Amrita Mukherjee

Amrita Mukherjee, a second-semester student in MA in South Asian Studies at the University of Heidelberg. She is studying the history and anthropology of South Asia. Apart from studying the colonial and post-colonial history of violence and emotions of the subcontinent, she is interested in exploring heritage practices of minorities and public history practices of urban Calcutta. As a former UNESCO-Sahapedia fellow, She is an Odissi dancer and eager cook in her spare time.