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Benjamin Siegel is an Associate Professor of History and Associate Department Chair at Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences, with affiliations in the Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS). He specializes in modern economic life, politics, agriculture, and environmental history with a focus on South Asia. His research bridges colonial and postcolonial eras, examining how food systems, development policies, and global entanglements shaped modern India.
Education includes a PhD and AM in History from Harvard University and a BA in History from Yale University. His first book, Hungry Nation: Food, Famine, and the Making of Modern India (2018), analyzes food security and citizenship in post-independence India. Current projects include a transnational history of the U.S. opioid crisis and studies on South Asian development and road infrastructure. He has held fellowships at institutions including Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
Teaching awards include the 2020 Wisneski Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2022 Templeton Award for Student Mentoring. His work appears in American Historical Review, Environmental History, and World Policy Journal. He supervises graduate students in South Asian history, agrarian studies, and global development.
Research interests span transnational commodity flows, colonial agrarian policies, and global health systems. His upcoming projects explore tangible/intangible resources in modern India, South Asian development histories, and automobile culture in the region. He collaborates across disciplines, bridging history, environmental studies, and public policy.
