Current Marsh Fellows

2024-2025 Cohort

Sidhaarth (Sid) Chakravarthy (CAS ’26)

Sid is a junior majoring in Economics and Mathematics and minoring in Public Policy Analysis. Born and raised in Dubai, he has learnt to appreciate the value of diverse cultural and religious perspectives. At BU, Sid serves as the Treasurer of the BU International Affairs Association, the Director of Education at TAMID@BU, Investment Associate at the BU Finance and Investment Club, and Assistant Head Delegate for BU’s Model UN Team. With a wide variety of interests ranging from finance to film, he enjoys learning new things, catching up with the news, and binge watching cricket matches and F1 races. As a practicing Hindu, he hopes to bring his experience in studying the world’s oldest religion to Marsh Chapel’s community.

Demian Choi (KHC & CAS ’25)

Demian is a senior in CAS studying religion with a focus on Tibetan Buddhism and Africana Diaspora Religions. Having been raised as an army child and moved across different states from Hawaii to Texas to NY, he has had a particular interest in religion and its manifest forms from the visceral to the soteriological. So far, he has been especially interested in the communal and cultural aspect of diasporic communities in healing trauma and finding cultural adaptations to their new environments such as Chinese-Cuban presences in Ocha or Tibetan Buddhist questions surrounding plastic sacrality. In more recent years, he has been involved with different Cuban Ocha and Haitian Vodou spiritual houses across NYC and Boston, expanding further to explore the unique features of different regional lineages and traditions alongside noting comparative features between these traditions’ practitioners and others such as Korean manshin and Tibetan oracles. Besides these interests, he is an avid member of the Undergraduate Philosophy Association (UPA), Study of Religions club (SOR), and Kilachand Leadership Advisory Board (KLAB) with a taste for eels, momos, plantains, and other interesting things in the Boston area! 

Dylan de Valk (ENG ’25)

Dylan de Valk is a senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Growing up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California, he has a love for hiking and nature. On campus, Dylan is an RA on Bay State Road and is heavily involved in Residence Life. When not busy with classes, he typically runs around the Charles River, plays piano and guitar, and watches and critiques indie films. With a Catholic mother and a Protestant father, the nuances of religious differences were always in his zeitgeist. By participating in this program, Dylan hopes to learn more about other religions and what exactly is believed and practiced. In turn, he hopes to better define his spirituality and beliefs.

Maya Pampuch (CAS ’27)

Maya Pampuch is a sophomore studying Philosophy and Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences with an interest in mysticism. Maya grew up in Minneapolis Minnesota and transferred to BU this year. Being agnostic, Maya enjoys the philosophical and academic side of spirituality and is excited to discuss personal relationships with the spiritual. When she is not discussing or reading Philosophy, Maya can be found tending to her houseplants, oil painting, and petting every dog she finds.

Arjun Patel (CAS ’26)

Arjun Patel is a junior in CAS studying Medical Science and Applied Math from southern California. At BU, he is involved with organizations like BU Veteran Assist, ABSK, and KDSAP. Outside of school, he enjoys exploring a wide variety of interests, including astronomy, geology, and running. Originally from a Hindu family, he enjoys exploring different faiths from a variety of different perspectives. He is most eager to explore the intersection of faith and the natural sciences, particularly with respect to new discoveries in fields such as biology and physics.

Rama Varanasi (CAS ’26)

Rama Varanasi is a Junior in CAS studying medical science. He was born and raised in North Carolina. On campus, Rama is involved in research and school clubs. He is part of Veteran Assist, a school club aiming to help support veterans in the Boston area. He hopes to further his spiritual growth and learn ways to help the community through a spiritual lens.