Probal Roy Chowdhury
Probal Roy Chowdhury
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
203, SSS-II
Off. Phone
011-26704753
Email
probal[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, probal[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in
Personal Webpage
https://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

M.A., Ph.D.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

History of Education,
Indigenous Education in Pre-British India,
Society and Polity in Pre-British India,
History of Indian Knowledge Traditions, and
Socio-Cultural Traditions of Bengal

Experience

Associate Professor (History of Education), Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies (ZHCES), Jawaharlal Nehru University [since April 2026]

Director, Centre for New India Studies, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata [February 2021 – March 2026]

Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai [March 2018 – January 2021]

Assistant Professor, Amrita Darshanam International Centre for Cultural Studies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham [August 2006 – February 2018]

Awards & Honours

Azad Fellow, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata [awarded 2022]

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Pramod Kumar M., and Probal Roy Chowdhury. “Cultural, Philosophical and Spiritual Underpinnings of Indian Knowledge Systems with focus on Astronomy and Mathematics.” Journal of Sanatana Dharma, 1(1) (2025): 1-9.

Pramod Kumar, M. and Probal Roy Chowdhury. “Cultural Specificities in Indian Models of Economy, Business and Management.” Viksit Bharat: Idea of India as a Developed Country. Eds. Prabhat Pankaj et.al. New Delhi: Bloomsbury, 2025. 305-318. Print. ISBN: 978-93-61317-25-5.

Roy Chowdhury, Probal. “Community Profile of Primary Education in Madras Presidency in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries – Part II: 1885-1935”. Indian Historical Review, 46(1) (June 2019): 150-166. Print. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0376983617747993) ISSN: 0376-9836

Roy Chowdhury, Probal. “Community Profile of Primary Education in Madras Presidency in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries – Part I: 1825-1885”. Indian Historical Review, 45(2) (December 2018): 189-212. Print. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0376983617747982) ISSN: 0376-9836

Roy Chowdhury, Probal. “Do Not Disrespect Food (Annam Na Nindyat): The Indian Tradition of Respecting and Celebrating Food.” Indian Culture: Its Timeless Appeal and Ageless Charm. Ed. Swami Atmashraddhananda. Chennai: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 2013. 329-337. Print. ISBN: 978-81-7883-658-4

Pramod Kumar, M. and Probal Roy Chowdhury. “Swami Vivekananda and Ancient Indian Civilization.” Understanding Vivekananda. Kolkata: Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, 2013. 346-369. Print. ISBN: 978-9381325381

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Pramod Kumar, M. and Probal Roy Chowdhury. “Hinduism and Corruption.” Religions of the World: Handbook of Religion and Corruption. Eds. Ezra Chitando and Susan M. Kilonzo. Springer [2026].

Saha, Subhadeep and Probal Roy Chowdhury. Baṅgaraṅgabidhāẏiṇī Durgā: Bāṃlār Śāradīẏā Durgāpūjā. Kolkata: The Saborno Sangrahalay, 2021. ISBN: 978-81-967251-6-7 [Monograph in Bengali]

Saha, Subhadeep and Probal Roy Chowdhury. Baṅger Naẏanābhirām: Cirantanī Rām-Saṃskṛti. Kolkata: The Saborno Sangrahalay, 2021. ISBN: 978-81-967251-1-2 [Monograph in Bengali]

Roy Chowdhury, Probal, and Devarshi Roy Chowdhury. Bara Bari: The Abode of the Savarna Ray Choudhury Family at Barisha. (Bilingual: English and Bengali) Kolkata: The Saborno Sangrahalay, 2003. ISBN: 81-88105-01-5

Patents (if any)

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