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 Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
M.Phil. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 1993
PG UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 1990
UG University of Delhi 1988
Ph.D. - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY NATIONAL MUSEUM INSTITUTE OF HISTORY OF ART, CONSERVATION AND MUSEOLOGY
Fellowship Details
Name Of Fellowship Awarding Body Fellowship Level
Indo-German Fellowship UGC and DAAD International
Development of E-content
Name of The Module Platform/Organization Date of Launching
Gandhara Art II Other 27-08-2015
Gandharan Art I Other 24-08-2015
Amaravati: Precursor to Classical Art Other 23-04-2015
The Beginnings of Iconography at Mathura II Other 15-12-2014
The Beginnings of Iconography at Mathura I Other 05-12-2014
Beginnings of Art and Architecture in Early India, Sanchi Stupa II and associated Sites Other 18-11-2014
Beginnings of Art and Architecture in Early India, Bharhut Other 12-11-2014
Beginnings of Art and Architecture in Early India, Sanchi Stupa I Other 07-11-2014
Beginnings of Indian Art: Mauryan Art Other 26-06-2014
Beginnings of Indian Art: Harappan Art, June Other 16-06-2014
Beginnings of Indian Art: Prehistoric Art, June Other 03-06-2014
Foundations of Indian Art: Essence and Nature of Indian Architecture Other 22-05-2014
Foundations of Indian Art: Essence and Idea of Indian Art Other 17-05-2014
North Indian Architecture, Part II Other 16-03-2014
North Indian Architecture, Part I Other 01-03-2022
ARPIT-MOOCS-History, Reading Indian Visual Histories: Some Methodological Issues Other 28-12-2020
Teaching Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Associate Professor 06-03-1996 To 22-01-2014 (17 years, 10 months, 16 days)
Professor 22-01-2014 To 22-10-2022 (8 years, 9 months)
Administrative Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Dean 10-01-2022 To 09-01-2023 (11 months, 30 days)
Head 12-11-2020 To 11-11-2023 (2 years, 11 months, 30 days)
In-Charge for The Museum of Art and Archaeology 13-04-2015 To 15-10-2020 (5 years, 6 months, 2 days)
Treasurer 06-02-2014 To 19-08-2016 (2 years, 6 months, 13 days)
Treasurer 09-04-2015 To 24-03-2017 (1 years, 11 months, 15 days)
Member, Executive Committee, ISH 14-03-2014 To 22-10-2019 (5 years, 7 months, 8 days)
Member, Executive Committee, ISH for Women 06-05-2014 To 12-08-2019 (5 years, 3 months, 6 days)
Member, Departmental Research Council 06-05-2014 To 27-11-2020 (6 years, 6 months, 21 days)
Member, MPhil Committee 03-03-2014 To 30-11-2020 (6 years, 8 months, 27 days)
Nodal Officer, NAAC 05-02-2018 To 24-11-2020 (2 years, 9 months, 19 days)
Nodal Officer, PG Admissions 04-03-2019 To 30-11-2020 (1 years, 8 months, 26 days)
Member, Committee of Courses for Hons and PG 17-03-2014 To 26-08-2016 (2 years, 5 months, 9 days)
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Stone Beads of South and Southeast Asia: Archaeology, Ethnography and Global Connections South Asian Studies 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) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0376983617748000
Sculptural Analysis and Archaeological Report of Sangwan I and II, Haryana, Puratattva 0970-2105
Heads of Haryana: Contextualized Reading of Sculptural Remains from Early Historic Period, Presidential Address (Ancient India Section) Proceeding of Haryana History Congress, 3rd Session
Ratha Yatra of Batuka Mahadeva at Chhatrari: Some Art Historical and Religious Enquiries Ethnologia Polona https://journals.iaepan.pl/ethp/article/view/60
Power and Politics of Portraits, Icons and Hagiographic Images of Gandhi Economic and Political Weekly https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/5/special-articles/power-and-politics-portraits-icons-and-hagiographic-images-gandhi
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 https://www.academia.edu/42785306/Raudra_and_Saumya_Aspects_of_the_Goddess_A_Study_of_Two_Icons_from_the_Cambà_Valley
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 https://www.abebooks.fr/9789381843154/Bouquet-Indian-Heritage-Research-Management-9381843155/plp
Energy of the Sublime: Performance, Rituals and Unmasking Cultural Memories Ode to Monumental: Celebration, Ritual, Ideology 978-0-9914162-0-2
Bharatiya Murtikala Bharatiya Upmahadvipa ki Sanskritiyaan, Hindi Madhayam, Karyanvya Nideshaalya 978-93-80172-66-8
Universal Memories: Shuvaprasanna’s Graphic Prints The Black, Brown and the Blue 978-81-7436-827-0
'Enwombed, Enshrined, Unbounded’ and ‘The Artist Explored’ Gogi Saroj Pal: the Feminine Unbound 978-93-81217-10-85
‘Gender in early Indian art: Tradition, Methodology and Problematic,’ Historiography and Methodology of Indian Art 10: 81-246-0597-
‘Triads of Mathura.’ Expression in Indian Art: M C Joshi Commemoration 978-81-7320-070-0
From Aditi to Dugdhadharini: Changing Iconography of a Goddess Proceedings Indian History Congress 63 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 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
Non-Journal Publications
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role ISBN Year Link to Publication Level
Locating Pleasure in Indian History: Prescribed and Proscribed Desires Edited/Transalated Books Bloomsbury Publishing Editor 9789390513727 National
Gods, Men and Women: Gender and Sexuality Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other D K Printworld Pvt. Ltd. Author 978-8124606643 National
Religion and Art of the Chamba Valley, A.D. 700-1300 Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Agam Kala Prakashan Author 978-8173200380 National
Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Shaiva Siddhanta in Central Indian Temples and Monestic Context Minor 2021 Under Preparation Ongoing since 01-11-2021 (3 years, 5 months, 3 days)
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) 15-10-2015 To 13-10-2016 (11 months, 28 days)
Honors and Awards
Name of the Award Awarding Body Award Category Level Award Date
Indo-German Fellowship fuer Kunstgeschichte Any Other International 03-04-2000
India Chair for History at Shenzhen University ICCR Innovation International 01-01-2014
Talk Poster Presented
Name of the Activity Role Date of Activity
Invited Lecture, Rajdhani College Invited Talk 27-04-2022
Seminar of History and Historiography, Motilal Nehru College Invited Talk 19-04-2022
'The Idea of Archaeology and The Archaeology of Ideas' PGDAV College Invited Talk 18-01-2022
Refresher course in Indian Folklore, Culture and Traditions CPDHE Invited Talk 06-01-2022
'Early temple Architecture and Art' on Multiple Dimensions of Ancient Indian Culture, DAV PG College, BHU Invited Talk 20-11-2021
'Iconogrphy beyond the Temple: Wayside Shrines, Caves and Mathas', 4th Haripriya Rangarajan Memorial Lecture Invited Talk 09-10-2021
'Pluralities of Representing Gender in Early Indian Art' at Lady Shri Ram College Invited Talk 22-10-2021
'Art History and Heritage Studies in the Indian Context', at Aditi Mahavidyalaya Invited Talk 27-10-2021
'Art in Ancient India', Bharati College Invited Talk 14-10-2021
Book Launch and Discussion on 'Locating Pleasure in Indian History: Prescribed and Proscribed Desires in Visual and Literary Cultures Invited Talk 17-09-2021
"Narrative Tradition in Folk Art with special emphasis on Paitkar Paintings", Kirori Mal College Invited Talk 07-09-2021
Inaugural Address, Society and Culture in India: Changing Historical Trends and their Challenges, Refresher Course in History, Ramanujan College Invited Talk 25-08-2021
Iconography of Principal Deities at Mathura: Heritage Society Invited Talk 19-08-2020
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