Sara Arab

Profile

Sara Arab’s PhD research, ‘Locking Horns with the Cow: Cow Protection and the Caste Question in Colonial West India c.1880-1920’ explores the intersection of the Cow Protection agenda, caste and colonialism in late nineteenth-century Western India. Her study posits the impact of the majoritarian ‘sacredness of the cow’ propaganda on the protest and emancipation movement of the Mahars (the largest ex-untouchable caste of western India). Thus, this research intervenes in the historiography of broader themes of caste, late-colonial India, Cow Protection, while contributing to the specific theme of social mobilization, identity building, urbanization and cultural reform of the Mahars.

Apart from a Master in International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute, Sara also holds a Master in History and Bachelor of Education from the University of Mumbai, with a professional experience as an educator in History and English for about a decade in Mumbai. Sara is proficient in English, Hindi, Marathi languages and is currently learning French.

Research Interests

• Colonialism and Decolonization
• Social history
• Political Violence
• Religious Extremism
• History of Caste

Areas of expertise

• Polit ical violence
• Colonialism and Decolonization
• Social history
• Religious Extremism
• History of Caste

Geographical Region of Expertise

• India
• South Asia