He obtained his doctoral degree from Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore and his thesis explored the identity formation in the context of theological as well as organizational contestations within Islam in Kerala, India. His primary research interest is in the questions of religious encounter with modernity and late modernity. He is in particular interested in the questions of citizenship, identity, and secularism in the Indian context. His current research includes studies on religious civil society activism among Muslims in Kerala, a comparative study on citizenship and neoliberal state, popular religiosity and theological contestations on saint worship among Muslims. He offers a course on Religion and Modernity for the Master's students at IIT Madras.