Aniket De

Aniket De is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in Modern South Asia and Indian Ocean World history. Based in the Arts and Humanities Building, his research critically examines global debates on race, sovereignty, federalism, and border-making through anti-colonial frameworks.

• Focuses on postcolonial theory and cultural performance analysis
• Recipient of SSRC and AIIS fellowships
• Active in collaborative vernacular historical projects

His work connects colonial Johannesburg's racial policies to British India's federal structures, revealing enduring constitutional inequities. Current projects explore anticolonial artistic expressions challenging imperial governance.

• Awarded Oxford University Press publication (2021)
• Co-edited 2023 Ananda Publishers volume on South Asian federalism

Scientific Awards:

• 2022 Wayland D. Hand Prize Honorable Mention
• 2022 Karwaan Prize Longlist