Dr.

SANJEEV KUMAR
Professor
Department of Political Science
Zakir Husain Delhi College
Jawaharlal Nehru Marg
University of Delhi- New Delhi-110002
sanjeevkumar78@[Link]
Tel: +91-9999883324

EDUCATION

2011 Ph.D. (Department of Political Science), University of Delhi

2002 [Link]. (Department of Political Science), University of Delhi
2001 M.A. Political Science, University of Delhi
1999 B.A. (Hons) Political Science, University of Delhi

MAJOR FIELDS OF CONCENTRATION

Political Theory, Global Political thought, Citizenship and Rights, Vulnerability and Disaster,
Gandhian Studies

AWARDS/HONOURS/ FELLOWSHIPS

 S. Radhakrishnan Memorial Award for excellence in Teaching & Learning by Respect India
and Hansraj College, University of Delhi on September 6,2021.
 Award of Excellence for Distinct contribution to the spread of ‘Gandhian philosophy’ in the
colleges of Delhi University conferred by the Gandhi Bhavan, University of Delhi in the year
2020.
 Awarded the CSDS - ICSSR (Doctoral Fellowship) in 2004.
 Certificate of Scholarship for securing highest percentage of marks in the college in MA (Final)
Political Science.
 Nominated by the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Ministry of Culture as a Member of the
Search -Cum Screening Committee for Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research offered
by the Ministry of Culture for the year 2019-20 and 2022-23.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/TEACHING EXPERIENCE

July 2022-Present Professor, Department of Political Science,

Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
2019-2022 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science,
Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
2010-2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science,
Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
2006-2010 Lecturer (ad hoc), Department of Political Science,
Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2018- Present Senior Honorary Fellow, The Centre for Ethics, Politics and
Global Affairs (CEPAG), The Institute of Social Sciences, New
Delhi.
2017- Present Coordinator, Global Justice Research
Group,
Department of Political Science, University of
Delhi.
2004- 2006 Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies,
Delhi.
2011-2014 Affiliated Fellow, Developing Countries Research Centre
(DCRC),
University of Delhi.

RESEARCH AND TRAINING COURSES

 As a Resource Person delivered an Invited Lecture on “Revisiting the vision of Viksit Bharat: A
Gandhian Perspective” at a Refresher Course in Political Science & Public Administration organ-
ised by Malaviya Mission Teacher's Training Centre, Utkal University, Odisha, March 1, 2025.
 As a Resource Person, delivered an invited Lecture on ‘Contemporising Gandhi: What makes
Gandhi Important Today’ at the 51st Refresher Course in Political Sciences and International Rela-
tions organized by UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, JNU on August 9, 2024.
 As a Resource Person, delivered an invited Lecture on “Human Rights in India” at a Capacity
Building Programme for KRPs in Single Major Subject Pattern in Political Science” organized by
UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (formerly Human Resource Development
Centre), JNU in collaboration with Commissionerate of Collegiate Education (CCE) Govt. of
Andhra Pradesh, February 17, 2024.
 As a Resource Person, delivered an Invited Lecture on “Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy of
Bhagavat Gita and its Contemporary Relevance’ at the one- day Faculty Workshop on ‘Culture
and Communication’organised by the Department of English, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa
College, university of Delhi, October 20, 2023.
 Coordinator, Short term Value-Added Certificate Course on “Non -Violent Communication”
jointly offered by Gandhi Study Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College & international Centre of
Gandhian Studies and Research, Gandhi Samiti and Darshan Samiti, Ministry of Culture from
(February 25 -June 25, 2022,) (January 9- April 30, 2023) & (March 2024-May 2024).
 Coordinator, One Week Faculty Development Programme On “Revisiting Gandhi Today:
Questions of Caste, Class, Gender, Religion and Environment” Organized by Zakir Husain Delhi
College in collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre (MHRFDC)
Hansraj College, University of Delhi, (September 17-23), 2019.
 As a Resource Person, delivered an Invited Lecture on “Contemporizing Gandhi: Revisiting the
Legacy Today” in the Multi- Disciplinary Refresher Course in Social Science orgainsed by
(UGC-HRDC) Human Resource Development Centre, Ranchi University, Ranchi from
(December 9-22,) 2022.
 Successfully completed Five Days Online Faculty Development Program on “Mentoring for
Institutional Social Responsibility and Facilitation for Community Engagement” organized by
Faculty Development Centre, Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education Department
of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, Hyderabad, From (February 2-
6), 2022.
 Participated in the One- Day Online Workshop on “NEP -2020 Implementation Plan:
Generation Strategic Action plans and Goals” on the Theme: Multidisciplinary and Holistic
Education” organised by the Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, Human
Resource Development Centre, University of Delhi, on July 29, 2022.
 Successfully completed Five-Days Online Faculty Development Program on “E Content
Generation and Managing Online Teaching” organized by Sri Aurobindo College (Eve),
University of Delhi in Collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre
(MHRFDC) Hansraj College, University of Delhi from (December 11- 17), 2020.
 Participated in the Two-Week Faculty Development Programme on “Bhasha, Sahitya, Media
and Paryavaran” organized by Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre, Hansraj College
and Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi from December (10 -23), 2018.
 Participated in the Capacity Building Workshop on E- Content Creation in Political Science,
organized by Institute of Life Long Learning, University of Delhi, October 21, 2016.
 Participated in a Workshop on “Human Rights” organised by (UGC-HRDC) Human Resource
Development Centre, Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE),
University of Delhi, (July 6-11), 2015.
 Participated in the 11th Three-Week Refresher Course in “Human Rights & Social Inclusion”
(Interdisciplinary) organized by the UGC- HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from (July 30
- August 20), 2015.
 Attended the Appreciation Course in “Parliamentary Processes and Procedures” organised by
the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New
Delhi, August (22-24), 2012.

PUBLICATIONS

A. BOOKS /MONOGRAPHS

1. Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (Forthcoming) Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-First Century –

Ethical and Psychological Dimensions of Gandhi’s Creative Non-Violence, Singapore:
Springer

2. Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (2019) Rajniti Siddhant ki Samagh (Understanding Political Theory)
Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan. ISBN: 978-9352874958
[Link]

3. Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (2020) Gandhi and the Contemporary World. London & New York:
Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-367-40851-0
[Link]

This book has been reviewed in the following Journals:

 Reviewed by Dennis Dalton in the Economic & Political Weekly, EPW October
5, 2019, Vol LIV no 40. Gandhi’s Relevance in the 21st Century | Economic and
Political Weekly ([Link])
 Reviewed by George Paxton in Gandhi Way: Gandhi Foundation No.147,
London, 2021 ISSN 1462-9674, pp-20-22. [Link] ([Link])
 By Dhananjay Rai in Social Change Volume 51, Issue 4, December 2021, pp-
590-593, [Link]
  By John S Moolakkattu in Gandhi Marg Quarterly 42(3), October- December,
2020, New Delhi, ISSN 0016—4437 pp 248-51.
GANDHI-MARG_VOLUME-42_NO.-3_OCTOBER-[Link]
([Link])

4. Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (2021) Rajneeti Siddhant: Avdharnayen aur Vimarsha (Political
Theory: Concepts and Debates), New Delhi: Sage. ISBN: 978-93-5388-760-5
5. Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (2023) Rajneeti Siddhant: Avdharnayen aur Vimarsha. Hyderabad:
Orient Blackswan. ISBN: 978-93-5442-521-9
[Link]

6. Kumar, Sanjeev (co-edited) (2023) Gandhi and the Contemporary World, BPSE-141
School of Social Sciences August 2021, Indira Gandhi National Open University,
New Delhi

B. ARTICLES IN JOURNAL /PERIODICALS/ BOOKS/ EDITED VOLUMES

1. Understanding Individuality in Gandhi’s Moral Philosophy (co-authored) in Gandhi
Marg Quarterly Volume 44, Number 3., Gandhi Peace Foundation, 2022, New Delhi pp-
347-358. [Link] ISSN: 0016—4437, pp- 83–98.
2. Making Sense of Gandhi’s Satyagraha in APA Studies: Asian and Asian American
Philosophers and Philosophies, (Special Issue on the Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi)
Volume 22, Number 1, The American Philosophical Association, 2022, pp- 46-52. ISSN
2834-4413.
APA_Studies_on_Asian_Philosophy_V22_n1.pdf ([Link])
3. The Origin and Development of Citizenship: A Historical Overview’’ in Ashok Acharya
(ed.), Citizenship in a Globalizing World, 2nd Edition (New Delhi: Pearson Education),
2022. ISBN: 978-93-560-6124-8. pp 1.-18.
4. Contemporizing Gandhi: Some Reflections on Principles and Praxis (co-authored) in
Gandhi Marg Quarterly, Volume 44, Number 1. pp- 83–98, Gandhi Peace Foundation,
New Delhi [Link] 2022, ISSN: 0016—4437.
5. Covid 19 Pandemic and India’s Regional Soft Power Diplomacy (co-authored) in Journal
of Polity and Society, Vol. 14 No. I. pp- 139-148 ,2022, ISSN: 0976-0210
6. Understanding The Approaches to Political Theory: Focus on Historical, Normative and
Empirical (co-authored in Journal of Education: Rabindra Bharati University. Vol. XXV,
No. :6 (III), 2022. pp-250-260. ISSN: 0972-7175.
7. Introduction: Understanding Gandhi - Why Gandhi Matters Today in Sanjeev Kumar
(ed.) Gandhi and the Contemporary World. Oxon & New York: Routledge. 2020. pp 1-
24.
8. Saghanrsh Samadhan ka Gandhimarg: Ek Rachnatmak Drishtikon in Bhartiya
Samajshastra Samiksha Vol 7, Issue 1, New Delhi: Sage, 2020. ISSN:23491396, pp -170-
79,
9. Loktantra in Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (2021) Rajneeti Siddhant: Avdharnayen aur Vimarsha
(Political Theory: Concepts and Debates) New Delhi: Sage. pp-118-133.
10. Nagrikta in Kumar, Sanjeev (ed) (2021) Rajneeti Siddhant: Avdharnayen aur Vimarsha
(Political Theory: Concepts and Debates) New Delhi: Sage. pp-134-1.
11. Raajniti Kya Hai: Rajnitik ka Siddhantikaran in Sanjeev Kumar (ed.) Rajniti Siddhant ki
Samajh, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan,2019. pp-1-26.
12. What Enriches Political Theory: An Inquiry into Its Changing Nature and Scope (co-
authored) in Bihar Journal of Political Science, Vol. VIII., No. 1&2 January-December
2019, pp-70-86.
13. Theorizing Gandhian Autonomy: The Problematics of the Framework (co-authored) in
Bihar Journal of Political Science, Vol. VII., No. 1&2 January-December 2018, pp-16-32.
14. Explaining the Ideology” Annual issue on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Think India Journal,
(Vol.17), New Delhi, [Link]: 09711260. pp-177-189.
15. Paryavaran Ek Samjik Andolan in Tapan Biswal (ed.), Bhartiya Shasan Samvaidhanik
Loktantra aur Rajneetik Prakriya,(New Delhi Orient Blackswan ), 2017. ISBN: 978-93-
86392-69-5.
16. Loktantrikaran in Tapan Biswal (ed.), Tulnaatmak Rajniti (Hindi): Sansthayen Evam
Parikriyain,(New Delhi Orient Blackswan), 2016. ISBN: 978-81-250-6140-3. pp. 435-
461.
17. Democratisation” in Tapan Viswal (ed.,) Comparative Politics: Institutions and
Processes, (New Delhi: Macmillan),2013. ISBN: 935-059-310-6. pp-357-378
18. Globalisation and Disasters: Conundrums of Globalised Bhuj in M.P. Singh & Subhendu
Raj (eds.), India in a Globalising Era: A Multidisciplinary perspective, (Delhi: Manak
Publications) 2009. ISBN: 978-81-7831-161-6. pp.298-310.
 19. Coalition Politics in India: Characteristics and Performance in Neera Chandhoke (ed.),
Contemporary India, (New Delhi: Pearson Education), 2009. ISBN: 978-81-3171-929-9.
pp-277-287.
20. Environmental Movement in India in Tapan Viswal (ed.), Human Rights, Gender and
Environment, (New Delhi: Viva Publication), 2006. ISBN: 81-309-0409-8. pp.453-457.
21. Dynamics of State and Civil Society in Post Tsunami Tamil Nadu”, in Samvad: A forum
For the Study of Social Sciences, Jan-March 2006.
BOOK REVIEWS

1. The Indian Ideas of Freedom by Dennis Dalton in Gandhi Marg Quarterly 45(3),
(October-December 2023), ISSN 0016—443, pp-357-361.
2. The Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate: On identity, Community & Justice, by Bindu Puri, in
Gandhi Marg Quarterly 44(4), (January - March, 2023), ISSN 0016—443, pp- 507–512.
3. Gandhi and the World Gandhi by Nutan Kapoor Mahawar & Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee
(eds) in India Quarterly Volume 78, Issue 3, 2022, Sage, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-
9354552748, pp- 527-530
4. Gandhi After 9/11: Creative Nonviolence and Sustainability by Douglas Allen, Economic
& Political Weekly, EPW October 5, 2019 (Vol LIV) No 40, Mumbai. pp-25-27.
POPULAR ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS
1. After the Quake, Indian Express, January 27, 2017
[Link]
republic-day-4493438/

2. Gandhi and Swachhata, Employment News, 1-7 October 2022,

[Link]

LECTURES/SEMINARS/CONFERENCE

Convener
“Distinguished Gandhi International Webinar Lecture Series”

 1st Lecture on ‘Gandhi's Legacy of our Times’ by Prof Akeel Bilgrami, organized by
Gandhi Study Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College, New Delhi October 2 2020.
 2nd Lecture on ‘Gandhi’s Silence,’ by Professor Faisal Devji, organized by Gandhi Study
Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College in collaboration with the Internal Quality Assurance
Cell New Delhi, November 5, 2020.
  3rd Lecture on ‘Gandhi and Swaraj in Ideas’ by Prof. Bhikhu Parekh, organized by Gandhi
Study Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College in collaboration with ‘Gandhi Research
Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, January 15, 2021
 4th Lecture on ‘Indian Ideas of Freedom’ by Prof. Dennis Dalton (Emeritus Professor of
Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University), 30th April 2021.
 5th Lecture on ‘Non -Willing Freedom: How Gandhi Matters Today’ by Prof. Ajay Skaria,
Department of History, Institute for Global Studies University of Minnesota, USA.
September 30, 2021.
 6th Lecture on ‘Gandhi’s critique of Violence’ by Prof. Prof. Karuna Mantena, Department
of Political Science, Columbia University, December 1, 2021.
 7th Lecture on ‘On Moral Cruelty: Gandhi, Dignity, And Resentment by Prof. Aishwary
Kumar, Eminent Political Theorist and Intellectual Historian, Stanford University, January
30, 2022.
 8th Lecture on “on ‘Gandhi’s Vision’ by Prof. Uday Singh Mehta, Department of Political
Science at City University of New York, USA, August 20, 2022.
 9th Lecture on ‘A Philosophy of Care: Gandhi and the Ethics and Poetics of Nursing’ by
Prof. Vinay Lal, Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of
California, USA, October 3, 2022.
 10th Lecture on ‘Gandhi's Legacy: Words and Marketing Brands’ by Prof. Thomas Weber,
Eminent Gandhian Scholar & Senior Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne, October
2, 2023.
Convener
 National Conference on “Exploring the Gandhian approach of Conflict
resolution: Relevance for India and the World in the 21st Century,”
organized by Zakir Husain Delhi College (Gandhi Study Circle) in
collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research & Gandhi
Smriti & Darshan Samiti, March, 20, 2024, New Delhi.
 National Conference on “Revisiting Champaran: Challenges of Satyagraha in 21 st
Century”, Organized by Zakir Husain Delhi College in collaboration with Gandhi Smriti
and Darshan Samiti, Zakir Husain Delhi College (Eve), and Indialogue Foundation, New
Delhi,16-17 October 2017.
  International Conference on “Gandhi and the Contemporary World”, organised
by Gandhi Study Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College in collaboration with
UGC, ICPR, ICSSR, ICCR and University of Delhi, February, 24-25, 2016.
 National Seminar on “Re-imagining Gandhi: Issues and Challenges of Terrorism”
Organized by Zakir Husain Delhi College in collaboration with Gandhi Smriti and
Darshan Samiti, Indialogue Foundation, Oct 3, 2016.
 National Seminar on “Mainstreaming Minorities: Human Rights Discourse” organised by
Department of Political Science, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi,
February 12-13, 2013.
INVITED LECTURE /EXPERT /PANELISTS
 Spoke as an Invited Speaker on “The Future of Higher Education, Trends, Challenges
and Opportunities” at the Annual Academic Fest of the B.A. Prog Association at Kamala
Nehru College, University of Delhi on April 15, 2025.
 Chaired a special session on “Bridging Horizons: Comparative Perspectives in Social,
Political Theory, and Philosophy” at the three-day International Conference” organized by
the Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University of Delhi in collaboration
with CGRASS on April 8, 2025.
 Chaired the Special Session on “Indo -Vietnam Relations: Exploring and building of Bud-
dhism connect and emerging areas of cooperation” at 7th Edition of the Bodh Gaya
Global Dialogues 2025 organised by the Deshkal Society in association with Indian Coun-
cil of World Affairs & Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts at the Dr. Ambedkar In -
ternational Centre, New Delhi, March 29-30,2025.
 Spoke as an Invited Speaker on “A 21st Century interpretation of Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj”
at the Monthly Lecture Series organised by the National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi on
November 14, 2024.
 Delivered an invited Talk on “Gandhi through the eyes of Kasturba” organised by Gandhi
Study Circle, Miranda House, University of Delhi on April 19, 2024.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Rethinking Non-violence in a Post- truth world”
organized by Gandhi Study Circle, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, April 18,
2023.
 Joined as an Invited Discussant at the talk on "Gandhi: The Practice of Non-Violence'
organized by the Department of Philosophy, JNU in collaboration with Gandhi King
Foundation on October 6, 2022.
 Invited Speaker in a National Webinar on ‘The Relevance of Gandhi in the Twenty-First
Century’ organized by the Comparative Federalists Research Group (CFRG), Department
of Political Science, in collaboration with the Gandhi Study Circle, Satyawati College on
October 2, 2022.

 Delivered an Invited Lecture on ‘Gandhi and the Ethics of Non-Violence ' organized by
Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi, September 21, 2022.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Gandhi’s concept of Swaraj” organized by the
Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University of Delhi, August 23 ,2022.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Gandhi’s concept of Swaraj” organized by the
Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University of Delhi, August 23 ,2022.
 Delivered a Public Lecture on “Contemporizing Gandhi Today” organized by Gandhi
Study Circle, Miranda House, University of Delhi, April 11 ,2022.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on “What can we learn from Gandhi Today” in a Webinar
organized by Patna College, Patna University, February 4, 2022.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on "Relevance of Mahatma Gandhiji's Principles in the
Contemporary World" in one-day National Webinar organized by the Department of
Political Science, Imphal College, Imphal, January 10,2022.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Understanding Gandhi: Why Gandhi Matters Today” in
a Webinar organized by Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, December
30, 2021.
 Joined as an invited Speaker in a Round Table Conference on ‘Inclusive Gender Roles: An
Inter-faith Perspective’, jointly organized by YWCA of India, New Delhi, and Institute of
Harmony and Peace Studies, New Delhi, 22 December, 2021.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on ‘Why Gandhi Matters Today’ National Webinar
organized by Department of Political Science, Sri Sri Bava Baba College,
Mahakalpara ,Kendrapara, Odisha, June 18, 2021.
  Delivered an Invited Lecture as the Guest of Honour on the “Impact of Mahatma Gandhi
on India’s freedom struggle” at the 4th Regional E-Conference organized by Gandhi
Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi as part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
on July 27, 2021.
 Delivered an Invited Lecture on ‘Citizenship and its various Discourses’ National
Webinar organized by Pattamundai College, Odisha, November 12, 2020.
 Invited as a distinguished panelist in a Gandhi Jayanti National Seminar on “Gandhi and
the Contemporary Issues: Old Theory, New Perspective” co-organised by Indialogue
Foundation, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi and
Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, October 22-23, 2019.
 Chaired a Session in the National Conference on “Environmental Concerns of 21st
Century: Indian and Global Context” organised by Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening)
in association with Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, March 27-
28, 2018.
 Invited as a Key Panelist for a discussion on the Book, The 21st Century: Geo-Politics,
Democracy and Peace, (Routledge, New Delhi, 2018) organized by Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library, January 23, 2018.
 Invited as a Panelist for “Indo-Latin American Vision 2025” organized by India World
Foundation in association with Indian Council for cultural Relations, ICCR, May 9, 2017.
 Chaired a Session in the National Conference on “Make in India: Policy, Issues and
Challenges organised by Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), March 29-30, 2016.
 Delivered an invited Lecture on “Democracy and Citizenship” organized by the Centre
for Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, Central University of Gujarat, 24 February,
2015.
CONFERENCE / SEMINAR/ INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
 Non-Violence in Nation-Building: How Gandhi and Patel Shaped India’s Future Na-
tional Seminar on “Emerging Bharat and Relevance of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: A Hu-
man Security Perspective organized by School of political Science, Gangadhar Meher
University, Sambalpur, Odisha, May, 9-10, 2025.
 Beyond Neoliberalism: Gandhi’s Vision for a Non -Violent Society at the International
Conference on Gandhian Alternative to the Crisis of Neoliberal World Order on April 21,
2025 at Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi.
 From Nai Talim to NEP 2020: Relevance of Gandhian Learning in the National seminar
on "Ideas of India’s Eminent Educational Thinkers and Transformative Learning through
NEP 2020," jointly organized by the School of International Studies, Central University
of Gujarat, and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Public Research and International
Studies, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, February 27-28, 2025.
 Revisiting the vision of Viksit Bharat: A Gandhian Perspective in the one-day National
Seminar, “Gandhi ke Sapnon ka Bharat: Viksit Bharat @ 2047” organised by Daulat Ram
College, University of Delhi, October 7, 2024.
 Reimagining the Politics of Gandhi: Relevance for Today in the two -day National Semi-
nar on “Remembering Mahatma Gandhi in the context of Indian Democracy “organised
by the Political Science Section of Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, September 30 -October 1, 2024.
 Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century: Ethical Dimensions of Gandhi’s Creative Non -
Violence in one-day Faculty Seminar organised by the Department of Political Science,
University of Delhi, December 4, 2024.
 Towards Building a Modern Indian Political Canon in the two-day International Confer-
ence, Contemplating the global legacy of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya organised by In-
dia Foundation and Central University of South Bihar at Gaya, February 11-12, 2025.
 What Swaraj meant for Mahatma Gandhi in the National Seminar on 'Gandhi’s Swaraj:
Then and Now' organised by PGDAV College, University of Delhi on October 5, 2023.
 Media, Politics and Democracy: Revisiting the role of Gandhi in the Seminar on
“Changing contours of Media and Democracy’ organised by the Department of Political
Science, Zakir Husain Delhi College Evening, University of Delhi, October 30, 2023.
 Gandhi and the philosophy of Gita in the Two-Day Social Science Colloquium,
‘Philosophy of Gita: Lessons for the Youth’ under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
(AKAM) program organized by the Centre for Global Studies, University of Delhi in
association with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, 13-14 August 2023.
 Gandhi and his idea of accommodative Nation in the two-day National Seminar on “75th
year of Indian Independence: Nation and Nationalism” organized by Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, New Delhi ,23-24, February, 2023, India International Centre,
New Delhi.
 Addressing Vulnerability: Lessons for Disaster Management in India in the National
Seminar on “Debating National Security in India: A Human Security Perspective
organized by School of political Science, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur,
Odisha, December 23-24, 2022.
 Relevance of Gandhiji’s Principles in the Contemporary World India in the National
Webinar organised by the Department of Political Science, Manipur University, January
10, 2022.
 Gandhi and Satyagraha in an International Conference on “Mapping the Global Legacy
of the Mahatma: Reflections on Politics, Religion and Culture” organized by the
Department of Political Science, Zakir Husain Delhi College, January 24-25,2020.
 Mapping Conflict in a Gandhian paradigm: Exploring Satyagraha in an International
Seminar on “Satyagraha in the 21st Century Social, Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of
the Global Pursuits of Truth” organised by Council for Social Development, New Delhi,
Oct 22-Oct 24, 2019.
 Exploring Gandhi’s Method of Dialogical Truth of Satyagraha in the National Seminar
on “How Gandhi Matters” organised by Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon & Indian
Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla on August 23-24, 2019.
 Conquest of Violence: Exploring the Gandhain Ethics of Conflict Resolution the
National Seminar on “Gandhian Way of Nation- Building” organised by Indian Institute
of Advance Studies, Shimla, May 20-22, 2019.
 Conquest of Violence: Towards a comprehensive understanding of Gandhi’s Satyagraha
in the International Conference on “The Gandhian Way: An Idea Whose Time Has
Come” organised by the Department of Political Science, Shaheed Bhagat Singh
College, University of Delhi in association with Nehru Memorial Museum & Library,
New Delhi April 11-12.2019.
 Reflexive Self and Deliberation: Exploring the Principles of Satyagraha in Conflict
Zones in the Gandhi Jayanti National Seminar on “Gandhian Perspectives on Alternative
 Dispute Resolution” co-organized by Indialogue Foundation, Gandhi Smrti and Darshan
Samiti and Department of Philosophy, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, October 30-
31,2018.
 Mapping Conflict in a Gandhian Paradigm” in the “Two- Day National Seminar on
“Mahatma Gandhi in Pristine Perspective: A Sesquicentennial Overview” organized by
Shyam Lal College, (Evening), University of Delhi, August 30-31, 2018.
 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya: Towards Building a Modern Indian Political Canon in the
National Conference on Integral Humanism: Vision & Mission organized by Maharaja
Agrasen College, University of Delhi, January 5-6, 2018.
 Challenges of Disaster Governance in the National Conference on “Climate Change and
Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban System” organized by Aditi Mahavidyalaya,
University of Delhi, March 26, 2018.
 Caste, Democracy, and Justice: Reassessing Ambedkar’s Thought in the National
Conference on “Dalit Politics in the 21 st Century: Ideology, Agenda, Leadership”
organised by Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), University of Delhi in Association
with Department of Adult Continuing Education & Extension, University of Delhi,
March 22-23, 2018.
 Addressing Vulnerability: Challenges of Disaster Governance in India in the National
Seminar on " Democracy and Rights Discourse in India: Norms, Institutions and
Practices" organized by UGC –CAS/SAP, Department of Political Science, University
of Delhi, 28-29 July, 2017.
 Contemporary Challenges of Environmentalism in India in the National Conference on
“Environmental Concerns of 21st Century: Indian and Global Context” organised by
Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), University of Delhi, March 29-30, 2017.
 Ambedkar and the Quest for Social Justice in India in the National Conference on “Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar's Vision of India” organised by Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening),
University of Delhi in Association with Department of Buddhist Studies and Department
of African Studies, University of Delhi, March 21,22, 2017.
 Disaster and Development in the National Seminar on “Political Reconstructing
Development and its Discontents in India: Problems, Paradoxes and Possibilities”
 organised by Department of Sociology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, November 14-
15, 2015.
 Indian Democracy and the Right to Information in the National Seminar on “Right to
Information: Challenges and Suggestions” organised by Department of Public
Administration, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, December 12-13, 2014.
 Citizenship, the Nation State and Globalisation in the International Conference on
“Redrawing the Boundaries of International Relations: Going Beyond State and Power”
organised by University of Ravenshaw, Orrisa, Feb 20- 22, 2014.
 Citizenship and the challenges of Globalisation in the International Conference on
“Global Justice and the Global South,” organized by the Department of Political
Science, University of Delhi, April 25-27, 2014.
 Dynamics of State and Civil Society in Post Tsunami Tamil Nadu in the Weekly Seminar
organized by Developing Countries Research Centre (DCRC), University of Delhi, and
February 28, 2005.
Participation in Curriculum Development/ Restructuring
2023-24:
 Content Writer for 3 modules for a 3-credit online course on, The Moral and Social
Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi sanctioned under UGC’s SWAYAM MOOCS Project by
the Department of Philosophy, University of Mumbai, January 2023.

2022-23:
 Member of curriculum restructuring/revision/syllabus development for Papers; Political
Theory;(Honors and Programme both) for FYYP (Four Year undergraduate Programme),
Department of Political Science, university of Delhi.

 Drafted a new Discipline specific core course for BA (Programme titled (‘Theory and
Practice of Democracy’) for the FYUP (Four Year undergraduate Programme),
Department of Political Science, university of Delhi.

2019-20:
 Member of curriculum restructuring/revision/syllabus development for Papers; Political
Theory; Indian Political Thought; (Honors and Programme both) for the CBCS (Choice
Bases Credit System).

2020-21:
  Co-Editor, B.A. Degree Programme (Political Science), Gandhi and the Contemporary
World (BPSE-141), School of Social Sciences Indira Gandhi National Open University,
New Delhi, August, 2021.

2011-12:
 Member of the Guidelines Committee for Syllabus preparation for BA Hons, (Semester
mode) Political Science, Paper “Understanding Political Theory), Department of Political
Science, university of Delhi.
 Member of the Political Theory/Thought Sub-committee formed in March 2011 which
finalised the papers on Political Theory/Western Political Thought courses in the BA
Hons, BA Programme, and the three Political Science courses of B Com Prog and B Com
(Hons) in a semester-based mode.

Corporate Participation at the University /College Level

 Appointed as Member of the Advisory Committee & Research Committee of the Centre
for Global Studies, University of Delhi for a period of three years, 2023-2026.
 Member, Departmental Research Council, (DRC) Department of Political Science,
University of Delhi for two years w.e.f. October 10, 2022.
 Coordinator, Global Justice Research Group, Department of Political Science, University
of Delhi.
 Secretary, Staff Council, Zakir Husain Delhi College, from June 12,2024 to Present.
 Convener, NIRF Committee, Zakir Husain Delhi College, October 9, 2023 to Present
 Coordinator, Short term Value-Added Certificate Course on “Non -Violent
Communication” jointly offered by Gandhi Study Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College &
International Centre of Gandhian Studies and Research, Gandhi Samiti and Darshan
Samiti, Ministry of Culture from 2022.
 Convener, Academic Supervisory Committee, Zakir Husain Delhi College from 2022 to
present.
 Coordinator, Co-Hub College for Central Cluster Colleges, Zakir Husain Delhi College,
University of Delhi from November 14, 2022.
 Nodal Officer for Value Added Course (VAC), Zakir Husain Delhi College from
September 29, 2022 to Present.
 Coordinator, Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), Zakir Husain Delhi College, University
of Delhi for implementation of Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) in the
College from October 13, 2022 –Present.
 Convener, B.A. Programme Committee, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi
July 2022 to present.
 Convener, Gandhi Study Circle, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi from
July, 2020 to Present.
 Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Zakir Husain Delhi College, University
of Delhi December 2021 -May 2022.
  Member, Alumni Committee, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi from June
14 ,2022 -Present.
 Convener, Students Advisory Body, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi
(2016-18).
 Member, Staff Requirement Committee Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi
(2014-16).
 Member, Webinar Committee, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi July,
2020-Present
 Member, Research and Development Committee, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University
of Delhi July, 2020-present.
Corporate Participation at the Departmental Level
 Teacher- in Charge, Department of Political Science, 2012-13 & 2021-22 (May 1-
December 7, 2021).
 Faculty Advisor for the Gandhi Study Circle Annual magazine, Antodaya.
 Faculty Advisor for the Political Science Department magazine, Awaaz, 2012-13.

PROFESSSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 Member, European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS).

 Member, International Studies Association (ISA).
 Member, American Political Science Association
 Member, Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP) from 2016.
 Life Member, Indian Political Science Association (IPSA).

REVIEWER

Books & Journals

 Routledge, New Delhi, Orient Black Swan, New Delhi, Sage, New Delhi,
 Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Gandhi Marg,
India Quarterly.
REFERENCES:
 Dennis Dalton, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia
University, Email: ddalton@[Link]
 Douglas Allen, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, The
University of Maine, Email: dallen@[Link]

DECLARATION
I do hereby declare that above mentioned facts are true to the best of my knowledge.
Place- Delhi

Prof. Sanjeev Kumar