She is a historian with research interests in museums, heritage, public history and pedagogy. Her recent book is an edited volume titled Inclusive Pedagogies: Teaching & Learning Practices in Higher Education in India (Primus, 2024) and her forthcoming monograph is a study of Sikh museums in India (Cambridge University Press, 2025).
Kanika Singh founded Delhi Heritage Walks in 2009, a group involved in leading heritage walks, designing walking trails, and training volunteers and professionals in the field of cultural heritage.
At Ashoka, she teaches courses on museums in South Asia, Delhi’s heritage, visual culture and research writing. She has previously taught at the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, Ambedkar University Delhi, CEPT University Ahmedabad, IGNOU and the Indian Institute of Tourism and the Travel Management Noida.
