Professor Dr. Sunil Amrith

Biography

Sunil Amrith is the Renu Anand Dhawan Professor of History at Yale University and has a secondary appointment as a Professor at the Yale School of the Environment. He is the Henry R. Luce Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, which serves as Yale’s hub for international research. In his role as Vice Provost for International Affairs, Amrith advises university leadership on global matters, including the oversight of various international offices and programs. His research focuses on the movements of people and ecological processes related to South and Southeast Asia and encompasses aspects of global environmental history. He has published extensively in fields such as environmental history, migration history, and public health history. Amrith has received numerous awards, including the 2025 Toynbee Prize in Global History and the 2024 Fukuoka Academic Prize. His latest book, 'Burning Earth', explores the environmental history of the modern world and has been recognized by prominent media outlets as essential reading. He has also authored titles like 'Unruly Waters' and 'Crossing Bay Bengal' and serves on editorial and advisory boards for academic journals and book series. He welcomes inquiries from prospective graduate students interested in modern South and Southeast Asian history and global environmental history.

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