Dr. Pema Ram (born 1 March 1945) is a historian

Historian

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 from Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

 in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India

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. He is an authority on history

History

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 and culture

Culture

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 of Rajasthan as well as the Agrarian Movements in Rajasthan. He has written books on history of Rajasthan mainly in Hindi language though a number of books are in English language

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 also. He was Professor and Head of History Department in Banasthali Vidyapith

Banasthali Vidyapith

Banasthali Vidyapith is an all woman's university located in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India, 72 km from Jaipur. Banasthali has developed into a national centre for women's education. It is one of the five universities in India exclusively for women...

, a deemed University for Girls' Education in Rajasthan, for very long period. He is now retired and settled at Jaipur. He has authored many books and edited number of books. He was born on 1 March 1945 in the family of Shri Raju Ram Chaudhary of Bidiyasar gotra Hindu Jat family of village Jasnagar in Merta

Merta City

Merta City is a city and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.-Demographics: India census, Merta City had a population of 40,252. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Merta City has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of...

 tehsil of Nagaur

Nagaur

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 district in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India

India

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.

Education

Ram received his M.A. and Ph. D. from University of Rajasthan and joined Banasthali Vidyapith

Banasthali Vidyapith

Banasthali Vidyapith is an all woman's university located in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India, 72 km from Jaipur. Banasthali has developed into a national centre for women's education. It is one of the five universities in India exclusively for women...

 in 1971 and served there as Lecturer from 1971 to 1986. He was promoted as Reader and served in that capacity from 1986 to 2002. He was Professor from 2002 till retirement.

Books edited

The important books edited by Dr. Pema Ram are:

• Some Aspects on Rajasthan History and Culture, 2002, Classic Publishing House Jaipur.
• Rahasthan mein Dharm, Sampraday va Asthaen, 2004, Banasthali Vidyapith
  Banasthali Vidyapith
  Banasthali Vidyapith is an all woman's university located in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India, 72 km from Jaipur. Banasthali has developed into a national centre for women's education. It is one of the five universities in India exclusively for women...
  
  Publication.