“I am interested in domestic politics and historical revisionism in the region. I chose MASIA because I hope to get a strong interdisciplinary grounding in Asian Studies alongside specializing further. I also hope to get firsthand experience of interacting with policy-drivers and research institutions in D.C. before completely committing to an academic path. Thus I look forward to interning in D.C. in my second year, and also perhaps interning or studying Japanese in Japan over the 2021 summer.”

Concentration: History, Society, Culture

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Academic Background: B.A. in International Relations and Economics, Boston University