Title Prof. First Name VIJAYA Last Name SINGH
Designation Professor
Department Department of History
Email vlsingh@history.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 9911324888
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational
Degree/Certification Institution Year
Ph.D. - Mathura: Settlement Pattern and Cultural Profile of an Early Historical City Jawahar Lal Nehru University Delhi 2002
M.Phil. University of Delhi 1987
PG University of Delhi 1983
UG Patna University 1981
HSC Patna University 1979
SSC Bihar Board 1976
Fellowship
Fellowship Name Fellowship Body Level
CICOPS Scholar University of Pavia Italy International
Fellow Academies
Academy Name Name Of Award Year Of Award
University of Pavia Italy CICOPS 2012
Research Guidance
PhD scholars under Supervision Awarded PhD Submitted
3 2
Research Publications
Article Name Publication Type Journal Name ISSN No Volume Year URL DOI
Sacred and Profane in the religiosity of Brahmanical Banaras: Past and Present, J Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Historical Archaeology and Anthropological Sciences Medcrave online 4(3) e ISSN: 2573-2897 4(3) 2019
Locating Social Identity of Royal Women in Bodh Gaya Prachinlekha (Inscriptions) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Abhilekh Bihar, Journal of Bihar State Archives, Patna 2249-5355 2016
3. Women’s Agency Ethnographic Study of Festivals, Fairs, Tirtha and Vrata in Brajbhumi (Mathura Region) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Humanities and Social Science Review, CD ROM 2165- 6258 iii(2) 2012
Visibility of the Egalitarian Concept of Buddhism and Images of Women in the Therigatha Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Social Science Probings 42813/84 Vol 19, No. 2 2007
Survey of Early Historical Urban Centres of Narmada Region Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Social Science Probings, Delhi 42814/84 Vol 18, No.1 2006
Preliminary Survey of Historical Urban and Archaeological sites of Narmada Region: Issues and Perspectives, Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Academy of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography. This Journal is in the list of Numismatic Periodicals in the Fitzwilliam Museum, 13.10. 2013 vol. XXI-XXII 2006 no DOI

7. The Beginning of Urbanization in Mathura: The NBP Phase, Journal of History, U.P. Historical Review, Vol. No. I, New Series, p. 1-11, April 2004, Peer reviewed journal Economic Linkages of Mathura in Ancient India, p. 9-18, 2003, Peer reviewed journal, Indore, Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Academy of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography, Indore, 2003
Geographical Background to Early Historical Ujjain. Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Numismatics and Sigillography Vol. IX 1993
“Chandalatva se Brahmanatva tak : poorva madhyakaleen Bharat mein achooton ke andar samajik gatyamakata” Research Papers in Care Listed Journals Bahuri Nahi Awana ISSN: 2320-7644, RNI no. Dehlin/ 2008/27588, 1 2022
Buddhist Cultural Heritage of Ancient Rajasthan: Built or Imagined Spaces” Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals R.P. Vyas memorial Lecture series Reg. under Rajasthan Society Act, no. 28, 1958, reg no 201/Jodhpur 1917-18 X 2023
Publications other than journal articles
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role in Publication ISBN Number Year URL Level
Kashi Banaras Sacred and Profane Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other HP Hamilton LTD UK Author 978-1-913936-18-1 2022 International
Women and Gender in Ancient India Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Aryan International Book Author 978817305517 2015 International
Portraying Cultures in Indian Sub- continent: Ancient to Modern Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., Delhi Author 023-032-398-7 2011 International
The Saga of First Urbanism: Harappan Civilization Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Sandeep Prakashan, Delhi Author 817574-174-0 2006 National
Mathura: The Settlement Pattern and Cultural Profile of an Early Historical City Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Sandeep Prakashan, Delhi Author ISBN 817574163-5 2005 National
Ujjayini: A Numismatic and Epigraphic Study Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other Khama Author ISBN 8185495475 1996 Other Local Publishers
Research Projects
Title of the Project Project Type Year Of Sanction Output Start Date End Date
Women and Gender in Northern India: A Study of Texts and Inscriptions from Maurya to Early Medieval India Major 2006 Publication of Book 2006-04-01 2009-03-31
The City of Banaras- Festivals, Fairs, Tirthas, Ghats and Religious Monuments- an Ethno-Historical Enquiry (with special reference to Gender relations) Minor 2015 published 2015-04-01 2016-03-31
Seminar / Conference Details / Workshops
Title of the Activity Attended As Date
Ancient Indian Tradition and Historiography” Invited Talk 2022-07-13
“Epic traditions and Historiography in Ancient Indis,” Invited Talk 2022-04-22
Searching gender equality in changing social milieu and internalizing the revolution: past to present” Invited Talk 2022-03-08
“Sacred and Profane in the Religiosity of Brahmanical Banaras: Past to Present” Invited Talk 2022-02-04
Itihas Purana Tradition in Ancient India Invited Talk 2022-02-10
Environment, Gender and Climate Change Invited Talk 2020-07-28
Situating Women in Freedom Movement :How Important was their role in shaping the struggle Invited Talk 2021-10-06
Women in Quit India Movement and its importance in Freedom Struggle Invited Talk 2021-08-08
Religiosity in Mathura: Ethno- Archaeological Historical Perspectives Invited Talk 2020-07-11
14. Caste and Gender in Historical Perspective, (keynote speaker), Oral Presentation 2016-02-19
15. Internalising the revolution and searching for gender equality:past and present in Seminar Planet 50:50, Invited Talk 2016-03-10
From sociological to teleological History: Rethinking Indian Historiography Invited Talk 2015-02-28
12. Historiographical Trends in Ancient and Medieval Societies Invited Talk 2015-02-28
16. Women’s Agency Ethnographic Study of Festivals, Fairs, Tirtha and Vrata in Brajbhumi (Mathura Region Oral Presentation 2012-05-27
The Birth of Kauravas in Scientific Perspective Oral Presentation 2003-12-30
Early Hominids: Culture and Conceptual issues Oral Presentation 2004-12-30
Women and Gender in History: Historiographical trends and Perspectives in Non- Indian Sources for Ancient Historical Societies Oral Presentation 2006-12-31
The City of Mathura Text Archaeology and Historical Issues Oral Presentation 2007-04-12
21. Gender Differentiation and Contentious Feminine Voice of Sita in the Ramayana Oral Presentation 2008-12-29
22. Interpreting Myth, Tradition and Divinity in Devi Mahatmya Oral Presentation 2009-12-31
23. Living History in Meharauli Archaeological Park Oral Presentation 2009-12-15
Mehrauli Archaeological Park and Parks Canada, Oral Presentation 2010-03-10
26. Teaching East Asian History: Problems, Perspectives and Future Directions Invited Talk 2015-03-05
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