Title Prof. First Name SEEMA Last Name BAWA
Designation Professor
Department Department of History
Email sbawa@history.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 011-27666659
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational
Degree/Certification Institution Year
M.Phil. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 1993
PG UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 1990
UG University of Delhi 1988
Ph.D. - NATIONAL MUSEUM INSTITUTE OF HISTORY OF ART, CONSERVATION AND MUSEOLOGY
Fellowship
Fellowship Name Fellowship Body Level
Indo-German Fellowship UGC and DAAD International
Development of E-content
Institute Academic Year Duties Assigned
Gandhara Art II Other 846
Gandharan Art I Other 846
Amaravati: Precursor to Classical Art Other 846
The Beginnings of Iconography at Mathura II Other 846
The Beginnings of Iconography at Mathura I Other 846
Beginnings of Art and Architecture in Early India, Sanchi Stupa II and associated Sites Other 846
Beginnings of Art and Architecture in Early India, Bharhut Other 846
Beginnings of Art and Architecture in Early India, Sanchi Stupa I Other 846
Beginnings of Indian Art: Mauryan Art Other 846
Beginnings of Indian Art: Harappan Art, June Other 846
Beginnings of Indian Art: Prehistoric Art, June Other 846
Foundations of Indian Art: Essence and Nature of Indian Architecture Other 846
Foundations of Indian Art: Essence and Idea of Indian Art Other 846
North Indian Architecture, Part II Other 846
North Indian Architecture, Part I Other 846
ARPIT-MOOCS-History, Reading Indian Visual Histories: Some Methodological Issues Other 846
Teaching experience inside the Institution
Designation Institution Duration From Duration To
Associate Professor University of Delhi 1996-03-06 2014-01-22
Professor Department of History 2014-01-22 2022-10-22
Administrative experience within Institution
Designation Institution Name Duration from Duration to
Dean University of Delhi 2022-01-10 2023-01-09
Head University of Delhi 2020-11-12 2023-11-11
In-Charge for The Museum of Art and Archaeology University of Delhi 2015-04-13 2020-10-15
Treasurer University of Delhi 2014-02-06 2016-08-19
Treasurer University of Delhi 2015-04-09 2017-03-24
Member, Executive Committee, ISH University of Delhi 2014-03-14 2019-10-22
Member, Executive Committee, ISH for Women University of Delhi 2014-05-06 2019-08-12
Member, Departmental Research Council University of Delhi 2014-05-06 2020-11-27
Member, MPhil Committee University of Delhi 2014-03-03 2020-11-30
Nodal Officer, NAAC University of Delhi 2018-02-05 2020-11-24
Nodal Officer, PG Admissions University of Delhi 2019-03-04 2020-11-30
Member, Committee of Courses for Hons and PG University of Delhi 2014-03-17 2016-08-26
Research Publications
Article Name Publication Type Journal Name ISSN No Volume Year URL DOI
Sculptural Analysis and Archaeological Report of Sangwan I and II, Haryana, Puratattva 0970-2105 2021
Heads of Haryana: Contextualized Reading of Sculptural Remains from Early Historic Period, Presidential Address (Ancient India Section) Proceeding of Haryana History Congress, 3rd Session 2019
Stone Beads of South and Southeast Asia: Archaeology, Ethnography and Global Connections South Asian Studies 2018 10.1080/02666030.2018.1470740

Visualising the Rāmayāna: Power, Redemption and Emotion in Early Narrative Sculptures (c. Fifth to Sixth Centuries CE) Indian Historical Review 45 (1) 2022 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0376983617748000
Power and Politics of Portraits, Icons and Hagiographic Images of Gandhi Economic and Political Weekly 2018 https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/5/special-articles/power-and-politics-portraits-icons-and-hagiographic-images-gandhi
Ratha Yatra of Batuka Mahadeva at Chhatrari: Some Art Historical and Religious Enquiries Ethnologia Polona 2017 https://journals.iaepan.pl/ethp/article/view/60
The Theory and Practice of Colour and Colouring in the Vishnudharmottara Purana A Bouquet of Indian Heritage, Research and Management 978-93-81843-15-4 2015 https://www.abebooks.fr/9789381843154/Bouquet-Indian-Heritage-Research-Management-9381843155/plp
Aspects of the Goddess (Raudra and Saumya): A study of two icons from the Chamba Valley Cult of the Goddess: Past and Present in Indian Art 978-81-246-0797-8 2015 https://www.academia.edu/42785306/Raudra_and_Saumya_Aspects_of_the_Goddess_A_Study_of_Two_Icons_from_the_Cambà_Valley
Energy of the Sublime: Performance, Rituals and Unmasking Cultural Memories Ode to Monumental: Celebration, Ritual, Ideology 978-0-9914162-0-2 2014
Bharatiya Murtikala Bharatiya Upmahadvipa ki Sanskritiyaan, Hindi Madhayam, Karyanvya Nideshaalya 978-93-80172-66-8 2013
‘Gender in early Indian art: Tradition, Methodology and Problematic,’ Historiography and Methodology of Indian Art 10: 81-246-0597- 2011
'Enwombed, Enshrined, Unbounded’ and ‘The Artist Explored’ Gogi Saroj Pal: the Feminine Unbound 978-93-81217-10-85 2011
Universal Memories: Shuvaprasanna’s Graphic Prints The Black, Brown and the Blue 978-81-7436-827-0 2011
‘Triads of Mathura.’ Expression in Indian Art: M C Joshi Commemoration 978-81-7320-070-0 2008
From Aditi to Dugdhadharini: Changing Iconography of a Goddess Proceedings Indian History Congress 63 2002 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44158081?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=seema%20bawa&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dseema%2Bbawa%26acc%3Doff%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26refreqid%3Dsearch%253Ad0c9c385f179a9a67a75d6eb69013702&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A2cf5fad6b86bae8f97d94e820f733d1c
Extension and Entrenchment of Shivaism in Early Medieval Chamba Proceedings Indian History Congress 53 1992 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44142778?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=seema%20bawa&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dseema%2Bbawa%26acc%3Doff%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26refreqid%3Dexcelsior%253Abb2fd786c6200147e56852e08b075d85&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A50f8a03bee0fe0d11b4adfd9cf706c35&seq=1
Publications other than journal articles
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role in Publication ISBN Number Year URL Level
Locating Pleasure in Indian History: Prescribed and Proscribed Desires Edited/Transalated Books Bloomsbury Publishing Editor 9789390513727 2021 National
Gods, Men and Women: Gender and Sexuality Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other D K Printworld Pvt. Ltd. Author 978-8124606643 2013 National
Religion and Art of the Chamba Valley, A.D. 700-1300 Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Agam Kala Prakashan Author 978-8173200380 1999 National
Research Projects
Title of the Project Project Type Year Of Sanction Output Start Date End Date
Shaiva Siddhanta in Central Indian Temples and Monestic Context Minor 2021 Under Preparation 2021-11-01 2022-06-30
1. Visualizing the Epic in narrative reliefs: The Ramayana, Imagery, Text & Context (c, 5th to 7th centuries CE) Minor 2015 Paper in Indian Historical Review published in 2018 (Scopus Index) 2015-10-15 2016-10-13
Honour And Awards
Name of the Award Name of the Awarding Body Award Category Level Date of Award
Indo-German Fellowship fuer Kunstgeschichte Any Other International 2000-04-03
India Chair for History at Shenzhen University ICCR Innovation International 2014-01-01
Seminar / Conference Details / Workshops
Title of the Activity Attended As Date
Invited Lecture, Rajdhani College Invited Talk 2022-04-27
Seminar of History and Historiography, Motilal Nehru College Invited Talk 2022-04-19
'The Idea of Archaeology and The Archaeology of Ideas' PGDAV College Invited Talk 2022-01-18
Refresher course in Indian Folklore, Culture and Traditions CPDHE Invited Talk 2022-01-06
'Early temple Architecture and Art' on Multiple Dimensions of Ancient Indian Culture, DAV PG College, BHU Invited Talk 2021-11-20
'Iconogrphy beyond the Temple: Wayside Shrines, Caves and Mathas', 4th Haripriya Rangarajan Memorial Lecture Invited Talk 2021-10-09
'Pluralities of Representing Gender in Early Indian Art' at Lady Shri Ram College Invited Talk 2021-10-22
'Art History and Heritage Studies in the Indian Context', at Aditi Mahavidyalaya Invited Talk 2021-10-27
'Art in Ancient India', Bharati College Invited Talk 2021-10-14
Book Launch and Discussion on 'Locating Pleasure in Indian History: Prescribed and Proscribed Desires in Visual and Literary Cultures Invited Talk 2021-09-17
"Narrative Tradition in Folk Art with special emphasis on Paitkar Paintings", Kirori Mal College Invited Talk 2021-09-07
Inaugural Address, Society and Culture in India: Changing Historical Trends and their Challenges, Refresher Course in History, Ramanujan College Invited Talk 2021-08-25
Iconography of Principal Deities at Mathura: Heritage Society Invited Talk 2020-08-19
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