Books and notebooks in a quiet study space

Credentials

The experience behind my mentorship

JRF qualified, a PhD from Delhi University and an Assistant Professor at Shivaji College. Alongside my academic work, I have written UPSC Mains twice and appeared for the interview — scoring 1010 in Civil Services 2019.

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Proof, not promises

The documents behind the claims

Original marksheets and certificates, with only personal identifiers blurred. Select any document to read it in full.

Union Public Service Commission

1010

Final marks · Recommended

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2019

Written total: 838
Personality test: 172
History optional: 150 + 118
Essay: 125

University of Delhi

Ph.D.

Awarded September 2025

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History

Thesis: Contested Landscapes, Enduring Memory: Bodhgaya and the Entangled Histories of Sacred Space
Department: History

National Testing Agency · UGC

JRF

UGC-NET History · 2022

Junior Research Fellowship award letter

Session: December 2020 & June 2021 (merged)
Dated: 12 March 2022

National Testing Agency · UGC

NET

Assistant Professor eligibility

NET e-certificate for Assistant Professor

Subject: History
Eligible from: 19 February 2022

Roll numbers, reference numbers, QR codes and family names are blurred for privacy.

Education

Academic journey

1
2015–2018
B.A. in History
Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi
2
2018–2020
M.A. in Ancient Indian History
Ramjas College, University of Delhi
3
2019–2020
Associate's Degree in Sanskrit & Classical Indian Languages
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
4
2022
M.Phil in Gender and Social Work
University of Bristol
5
2025
PhD in History
University of Delhi · thesis on Bodhgaya and the entangled histories of sacred space

Experience

Professional timeline

2015–2016
Editorial Assistant at BookTrust (5 months) · Editor at Hindu Business Lines (3 months) and The Telegraph (4 months)
2016–2018
Public Speaking Faculty at PlanetSpark (2 years 1 month)
2017–2021
Assistant Project Manager at Legends of Itihasa and Purana (4 years 1 month)
2018–2019
High School Social Studies Teacher at Edzym (1 year 2 months)
2020–2021
Subject Matter Expert at Testbook (1 year 6 months)
2020–2023
Research Assistant at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (2 years 10 months) — Best Researcher Award
2021–2024
Assistant Professor at School of Open Learning, DU (3 years 1 month)
2022–2026
Assistant Professor at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (4 years 1 month)
2023
Associate Research Fellow at Delhi University — authored 100 years of DU history
2023–2024
Research Study Assistant at JNU (1 year 5 months)
2024–2025
Research Assistant at Jio Institute (2 months) and Department of Anthropology, DU (11 months)
2024–2025
Content Manager at Weaving Thoughts (9 months)
2025–2026
UPSC Faculty at Plutus IAS (5 months) and Bano IAS (9 months)
2026–Present
Assistant Professor at Shivaji College, University of Delhi