Zaid Akhtar

Zaid Akhtar is a coterm in Computer Science from Lahore, Pakistan. As an undergraduate, he double majored in History (South Asian Studies) and Computer Science. Through the CSA-Markaz Fellowship, he is interested in exploring the politics of memory in Modern South Asia, with a particular focus on the creation and alienation of Muslim identities in the Subcontinent. He hopes that this year's programming will enrich and complicate narratives of South Asia at Stanford and looks forward to a year of growth and learning ahead