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Viswanathan Venkataraman is an engineer turned historian who specializes in urban environmental history focusing on modern South Asia. With general expertise in the history of science, technology, and medicine, he completed his undergraduate degree in Electronics Engineering in India and worked in the Indian electricity sector for several years before switching to academic research. He holds an MA in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine from King's College London and is currently finalizing his PhD in History, expected to be completed by January 2024. He also has a post-graduate degree in Science Policy Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. At King's College, Venkataraman has been involved in coordinating seminars and events at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine and has experience as a teaching assistant for undergraduate modules in history and digital humanities. His research interests revolve around the histories of technology and the environment, particularly urban history in modern South Asia, with a focus on sanitary modernization in colonial South Asian cities. He actively engages with public discourse through contributions to Indian newspapers, providing historical perspectives on contemporary urban environmental challenges.
King's College London • London
Involved in teaching undergraduate modules in history and digital humanities, and coordinating seminars and events at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine.
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