Sanghamitra Das
Inaugural Critical Caste Studies Postdoctoral Fellow in the department of Anthropology and the Committee on Southern Asian Studies at the University of Chicago.
Ishina Das
Ishina Das is currently a Master’s in Public Policy student at the Harris School of Public Policy, with an interest in economic development policy and human capital generation. She recently graduated from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India with a degree in...
Angie Zhu
Angie Zhu is the Media and Design Assistant at COSAS. She is an undergraduate at the University of Chicago studying Biology as well as Visual Art. Angie joined COSAS in fall of 2021. Before joining, Angie participated as a graphic designer in numerous student led...
Leni Chaudhuri
Executive Director, Center in Delhi +91 11-66190210 lenic@uchicago.edu
Krithika Ashok
Krithika Ashok is currently a PhD student in the Anthropology department, with an interest in political participation, embodiment, and public interest litigation. She recently graduated from the JSD program at the University of Chicago Law School, and before that, she...
Rashmi Joshi
Rashmi Joshi is the Associate Director of COSAS. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a double major in English and Operations/Information Systems and later completed a Masters in English at Boston College. After working at Tufts’...
Samira Kassem
Samira Kassem is the COSAS Programs and Operations Manager. She has been in this role since October 2022. Prior to working at the University of Chicago, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Legal Aid Chicago. She received her BA in Political Science from Illinois...
Christian K. Wedemeyer
Associate Professor of Anthropology and of the Social Sciences in the College,
Associate Faculty of Cinema & Media Studies and Comparative Human Development, and
Chair, Committee on Southern Asian Studies