Anna Sailer

Anna Sailer is a labor historian at the Center for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Georg August University of Göttingen. Her research bridges labor history and environmental history, focusing on colonial India. She is currently working on a project examining forest land appropriation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, funded by the DfG long-term project 'Modern India in German Archives, 1706-1989' (MIDA).

• Doctorate in Modern Indian Studies, Georg August University of Göttingen (2016)
• Studies in History, South Asian History, and Sociology, Humboldt University of Berlin

Her research interests include:

• Labor processes in colonial industries
• Environmental exploitation in imperial contexts
• Colonization-decolonization dynamics

Her 2022 monograph on the jute industry in colonial Bengal synthesizes economic, social, and labor history. She serves as a board member of the European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS) and contributes to the ICAS:MP research network.

Scientific awards include:

• Graduation scholarship, Göttingen Graduate School of Humanities
• Visiting Fellowship, German Historical Institute, London
• Doctoral scholarship, Heinrich Böll Foundation
• Research Fellowship, ERASMUS Mundus Programme (India)

Anna Sailer's work integrates archival research with interdisciplinary methodologies, focusing on marginalized labor communities and ecological transformations under colonialism. She teaches courses on modern Indian history and contributes to collaborative academic networks.