Amita Shastri

Background

Shastri, Amita was born on April 23, 1956 in Kanpur, India. Daughter of Raghunath Sahai Gupta and Kumud (Rastogi) Sahai. came to the United States, 1981.

Education

Bachelor, University Delhi, India, 1975. Master of Arts, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 1977. Master of Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 1980.

Doctor of Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 1985.

Career

Research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1984-1985; visiting scholar, University of California, Los Angeles, 1985-1987; research associate, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1989; lecturer, San Francisco State University, 1988-1989; assistant professor, San Francisco State University, 1989-1993; associate professor, San Francisco State University, since 1993. Visiting fellow International Center for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, summer 1991.

Achievements

• Amita Shastri has been listed as a notable political scientist, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Political Science Association, Association for Asian Studies, International Studies Association, International Political Science Association.

Connections

Married Nilabh Shastri, October 20, 1977. 1 child, Avantika.

Father:

Raghunath Sahai Gupta Sahai

Mother:

Kumud (Rastogi) Sahai

Spouse:

Nilabh Shastri

child:

Avantika Shastri