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Director

Dr. Vikram Sampath, FRHistS

Dr. Vikram Sampath, FRHistS, is a historian based in Bangalore. He is the author of nine acclaimed books, including Splendours of Royal Mysore: The Untold Story of the Wodeyars, Voice of the Veena: S. Balachander, Women of the Records and Indian Classical Music and the Gramophone. His two-volume biography Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past and Savarkar: A Contested Legacy , Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History and his latest book Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Kashi’s Gyan Vapi have all gone on to become national bestsellers. In 2021, Vikram was elected a fellow of the prestigious Royal Historical Society. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s first Yuva Puraskar in English literature and the ARSC International Award for excellence in historical research in New York for his book My Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician. The book has even been adapted for a play, Gauhar, by Lillette Dubey. 

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Devesh Varma

Chief Mentor

Rohan Pasricha

Chief of Staff & Communications Head

Aabhas Maldahiyar

Senior Project Coordinator

Satyajeet Ojha

Program Manager: Fellowship

Anuradha Srinivasan

Program Manager: YUVA

Amruta Vaidya

Associate Program Manager: Fellowship

Sudhamshu Hattangadi

Associate Program Manager: Projects

Rasika Bhale

Research Associate

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