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Ajeya has recently completed her PhD from the Department of History University of Delhi. For her thesis, “Between Region and Patronage: Interpreting the Visual Culture of Ālampur in the Eastern Deccan, she contextualised the site of Ālampur within the art historical traditions of the Bādāmi Calukyas.
She is currently a CIAR Fellow at Ashoka University. Her research examines the relationship between the early shrines of Ālampur and Dakṣiṇa Kōsala, located in the present-day states of Telangana and Chhattisgarh, respectively. An extension of her PhD, it seeks to explore the artistic connections between the two traditions and the networks that facilitated them.
Ajeya’s research interests lie in the art historical traditions of India and South Asia.
Journal Articles
2023 “The Nāgarāja Ceilings of Ālampur: Imagery and Emplacement”. Proceedings of the Indian Art History Congress, Vol 29, pp. 256-65
2022 “Art, Religion and Patronage in the Ālampur Temples: Some Issues
and Debates”. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol 80, pp. 192-204
2020 “A Note on the Loose Sculptures from Mahākūṭa”. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, Vol 8.2, pp. 733-45
2019 “Nature of Śaivism at Mahākūṭa”. International Journal of Historical Insight and Research, Vol 5, No 4, pp. 15-27
Chapter in Books
2019 “The Visual Landscape of Ālampur”. In Interrogating Early India, Evolving Perspectives, Rajat Sanyal and Sharmila Saha (eds.), pp. 63-71. Kolkata: PAIOLCK
Articles in Newspapers and Magazines
July 28, 2025 “Why Chola Architecture Represents a High Watermark in the Evolution of Indian Temples” (Indianexpress.com)
Jun 13, 2025 “How Indian Temple Architecture is rooted in art, religion, and politics” (Indianexpress.com)
July 31, 2022 “Reflections on the Name Khajurāho” (Saṃbhāṣā E-Magazine)
Oct 15, 2020 “Rajasthan’s Kaavad: A 400-year-old evolving tradition of storytelling” (South Asia Monitor)
Sep 27, 2020 “Pillars that sing! Architectural marvels of Indian temples” (The Week)
May 30, 2019 “Who are the 16 Surasundaris on the Indian Temples? (The Statesman)
Public Writing
Oct 15, 2019 “Tālā: Architectural Space and Imagery” (Sahapedia.org)
Aug 13, 2019 “Making of Madku Dweep” (Sahapedia.org)
Jul 2, 2019 “Commemorating Royal Matrimony: Madwa Mahal of Kawardha” (Sahapedia.org)
Jun 18, 2019 “Bhoramdeo: Style, History and Legend” (Sahapedia.org)
Jun 18, 2019 “Cherki Mahal: The Grazers’ Temple” (Sahapedia.org)
Apr 8, 2019 “The Rajivlocana Temple at Rajim” (Sahapedia.org)
Aug 2025- Jul 2026, CIAR Fellow, Ashoka University
Nov 2021-2023 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). A two-year doctoral fellowship of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
Oct 2017 – Apr 2018, Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship for the research titled, “Temple Architecture of the Calukyas of Badami”.
Mar 2016, Study cum Travel Grant, ICHR, for MPhil field work
Histories of the Art and Architecture of South Asia (Department of History and Archaeology, Shiv Nadar University)
Histories of South Asian Art: From the Earliest Times to the Present (Department of Visual Arts, Ashoka University)
Sites and Sights: Museums, Exhibitions and the Making of the Art (Deaprtment of Visual Arts, Ashoka University)
