Dr. Rajender Kumar

Rajender Kumar is an academician. He has an extensive teaching experience of more than 19 years. He was awarded a Ph.D. degree by Maharaja Ganga Singh University in 2010 for his research on the topic “Wool Trade in Western Rajputana: Its Impact on Society and Economy.” While having a keen interest in the field of research, Kumar has kept a good eye on the archival records of the various Rajput states stored in the Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner. He has done his various research works on the history of 18th-century Rajasthan, such as Trade and Commerce of the 18th-century Western Rajputana and the Military system of Marwar state. He has authored a book titled Atharahvi Sadi: Bikaner (2021). He has also edited a Conference Proceeding of the Rajasthan Archaeology and Epigraphy Congress. His upcoming books on the Military System of Marwar State (18th Century) and Temple Management of Western Rajputana during the Early Modern Period are in process.

Dr. Kumar’s latest study (2021) “Temple Management in North-West Rajasthan and Government and Non-Governmental Perspective: A Historical Study (1650 To 1850 AD)”, as a Tagore Fellow of the National Archives of India, New Delhi, under the scheme of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.

He was a member of a committee established by the Center for Museum and Documentation, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, for developing a museum for archaeological objects and historical documents (2019). He is a core member of a four member-oriented committee of the Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Bikaner (A Department of the Government of Rajasthan). He has been Secretary of the Archaeology and Epigraphy Society and the Archaeology and Epigraphy Congress. He has also organized two National Sessions of 2022 and 2023.

He was a Tagore Fellow of the National Archives of India, New Delhi (2019-21), and a Post-Doctoral Fellow of the ICHR (2013-15), a Research Project Awardee and JRF (2008-10) of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi.

He has an outstanding academic record in the History subject. He has participated in more than 55 national and international seminars, conferences and workshops. More than 60 of his research papers on different aspects of trade, society, environment, architecture and military system of Rajputana have been published in various reputed journals.

He also has a responsibility of an editor of five research journals such as Vishvambhara of Hindi Vishva Bharati (2024-till now); Global Researcher View, (An International Peer Reviewed Journal) (2018-till now); Journal of Archaeology & Epigraphy of (Archaeology and Epigraphy Society) (2020-till now); Juni Khyat, UGC Listed Journal of Maru Bhumi Shodh Sansthan, Sri Dungargarh, Bikaner (2019-2022); Abhilekh, a Journal of Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner (2024-till now).

Dr. Kumar has, for many decades, been associated with several educational and research institutions with a focus on local history to promoting archival documents. He is a well-known old Rajasthani script reader. He has delivered many lectures in workshops, seminars, and symposiums on ‘History writing’ and ‘Archival documents’.

He has been Secretary of the Hindi Vishva Bharati, Bikaner (Rajasthan), since March, 2024.

Editor’s Profile

	Degree	University/ Institution	Year	Specialization/Field
1	Ph.D.	MGS University, Bikaner	2010	Medieval History of Rajasthan : Trade & Commerce, Military System and Religious Ethics.
2	M.Phil. History	MDS University, Ajmer	2003	Medieval Indian History
3	M.A.	MDS University, Ajmer	2002	Medieval Indian History

Major Publications:

Atharahavi Sadi: Bikaner (Hindi)(September, 2021), Literary Circle, Jaipur (Rajasthan).
Proceedings of Rajasthan Archaeology and Epigraphy Congress (2020), Shabd Ratn Prakashan, Bikaner (Rajasthan).

A large number of research articles (above 60) have been published in reputed National and International journals and as chapters (above 15) in edited books over the past about 18 years.

Research Guidance:

Supervised 05 Ph.D.
Supervised 01 M.Phil.

Public Lectures

A Public Lecture on the theme “Suratgarh Tab aur Ab- 1787 to 2022 A.D.” on 13 March, 2022 at Old fort, Suratgarh (Sri Ganganagar) by Garh Bachao – Dharohar Bachao Samiti, Suratgarh.
A Public Lecture on the theme “Temple Management of Bikaner State: A Historical Study Based on Archival Records (1650-1850 A.D.)” on 7 August, 2021 on online mode at zoom platform organized by National Archives of India, New Delhi.
Delivered a lecture on the topic “RAJASTHAN MEIN JAL SANRAKSHAN KI UPYOGITA” at E-India Skills, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Bikaner (Raj.) on 23 July 2021.

Lectures at Universities/Colleges and other Institutes

Lecture on the topic “UTILITY OF THE ARCHIVAL SOURCES IN WRITING REGIONAL HISTORY” at Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner (Rajasthan) on 06 March, 2024.
Lecture on the topic “IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY SOURCES FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH” (for Ph.D. Course Work at Institute of Advanced Studies of Education (Deemed to be) University, Sardarshahar (Churu) on 04 March, 2023.
Lecture as a Resource Person on the topic RAJASTHAN KE ABHILEKHIYA SROTON KA AITIHASIK MAHATVA, which organized by Department of History, B.J.S. Rampuriya Jain College, Bikaner (Raj.) on 1^st March, 2021.

Lectures in National Workshops on Archival Sources

Delivered a lecture as subject expert on the theme titled “IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY SOURCES FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: WITH SPECIAL PERSPECTIVE OF SANAD PARWANA BAHI OF JODHPUR STATE” in a 7-day National Workshop at Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Bikaner (Rajasthan) on 20 June 2023.
Delivered the two lectures as a subject expert on the topic as follows-
(i) SAWA BAHI AUR USKA LIPI GYAN
(ii) AARTHIK ITIHAS LEKHAN ME SAWA BAHI KI UPYOGITA in a 7 Days National Workshop on “PANDULIPI PATHAN EVAM ANK VIGYAN-2022” at Rajasthani Shodh Sansthan, Chopasani, (in Collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 15-21 September 2022.
Delivered the two lectures as a subject expert on the topic as follows-
(i) RAJASTHAN KE ITIHAS KA PRAMUKH SROT ‘JAGAT BAHI’ AUR USKA LIPI GYAN.
(ii) PURALEKHON MEIN PRACHALIT ANK LEKHAN VIDHA in a 7 Days National Workshop on Pandulipi Pathan Evam Sanrakshan at Rajasthani Shodh Sansthan, Chopasani, (in Collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 18-24 March 2021.
Delivered the three lectures as Resource Person on the topics, as follows –
(i) JODHPUR RAJYA KE ITIHAS LEKHAN KE MAHATVAPOORN PURALEKHIYA SROT.
(ii) JODHPUR RIYASATKALIN MUDRA PRANALI.
(iii) PURATAN DASTAVEJON KI LIPI LEKHAN KI VIDHA in a 10 Days National Workshop on the theme PRACHIN RAJASTHANI BAHI LIPI (BHASHA) by Maharaja Man Singh Pustak Prakash Research Centre at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), 20 – 22 January, 2020.
Delivered the two lectures as subject expert on the topic ABHILEKHIYA SROTON KA PARICHAY, PRAKRITI EVAM UPYOGITA & BIKANER RAJYA KE AARTHIK ITIHAS KE MAHATVAPOORN SROT: KAGAD EVAM SAWA BAHIYA in a 7-day National Workshop on Pandulipi Pathan Evam Bhasha Vigyan at Rajasthani Shodh Sansthan, Chopasani, (in Collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 22 Feb.-28 Feb. 2019.
Delivered the lecture as subject expert on the topic PANDULIPI PATHAN : BIKANER EVAM JODHPUR RAJYA KI BAHIYON KE SANDARBH MEIN in a 7 Days National Workshop on Pandulipi Pathan at Rajasthani Shodh Sansthan (in Collaboration with Indian Council of Historical research, New Delhi), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), 15 Jan.-21 Jan. 2018.