Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav

Dr. Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav is an intellectual historian of modern South Asia who completed her D.Phil in History from St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. Her primary research interest is on the emergence of Indian secularism. She previously worked as a senior research fellow with the research group – ‘Multiple Secularities – Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities’ at the Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany. Her research has been published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Asian Studies, Global Intellectual History, and Studies in Indian Politics and Religion. Dr. Bhargav has also written for publications such as The Hindu, the Indian Express, and The Wire in service to her dedication to engaging with the public.