Rachel Rothenberg
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South Asia Center FLAS Fellow: Academic Year 2020-21
Rachel Rothenberg’s research interests focus broadly on issues of religious communalism and public religion in South Asia, particularly in the Hindi-speaking regions of North India. Her current research focuses on Hindu nationalist-aligned families in urban Rajasthan, and the ways in which their engagement with contemporary Hindi-language media reflects changing definitions of nationalist personhood in the post-Modi state. Rachel is also interested in contemporary Indian politics on a larger scale, primarily in the rhetorical strategies of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other Hindu nationalist organizations. A native of Pittsburgh, Rachel holds a double BA in history and religion from the College of Wooster (2014) and a Master of Theological Studies in South Asian religion from Harvard Divinity School (2016).