Devi is a second-year Ph.D. student in the combined degree program of Architecture and Anthropology. Prior to this, she received her Master’s degree in the Master of Environmental Design program from the Yale School of Architecture. Her research interests include transnational architecture and the anthropology of dwelling in the Indian Ocean network and the intersection of space, gender, religion and everyday spatial practices in the Middle-Eastern and South Asian context. Her current research focuses on the material and cultural exchanges in the Indian Ocean network, where she focuses on Kerala in India and Muscat in Oman.
Prior to coming to Yale, she ran her own architectural practice and furniture design studio. She holds an undergraduate degree in Architecture from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, and a Master of Science in Architecture from Tampere University of Technology, Finland.