Projit Bihari Mukharji

Projit Bihari Mukharji is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the history of science and medicine in modern and early modern South Asia. His research explores interactions between distinct knowledge traditions, emphasizing power dynamics, marginality, and subalternity. He has authored two monographs—Nationalizing the Body (2009) and Doctoring Traditions (2016)—and co-edited three volumes.

His work spans themes such as biometric nationalism, colonial chemopolitics, and the globalization of South Asian medical practices. Publications reflect interdisciplinary engagement with anthropology, cultural studies, and postcolonial science analysis. Mukharji has presented at institutions like Columbia University, Harvard University, and the University of Sydney, addressing topics including forensic science in British India, longevity practices in Islamicate traditions, and Cold War-era scientific identities.