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Dr. Sajad Ahmad Dar

Dr. Sajad Ahmad Dar

Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences

sajad.dar5@sharda.ac.in

About

Dr. Sajad Ahmad Dar, currently serving as an Assistant Professor of History at Sharda University, teaches History of Modern and Contemporary India and Modern World History. He holds his doctorate from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He has been a recipient of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) and the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Fellowships. His areas of research are Urban History of Qasbahs/Townships, Communalism, and the Associational Politics of 19th and early 20th Century India. He is actively engaged in probing how urban spaces, identity politics, and social hierarchies evolved in colonial and post-colonial India. He is a double Gold Medalist and a State level Rank Holder as well. Moreover, he has delivered public talks on “Tipu Sultan: A Villain or a Warrior” and “Indian Political Discourse Post-1990” for Udaan Education Research Foundation, as a step towards popular history.

Experience
  • 2 Years
Qualification
  • M.A, Ph. D (AMU)
Award & Recognition

Total Rewards – 3

  • He is a recipient of Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) and Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Fellowships.
  • A recipient of Indian Council of Historical Research Travel and Contingency Grant.
  • A recipient of two gold medals and a state level rank holder.

Research

Total Research = 6

  • Paper entitled “Literary and Cultural Activities in Aligarh during the late 19th Century North India” under review with Springer.
  • Published a paper entitled “Aligarh and the Upsurge of 1857” in Journal of the Asiatic Society, Vol. 64, No. 3, 2022, pp. 147-160.
  • Published a paper entitled “History of Aligarh & Early Anti-British Uprising before 1857: An Overview” in, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, Vol. 11, No. 3(4), April, 2022.
  • Book review “Only Something Original: Everyday Communalism in Uttar Pradesh”, of Everyday Communalism: Riots in Contemporary UP a book by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar.
  • “Review of Khans City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh”, Mainstream, Vol. 62, No. 5, Feb. 3, 2024.

Certifications

Total Certificates = 3, FDP = 1

  • Attended five days workshop on AI for FDP Training from 18th to 23rd of December 2024 at Sharda University.
  • Attended seven days online workshop on Research Methodology in History from 21st to 29th September 2020 organised by Indian Council of Historical Research.
  • Received certificate for securing more than 60% Marks in Summer University Programme on Indian National Movement from 1-5 October, 2013 based on Prof. (EMERITUS) Irfan Habibs lectures, organised by CAS History, AMU, Aligarh.

Area of Interest

  • Associational Politics in 19th and 20th century India
  • Urban Planning and Politics of Sanitation in Colonial North India
  • Labour History