Academia (Research & Teaching)

Her academic learning began as a graduate in Law from the Jindal Global Law School in India (2014). The offered elective Art Law and Cultural Policy by Vik Kanwar at law school was a turning point and her deep curiosity in art theory and developments in artistic practices lead her to the Masters degree in Modern & Contemporary Art: History, Curating & Criticism from the University of Edinburgh (2017). She taught at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS) at the University of Heidelberg (2019-2020). Her combined studies and legal practice paved way for doctoral research in art history and curatorial practices on ocean relations, rights and stewardship at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (2020-present).

Empowering Watery Worlds: Ocean Law, Policy & Activism

Water, her spirit element, has guided her throughout her journey. Inspired by the vast entity of the Ocean and ecological concerns of climate change impacts on the Ocean, since 2019, she specialises on ocean law and policy under the guidance and mentorship of Law of the Sea Expert Pierandrea Leucci and then with the Director of TBA21 Markus Reymann across marine conservation, artistic practices, curatorial methods and policy formations that stitches an emerging and wholistic framework for ocean stewardship. She catalyses codes of ethics and activism to support global south communities, in particular Black Lives and indigenous rights from the Pacific that form an inherent part of her legal practices combined with art scholarship mapped across the intersection of class, gender, ecology and race.

Art Law

In connection to her education, she offered legal services to artists’ and art institutions in India that over the years expanded to Scotland and Germany. With ArtForm consultancy, her focus is on artists’ rights: nature of transnational contract-making and transactional services in private sphere to artists’ and art institutions.

Conferences & Publications

She has participated at academic conferences in India, the UK and Europe.

Her publications include on ocean law and policies, international migration laws, constitutional law and international law (human rights), curating & globalization, gender equality in India, photo-series of Vietnam, palliative care of cancer patients (health-care), campaign and awareness of artists’ rights on free speech, anti-discrimination, exhibition production, artists’ fee, copyrights, resale royalties rights, etc.