Rattan Lal Hangloo Explained

Rattan Lal Hangloo
Occupation:Professor
Alma Mater:University of Kashmir,Jawaharlal Nehru University
Discipline:History
Honorific Prefix:Professor
Birth Date:January 2,1954
Website:https://rattanlalhangloo.wordpress.com/
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Hangalgund, Anantnag District, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Period:Vice Chancellor, University of Kalyani (2013 - 2015),Vice Chancellor, University of Allahabad (2015 - 2020)Honorary Vice Chancellor, Noble International University (2020 - till date)
Spouse:Smt. Sharika Kaul Hangloo
Children:Arkapratim (son) and Arkaprava (daughter)
Doctoral Advisor:Harbans Mukhia
Workplaces:University of Hyderabad
Citizenship:Indian

Rattan Lal Hangloo is an Indian academician and historian. He is formerly a professor and the head of the history department at the University of Hyderabad. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Allahabad[1] and University of Kalyani.[2] Born from a Pandit family in the scenic Kashmir region of India, Rattan Lal Hangloo completed his postgraduate studies at the University of Kashmir in Srinagar and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. After completing his post-doctoral studies, he worked at the University of Kashmir, the North Eastern Hill University, the University of Hyderabad, and the Central University of Punjab. He also served as a teaching faculty in several other universities outside India. Presently, he is an Honorary Vice Chancellor at the Noble International University[3] He also wrote a number of historical books. Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo has provided his expertise on topics such as the Nature of the State, agrarian economy, society and technology, political conflict and Material culture of Kashmir and other Himalayan communities.

Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo is a poet of Urdu language.[4] He is fluent in Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu,[5] Hindi, and English in addition to Kashmiri. The Government of India has bestowed upon him the honorary rank of Colonel in recognition of his outstanding contributions as an academic and administrator.[6]

Early life and education

Rattan Lal Hangloo was born on January 2, 1954, to a Pandit family at Hangalgund village, Anantnag district in Kashmir Valley, India. His mother was Rupa Pandita Hangloo, and his father was Radha Krishna Hangloo. Both of his parents were farmers. He finished his early studies in the Kashmir Valley. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the Government Degree College, Anantnag [7] and Master of Arts from the University of Kashmir. In 1978 he then joined the Master of Philosophy course at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and completed it in 1979, the title of his thesis was 'History of Agrarian System of Kashmir -1846-1900.' In 1980 he was registered for the Doctor of Philosophy course at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and completed it in 1982. His Doctor of Philosophy thesis title was ' History of Rural Economy of Kashmir - 1846-1900.' Following his doctorate in philosophy, he was awarded a Jawaharlal Nehru University post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Historical Studies. He finished the post-doctoral course in 1982–1983 with a thesis titled 'Indo-Central Asians Relations 1800-1900.

Career

Historian

After receiving his doctorate in history, Rattan Lal Hangloo worked as an assistant professor in the history department at the University of Kashmir from April 1980 until September 1982. After that, from September 1982 to August 1984, he worked as a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He relocated to the Northeastern region of India in September 1984, where he served as an assistant professor in the history department at North Eastern Hill University in Shillong, Meghalaya, until December 1988.[8] From January 1989 to July 1998, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Hyderabad.[9] He was appointed Professor in the Department of History at the University of Hyderabad in August 1998, and he retired in January 2019 upon reaching superannuation.

Administrative experience

Hangloo served as the University of Hyderabad's Dean of Students' Welfare from 2002 to 2005. From 2004 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012, he was the head of the history department. From 2005 to 2007 he worked for the University of Hyderabad as the Chief Coordinator of the "UGC with Potential for Excellence Program." He then left India to serve in Trinidad and Tobago from 2007 to 2009 as the University of West Indies's Chair of Indian Studies. Following that, he returned to India, he served as Chief Proctor at the University of Hyderabad from 2009 to 2011. From January to June 2010, he was offered the chance to serve as Dean of the Central University of Punjab's School of Social Sciences and Languages while he was still Chief Proctor. He left India once more to work as the ICCR Chair of Contemporary Indian Studies at the Tbilisi State University in Georgia from 2011 to 2012.[10] He returned to India and resumed his work as a professor at the Department of History, University of Hyderabad. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.[11] The President of India appointed Hangloo as Vice Chancellor of the University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India from 2015 to 2020.[12] From 2022 to the present, he has served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor (Social Sciences) at SRM University in Andhra Pradesh, India.[13] Currently, he is working in the Noble International University as an Honorary Vice Chancellor.

Invited lecture

Awards, Fellowships and honours

Personal life

Rattan Lal Hangloo is married to Smt. Sharika Kaul Hangloo and they have two children Arkapratim (son) and Arkaprava (daughter).[22]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Short CV of Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo . 27 July 2024 . rlhangloo.
  2. Web site: Former Vice Chancellors . 2024-07-27 . University of Kalyani.
  3. Web site: 2015-02-02 . Contact Us . 2024-07-27 . Noble International University . en-US.
  4. Web site: September 29, 2017 . Poetry Reading by Eminent Urdu Poet, Rattan Lal Hangloo at Sahitya Akademi Conference Hall . July 27, 2024 .
  5. , Retrieved July 27, 2024
  6. Web site: 2020-08-09 . Dr Hangloo awarded honorary rank of Colonel . 2024-07-27 . Daily Excelsior . en-US.
  7. News: April 1, 2022 . Historian Hangloo . live . July 27, 2024 . Kashmir Life.
  8. Web site: April 1, 2022 . Historian Hangloo . July 27, 2024 . Kashmir Life.
  9. Web site: Hussain . Masood . April 1, 2022 . Historian Hangloo . July 27, 2024 . Kashmir Life.
  10. Web site: October 1, 2023 . India-Georgia Bilateral Relations . July 24, 2024 . Embassy of India.
  11. Web site: 2013-11-06 . Prof Hangloo appointed Kalyani University VC . 2024-07-27 . BusinessLine . en.
  12. Web site: 2015-12-19 . Rattan Lal Hangloo appointed Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University . 2024-07-27 . BusinessLine . en.
  13. Web site: 2022-10-10 . Prof Rattan Lal Hangloo . 2024-07-27 . SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh . en-US.
  14. Web site: About . July 27, 2024 . Rattan Lal Hangloo.
  15. Web site: About . July 27, 2024 . Rattan Lal Hangloo.
  16. Web site: Jha . Sachchidanad . December 5, 2010 . Prof. R L Hangloo of Hyderabad University delivering K P Jaiswal Memorial Lecture . July 29, 2024 . Times of India.
  17. Web site: July 8, 2019 . Lecture Series: Challenges before Indian Society . July 29, 2024 . Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute.
  18. Web site: March 30, 2022 . Zind Lal Jalla Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof Hangloo . July 29, 2024 . KNS.
  19. Web site: Shridar . G Naga . January 22, 2018 . Hangloo bags Dewang Mehta award . July 27, 2024 . Businessline.
  20. Web site: October 1, 2023 . India-Georgia Bilateral Relations . July 27, 2024 . Embassy of India.
  21. Web site: January 20, 2009 . Education Through Community . July 27, 2024 . University of the West Indies. =214
  22. Web site: Prof. Rattan Lal Hangloo . 2024-07-27 . Prof. Rattan Lal Hangloo . en.

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