Curriculum Vitae of SHEKHAR KRISHNAN
| EDUCATION | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. PhD in the History and Anthropology of Science and Technology (HASTS), 2005 to present Eli and Dorothy Berman Institute Fellowship, 2006-2007 Exchange Scholar, Columbia University Middle Eastern & Asian Languages and Civilizations (MEALAC), 2006-2007 |
| School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London, U.K. M.A. with Merit in South Asian Studies, 1999 Thesis on The Analytics of Caste Power in Modern India (awarded Distinction) Major and Dissertation in Political Studies, Minors in History of Science and Anthropology |
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| Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. B.S.F.S. (Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service) with Honors, Class of 1998 Certificate in Asian Studies and SFS Honors Thesis on Critical Possibilities in Subaltern Studies |
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| The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Class of 1993, Honor Roll, Prefect, 1993 Bissell Prize for English Composition & Literature |
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| EMPLOYMENT | EntropyFree LLC, Brooklyn, New York Managing Partner, June 2008 to Present Project Manager, NYPL Maps Division Historical Map Rectifier, June 2008 to Present Consultant, Library of Congress for Geographic Metadata Remediation, October 2009 to Present |
| CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust), Mumbai Executive Member, January 2004 to Present Principal Investigator, Mumbai Community GIS Project, May 2005 to Present |
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| Center for History and New Media (CHNM), George Mason University Technology Evangelist, Zotero Project, March 2007 to June 2008 |
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| Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore Researcher in Residence, July 2004 to July 2005 |
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| Mahiti Infotech, Bangalore Consultant, January 2004 to July 2005 |
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| Kamala Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture (KRVIA), Mumbai Visiting Faculty, January 2004 to July 2005 |
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| PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research), Mumbai Associate Director, August 2002 to August 2003 Principal Investigator, Post-Industrial Landscapes Project, August 2002 to August 2003 Founding Coordinator, January 2001 to August 2002 |
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| Mumbai Study Group, Academy of Architecture at Rachana Sansad, Mumbai Founder and Joint Convenor, September 2000 to May 2002 |
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| The Globalization Project, University of Chicago Research Assistant to Professor Arjun Appadurai in Mumbai, September 2000 to January 2001 |
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| India Centre for Human Rights & Law, Mumbai Labour Researcher, June 2000 to January 2001 |
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| Girangaon Bachao Andolan (Movement to Save the Mill Districts), Mumbai Researcher/Publicist, October 1999 to May 2000 |
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| INTERNSHIPS | Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS, University of London Administrative Intern to Director Stuart Blackburn, September 1998 to May 1999 |
| Indian Express Newsline, Mumbai News Reporter and Feature Writer, July to September 1997 |
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| CNN (Cable News Network), Washington, D.C. Assistant to Producer Peter Bergen, Impact (CNN & Time on Special Assignment), December 1996 to June 1997 |
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| Overseas Development Council, Washington, D.C. Media Assistant, September to December 1996 |
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| Embassy of India, Washington, D.C. Intern to Minister and First Secretary, Political Wing, January to June 1995 |
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| Georgetown University South Asian Society, Washington, D.C. Co-President, September 1994 to May 1995 South Asian Review Editor-in-Chief, September 1994 to May 1995 |
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| Students for Central & Eastern Europe, Washington, D.C. and Prague, Czech Republic European Office Director, Prague, May to August 1994 Assistant Director, Washington D.C., September 1993 to May 1994 |
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