Yannick Lambert
Yannick Lambert is a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies on the Hinduism track focusing on legal and political traditions (dharmaśāstra, arthaśāstra) and their pre-history in pre-modern South Asia. His current research focuses on the ritually and politically negotiated relationships between priests and kings, the emergence of a courtly culture and early state formation in the Late Vedic period. He is also more broadly interested in Sanskrit literature, philosophy, and politics. Prior to joining Northwestern, he completed an undergraduate M.A. in Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, an M.Phil in Classical Indian Religion at the University of Oxford, and a PGDip in Global Diplomacy at SOAS University of London. He also worked as a journalist in his native Luxembourg and for the UK's Foreign Office. His advisor is Mark McClish.