CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

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1. Name:Santosh Kumar Rai

2. Email :

3. Designation: Senior Lecturer

4. Date of Appointment

(i) In the teaching profession :07-08-1997 to 06-08-2002

(Research Associate in ModernIndian History,

Department ofHistory, University of Delhi)

(ii) In the Permanent Capacity: 19-02-2003 (S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University

of Delhi)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Year College/ University

B.A. (Hons) History1994Kirori Mal College

University of Delhi

M.A1996Kirori Mal College

Modern Indian History University of Delhi

M.Phil History1999 University of Delhi

NET-History1997UGC

Academic Distinctions:

a). B.A. (Hons) First Division.

b). M.A. First Division, Second Position in the University.

c).M.Phil, First Division

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Current Research Perusal:

Working for Ph.D. Degree under the theme: The Changing World of Weavers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, 1900- 1957,under the Supervision of Dr. Prabhu Mohapatra,Department of History, University of Delhi.

DETAILS OF PUBLICATIONS:

PUBLISHED PAPERS

  1. “Formation of a Colonial Identity: The Momin Ansars in Early Twentieth Century Northern India”, in Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (PIHC), Calicut, 67th Session, 2007, pp. 563- 570. Awarded Professor Partha Sarathi Gupta Memorial Prize for the best research paper in the Modern Indian History Section at the Session.
  2. “Historiography on Weavers and Weaving with Special Reference to Early Twentieth Century United Provinces” in Mahendra Pratap and S.Z.H. Jafri ed., Region in History, Delhi 2008, pp.375-383.
  3. “The Challenges of Industrialization and The Weavers of The North Western Provinces in the Late Nineteenth Century”, in S.N.R. Rizvi and S.Z.H. Jafri ed., Explorations in Indian History, Delhi, 2007, pp. 210- 219.
  4. “The Weavers of Azamgarh in 1857”, in A.K.Sinha ed. Facets of Indian History, Delhi 2006, pp. 302-306.
  5. “Famines, Migrations and the Weavers of Colonial Eastern Uttar Pradesh In the Later Half Of the 19thCentury”, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (PIHC),Bareilly, Vol. 65, 2005- 2006, pp. 564- 572.
  6. “The Location of Identity and The Bonds of Community: The Weavers of Nineteenth Century eastern Uttar Pradesh”, Social Science Probings, Vol.17, No.1, June 2005, pp.45-60.
  7. “Halaat-i-Zindagi or Ways of Being: The World of Weavers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh during the Nineteenth Century”, U.P. Historical Review, Vol. No.1, New Series, April 2004, pp.140-163.
  8. “Weaver's Aurungs and Colonial Control in Gorakhpur Region, 1801-1807”, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (PIHC), Amritsar, Vol.63, 2002, pp.502-507.
  9. “The Conditions of Work and Survival: The Weavers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh (1880-1900)”, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (PIHC), Bhopal, Vol. 62, 2001, pp. 719-725.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES

  1. Presented research paper “Freedom Struggle, Muslim Masses and Partition”, in National Seminar on Contributions of Muslims to Indian Freedom Struggle (1857- 1947), organized by Hamidia Girls’ Degree College, University of Allahabad, Allahabad in collaboration with UGC, New Delhi, 6- 7 December, 2008.
  1. Presented research paper “Many Madanpuras: Memories and Histories of Migrant Weavers of Northern India During 19th- 20th Centuries”, in Panel No. 19: Crafting Traditions: Migrations, Mobility and Memories at 20th Conference of the International Association of Historians of Asia, held on 14- 17 November, 2008, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi.
  1. Presented research paper “Becoming an Ansari: The Muslim weavers of colonial Awadh” in Symposium on Awadh: From Sharqi Rulers to Colonial Times, organized by Uttar Pradesh History Congress under the aegis of Department of Medieval and Modern Indian History, University of Allahabad, Allahabad ,18th- 19th October, 2008.
  2. “The Dilemma of ‘Work’: The Julaha Weavers of United Provinces in the Early Twentieth Century”, paper presented at Seventh International Conference on Labour History, organized by Association of Indian Labour Historians and V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, March 27- 29, 2008, Noida.
  3. “Experiments and Adaptations: Weaving Training Schools in Early Twentieth Century United Provinces”, paper presented at Sixth International Conference on Labour History, organized by Association of Indian Labour Historians in association with V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, November 1-3, 2006, Delhi.
  4. “The Paradoxes of Colonial Modernity and the Julaha Weavers of the United Provinces in the early Twentieth Century”, paper presented in Footsteps Across Time: People, Politics, Places in Indian History, a Seminar organized by the Department of history, University of Delhi (ASIHSS Programme), 18th March 2006.
  5. “The Pretensions of Tradition and The Julaha Community of Eastern Uttar Pradesh in the Early Twentieth Century”, paper presented in the 66th Session of Indian History Congress, Visva- Bharati University, Santiniketan, 28-30th January, 2006.
  6. “The Handloom Industry in Colonial Eastern Uttar Pradesh, 1820s- 1870s”, presented in the 64th Session of Indian History Congress, Mysore, 28- 30th December, 2003.

ARTICLES

1) Co-authored “Manchu- Reforms (1905)” in K.T.S. Sarao, ed. Modern History of China (1840-1949), Delhi 1999, pp.342-350, published in both English and Hindi Versions.

2) “Samantvad se Samantvad Tak”, Navbharat Times, 10th July 1995.

PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS

  1. “Indian Economy 1858- 1914” by Irfan Habib, A People’s History of India Series Vol. 28 inThe Indian Historical Review, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1,(January 2007), pp. 338- 344; Revised version published inSocial Science Probings,Vol.19, No.1,June 2007, pp. 149- 154.
  2. “Exploring Gender Equations: Colonial and Post-Colonial India” ed., by Biswamoy Pati and Shakti Kak in Contemporary India, Vol. 4, No. 1-2, January- June, 2005.
  3. “Negotiating India's Past: Essays In Memory of Partha Sarathi Gupta” ed., by Biswamoy Pati, B.P. Sahu and T.K.V. Subramanian in Indian Historical Review (IHR) XXXII, No. 2, July 2005,pp.277-283.
  4. “State And Diplomacy under Tipu Sultan”, ed. by Irfan Habib in Social Science Probings, Vol.15, No. 3-4, Winter 2003, pp.146-149.
  5. “Nimnavargiya Prasang Bhag-2”, ed. by Shahid Amin and Gyanendra Pandey, in Sahamat Muktanaad, Year 4, No. 7-9, July-Sept., 2002,pp. 93-94..
  6. “Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas”, ed. by R.L.Shukla, in Sahamat Muktanaad, Year 3, No.4-6, April-June, 2001, pp. 84-85.

Past Experience of Research for a Degree:

M.Phil: Awarded with first class for the topic, The World of Weavers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh during Nineteenth Century, from the Department of History, University of Delhi in 1999 under the supervision of Prof. Shahid Amin.

Professional Trainings/ Refresher Courses /Workshops Attended:

  1. Attended Workshop on Historiography and Research Methodology organized by Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, 23rd June -06th July 2008.
  2. Attended the Transnational Labour, Transnational Methods Summer Institute for Global Labour History at the New College, University of Toronto, Canada, 8-14 June 2008.
  3. Participated in the Course on The Research Methods in Labour History organized by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, February 19- 23, 2007.
  4. Completed Refresher Course in History from UGC-ASC, Jamia Millia Islamia University, 23rd August -13thSeptember, 2005, with “A” Grade.
  5. Completed Orientation Course in Information Technology from CPDHE (UGC- ASC) University of Delhi, April-May 2004.

Action Research

Worked as member of Public Study Group for CABE (Central Advisory Board of Education), 2004, prepared Report on School Text Books on History prescribed in Uttar Pradesh.

Any Other Information Regarding Academic Activities:

  1. Awarded Professor Partha Sarathi Gupta Memorial Prize for the best research paper in the Modern Indian History Section at the 67th Session of The Indian History Congress, 2007.
  2. Life Member of Indian History Congress.
  3. Member of U.P. History Congress.
  4. Assisted Prof. Shahid Amin in translation and editing of Nimna Vargiya Prasang Bhag-2, Delhi, 2002.
  5. Assisted Prof. Suhash Chakrabarty (Department of History, University of Delhi) in translation of RajCharitmanas, published by Hindi Madhyam Karyanavay Directorate,University of Delhi, Delhi, 2002.

Santosh Kumar Rai

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