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Research Funding Schemes

Seminars, Workshops, Conferences
( Research Funding Rules for Seminars / Conferences / Workshops - Chapter - 7)

Maximum of Rs 1,00,000 is awarded to academic and professional organizations of historians (including organizations which, if not exclusively concerned with teaching and research in History, include teaching or research in History as a significant part of their objectives) at the national, regional, state and local levels.

The Research Projects Committee may award grants for seminars, workshops or academic conferences concerned with specific themes of History to individual scholars as coordinators who apply in accordance with the proforma contained here (Click here )

List of Grants Awarded
(April 2008 - March 2009)

Seminars/Symposia/Congresses etc. 2008-2009

(October2007 - March 2008)

Seminars, Workshops, Conferences grant has been awarded to the following persons:

1. Dr. R. Tiba (Assam University, Silchar) for holding seminar on Narrating North East and Tribal Folklore (Rs. 1 lakh).
2. Dr (Ms) Sarah Hilaly ( Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh), for holding seminar on North East India and Second World War (Rs.50,000/-).
3. Dr. Ajay Kumar Pandey ( Khalilabad, Kabir Nagar), for holding seminar on Archaeological and Cultural heritage of Purvanchal (Rs.60,000/-).
4. Dr. V.K. Das ( JMDPL Mahila College, Madhubani, Bihar), for holding seminar on Gandhi and Non-Violence (Rs.30,000/-).
5. Professor Dr. B.D. Khane ( Shivaji University, Kolhapur), for holding seminar on Jain Sacred Places in Maharashtra (Socio-economic and Historical Study (Rs.30,000/-)
6. Professor B.L. Gupta ( University of Rajasthan, Jaipur), for holding Seminar on Sikh Gurus and Bhati Tradition with Special Reference to Rajasthan (Rs.50,000/-)
7. Registrar (Kannada University Hampi), for holding 19th Session of Karnataka History Congress (Rs.50,000/-).
8. Dr. S.P. Pandey ( Karaundi, Varanasi), for holding seminar on Dimension of Indian Art Heritage and Contribution of Jainism and Buddhism (Rs.75,000/-).
9. Dr. Girija Pande ( Kumaon University, Nainital, Uttarakhand), for holding seminar on Living in High Attitude: Environment and Culture in Uttarakhand Himalaya (Rs.50,000/-).
10. Shri Dharmendra Kumar ( L N Mithila University, Darbhung), for holding seminar on Ist Biennial Conference of Mithila Itihas (Rs.50,000/-).
11. Shri V S Sinde (Society of South Asian Archaeology, Pune), for holding seminar on South Asian Archaeology (Rs. 75,000/-)
12. Prof. Lalji (BHU, Varanasi), for holding International Concerence on the State of Buddhism, Buddhist and Buddhist Studies in India and World (Rs. 1 lakh)
13. Dr. P. Sanal Mohan ( Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala), for holding seminar on Doing History Beyond the Discipline (Rs.50,000/-).
14. Dr. S.P. Pandey ( Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Studies in Rural Development, Lucknow) for holding seminar on Social Status of Depressed Classes (Dalits) during Pre and Post Independent India (Rs.50,000/-).
15. Dr. R.P. Vayas ( Mahila PG Mahavidhyaylaya, Jodhpur, Rajasthan), for holding seminar on Rajasthan History Congress (Rs.30,000/-).
16. Dr. Ravindra Sharma (Centre for Social and Political Studies, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi), for holding seminar on Pakistan as a factor in Sino-Indian Relations (Rs.30,000/-)
17. Professor Jaffri (Deptt. of History, University of Delhi, Delhi), additional grant of for 18th Annual Session of UP History Congress (Rs.10,000/-).
18. Professor P.N. Singh ( BHU, Varanasi), for holding seminar on Environments of Ancient India: Archaeology and Literary Critique (Rs.50,000/-).
19. Professor Chander Shekhar( University of Delhi, Delhi), for holding seminar on Revisiting Persian Sources of Indian History and Culture(Rs 10,000/-).
20. Dr. G. Venkataraman( University of Madras, Chennai), for holding 14th Annual Session of the Tamil History Congress( Rs 40,000/-).
21. Professor K. Sankaranarayanan (K.J. Somaya Centre for Buddhist Studies, Mumbai), for holding 5th Bi-annual International Conference on Buddhist Culture in Asia—Unity in Diversity( Rs 1 lakh).
22. Dr. Navtej Singh (Punjabi University, Patiala), for holding 40th Session of Punjab History Conference—Studies in Punjab History: Issues and Prospects( Rs 40,000/-).
23. Dr. Amar Nath Thakur(Madhubani, Bihar), for holding seminar on Myths, Legends and Beliefs in the History of Mithila( Rs 25,000/-).
24. Dr. A.M. Baisane(Deopour, Dhule), for holding seminar on Marathwada Itihas Parishad( Rs 40,000/-).
25. Dr. B. Datta Ray( North-East India Council for Social Science Research, Shillong), for holding seminar on Freedom Struggle in North East India( Rs 50,000/-).
26. Mrs Shirin Banu(Pandu College, Guwahati, Assam), for holding seminar on Status of Women in Colonial Assam( Rs 25,000/-).
27. Professor Manorama Sharma( North Eastern Hill University, Shillong), for holding XXVIIIth Annual Session of the NEIHA (Rs 40,000/-).
28. Dr Mallikurjana Reddy(Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur), for 28th Annual Session of South Indian History (Rs 60,000/-).
29. Shri Gautam Sengupta( Centre for Archaeology Studies and Training Eastern India, Government of West Bengal), for holding seminar on Remembering DD Kosambi ( Rs 50,000/-).
30. Professor Suchandra Ghosh( University of Calcutta, Kolkata), for holding seminar on Re-visiting Early India Through Epigraphy and Other Texts(Rs 30,000/-).
31. Dr. R.D. Choudhury (Indian Art History Congress, Guwahati, Assam), for holding 16th Session of the Indian Art History Congress( Rs 50,000/-).
32. Dr. P.N. Premalatha ( Mother Teresa’s Women’s University), for holding seminar on Exploring the Unsung heroines of Indian National Movement(Rs 20,000/-).
33. Shri Hari Chauhan (Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, HP), for holding seminar on Cultural Heritage of Western Himalaya(Rs 25,000/-).
34. Professor Jawaharlal Handoo (Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan), for holding 31st Session of the Indian Folklore Congress( Rs 60,000/-).
35. Professor A. Bobbili( Kakatiya University, Warangal), for holding 32nd Session of AP History Congress(Rs 60,000/-).
36. Dr Archana Ojha( Kamla Nehru College, University of Delhi), for holding seminar on Delhi Images, Imaginations and Prerceptions( Rs 20,000/-).
37.Dr H.M. Dhawan( Madhya Pradesh Dalit Sahitya Academy, Ujjain, MP), for holding seminar on Status of Shilpkars in Indian Social System: Historical Perspective (Rs. 20, 000/- ).
38. Shri Gurdas Negi(Distt. Mandi, H.P.), for holding seminar on Bharat or Bhot- Desh ke Dharmic evam Sanskritik Sambandhon mein gur padama sambhova ka etihasik yogdan
(Rs. 40, 000/- ).
39. Dr. A.D. Bordoloi( Nowgong Girls’ College, Nowgong, Assam), for holding seminar on Exploring Past and Present of North-Eastern Region of India for Sustainable Development
(Rs. 20, 000/- ).
40. Professor Girin Phokon( Institute of Tai Studies and Research, Assam), for holding seminar on Society and Culture of the Mongolians of North East India Past and Present (Rs 60, 000/- ).
41. Dr. Rekibuddin Ahmed( Guwahati University, Guwahati, Assam), for holding seminar on Collection, Preservation and Study of Persian Documents, Manuscripts, Chronicles Available in Different Libraries, Museums and Archives for Maintaining Precious Indian Culture and Heritage with Special Reference to North East Region (Rs. 20, 000/-).
42. Shri Yasuvanta Ray ( Goalpara College, Assam), for holding seminar on Women and Education in North East India (1900-2000) (Rs. 30, 000/-).
43. Dr. Rana P. Behal( Association of Indian Labour Historians, New Delhi), for holding seminar on AILH International Labour History Conference (Rs. 85, 000/- ).
44. Dr. Rajaawant Rao ( Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur), for holding seminar on Agriculture and Agrarian Society in Indian Sub-Continent (Rs. 20, 000/-).
45. Dr Ram Pande( Jaipur, Rasjasthan), for holding seminar on Tribes and Marginalized Communities – their Movement and Cultural Behaviour – with special reference to Western India (Rs. 40, 000/- ).
46. Professor Bhikshu Satyapala( University of Delhi, Delhi), for holding seminar on Sangitis (Buddhist Councils): Perspective and Prospects (Rs. 30, 000/-).
47. Professor Suchibrata Sen ( Viswa-Bharati, Santiniketan), for holding seminar on Linguistic and Literary History of India under UGC – SAP (Rs. 60, 000/- ).
48. Dr G.H. Anbumani( St. Mary’s College, Tuticorin), for holding seminar on Socio-Cultural Movements in South India during the 19th & 20th Centuries (Rs. 25, 000/- ).
49. Dr Surekha Sawant( LNJ Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Vile Parle[East], Mumbai), for holding seminar on New Trends in History (Rs. 40, 000/- ).
50. Professor Manorama Sharma( North Eastern Hill University, Shillong), for holding seminar on Feminist Scholarship in North East India : Retrieving and Reconstructing the Woman (Rs. 30, 000/-).
51. Professor K.K.N. Kurup ( Centre for Heritage Studies, Ernakulum, Kerala), for holding seminar on 1857 – The Role of Peasants Artisans and Tribals ( Rs 40, 000/- ).
52. Dr. Farhat Hasan(Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh), for holding seminar on Third World Feminism in the Colonial and Post-Colonial South Asia ( Rs. 25, 000/- ).
53. Dr. Veena Sachdeva(Punjab University, Chandigarh), for holding workshop on History Teachers of the North-Western Region Rs 50,000/-).
54. Professor Maria Bilquis ( Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh), for holding seminar on Reflection of Indian Ethos in Melfooz Literature (Rs 40,000/-).
55. Professor M. Momin ( North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong), for holding seminar on Myths, Rituals and Belief Systems in Pre-colonial Societies of North East India( Rs 40,000/-).
56. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar(Member Planning Commission; Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad), for holding XXXIst Indian Social Science Congress ( Rs 30,000/-).
57. Professor Anand Kumar( Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi), for workshop on Satyagraha Centenary International Conference( Rs 25,000/-).
58. Shri P.K. Thomas (Deccan College, Pune), for holding XXXVth Annual Conference of India Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (Rs 55, 000).
59. Shri Giriraj Kumar (Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra), for holding seminar on Regional Studies in Indian Rock Art(12th Congress of the Rock Art Society of India at Aulthan Bathery, Kerala( Rs 30,000/-).
60. Professor Jaffri (Deptt. of History, University of Delhi, Delhi), for the 18th Session of UP History Congress ( Rs 40, 000/-).
61. Additional Grant for having incurred deficit towards organizing a two-day international seminar on Bhagat Singh and His Times (organized jointly the ICHR and Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh)
(Rs 48, 816/).