Faculty Details
Azad Hind Gulshan Nanda
Designation
Teaching Fellow
Areas of Interest/Specialisation
Historical Archaeology; Archaeology of Ancient Indian cities; Historical Geography; Network Studies; Comparative Religious and Cultural History of South and Southeast Asia; Ancient Indian History
Awards/Honours
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Nālandā University, Rajgir, Bihar, India [July 2024 – May 2026]- Doctoral Fellowship, Nālandā University, Rajgir, Bihar, India [Jan. 2020 – Dec. 2023]
- Darmasiswa Scholarship, Ministry of Education and Culture, Govt. of Indonesia [Aug.2017 – July 2018]
- Dayapuram National Higher Education Scholarships 2017, awarded by DayapuramEducational and Cultural Centre, India, to support MA Dissertation Writing [2017]
Best Peer-reviewed Publications (Best 05)
Research Papers: Published
- 2024. “Exploring Nalanda-Muara Jambi Connections through the Journeys of Yijing and Atisha.” In Kedatuan: Artefak, Jejaring & Sastra Sumatra, 249–276. Borobudur Writers and Cultural Society (BWCF). QRCBN: 62-2817-0016-736.
- “Animal Husbandry: Archaeological Perspective” In Animal Husbandry Practices in Ancient India” Bihar Veterinary College. 2024. ISBN: 978-81- 964254-9-4.
- Exploring Connected Histories Through the Spread of Body Piercing Festivals in Asia. “Quest-Inter-disciplinary Journal (2022): 88-98. Article DOI: 10.5958/2249-0035.2022.00008.0
- Frontiers of a Mahavihara: Exploring the Nalanda Complex and its Vicinity. History Today. No. 23, (2022): 16-21.
- Cultural Exchanges and Diplomacy along the Maritime Network of Nalanda and Southeast Asia. Kalakalpa- IGNCA Journal of Arts. Vol VII. No. 1. (2022): 113-125.
- “Mahāvihāra(s) of Eastern India as Knowledge Centres.” Purvodaya. Vol II. Issue I. (2022):9-12.
- “Environmentally Sound Technologies for Sustainability and Climate Change. “Partnerships for the Goals; Leal Filho, W., Azul, AM, Brandli, L., Lange Salvia,A., Wall, T., Eds. Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland (2020): 1-11.DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-71067- 9_27-1
- “ Maritime cultural diplomacy: Javanese cultural heritage and Inter-Asian Connection.” Javanologi – Vol. II No. 1 (2018): 6-10.
Books Edited:
- Reimagining South Asian Art, Culture and Archaeology, (Co-edited with Madhab Choudhary, Anantashutosh Dwivedi) Delhi: Swati Publications (2021). ISBN 978-93-81843-34-5.