Vasundhara Sirnate
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Vasundhara Sirnate | |
|---|---|
| Chief Coordinator of Research at The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Director of Research at The Polis Project | |
| In office November 2017 – 17 November 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1979 Ambala Cantt, Haryana |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College, Jawahar Lal Nehru University |
| Occupation | Political Scientist, Journalist, Writer |
Vasundhara Sirnate (also known as Vasundhara Sirnate Drennan,[1] born 17 September 1979) is an Indian political scientist, journalist and writer, who co-founded The Polis Project. She is an alumnus of the Lady Shri Ram College and the Jawahar Lal Nehru University. She was the chief-coordinator of research at The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy from 2013 to 2017, and served The Polis Project as a director of research from November 2017 to November 2020. Her works include Passive Police: Institutional Learning Through Inquiry Commissions and Kashmir's Crossroads.
Sirnate was born on 17 September 1979 in Ambala Cantt and was schooled at Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya in Gwalior. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College with a B.A degree in journalism and received an M.A and an M.Phil degree in political science from the Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU). At the JNU, she studied there under the supervision of Zoya Hasan. She went to University of California, Berkeley for her doctoral studies.[2][3][4]
Sirnate was chief-coordinator of research at The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy from 2013 to 2017.[4][5] She co-founded The Polis Project,[6][7] where she served as a director of research from November 2017 to 17 November 2020.[8][9][2][10]
