Satish Ganjoo
Satish Ganjoo Born 1956 is a writer and historian, worked extensively on Islamic Studies, Central Asian Studies, Foreign Affairs, Afghan Affairs, History and Culture of Kashmir. He is an ex-Fellow, Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, is now working as Professor and Head at the Post Graduate Dept. of History, Ramgarhia P G College (GNDU), Phagwara (Pb), with the Additional Charges of BURSAR and the Dept. of Computer Science & Information Technology.
He has authored about 12 books and research papers.
Early and personal life
Born on May 1, 1956, to Shree Omkarnath Ganjoo who worked as a public servant in Jammu and Kashmir Police and Smt Sheela Ganjoo in Kashmir, married to Shalini Ganjoo, he moved to Phagwara, Punjab after the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990-1991.
Career
Dr Ganjoo obtained the coveted academic degrees of M.Phil (1983) and Ph.D (1987) in History with specialization in International Relations from the University of Kashmir. Earlier he held the distinguished faculty positions in Govt. Degree College, Baramulla (Kashmir); Centre for Advance Study in Education and Technology, Srinagar (Kmr); CASET Post Graduate Evening College, Srinagar (Kmr); and, the Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir. He is now working as Professor and Head at the Post Graduate Dept. of History, Ramgarhia P G College (GNDU), Phagwara (Pb),. He published a number of articles/books on diverse topics of history, culture, politics, international relations and religious studies. worked exclusively on Islamic Studies, Afghan Resurgence, Kashmir Crisis, Indian Nationalism and Historiography
Books
He is the author of 12 books and various research papers, the publishing rights are reserved with Anmol Publications, Delhi.
His widely acknowledged books include:
| Books | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan’s Struggle for Resurgence (ISBN 81-7158-023-8). |
| 2 | Soviet Afghan Relations (ISBN 81-7158-100-5). |
| 3 | Kashmir Politics (ISBN 81-7041-296-X). |
| 4 | Muslim Freedom Fighters of India (3 vols) .(ISBN 81-261-1281-6/ 9788126112814). |
| 5 | Economics System in Islam (ISBN 81-261-1808-3/9788126118083). |
| 6 | Glimpses of Islamic World (ISBN 81-261-2067-3/9788126120673). |
| 7 | Prophet Muhammad (ISBN 81-261-1421-5/ 9788126114214). |
| 8 | Wailing Shadows in Kashmir. (ISBN 81-261-2921-2/9788126129218). |
| 9 | Dictionary of History (ISBN 81-7041-237-4). |
| 10 | The Islamic World ( 2 vols) (ISBN 81-7158-268-0). |
Awards and Recognitions
His name was recommended for the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1991) and received recognition from prestigious NGOs --- Rashtriya Gaurav Award (2004), Best Citizen of India Award (2005), Vijay Shree Award (2005).
External links
- http://ashokkoul.blogspot.in/2011/09/satanic-holocaust-of-kashmiri-pandits.html
- https://www.causes.com/causes/275547-assembly-in-exile-for-kashmiri-hindus/updates/410204-wailing-kashmir-seven-migrations-of-kashmiri-pandits-dr-satish-ganjoo
- https://www.causes.com/causes/275547-assembly-in-exile-for-kashmiri-hindus/updates/304563-kashmir-politics-by-dr-satish-ganjoo