Mushirul Hasan
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Professor Mushirul Hasan (Born: 15 August 1949 ) second son for noted historian and professor at his time Muhibbul Hasan he originally belongs to Village Muhammadpur Tehsil Fatehpur District Barabanki,is an internationally known historian, author and ex-Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia
University at Delhi. He has written extensively on the Partition of India
, on communalism
, and on the histories of Islam in South-Asia.
Mushirul Hasan was the elected President of the Indian History Congress
in 2002. In 2007, He was awarded the Padma Shri
by the Government of India and the Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Government in 2010. In May 2010, he was appointed the director-general of the National Archives of India
.
in 1969. He later earned a Doctorate (Ph.D.)
from the University of Cambridge
, 1977. In September 2008, The Calcutta University offered him an honorary
D.Litt
.
Hasan was also awarded the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research
for the term 2009-2011. He has also held in the past, academic positions at the Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute of Advanced Study)
, Berlin, Centre D’Etudes De L’Inde ET de L’ Asie Du Sud(The Center for Studies in India and South Asia ), Paris, Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge
, UK and the St Antony's College, Oxford
and the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is an Indian Central University located in Delhi. It was established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988...
University at Delhi. He has written extensively on the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, on communalism
Communalism
Communalism is a term with three distinct meanings according to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary'.'These include "a theory of government or a system of government in which independent communes participate in a federation". "the principles and practice of communal ownership"...
, and on the histories of Islam in South-Asia.
Mushirul Hasan was the elected President of the 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....
in 2002. In 2007, He was awarded the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
by the Government of India and the Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Government in 2010. In May 2010, he was appointed the director-general of the National Archives of India
National Archives of India
The National Archives of India is a repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and is holding them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars. Originally established as the 'Imperial Record Department' in 1891, in Calcutta, the then capital of British India...
.
Education
Mushirul Hasan did his M. A. from Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
in 1969. He later earned a Doctorate (Ph.D.)
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, 1977. In September 2008, The Calcutta University offered him an honorary
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
D.Litt
Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree, often a higher doctorate which is frequently awarded as an honorary degree in recognition of outstanding scholarship or other merits.-Commonwealth:...
.
Books
Some of his well know works are :- The Nehrus: Personal Histories (2006)
- Legacy of a Divided Nation: India s Muslims Since Independence ( Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 1997); - John Company to the Republic: A Story of Modern India (2001);
- Islam in the Subcontinent: Muslims in a Plural Society (2002);
- From Pluralism to Separatism: Qasbas in Colonial India (Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2003); - A Moral Reckoning: Muslim Intellectuals in Nineteenth-Century Delhi (Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2004). - Between Modernity and Nationalism: Halide Edip’s Encounter with Gandhi’s India (Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2010). - Moderate or Militant? Images Of India’s Muslims (Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2008). - Partners in Freedom: Jamia Millia Islamia, (Niyogi Books: Delhi, 2006), (with Rakhshanda Jalil).
- Making Sense of History: Society, Culture and Politics (Manohar, 2003).
Awards and Recognition
Mushirul Hasan was awarded with numerous honours both nationally and internationally. Some of his major awards are :- 'Officer dans I'Ordre des Palmes Academiques' (Officer of the Order of Academic Palms) by the Prime Minister of the France.
- Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
by the President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, 2007. - D.Lit (Honoris Causa) by Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), Allahabad, 2006. - D.Lit (Honoris Causa) by Calcutta University, Kolkatta, 2008.
- Professor Sukumar Sen Memorial Gold Medal by The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 2006.
- The Ford FoundationFord FoundationThe Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
(SARC) Fellowship by the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, 2002-3. - The D.P. Singhal Scholarship, University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Brisbane, 2003.
Hasan was also awarded the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research
Indian Council of Social Science Research
Indian Council of Social Science Research was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country...
for the term 2009-2011. He has also held in the past, academic positions at the Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute of Advanced Study)
Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin
The Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin in an interdisciplinary institute created 1981 in Berlin-Grunewald for studies in natural, social sciences for various research projects. It is a member of the group Some Institutes for Advanced Study....
, Berlin, Centre D’Etudes De L’Inde ET de L’ Asie Du Sud(The Center for Studies in India and South Asia ), Paris, Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, UK and the St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the...
and the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.
Memorial Lectures
Memorial lectures delivered by Hasan- Moin Shakir Memorial Lecture
- Bhagat Singh Memorial Lecture
- Ved Pal Memorial Lecture
- Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture
- SC Misra Memorial Lecture
- D.D. Kosambi Lecturer
- Durgabai Deshmukh Lecture
- Ibn Sina Memorial Lecture (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and SciencesIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and SciencesIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences is one of the Indian NGOs, which is registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, formally inaugurated it on April 21, 2001...
)