CV Summary

Vera Lazzaretti studied Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology in Italy and holds a Ph.D. in Indian and Tibetan Studies from the University of Turin (2013). Before joining CRIA, she worked at the University of Milan, the University of Oslo and the South Asia Institute at Heidelberg University. Vera’s main field site is urban north India, and her research interests include the anthropology of space and place; religion and politics; contested heritage; securitisation and policing; inter-religious violence; religious offence; pilgrimage; Hindu nationalism; and ethnography. 

Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
Università degli Studi di Torino
Italy - Turin
PhD PhD in Euro-Asian Studies (section of Indology and Tibetan Studies) 2010 - 2013
Delhi Central Hindi Directorate
India - Delhi
Post-graduation Hindi Certificate Diploma 2008
Università degli Studi di Milano
Italy - Milano
Licenciate Scienze Filosofiche 2007
Research Interests
Anthropology of space and place; religion and politics; contested heritage; securitisation and policing; inter-religious violence; religious offence; pilgrimage; Hindu nationalism; and ethnography.
Anthropology Social Sciences