Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Farhat Nasreen

Professor of Medieval History

Department of History and Culture

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi-25

fnasreen@jmi.ac.in

Mobile no: 9871567668

Educational Qualifications

Secured first division and scholarships from High School onwards; including

the JRF and SRF of UGC. Graduated from Lady Shri Ram College of Delhi

University and completed Post Graduation and M. Phil from Aligarh

Muslim University, Aligarh; and PhD on Society and Culture in Braj

Region in 16th

-17th Centuries, from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Current areas of interest are study of History as a life coach, inter-faith

dialogue, society and culture, gender issues and revisiting of Primary

sources of History.

Teaching Experience

1. Lecturer of History at the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun.

(1997-1999 Ad-hoc Post).

2. Joined Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi as a Lecturer of History

(Medieval) in 1999 and is presently working for the same institution

as a Professor. Have taught numerous papers on themes related to

Medieval Indian History and Medieval World: Politics, Economy,

Society, Culture and Gender at graduate and post-graduate levels.

Papers Presented in Seminars and Conferences

1. Persian Historiography and Reading Between the Lines: in

International seminar on ‘Development of Persian Historiography in

India from the second half of the 17th

century to the first half of the

18th century’, Department of History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi, on 30th

September 2000.

2. A Short Historical interpose of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani: National

Seminar on Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani –His Life and Works,

Department of History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi,

on 17th

March 2001

3. Festivals of Braj: National Seminar on Jats their role and

Contribution, Suraj Mal Institute, New Delhi, March 2001.

4. Jayadeva’s GitaGovinda and the flowering of Radhaism in Medieval

Braj in National Seminar on ‘Sources of information on History and

Culture of India second half of the 12th C. till first half of the 16

th C’,

Department of History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi,

March, 2004.

5. Promotion of Krishnaism in periods of Jat Dominance in Braj- A

Glance at Some Sources: National Seminar on The Jats and their

Role & Contribution to the Socio-economic Life and Polity of North

and North-West India, Suraj Mal Institute, New Delhi, 1st May 2005.

6. Azadaari of Muharram by Sufi Miyan Sahib of Gorakhpur-A

Unique Tradition: International Seminar on the Tradition of Azadaari

in India (18th -19

th November 2006), Iran Culture House, New Delhi,

18th November 2006.

7. Islam and Women in National Seminar on ‘Position of Women in

Islam’, Jamia Cultural Committee, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi,

March, 2006.

8. Rasikeshwari Radha; the Defiant Divine, National Seminar on

‘Lessons from the Lives of Ten Most Dynamic Women of Indian

History’, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, March 2007.

9. The Parallel Lines; Sufism and Krishnaism in Seminar on ‘Debate

and Dialogue Within and Between Religions’, Center for the Study of

Developing Societies, India International Centre, New Delhi, 2007.

8. Prosaic and Protracted: Maulvi Muhammad Baqar’s Narrative

Style in National Seminar on- ‘Maulvi Muhammad Baqar Hamedani’s

Contribution in India’s First Struggle of Independence, 1857’, Iran

Culture House, New Delhi, 2007.

9. Kashaful- Baghaavat of Shah Ahmad Ali; An Account of the Revolt

of 1857 at Gorakhpur in International Seminar on- ‘Remembering

1857’, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2007.

11. The Braj Yatra Pilgrimage in National Seminar on- ‘Indian Culture’,

Swami Shraddhananda College, Delhi University, New Delhi, 2008.

12. Islamic Rights of Muslim Wives; Situation, Interpretation and

Actuality in National Seminar on ‘Religion in Indian History: Ideas,

Practice and Change’ Dept. of History and Culture, Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi, 2008.

13. Interpreting Interpretations: The Case of Muslim Women in

National Seminar on ‘Women in Islam’, Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi, 2010.

14. 1947 Dividing Shadows and Sunshine: Story of a Lady Doctor in

National Seminar on ‘Biography as History’, Dept. of History &

Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2010.

15. Invoking Islam and defying Allah: The case of the Sultans of Delhi.

in National Conference on ‘Politics of Identity in South Asia’, Dept. of

History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2011.

16. Admiring a Comatose Beloved: Mir Taqi Mir and Rafi Suda against

a backdrop of the dying Mughal Empire, in National Conference on

‘Revisiting the 18th century in India’, Dept. of History &Culture, Jamia

Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2012.

17. Situation Ethics and Muslim Women in Medieval India in National

Conference on ‘The Making of Religious Identities: Historical and

Contemporary Themes’, Center for the Study of Comparative Religions

and Civilizations, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2013.

18. The Village and the World: A Political Reading of Tagore’s Prose

Fiction, in conference on ‘Tagore in Indian Literary Perspective’, Tagore

Research and Translation Scheme, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi,

2013.

19. The Phenomenon of Death in Discerning Sufi Tradition, presented

paper in National Conference on ‘Literary Cultures and History in South

Asia’, Dept. of History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 11-

12th March 2015.

20. Partitioned Land and Fragmented Dreams; Muslim women against

a Backdrop of 1947: Fact and Fiction, in International Seminar on

‘Mapping Research on Muslim Women: Retrospect and Prospects’,

Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi, 22-23rd

September, 2015.

21. Impressions of Medieval Turkish Court and Culture in Qissa-e-

Chahar Darvesh, International Conference on: ‘Indo-Turkic Relations:

Perspectives and its Contemporary Relevance’, Turkish Language &

Literature Program, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 1-3rd

November,

2015.

22. Un-Prosaic and Protracted: The Legacy of Hakim Ajmal Khan;

National Seminar on: Hakim Ajmal Khan’s Multidimensional Personality

and Enduring Contributions, AYUSH-Jamia Millia Islamia, 13th

February 2016.

23. Khuluq Azeem: A Mystical Tract by Moulvi Ali an Indian Freedom

Fighter; Its Relevance in Current Times; International Seminar on

‘Islamic Mysticism’, India-Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia,

15th February 2016.

24. Raas-Lila the Dance Drama of Medieval Braj in National Seminar

on ‘Ideas, Traditions and Cultural Values in Medieval India’, History

Department, Aligarh Muslim University. 23rd

February 2016.

25. Tazkiraat ul Vaqeaat: A Voiceover of victories, defeats, trust and

betrayals in the life of a Baadshah in International Seminar on ‘Indo-

Persian Culture and Literature: Akbar, Jahangir and Shahjahan’,

Department of Persian, Delhi University. 4th

March 2016.

26. Ontogenesis of the Braj Region: Theories and Tools in National

Seminar on ‘Making of Regions in South Asian History’, Jamia Millia

Islamia. 9th

March 2016.

27. Portrayal of Prostitutes in Urdu Fiction, in National Seminar on:

‘The Icons and Their Short Stories: Unraveling the Legacy of the four

Pillars of Urdu Literature’. Ace Vision & Ministry of Culture, at India

Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 1st October 2016.

28. Submission of the Self: Reading inter-textuality in Islamic

Monothesim and Bhakti. In National Seminar on: ‘Islam in India:

Politics, Society and Culture’, India-Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia

Islamia. 16th

December 2016.

29. Between Freedom and Fear: Females as Boundary Riders, in

National Seminar on ‘Boundaries and Frontiers in South Asian History’,

organized by the Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia

under the aegis of UGC-DRS SAP-III, on the 7th

of March 2017.

30. Gendered Demonology : Women as Witches, International seminar on

‘Governance, Human Rights and Regional Cooperation in South Asia-

Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization’, UGC-HRDC-Jamia

Millia Islamia & UMIKS University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar,

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 20-4-2017.

31. Muhammad and the Challenge of Balancing Power and Piety, in

National Seminar on ‘The Idea of Peace, Humanism and Tolerance in

Islam’, India-Arab Culture Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on

25-9-2017.

32. Women Vs Sexism: The Feminist Punch of the 20th

Century, National

Seminar on ‘Contribution of Indian Women Writers to Urdu Literature in

20th Century India’, Ace Vision& Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India,

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 3-12-2017.

33. Ontogenesis of Tribalism in India’s North-East: A Historical

Overview, at National Conference on ‘Orality, Migration and

Epistemology of Tribes in India’s North East’, organized by Mao Naga

Scholar’s Association and Centre for North –East Studies & Policy

Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 8-3-2018.

34. From Shukasaptati to Tutinama the Incredible Story of the

Collaboration of Indian Pens and Persian Paints, In International

Conference on Art and Architectural Traditions of India and Iran

Commonality and Diversity, India- Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi, 6th

December 2018.

35. Rewriting Resistance-A Sufi and the Revolt of 1857: at National

Seminar on Revisiting the Composite Culture: Sufism in India, organized

by Ace Vision, assisted by Ministry of Culture, Government of India,

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 23rd

February 2019.

36. Indo-Arab mingling against a backdrop of Masaalik-al-absaar fi-

mamaalik al-Amsaar: at International Seminar on -India, China and the

Arab World: Exploring New Dynamics 25-26 March 2019. Organized

by: India-Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Deli, on 25th

March 2019.

37. Monuments of Tughlaqabad: in National Seminar on Monuments,

Literary and Cultural Heritage of Delhi, organized by Ghalib Institute,

New Delhi, on 2nd

May 2019.

Talks Delivered

1. Kashful Baghaavat Gorakhpur: An Eyewitness Account of the

Revolt of 1857, UGC- Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi, on 1st January 2010.

2. Testimonies as History-Living Through the Revolt & the Partition:

in the 18th three week Refresher Course in History, UGC-ASC, Jamia

Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 5th October 2011.

3. Mir and Sauda against a Backdrop of the Dying Empire: in the 19th

three week Refresher Course in History, Academic Staff College,

Jamia Millia Islamia, on 23rd

May 2012.

4. Art, Architecture, Religion and Culture in Medieval India,

International Summer School, Dept. of Political Science, Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi, 2nd

July 2013.

5. Biodiversity and Braj Culture, 20th three week Refresher Course of

History, at UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi, 11th February, 2014.

6. Culture and Poetry Writing in Distressed Areas: International

Summer School, Dept. of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, 24th

June 2014.

7. Situation Ethics and Women in Medieval India, 21st three weeks

Refresher Course in History, at UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi, on 31st January 2015.

8. Socio-cultural Developments in North India during the Sultanate

Period, International Summer School, Dept. of Political Science,

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2nd

July 2015.

9. From Quandary to Clarity- Methods of De-coding Data: at 1st Six

days Research Methodology Course for PhD Scholars (7-9-15 to 12-

9-15) UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 12th

September, 2015.

10. Literature as a Tool for Decoding ‘times’ in the Historical Context;

114th 4 week Orientation Program, at UGC Human Resource

Development Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 27th

November, 2015.

11. Delivered a talk on the Assassination of Adham Khan for

documentary entitled Rakkt for Epic Channel-Talespin Talkies,

Mumbai, November 2015.

12. Delivered a talk on the Assassination of Razia Sultan for

documentary entitled Rakkt for Epic Channel- Talespin Talkies-

Mumbai, November 2015.

13. As a panelist gave a talk on History of Violence against Women in

panel discussion on: Challenges in Curbing Violence against Women.

Organized by Sarojini Naidu Center for Women’s Studies, Jamia

Millia Islamia and Indialogue Foundation, at Jamia Millia Islamia, on

25th November 2016.

14. Literature as a tool for decoding ‘times’. At Jawahar Lal Nehru

University JNU–HRDC, New Delhi, in the 1st Interdisciplinary

Course in Research Methodology (13th Feb-10

th March). 3

rd March

2017.

15. Ibn Batuta: Talk recorded by External Services Division, All India

Radio, New Delhi. 28th

April 2017.

16. Unlearning Stereotypes: The Story of Gendered Thoughts:

Delivered at the 118th 4 week Orientation Program (23

rd May to 19

th

June 2017), at UGC HRDC, JMI on 25th

May 2017.

17. Karma: If History has Taught Anything: delivered at 119th

Orientation Program (1st Aug to 29

th Aug 2017), at UGC HRDC Jamia

Millia Islamia, on 24th August 2017.

18. Money Matters in Medieval India: 120th four-week Orientation

Program (13th Nov to 11

th Dec 2017) at UGC HRDC Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi. 14th November 2017.

19. William Hawkins: Talk recorded by External Services Division, All

India Radio, New Delhi. 29th

November 2017.

20. Dilli-Dehli-Delhi: The Comatose beloved of Mir Taqi Mir and

Muhammad Rafi Sauda, at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University,

Delhi. 12-2-2018.

21. Ontogenesis of Acceptance in Indian History at Indialogue

Foundation-Dialogue for Peace, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, 22-

2-2018.

22. The Social Contributions of Islam in Medieval India, at UGC-

HRDC-JMI in Five Days Training Program for Fifty Senior Madrasa

Teachers organized by Maulana Azad Education Foundation and

UGC-HRDC-JMI on 23-3-2018.

23. Sir Thomas Roe, Talk recorded by External Services Division, All

India Radio, New Delhi, on 16th May 2018.

24. Understanding Aurangzeb, in 120th -4weeks Orientation Program,

UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 20th July 2018.

25. Eunuchs: The ‘Other’ Gender, in One Week Short term Gender

Sensitization Program, UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi, on 27th July 2018.

26. The Dark Side of Succession Dramas in Medieval India, in the 36th

Refresher Course in History at UGC-HRDC-JNU (Jawahar Lal Nehru

University), on 30th

July 2018.

27. Bloodlines and Bloodlust; Coveting the Crown in Medieval India,

in 122nd

, 4 Weeks Orientation Program, at UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi, on 26th

September 2018.

28. Marginalization and Gender Politics: Talk recorded for National

Resource Centre in Gender/Women Studies-UGC-HRDC-JMI for

Annual Refresher Course for all in-service Higher Education Faculty

using MOOCs through SWAYAM platform, on 10th

October 2018.

29. Bloodlust, Bloodlines and the Blood Colored Fort- LAL QILA: Talk

delivered at Tathastu-Dilli-6, History Festival of Janki Devi Memorial

College, Delhi University, on 26th

October 2018.

30. Babur’s Incredible Journey from the Bayous to Baadshaahat: talk

delivered in 123rd

four week Orientation Program, at UGC-HRDC,

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 27th

November 2018.

31. Biodiversity and the History of Man-Nature Relationship: Talk

delivered to the participants of One Week Professional Development

Program for Senior Faculty (24 December to 31 December 2018)

organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jamia

Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 26th December 2018.

32. How to Write a Book-Review: talk delivered in One Week Short

Term Program on Research Methodology at UGC-HRDC, Jamia

Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 6th February 2019.

33. The Written Word in the Co-relational Research Methods: talk

delivered at Ten Days Research Methodology Workshop in Social

Sciences, for M. Phil, PhD and PDF Scholars, organized by Centre for

West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, on 12th

February 2019.

34. The Mantra of Good Governance- Sulh-i Kul: in 124th

four week

Orientation Program at UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, on 14th

February 2019.

35. India’s Fantastic Folk Tales: Talk delivered in Symposium on

Popular Culture at Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University,

New Delhi, on 1st March 2019.

36. Shihabuddin -al Umari: Talk recorded by External Services

Division, All India Radio, New Delhi on 6th March 2019.

37. Culture and Re-writing Here and Now: talk delivered in Two Days

Workshop on Research Methodology in Cultural Studies, organized

by India-Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on

14th March 2019.

38. Book Review-I: talk delivered to PhD Scholars at the National

Museum Institute, New Delhi, on 11th

April 2019.

39. Book Review-II: talk delivered to PhD Scholars at the National

Museum Institute, New Delhi, on 12th

April 2019.

40. Overview of Indian History: talk delivered to officer trainees of ITS

& P & T BWS Group-A, from the department of

Telecommunications, at HIPA-Haryana Institute of Public

Administration, Gurugram, Haryana, on 9th May 2019.

41. State & Administration in Indian History: talk delivered to officer

trainees of ITS & P & T BWS Group-A, from the department of

Telecommunications, at HIPA-Haryana Institute of Public

Administration, Gurugram, Haryana, on 13th

May 2019.

42. A Historical Take on Karma/Amaal/Deeds; If History Has Taught

Us Anything: talk delivered at the 125th

Orientation Program, at

UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 12th June 2019.

43. Historical Imprint on The Stories of Our Lives: talk delivered in the

114th Orientation Program at the UGC-HRDC at Jawaharlal Nehru

University, New Delhi, on 24th

July 2019.

44. Position of Women in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India:

submitted the script on the mentioned topic as Teaching-Learning

Material and recorded a talk on the same at the MCRC, Jamia Millia

Islamia on 22nd

August 2019. (This is a part of ARPIT 2019: the

Annual Refresher Program in Teaching in Gender/Women’s Studies

at National Research Centre-UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia.

45. Mahatma Gandhi Ki Fikr Aur Aalami Aman Ka Tassavur

(Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology and the idea of World Peace): Radio

discussion at Urdu Service of All India Radio, recorded on 7th

August

2019.

46. Overview of Indian History: talk delivered at HIPA (Haryana

Institute of Public Administration, Gurugram) in a Foundation Course

for Officer Trainees of ITS & P&T BWS group-A officers on 19th

August 2019.

47. State and Administration in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India:

talk delivered at HIPA (Haryana Institute of Public Administration,

Gurugram) in a Foundation Course for Officer Trainees of ITS &

P&T BWS group-A officers on 19th

August 2019.

Chaired Sessions at Seminar/Conferences:

1. Chaired Technical session 6A (Art, Culture and Society in South Asia,

in International seminar on Governance, Human Rights and Regional

Cooperation in South Asia-Opportunities and Challenges of

Globalization, UGC-HRDC-Jamia Millia Islamia & UMIKS

University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi, 20-4-2017.

2. Chaired Technical session 11 (Migration and Regional Diaspora) in

International Conference on Migration, Diaspora and Nation Building:

Opportunities and Challenges, UGC-HRDC- Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi, 8-3-2018.

Published Books & Editorial Assignments

1. Kashaful Baghaavat Gorakhpur: An Eyewitness Account of

the Revolt of 1857, Rupa Publishing House, Ansari Road,

Delhi, 2010.

2. Negotiating Religion: Perspectives from Indian History, co-

edited and also contributed an article there in which is entitled –

Neutralizing Gender: Radha and Radhaism of Medieval Braj.

Manohar Publications, New Delhi, 2011.

3. Biodiversity and Indian Culture, Shubhi Publications,

Gurgaon, Haryana, 2013.

4. Khuluq Azeem Sublime Morals, Bestsellers Publications,

Gurgaon, 2015.

5. Publisher’s reviewer for the volume: A History of Asia (Global

Edition) by Rhoads Murphey, Pearson Publications, New

Delhi, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-292-058889

6. If History Has Taught Us Anything (Foreword by Professor

Irfan Habib, Emeritus Professor of History, Aligarh Muslim

University), Rupa Publications India Private Ltd., New Delhi,

2019.

Published Papers and Reviews

1. Review of Bhakti a Contemporary Discussion, edited by D. Krishna,

M.Lath and F.E.Krishna, Indian Historical Review, Jan-July, 2002.

2. Review of Rethinking Early Modern India, edited by Richard B.

Barnett, Indian

Social science Review, Jan-June, 2004.

3. Gorakhpur ke Sufi Miyan Sahib ke yahan Muharram ki Azadari,

Rah-e-Islam-Journal of Islamic and Muslim World Studies, Jan-June,

2007 issue.

4. 1857 ki Baghawat ke asbab Sir Syed ke nazariye se, Aalami Sahara

Sir Syed number, 27th October, 2007 issue.

5. Poems- Vision, The Bride, The Fastening, published in Indian

Literature, Sahitya Akadami’s Bi-monthly journal, March April-2003.

Deja^vu, The Little Soul, Sounds of a Silent Gun, Friends, The

Lost Poem, published in Indian Literature, Sahitya Akadami’s Bi-

monthly journal, July- August 2007.

6. Mohammad Hasan aur Gorakhpur ki Baghawat, Hasan Mosanna

ed. 1857 Nekat aur Jehat, 2008.

7. Review of Beyond Black Waters, Joginder Paul, Penguin Books;

Indian Literature Sahitya Akademi, March- April, 2008.

8. Neutralizing Gender: Radha and Radhaism of Medieval Braj in

Negotiating Religion: Perspectives from Indian History, Manohar

Publications, New Delhi, 2011.

9. Miyan Sahib: Faith in the time of Rebellion, in A Leaf Turns

Yellow: Sufis of Awadh, Edited by Muzaffar Ali, Bloomsbury

Publication, New Delhi, 2013.

10. ‘Walking with Heritage’ Review of: Delhi 20 Heritage Walks, ed.

by Annabel Lopez and Swapna Liddle, INTACH, Delhi Chapter 2013,

in Journal of Landscape Architecture, issue no. 38, New Delhi, 2013.

11. Rebellious against Rebellion, in 1857: Muslims, Minorities and

Marginal Perspectives, Volume V, edited by Crispin Bates, Sage

Publications India Ltd. New Delhi, 2014.

12. Situation Ethics and Muslim Women in Medieval India, in Subrata

Bagchi edited, Beyond the Private World: Indian Women in the Public

Sphere, Primus Books, New Delhi, 2014.

13. ‘The Raj: Remains and Reminiscences’; Review of Memories of

Belonging-Images from the colony and beyond, Malavika Karlekar,

Niyogi Books, New Delhi, 2015, in Journal of Landscape

Architecture, issue no. 45, 2015.

14. ‘Dilli, Dehli, Delhi’ –review of Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of

Old Delhi, Swapna Liddle, Biblio: A Review of Books, July-Sept.

2017.

15. Search for Self through Architecture-review of Cosmic Dance in

Stone, Ramu Katakam, in Journal of Landscape Architecture, issue

no. 53 (ISSN 0975-0177) 2017.

16. A City As ‘Lived Experience’- Review of Delhi in Transition, 1821

and Beyond: Mirza Sangin Beg’s Sair-ul Manazil, Shama Mitra

Chenoy in The Book Review, volume XLII, Number 12, December

2018.

17. ‘Unani Medicine and Its Linkages with Ayurveda’: in Diplomacy

and Beyond A Journal of Foreign Policy and National affairs, ISSN,

25818929, India-Qatar Issue, 2019.

Seminars and Conferences Organized

1. Organized National Conference on Lessons from the lives of

ten most dynamic women of Indian History, 7th

March 2007,

under the aegis of Jamia Cultural Committee and the National

Commission for Women, at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

2. Member organizing team of Three Day International Seminar

on Shaikh Ali Hujaveri-His Life and Contributions, 5th -7

th

December 2010. Organized by the Faculty of Humanities and

Languages, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

3. Coordinator National Conference on Politics of Identity in

South Asia, 21st and 22

nd of March 2011. Organized by the

Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi.

4. Coordinator XXXI Ansari Memorial Lecture at Jamia Millia

Islamia on ‘Ethnicity and Nation Building: The Naga Case

Revisited’, delivered by Prof. Suranjan Das, 5 March 2013.

5. Organized Extension Lecture Series in the Department of

History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia- New Delhi, sessions,

2015-16 and 2016-17. (20 lectures were delivered under this

series.)

6. Program Coordinator of the 22nd

Refresher Course in History

organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre,

(18th

August-8th

September 2016), Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi.

7. Convenor of the National Seminar on Boundaries and

Frontiers in South Asian History, organized by the

Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia under

the aegis of UGC-DRS SAP-III, on the7th

- 8th

of March 2017.

8. Convenor of Students’ Seminar on Gendered Ideas Against the

Backdrop of Human Rights, organized by the Subject

Association of the Department of History & Culture, Jamia

Millia Islamia, 11th March 2019.

Board Memberships and others:

1. Member of the Academic Council of the National Resource

Centre in Gender/Women Studies, UGC-HRDC, Jamia

Millia Islamia. 2018.

2. Member of the Academic Council of the National Resource

Centre in Gender/Women Studies, UGC-HRDC, Jamia

Millia Islamia. 2019.

3. Member of the Editorial Board of the Women’s Link Journal

from 2017 till date.

Administrative Experience

Warden of G P Girls Hostel of Jamia Millia Islamia from September 1999 to

September 2008. (Designated Senior Warden since 2005, and Assistant

Provost Hall of Girls’ Residence, Jamia Millia Islamia, from 2006 to 2008).

Acted as the Advisor of the Subject Association of History, Department of

History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia for sessions 2012-13, 2013-14 and

2018-2019.