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Contact information : 59F Bosepukur Road, 1A-Amrapali Point,PsKasba,Kolkata - 42 Contact no: 2441-7134 (land), 9830327146(cell), Mail ID:kazisufiorrahaman@gmail.com 6.

1 UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV 1. Full name of the faculty member: Kazi Sufior Rahaman 2. Designation: Professor 3. Specialisation : Social and Political History of the Mughal and British Bengal, Islamic Thought, Sufism, Islamic Language, Literature and Culture 4. Passport size photograph : 5. Contact information : 59F Bosepukur Road, 1A-Amrapali Point,PsKasba,Kolkata - 42 Contact no: (land), (cell), Mail ID:kazisufiorrahaman@gmail.com 6. Academic qualifications: MA, M Phil, Phd College/ university from which the degree Abbreviation of the degree was obtained VisvaBharati University MA in History JadavPur University M.Phil Calcutta University Phd 7. Positions held/ holding: Superintendent of Carmichael Hostel of Calcutta University ( to ) Head of the Department of Islamic History and Culture ( to ) Page 1 of 5

2 8.Research interests: Research mainly focuses on various aspects of Islamic History and Culture with a specific focus on Islam in India and abroad. The basic research interest of DrRahaman is Sufism, Islamic thought, Literature and Culture. Recently he paid attention in his research on War and Peace in global perspective. 9.Research guidance: Number of researchers awarded M.Phil/ Ph.D degrees : Number of researchers pursuing Ph.D : Three 10. Projects : Completed projects : Current projects : 11. Select list of publications: a) Journals: English 1. Some Essential Features of Bengali Muslim Literature ( ), Journal of History and Civilization, Asian University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, vol 1, 2013, ISSN Islamic Mysticism and Indian Philosophy in the Writings of Rabindranath Tagore, Journal of Historical Research, Department of History, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh,vol , ISSN The Unique Pattern of the Land Tenures of a Bengal District: Bakarganj ( ), Historia, Journal of Social Science and Studies, FC College, vol-ii, , ISSN The Role of the Ulama During the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement in North Bengal, Islamic Research Journal, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, vol-7-8, , ISSN , 5. The Caliphate, Kamal Ataturk and the Bengal Muslim Intelligentsia, The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata vol. LII, , ISSN Political Activity and Popular Outcry among the Muslims of Bengal as Reflected in the Press on the Question of Ottoman Empire and Khilafat: An Appraisal of Archival Report. Journal of Historical Research of the department of Historyof Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 2012, ISSN, The Religion and Tradition in the discourse of the Khariji Madrasah: A Case Study of the District of Burdwan ( ), Islamic Research Journal, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, ISSN , vol-6, b) Published Books: Page 2 of 5

3 Understanding the Muslims : Burdwan District ( ), ISBN Muslim Manas ( ), ISBN Edited Books/Journals: Journal of Islamic History and Culture of India, ISSN NO ,vol. 3,2014 Book Chapters: 1. Political activities and Popular Outcry on the Turkish Question in Muslim Bengal ( ), IRCICA JOURNAL, HalitEren (ed), Published by Research, Centre for Islamic History Art and Culture, Istanbul, Turkey, vol, Spring Issue, 2013, ISBN Otiter Katha (Remembering the Past), World history, Amalendu De (ed), ParulPrakashan, Kolkata, 2013, ISBN UnobinsaOBinsaSatabdirUpnesikbad O Samrajyabad (Colonialism and Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries), World History, Amalendu De (ed), ParulPrakashan, Kol 9, 2013, ISBN Islam O Turaska (Islam and Turkey) in Islam O SamakalinDunia, MainulHasan (ed), (ISBN: ) Deep Prakasan, Kolkata, c) Conference/ seminar volumes: 1. The Indian Medical Mission in Turkey during the World War 1 in an International Conference Proceedings on Understanding the First World War and its Centenary from organized by the Turkish War College and Strategic Research Institute (SRI) in Istanbul (Turkey), November 2014, published by SRI, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015, ISSN Mapping the trends of Early Sufism in Indian Subcontinent inthe Proceedings of the Three day International Conference on Sufism as a bond of Culture Between India (N.E) Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia organized by the Deptt. of Persian and Arabic of GauhatiUniversity,Guwahati, 2-4 February 2009, It is published by Royal publishers and distributers New Delhi, 2009, ISBN A Tribute to the Memory of Professor A.B.M Habibullah, International conference proceedings (as a special issue) in a Journal of Islamic History and Culture of India, Dept of Islamic History and Culture, Calcutta University Press, Vol. 1, 2012, ISSN Women in the Perception of Mawlana Rumi and FettullahGulen, Proceedings of the Three day International Seminar on Indo-Arab-Iran relations to promote cooperation in language, literature and culture, Depart of Persian and Arabic of Gauhati University, 2-4 February 2009, published by Royal publishers and distributers New Delhi, 2009, ISBN Page 3 of 5

4 d) Other publications Books Review: Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: His Movement and Legacy from the Pakhtun PerspectiveAltafQadir, SAGE Publication New Delhi (2015), ISBN NO Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan, (Bengali translation),k.m.ashraf, Pearl Publishers, Kolkata, ISBN X Land Revenue Administration under the Mughals ( ), (Bengali translation) N.A.Siddique, Pearl Publishers, Kolkata, ISBN The Early History of the East Indian Railway ( ),Hena Mukherjee, FIRMA KLM Pvt Ltd, Kolkata Hindu-Muslim Relations,M.K.A.Siddique, Abadi Publication. Hindu MusalmanSamparka NatunBhavana, Dr.PanchananSaha. ItihasSampradayikataBrahmanyatantra, PulakChanda, LekhaniPrakasan. 12. Membership of Learned Societies: National Library, Kolkata The Asiatic Society, Kolkata (LM) PaschimbangaItihasSamsad (LM) The Indian History Congress (LM) 13. Patents : 14. Invited lectures delivered: 1. Impact of Religion on the Warring Nations During the First World War on Racism, Nationalism and Xenophobia organized by McGill University (Canada) and University of Gdansk (Poland) in Warsaw (Poland), March Impact of the First World War in a Bengal District:Burdwan on Aftermath: the Cultural Legacies of WW1 organized by the Arts and Humanities Research Institute (AHRI) and King s College in London (UK), May The First World War and Indian Experience on History and Heritage Through the Ages organized by the Department of Islamic History and Civilization, Bangladesh Asian University in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 7-8 March The Indian Medical Mission in Turkey during the First World Waron Understanding the First World War and its Centenary from organized by the Turkish War College and Strategic Research Institute (SRI) in Istanbul (Turkey), November 2014 Page 4 of 5

5 5. HyaSopiya Museum in mu Camera in a Bye Annual Conference, organized by Bangladesh ItihasParishad in Dhaka (Bangladesh), March Curriculum of the Department of Islamic History and Culture in Calcutta UniversityonThe Quality Development of Historical Studies in Post-Graduate Level organized by the UGC of Bangladesh and the Department of Islamic History and Culture of Rajshahi University at Rajshahi (Bangladesh), December Migrations of the Muslims in South Sundarban Regions in a Bye Annual Conference organized by the Bangladesh ItihasParishad in Dhaka (Bangladesh), May The Rooting of Islam in Indonesia on Is Indonesian Islam different?: Islam in Indonesia in a comparative international perspective, organized by Leiden University, Netherlands, Center for the study of Islam (PPIM), State Islamic University (UIN),Jakarta and Training Indonesia s Young Leaders Program (TIYL) in Jakarta (Indonesia), January The Ottoman Empire in the Niches of Bengali Muslim Society on The Turks and Islam organized by the Eurasian Studies of Indiana University at Bloomington (USA), September Philosophy of AllamaMuhiuddinIbnulArabi (R) on the Question of WuhadatulWuhud on Sufism and Islam Organized by GausiaHaqManzil and MaizbhandarMoromiGosthi of MaizbhandarDarbar Sharif at Chittagong (Bangladesh), March, Religious Ideology and Political Mobilization in Rajshahi , on Rajshahi City-Past and Present organized by the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) at Rajshahi (Bangladesh), January The Press and Politics and the Partition of Bengal (1947), on The Twentieth Century Bengal organized by Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) at Rajshahi (Bangladesh), June, Niches in the Muslim Organizations, the Religious Leaders and Intellectuals of the Volga-Ural Regions ( ) on The Third International Symposium on Islamic Civilization in Volga-Ural Region organized by Research Centre For Islamic History Art and Culture (IRCICA) at Ufa (Russia), October Political Activities And Popular Outcry Among the Muslims of Bengal on the Question of Turkey:An Archives Report ( ) on The Second Constitutional Period on its Centenary organized by Research Centre For Islamic History Art and Culture (IRCICA) in Istanbul (Turkey), 5-10 May AbulHashim and the Politics of Bengal Provincial Muslim League on The Centenary of the Foundation of Muslim League organized by the History Department of Rajshahi University at Rajshahi ( Bangladesh), 2-3 March Awards : Page 5 of 5

6 16. Other notable activities : International Visitor Fellowship The International Visitor Leadership Program, (commonly known as IVLP) of the United States Department of State is one of the world s most coveted and successful exchange programs. I joined in IVLP as a member of the team of Central Asia and South Asia during March-April, The title of the program was Religious Diversity in America. The project was focused as an academic affair. During the period the IVLP authorities arranged programs in Georgetown University (Washington DC), Howard University (Washington DC), Colombia University (New York), Illinois University (Chicago), and the State University of Ohio (Columbus) on the subject. Signature of the faculty member Date: 10, Page 6 of 5

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Faculty Details. Contact Details Faculty Details Name : Designation : Department: Contact Details Email Id : Office Address : Shamir Hasan Professor Centre of West Asian Studies Shamir2010@gmail.com Department of West Asian Studies, AMU,