Wordcraft and Statecraft

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Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	I am a Historian currently the Dean, School of Social Sciences and International Studies in a Central University
Location	Pondicherry, P0ndicherry, India
Introduction	I am a Historian, Blogger and an Animal Rights Activist. I studied in Delhi University from where I took my BA (Hons), MA and M Phil degress in History. I took my Ph D in History from the UNiversity of Hawaii, Manoa in 1987 and am now the Professor of History in a Central University in South India. I have specialized in Vijayanagara History, Medieval History, Global History and Historiography and have taught these for over thirty years. I also run the HRDC of the UNiversity in addition to being Dean.
Interests	Historical Research, Travel Reading Photography
Favorite Movies	Casblanca, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, 100 Rifles, Doctor Zhivago
Favorite Music	Jazz
Favorite Books	The Prince, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Name of my favorite cat Prince