Ankita Choudhary

PhD Student

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

  • Religion and the City
  • Religion and Law
  • Modern South Asian Religions  
  • Twelver Shiʿism 

Biography

Ankita Choudhary completed her Bachelor of Arts in History from Delhi University and Master of Arts in Medieval History from Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi). She has also completed a second Master of Arts in Early Modern South Asian History from McGill University (Montreal). Her research explores Cities, Religious Festivals and the Urban Public in Colonial and Post-Colonial North India. She investigates how cities and urban spaces are shaped by religious festivals and community practices by taking the case of Muharram in Lucknow.