Ankita Choudhary

PhD Candidate

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

  • Contemporary Islam
  • Caste and Labor
  • Modern South Asia
  • Material Culture
  • City and Economy
  • Religion and Law 

Biography

Ankita Choudhary is a PhD candidate in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation draws on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in North India and archival research to trace the participation of Dalit and Sunni artisans in Contemporary Twelver Shia practices by exploring the intersection of caste, labour, and religious belonging.