Projit Bihari Mukharji

Projit Bihari Mukharji is a Professor in the Department of History at Ashoka University, specializing in Science and Technology Studies (STS), History of Science, and History of Medicine with a focus on modern South Asia.

• PhD, School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK (2006)
• MPhil, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (2003)
• MA, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (2001)
• BA (Hons.), Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India (1999)

His research explores intersections of science, medicine, and colonial/postcolonial histories in South Asia, emphasizing how global scientific practices were localized and transformed in regional contexts.