Swaraj Vij

Swaraj vij

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location of Swaraj VijBengaluru, Karnataka, India
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  • About me

    Postgraduate Student | Art History and Museum Studies | Oral History Archivist

  • Education

    • Sachdeva public school (new delhi)

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      Higher secondary certificate liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities with advanced calculus
    • Delhi university

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      Bachelor of arts - ba first division with distinction
    • Manipal academy of higher education

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      Art/art studies, general first division with distinction cgpa: 8.62
    • National museum institute of history of art, conservation and museology

      2022 - 2024
      Master of arts - ma art history, criticism and conservation

      Activities and Societies: Field study tours: Orissan/Kalinga style temple architechture, On site (Puri and Bhubaneswar); Detailed Islamic architecture survey of the Sultanate and the Mughal Schools (Delhi and Fatehpur Sikri, Agra); Monastic architecture and Buddhist art (Dharamshala and Kangra) Linocut Printmaking, Techniques and Method- Department of History of Art. Critical art analysis, Comparative Aesthetics and Art Historical Methodology under Dr. Manavpreet Kaur.

  • Experience

    • Climate front india

      Nov 2020 - Feb 2022
      Content writer

      - Strategizing and writing content for the social media handles of the organization along with the themes of climate change, climate justice and climate feminism.- Ideating topics for Reels on Instagram for better outreach of the organization.- Reviewing books, movies, documentaries and editorials around the theme of climate for the social media page.

    • The 1947 partition archive

      Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

      - As a part of this project, I engage with and conduct oral history interviews with first hand witnesses accounts for preservation at the Stanford University Libraries;- Maintain communications with interviewees; manage scheduling, answer questions, etc;- Archive post interview paperwork, oral history data and online material submission;- Engage in public outreach through regular communication with The 1947 Partition Archive global team.

      • Citizen Historian

        Sept 2021 - Dec 2022
      • Research Archivist

        Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
    • The citizen's archive of india

      Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
      Oral history intern

      This remote internship at the archive based in Chembur, under "The Generation 1947 Project", allowed me to amass experience in transcribing the oral testimonials, learning the essence of interviewing, conducting lead research, and formulating a more well-rounded perspective towards a collective South Asian history.

    • India lost and found by amit pasricha

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Cultural researcher

      - Compiled and drafted 9 archival research papers on varied sites of historical significance for the Heritage Map of India created by ILF.- Conducted remote interviews and collated archival material from the National Archives, and other primary sources for the subsequent site analysis.

    • National museum, new delhi

      Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
      Curatorial and research assistant

      Back-end research on reserved collection of Jain manuscript folios, cataloging, captioning, and digital documentation for the exhibition- Chitram Vastram: Journey of Textiles and Sartorial Styles through Jain Manuscript Paintings, curated by Dr. Pawan Jain.

    • India art fair

      Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
      Project intern
    • National crafts museum & hastkala academy

      Dec 2023 - Feb 2024
      Exhibition assistant

      - Worked as a core curatorial constituent for the exhibition- Vādya: Folk, Tribal and Classical Musical Instruments, curated by Ms. Nidhi, in collaboration with Mati Art India.- The role focused on but was not limited to Exhibition and Space Design, Display and Installation of objects.- Preliminary research on the origins of Music from the Nāṭyaśāstra as well as the classification of instruments based on the materials used in their construction and their sound-producing mechanisms.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sexing the canvas: art and gender

      University of melbourne
      Feb 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Arts and heritage management

      Coursera
      Sept 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Teaching with art through inquiry | museum education/critical museology

      The museum of modern art
      Feb 2025
    • Citizen historian certification

      The 1947 partition archive
      Aug 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Asia Society on Feb 2024
      Asia SocietyAssociated with Swaraj Vij
    • Web Colloquium Volunteer

      Issued by The Symposium Society, Hindu College on Dec 2020
      The Symposium Society, Hindu CollegeAssociated with Swaraj Vij
    • Teaching Volunteer

      Issued by St. Stephen's College, Delhi on May 2020
      St. Stephen's College, DelhiAssociated with Swaraj Vij
    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by Volunteer Services Organization on Aug 2019
      Volunteer Services OrganizationAssociated with Swaraj Vij