Department
History
Designation
Assistant Professor
Higher Qualification
Ph.D. (Pondicherry Central University, 2017)
Experience
6 YEARS
Mobile Number
Email
prnjl.anu@gmail.com
Date of Joining
Specialization / Area of Interest
History of Botany, Medical Botany, History of science and technology, Imperial History, Empire and Global History, History of Print and Culture.
Short Bio
Pranjali teaches History at the Department of History, MDDM College, Muzaffarpur. She completed her Post-Graduation from Banaras Hindu University, and M.Phil.-Ph.D. from Pondicherry Central University. During her doctoral research, Pranjali worked on Imperial Botany under William Roxburgh. She has been awarded with Gold Medal at M.Phil level. Pranjali has worked as a Project Assistant in the Ministry of Culture sponsored project on ‘Compilation, Preparation of Archive and Digitization of Mahamana’s Works’ at Banaras Hindu University. She has written articles in various journals published from Springer, EPW, Sage, Routledge and others, and participated in seminars and workshop at IIAS, Shimla, and NEHU, Shilong. Her area of research interest includes History of Disease, Imperial Botany and Science and Empire.
Awards / Achievements (if any)
▪ Research Excellence Award, 2023-24, BRABU. (5/08/2024)
▪ Doctoral Fellowship (Pondicherry Central University) (2010)
▪ Maha Vidvan Savarirayalu Gold Medal in M.Phil., Pondicherry Central University (2010)
▪ M.Phil. Scholarship (Pondicherry Central University) (2009-2010)
▪ Doctoral Fellowship (Pondicherry Central University) (2010)
▪ Maha Vidvan Savarirayalu Gold Medal in M.Phil., Pondicherry Central University (2010)
▪ M.Phil. Scholarship (Pondicherry Central University) (2009-2010)
Additional Roles/Responsibilities (HOD, Coordinator, etc.)
▪ Head, Department of History
▪ IQAC Coordinator
▪ IQAC Coordinator
Journals
Journal Articles (peer-reviewed/UGC-CARE/Scopus/SCI, etc.)
▪ Pranjali and Gautam Chandra, “The Quest for Economic Botany: William Roxburgh and the Company Rule in India”, Fuel Cells Bulletin, Year 2024, Issue-6.
https://doi.org/10.52710/fcb.189
▪ Pranjali, Documenting Flora Indica: Dysentery, William Roxburgh and medical botany, Indian J Hist. Sci. 57, 265–270 (2022). (Springer Publication)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43539-022-00062-0
▪ Gautam Chandra and Pranjali, ‘From Aspiration to Oversaturation: A History of Legal Profession in Colonial Madras (1855–1930)’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 59, Issue No. 18, 04 May, 2024, https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/18/special-articles/aspiration-oversaturation.html
▪ Gautam Chandra and Pranjali, ‘The Profession of Engineering and Unemployment in Colonial Madras (1859-1935),’ Indian Historical Review, June 2024, (Sage Publication), https://doi.org/10.1177/03769836241247157
▪ Gautam Chandra, V.K. Mishra and Pranjali, ‘From Inactivity to Encouragement: the Contribution of Lord Elphinstone to the Educational Development of Madras Presidency (1837-1842)’, History of Education, Vol. 47 No. 6, 2018, pp. 763-778, (Routledge Taylor-Francis Group)
https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2018.1484181
▪ Pranjali and Gautam Chandra, “The Quest for Economic Botany: William Roxburgh and the Company Rule in India”, Fuel Cells Bulletin, Year 2024, Issue-6.
https://doi.org/10.52710/fcb.189
▪ Pranjali, Documenting Flora Indica: Dysentery, William Roxburgh and medical botany, Indian J Hist. Sci. 57, 265–270 (2022). (Springer Publication)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43539-022-00062-0
▪ Gautam Chandra and Pranjali, ‘From Aspiration to Oversaturation: A History of Legal Profession in Colonial Madras (1855–1930)’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 59, Issue No. 18, 04 May, 2024, https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/18/special-articles/aspiration-oversaturation.html
▪ Gautam Chandra and Pranjali, ‘The Profession of Engineering and Unemployment in Colonial Madras (1859-1935),’ Indian Historical Review, June 2024, (Sage Publication), https://doi.org/10.1177/03769836241247157
▪ Gautam Chandra, V.K. Mishra and Pranjali, ‘From Inactivity to Encouragement: the Contribution of Lord Elphinstone to the Educational Development of Madras Presidency (1837-1842)’, History of Education, Vol. 47 No. 6, 2018, pp. 763-778, (Routledge Taylor-Francis Group)
https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2018.1484181
Book/Book Chapters
“Empire, Economic Botany and William Roxburgh” (Forthcoming article in an edited volume to be published by Springer)
Seminars/Conferences
Provide details of Seminars/Workshops/Faculty Development Programmes and National/International Conferences (presented/attended/chaired/invited talk).
• Gautam Chandra and Pranjali – Paper Presented on ‘The Bihar Scientific Society and the Acculturative Educational Development in Colonial Muzaffarpur’ in an International Conference on In the Cause of Literature and Science’: Learned Societies of Modern India organized by the IIAS, Shimla, 03-05 November 2023.
• Induction/Orientation Programme: Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. (2021)
• Refresher Course in History: UGC-HRDC North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. (2022)
Seminars/Conferences
Provide details of Seminars/Workshops/Faculty Development Programmes and National/International Conferences (presented/attended/chaired/invited talk).
• Gautam Chandra and Pranjali – Paper Presented on ‘The Bihar Scientific Society and the Acculturative Educational Development in Colonial Muzaffarpur’ in an International Conference on In the Cause of Literature and Science’: Learned Societies of Modern India organized by the IIAS, Shimla, 03-05 November 2023.
• Induction/Orientation Programme: Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. (2021)
• Refresher Course in History: UGC-HRDC North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. (2022)