Dr Raman's research focuses on technological change and the role of imitation in the evolution of technology. Her doctoral thesis, Learning from the muse: Indian cotton textiles and British industrialisation, explored the influence of Indian printed and painted cotton textiles on the growth of the British cotton industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, leading to the first Industrial Revolution. She is also interested in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the global history of textiles, the impact of geography on economic growth, as well as industrialisation and the environment.
Prior to her ESRC Fellowship, Dr Raman received her PhD from the Department of Economic History, LSE, and was also Postan Postdoctoral Fellow in Economic History, Economic History Society, in affiliation with the Institute of Historical Research and Victoria and Albert Museum in 2021-2022. She was a guest lecturer at the Victoria and Albert Museum/Royal College of Art, London in January-March 2022.
In addition to her PhD she holds a BA (Honours) and MA in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, and an MSc Research (with Distinction) from the London School of Economics.
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