Siddharth Sridhar
First Name:
Siddharth
Last Name:
Sridhar
Email :
sid.sridhar@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
PhD Program
Biography :
Siddharth Sridhar is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. His dissertation, “Developing an Empire:
Plantation Rubber and Peasant Agriculture in the Bay of Bengal” follows the emergence and decline of British imperial regimes of development in the Bay of Bengal oriented around plantations and peasant agriculture. Siddharth earned his MA in Asian Studies and BA in History at the University of Texas, focusing on the history of caste and capitalism in the South Asia.
Education:
MA, Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
BA, Plan II Honors and History, University of Texas at Austin
People Type:
Research Area:
Areas of Interest:
History of Tropical Plantations, Labor Regimes, Global History of Capitalism, History of Race and Ethnicity, Nationalism and Anti-Colonial Movements
Program:
Cohort:
1st Major:
Debates in Indian Economic History
1st Minor:
Capitalism and Imperialism
2nd Minor:
Empire, Labor and Nation in Southeast Asia
Dissertation Title:
Developing an Empire: Plantation Rubber and Peasant Agriculture in the Bay of Bengal
Dissertation Supervisors:
Dr. Malavika Kasturi
Dr. Bhavani Raman