She graduated from the prestigious Brown|RISD Dual Degree Program, earning degrees from both Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. In her free time, she can be found collecting fallen flowers, offering unsolicited tours at her favorite museums, or teaching yoga.
Top Reads: Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh, Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
EDUCATION
Honor’s Recipient,
GPA 3.95
B.A. Psychology
B.A. Contemplative Studies
Rhode Island School of Design
B.F.A Textiles
Minor: Theory and History of Art and Design (Museum Track)
Full Scholarship Recipient
EXPERIENCE
Full-Time
VIP Relations and Programming Assist, India Art Fair
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, desi-gned Magazine
Contract
Guest Co-Editor-in-Chief, Brown Alumni Magazine
Freelance Editor and Writer, Brown Alumni Magazine
Curatorial Consultant, Jammu & Kashmir Government & UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Internships
User Research Intern, Code and Theory
Knits and Sweater Intern, Ralph Lauren
Design Intern, Pavitra Rajaram Design
Innovation Intern, Yog Love
On-Campus
Research Assistant, RISD Museum
Researcher, Virtual Textiles Research Group
Knitting Software Teaching Assistant, Anna Gitelson-Kahn
Foundational Drawing Teaching Assistant, Masha Ryskin
Foundational Design Teaching Assistant, Yvegeniya Baras
Language Tutor, Arts and Language Center
RECOGNITION
Honor’s Recipient, Brown | RISD, GPA 3.95, 2019–2024
Associate Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University Chapter, 2024
Associate Member, Sigma Xi, Brown University Chapter, 2024
Student Exhibitior, Salone del Mobile, Milan, 2024
Representative, Alliance of the Arts in Research Universities Summit, Washington D.C., 2022
AWARDS
Catherine Kerr Award for Best Capstone, Contemplative Studies Department, Brown University, 2024 Associate Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University Chapter, 2024
Associate Member, Sigma Xi, Brown University Chapter, 2024
Student Exhibitior, Salone del Mobile, Milan, 2024
Representative, Alliance of the Arts in Research Universities Summit, Washington D.C., 2022
AWARDS
Collaborative Work Award in the Fine Arts Division, Rhode Island School of Design, 2024
Casey Shearer Award for Creative Non-Fiction, English Department, Brown Univerisity, 2024
Special Collections Library Purchase Prize, John Hay Library, 2021
Baker & Whitfield Prize, The Fleet Library, 2020 & 2021
Academic Excellence, Bombay International School, 2019
150th Anniversary Pillo Pochkhanwala Prize, J.B. Petit Association, 2017
Baker & Whitfield Prize, The Fleet Library, 2020 & 2021
Academic Excellence, Bombay International School, 2019
150th Anniversary Pillo Pochkhanwala Prize, J.B. Petit Association, 2017
GRANTS
Industrial Design Health and Wellness Fund, 2024
Barbara L. Kulhman Foundation Scholarship for the Fiber Arts, 2024
Brown Arts Institute (BAI) Student Grant, 2023
Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Explore Grant, 2023
Research at Brown (RAB) Undergraduate Grant, 2023
Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia Grant, 2023
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Women Grant, 2023
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Grant, 2023
History of Art and Architecture Grant, 2023
Student Provisional Ubiquitous Research Grant, RISD Research, 2021
Global Brown Fellowship, Brown University, 2021
Barbara L. Kulhman Foundation Scholarship for the Fiber Arts, 2024
Brown Arts Institute (BAI) Student Grant, 2023
Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Explore Grant, 2023
Research at Brown (RAB) Undergraduate Grant, 2023
Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia Grant, 2023
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Women Grant, 2023
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Grant, 2023
History of Art and Architecture Grant, 2023
Student Provisional Ubiquitous Research Grant, RISD Research, 2021
Global Brown Fellowship, Brown University, 2021
PUBLICATIONS
desi-gned, Issue 1
Tactile Texts—Sensory Speculations, desi-gned, Issue 2
Sensory Silhouettes, RISD Museum
The Knit Wiggle, Harvard Undergraduate Art Journal
The Anthropophagic Effect, Garment no. 1, RISD Museum
How To Pretend To Be Dead (A Manual), The College Hill Independent
Proximity, The College Hill Independent
In our focus on viruses, we underestimate the risk of the deadly bacteria, Brown Daily Herald
Why I Love Art: My Nani’s Tijori, Museum of Art & Photography
Why Are My Country’s Treasures Sitting In Your Glass Cases?, The College Hill Independent
Flights of Fancy, Brown Alumni Magazine
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Yukti V. Agarwal Collection, John Hay Library
Period (Note) Pads, The Fleet Library
The Woman’s Way, The Fleet Library
Oral History Project, Pembroke Center
EXHIBITIONS
Big Fat South Asian Show / Gelman Gallery / Providence, RI, USA / 2024
Textiles Triennial / Woods Gerry Gallery / Providence, RI, USA / 2024
Sensory Silhouettes / Aldrich Gallery, RISD Museum / Providence, RI, USA / 2024
Textiles Senior Show / Woods Gerry Gallery / Providence, RI, USA / 2024
Graduate Thesis Exhibit / Amica Convention Center / Providence, RI, USA / 2024
Objects May Shift / Salone Satellite / Milan, Italy / 2024
While The Sap Flows / Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center / Providence, RI, USA / 2024
Majnun by Jaipur Rugs x Pavitra Rajaram Design / Salone del Mobile / Milan, Italy / 2023
Major Survey Show / Gelman Gallery / Providence, RI, USA / 2023
The Witching Hour / Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center / Providence, RI, USA / 2023
Inherent Vice: Hidden Narratives / Donghia Gallery, RISD Museum / Providence, RI, USA / 2023
Inherent Vice / Donghia Gallery, RISD Museum / Providence, RI, USA / 2022
translat[] / Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center / Providence, RI, USA / 2022
Chai Tea Latte / Gelman Gallery / Providence, RI, USA / 2021
Journey of the Jamawar / Aldrich Gallery, RISD Museum / Providence, RI, USA / 2021
Many Years Later / Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center / Providence, RI, USA / 2020
Pre-College Show / Woods Gerry Gallery / Providence, RI, USA / 2018
NEWS
At Milan Design Week, the Power is in the Collection, The New York Times
Putting the “Desi” in Design: A Pioneering Mag on South Asian Culture, Brown Alumni Magazine
Brown, RISD Students Launch New England’s First Publication for South Asian Diaspora, (Print Issue), Brown Daily Herald
20 Unmissable Exhibitions at Milan Design Week, Dezeen
RISD’s Exhibition Offered a Woozy Vision for Our Domestic Future, Sight Unseen
A Constellation of Innovations, Stir World
SPUR-Funded RISD Student Research Advances Sustainability and Social Equity, RISD News
RISD Makes a Splash at Milan Design Week, RISD News
SPUR-Funded Research Underway, RISD News
Launching New England’s First Publication for the South Asian Diaspora, RISD 1877
Post by RISD’s President, Crystal Williams
Brown-RISD Dual Degree students hold ‘fantastical’ art exhibition, Brown Daily Herald
2022 Emerging Creatives Students Summit Recap, The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities
RISD Textiles Students Weave Personal Narratives, RISD News
Students Make Marvelous Books, RISD News
6th and 7th Baker & Whitehill Student Artist’s Book Content 2021, RISD News