Ms Farhat Nasreen

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Educational Qualification

Qualified UGC NET- JRF in 1992.

Scholarships Held

• Merit Scholarship in High School, U.P. Board
• Merit Scholarship in M.A. Aligarh Muslim University
• UGC JRF-SRF Scholarships
• Obtained Travel and Study Grant from ICHR for Ph.D.

Specialization and Research Experience

Medieval Indian History. Doctorate in the History of Society and Culture of Braj Region in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Research experience of 18years. Worked on Noorul Haqiqat , an original source of Modern History written by Ahmad Ali Shah in 1860. It narrates important developments, post 1857.

Teaching Experience and courses taught

12 years of experience. Papers: History of Medieval India 1200 to 1556, History of Medieval India 1206 to 1707, The Medieval World: 5th to 17th Century, History of Medieval India 1556 to 1007, The Modern World: 17th to the 20th Century, Polity and Society in India: 1526 to 1950.

Current Research

Presently working on: Issues of Ecology & Animism in Religions & Cults of Medieval India 16th &17th C. and Socio-Religious issues in the Delhi Sultanate.

Knowledge of Languages

• English, Hindi; also the Braj dialect of Hindi, Urdu and Persian.

Other Distinctions

      Academic: Presentations in Seminars and Conferences

• A Short Historical interpose of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in seminar on ‘Development of Persian Historiography in the Ist half of the 18th century’, New Delhi, 2000.
• Festivals of Braj in seminar on ‘Jats: their Role and Contribution’, New Delhi, 2001.
• Jayadeva’s GitaGovinda and the flowering of Radhaism in Medieval Braj in seminar on ‘Sources of information on History and Culture of India second half of the 12th C. till first half of the 16th C’. New Delhi, 2004.
• Braj Yatra and the Socialization of Nature, Conference on Indian religions, New Delhi, 2003.
• Islam and Women in seminar on ‘Position of Women in Islam’, New Delhi, 2006
• Rasikeshwari Radha; the Defiant Divine Seminar on ‘Lessons from the lives of ten most dynamic women of Indian History’, New Delhi, 2007
• The parallel lines; Sufism and Krishnaism in Seminar on ‘Debate and Dialogue within and between Religions’, New Delhi, 2007.
• Prosaic and Protracted; Maulvi Muhammad Baqar’s narrative style Seminar on- ‘Maulvi Muhammad Baqar Hamedani’s Contribution in India’s first struggle of Independence, 1857’, New Delhi, 2007.
• Kashaful- Baghaavat of Shah Ahmad Ali; an account of the revolt of 1857 at Gorakhpur in seminar on-‘ Remembering 1857’, New Delhi, 2007.
• Modulated panel discussion on Condition of Medieval Monuments in Delhi, New Delhi, 2008.
• The Braj Yatra Pilgrimage in seminar on- ‘Indian Culture’, New Delhi, 2008.
• Islamic Rights of Muslim Wives; Situation, Interpretation and Actuality in seminar on – ‘Religion in Indian History: Ideas, Practice and Change’, New Delhi, 2008.
• Dividing Shadows and Sunshine:1947. in seminar on: ‘Biography as History’, New Delhi, 2010.
• Interpreting Interpretations; the case of Muslim Women Seminar: ‘Revisiting Muslim Women’s Issues’, New Delhi, 2010.

Papers/ Books published

• Review of Bhakti a Contemporary Discussion, edited by D. Krishna, M.Lath and F.E.Krishna, Indian Historical Review, Jan-July, 2002.
• Review of Rethinking Early Modern India, edited by Richard B. Barnett, Indian Social Science Review, Jan-June, 2004.
• Gorakhpur ke Sufi Miyan Sahib ke yahan Muharram ki Azadari, Rah-e-Islam( A quaterly journal of Islamic and Muslim world studies), Jan-June,2007 issue.
• 1857 ki Baghawat ke asbab Sir Syed ke nazariye se, Aalami Sahara Sir Syed number, 27th October, 2007 issue.
• Poems- Vision, The Bride, The Fastening, published in Indian Literature, Sahitya Akadami’s Bi-monthly journal, March April-2003. Deja^vu, The Little Soul, Sounds of a Silent Gun, Friends, The Lost Poem, published in Indian Literature, Sahitya Akadami’s Bi-monthly journal, July- August 2007.
• Mohammad Hasan aur Gorakhpur ki Baghaavat, Hasan Mosanna ed. 1857 Nekat aur Jehat, 2008.
• Review of Beyond Black Waters, Joginder Paul, Penguin Books; Indian Literature Sahitya Akademi, March- April, 2008.
• I have co-edited a book entitled Negotiating Religion Perspectives from Indian History and also contributed an article there in which is entitled –Neutralizing Gender: Radha and Radhaism of Medieval Braj. This book is under publication with Manohar Publishers.
• I have translated and transliterated the Kashaful Baghaavat Gorakhpur of Ahmad Ali Shah; written in 1857-1860, from Urdu-Persian to English and written a detailed introduction to it. This work is being published by Rupa Publishing House, Ansari Road, Delhi.

Administrative Positions Held

Worked as the Warden of G.P. Girls Hostel of Jamia Millia Islamia from September 1999 to September 2008. Was designated as Senior Warden since 2005 and as Assistant Provost Hall of Girls’ Residence of Jamia Millia Islamia, from 2006 to 2008.

Cultural Activities Organized

Was nominated as a member of the Jamia Cultural Committee in the year 2003 and there after worked in the capacity of Convener of Debating Society/ Literary Society of the University till 2008. During this phase, organized a seminar on-Lessons from the lives of ten most Dynamic Women of Indian History. This was funded by the National Commission for Women, New Delhi. Besides this, organized many Essay writing, Poem writing and Elocution-Recitations competitions.