Nikhil
Vootkur

Nice to meet you!

Third-year student at Tufts University majoring in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora studies with a minor in Chinese Language and Culture studies. Scholar and writer with an interest in governance, politics, history, South Asian studies, ethnic studies, international relations (sovereignties), critical theory, and sociocultural anthropology. Professionally experienced in legislative research, archival research, memo and academic writing, and constituent-facing work.

I’m a published editorial writer (featured on Medium's Editorial portfolio and others) and strong communicator, with experience working on campaigns and in legislative offices. I am dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all spaces I occupy.

Formerly: St. Paul’s School’s Form of 2021; U.S. Senate Page Summer 2019.

Written Matter

Why are we here, anyway?

The state of the humanities and academia against a strengthening careerist milieu.

Hush-Hush: The coded racism of the Northeast elite

A New England boarding school-bred South Asian reflects on the ways in which he has been socialized into accepting racism and interrogates its compatibilities with other cultural tendencies of the Northeast elite.

Challenging Nostalgia and Confronting Racism at Elite Schools

A student at a prestigious, New England boarding school reflects on his time there; the role nostalgia plays at elite, predominantly white schools; and the paths we can take to making our communities more inclusive and just.

Looking Cool as the World Burns

On performances of coolness; liberal logics, design and language

Stalk Me (I dare you)...