The Author: RAMASHRAY ROY

Ramashray Roy an eminent Political Scientist, is currently a fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Earlier, during 1998-2001 he was a fellow of the Indian Institue of Advanced Study, Shimla where he worked on the Vedic Vision of Political Order. Even earlier, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the sutdy of Developing Societies, Delhi (1963-1992) and one of its founder members and its director during 1976-1982. He was director at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi (1972-1976) and its National Fellow during 1994-1996. He is the president of Tantrabati Geeta Bhawan Trust, Madhubani. He is the recipient of ;Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru National Award of the M P Government in Social Sciences in 1993. He has taught in several universities in the USA. He has also been associated with the United Nations University, Tokyo. He has written more than two dozen books in the areas of Indian politics, Bureaucracy, Development, Gandhian Thought, Political Philosophy and traditional Indian thought. His recent completed study is Marriage in Mithila: A study in Samskara. He has contributed numerous articles to leading journals in India and abroad. He is currently working on Purusha, Purana and History.I
 

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