Kirori Mal College
(University of Delhi)
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
(Phone No. - 011-7121 9084 : Email - principal@kmc.du.ac.in)
Print Date : 23-05-2025
1. Personal Profile
Title: Dr.   First Name: AJEET   Last Name: KUMAR img
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
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
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.


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


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
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
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)
8. Books
Category Book Name Title Name of Author ISSN/ ISBN Number
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
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