Nikhil Joseph Dharan

Cain Fellow

Nikhil Joseph Dharan is a historian of the chemical sciences, focusing on colonialism, industrialization, technical education, and environmental history in South Asia. He is currently completing his doctorate in history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Distillations Magazine

Matchmaking in Colonial India

An inconspicuous technology sparks revolution on the subcontinent.