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Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena
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Department of History, Central University of Punjab
Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena

Professor & Former Head
Department of History
School of Social Sciences
Central University of Punjab
Bathinda- 151 401

Qualification

MA (Modern India), NET, PhD

Experience
Teaching Experience
15 Years 
Research Experience
05 Years 
 
Administrative Experience
  • Head, Dept. of History, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Academic Council, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, School Board, School of International Studies, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, School Board, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Punjab
  • Chairperson, Board of Studies, Dept. of History, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of Psychology, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of Sociology, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of Hindi, Central University of Punjab
  • Member/Observer, Selection Committees

 

Administrative Positions Held

(Including administrative experience at previous University) 

Chairperson, Scheduled Tribe (ST) Cell

Liaison Officer, SC/ST/OBC/PWD

Nodal Officer, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme

Coordinator, Community Development Cell

Programme Officer, National Service Scheme (NSS)

Deputy Chief Warden, University Hostels

Warden, Boys Hostel (Sone Hostel)

Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Central Store & Purchase

Secretary, Central Purchase Committee

Coordinator, University Guest House

Coordinator, Scholarship Section

Coordinator, World Indigenous Peoples Day

Assistant Centre Superintendent, Examinations

Chairman, Various Local Purchase Committees (LPCs)

 
Professional Experience

(Member Secretary & Member)

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Proctorial Board

Anti-Ragging Committee

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell

Rajbhasha Samiti

Academic Activity on Social Responsibility

Planning and Development Cell

Supervision of Security Management

Vittiya Sakharta Abhiyan (VISAKA)

Free Coaching for SC/ST & OBC Students

English Spoken & GK Classes for ST/SC Student

Examination Discipline Committee

Local Purchase Committees (19)

Research Area

Modern India, Tribal History, Subaltern Studies 

Research Interests

Research Methodology, Historiography, Dr. Ambedkar School of Thought, 

Peasantry & Tribal Resistance Movements in Colonial Period

Research Grants/Projects
  1. Project Director, ICSSR funded Major Research Project entitled Displacement, Violence and Rehabilitation: Tracing the Memories of Partition in Punjab
  2. Project Director, RSM funded by Central University of Punjab entitled “Exploring and Understanding the Socio-Political Awakening among the Depressed Classes by the efforts of Dr. BR Ambedkar (1917-47)”
Professional Affiliation
  • Life Member, Indian History Congress
  • Life Member, Rajasthan History Congress
  • Member, Editorial Board, Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chhattisgarh
  • Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of International Current Researches, Kolkata
  • Member, Editorial Board, University Newsletter, IGNTU, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
  • Member, Editorial Board, Adiwasi Vimarsh, IGNTU, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
  • Member, Newsletter, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
Publications
Research Articles 
  • “Drawing the Line: The Radcliffe Commission, Punjab Boundary Force, and the Turbulent Partition of India.” Novel Insights, An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. I, Issue-III, February 2025, pp. 162-171.
  • “The Cultural Depiction of Savitribai Phule: Contextualising Her Life and Legacy in Popular Culture.” Journal of the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Vol. 26, No. 12, 2024, pp. 17-26 (UGC Care List Indexed)
  • “Genesis, Growth & Gravity of Two Nation Theory and Partition of India.” International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies, Vol. X, Issue-II, March 2024, pp. 117-125.
  • “Agrarian transformations in British India: A case study of colonial Punjab.” Sikh Formations (Routledge, Taylor & Francis), Vol. 20, No. 4, 2024, pp. 322-336.
  • “The Condition of Tribal Population and Peasantry in Colonial Era.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 26 (01), 2019, pp. 151-55.
  • “How the Riches of Bengal Laid to the Consolidation of British Empire in India.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 18 (01), 2017, pp. 81-85.
  • “How the Indian Cottage Industries Declined in British Period.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 18 (01), 2017, pp. 76-80.
  • “The Nature of Tribal and Peasantry Unrest in British Period.” Journal of Tribal, Folk and Subaltern Studies, Vol. III, Issue 1, August 2016, pp. 41-54.
  • “An Assessment of Tribal Resistance Movements in Colonial India.” International Journal of Tribal Literature and Cultural Studies, Vol. 1& 2, 2016, pp. 282-94.
  • “Understanding the Nature and Growth of Indian Nationalism in the Latter Half of 19th Century.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 14 (02), 2016, pp. 108-13.
  • “Railway and Famines in British India.” Silpakorn University Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts, Vol. 16 (1), 2016, pp. 1-18. (SCOPUS indexed)
  • “How Railways Drained the Wealth of India in British Period.” International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review, Vol. 1, Issue. 4, 2016, pp. 30-36.
  • “An Overview of Indian Economic Structure under British Rule.” International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 5 (03), 2016, pp. 33-39.
  • “British Industrial Policy and Decline of Handicrafts in 19th & 20th Century.” International Journal Advances in Social Science and Humanities, Vol. 04 (04), 2016, pp. 41-48.
  • “The Meaning and Methods of Drain of Wealth in Colonial India.” International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences, Vol. 03 (03), 2016, Indonesia, pp. 99-109.
  • “The Tragedy of Rural Indebtedness in Colonial India.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 13 (03), 2015, pp. 211-16.
  • “The Impact of British Rule on Indian Villages.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 12 (01), 2015, pp. 94-98.
  • “Educational Structure and the Process of Colonization in Colonial India.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 11 (01), 2015, pp. 85-91.
  • “The Plundered and Sponsored State of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey (1757).” International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences, Vol. 05 (08), 2015, pp. 139-48.
  • “Concepts of Continuity and Changes in Indian Social Structure Under British Rule.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 10 (01), 2015, Georgia, USA, pp. 01-06.
  • “A Study of Mechanism and Impact of Land Administration in British India.” Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 03 (2A), 2015, pp. 391-96.
  • “Zamindari System (Landlord Based) of Land Revenue Collection in 18th Century.” International Research Journal of Human Resources and Social Sciences, Vol. 02 (03), 2015, pp. 53-65.
  • “Land Tenure Systems in the late 18th and 19th century in Colonial India.” American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 01 (09), 2015, Georgia, USA, pp. 66-71.
  • “Famine in Late 19th Century India – Natural or Man-Made.” Journal of Human and Social Science Research, Vol. 06 (01), 2015, Arkansas, USA, pp. 35-44.
  • “Curse of British rule in India – Commercialization of Agriculture.” Jigyasa- Departmental Journal of History & Culture, University of Rajasthan, Vol. XIX-XX, 2012-13, pp. 161-69.
  • “Colonial Educational System: An Instrument of Colonization.” Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 01 (03), 2010, pp. 86-88.
  • “The Obnoxious Nexus of Revenue Settlements and Man-Made Famines in Colonial Rule.” Research Journal of Social and Life Sciences, Vol. 09, 2010, pp. 136-42.
  • “De-Industrialization: The Curse of Colonial Rule.” Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 01 (02), 2010, pp. 56-59.
  • “Partition: Fundamentalism or Colonial Trickery.” Research Journal of Arts, Management & Social Science, Vol. 03, 2010, pp. 95-100.
Books
  1. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2021). Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi. New Delhi: City Publication
  2. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2021). Gandhian Perspective and Contemporary World. New Delhi: Lakshita Book Distributors
  3. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2021). Gandhi Vimrsh ke Vibinn Aayam. New Delhi: Best Publishing House
  4. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2017). Tribal Resistance Movements in India (Pre and Post Independence Era). New Delhi: Authors Press
  5. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2017). Legacy of Tribes to History of India. New Delhi: SSDN Publishers & Distributors
  6. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2017). Historical and Cultural Study of Indian Tribes. New Delhi: SSDN Publishers & Distributors
  7. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2017). Development of Indian Tribes (From Historical to Contemporary Era). New Delhi: S.K. Book Agency
  8. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2017). Socio-Economic History of Tribal India. New Delhi: Avon Publications
  9. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2017). Bhartiya Ethihasik-Sanskratik Prampra Aur Adivasi Vimarsh. New Delhi: S.K. Book Agency
  10. Meena, Hareet Kumar (2011). Primitive Tribes of India. Jaipur: Pareek Book Distributors
Book Chapters
  • “Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Tribes of India” in Tangible and Intangible Traditional Heritage of Tribal Culture, edited by Dr. Narsingh Kumar, New Delhi: SSDN Publishers & Distributors, 2018
  • “Madhyakalin Sthapatya Kala Ka Swarup Evam Sanskrtik Yogdaan” in Bhartiya Kla Sanskrti Ke Naveen Aayaam, edited by Prof. Alok Shrotriya, New Delhi: S.K. Book Agency, 2018
  • “Bhartiya Itihaas Ki Anupam Krti: Sanchi Ka Stupa” in Madhya Bharat Ki Kala, Sanskriti Evam Puratava, edited by Dr. Nagesh Dubey & Dr. M.L. Chadhar, New Delhi: SSDN Publishers & Distributors, 2017
  • “An Analysis of Colonial Architecture in India” in Art, Architecture and Archaeology of India, edited by Dr. Mohan Lal Chadhar, New Delhi: Avon Publications, 2017
  • “Meena Janjati Ka Ithihasik evam Sanskrtik Adhyayan” in Bhartiya Ithihasik-Sanskrtik Parmpara Aur Aadiwasi Vimarsh, edited by Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena, New Delhi: S.K. Book Agency, 2017
  • “An Interpretation of Tribes of India in Historical Context” in Legacy of Tribes to History of India, edited by Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena, New Delhi: SSDN Publishers & Distributors, 2017
  • “The Historical and Cultural Status of Meena Tribe in Rajasthan” in Historical and Cultural Study of Indian Tribes, edited by Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena, New Delhi: SSDN Publishers & Distributors, 2017
  • “Education: A Prime Instrument of Tribal Development” in Socio-Economic History of Tribal India, edited by Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena, New Delhi: Avon Publications, 2017
  • “A Study of Infrastructural and Constitutional Provisions for the Holistic Development of Tribal Population in India” in Development of Indian Tribes (From Historical to Contemporary Era) edited by Dr. Hareet Kumar Meena, New Delhi: S.K. Book Agency, 2017
  • “Feminism: An Assessment in Colonial and Postcolonial India” in Postcolonial Subaltern Issues- An Introspection, edited by Dr. Krishna Singh, New Delhi: Authors Press, 2015
  • Health Problems in South Asia: Challenges before SAARC in Strengthening SAARC- Exploring Vistas for Expanded Cooperation (2012), Edited by Dr. Saurabh & Prof. B. C. Upreti, Delhi: Pentagon Press
  • Museums: The Potential of Advanced Learningin Archaeology, Museology and Conservation: A Review (2012), Edited by Prof. Vibha Upadhyaya, Jaipur: Literary Circle 
  • “Global Warming:  Dilemma of Human Existence or Extinction” in Environmental Protection (2011), Edited by Dr. S. Akhilesh, Madhya Pradesh: Centre for Research Studies, Gaytri Publication
  • “Tribal India: Historical Perspectives and Current Scenario” in Trends in Social Sciences (2011), Edited by Dr. Atik Rahman, Jaipur: Aadi Publication
  • “Legacy of Tribes to Indian Cultural Inheritance” in Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research Institute (TRI, 2010), Udaipur, Vol. 42
 

 

Research Guidance

Three 

Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
National

97

 
International

09

 

Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised
National Level

(Sponsored by ICSSR)

  1. Ten Days Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences for M. Phil/Ph. D./PDF Research Scholars (22nd-31st October, 2018)
  2. Legacy of Tribes to Indian Historical and Cultural Heritage (22-23 August, 2017)
  3. Tribal Resistance Movements in India: With Special Reference to Central India (22-23 Sept., 2015)
 

 

Invited Talks/ Resource Person
• Session Chair (20-21 March, 2025), ICSSR Sponsored International Seminar on The Nature Faith, Climate Change & Human Rights, Dr. Ambedkar Chair on Human Rights & Environmental Values, Central University of Punjab.
• The Senses in Research: Bridging Cognition and Recognition (Resource Person) (28 January, 2025), Two-Week Online Programme on NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), Central University of Punjab.
• From Perception to Action: The Impact of Categorization on Human Behaviour in Research (Resource Person) (15 January, 2025), Online Refresher Course on Teaching & Research in Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), Panjab University, Chandigarh.
• Bhagwan Birsa Munda's Contribution to the Indian Freedom Movement (06 December, 2024), Online Lecture, Centre of Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, JNU.
• How do People Categorize Things and Influence Behaviour? (13 September, 2024), Short Term Programme on Institutional Organisation and Management, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), IGNTU.
• Philosophy of Epistemology and Qualitative Research (Resource Person) (26 June, 2024), Two Weeks Online Programme on NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), Central University of Punjab.
• Keynote Speaker (Resource Person) (17 May, 2024), Relevance of Gandhi's Ideas in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Department of History, AIHC & A, H.N.B. Garhwal University, S.R.T. Campus, Tehri.
• Dr. BR Ambedkar and Nation Building (Resource Person) (18 April, 2024), Panel Discussion on the Occasion of 133rd Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Dr. Ambedkar Centre of Excellence, Central University of Punjab.
• Research and Development (Resource Person) (21 March, 2024), Two Weeks Online Programme on NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), Central University of Punjab.
• Epistemology & Qualitative Research (Resource Person) (15 February, 2024), Two Week Capacity Building Programme for Young Faculty Members in Social Sciences, Dept. of Economics, Central University of Punjab.
• Nature & Importance of Observation Method in Social Sciences (Resource Person) (01 February, 2024), UGC Sponsored Two-Weeks Refresher Course (Online) on History and Culture, Dept. of History, University of Rajasthan.
• Nature & Importance of Observation Method in Social Sciences (Resource Person) (20 January, 2024), Two Week Capacity Building Programme for Young Faculty Members in Social Sciences, Dept. of Sociology, Central University of Punjab.
• National Education Policy 2020: A Stimulus to Social Sciences (Resource Person) (15-16 September, 2023), Higher Education in India: Vision 2030, Maharani Girls PG College, Pilani, Rajasthan.
• Genesis, Growth and Glory of Mauryan Empire (Resource Person) (10 September, 2023), Revisiting Ancient Indian Dynasties, Dharwad Katte & Central University of Karnataka.
• Resource Person (26 May, 2023), Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam: Vichaar, Visheshataen Aur Vartamaan, Central University of Haryana.
• Research Proposal Writing: Plan & Process (Resource Person) (27 April, 2023), ICSSR Sponsored Two-Week Capacity Building Programme for Faculty on Research Methodology & Academic Writing in Social Sciences, Central University of Punjab.
• Data Collection Methods: Surveys, Observation & Interviews (Resource Person) (27 April, 2023), ICSSR Sponsored Two-Week Capacity Building Programme for Faculty on Research Methodology & Academic Writing in Social Sciences, Central University of Punjab.
• Resource Person (09 February, 2023), National Education Policy & Perspective of Social Sciences, SCERT, Punjab.
• Gandhian Viewpoint of Evolution, Expansion and Empowerment of Nation (Invited Speaker) (31 January, 2023), Relevance of Gandhian Philosophy in Social Harmony and National Development, Lal Bahadur Shastri Govt. College, Kotputli.
• Keynote Speaker (14 December, 2022), Bharat ka Vibhjan: Vedna aur Semvedna, Mahatma Gandhi Govt. College, Itarsi, MP.
• Keynote Speaker (09-10 September, 2022), 1857 Ki Kranti Ke Agyat aur Bhule Bisre Nayak, Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur.
• Tiranga aur Rashtra ka Nirman (14 August, 2022), Tirenge Ka Itihaas, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar.
• Historiography and Challenges (30-31 March, 2022), Challenges of Understanding History, ICHR.
• Seminar Presentation Evaluation (Resource Person) (24 November, 2021), Refresher Course ‘Quantitative Techniques and Economics’, UGC-HRDC, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar, MP.
• Bharat Chodo Andolan: Azadi ka Nirnayak Sangharsh (Lecture Delivered) (10 August, 2021), Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangharsh me Bharat Chodo Andolan ki Bhumika, SS Jain Subodh PG Mahila Mahavidhyalaya, Jaipur.
• Thoughts of Dr. BR Ambedkar (Lecture Delivered) (14 April, 2021), Thoughts of Ambedkar in Socio-political Spectrum under the programme ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahatosav’, SS Jain Subodh PG Mahila Mahavidhyalaya, Jaipur.
• Bhagat Singh: The Great Revolutionary (Lecture Delivered) (23 March, 2021), Great Sacrifice and Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, Babu Shobharam Govt. Art College, Alwar.
• New Research Methodologies in Teaching History (03 February, 2021), Gyan Ganga, Short Term Training Program on Initiative for Teaching Learning Excellence in History, Commissionerate College Education, Rajasthan.
• Bharity Swadheenta Sangrash Evam Hindi: Ek Anyonyashrit Yatra (Lecture Delivered) (24 September, 2020), Rashtriy Masik Krayashala, Rajbhasha Prakosth, IGNTU, Amarkantak, MP.
• Swami Vivekanand’s Educational Thoughts (17-18 February, 2020), A Two Day National Seminar on Swami Vivekanand’s Educational Thoughts: Out of the Box Thinking, Faculty of B.Ed., IGNTU, Amarkantak, MP.
• Bhartiy Itihaas aur Adiwasi (15-16 February, 2020), Adwasi Mahotsav, District Administration, Mandla, MP.
• Alcohol: An Obstacle (09-10 October, 2018), A Two Day Capacity Building Workshop on Prevention of Alcohol Addiction and Drug Abuse, Department of MSW, IGNTU, Amarkantak, MP.
• Qualitative Research in Social Sciences (Lecture Delivered) (24-27 September, 2017), National Workshop on Research on Marginalized Groups in Social Sciences: Conceptual & Methodological Issues, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies & IGNTU, Amarkantak, MP.
• Historical & Cultural Heritage of Indian Tribes (Lecture Delivered) (15-16 September, 2017), National Seminar on Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Adivasi Culture in Central India: Continuity and Change, Department of Tribal Studies, IGNTU, Amarkantak, MP.
• How the British Economic Structure Hampered the Development of Human Resource in Pre-Independent India (Lecture Delivered) (02-03 June, 2017), Resource Management and Development in India: Priorities, Progress and Challenges, Department of Geography, Government PG College, Baran, Rajasthan.
• Human Trafficking in India: A Blot on Human Rights (Lecture Delivered) (30-31 January, 2017), Human Rights: Issues and Challenges, Department of Pol. Sc., Government PG College, Rajgarh (Alwar), Rajasthan.
• History of Yoga: Through the Ages (Lecture Delivered) (24 January, 2017), Certificate Course in Yoga, Department of Yoga, IGNTU, Amarkantak.
• Education: A Primary Tool of Tribal Development (Lecture Delivered) (27-28 August, 2015), Rural Empowerment in India: Efforts, Implementations & Challenges, Department of Geography, Government PG College, Baran, Rajasthan.
• Education: A Primary Tool of Tribal Development (Lecture Delivered) (27-28 March, 2015), Tribal Narratives, Dept. of English, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga.
• Land and Law in Colonial India (Lecture Delivered) (14-15 March, 2014), Land and Water Resource Management System in Central India, Department of AIHC, IGNTU, Amarkantak, MP.
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