Team
People
Christiane Brosius
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Christiane Brosius is professor of visual and media anthropology at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies in Heidelberg, Germany.
Sabin ninglekhu
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sabin Ninglekhu is a geographer and a Senior Researcher based at Social Science Baha, Kathmandu.
Stefanie Lotter
Principal Investigator
Dr. Stefanie Lotter is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, University of London.
pooja kalita
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Pooja Kalita is a post-doctoral fellow at the Central European University’s Global Forum of democracy and development, and a visiting fellow in the Colombo Institute for Human Sciences, Sri Lanka. She received her PhD from the Department of Sociology, South Asian University (New Delhi). Her research focuses on the intersection of gender, material culture, food, visuality, and placemaking
Sasanka Perera
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sasanka Perera is Chairman of the Colombo Institute for Human Sciences, and was Professor of Sociology at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi.
Paromita roy
Research Data Manager
Paromita Roy is the Research Data Manager for the Heritage as Placemaking project. She recently completed her second Master’s degree at the University of Heidelberg under the supervision of Professor Christiane Brosius.
Diego Jaimes-Niño
Coordination
Diego Jaimes-Niño is the coordinator of Heritage as Placemaking, for which he handles administration, project finances, and project management. He is a PhD Student at the University of Heidelberg.
Tara Brahme
Student Assistant
Tara Brahme is a student assistant for Heritage as Placemaking and a current M.A. student at the department for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg. She assists with literature research and supports the project’s data management.