I completed my PhD in philosophy from Harvard University in 2025. I work on philosophy written in Classical Sanskrit, or Classical Sanskrit philosophy for short.  My philosophical interests lie in epistemology, philosophy of mind and related issues in metaphysics. 

My dissertation addresses the epistemology and metaphysics of self-knowledge in Classical Sanskrit philosophy. One part of my dissertation addresses a debate between the sixth century philosophers Kumārila Bhaṭṭa and Dharmakīrti on the epistemic sources (pramāṇas) of self-knowledge. Another part of my dissertation addresses a debate between the fourth century philosopher Vasubandhu and his Hindu and Buddhists interoculars on the possibility of self knowledge within the framework of Abhidharma Buddhist metaphysics.

At Princeton, my work addresses further dimensions of self-knowledge. I am interested in the questions of why self-knowledge matters, how it is cultivated, and how it contributes to our daily life with others. Within Classical Sanskrit philosophy, these questions are best addressed by studying the relationship between attention-training practices and the cultivation of virtues. I am currently working on papers that address the relationship between attention, the virtues, and self-knowledge.