Dr. AMIT K. SUMAN

Associate Fellow, Royal Historical Society, London, UK.

Visiting Fellow, German Historical Institute, London, UK.

Adjunct Fellow, Sanrachna Foundation: An Autonomous Centre for Research and Innovation

Junior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

Junior Research Fellow, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi

• 1. Suman, Amit K., ‘Religion, Science, Technology, Art and Literature in Classical Greece (480-322 BC)’, for Course-II, Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient and Medieval World, Bachelors with Honours in History, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Institute of Life Long Learning (ILLL), University of Delhi, pp. (Chapter)

• 2. Suman, Amit K., ‘Centralization of Power in Mesopotamia: Temples and Palaces’, for Course-II, Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient and Medieval World, Bachelors with Honours in History, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Institute of Life Long Learning (ILLL), University of Delhi. (Chapter)

• 3. Suman, Amit K., ‘European Feudalism: Structure, Organization of Production, Technological Development, Various Theories, the Crisis of Feudalism’, for Course-II, Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient and Medieval World, Bachelors with Honours in History, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Institute of Life Long Learning (ILLL), University of Delhi, pp. 1-22. (Chapter)

·      Royal Historical Society, London, UK.

·      German Historical Institute, London, UK.

·      British Library, London, UK.

·      Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

·      National Archives of India, New Delhi.

·      Indian History Congress, India.

Early Modern and Modern South Asia (18th-20th c.)

Colonial Education and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (18th-20th c.)

Intellectual History and Literary Traditions of Modern South Asia (18th-20th c.) 

·      Participation as Convener and Board Member, UGCF 2022 Syllabus of BA Honours, BA Multidisciplinary Studies and Generic Elective Courses under NEP 2022, Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi, of the following courses:

      Convener

      Papers, B A (Hons) History: 

1.     “Ideas and Institutions in History”, Course introduced at undergraduate level in Honours stream inSemester-VIII.

2.     “Select Themes in the History of Education in India”, Course introduced at undergraduate level in Honours stream as Discipline Specific Elective (DSE-3) in SEM-VI.

3.     “Educational Arrangements and Knowledge in Modern India”, Course introduced at undergraduate level in Honours stream as Generic Elective in Semester IV.

      Board Member:

1.     BA (Honours) Semester VII, Course: “Readings in Indian History: Modern-I”

2.     BA (Honours) Semester VIII Course: “Readings in Indian History: Modern-II”

3.     B.A. (Hons.) GE, in Semester III Course, “Making of Post-colonial India from 1946 to 2000”.        

      Convener

      B A (Multidisciplinary Studies): 

1.     “History of Education in India”, Course at undergraduate level in Multidisciplinary Stream as DSE.

      Board Member:

1.     B.A. Multidisciplinary GE: “Making of Postcolonial India: 1950s to 1990s”.

2.     B.A. DSC: “Making of Contemporary India, 1950s to 1990s”, B.A. Multidisciplinary under FYUP: 8th semester.

3.     B.A. Multidisciplinary, Semester-VI, “DSE- Research Methodology”

CONFERENCE ORGANISATION AND PARTICIPATION

2023

• Participated as the Staff Advisor for the organisation of K.M. Ashraf Memorial Lecture and International Seminar on Public History: The People’s Perception of the Past, organised by the Department of History, Kirori Mal College University of Delhi, Delhi.

2022

Participated as the Member Organising Committee in a Two-Day International Conference on Gandhi’s Concept of Education and National Education Policy (NEP 2020): Idea, Opportunity and Implementation, organised by SGT University, Gurugram in collaboration with Sanrachna Foundation, and SSUN, Delhi.

2021

• Participated as the Staff Advisor for the organisation of K.M. Ashraf Memorial Lecture and International Seminar on Gender Inequalities and Indian Social Systems, organised by the Department of History, Kirori Mal College University of Delhi, Delhi.

2020

Participated as the Coordinator in a Five-Day International Webinar on Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the 21st Century: Philosophy, Political Ideas, and Socio-Spiritual Dimensions, organised by Department of History in collaboration with IQAC, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

2019

Participated as the Convener in a Two-Day International Conference on Forms of Knowledge and Intellectual Traditions in South Asia, organised by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

2018

Participated in a National Seminar on Indian Culture: Traditions and Practices (Recent Reflections), organised by Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

Participated as the Chairperson of the parallel session on ‘Partition and Language’ in a National Seminar on Decoding the Partition L(i/a)nes: Reflections on Language, Literature and Culture organised by Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

Participated in Two-Day International Seminar on Kabir Different Perspectives held at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, New Delhi. 

2017

Participated as the Chairperson in an international seminar on Dialectics of Education: Comparative and International Perspectives at CIE, Department of Education, University of Delhi, Delhi.

• Participated as the member of organizing committee in the National Seminar on Re-inscribing the past: Cultures, National Identity and Development, organised by the Department of History, Kirori Mal College University of Delhi, Delhi.

2015

• Participated as the member of organizing committee in the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) sponsored National Seminar on Identities in History: Power and Contestation in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India, organised by the Department of History, Kirori Mal College University of Delhi, Delhi.

2014

• Participated in the Discussion on Education in India: Vision and Mission, the Institute of Life Long Learning, University of Delhi, Delhi.

• Participated in the Two-Day Workshop on Foundation Courses of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme of University of Delhi under Popular Lecture Series, organised by Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

2013

• Participated in the organization of XIV International Seminar on Indo-Portuguese History held at India International Centre, New Delhi, Delhi.
• Participated in the ICHR sponsored National Seminar on Authority and Challenge: Processes of State and Social Formation in India organised by Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

2012

Participated in Two Day National Seminar on Mindscapes of Caste: Reconciling Equality and Justice, organised by Department of Political Science (UGC-SAP-CAS-I), University of Delhi, Delhi.

2011

• Participated in the organization of an International Conference on The Trajectories of Partition in South Asia, by the National Archives of India, India International Centre, New Delhi.

2010 

• Participated in the organization of the Indian History Congress, 70th Session, organised by University of Delhi, Delhi.

2009

Participated in the organization of an International Conference on Taj Mahal: a symbol of Indo-Iranian craftsmanship jointly organised by Department of History, University of Delhi, Iran Culture House and Indian Council of Historical Research, Delhi.

2007

Participated in the organization of the Indian History Congress, 68th Session, organised by University of Delhi, Delhi.