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Curriculum Vitae

Gyaneshwar Chaturvedi
I. PERSONAL DATA
• Name Gyaneshwar Chaturvedi
• Home 33 Foxglove Road, Rush Green, Romford, Essex, RM7 0YW
• Phone : 07962 824081 (mobile) 0208 517 2180 (home)
• email: chaturvedi_gyan@yahoo.co.uk
gyaneshwarchaturvedi@gmail.com

• Designation Professor Emeritus Indian UGC

• Former Head Dept of Political Science,
St. John’s College, Agra-282 002, India.
• Date of Birth 27th April, 1943.

II. HONORS AND DISTINCTION

• 2005: Professor Emeritus Status conferred by the University Grants Commission, India.
• 2001: Invitee to the Indo-French Forum Meet, Paris, Oct 2001.
• 1999: Govt of India Delegate to the Tripartite Conference, Moscow, Oct 1999.
• 1998: Visiting Professor, MSH, France, May 1998.
• 1991: Recipient of Charles Wallace Trust (India) Award, UK, Oct 1991.
• 1991: Visitor Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS, University of London, UK, 1991.
• 1974: Awarded Mark of Distinction, MA (Area Study in South Asian Studies), School Of
Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 1974.

III. ACADEMIC PROFILE

• 1990: Ph.D.: "Sino Indian Relations: 1947 to Present", Agra Uni.,Agra, India 1990.
• 1974: MA: Area Study (S. Asia), School Of Oriental And African Studies, University of
London, UK, 1974. Awarded Mark of Distinction.
• 1966: MA Political Science, St. John’s College, Agra University, India, II Div, 1966.

IV. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Field Research, Presentations and Lectures

• 2003: ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, AGRA:, INDIA: Retired as Professor (UGC) & Head Dept of
Political Science, St John’s College, Agra, UP, India after 38 years of Teaching Experience to Post
Graduate and Graduate Students.
• 2003: Presented Lecture with slides on “Religion and Politics in India” at the Bordeaux
Institute of Political Studies, Bordeaux, France, December 2003. Chaired by Prof. Denis-
Constant Martin.
• 2002: Presented Paper “Indian Response to the Tibetan Crisis” at International
Conference, India International Center, March 2002. Chaired by former Indian Ambassador
Rasgotra.
• 2001: Assisted Cyril Collette, Emergency Adviser, Enfants du Monde Droits de l’Homme,
Paris and Max ZINS from CERI, Paris, in earthquake relief work in AHMEDABAD from 5th
February 2001 to 11th February 2001.
• 2001: Affiliated to Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, to conduct collaborative
research project on ‘The Foreign Policy of India in the Mirror of the British, American, Russian
and French Diplomatic Archives: 1947-1971,’ May 2001 to August 2001.
• 2001: Invited by THE EUROPEAN UNION (Children of the World) to provide sociological
inputs to the Technical Team to prepare report of damage in Surindernagar Taluka of Gujerat
during the Earthquake, January 2001.

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• 2000: Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, Seminar, Presented Paper “ The
Construction and Reconstruction of Saraswati: A Case Study” March 2000, India International
Centre, New Delhi.
• 1999: LA MONDE, FRANCE: Collaborative Field Research in Agra on “ The Concept of
Service in Hindu Nationalism” with Bruno Philip, correspondent of La Monde, France, April
1999.
• 1999: UGC SEMINAR: Presented Research Paper titled “Identity and Demonization of
the Other in Contemporary India” at UGC sponsored Seminar on Human Rights, Dept of
Political Science, St. John’s College, Agra, 19-20 Feb 1999. Chaired by Dr. Manzoor Ahmad,
vice-chancellor Agra University.
• 1998: CERI, FRANCE: Research at CERI, Paris, on “Identity and Otherness” May 1998.
• 1998: CSH, New Delhi: Part-Guided the field-research of Gilles Chuyen, French Scholar
from the CSH, New Delhi, on ‘Brahmin Identity in North India’, Jan. 1998.
• 1998: BBC WORLD SERVICE, ENGLAND: Collaborated with George Arney of the BBC
World Service (Radio) in the Production of two Radio Programs for their Flagship ‘Newshour’
on Dalitism and Dalit Politics in Agra, 17th Feb 1998.
• 1998: BORDEAUX INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL STUDIES, FRANCE, Presentation with
slides on the “Contemporary Indian Political Scene”, May 17th 1998. Chaired by Prof. Denis
Constant-Martin.
• 1998: CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCES, Pune, 2-8 Jan: Presented
Research Paper on “Gender, Communication and Culture: Mahila Sangeet in Braj”.
• 1997: CHRISTOPHE JAFFRELOT: Field Research with Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot,
Foundation Nationale de Sciences Politiques, France, on “The Dynamics of the Dalit
movement in Agra City”, Nov. 1997.
• 1997: CENTRE DE SCIENCES HUMAINES: Presented with slides Research Paper titled
“Ephemera Communication and the Quest for Power” at International Conference on Culture
Communication and Power, 21-23 April 1997, Hamdard University, New Delhi.
• 1997: CHRISTIAN RESPONSE CONFERENCE AGRA: Participated in Conference
“Mission Life and Unity” August 1997, to give direction to Christian Response to Fifty Years of
Indian Independence.
• 1995: VIRGINIA VAN DYKE: Collaborated in Field-research with Fulbright Scholar
Virginia Van Dyke on “The role of Religion Specialists in Politics in Uttar-Pradesh”, 1995-96.
• 1995: ALF HILTEBEITEL: Field Research with Professor Alf Hiltebeitel, Department of
Religion, George Washington University, Wa. DC, USA, on "The Lay of Alha" in The District
of Mahoba, U.P., December 1995.
• 1995: ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES, WASHINGTON DC, USA: Presented
Paper : " Kala Baccha: Portrait of a BJP Hero" in collaboration with Prof. Paul R. Brass of
the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, at the 47th meeting of the AAS, April 7-9, 1995,
Hilton Towers, Washington DC. Chaired by Prof. Myron Weiner.
• 1995: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC, USA, Presented
Paper "Dalit Resurgence, Hindutva and the Quest for Power in Uttar Pradesh" Departments
of Religion and Politics, April 10, 1995. Chaired by Prof. Alf Hiltebeitel.
• 1995: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA: Visited Columbia University to
discuss Curriculum and Bibliography of the South Asia Centre with Acting Director Philip
Oldenburg, April 12, 1995.
• 1992-1996: PAUL BRASS: Field Research 1992-1996 on Issues of Peace and Ethnic
Violence in the City of Kanpur, U.P., as Collaborator and Assistant of Professor Paul R. Brass,
University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
• 1991: UNIVERSITY OF HULL, UK, Presented Paper "Techniques of Mobilisation
Adopted by RSS-VHP, Agra, Oct-Nov 1990" at International Conference. on Religion Politics
and Identity, Oct 22-24, 1991. Chaired by Dr. L.M. Singhvi, Indian High Commissioner to the
UK.
• 1991: UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK, Lectured on : "Hindutva: The Aggressive Face of
Hinduism" at School of Oriental and African Studies, Nov.14,1991. Chaired by Dr. Peter
Robb.
• 1991: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK, Lectured on: "Aspects of the Saffron
Advance" Department of Sanskrit, Nov. 18, 1991. Chaired by Prof. Brockington.

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• 1991: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, UK, Lectured on: "Communalism in Indian

Politics” Department of Politics, Nov. 28, 1991. Chaired by Prof. Gerald Studdert-Kennedy.

V. PUBLICATIONS
• Forthcoming: Chaturvedi J. and Chaturvedi G., The Rajguru in Indian Politics: Kings and
Kingmakers in Contemporary India, unpublished monograph.
• 2009: “ Ephemera, Communicaton and the Quest for Power: An Analysis of the Hindutva
Phenomenon in Uttar Pradesh, India.” in Bernard Bel (Ed) ‘Culture Communication and the
Quest for Power.’ Sage, India and London, 2010.
• 2004: Chaturvedi Gyaneshwar & Chaturvedi Jayati, The Construction of Saraswati:
Formation & Transformation of Saffron Identity in Contemporary Uttar Pradesh, in Anne-
Vaugier Chatterji (ed) Education and Democracy in India, Manohar & Centre De Sciences
Humaines, New Delhi, 2004.
• 2004: Chaturvedi Gyaneshwar, Indian Visions, in Dagmar Bernstorff and Hubertus von
Welck, (ed) Exile as Challenge , Orient Longman, New Delhi, 2004.
• 2002: Chaturvedi Gyaneshwar, Indische Visionen, Tibet im Exil, (ed) Herausgegeben von
Dagmar Grafin Bernstorff und Hubertus von Welck, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-
Baden, 2002.
• 1999: Chaturvedi J. and Chaturvedi G., “Ephemera Communication and Culture” in
forthcoming 3-volume set on Culture Communication and Power being published by Centre de
Sciences Humaines, New Delhi.
• 1996: Chaturvedi J. and Chaturvedi G., Dharam Yudh, Ayodhya and Public Space: A
Case Study of Agra City, 1990 and 1992 in Paul R. Brass (ed.) Riots and Pogroms,
Macmillan, London, and New York University Press 1996.
• 1995: Research Article ' Dalit Resurgence, Hindutva and the Quest for Power in Uttar
Pradesh' Bhargava & Phadnis (ed) ' To whom does the State Belong : Emerging Issues in
Indian Politics', Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, 1995.
• 1990: Chaturvedi G., India China War, MG Publishers, Agra, India, 1990.

VI PERSONAL
• Research oriented interest in areas of Identity, Otherness, and Xenology.
• Interested in research-oriented writing and delivering lectures
• Widely travelled in India, Europe and USA on academic assignments.
• Strong exposure to cross- cultural influences.
• Wife, Jayati, was Head, Dept. of Political Science, at St. John's College, Agra, India, and
is presently Lecturer Dept of English, Barking College, Romford, RM7 0TR, UK.
• Both daughter Sumati 30, and son, Ujjwal 28, are IT professionals with GE in Paris.

VII. AUTHENTICATION OF ABOVE DETAILS, REFERENCES & CERTIFICATIONS: On Request.

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