Ankita Choudhary

PhD Candidate, Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto (Canada)

Member, Mithila Studies Network

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, exploring the intersection of caste, labour, and religious belonging.

Research Interests

Anthropology of Religion
Contemporary Islam in South Asia
Caste & Labour
Material Culture
Religion & Law

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