Himanshu Prasad Roy
Himanshu Prasad Roy
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Political Studies,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
127
Email
himanshuroy[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, himanshuroy1[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

● 12th, C.B.S.E., Sainik School, Tilaiya
● B.A. (Honours) and M.A. in Political Science, University of Delhi

● M. Phil in Political Science, University of Delhi, 1989
● Ph.D. in Political Science, Patna University, 2004

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Indian Political Thought, Indian Politics, Marxian Political Theory

Experience

● Teaching since July 1988.
● Professor, Centre for Political Studies (CPS), Jawaharlal Nehru University
● Chairperson, Centre for Political Studies (CPS), Jawaharlal Nehru University

Awards & Honours

● National Scholarship (1985)
● Junior Research Fellowship, M. Phil (1987)
● Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House (2012-2013)
● Atal Fellow, Prime Ministers Museum and Library (2019-2021)

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications

1. PMO: The Prime Minister’s Office Through the Years, Rupa (2025),
2. Social Thought in Indic Civilization (ed.), Sage (2022),
3. A History of Colonial India (eds.), Routledge (2022),
4. Political Thought in Indic Civilization (ed.), Sage (2021),
5. Patel: Political Ideas and Policies (eds.), Sage (2018),
6. State Politics in India (eds.), Primus (2017),
7. Indian Political Thought (ed.), Pearson (2017, 2e),
8. Indian Political System (ed.), Pearson (2017, 4e),
9. Secularism and Its Colonial Legacy, Manak (2009)
10. Peasant in Marxism, Manak (2006)
11. A chapter titled “Lichchhavi Gana-rajya” in the book, India: The Mother of Democracy (eds.), National Book Trust (NBT), New Delhi, 2022.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

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Patents (if any)

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