Talks & Conferences
Forthcoming
“Jesuit Passion at the Mughal Court: The Mirʾāt al-quds and Akbar’s Courtly Reception of Christian Narratives.” To be presented at Confound the Time: Reception in Medieval & Early Modern Studies (Virtual Conference), January 24–25, 2026.
“Europe Dyed in Chintz: Indian Cotton, Protectionist Laws, and the Political Economy of Textile Exchange in the Early Modern World (c. 1600–1800).” To be presented at the virtual conference Historical Clothing and Textiles in Europe, February 26–27, 2026.
“Between the Persian Shah and the Indian Padshah: Safavid Artists and the Circulation of Visual Knowledge (1570–1605).” To be presented at the TAAADS 2026 Asian Diaspora Symposium, March 27–28, 2026, Rice University. Theme: Movement(s): Migrations, Resistance, and Currents of Asian Diasporas.
“The World of Djinns and Rakshasas: Monsters as Visual Epistemic Devices in Medieval Islamicate Manuscripts.” To be presented in the session “Monsters on the Page: Interdisciplinary Examinations of Monsters in Manuscripts” at the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 14–16, 2026. Kalamazoo, MI.
“Planetary Pavilions and the Ethics of Islamic Kingship: The Seven Princesses as Moral Exemplars in Nizami’s Haft Paykar.” To be presented in the panel “Imagining Muslim Women in Medieval Culture” at the International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2026, July 6–9, 2026. University of Leeds, UK.
PRESENTED
Selected Conference Role:
Session Chair - “Translation and Transfer of Knowledge” Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2025 Annual Conference. Friday, March 14, 2025, Columbus, Ohio.
Guest Speaker:
Invited as a guest speaker, Leadership Live 2024
Selected to address the entire student body at Incarnate Word Academy, Houston, Texas, on November 15, 2024. Lecture Highlight - Social Media Link to Event: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCe6biTPckE/
Talk Title: “From Entrepreneurship to Academia: How Running a Business Catalyzed My Passion for Research and Transformed My Academic Path.”
“Malik Ambar’s Ascendancy in the Deccan Sultanates: From Enslavement to Military Strategist in Resistance Against Mughal Imperialism.” Presented at the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia, October 22–25, 2025. Madison, WI.
“The Jarawa of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Struggle for Autonomy and Ecological Survival Among South Asian Indigenous Communities and Their Parallels with Indigenous Tribes of the Americas.” Presented at the American Society for Ethnohistory Conference, October 9–11, 2025. San Antonio, TX.
“Fractured Hearts Still Speak: Social and Ethnic Allegories in the Layla and Majnun Narrative Through Textual and Visual Artistic Expression from Persia to Mughal India.” Presented at the New Generations Conference, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin, April 2, 2025. Austin, TX.
“Thomas Jefferson’s Qur'an and the Limits of Liberty: Enlightenment Ideals, Islam, and Religious Autonomy in Early America.” Presented at the College English Association (CEA) Annual Conference, April 2025. Philadelphia, PA.
“Brushstrokes of Resistance: Amrita Sher-Gil's Artistic Defiance and the Intersections of Identity, Gender, and Colonial Legacy.” Presented at the Texas Association for Asian American Diaspora Studies (TAAADS) Annual Symposium, February 28–March 1, 2025. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
“Persian Intellectual and Aesthetic Influences in the Qutb Shahi Sultanate: A Study of the Architectural and Literary Patronage in Early Modern Deccan.” Presented at the Postgraduate Visual Studies Conference, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, October 18–20, 2024 (virtual session). New Delhi, India.
“Iconographic and Artistic Techniques in Mughal Imperial Portraiture: A Critical Analysis of Visual Strategies for Political Legitimacy and Sovereign Authority.” Presented at the University of St. Thomas, 2024. Houston, TX.
“Patronage of Knowledge Production: The Mughal Imperial Library and the Politics of Legitimizing Rule.” Presented at the College English Association (CEA) Annual Conference, 2023. San Antonio, TX.
Participant in the Distinguished Diplomat Program Briefing Luncheon on Israel-Lebanon Maritime Negotiations. Hosted by the University of St. Thomas International Studies Department for Ambassador David Satterfield, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University. Houston, TX.
“Desert Mothers: Female Anchorite and Monastic Tradition in the Early Christian World Presented at the University of St. Thomas Annual Research Symposium, April 2022. Houston, TX.
“Gulbadan Begum: A Study of Her Memoir and Its Contribution to Mughal Court Historiography Relation to Abul Fazl and Badauni.” Presented at the University of St. Thomas Honors Research Symposium, April 2009. Houston, TX.
“A Philanthropic Journey in the Life of Mohan Singh Sambhi.” Presented at the Texas Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Conference, 2008. Houston, TX.
“A Philanthropic Journey in the Life of Mohan Singh Sambhi.” Presented at the Creative Arts and Great Plains Honors Council Conference, 2007. Oklahoma City University, OK.