CASI Winners of Summer 2025 Travel Funds Competition
2025 CASI Summer Research Funds Recipients
We are proud to introduce the 2025 recipients of the CASI Summer Research Funds. These students will be undertaking innovative research projects in India, supported CASI.
Shivanand Boddapati: PhD Candidate, South Asia Studies and Music
Singing of Heroes, Reform, and Politics: The Burrakatha in the 20th Century
Tejas Harad: PhD Candidate, Annenberg School of Communications
Marathi Protest Music: Contesting Caste, Conceiving Liberation
Evan Tims: PhD Candidate, Anthropology
Imagining Water Futures: Community Perspectives on Climate and Infrastructure in Bengal and Northeast India
Ameen Perumannil Sidhick: PhD Candidate, South Asia Studies
Beyond Oceanic Circulation: The Emergence of Muslim and Christian Community in Malabar, 1500-1800 CE
Aradhita Srivastava: Master of Environmental Studies
The Economic Cost of Air Pollution on Healthcare Infrastructure in Delhi: A Quantitative Analysis
Nazar Khalid: PhD Candidate, Demography and Population Studies
Population-Environment Dynamics
Navya Pande: MSD in Environmental Building Design
Passive Cooling Technologies from Vernacular Architecture
2025 CASI Summer Interns
We are excited to announce this year's cohort of CASI Summer Interns. These talented Penn students will embark on fully-funded internships in India, tackling diverse challenges across different sectors. The CASI Summer Internship allows students to gain invaluable on-the-ground experience and foster deep cross-cultural understanding.
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI): New Delhi
Chloe Norman C’27, Health & Societies and English
Zenan Shen SOM’26, Masters in Public Health (remote)
Saher Saeed Nursing’27, Nursing (remote)
Aravind Eye Care System: Madurai and Pondicherry
Suraj Dumasia C’28, Neuroscience
Kohav Dantara W’27, Healthcare Management and Finance
Prithvi Parthasarathy C’26, Neuroscience
Claire Zhang SEAS’26, Bioengineering and Biology
Andrea Perez Pizarro SEAS’26, Bioengineering
Shahi Exports: Bangalore, Karnataka
Ansh Jakatimath C’26, Philosophy, Politics & Economics (remote)
Gabriella Jean C’27, Economics and Statistics (remote)
SM Sehgal Foundation: Gurgaon, Haryana
Maya Miller C’27, Environmental Studies