Madhavan K. Palat
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Madhavan K Palat is an Indian
historian, scholar of modern world
, and political commentator. He is an expert on European and Russian history. In the course of an academic career extending over nearly four decades, he has played a seminal role in promoting understanding of Russian history, culture, literature, and society in India.
in India. His father, the late Mangat Gopal Menon, belonged to the Indian Civil Service (ICS). After taking his B. A. (Honours) degree in history from the University of Delhi
, (St. Stephen's College, Delhi
), India, in 1966, Madhavan Palat read history at Christ's College, Cambridge
(matriculation 1966), and was admitted to the B. A. degree in 1968. He then went on for graduate studies to St. Antony’s College, Oxford, in 1969, where he pursued his research on modern Russian history and was awarded the D.Phil.degree in 1974.
In 1974, Madhavan K Palat joined the faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University
, Delhi, India, where, in 1989, he was appointed Professor of Russian and European History at the Centre for Historical Studies, a position he held until his voluntary retirement from the university in 2004. He was also Dean
, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(2003–04).
His area of specialization, Russian history, is rare in a country where few historians have ventured out of Indian History. From the time he joined the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University
to the time he retired from there in 2004, Madhavan K. Palat was the pillar of research in non-Indian history.
He was a Visiting Professor of Imperial Russian History at the University of Chicago
(2006). Madhavan Palat is currently National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, India.[verification needed] He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
, a think tank based in New Delhi, India.
Madhavan K. Palat has also held several other important positions, both in India and abroad. He is a Trustee of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust. In 1991, Madhavan K. Palat was President of the Section on ‘Countries other than India’, Indian History Congress
, where he delivered his lecture, Forms of Union: Russian Empires and the Soviet Union
. During 1992-94, he was Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, India. Between 2001 and 2003, he was a member of Eminent Persons Group, Governments of India and Russia, to advise on India–Russia relations
. He was also Member, Committee on Indo-Russian Relations, Ministry of External Affairs
, New Delhi (2002). In 2002-03, Madhavan K Palat was Member, Committee on the
National Defence University
, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. He was appointed Honorary Fellow, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
, Kolkata (2008). Madhavan K Palat has been Member, Executive Council, Association of Indian Labour Historians, New Delhi since 1998. From 1987 to 2006, he was Correspondent, Revue Européenne des Migrations internationales, I.N.E.D., Paris. He has been Member, Council of the Association of Russian Philosophy, Russian State University for the Humanities
, Moscow, Russia since 2001. Madhavan Palat is also Associate Member, University of Chicago Centre for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CEERES) University of Chicago
.
a)V. V. Serbinenko, ‘Russian Idea and Prospects for Democracy,’ pp. 2793–2798.
b)Leonid Shebarshin, ‘Reflections on the KGB in Russia,’ pp 2829–2832.
c)Leokadia Drobizheva, ‘Russian Ethnic Attitudes in Changing PoliticalSituations,’
pp. 2833–2836.
(Extract from Professor Madhavan K. Palat's book, Social Identities in Revolutionary Russia)
(Madhavan Palat's comments on the eminent Indian historian, Partha Sarthi Gupta (1934–1999)
Indian people
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historian, scholar of modern world
Modern World
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, and political commentator. He is an expert on European and Russian history. In the course of an academic career extending over nearly four decades, he has played a seminal role in promoting understanding of Russian history, culture, literature, and society in India.
Biography
Madhavan Kezhkepat Palat was born in a distinguished family from the southern state of KeralaKerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in India. His father, the late Mangat Gopal Menon, belonged to the Indian Civil Service (ICS). After taking his B. A. (Honours) degree in history from the University of Delhi
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...
, (St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...
), India, in 1966, Madhavan Palat read history at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
(matriculation 1966), and was admitted to the B. A. degree in 1968. He then went on for graduate studies to St. Antony’s College, Oxford, in 1969, where he pursued his research on modern Russian history and was awarded the D.Phil.degree in 1974.
In 1974, Madhavan K Palat joined the faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
, Delhi, India, where, in 1989, he was appointed Professor of Russian and European History at the Centre for Historical Studies, a position he held until his voluntary retirement from the university in 2004. He was also Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
(2003–04).
His area of specialization, Russian history, is rare in a country where few historians have ventured out of Indian History. From the time he joined the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
to the time he retired from there in 2004, Madhavan K. Palat was the pillar of research in non-Indian history.
He was a Visiting Professor of Imperial Russian History at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(2006). Madhavan Palat is currently National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, India.[verification needed] He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies is an independent defence, foreign policy and security studies think tank in India. Founded in 1996, the Institute is internationally recognized...
, a think tank based in New Delhi, India.
Madhavan K. Palat has also held several other important positions, both in India and abroad. He is a Trustee of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust. In 1991, Madhavan K. Palat was President of the Section on ‘Countries other than India’, Indian History Congress
Indian History Congress
Indian History Congress is the largest professional and academic body of Indian historians with over 10,000 members. It was established in 1935. The name of any new applicant for membership needs to be proposed and seconded by existing Ordinary or Life Members....
, where he delivered his lecture, Forms of Union: Russian Empires and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. During 1992-94, he was Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, India. Between 2001 and 2003, he was a member of Eminent Persons Group, Governments of India and Russia, to advise on India–Russia relations
India–Russia relations
Indo-Russian relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation. During the Cold War, India and the Soviet Union enjoyed a strong strategic, military, economic and diplomatic relationship...
. He was also Member, Committee on Indo-Russian Relations, Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs may refer to:* Ministry of External Affairs * Ministry of External Affairs * Ministry of External Affairs * Ministry of External Affairs and Defence...
, New Delhi (2002). In 2002-03, Madhavan K Palat was Member, Committee on the
National Defence University
National Defence University
National Defence University may refer to:University*Finnish National Defence University*PLA National Defense University, People's Republic of China*National Defense University, USA...
, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. He was appointed Honorary Fellow, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, based at Calcutta...
, Kolkata (2008). Madhavan K Palat has been Member, Executive Council, Association of Indian Labour Historians, New Delhi since 1998. From 1987 to 2006, he was Correspondent, Revue Européenne des Migrations internationales, I.N.E.D., Paris. He has been Member, Council of the Association of Russian Philosophy, Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian State University for the Humanities
The Russian State University for the Humanities , is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives The Russian State University for the Humanities...
, Moscow, Russia since 2001. Madhavan Palat is also Associate Member, University of Chicago Centre for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CEERES) University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Books and Edited Collections
- Ideological Choices in Post-Soviet Russia, Delhi Policy Group, 1997.
- Social Identities in Revolutionary Russia, ed. (Macmillan, Palgrave, UK, and St Martin’s Press, New York, 2001).
- History of Civilizations of Central Asia, ed. , vol. 6, Towards the Contemporary Period: From The Mid-Nineteenth Century To The End Of The Twentieth Century, UNESCO, Paris 2005.
- ‘Russia: The Time of Troubles,’ Special Number, Economic and Political Weekly, vol 28, no 51,18 December 1993, and translated the following articles from the Russian:
a)V. V. Serbinenko, ‘Russian Idea and Prospects for Democracy,’ pp. 2793–2798.
b)Leonid Shebarshin, ‘Reflections on the KGB in Russia,’ pp 2829–2832.
c)Leokadia Drobizheva, ‘Russian Ethnic Attitudes in Changing PoliticalSituations,’
pp. 2833–2836.
- ‘The Russian Enigma,’ India International Centre Quarterly, Summer - Monsoon, 1994; also issued as Rethinking Russia, UBS Publishers, Delhi, 1994.
- Modern Europe (Mid Eighteenth to Mid Twentieth Century), (B. A. Course Text Books for the Indira Gandhi National Open University), Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, 1998-1999.
- The Modern World (M. A. Course Text Books for the Indira Gandhi National Open University), Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, 2004–2005.
Articles
- ‘Police Socialism in Tsarist Russia, 1900-1905,’ Studies in History, vol 2, no 1, Jan - June 1986, pp 71–136.
- ‘The Russian Conquest of Inner Asia,’ Societat Catalana d’Economia (Filial de l’Institut d’Estudios Catalans), Annuari, vol 7, Barcelona 1989, pp 120–127.
- ‘Eurasianism as an Ideology for Russia’s Future’, in Economic and Political Weekly, vol 28, no 51, 18 December 1993, pp 2799–2809.
- ‘Politisch-geistige Strömungen im post-sowjetischen Zentralasien,’ (Politico-religious Trends in Post-Soviet Central Asia), Osteuropa, 1994, no 11, pp 1005–1022.
- ‘Evraziistvo -- ideologiia budushchego Rossii,’ in E. P. Chelyshev, D. M. Shakhovskoi, eds, Kulturnoe nasledie rossiiskoi emigratsii, Nasledie, Moscow 1994, kniga 1, pp 80–87.
- ‘The Modernity and Russianness of Alexander Pushkin’, The Book Review, vol 23, no. 7, July 1999, pp. 3–6.
- ‘Minorities in the Soviet Union,’ D. L. Sheth & Gurpreet Mahajan, eds, Minority Identities and the Nation-State, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999, pp 273–288; earlier in Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (Journal of the Inter-University Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Shimla), vol 4, no 1, 1997, pp 175–189.
- ‘Regulating Grievances through the Petition’, in Madhavan K. Palat, ed., Social Identities in Revolutionary Russia, Palgrave, UK, St Martin’s Press, New York, 2001, pp. 86–112.
- ‘Tezis o Rossii kak “normal’nom obshchestve” (Razmyshleniia po povodu knigi B. N. Mironova “Sotsial’naia istoriia Rossii perioda imperii”’, in Rossiia i sovremennyi mir, 4(33) 2001, pp. 144-159.
- ‘Rabochii’, Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas, (Neue Folge), Band 50, Heft 3, 2002, pp. 345–374.
- ‘The British in Central Asia’, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, vol. 6, Towards the Contemporary Period: From The Mid-Nineteenth Century To The End Of The Twentieth Century, co-editors Madhavan K. Palat, Anara Tabyshalieva, UNESCO, Paris, pp. 103–123, 2002.
- ‘The Evolution of Nation States’, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, vol. 6, Towards the Contemporary Period: From The Mid-Nineteenth Century To The End Of The Twentieth Century, co-editors Madhavan K. Palat, Anara Tabyshalieva, UNESCO, Paris, pp. 213–224, 2005.
- ‘Casting Workers as an Estate in Late Imperial Russia,’ in Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring 2007, pp. 309–350.
- ‘An Identity for Siberia’, in Suchandana Chatterjee et al. eds, Asiatic Russia: Partnerships and Communities in Eurasia, Maulana Abul Kalam Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, Shipra Publications, 2009, pp. 1–14.
- ‘Solzhenitsyn: Historian of Decline and Prophet of Resurrection,’ in L. I. Saraskina, ed., Put’ Solzhenitsyna v kontekste Bol’shogo Vremeni: Sbornik pamiati: 1918-2008, Russkii Put’, Moscow, 2009.
External links
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001412/141275e.pdf
- http://www.palgrave.com/PDFs/0333929470.Pdf
(Extract from Professor Madhavan K. Palat's book, Social Identities in Revolutionary Russia)
- http://sih.sagepub.com/content/16/2/255.extract
(Madhavan Palat's comments on the eminent Indian historian, Partha Sarthi Gupta (1934–1999)
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