Poornima Nair

Poornima is a Ph.D. scholar at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT-M. She is broadly interested in the History of Science and Medicine. 

Her work would focus on the post-war reconstruction of public health in Occupied Japan (1945-52). Poornima speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam and Japanese. 

Education

B.A. (H) History- Hindu College, University of Delhi (2019-2021)

M.A. East Asian Studies- Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi (2021- 2023)

Fellowships & Awards

Mitsubishi India Scholarship for Japan Studies (2022)

Japan Foundation Scholarship for Aspiring Next Generation Scholars in Japan Studies (2022-23)