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Namrata Ganneri

Namrata Ganneri

Dr. Namrata R. Ganneri is a Commonwealth Rutherford Fellow at the Department of History at the University of York, United Kingdom, where she is researching the history of smallpox eradication in Goa. She is on study leave from her tenured position as the Assistant Professor in History at S.N.D.T. College of Arts & S.C.B. College of Commerce and Science for Women, Mumbai, where she has been employed since 2007. Namrata R. Ganneri is the author of Peter Peterson, Mumbai, Indus Source and Asiatic Society of Mumbai, 2016.

Insight, Latest PostsDecember 5, 2019<March 14, 2023

The Women Who Eradicated Smallpox From India

Mary Guinan & Cornelia E Davis battled sexism to become trailblazers in the world of public health.

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Biography, Latest PostsSeptember 25, 2018<March 11, 2023

Peter Peterson: The Scottish Sanskrit Scholar

Why was Peter Peterson, a 25-year-old, appointed as the professor of Sanskrit studies at Elphinstone College, Bombay?

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Two centuries later, this legacy is revived digitally. Today, the Madras Courier serves a global audience of curious, intelligent readers interested in South Asian affairs. We curate interesting stories that enhance our understanding of the world in meaningful ways.

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