PhD
History
Biography
Dr. Mahesh Gopalan is Associate Professor in the Department of History at St Stephens’s College, University of Delhi. He has been an undergraduate teacher since 2004, offering papers on the history of South East Asia, United States of America, Modern Europe and Medieval India. He has served in various administrative capacities and has also been an active participant in the revision of curriculum in the University of Delhi.
Research Interests
His academic and research interests include Indian Ocean studies, history of Christianity, urban histories, medieval and early modern South Asian and European History. He is particularly interested in the history of early Protestant and Jesuit missions in South Asia, and state and society in the 17th and 18th century peninsular India. He was a recipient of the Charles Wallace India Trust grant in 2014. He has co-edited a book titled, ‘East India Company, 1600-1857: Essays on Anglo-Indian Connections’ (Routledge, 2016) and has published several papers.
He enjoys travel and cooking. He is regularly joins students of the History Society on their walks to historical monuments around Delhi and their educational trips to historical cities and monuments outside Delhi.
He enjoys travel and cooking. He is regularly joins students of the History Society on their walks to historical monuments around Delhi and their educational trips to historical cities and monuments outside Delhi.