Historian | Academic Administrator | Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University
Welcome
Professor Suranjan Das is a distinguished historian and academic administrator, currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Adamas University, Kolkata.
About Me
Professor Suranjan Das specializes in South Asian history, politics, and identity studies. He has held leadership roles in major Indian universities and contributed to higher education policy.
Education
B.A. (History Honours), Presidency College, University of Calcutta, 1974 (First Class First)
M.A. in History, University of Calcutta, 1976 (First Class First)
D.Phil., University of Oxford, 1987 (Thesis: Communal Riots in Bengal, 1905-1947)
Employment and Positions Held
Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University (2022-Present)
Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University (2015-2022)
Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta (2008-2015)
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs), University of Calcutta (2002-2008)
Professor, Department of History, University of Calcutta (1995-2002)
Reader & Lecturer, University of Calcutta (1981-1995)
Lecturer, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan
Research Projects
Principal Investigator, Jadavpur University – Exeter University project on Decolonizing the Curriculum (2022)
Coordinator, Wellcome Trust UK project on history of disease and medicine in colonial Bengal
Project Leader, Calcutta University – Hull University collaboration on Indian Foreign Policy
