AMIT K. SUMAN, PhD POSITION Assistant Professor of History CONTACT INFORMATION Department of History Kirori Mal College University of Delhi New Delhi – 110007 Mobile: +91 (0) 9958387717 Email:
[email protected] Website: https://www.amitsuman.com ACADEMIC APPOINMENTS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE • August 2018-July 2020 Junior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. • April-June 2017 Visiting Fellow, German Historical Institute, London, UK. • Since February 2015 Assistant Professor, Department of History, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi. • August 2013-February 2015 Assistant Professor (ad-hoc), Department of History, ARSD College, University of Delhi, Delhi. EDUCATION • 2016 PhD in History, Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi. • 2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Archives and Record Management, National Archives of India, Delhi. • 2009 Masters in Medieval and Early Modern Indian History, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi. • 2007 BA Honours Degree in History, Satyawati College (Eve), University of Delhi, Delhi. GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS • August 2018-July 2020 Junior Fellowship, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. • April-June 2017 1 Visiting Fellowship, German Historical Institute, London, UK. • January 2013 Junior Research Fellowship, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. • December 2012 UGC/NET, University Grants Commission, New Delhi. • 2007 Class topper BA Honours History FIELDS OF INTEREST 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.) PUBLICATIONS Refereed/Peer-Reviewed Publication in Journals and Edited Volumes 2020 • Suman, Amit K., ‘Colonialism, Sanskrit Literary Tradition and Centres of Learning in North India, in the peer-reviewed and refereed journal, NMML Occasional Paper (History and Society), New Series, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.