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Kirori Mal College (University of Delhi) University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 (Phone No. - 011-7121 9084 : Email - principal@kmc.du.ac.in) |
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Print Date : 23-05-2025 |
1. Personal Profile | ||||||
Title: Dr. First Name: AJEET Last Name: KUMAR |
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Designation: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Mobile No. 9811144361 | ||||||
Phone No. (Office) 011-71219084 Phone No. (Residence): ---------- | ||||||
Email: ajeetshandilya@kmc.du.ac.in Webpage: ---------- | ||||||
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2. Educational Qualifications | ||
Degree/ Certification | Institution | Year |
B. A.(Hons) History | Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 1993 |
M. A. History | Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 1995 |
M.Phil. | Dept of African Studies, University of Delhi | 2000 |
Ph.D. | Dept of History, University of Delhi | 2013 |
B. A.(Hons) History | Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 1993 |
M. A. History | Dept of History, University of Delhi | 1995 |
NET | UGC | 1997 |
M.Phil. | Dept of African Studies, University of Delhi | 2000 |
Ph.D. | Dept of History, University of Delhi | 2013 |
3. Career Profile & Administrative Assignments | ||||
Category | Role/ Designation | Department/ Committee | Date From - To | Remarks |
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CAREER PROFILE | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | HISTORY Kirori Mal College University of Delhi | 13.Feb.2015 - Till date | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | CONVENER | OTHERS KIRORI MAL COLLEGE | 01.Jul.2023 - 30.Jun.2024 | ID CARD COMMITTEE |
CAREER PROFILE | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | HISTORY Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi | 11.Sep.2006 - 12.Feb.2015 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | IQAC KIRORI MAL COLLEGE | 01.Jul.2023 - Till date | |
CAREER PROFILE | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | HISTORY SATYAWATI COLLEGE, DELHI | 02.Feb.2005 - 22.Oct.2023 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE | 01.Jul.2023 - 30.Jun.2024 | |
CAREER PROFILE | TEACHER-IN-CHARGE | HISTORY KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI | 01.Apr.2019 - 31.Mar.2021 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | OTHERS KIRORI MAL COLLEGE | 01.Jul.2023 - Till date | REN0VATION AND UPGRADATION OF FRANK THAKURDAS AUDITORIUM COMMITTEE |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | CONVENER | ALUMNI COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI | 01.Jul.2022 - 30.Jun.2023 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | CONVENER | PWD ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI | 01.Jul.2019 - 30.Jun.2021 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | LIBRARY COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI | 01.Jul.2019 - 30.Jun.2021 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | PRAYAS – THE ENABLING UNIT KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI | 01.Jul.2019 - 30.Jun.2021 | |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | CANTEEN COMMITTEE KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, DELHI | 01.Jul.2022 - 30.Mar.2023 |
4. Other Profiles |
Other Profile Name/ Description |
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WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/ WEBINAR ORGANIZED Conducted KM Ashraf Memorial Lecture and National Seminar |
OTHERS Represented KMC Stall on the eve of PM’s visit to DU, June 2023. |
OTHERS Organised SAKSHAMTA DIWAS for PWD students of the College at Kirori Mal College, June 2023 |
OTHERS Conducted KHELO PRAYAS, Inter-College Para-Athletic Sports Meet, at Kirori Mal College, April 20-21,2022. |
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS Awarded SAIL Scholarship for three years (1990-93) |
OTHERS Conducted Annual Festival ATEET for History Department at Kirori Mal College ,April 11- 12, 2021 . |
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the UGC in October, 1997 |
MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES Member, Indian History Congress |
WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/ WEBINAR ORGANIZED ·
Worked
as Member of Organising Committee in the Indian Council of Historical Research
(ICHR) sponsored National seminar on Identities
in History: Power and Contestations in Ancient, Medieval and ModernIndia,
organised by the Department of History, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
during 26-27 Feb., 2015.
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WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/ WEBINAR ORGANIZED ·
Worked
as Member of Organising Committee in the Indian Council of Historical Research
(ICHR) sponsored National seminar on Authority
and Challenge: Processes of State and Social Formation in India, organised by the Department of History,
Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi during 1-2 Mar., 2013
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WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/ WEBINAR ORGANIZED ·
Worked
as Member of Organising Committee in the Indian Council of Historical Research
(ICHR) sponsored National seminar on Histories
of the Urban: Reflections on Changing Cities, organised by the Department
of History, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi during 25-26 Feb., 2014. |
WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/ WEBINAR ORGANIZED ·
Worked as a co-ordinator in the
ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on “Politics, Leadership and Democracy in
India”, organised by the Department of Political Science, Kirori Mal College,
University of Delhi on 11-12 March, 2013 |
SUBJECTS TAUGHT Honours History of India c.750-1206 History of India c.1200-1550 Rise of Modern World History of China and Japan
B.A.(Program) Ancient India Medieval India Modern India Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Europe, Cultures in Indian
Subcontinent.
Discipline
Centred Courses Medieval Delhi Modern Delhi
SEC
Historical
Tourism |
AREAS OF INTEREST/ SPECIALIZATION Medieval Indian History,
Early Medieval Indian History, Religion and Culture |
OTHERS ·
Co-convenor, PRAYAS, an Enabling Unit of
Kirori Mal College, commissioned by UGC for PWD Students ·
Staff Advisor, History Society, Kirori Mal
College; been associated with and coordinated various activities of the History
Society such as organising talks, educational trips to historical sites in
India ·
Member, KMC Alumni Committee ·
Member, Placement Cell, Kirori Mal College ·
Member, Hostel Admission Committee, Kirori
Mal College ·
Member, La Voice Committee, Kirori Mal college ·
Member, Debating Society, Kirori Mal
College
Member,
Canteen Committee, Kirori Mal College |
5. Research Guidance | ||||
Year | Guide For | Title of the Dissertation/ Thesis | Scholar Name | Status |
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2024 | Ph. D. | India-Tanzania trade relations: With special reference to Zanzibar (1850-1950) | Ashish Ranjan Singh | Submitted |
6. Research Projects | |||||
Year | Title of Project | Sponsorship Agency | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Date of Sanction |
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2015 | ‘Changing Complexions of Delhi: A Study of Jhuggi- Jhopadi Clusters and Cultural Transition’ | University of Delhi. | 1 years | Rs, 3,50,000 | 09.Mar.2015 |
7. Publications | |||||
Category | Publication Name | Title | Name of Author | Reference Link/ DOI Link |
Publication (Month-Year) |
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8. Books | ||||
Category | Book Name | Title | Name of Author | ISSN/ ISBN Number |
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BOOK (National) |
History of Ancient India | AJEET KUMAR (Sole Author) |
Pearson India | |
BOOK (National) |
Prachin Bhartiya Itihas | AJEET KUMAR (Sole Author) |
Pearson India | |
BOOK (National) |
Dimensions of Higher Education | AJEET KUMAR (Joint Author) |
Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE), University of Delhi, New Delhi Publishers |
9. Faculty Achievements | |||||
Year | Category of Achievement | Role | National/ International etc. | Name | Date From-To |
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2021 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | International | Invited as a Resource Person in the International Mithila Summit (online) on “Ushering Renaissance of Maithili Language, Culture and Heritage”, organised by International Mithila Diaspora on 4 September, 2021. | 04.Sep.2021 - 04.Sep.2021 |
2023 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | National | Educational Pursuits and their Contributions to Medieval Mithila Society in 4 th National Conference, Mithila Itihas Sansthan, Darbhanga at department of History LNMU Drbhanga. | 18.Mar.2023 - 18.Mar.2023 |
2020 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | PARTICIPANT | National | Two Week Online Faculty Developme nt Programm e on "Learning Advanced E-tools for MOOCs Developme nt & Research" | 01.Sep.2020 - 14.Sep.2020 |
2020 | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED | PARTICIPANT | National | Two Weeks Faculty Developmen t Programme on "ENHANCI NG PSYCHOL OGICAL SKILLS FOR TEACHING & PRACTICE | 15.Sep.2020 - 29.Sep.2020 |
2023 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | PARTICIPANT | International | Delivered a lecture on ‘History and Prospects of Maithili’ in the House of Lords, Westminster, London as part of celebration of UN International Year of Indegenous Languages on12th November, 2019 | 12.Nov.2019 - 12.Nov.2019 |
2019 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | PARTICIPANT | International | Delivered a lecture on ‘Approaches and Methods in the Study of Religions: Worldview of Maithils on the basis of Folk-songs of Mithila’ at SOAS (School of History, Religions and Philosophies), University of London on 21.11.2019 | 21.Nov.2019 - 21.Nov.2019 |
2019 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | International | “Gurudev Tagore’s Contribution to the Rise of Nationalism in India”, organized byEmbassy of India, Hanoi and Swami Vivekanand Cultural Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam on 9 August, 2021. | 09.Aug.2021 - 09.Aug.2021 |
2021 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | RESOURCE PERSON | National | • Invited as a Resource Person in the One Day National e-Seminar on “Knowledge Systems of Mithila : Trends and Traditions”, organized by the Department of History, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga on 6 March, 2021. | 06.Mar.2021 - 06.Mar.2021 |
2019 | REFRESHER COURSE ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Two Week Online Interdisciplinary refresher Course on "THE QUINTESSENTI ALEDUCATOR; CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIE S IN THE CHANGING WORLD" | 23.Aug.2021 - 06.Sep.2021 |
Dr. AJEET KUMAR |