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Prof. Sana Aiyar
Professor of History
Associated Faculty, MIT-South Asia Program
Primary DLC
History
MIT Room:
E51-296F
(617) 324-7285
aiyar@mit.edu
https://history.mit.edu/people/sana-aiyar/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Modern South Asia
Migration
Religious and Ethnic Politics
Nationalism
Anticolonial Activism
South Asian Diasporas
Research Summary
Professor Aiyar's broad research and teaching interests lie in the regional and transnational history of South Asia and South Asian diasporas, with a particular focus on colonial and postcolonial politics and society in the Indian Ocean.
Recent Work
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