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Mrinalini Sinha is a historian of Modern South Asia and the British Empire, focusing on aspects of political history in colonial India, particularly anti-colonialism, gender, and transnational approaches. She examines forms of political imaginings and the nation-state, animated by anti-colonial thought during the interwar period in India. Her acclaimed work includes 'Colonial Masculinity: The Manly Englishman and the Effeminate Bengali,' which combines British and Indian history through the lens of gender analysis, addressing critical moments in the relationship between colonialism and nationalism in India. Her subsequent publication, 'Specters of Mother India: Global Restructuring of the Empire,' delves into the profound changes within the British Empire following the First World War, especially regarding the women's movement in India. Sinha's research has garnered several prestigious fellowships, and she has served in leadership roles within academic associations. She is currently working on a book project tentatively titled 'Complete Political Independence: The Curious Genealogy of the Nationalist Indian Demand.'
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching and research in the Department of History, specializing in Modern South Asia and the British Empire.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science