معرفی
Saarthak Singh is a Lecturer at the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in Paris, specializing in South Asian art history. His research focuses on medieval Central India, examining architectural history, epigraphic practices, and cultural constructions of difference. He holds a PhD from New York University (2023) supervised by Finbarr Barry Flood, and previously trained at the University of St Andrews and SOAS. Before joining EFEO in 2024, he initiated a postdoctoral project at Ghent University (2023-2028) on architectural studies of coexistence and conflict supported by the Flanders Science Foundation.
His research explores:
- Landscape and urban development in medieval Indian cities
- Epigraphic traditions and material culture of writing
- Architectural transformations of religious spaces
- Cross-cultural exchanges in pre-modern South Asia
- Talismanic objects and performative traditions
Recent publications focus on Sultanate-era architecture, epigraphic practices, and cultural ecology, demonstrating consistent engagement with material culture and spatial politics in medieval South Asia. His work frequently employs interdisciplinary approaches combining art history, archaeology, and textual analysis.
Awards include:
- Association of Art Historians Award (2015)
- UC Berkeley Dissertation Prize in Art History (2024)
He co-directed a British Library-funded digitization project (2021-2023) on Sufi archives in Madhya Pradesh and teaches courses on Indian architecture, material culture, and pre-colonial history. Current research includes the Central India Research Group and Asia Registrations Online databases.
