Bhargavi is a doctoral student in Tibetan Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Originally from India, she moved to China with her family when she was in primary school. She completed her B.A. from Beijing Normal University (2014) and M.A. from Peking University (2016). She studied Lhasa dialect at Tibet University for one semester (2019). Her research interest is broadly about long distance trade in the Himalayan region. Bhargavi’s advisor is Professor Gray Tuttle.