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BIO-DATA

Name : Prof. (Dr.) Krishna Gopal Sharma M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D

Designation : Professor, Department of History &

Indian Culture,

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 004

Experience as Professor : 11 years plus

(Professor since 10th Feb. 2006)

Total Teaching Experience : 32 years

Present Positions : Head, Department of History & Indian Culture

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Coordinator, College Development Council (CDC)

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Date of Birth & Age : 19th September, 1960; 56 years

Residential Address : C-3, Professor Bungalow, University of Rajasthan Campus

Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Jaipur-302004

Mobile Number : +91 9460124663

Email ID : kgsharma19@gmail.com

First Appointment : Assistant Professor (10th Feb., 1985)

Department of History & Indian Culture,

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Area of Specialization : Ancient Indian History & Culture

Rajasthan’s History, Culture and Archaeology

Publications : Published Books (Authored/Edited) : 07

Published Research Papers : 27

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LIST OF PUBLISHED BOOKS

1. Early Jaina Inscriptions of Rajasthan

Navrang, New Delhi, 1993

2. Prachina Bharat ka Itihasa

Ajmera Book Co., Jaipur, 2000

3. Adhunika Vishva ka Itihasa

Ajmera Book Co., Jaipur, 2001

4. Charana Sahitya Parampara ( Essays on Bardic Literature) (Ed.)

Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 2001

5. Bharat ka Rajanitika evam Sanskritic Itihasa, Part I (upto 1526 A.D.), Rajasthan

Hindi Granth Academy, Jaipur, 2007

6. Bharat ka Rajanitika evam Sanskritic Itihasa, Part II (1526 A.D to 1947A.D.),

Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, Jaipur, 2007

7. History and Culture of Rajasthan (Ed.)

Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 2014

LIST OF PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS

1. ‚Kalhana’s Perception of Historical Causality‛, Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of

Ideas and Culture, Vol. III, Pt. 1, June 1984

2. ‚References to Jaina Pontiffs in the Bijolia Inscription of V.E. 1226‛, Jain Journal,

Calcutta, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Jan. 1984

3. ‚Some Observations on the Limits of Scientific History‛, Appraisal, Journal of the

Historical Research Association, Vol. I, No. 1, Jan. 1982

4. ‚Historical Geography as known from the Early Jaina Inscriptions from Rajasthan

(upto 1200 A.D.)‛, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Golden Jubilee Session,

Gorakhpur, 1989-90

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5. ‚Early Jaina Inscriptions from Rajasthan‛, The Historians and Sources of the History of

Rajasthan, Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jan. 1992

6. ‚Light on Religion and Philosophy from the Early Jaina Inscriptions from

Rajasthan (upto 1200 A.D.)‛, Jain Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, Jan. 1992, Silver Jubilee

Year Publication.

7. ‚Light on Social Set-up and Social Life from the Early Jaina Inscriptions from

Rajasthan (upto 1200 A. D.)‛, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 52nd Session,

Delhi, 1992

8. ‚The Pratiharas of Mandor and the Ghatiyala Prakrit Inscription of Kakkuka, V. E.

918 : New Interpretations‛, Journal of Indian History, Trivandrum, Vol. LXIV, Parts

1-3, published in 1994

9. ‚Some Observations on the prevalence of the Araghatta ( Water-wheel or Machine-

wheel) form of Irrigation in Rajasthan (c.A.D. 700-1200)‛, Jijnasa, A Journal of the

History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. V, 1999

10. ‚Re-examining the Barli Fragmentary Stone Inscription: A pre-Mauryan ( ? )

Epigraph from Rajasthan‛, Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture,

Vol. VI, 2000

11. ‚Reconsidering Some Aspects of Economic Life in Rajasthan (c. 700-1200 A.D.),

Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. VII, 2001

12. ‚Status of Land Ownership as Reflected in Epigraphical Evidence from Rajasthan

(c. A.D. 700-1200)‛, Nucleus, An Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social

Sciences, Vol. I, 2001

13. Review Article : G. C. Pande’s Book – ‘Bharatiya Samaja: Tattvika aur Aaitihasika

Vivechana’, Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. VII, 2001,

pp. 157-164

14. ‚Examining Some Aspects of Social Life in Rajasthan during the period c. 700-1200

A. D.‛, Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. VIII, 2002

15. ‚Examining the significance of Balathal (Udaipur District) in the Chalcolithic

History of India‛, Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture,

Vol. IX, 2003

16. ‚On Spiritual Foundations and Sustenance of Indian Culture: The Ideal of Self

Realisation‛, Nucleus, An Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social

Sciences, Vol. V, No. 1, Jan.-June 2005.

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17. ‚Some Observations on Chalcolithic and Copper Hoard Cultures in Rajasthan‛,

Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. XI-XIV, 2005-08

18. ‚Dr. Govind Chandra Pande ka Itihasa Darshan evam Sanskriti Chintana‛, Shodh

Patrika, Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Udaipur, Vol. 59, Nos. 1 & 2, Jan.-June 2008

19. ‚The Quintessence of Indian Culture‛, Bhavan’s Journal, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,

Mumbai, Vol. 55, No. 5, Oct. 15, 2008 (Part I of the paper) & Vol. 55, No. 6, Oct. 31,

2008 (Part II of the Paper)

20. ‚Chalcolithic Antiquities from Sohanpura and nearby Region in North-East

Rajasthan‛ (co-author), Puratattva, Bulletin of the Indian Archaeological Society,

New Delhi, Number 39, 2009

21. ‚The Potential of the Buddhist Theory of Aniccha or Impermanence and Ksanavada

or Momentariness in reading the World Today.‛ Bharati, Bulletin of the

Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Vol. 36, 2011-12

22. ‚Bharatiya Samskriti ke Purodha Manishi – Prof. Govind Chandra Pande‛, Jijnasa,

A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture (Prof. G.C. Pande Commemoration

Volume), Vol. XVII-XVIII, 2011-12, pp. 28-30

23. ‚Sant Augustine ki Itihasa-drishti evam uski uttarvartita : ek punarikshana‛,

Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. XIX-XX, 2012-13.

24. ‚Bharatiya Sanskriti ka Itihasa Lekhana : Ek Punarikshana‛, Samskritik Pravah, A

Research Journal of Akhil Bharatiya Sanskriti Samanvaya Sansthan, Jaipur, Vol. I,

No. 1, February 2014

25. ‚Jivan Chintan – Bharatiya Adhyatmika Lekhan mein drishya-adrishyaman‛,

Shodha Kalpitam (ISSN 2321-9483), Vol. I, 2014

26. ‚March of History and Role of Individual as perceived in Bhagavadgita‛, Bulletin

of the National Conference on Emerging Perceptions of Historical Writings in India,

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, January 2016, pp. 18-20

27. ‚बून्दी क्षेत्र की शैल चित्रकला का अन्वेषण: नवीन फलक एवं संदभभ‛ Jijnasa, A Journal of the

History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. XXI-XXII, 2014-15

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RESEARCH SUPERVISION

39 candidates have been awarded the degree of Ph. D. under the supervision of Prof. Krishna Gopal Sharma (till date)

LIST OF Ph.D. STUDENTS SUPERVISED AND AWARDED DOCTORATE (39)

1. Dinesh Bhargava: Agrarian Structure and Land Revenue Settlements in Modern

Rajasthan (1850-1942) : A Study (2001)

2. Pramod Tiwari : ब्राह्मणकालीन सामाचिक िीवन एवं संस्थाए ं(2002)

3. Tofique Hussain : प्रािीन भारत की रािस्व व्यवस्था का सामाचिक एवं तुलनात्मक अध्ययन

(आरचभभक काल स े1000 ई. तक) (2005)

4. Pratibha Tiwari : वैददककालीन भारत का आर्थथक िीवन (2005)

5. Aditi Ratnawat : नरूकों का सामाचिक, आर्थथक एवं सांस्कृचतक अध्ययन ( दासावत नरूकों के

चवशेष संदभभ में) (1743 स े1950 ईस्वी) (2005)

6. Shilpa Garg : प्रचतहार काल का सामाचिक एवं सांस्कृचतक अध्ययन (2005)

7. Komalkant Sharma : मत्स्य िनपद क्षेत्र की कला एवं पुरातत्व (2006)

8. Jaya Manglani : The Problem of Meta History (with special reference to Spengler

and Toynbee) (2008)

9. Ambika Dhaka : Brahmanical Temple Art and Architecture in Hadoti (from Earliest

times to 7th Century AD) (2008)

10. Nidhi Jain : आिायभ चिनसेन की रिनाओं का ऐचतहाचसक -सांस्कृचतक अध्ययन (2010)

11. Gopal Sharan Gupta : कचवराि श्यामलदास का इचतहास लेखन: एक समीक्षा (2010))

12. Brijesh Tiwari : Marriage and Family as gleaned from the Later Vedic Texts (2011)

13. Rakesh Dhabhai : मारवाड़ क्षेत्र की मंददर स्थापत्य कला का अध्ययन (अचवददत मंददरों के चवशेष

संदभभ में) (प्रारंभ से बारहवीं शताब्दी ईस्वी तक) (2011)

14. Suman Dhanaka : Concept of Swaraj and the Nationalist Vision during Colonial

Period – A Historical Perspective (1870-1930) (2011)

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15. Rakesh Yadav : प्रािीन भारत में कृचष तकनीक एवं ससिाई व्यवस्था: एक समीक्षात्मक एवं

तुलनात्मक अध्ययन (आरचभभक काल से 1000 ई. तक) (2011)

16. Archana Kalra प्रािीन भारत के संस्कृत िररत-साचहत्य में इचतहास लेखन:- एक समीक्षात्मक

अध्ययन (आरचभभक काल स े1200 ईस्वी तक) (2011)

17. Rashmi Meena : ियपुर ररयासत में आर्थथक प्रबंधन (1858 से 1956)** (2011)

18. Rakhi Yadav : A Critique of Indian Liberalism : Liberals and their Role in the Indian

National Movement (1885-1935) (2011)

19. Anuradha Rathore : Formation of Feminine Spaces – A Historical Study of Early

Medieval India with reference in Rajasthan (2012)

20. Rahul Tripathi : Origin and Spread of Bhakti Traditions in Rajasthan with reference

of Lesser Known Saints (2011)

21. Madan Lal Meena : शेखावाटी क्षेत्र का प्रागैचतहाचसक एवं आद्यैचतहाचसक पुरातत्व (आरचभभक

काल से छठी शताब्दी ईसा पूवभ तक) (2011)

22. Vineet Godhal : उत्तर पूवी रािस्थान क्षेत्र का प्रागैचतहाचसक एवं आद्यैचतहाचसक सांस्कृचतक

अनुसंधान (प्रागैचतहाचसक काल से 600 ई. पूवभ तक) (2011)

23. Ratan Kumar : प्रािीन भारत में चवज्ञान एवं तकनीक के चवकास का समीक्षात्मक अध्ययन

(पयाभवरण, पाररचस्थचतकी, चिदकत्सा चवज्ञान एवं तकनीक के चवशेष संदभभ में) (छठी शताब्दी ईस्वी स े

बारहवीं शताब्दी ईस्वी तक) (2012)

24. Vikram Singh Deol : Ethical Values in the Teachings of Sikh Gurus : A Historical

Review (2012)

25. Rajeev Ranjan : A Study of Irrigation and Water Supply System in Ancient India

(Earliest Time to A.D. 1000) (2013)

26. Sourabh Sharma : चवलुप्त सरस्वती नदी: ऐचतहाचसकता एवं नवीन अनुसंधान (2013)

27. Kavita : धमभसूत्रों में रािनीचतक व चवचधक चविार व संस्थाए ं (2014)

28. Ashok Bhardwaj : प्रािीन भारतीय संस्कृचत एवं वैज्ञाचनक उपलचब्धयााँ ( 500 से 1200 ई.)

(2014)

29. Rajesh Kumar Arya : पूवभ अलवर ररयासत की सामाचिक, आर्थथक एवं धार्थमक अवस्था का

अध्ययन (1775 से 1949 ईस्वी तक) (2014)

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30. Deepak Choudhary: Harmony and Tension between Mughals and Rajputs

(1526-1605) (2015)

31. Santosh Bangud : भारत की धार्थमक एवं सांस्कृचतक परंपरा में दवेता ’इन्र ’ (2015)

32. Yogesh Kumar : ियपुर ररयासत में कृचष एवं ससिाई प्रबन्धन (1700 से 1880 ) (2016)

33. Zahida Shabnam : टोंक, कोटा, बूंदी एवं झालावाड़ ररयासतों के मुचस्लम स्मारकों का ऐचतहाचसक

अध्ययन (1700 ईस्वी से 1950 ईस्वी तक) (2016)

34. Raj Bala: िाहमान काल का सामाचिक एवं सांस्कृचतक अध्ययन (2016)

35. Shraddha Saxena: पंचडत मोतीलाल नेहरू आधुचनक भारतीय चविारक के रूप में (मोतीलाल िी

के चवचभन्न चविारों का चवशे्लषण) (2016)

36. Daulat Singh Naruka : हाड़ा रािवंश के रीचत ररवािों का सामाचिक-आर्थथक अध्ययन (1650

ई. से 1950 ई.) (2016)

37. Jayantilal Khandelwal : आब-ूचसरोही क्षेत्र का ऐचतहाचसक अध्ययन (प्रारभभ से 1956 ईस्वी

तक) (2016)

38. Pankaj Dharendra : Temple Architecture and Sculptural Art of Shekhawati (from

8th to 12th Century A.D.) (2016)

39. Praveen Singh : The Archaeology of Alwar Region (Rajasthan) (up to

12th Century A.D.). (2017)

Post Doctoral Fellows Supervised :

1. Dr. Govind Singh Meena (ICSSR PDF) : रािस्थान में मृद्भाण्ड संस्कृचत और मानव गचतचवचध:

एक अध्ययन (2013-14)

2. Dr. Charvi Mahla (ICSSR PDF) : शेखावाटी के मुगल प्रभावयुक्त चभचत्तचित्रों में सांस्कृचतक िीवन

की अचभव्यचक्त: एक अध्ययन (2014-15)

3. Dr. Suman Rani Makkar (ICSSR PDF) : स्त्री के सामाचिक सरोकारों की प्रचतभूचम में चछन्नमस्ता

और पीली आंधी (2015-16)

4. Dr. Dushyant (ICSSR PDF) : बालीवुड की दफल्मों में स्त्री चनरूपण: स्त्री चवमशाभत्मक अध्ययन

(रािस्थानी चस्त्रयों की सामाचिक-आर्थथक चस्थचतयों, समस्याओं और छचव के चवशेष संदभभ में) (2016-17)

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Membership of Academic Societies :

Life Member of following Academic Societies - Indian History Congress

Indian Archaeological Society

Epigraphical Society of India

Numismatic Society of India

All India Oriental Conference

Indian History and Culture Society

Rock Art Society of India

Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies

Place Names Society of India

Indian Society for Buddhist Studies

Rajasthan History Congress

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Comparative Literature Association of India (CLAI)

Participation in Seminars : Participated in nearly 50 Seminars (National and

International)

Organised 05 National Seminars / 01 International

Seminar

Chaired Sessions in National and International Seminars.

Academic positions held: Director, UGC Human Resource Development Centre

(previously known as UGC-Academic Staff College)

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (18-02-2014 to 04-03-2017)

Director, Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of

Rajasthan, Jaipur (2010 to 2016)

Convener, Board of Studies in History, University of

Rajasthan, Jaipur (since 2003). Devised a New Curriculum

for UG and PG Courses in History, implemented w.e.f. the

academic session 2010-2011.

Founder Convener, COC in Rajasthani Language,

Literature and Culture, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Devised a New Curriculum for a new M. A. Course in

Rajasthani Language, Literature and Culture, implemented

w.e.f. the academic session 2011-2012.

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Course Coordinator of 2 Refresher Courses in History at

Academic Staff College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Editor : Nucleus, An Interdisciplinary Journal of

Humanities & Social Sciences

Editor : Jijnasa, A Journal of the History of Ideas and

Culture, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Resource Person : Visited as Resource Person in the following institutes:- Panjab University, Chandigarh

Patna University, Patna

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia University, Faizabad

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

MDS University, Ajmer

JRN Rajasthan Vidyapith, Udaipur

Kota University, Kota

Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi

Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer &

Several other institutes.

Foreign visits : Visited Austria (University of Vienna), Prague (the Czech

Republic), and Budapest (Hungary). Presented a paper and

Chaired a session in the 21st World Congress of the

International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA

2016) held at the University of Vienna, Austria from 21st to

27th July 2016. Contact details : Prof. Krishna Gopal Sharma

Head, Department of History and Indian Culture,

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 004

(Residence) C-3, Professor Bungalow, University of Rajasthan

Campus, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Jaipur-302 004

Mobile : 9460124663, Landline : 0141-2700147

Email : kgsharma19@gmail.com

(Prof. Krishna Gopal Sharma) April 05, 2017

mailto:kgsharma19@gmail.com