Alumni
Priyanshu Mehta
Department of Anthropology,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Priyanshu has been the All Rounder Best Student of Speaking Archaeologically in Season 3 and is currently pursuing an MSc. in Anthropology. She has been instrumental in the research, drawings and cartography with respect to the Bhima Devi Temple Project from 2017 to 2019.
Rutuja Sahasrabuddhe
Department of Heritage Management,
Ahmedabad University, Gujarat
Ahmedabad University, Gujarat
Rutuja worked as a Citizen Archaeology Intern and scriptwriter for the Speaking Archaeologically YouTube content for 6 months before completing her membership as a Research Wing Member at Speaking Archaeologically.
Medha Sharma
Department of History,
The Hindu College,
University of Delhi
University of Delhi
Medha has been one of the most promising and dynamic members of Season 5 at the Speaking Archaeologically Research Wing and remains an active part of the Baolis of Delhi Project. She is a Master's Student in History and remains active as the Content Advisor for our YouTube Channel.
Tarannum Caur Sodhi
Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune
Tarannum Caur was the former Head of the Art and Design Wing of Speaking Archaeologically and has conducted Workshops. She is the Chief Designer of the Official Speaking Archaeologically Logo and was instrumental in bringing the Art Revival Project at Kandaghat to fruition.
Lakshay Verma
Department of Anthropology, Punjab University, Chandigarh
A highly active former member of the Research Wing, Lakshay Verma has been the real brain behind kickstarting the Speaking Archaeologically Explore with SA Heritage Walks.
Mayank Singh
Department of Conservation,
National Museum Institute,
New Delhi
A Former Research Wing Member, Mayank later served as the Official Head of the Citizen Archaeology Wing from 2020 to 2022 and formerly headed the Speaking Archaeologically YouTube Channel Content Creation.
Anubhav Preet Kaur Nirankari
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Mohali
Anubhav is a Palaeolithic Archaeologist, specialising in the Soan Industry. She was a member of Citizen Archaeology, after a brief involvement with Research Wing in 2015. She is currently pursuing a PhD Degree from IISER, Mohali.
Rakshanda Thakur
Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune
Rakshanda is a Master's Graduate in Archaeology. She has been one of the first members at Speaking Archaeologically and has been involved greatly with documenting Himalayan Heritage and Sites.
Rattan Kaur Rainu
Department of Conservation,
National Museum Institute,
New Delhi
National Museum Institute,
New Delhi
A Research Wing Member from 2018-2020, Rattan was a Member of the Student Editorial Board for Speaking Archaeologically Journal Volume II and has done seminal work on the classification of the Shalabhanjikas from the SGL-5 Stupa of Sanghol, Punjab. She has also been involved in directly organising events such as Scavenger Hunt and Skhédios 2019 at Speaking Archaeologically.
Arushi Dalal
Department of Fine Arts and Art History,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University, Chandigarh
A Research Wing Member from 2019-2020 and a guest faculty in the Art Wing at Speaking Archaeologically, Arushi was the Chief Illustrator in Speaking Archaeologically.
Manmeet Kaur
Department of Fine Arts
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University, Chandigarh
A Student of Fine Arts, Manmeet has been briefly involved with Speaking Archaeologically Research Wing from 2018 to 2019. Her main involvement has always been with the Archaeological Illustrations as well as Site Recording Events. She was also instrumental in organising Skhédios 2019.
Muskan Sangwan
International Security and Terrorism,
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Muskan was a part of the Bhima Devi Temple Project from October 2017 to March 2018. She remained involved with the Bhima Devi Temple Project during her Membership as a part of the Preliminary Site Surveying and Data Gathering Team. Besides this, she was also involved in the recording and research work pertaining to Mughal Tombs of Kalal and the Nawabi Territory of Dujana in Haryana.
Mrinalini Sampat
Institute of Archaeology,
University College London
University College London
Mrinalini worked as a Citizen Archaeology Video Developer and scriptwriter for the Speaking Archaeologically YouTube content for 6 months alongside her membership at the Research Wing at Speaking Archaeologically.
Anmol Chacko
Department of Archaeology, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Anmol Chacko has been one of the most successful members from among the Speaking Archaeologically Research Students. She joined the group in the final year of her Bachelor's Degree in History and did some outstanding Research, involving museum objects and comparative object analysis.
Ira Bhatnagar
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat
Ira is a Graduate Student of Archaeology and briefly headed the Citizen Archaeology Wing at Speaking Archaeologically for the year 2022.
Koyel Bannerjee
Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute
Pune
Pune
Koyel is a Master's student in Archaeology, who has actively been involved in site covers, research writing and studying various aspects of history and culture in Season 5 at Research Wing. She remains active as a student in the Art Wing at Speaking Archaeologically.
Ramyani Sengupta
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat
Ramyani is a Bachelor's student in Archaeology, who has actively been involved designing flyers, illustrations and digitising heritage, especially for our Pinterest and YouTube handles. She remains an active contributor to the Citizen Archaeology Forum and is a Student in the Art Wing since June 2020.
Komal Saklani
Department of Anthropology,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Komal Saklani is a Master's Student in Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. She remained involved with the Bhima Devi Temple Project during her Membership as a part of the Preliminary Site Surveying and Data Gathering Team.
Simranjeet Kaur
Department of Anthropology,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Like Komal, Simranjeet is also a Master's Student in Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. She was also involved with the Bhima Devi Temple Project during her Membership as a part of the Preliminary Site Surveying and Data Gathering Team.
Vedant Chandel
Manorama School of Communication,
Kottayam, Kerala
Kottayam, Kerala
Vedant Chandel is currently an aspiring journalist and was the Top Student of Season 2 at the Speaking Archaeologically Research Wing, specialising in the historyof Middle East, Himachali Textiles, especially an ethnoarchaeological study of the Chamba Rumals and Patti Weaving.
Aditi Joshi
IGNOU
Aditi Joshi holds a Master's Degree in Ancient Indian History. Her areas of interest include study of visual cultures, particularly sites in the Uttrakhand region of India.
Vidushi Chandel
Department of History,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Vidushi Chandel is pursuing a Master's Degree in History. Her areas of expertise are numismatic studies, involving cleaning, conserving and studying Medieval and British Indian Coinage. She remained the longest Member at the Research Wing from 2015 to 2018.
Nimrat Dhillon
Jindal Global University, Haryana
Nimrat Dhillon is pursuing a Degree in Law but is deeply interested in Bioarchaeology and Human Evolution, particularly with respect to Human Cognition and the Impact of changes in Palaeodiet in early Hominins.
Trishla Garttan
MCM DAV College for Women, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Trishla is a Bachelor's Student at the MCM DAV College for Women and has worked towards Site Covers, Digitisation and Archaeotourism.
Yashika Kapila
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Yashika Kapila is a Sociology Graduate from Panjab University. She is particularly interested in archaeology and history of Ancient and Medieval Monarchies, especially the Medieval and Renaissance History of Britain.
Anasuya Gupta
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat
Anasuya is pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Archaeology from MSU Baroda and has been involved with the Citizen Archaeology Project at the Speaking Archaeologically Research Wing.
Gursahiba Gill
Department of Psychology, DAV College, Chandigarh