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Dr. Bhuwan Kumar Jha

About Me

Assistant Professor

Educational Qualifications 

Degree
Institution
Year
Ph.D./D.Phil.
History department, University of Delhi
2011
M.Phil. / M.Tech.
History department, University of Delhi
1998
PG
Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
1995
UG
Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
1993

Courses/Paper Taught

Name of the course
Year/Sem
BA Honours
2020-21; 4th and 6th semesters
History of the USSR
2020-21; 5th semester
BA Honours
2017-18; 4th and 6th semesters
BA Honors, BA Program
2017-18; 5th semester
History of India (1750-1857); History of India (1857-1950)
2016-17; BA Honours 4th and 6th semesters
BA Honours and BA Prog
2016-17; 5th semester

Administrative Role

Role
Society/Committee/Any other
Year
Member
Member
2020-21
Member
Purchase Committee, Developing Countries Research Centre
2019-20
Member
Purchase Committee, Developing Countries Research Centre, Delhi University
2018-19
Convener/Member
Convener
2017-18
Teacher-in-charge/ Convener/ Member
Teacher-in-charge, History department; Member, Auditorium & Seminar Room Maintenance Committee, Disposal Committee, Canteen Committee; Member
2016-17

Awards and Achievements

Awards
"Commissioned by CRPF to write a book on its history. The book 'Nation First' published by Rupa Publications (2021)
Commissioned by CISF, along with two other historians, to write a book on its history. The book publshed as 'CISF- Force of the Future' (2019)
Awarded Fellowship by Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi, 2018-20 to work on the proposal 'Madan Mohan Malaviya, Call for Sangathan and Legislative Politics'.
Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (subsequently upgraded to Senior Research Fellowship) by UGC in 1996.
Secured second position in Delhi University in MA examinations in History in 1995"

Books and Chapter Authored

Title of the Book/Chapter
Year of Publication
ISBN Number
National/International
Co-Author (if any)
Chapter- ‚'Hindu, Hinduism and Hindutva‚Äô in Himanshu Roy, ed, Political Thought in Indic Civilization, Sage, New Delhi, 2021, pp. 50-77
2021
978-93-5479-157-4
International
Nation First 82 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation 1939-2020, Rupa Publications, New Delhi; work commissioned by CRPF
2021
10987654321
International
Hindu Nationalism in India Ideology and Politics, Routledge, Oxon and New York
2020
978-0-367-25332-5
International
Bidyut Chakrabarty
CISF— Force of the Future, Sheriden Book Company, Delhi
2019
978-81-7506-037-1
National
TKV Subramanian and Manoj Sharma
Chapter- ‚'Sardar Patel, League and the Hindu Nationalists‚Äô in Shakti Sinha and Himanshu Roy, eds, Patel Political Ideas and Policies, SAGE, New Delhi, pp.100-124
2019
978-93-528-0853-3
International

Career Profile

Organisation/Institution
Designation
Duration
Role
Satyawati College, University of Delhi
Assistatnt Professor (Selection Grade)
Since 10 July 2015
Teaching and Research
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi
Fellow
July 2018-July 2020
Research on Madan Mohan Malaviya
University of Delhi
Assistant Registrar
12 May 2009 - 9 July 2015
Administration (VC Secretariat, Recruitment, Finance, Estate, ILLL, Publication))
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi
Research Associate
25 April 2007-11 May 2009
Research; Coordination of project on moernization/digitization
Rajdhani College, Motilal Nehru College (Evening) and RLA College: University of Delhi
Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc basis),Duration
7 August 2000- 7 November 2006
Teaching and Research

Invited Speaker/Keynote Speaker/Chairperson/Resource Person

Topic of the Conference or Seminar / Title of the Paper Presented
National/ International
Year
Invites speaker on ‚"Madan Mohan Malaviya and India‚Äôs freedom struggle‚Äô, organized by the History department, Hansraj College, Delhi University, 1 October 2021,
National
2021
Invited Speaker on ‚"Gandhi, Freedom Struggle and Partition‚Äô, organized by History department, Kamala Nehru College, Delhi University, 27 August 2021,
National
2021
Invited Speaker on ‚"Gandhi versus Jinnah the saga of India‚Äôs partition‚Äô at Srijan School, Delhi, 14 August 2021,
National
2021
Invited Speaker on 'Gandhi versus Jinnah India's road to partition', in a Webinar organized by the History Society, Bharati College, Delhi University, 22nd April 2021,
National
2021
Invited Speaker for online lectures as Visiting Professor in the Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogayakata (Yogyakarta State University), Yogyakarta, Indonesia on topics ‚"Teaching Social Studies in schools in India Content and Pedagogy‚Äô (17 November 2020); and ‚"Social Science Textbooks in India Policy and Practice‚Äô (19 November 2020),
International
2020
Resource Person and made presentation on ‚"Leave Rules in Educational Institutions‚Äô organized by JNU-HRDC in the Faculty Induction Programme (5 October-31 October 2020) on 14 October 2020.,
National
2020
Invited Speaker on ‚"Congress, Hindu Mahasabha and the Indian national movement‚Äô in the Webinar (Politikos Dialogue) organized by the Political Science department of Satyawati College, 25 September 2020,
National
2020
Invited Speaker on ‚"Madan Mohan Malaviya in Legislative Politics‚Äô in the Webinar organized by the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, 14 August 2020,
National
2020
Resource Person and delivered a talk on ‚"Leave rules and procedures for the University and College employees‚Äô in the Webinar organized by IQAC, Staff Association and the Library of Kalindi College, DU on 17 June 2020,
National
2020
Invited speaker on ‚"Mahamana Malaviya The Man and His Mission‚Äô in the Webinar organized by IQAC of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, DU on 26 May 2020,
National
2020

Area of Interest

Areas of Interest / Specialization
Modern and Contemporary history

Research Guidance

Scholar's Name
Title
M.Phil./Ph.D./ Summer Training:
Awarded/Submitted/In Progress
Ghanshyam Pandit
Ph.D. (Delhi University)
In Progress
Ranjeet Kumar
:Foundation of Identities: Jatavs of Wester Uttar Pradesh (1917-1947)
M.Phil. (Delhi University)
In Progress
Arnandar
Gratitude to Parents in Buddhism: A Blueprint for Mindful Parenting
Ph.D. (Gautam Buddha University), Great Noida
In Progress

FDP/Workshops Organized or Attended

Topic of the FDP/Workshop
Organizing Body Name
Year
Two Week Capacity Building Programme in Social Sciences, May 16-29, 2017
DCRC, Delhi University; sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi
2017
Three Week UGC-sponsored Winter School Refresher course on Folklore, Tradition and Culture, 18-2-2016 to 9-3-2016
UGC-HRD Centre, CPDHE, Delhi University
2016
Ten days as Expert/Resource Person, Expert Advisory Committee for Definitional Dictionary of History (Updation), 13-1-2016 to 23-1-2016
Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology, Ministry of Education
2016
Four Week UGC sponsored Orientation programme, 17-11-2015 to 15-12-2015
UGC-HRD Centre, CPDHE, Delhi University
2015
Four Week Training programme on University Governance, Administration, Management, Accounts and Finance”, 4-2-2013 to 28-2-2013
Conducted by the Financial Management Research and Resource Society, New Delhi and organized by Delhi University
2013
Five days Academic Administrators Workshop, 28-1-2013 to 1-2-2013
UGC-Academic Staff College (JNU)
2013
Four Week Training programme on Educational Administration, University Management, Accounts and Finance”, 19-11-2012 to 14-12-2012
Conducted by the Financial Management Research and Resource Society and organized by Delhi University
2012

Research Projects

Research Project Title
Major/Minor

Conferences and Seminars Organized

Topic of the Conference or Seminar / Title of the Paper Presented
National/ International
Year
Delivered a lecture on ‘देश का विभाजन और आज़ादी’ in a वेब-गोष्ठी on “भारत: एक राष्ट्र, आज़ादी, विभाजन और संपोषणीय विकास” organized by Regional Outreach Bureau, Patna, Ministry of I&B, GoI, 14 August 2021.
National
2021
Delivered a lecture on ‘सत्याग्रह और सर्वोदय में गाँधी और विनोबा भावे’ in a वेब-गोष्ठी on बापू: स्वदेशी, स्वराज एवं सत्याग्रह organized by Regional Outreach Bureau, Patna, Ministry of I&B, GoI, 2 October 2020
National
2020
Presented a paper on "Relevance of Gandhian Ideas in Modern Times‚' in the two days International Webinar organized by the Department of Psychology, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Delhi University, 1-2 October 2020,
International
2020
Presented paper on "Resurgence of Sanatan dharma in colonial India the role of Din Dayalu Sharma and Madan Mohan Malaviya‚' in the International Webinar on "Global Well-Being and the Tenets of Ancient Indian Traditions with Reference to Buddhism‚', 9-11 July 2020, organized by Gautam Buddha University, NOIDA,
International
2020
Presented paper on "Malaviya‚'s ideas on education the founding of the Banaras Hindu University‚' in the online "History of Education Research Conference‚' organized by the International Centre for Historical Research in Education (ICHRE), UK, 9 July 2020,
International
2020
Delivered a lecture on the theme of "Concept, Paradigm and Discourse‚' in a national seminar on "Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences Emerging Trends and Context‚', JNU organised jointly by Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, SIS (JNU) and Shodh Samvad Research Forum on 10-11 January 2020.,
National
2020
Presented a paper on "Jallianwala and the Punjab Wrongs of 1919 Catalyst for nationalist unity‚' in the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on "Nation and Nationalism in Indian Politics‚' organised by Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, University of Delhi, 6-7 September 2019,
National
2019
Presented a paper on "Jallianwala Tragedy the Nationalist Response‚' in a seminar on "Remembering Jallianwala Bagh‚' organised by Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi on 13 April 2019,
National
2019
Presented a paper on "Consolidating Hindu identity in colonial India Ideas of Lal Chand, Malaviya, Shraddhanand and Moonje‚' at ICSSR National Seminar on "The Idea of India Intellectual Traditions in India Studies‚' (UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh), 18-19 March 2019,
National
2019
Presented a paper on "Gandhi and Malaviya Agreement within Differences‚' in the National Conference on "The Prescient Gandhi Reviewing the Social, Political, Economic, Moral and Beyond‚' organized by the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi, 21 February 2019,
National
2019

Publication Profile

Title and Year of Publication
UGC-CARE/Peer Reviewed Journal
ISSN Number
Impact Factor
‘मदन मोहन मालवीय: सनातनधर्म, एकता और राष्ट्रप्रेम’, 2021
इतिहास (शोध पत्रिका), New Series, Vol.7, No.1, January-June 2021
2319-8818
--
'Negotiating the Place of Madan Mohan Malaviya in Modern Indian History’, 2021
Occasional Paper, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, 2021
ISBN- 978-93-84793-40-1
--
Hindu Mahasabha, Congress and the Buddhists in late Colonial India: The question of the Bodh Gaya Temple’, 2020
The Maha Bodhi, Vol.128, December 2020, pp.107-118
0025-0406
--
Nehru Report, Muslim demands and the Hindu Mahasabha: Elusive Consensus on Future Constitution’, 2020
Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.64, No.4, December 2020, pp.534-551
0019-5561
6.458
Simultaneity of Elections in India: Issue, Debate and the Historical Context’, 2019
Indian Journal of Democratic Governance, pp. Vol.1, No.1, 2019, pp. 8-12
2582-7731
--
From Ajmer to Ahmedabad: The changing tactics of the Hindu Mahasabha’, 2013
Intellectual Resonance, Vol. 1, No.1, May 2013, pp. 74-81
2321-2594
--
Militarizing the Community: Hindu Mahasabha’s Initiative (1915-1940)’, 2013
Studies in History, Vol. 29, No. 1, February 2013, pp.119-146
0257-6430
0.11
U Nu and the Emergence of a New Burma: Situating the Sixth Buddhist Council 1954-56’ , 2010
Buddhist Studies, Volume XXXVII, 2010, pp. 104-111
0970-9754
--
Forging “unity”: Hindu Mahasabha and the quest for Sangathan’, 2008
Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 2007, Vol. 68, Part-1, pp. 1069-1088
2249-1937
--
Hindu Identity and the Question of Shuddhi’, 2004
Social Science Probings, Vo.16, No.2, December 2004, pp. 75-110
Reg. No. 42813/84
--
Genesis of the Hindu Mahasabha’, 1997
Studies in History and Culture, Volume 5, Nos. 1 & 2, 1997, pp. 41-58
0971-9326
--

Other Activities

Other Activities
1. Visiting Professor, Social Studies Curriculum and Learning Course, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia, October-December 2021. Classes through online mode.
2. Co-editor, GlobaLense, a binannual peer-reviewed journal of the Central for Global Studies, Delhi University;
3. Prepared two modules in four quadrants each (including text and video) for the online Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) in History, UGC, conducted by JNU Human Resources Centre, December 2020-March 2021. Modules were (i) Madan Mohan Malaviya: Ideas on Dharma and Hindu Sangathan, and (ii) Madan Mohan Malaviya: Role in Indian national movement; https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/arp19_ap89/preview
4. Paper- ‘News and Society’, Subject: Media and Communication Studies, Module ID: P1-M16: Post-independence Press, State and Civil Society, for PG students, published under E-PG Pathshala of NME-ICT project of MHRD, 2017. Two quadrants: Quadrant-I (E-text) and Quadrant-III (Learn More)
web link :https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=24
5. Contributed as Member of the Expert Advisory Committee in preparation of Fundamental Glossary of History (English-Hindi), Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, MHRD, New Delhi, July 2019
http://www.csttpublication.mhrd.gov.in/ebook/Fundamental_Glossary_of_History/html5forpc.html?page=0
6. Review of the Book- Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers in Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.65, Issue 1, March 2019, pp.260-266. (ISSN 0019-5561)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0019556118814656
7. Review of the Book- "ब्रिटिश राज और अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता: औपनिवेशिक भारत में प्रतिबंधित साहित्य 1907-1935” in the ICHR Journal इतिहास (शोध पत्रिका), New Series, Vol.4, No.1, January-June 2018, pp. 121-125 (ISSN 2319-8818)
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