Ancient and Early Medieval Indian History

• B.A. (Hons.) - History , 2000 , University of Delhi
• M.A. - History , 2002 , University of Delhi
• M.Phil. - History , 2005 , University of Delhi
• Ph.D. , 2019 , History

1). Since 14th August 2020: Professor, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi

2). 14th August 2017 - 13th August 2020 : Associate Professor, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi

3). 17th July, 2006- 13th August 2017 : Assistant Professor (Permanent), Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

4). 10th August, 2004- 16th July, 2006: Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Satyawati Co-ed. College (M), University of Delhi, Delhi.

5). 22nd July, 2003- 23rd March, 2004: Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Guest), Satyawati Co-ed. College (M), University of Delhi, Delhi.

Papers taught:

1. History of India (From earliest times to c. 750 CE);

2. History of India (c. 750- 1200 CE)

3. Environmental Issues in India

4. Ancient Delhi

1. 2011-12 - Teacher-in-Charge, History Department

2. 2019-20 - Teacher-in-Charge, History Department

3. 2020-21 - Convenor, Library Committee

4. 2021-22 - Techer-in-Charge, History Department

5. 2023-24 - Teacher-in-Charge, History Department

State and Society Under the Western Gangas

Chapters in edited books:

1. 'State formation under the Western Gangas in Karnataka, c. 400 to 1000 CE', in Kulke, Hermann and Bhairabi Prasad Sahu (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the State in Premodern India, Routledge, London and New York, 2022, pp. 238-60, ISBN: 978-0-367-55897-0 URL: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003242062-15/state-formation-western-gangas-karnataka-400-1000-ce-1-yogender-dayma  
2. 'From Samanta to Maharaja' in Sahu, Bhairabi Prasad and Kulke, Hermann (eds.), Interrogating Political Systems: Integrative Processes and State in Pre-modern India, Manohar, Delhi, 2015, pp. 239-254, ISBN 978-93-5098-064-4.
3. 'Sources: Text, Epigraphic and Numismatic Data', History of India (750-1200 CE), Institute of Life Long Learning, Univ. of Delhi, Delhi, 2014, ISSS 2349-154X, http://vle.du.ac.in/file.php/657/Sources_Texts_Epigraphic_and_Numismatic_Data/Sources_Texts_Epigraphic_and_Numismatic_Data.pdf
4. Evolution of Political Structure: North India', History of India (750-1200 CE), Institute of Life Long Learning, Univ. of Delhi, Delhi, 2014, ISSS 2349-154X, URL http://vle.du.ac.in/file.php/657/Evolution_of_Political_Structures-_North_India/Evolution_of_Political_Structures_North_India_Dec_26.pdf

1. ‘Agrarian Expansion under the Western Gangas of Karnataka’, in International Journal of Historical Insight and Research (IJHIR)Vol.6, No.3, Jul-Sep., 2020, E-ISSN: 2454-5600; URL - http://qtanalytics.in/journals/index.php/IJHIR/article/view/669/414
2. ‘Trade and Urbanization in Early Medieval Southern Karnataka: As Reflected in the Western Ganga Inscriptions’, Indian Historical Review, 47 (1), 2020, pp. 130-149, ISSN: 0376-9836.
3. ‘Structure of Legitimation under the Gangas of Karnataka, c. 4th-10th Century’, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 80th Session, Kannur, 28th-30th December, 2019, ISSN: 2249-1937.
4. ‘Evolution of State Society in Southern Karnataka during Pre-Ganga Period’, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 79th Session, Bhopal, 26th-28th February 2019, pp. 84-91, ISSN: 2249-1937.
5. ‘Some Aspects of Revenue System under the Gangas of Karnataka’, Global Thought, June 2019, pp. 182-88, ISSN: 2456-0898.
6. ‘State and Legitimation under the Western Gangas’, Global Thought, June 2019, pp. 195-202, ISSN: 2456-0898.
7. ‘Social Processes under the Western Gangas of Karnataka’, Journal of Ancient Indian History, Department of Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, 2018, pp. 104-32, ISSN: 0075-4110.
8. ‘दक्षिण कर्नाटक में आरंभिक मध्यकाल की ओर संक्रमण: समस्याएं एवं संभावनाएं’, Vignettes of Research, Vol.5, Issue III, July 2017, pp. 46-53, ISSN: 2320-1797.
9. ‘Political Intermediaries under the Western Gangas’, Quest International Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol. VI, Issue V, July, 2017, pp. 91-102, ISSN: 2278-4497.
10. ‘Rural Intermediaries under the Western Gangas’, Global Academic Research Journal, Vol. V, Issue IV, June 2017, pp. 69-77, ISSN: 2347-3592.
11. ‘हर्षचरित: एक ऐतिहासिक स्रोत के रूप में’, Sahchar Vol. VIII, October-December, 2016, ISSN: 2395-2873.
12. ‘Political Processes in the Making of the Early Kadamba State’, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 69th Session, 2008, pp. 102-114, ISSN: 2249-1937.
13. ‘Economic Processes in the Early Kadamba State’, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 67th Session, 2006-2007, pp. 118-127, ISSN: 2249-1937.
14. ‘Structure of Legitimation under the Early Kadambas’, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 66th Session, 2005-2006, pp. 156-166, ISSN: 2249-1937.

Papers Presented in Seminars/Conferences (Not published as Conference Proceeding):

1.  ‘Agrarian Expansion in Early Medieval South Karnataka: As Gleaned from the Western Ganga Inscriptions’, Paper presented at the 77th Session of Indian History Congress, Trivandrum (Kerala), 28th December-30th December, 2016.
2. ‘Social Processes Under the Western Gangas of Karnataka’, Paper presented at Research Scholar’s Conference organized by the Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi, 13th-15th March 2018.

Awards and Distinctions

1. Paper titled ‘Economic Processes in the Early Kadamba State’, presented at the 67th Session of Indian History Congress, Calicut bagged the Indian History Congress Prize for the Best Paper of the Ancient India Section for the year 2007.
2. Paper titled ‘Evolution of State Society in Southern Karnataka during Pre-Ganga Period’, presented at the 79th Session of Indian History Congress, at Bhopal bagged Professor Vijay Kumar Thakur Memorial Prize for the Best Paper in the Section on Ancient India for the year 2019.