For 2013-4 he was awarded an AHRC Fellowship for a comparative historical study of early Indian with early Greek thought.
fɔːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn dˈæʃ fˈoːɹ hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐn ˌɑːɑːɹsˈiː fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp fɚɹə kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl stˈʌdi ʌv ˈɜːli ˈɪndiən wɪð ˈɜːli ɡɹˈiːk θˈɔːt.