{"id":1591,"date":"2025-01-22T11:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:37:10","slug":"faculty-arts-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adc-au.in\/?page_id=1591","title":{"rendered":"Med&Modern History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Department of Medieval and Modern History at Allahabad Degree College, a constituent P.G. College of the University of Allahabad, is one of the premier centres of historical inquiry and education in the region. Established in ____ to foster critical engagement with the past, the department has, over the decades, built a strong academic foundation rooted in rigorous scholarship and an inclusive, multidisciplinary approach to historical studies. The department offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes that engage students with the complexities of India\u2019s medieval and modern pasts, situating them within broader global and regional historical developments. Emphasizing both depth and breadth, the curriculum is designed to equip students with strong analytical, research, and interpretive skills, essential for careers in academia, public services, heritage management, policy, journalism, and other allied fields.\u00a0<\/p>

Additionally, with a focus on pedagogical innovation and intellectual inquiry, the department explores diverse historical themes including state formation, cultural transformations, social movements, colonialism, nationalism, gender, and economic change. It also encourages cross-disciplinary perspectives, drawing on political science, anthropology, archaeology, sociology, literature, and philosophy to enrich historical understanding. The department is an active centre for research and academic dialogue. It regularly organizes national seminars, workshops, lecture series, and conferences, inviting leading historians and scholars to engage with students and faculty. These events serve as valuable platforms for presenting research, debating ideas, and fostering a vibrant academic community. Students are encouraged to participate in these forums, contributing their insights and developing their scholarly capabilities. With a legacy of academic distinction and a dynamic, forward-looking vision, the Department of Medieval and Modern History continues to play a critical role in shaping historically informed and analytically conscious individuals ready to contribute meaningfully to society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Prof. (Dr.) Neena Shukla
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Designation: Professor\t
\nDepartment: Medieval and Modern History\t
\nQualification: Doctorate
\nEmail: shukla.neena@yahoo.com\t
\nResearch\/Teaching Interest: National Movement, Gender History, Cultural History
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Dr. Harendra Narayan Singh
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\nDesignation: Assistant Professor\t
\nDepartment: Medieval and Modern History\t
\nQualification: B.A., M.A. (Modern History), PGD in Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, One Year Diploma in Archives Management, PGD in Museology, D.Phil.
\nEmail: harendra.adc@gmail.com\t
\nResearch\/Teaching Interest: Modern Indian History, Cinema History, Economic Histry of Modern India, History of USA, Archives & Records Management
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Dr Rinku Singh
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Designation: Assistant Professor\t
\nDepartment: Medieval and Modern History\t
\nQualification: Ph.D
\nEmail: drrinkusinghadc@gmail.com\t
\nResearch\/Teaching Interest: Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Era, South East Asia
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Dr. Vivekanand
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Designation: Assistant Professor\t
\nDepartment: Medieval and Modern History\t
\nQualification: Ph.D
\nEmail:vivek2020india@gmail.com\t
\nResearch\/Teaching Interest: Political Economy of Western India, History of Travel and Transportation, History of the Working Class in Early Modern India, History of Lower caste people in Early Modern India, Philosophy of History
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Dr. Yogesh Yadav
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Designation: Assistant Professor\t
\nDepartment: Medieval and Modern History\t
\nQualification: Doctrate
\nEmail: yogeshf9@rediffmail.com\t
\nResearch\/Teaching Interest: Historical & Archaeological Method and Theory, South Asian Historiography, Medieval Archaeology, Historical Anthropology, Landscape History and Harappan Studies.
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