I research and write about mobility, cycling and the social life of streets. I am an Associate Professor in the department of Anthropology at Brandeis University, where I teach courses on urban studies, qualitative and ethnographic research methods and South Asia. I am also Faculty Director of Professional Development at the Brandeis University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

I am author of the book The Slow Boil: Street Food, Rights and Public Space in Mumbai and co-editor of the book Urban Navigations: Politics, Space and the City in South Asia. My writings have appeared in a variety of publications, including Scroll.in, American Ethnologist, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, City and Community, among others. My latest book, titled Mumbai on Two Wheels: Cycling, Urban Space and Sustainable Mobility will be in print in June 2024. It will be published by University of Washington Press.