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Aparajita Bhattacharya

Aparajita Bhattacharya

Aparajita Bhattacharya
Aparajita Bhattacharya
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Historical Studies,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
406, SSS-III
Email
abhattacharya@mail.jnu.ac.in, apujnu.b@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

MA, M.Phil (CHS, SSS, JNU), Ph.D (Dept. of History, D.U)
UGC NET (History)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Area of specialization:   Ancient Indian History with special emphasis on exploring artistic practices, religion, religiosity, iconography of images and patronage in early Indian Art, Temple architecture of north & Central India up till 8th century CE, Epigraphy, Colonial agencies and the study of Indian art heritage.

Area of interest /research:  Religion & Religiosity of Ancient India, Temple architecture, Cultural history, History of Ideas, Visual History, Aesthetic theories, Gender studies, aspects of Social history of early India, Early state, Political ideas and Institutions in Early India, Museums and heritage management.

Experience

Associate Professor of Ancient Indian History, Centre for Historical Studies, SSS, JNU since October 2023.
Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Dept of History, Dyal Singh College (M), University of Delhi, April 2015 - October 2023.
Assistant Professor (Ad Hoc): Colleges of Delhi University, July 2012 -April 2015
Assistant Professor (Permanent, West Bengal College Service Commission), Raja Peary Mohan College, University of Calcutta, April 2010-July 2012.
Assistant Professor (Ad Hoc), Jesus and Mary College (D.U), July 2009-Sept 2009.
Total Teaching Experience: 13 years

Awards & Honours

Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship for Doctoral Studies by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Teen Murti.
Indian Council of Historical Research Fellowship
U.G.C/ASIHSS Grant (Assistance for Strengthening of the Infrastructure of the Humanities & Social Sciences)
Vidya Shrivastava Memorial CIJHAR Prize for Best Research Paper
Excellence in Academics Prize, Bethune College, Calcutta, for securing Highest Proficiency in History Hons appearing from the College in the B.A Final Examination conducted by the University of Calcutta (2001)
Certificate of Merit awarded by the Howrah Municipal Corporation (Howrah, West Bengal) for obtaining Star marks in Madhyamik examination (10th Board Examination) conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (1996)

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  • 2022, ‘Forms of Visnu in Udayagiri and Eran (Madhya Pradesh): An Art-Epigraphic Study from 5th to 6th century CE”, Shodhasamhita, Journal of Fundamental & Comparative Research, published from Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Vol IX, Issue II, July 2022, ISSN: 2277-7067, pp 211-226.
  • 2019, ‘Natives, Sahibs and Temples: Understanding sacred architecture of pre-colonial India in the ‘Asiatic’ studies of the 19th century’, Radha Madhav Bharadwaj, Bruno Restif and Yuthika Mishra eds - Reinterpreting Indology-Institutions, Intentions and Sources, Published with the financial support of the University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France & Pratibha Publications, New Delhi, ISBN:978-817702-44-9, pp 89-112.
  • 2016, ‘Babus in the World of Sahibs: The Making of the Image of Early Temple Architecture in 19th century India’ Dimensions of Higher Education, CPDHE (University of Delhi), ISBN: 978-93-85503-19-1. pp 29-33
  • 2014, ‘Espionage System in Ancient India: A Glimpse from Normative Texts’, Central India Journal of Archaeological and Historical Research (CIJAHR) Vol 3, Issue 11, July –Sep, pp 85-89, ISSN 2277- 4157
  • 2014 “Iconography of the River Goddesses in the Early Brahmanical Temples of Central India 4th Century CE to 6th century CE”, Central India Journal of Archaeological and Historical Research (CIJAHR), Vol 3, Issue 10, April –June, ISSN 2277- 4157, pp 5-10.
  • 2014, ‘Remembering a Pioneer in the Bicentenary, Sir Alexander Cunningham and the Study of Indian Temple Art’ International Research Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 3(6), June, ISSN: 2319-3565, pp 62-67
  • 2014, ‘Notions of Impurity and their operations in the society of early India: Some Reflections based on the Laws of Manu’, IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 3, Ver, e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845, pp 17-21
  • 2013, ‘Dynamics of Patronage in the Gupta Period: A Biographical Study of the Ancient Shrines of Udayagiri and Eran (Madhya Pradesh, India). A.D 4th- A.D. 6th Centuries’, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol 74, ISSN: 2249-1937, pp 83-90.
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

2022, ‘Unnishwi Satabdi ki Asiayi Adhyayan aur Prachin Bharat ki Pavitra Vastukala ki Samajh ’, Madhya Bharti Bi-lingual Journal of Arts and Humanities, published from Dr.Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar , Madhya Pradesh. Vol 83, July -December, ISSN: 0974-0066, pp 17-27.

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.