Amiya Prosad Sen

Amiya P. Sen
Born 1952
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Occupation Professor, Author
Known for Heinrich Zimmer Chair at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University

Amiya Prosad Sen (born 1952) is a historian with an interest in the intellectual and cultural history of modern India.[1][2] Amiya P.Sen currently holds the Heinrich Zimmer Chair at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University.[3] He has served as Professor of Modern Indian History at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has been Agatha Harrison Fellow to the University of Oxford[4] and Visiting Fellow to the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla,[5] and the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi. During 2007–08, he was Tagore professor at Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketan.

Sen took his bachelor's and master's degrees in history from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and also pursued his PhD there. After a brief career in Indian Civil Services, he took up teaching and research in 1984.[6]

Publications

References

  1. Biswamoy Pati, ed. (2000). "Notes on contributors". Issues in modern Indian history: for Sumit Sarkar. Popular Prakashan. p. 344. ISBN 978-81-7154-658-9.
  2. Pathak, Avijit (2001). "Book reviews and notices". Contributions to Indian Sociology (Sage) 35 (2): 287–288. doi:10.1177/006996670103500217.
  3. "Zimmer Chair - Amiya P. Sen". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. Gazette 7 October 1993; No. 4301; Vol. 124
  5. "Academic Life". IIAS. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  6. Sen 2001
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