary art, methodology and intellectual history, and film, media, and popular cultures
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
- SAP Advisory Council
- Executive Committee
Contact
Email: mid1@cornell.edu
Rohit Lamba

Assistant Professor, Economics
Geographic Research Area: India
Teaching/Research Interest: Applied Economics & Policy, International Development, Economic Theory
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Aditya Vashistha

Assistant Professor, Information Science
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
- Global Public Voices Fellow 2021-22
Contact
Email: adityav@cornell.edu
Natasha Raheja

Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Geographic Research Interest: India-Pakistan
Teaching/Research Interest: Anthropology of the state, ethnographic film, minority citizenship, religious nationalism.
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Sarah Besky

Director, South Asia Program
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Director
- SAP Steering Committee
- Einaudi Faculty Leadership
Contact
Email: sb2626@cornell.edu
Robert Travers

Associate Professor, History
Geographic Research Area: India and Pakistan
Teaching/Research Interests: British Empire, legacy of Indo-Persian politics in colonial era, history of political and economic ideas, and the history of global interconnections
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
Contact
Email: trt5@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-5040
Neema Kudva

Associate Professor, House Professor, and Dean, Carl Becker House
Geographic Research Area: India
Teaching/Research Interests: Urbanization, planning theory, research methods, transborder/transdiscipline engaged learning
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
Contact
Email: kudva@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-3939
Razima Chowdhury

Senior Lecturer, Asian Studies
Geographic Research Area: Bangladesh and India
Teaching/Research Interests: Teaching Bangla as a second language
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
Contact
Email: rc856@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-0718
Arnab Basu

Professor, Applied Economics and Management
Geographic Research Area: India
Teaching/Research Interests: Development economics, field experiments, information economics, international trade, and labor economics
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
Contact
Email: arnab.basu@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-6280