List of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows 1968 - 2009


S.No. Name Age Project 2 years period of fellowship effective from





1 Prof. Babu Mathew 61 Revisiting 'Development' through the Constitutional Paradigm and the Nehruvian vision Jan. 2011





2 Shri Vijay Dutt 63 Whither SAARC 2020 Jan. 2010





3 Dr. Rajesh Gopal 53 Evaluating and Developing a mitigation strategy for maintaining metapopulation structure of tigers in priority landscapes. Sept. 2009





4 Prof. (Mrs.) Poonam Batra 42 Elementary Teacher Education and Social Change Apr. 2008





5 Prof. Ganesan Srinivasan 64 Vignettes in Astrophysics Jan. 2007





6 Dr.(Mrs.) Shubhra Sanyal 60 Impact of Institutional work on the Rehabilitation of Prisoners and the Role therein of Voluntary Services Jan. 2007





7 Prof.(Smt) Pramila Sharma 60 Azadi ke Andolan mein Mahila Patrakaron ka Yogdan Dec. 2004





8 Shri Jai Pradeep Sen 57 On the Architecture of Social-Movement-Towards Theory & Practice in the Struggle for a Place to Live Mar. 2004





9 Professor B.B. Chaudhuri 53 An integral approach for Optical Character Recognition of Compositional-Syllabic Indian Scripts Mar. 2004





10 Professor Dipankar Home 47 Probing Facets of Quantum Entanglement and a reappraisal of Einstein’s struggles With quantum enigmas Jun. 2006





11 Dr.(Ms) Shereen F. Ratnagar 58 The Technological Foundations of Indian Civilization Dec. 2002





12 Dr.(Ms) Reba Som 50 Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose: Alternate Leadership Roles May. 2000





13 Shri Jyoti Trehan(IPS) 49 The Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering in the Indian Context:How it impinges on National Security Jan. 2000





14 Dr. Nasir Tyabji 54 Industrial Transformation and Industrial Discipline in India Aug. 1999





15 Prof. N. Veezhinathan 62 The Advaita Vedanta of Sankara July. 1999





16 Prof. K.L. Nandan 66 Modern Hindi Lyrical Poetry and Its Traditions June. 1999





17 Dr. S.K. Chopra 51 Energy Policy For India April. 1999





18 Shri T. Ananthachari 63 India’s Border Problems: A Comprehensive Study Jan. 1999





19 Shri Palagummi Sainath 41 Dalits in India – 1998 July. 1998





20 Shri Jairam Ramesh 44 Understanding the Three Transitions in India June. 1998





21 Prof. Krishna Kumar 46 Partition of Identity Teaching of History in India & Pakistan, A Comparative Study April. 1998





22 Shri C.V. Ranganathan 62 India and China: A Review of Relations over five decades and future prospects Mar. 1998





23 Dr.(Ms) Geeti Sen 56 Iconography of the Modern Indian Women - Visual Constructs and Values Mar. 1998










24 Prof. (Mrs) Neera Chandhoke 49 Equality, Democracy and Minority Rights: The Demands of Multi-Cultural Citizenship Jan. 1997





25 Prof. Dinanath Pathy 54 Renewable Art: A Study of Indian Traditions with Special reference to the Work of the Chitrakaras of Orissa Dec. 1996





26 Prof. (Dr.) Lolita Nehru 50 Interactions Between the Art of India and Central Asia From the 6th Century B.C. to the 3rd Century A.D. (Achaemenid to Kushana Period ) Aug. 1996





27 Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap 67 Parliamentary Procedure- Practices Precedents and Privileges June. 1996





28 Shri Som Raj Gupta 60 Chhandogya Upanisad and Modern Philosophy Feb. 1996





29 Prof. Jnanadeva Maharana 50 Symmetries of the Gravitational Effective Action and properties of Black Holes Dec. 1995





30 Shri Girish Kumar Chaturvedi 58 Brij Ki Lok Sanskriti - A study of the Oral Traditions in brij Culture Dec. 1995





31 Prof. R.K. Kochhar 48 Modern Science in India - A Historical Study in the national and Global Context Jan. 1996





32 Shri V.R. Mani 55 Gopura in Indian Architecture Jan. 1996





33 Dr. (Mrs) Kiran Bedi 45 Prison Reform in India: A case study of Tihar, with its wider implications Jan. 1995





34 Dr. (Mrs) Susie Jacob Tharu 51 Gender, Modernity and Literary Genre: Formulations for a Political Sociology of the Aesthetic Jan. 1995





35 Shri C.V. Ananda Bose 43 Technology Diffusion and Habitat Development Oct. 1994





36 Professor G.N. Devi 44 Violence-Culture, Psychology & Fiction Aug. 1994





37 Shri Kumar Shahani 52 Cinematic Exploration Dec. 1993





38 Shri L.L. Mehrotra 58 SAARC: A Search for New Dimensions Dec. 1993





39 Dr. (Mrs) Rani Dhavan Shankardass 46 Prison and Punishment Nov. 1993





40 Prof. Sankar Kumar Pal 42 Neuro-Fuzzy Expert system: Design and Implementation Sept. 1993





41 Dr. Asok Kumar Das 54 Interaction and Integration of Religious ideas in Akbari Painting Aug. 1993





42 Shri Rasheed Talib 54 The Impact of Modernity of Islam with particular reference to the Newly Independent Central Asian Republics July. 1992





43 Shri Jagdish Rudraya Hiremath 61 The Present Position and Future Prospects, of Indian South Africans July. 1992





44 Shri H. Kanhailal 51 Training of an Urban theatre actor: A series of Workshops Jan. 1992





45 Dr. Suhash Chakravarty 52 V.K. Krishna Menon and the India League 1924-1947 Jan. 1992





46 Dr. T.N. Khoshoo 64 Biomass Energy June. 1991





47 Dr. Om Prakash Kejariwal 46 British Historiography on India in the Ninetheenth Century April. 1991





48 Professor Ratan Parimoo 54 Structural and Iconological Study of Jataka Stories Depicted in Buddhist Art in India and Asia Feb. 1991





49 Prof. Ashish Bose 60 Family Planning in India: Alternative Strategies July. 1990





50 Lt. Gen.(Retd.) Dr. M.L.Chibber 62 Relevance of National Service in India for Defence Development and National Integration Jan. 1990





51 Prof. M.M.S. Ahuja 59 Diabetes Mellitus and its Social Implications in a Development Country Sept.1989





52 Prof. M.A. Viswamitra 56 DNA Structure and Interactions -Studies on Crystallised deoxyolionucleotides July. 1989





53 Prof. R. Balasubramanian 44 Studies on Molecular interactions leading to origin of life Jan. 1989





54 Vice-Admiral M.K. Roy(Retd.) 62 The Emerging Relations between India and the Indian Ocean Jan. 1989





55 Prof. K. Subrahmanyam 60 "Nehruvian vision of Defence and Development Oct. 1988





56 Prof. N. Mukunda 48 Roles and Importance of geometry, group theory and topology in problems of optics, Mechanics, field theory and extended relativistic systems; and also problems at the Foundation of quantum mechanics July. 1987





57 Prof. S.K. Kacker 49 Prevention of Hearing Impairment in Rural Areas (India) with special reference to Prevention of Deafness in Infants and Children July. 1987





58 Dr. K.N. Raj 62 Jawaharlal Nehru and Planned Development of India Jan. 1987





59 Shri Inder Malhotra 56 National Security during the Nehru years Sept. 1986





60 Prof. M.S. Kanungo 59 Genes and Aging April. 1987





61 Prof. Sudhir Kakar 47 The Psychology of Family Relationships in India Jan. 1986





62 Shri G. Sankara Pillai 55 Theatre as an Effective Means for Non-Formal Education in Rural and Tribal Areas July. 1985





63 Prof. Kshitindramohan Naha 53 Structural History as a Clue to the Precambrian Crustal Evolution in Karnataka Jan. 1986





64 Dr. Hari Krishna Paranjape 61 The Evolution of the Indian Planning System. A study in Political Economy Aug. 1985





65 Dr. G. Venkataraman 52 Symmetry and Imperfections July. 1984





66 Dr. D.D. Sharma 56 Comparative Grammar of Tibeto Himalayan Languages Aug. 1984





67 Shri A.K. Bhattacharyya 65 Indian Contribution to the Development of Far Eastern Buddhist Iconography July. 1984





68 Shri P.S. Appu 56 A Comprehensive Survey of Indian Land Reforms Oct. 1984





69 Dr. P.N. Tandon 55 Study of Four major neurological problems in India: Infections of the Central Nervous System, Epilepsy, Head Injury and Nutrition & Brain Jan. 1984





70 Prof. John Barnabas 54 Phylogenetic Systematics Based on Molecular Data sets July. 1983





71 Shri R. Tirumalai 59 Sociological History of the Ancient Townships of South India - The Pandyan Townships. Sept. 1983





72 Prof.(Mrs.) Suma Chitinis 50 The Scheduled Castes in Higher Education Dec. 1983





73 Shri Balan Nambiar 45 Ritual Art forms of the West Coast March. 1983





74 Dr. D.P. Pattanayak 52 North Eastern India - the Regional Realities of Language, Culture and Education in Assam April. 1983





75 Prof. A.R. Verma 61 Science Policy Resolution Role of National Laboratories Oct. 1982





76 Shri B.P. Singh, IAS 40 An enquiry into the adequacy of the Administrative system in Assam - Imperatives for change Aug. 1982





77 Prof. S.N. Misra 46 "Investigations into tribal economic structures and change in India." April. 1982





78 Prof. Jagannath Upadhyaya 60 "Buddhist Tantrik Traditions Principles and Potentialities" July. 1982





79 Prof. N. Balakrishnan Nair 54 Ecology of Biodeterioration in the sea around India with special reference to Timber Destroying Organisms May. 1982





80 Shri T.S. Murty 54 North East India Parameters for A Policy Nov. 1981





81 Shri B.K. Thapar 60 Indus Civilization July. 1981





82 Miss Jaya Appasamy 63 Studies in Indian Art of the British Period June. 1981





83 Prof. S.C. Maheshwari 47 Survey and Synthesis the information in the area of molecular Biology of Plant Development and Differentiation April. 1981





84 Shri C.R.V. Raman 58 Increasing Preparedness in Agriculture for Drought and Flood Prone Areas in the Indian Sub-continent and Neighbouring countries Dec. 1980





85 Dr. N.R. Banerjee 58 Nepalese Art based on the collectiions in Nepal and India Nov. 1980





86 Dr. T.C. Anand Kumar 44 Therapeutic Application of Administering Drugs by the Nasal Route Aug. 1980





87 Dr. Boudhyan Chattopadhyay 51 The Crisis in Eastern India: A System- analytic study of growth under counter-developmental Constrains in a colonial Sterio-type Aug. 1980





88 Shri K.S. Srinivasan 60 Cultural Exchange across the Vindhyas June. 1980





89 Prof. T.R. Anantharaman 52 Rapidly Solidified Alloys Dec. 1979





90 Dr. G.P. Talwar 53 Research on 1. Immunological Approaches to Control of Fertility 2. Promotion of Fertility in Sheep and Cattle 3. Immunology of Leprosy Dec. 1979





91 Dr. T.N. Ananthakrishnan 55 Ecology of Indian Thysanoptera June. 1980





92 Shri Habib Tanvir 56 Relevance of Tribal Performing Arts and their Adaptability to A changing Environment June. 1979





93 Shri Shivendra Sinha 45 Television in India - Its Horizons and Implications Jan. 1979





94 Shri G.H. Keswani 58 Science in India Dec. 1978





95 Dr. A.P. Mitra 51 The Changing Atmosphere: Future Trends and Options for India Sept. 1978





96 Shri K.K. Nair 60 Freedom and Transcendence July. 1978





97 Professor Sisir Gupta 48 India and the Developing World; a Study of Political Relationship since Independence Mar. 1978





98 Dr. S. Ramaseshan 54 The Life and Work of Professor Sir C.V. Raman. Dec. 1977





99 Shri Amrit Rai 56 A Research in to the Origin and Development of Hindustani and an Investigation into the causes of its retardation and bifurcation. Aug. 1977





100 Shri S.R. Rao 54 The Language and Writing of the Indus Valley People May. 1977





101 Dr. M. Malik Mohamed 42 Contribution of Medieval Indian Saints and Sufis towards Cultural Unity and Social Equality Jan. 1977





102 Prof. C.V. Subramanian 52 Ecological Approaches to Environmental Problems in India Sept. 1976





103 Prof. S. Krishnaswamy
Ecological Approaches to Environmental Problems in India Aug. 1976





104 Professor R.P. Roy 56 Investigation of the Genetic Mechanisms of Sex Expression in Important Cucurbits and other Angiosperms July. 1976





105 Shri Komal Kothari 46 Folk Heritage of Rajasthan Jan. 1976





106 Dr.(Miss) Romila Thapar 44 The Itihasa-Purana Tradition in Early India Jan. 1976





107 Dr.(Mrs.) Kapila Vatsyayan 46 Gita-Govinda and the Indian Artistic Traditions Oct. 1975





108 Prof. L.S. Srinath 48 Engineering Design Education Aug. 1975
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109 Prof. B.R. Nag 43 Electron Transport in Semiconductors Sept. 1975





110 Shri P. Kumaraswamy 44 Electronic Similations of the Hydrology of Tamilnadu Jan. 1975





111 Dr. B.S. Minhas 46 Patterns and Sources of Agricultural Growth in India; Past Performance and Strategy for the Future April. 1975





112 Dr. B.K. Roy Burman 52 Persistence and Change of Tribal Communities in North-East India as An Adaptive Process April. 1975





113 Shri Mani Kaul
Cinema-the Crisis of an Art Form Oct. 1974





114 Prof. Govind Swarup 45 Extragalactic Sources and Cosmology Sept. 1974





115 Shri Vijay D. Tendulkar 44 Violence and its Impact on the Themes of the Contemporary Theatre Jan. 1974





116 Prof. C.N.R. Rao 39 Chemical Science and Educational Technology Dec. 1973





117 Shri M. Govindan 54 Archetypal Ganga in the Creative Literature of Peninsular South Oct. 1973





118 Dr. Mohammad Hasan 47 Literature and Society in North India in Nineteenth Century July. 1973





119 Prof. Shyamnandan Kishore 41 A Psychological Analysis of Chhayavadi Poetry Mar. 1974





120 Prof. J.V. Narlikar
Investigations of the Relationship Between Physical Laws and the Nature of the Universe Jun. 1973





121 Prof. A.K. Sharma 47 Chromosomes in Relations to Development and Differentiation in Higher Plants July. 1973





122 Dr. H.K. Jain 42 A Study of the Evolving Concepts of the Genetics & their Agricultural & Social Implications April. 1973





123 Dr. Lokesh Chandra 45 Determinative Dictionery of Indo-Japanese Buddhist Iconography Jan. 1973





124 Shri Narendra Shrivastava 42 Designing a New Type Family of Devanagri Script Jan. 1973





125 Dr. S C. Kala 56 A Comprehensive Survey of the Indian Terracottas Sept. 1972





126 Prof. K G Ramanathan 50 Algebraic Number Theory Jan. 1972





127 Shri Haku Shah 37 Tribal Art in Gujrat July. 1971





128 Shri Mohan Rakesh (Deceased 1972 ) 46 The Dramatic World July. 1971





129 Shri Badal Sircar 46 Workshop for a Theatre of Synthesis June. 1971





130 Prof. R Narsimhan 45 Computers and the study of behavior April. 1971





131 Sheri K R Narayanan (Deceased 2005) 50 Jawaharlal Nehru and the Policy of Non- Alignment Dec. 1970





132 Dr. K S Singh IAS 35 Tradition and change in Tribal Society Nov. 1970





133 Shri I Mahadevan IAS 40 The Decipherment of Indus Script Oct. 1970





134 Dr. Anand Krishna 44 The Social and Cultural fabric of Rajasthani Painting Apr. 1970





135 Shri K S Sankhala 44 The Controversial Tiger-A study of Ecology Behaviour and Status May. 1970





136 Prof. Ram Sharan Sharma 49 Material Progress and Social Evolution in Ancient India Apr. 1970





137 Shri Akbar Padamsee 41 Vision Exchange Workshop Apr. 1969





138 Shri Ali Sardar Jafri 55 Sarmaya-e-Sukhan (Urdu Kavya Kosha) Jan. 1969





139 Prof. P Lal 39 A transcription in English of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad and the Mahanarayana Upanishad Jan. 1969





140 Dr. V Raghavan (Deceased 1979) 60 A Critical Edition from Manuscript of Bhojas Srngara-Prakasa Jan. 1969





141 Dr. C Sivramamurti (Deceased 1983) 59 Natraja in Art , Thought and Literature Jan. 1969





142 Dr. B. N. Goswamy 35 A reconstruction of the styles of Pahari paintings Jan. 1969





143 Shri J Swaninathan 40 The significance of the traditional Numan to Contemporary Art Dec. 1968





144 Dr. Irfan Habib 37 India during the 17th Century-A Study of the Economy and Polity of the Mughal Empire Oct.1968





145 Shri M Krishanan 56 Ecological Suvey of the Mammals of India in the Peninsular Region Oct.1968





146 Dr. Andre Beteille 34 Agraraian Class relations in India -A Sociological analysis Oct.1968





147 Prof. H D Sankalia 59 An Integrated study of the Pre-and Proto Historic Cultures of India Aug. 1968





148 Prof. G N. Ramachandran 46 Protein and Polypeptide Conformation Aug. 1968