E-mail: bora0030@umn.edu

Background: N/A

Education:
PhD Student, Feminist Studies Program, 2003-present, University of Minnesota
Master of Arts, Social Work 2002 (Urban and Rural Community Development)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (Honors) 2000 Lady Shri Ram College,
University of Delhi, India

Awards:
MacArthur Scholars Fellowship, (2003-2004), Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, University of Minnesota.
MacArthur International Predissertation Fieldwork Grant, (Summer 2005) Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, University of Minnesota.
Graduate Research Partnership Program (Summer 2005) College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota.

Research interests:
Postcolonial Feminist Theory, Political Theory, Development Studies.

Community and/or University Activities: N/A

Publications or Presentations: N/A

Courses Taught (Instructor or as TA):
Teaching Assistantships-Introduction to Women's Studies (Fall 2004),
Feminist Film Studies (Spring 2005) and Feminist Thought and Theory (Fall 2005)