Contact Info
01596-25-5703
Dr. Harikrishnan Gopinadhan Nair
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Education
Education
- 2010 PhD History, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. The doctoral thesis Contra imperio: El discurso de derecho natural y la autonomía de los indios americanos [Against Empire: The discourse of Natural Law and the autonomy of the American Indians].
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- Awarded the Mención Honorífica corresponding to the Edmundo O'Gorman Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in Historiography and Theory of History by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia under the auspices of the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico in 2011.
- Nominated by the examining jury for the Premio Mauss for the best doctoral dissertation in History at UNAM 2010
- 2004 MA History, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Master's thesis Las nociones de autonomía del indio americano en las labores missionales y obras tardías de fray Bartolomé de Las Casas.
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- 1995 BA History, Loyola Autonomous College, University of Madras
- Special Award for securing the highest percentage of marks 76% in BA History 1992-1995
- Rukmini Ammal Medal for proficiency in History Part III 1994-1995
- Merit Certificate for proficiency in the history of SouthEast Asia, China & Japan 1994-1995
- VL Ethiraj Prize for proficiency in the course World Peace 1994-1995
- 2001 Diplomado in Spanish, Centro de Enseñanza Para Extranjeros, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- 2000 Intensive Diploma in Spanish, Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi
- 1999 MPhil in Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- 1997 MA Politics with specialisation in International Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Membership of Professional Associations
- 2022 Member, American Historical Association
- 2022 Member, American Political Science Association
Academic Positions
- Since 2021 June 01 Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani
- Dec 2011 - May 2021 Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS PIlani
- 2008 (semestre 2008-2) Course Instructor, Filosofía de la Historia II, Asignatura 3621, Grupo, 0023, Colegio de Historia, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Updated 08 February 2023