Basic Details

Full Name Dr Ritu Bhagat
Department History
Email ritubhagat@spm.du.ac.in
Phone Number 09868108979
Address Pitampura, Delhi
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Educational Details

Undergraduate Degree: BA

Undergraduate University: University of Delhi

Undergraduate Year: 1984

Postgraduate Degree: MA

Postgraduate University: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Postgraduate Year: 1986

PhD Degree: 'Muslim League and the Movement for Pakistan'

PhD University: Jawaharlal Nehru University

PhD Year: 1994

Other Qualifications: Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2000; Diploma in Urdu, NCPUL (Govt. of India), 2004

Teaching Experience

Designation: Associate Professor

Years of Experience: 14

Subjects Taught: History of modern China and Japan; Making of Post Colonial India; Modern India,

Assigned Courses: BA (H) and BA (P)

Research Interests

  1. Modern Indian History
  2. Partition Studies
  3. Memory Studies

Publications

Journal Publications:
  1. •Ritu Bhagat, ‘Lost Cuisine: Food Culture of Partition Refugees from Multan’ in Journal of Agricultural Engineering and Food Technology, ISSN: 2350-0085, Vol. 6, Issue 2, April-June 2019, p133-37
  2. •Ritu Bhagat, ‘Food from Paradise: Identity and Cuisine Culture of Kashmir’, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, December 2021, Volume 8, Issue 4 www.ijrar.org (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138)
  3. • Ritu Bhagat, 'Looking Back: Lala Lajpat Rai, Nationalism and Diversity’ Juni Khyat, ,12, No 1, July-Dec 2022, p.62-76 (ISSN 2278-4632)
  4. • Ritu Bhagat & Shri Krishan, ‘Let the Walls Fall: Blending ‘Humane’ and ‘Professional’ For an
  5. inclusive, Equity-Oriented Quality Education in the Age of Globalization’ Shri Krishan, Formerly Professor of History, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana and Dr Ritu Bhagat, Senior Assistant Professor, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College, Delhi University in RIE Bhopal Journal of Education, Vol.6, Issue 1, October to March 2023, p.27-36, ISSN-25820621
  6. •Ritu Bhagat, 'Evolution of Food Practices in India: Growth of Farm Tourism in Haryana', p212-218, Proceedings of the Haryana History Congress, Vol.2, 2023, ISSN: 2584-2331
Conference Papers:
  1. •Presented Paper titled, Paper titled ‘Lajpat Rai and National Education: Response and Reform in the Knowledge system in British India’ Presented at Two-day National Seminar on Indian Knowledge System: Dialogue with Time, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College in collaboration with IGNCA, 23-24 February 2023
  2. •Paper titled ‘The Evolution of Food Practices in India: Growth of Farm Tourism in Haryana’ Presented at Two- day Annual Conference, Haryana History Congress, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra21-22 November, 2022
  3. •Paper titled, ‘Cuisine culture of Haryana: Amalgamation of Regional Flavors into the National’ Presented at National Annual Conference, Haryana History Congress, 11-12 December, 2021
  4. •Paper, titled ‘Punjabi Cuisine: Divided by Politics, United by Food’ Presented at Food, Memory, Machines Workshop, organized by Indian Network for Memory Studies in association with Centre for Memory Studies and Office of Global Engagement, IIT Madras, 17-20 August 2021
  5. •Paper titled ‘Re-visiting Partition Refugees in Haryana: change and development’ Presented at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, National Seminar, Online Haryana History Congress, Session, 25-26 December 2020
  6. •Paper titled, 'Place, Memory and Post-Partition Refugee Rehabilitation,' Presented at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, National Seminar, Haryana History Congress, 4th Session, 11-12 November 2019
  7. •Paper, titled ‘Looking Back: Lala Lajpat Rai, Nationalism and Diversity’ Presented at International Seminar on ‘Revisiting Nationalism, Multiculturalism and Democracy’, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, 1 November 2019
  8. •Paper, ‘Partition Violence: Gandhi and the Recovery of Abducted Women’ Presented at UGC sponsored Two- Day National Seminar on ‘Interrogating Gender: Literature, Law and Society in India’, SPM College, New Delhi, 9-10 August 2019
  9. •Paper, ‘Lost Cuisine: Food Culture of Partition Refugees from Multan, ’Presented at International Conference on ‘Contemporary Issues in Integrating Health and Nutrition with the emerging areas of Food Technology, Agriculture, Environment and Allied Sciences’, SPM college for Women and Krishi Sanskriti, New Delhi, 6 April 2019
  10. •Paper, titled, ‘Women’s Movement in India: Contribution of Mahatma Gandhi,’ Presented at International Seminar on 'Gender Sensitization, Equality and Women Empowerment: Continuity and Change' Kirori Mal College, 29 January 2018
Books:
  1. Forging Pakistan: Region and Politics. Muslim League and the Movement for Pakistan 1940-46, Anamika Publishers, New Delhi, Second Edition, 2016, (ISBN- 978-81-7975-698-0)
Book Chapters:
  1. •Book Chapter: ‘Trends and Transitions in Population’ for M.A. course in Ancient and Medieval Societies, (ISBN-81-266-1578-0) Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. 2005
  2. •Book Chapter: ‘Partition Ethnographies: Food and Memories Across Borders’ in Ian Talbot ed. Independence of India and Pakistan: New Approaches and Reflections, OUP, Karachi, 2013 (ISBN: 9780199064786), p 259-288
  3. •Book Chapter: ‘Women’s Movement in India: Contribution of Mahatma Gandhi’ in Chayanika Uniyal and Rajiv Verma Ed. In pursuit of Gender Studies: Continuity and Change, Swaraj Prakashan, 2019, (ISBN 978-938891-62-2), p 47-55