Dr. Mohit Manohar

Biography

Mohit Manohar specializes in the arts of South Asia, with a particular focus on Deccan India. His research examines the processes, motivations, and meanings behind the architectural and urban spaces constructed by premodern patrons and makers. Alongside his scholarship on architecture and urbanism, he sheds light on issues of race, religion, cross-cultural encounters, and ecology in premodern South Asia. He is currently working on a book titled 'Refracted Cities: Delhi and Daulatabad in Late Medieval India', which explores the historical context of Daulatabad during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries when it was comparable in size and prestige to Delhi. The project theorizes the concept of 'refraction' to understand the architectural narratives between these two cities. Manohar received his B.A. from Princeton University and his Ph.D. from Yale University, where his dissertation focused on medieval architectural history in Daulatabad. His research has garnered several awards, including the UC Berkeley South Asia Art Architecture Dissertation Prize and Yale's Frances Blanshard Prize. His publications and articles have received various recognitions, reflecting his contributions to the fields of medieval and early modern art history.

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