Sneha Pal

Sneha Pal is currently pursuing her PhD in the School of History at the Victoria University of Wellington.

Sneha Pal is currently pursuing her PhD in the School of History at the Victoria University of Wellington. Her doctoral research intends to look into the multi-layered world of labour in the leather industry of colonial Calcutta, and how or whether this world metamorphosed itself in the post-colonial times.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the Department of History at Jadavpur University. Her research interests lie in studies on labour, migration, caste, capitalism, and social anthropology in the context of colonial India. She is also interested in learning new languages and exploring new cultures.