Kirori Mal College
(University of Delhi)
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
(Phone No. - 011-7121 9084 : Email - principal@kmc.du.ac.in)
Print Date : 11-08-2024
1. Personal Profile
Title: Dr.   First Name: Amit   Last Name: K. Suman img
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2. Educational Qualifications
Degree/ Certification Institution Year
PhD University of Delhi 2016
PG Diploma in Archives and Record Management National Archives of India 2010
M.A. History University of Delhi 2009
B.A. Honours History University of Delhi 2007
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 LIBRARY COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi 03.Jul.2023 - Till date
CAREER PROFILE CONVENER STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College University of Delhi 20.Jul.2022 - 14.Aug.2023
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CONVENER GYM COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College University of Delhi 04.May.2016 - 01.May.2018
CAREER PROFILE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HISTORY ATMA RAM SANATAN DHARMA COLLEGE, DELHI 12.Aug.2013 - 12.Feb.2015
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER HOSTEL ADMISSION COMMITTEE Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi 31.May.2021 - 31.May.2023
4. Other Profiles
Other Profile Name/ Description
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Associate Fellow, Royal Historical Society, London, UK.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Visiting Fellow, German Historical Institute, London, UK.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

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

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

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

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

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

CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF E-CONTENTS/ MOOCS

  • 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)

 

MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES

·      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.

 

AREAS OF INTEREST/ SPECIALIZATION

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.) 

SYLLABUS FORMATION

·      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”

WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/ WEBINAR ORGANIZED

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.

5. Research Guidance
Year Guide For Title of the Dissertation/ Thesis Scholar Name Status
2023 Ph. D. ---- Nasruddin Submitted
2024 Ph. D. ---- Saurabh Kumar Shanu Pursuing
2024 M. Phil ---- Eliza Pursuing
6. Research Projects
Year Title of Project Sponsorship Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned Date of Sanction
2018 Colonial Policies on Education and Centres of Indigenous Learning ICSSR 12 Months 200000 29.Mar.2017
2022 Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle of India’, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi 3 Months 175000 13.Nov.2023
7. Publications
Category Publication Name Title Name of Author Reference Link/
DOI Link
Publication
(Month-Year)
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Indigenous Educational Institutions in Upper Gangetic Valley: Curriculum, Structure and Patronage Social Scientist Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
April
2014
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
The Quest for Education: An Insight into the Educational Theories and Practices of the Colonial Government in Bengal Presidency Indian Historical Review Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
December
2018
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Colonialism, Indigenous Knowledge Networks, and the Evolution of Pedagogic Practices: The Transition from Orality to Literacy in the 19th Century’, in the Scopus Indexed Journal Elementary Education Online Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
December
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Gleaning Wisdom from Ancestral Heritage: Indigenous Knowledge Traditions and the National Education Policy International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE) Amit K. Suman
(First Author)
December
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(National)
Colonial Engagements with Indigenous Islamic Scholarship and the Establishment of Hooghly Mohsin College Tareekh e Adab e Urdu Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
December
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Colonial State and Indigenous Islamic Learning: A Case Study of Calcutta Madrasa Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
December
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Colonial Experiments with Sanskrit Knowledge Traditions: A Case Study of Calcutta Sanskrit College International Journal of Economic Perspectives Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
June
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Education and Dissemination of Knowledge in Colonial Bihar: 1765-1900 International Journal of Research in Social Sciences Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
December
2019
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Colonial Policies and Centres of Indigenous Learning Early Modern India NMML Occasional Paper (History and Society) Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
July
2017
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Cultural Journey of Migrant Labourers: An Observation of Various Industries DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation Amit K. Suman
(First Author)
December
2015
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Event, Memory and Historical Analysis: A Reconstruction of Temple Destruction in India SubVersions, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai Amit K. Suman
(First Author)
December
2014
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Teaching for the Workforce: Industrial Schools and Educational Methods in Colonial India (1850s-1940s) Journal of Namibian Studies Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
April
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(National)
Pursuit of a Separate State: Colonialism and the Biharis' Quest for Equality TAREEKH E ADAB E URDU Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
December
2023
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Trailblazers Of Knowledge: Old Delhi College’s Enduring Influence On India’s Intellectual Landscape Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies Amit K. Suman
(Sole Author)
http://www.jlls.org/index.php/jlls/issue/view/36 February
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Exploring Hindu College Calcutta: Catalyst of Intellectual Evolution and Its Detractors History of Education: Journal of the History of Education Society Amit K. Suman
(First Author)
DOI: 10.1080/0046760X.2024.2370518 July
2024
8. Books
Category Book Name Title Name of Author ISSN/ ISBN Number
BOOK
(National)
Perspectives on Colonialism and Nationalism in India: A study of Historiographical Traditions Amit K. Suman
(Joint Author)
Apple Books, New Delhi 978-93-83996-14-8
9. Faculty Achievements
Year Category of Achievement Role National/ International etc. Name Date From-To
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National • Invited as Resource Person to conduct two sessions on ‘Vision of History as per National Education Policy (NEP 2020): National Curriculum Framework (NCF) Recommendations regarding History Curriculum’ 16.Oct.2023 - 17.Oct.2023
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National • Invited as Resource Person for initiating an innovative undergraduate programme ‘Design Your Degree’ in line of National Education Policy 2020 24.Apr.2023 - 25.Apr.2023
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National Invited as panellist to speak on ‘Why Study Liberal Arts’, in a webinar 22.Jul.2023 - 22.Jul.2023
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National • Invited as panellist to interact with Prof Badri Narayan on ‘his work on Kanshiram and issue of Dalit Politics after Independence' 12.Apr.2023 - 12.Apr.2023
2022 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National • Invited as guest speaker to interact with the students of class 12 on ‘CUET 2022 and Career Prospects’, in a webinar 14.Jun.2022 - 14.Jun.2022
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR International ‘Gandhian Educational Ideas and Indigenous Knowledge Systems’, presented in a Two-Day International Conference on Gandhi’s Concept of Education and National Education Policy (NEP 2020): Idea, Opportunity and Implementation 20.Jul.2022 - 21.Jul.2022
2020 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR International ‘Colonial Experiments with Sanskrit Knowledge Tradition: A Case Study of Calcutta Sanskrit College’ 03.Jul.2020 - 03.Jul.2020
2020 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National ‘Pedagogic Practices and History Writing: Trends, Schools and Methodologies’ presented in a National Seminar cum Workshop on Pedagogy of History: Perspectives, Practices & Possibilities 14.Feb.2020 - 16.Feb.2020
2020 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National ‘Indigenous Education and Mahatma Gandhi: Inspiration and Admiration’, presented in a Two-Day National Conference on Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi: Society Politics and Philosophy 23.Jan.2020 - 24.Jan.2020
2019 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR International ‘Internalizing Colonial Knowledge: Indigenous Traditions and Nineteenth Century Modern Intellectuals’ 10.Jul.2019 - 11.Jul.2019
2018 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR International ‘Relevance of Kabir in the Historical Writings and Popular Traditions’ 30.Jan.2018 - 31.Jan.2018
2017 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR International • ‘Educating Poor Muslims: Madrasa System of Education in Colonial India, Reforms and Evolution’ 30.May.2017 - 30.May.2017
2019 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National ‘Education that Gandhi Admired: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Indigenous Knowledge’ 04.Oct.2019 - 05.Oct.2019
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National Symbiosis of Minds: Exploring Social System and Liberal Arts Amidst Artificial Intelligence 08.Dec.2023 - 08.Dec.2023
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR National Echoes of Colonialism: Unravelling its influence on Indigenous Knowledge 09.Dec.2023 - 09.Dec.2023
 
 
Dr. Amit K. Suman