Graduate Profile: Shani Agarwal, MTS '23 

May 15, 2023
Shani Agarwal
Photo courtesy of Shani Agarwal

How I've Changed  

I was humbled by the wonderful scholars around me from whom I was able to learn so much! I also became more confident in my own scholarship and my unique perspective. Perhaps most importantly, my faith was strengthened and deepened through the community I found at Harvard and in Cambridge, Mass. 

Memorable Moment 

Long conversations with the friends I made about life and all its mysteries and wonders! 

Favorite Class or Professor 

Kimberley Patton (HDS), Kevin Madigan (HDS), Charles Stang (HDS), Eurydice Georganteli (History of Art and Architecture), Ioli Kalavrezou (History of Art and Architecture), Christine Smith (GSD), the list could go on.... 

Message of Thanks  

I want to thank my family and friends, who are both a source of strength and of inspiration for me. I also want to thank all my professors—at HDS, in the Harvard History of Art and Architecture department, and in the Harvard Medieval Studies program—for enabling me to be interdisciplinary in my scholarship! 

What I Hope to Be Remembered By 

For being intellectually curious and always leading with kindness.