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	Kumar argues that [[British colonialism]] in India played a major role in how [[Europe]]an scientific fields developed. One of his major works is ''Science and the Raj: A study of British India'' is in the field of history of [[science in India]].		Kumar argues that [[British colonialism]] in India played a major role in how [[Europe]]an scientific fields developed. One of his major works is ''Science and the Raj: A study of British India'' is in the field of history of [[science in India]].

	A recent work is ''The Trishanku Nation'' ~~reviewd~~ in Sage Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2230807516686431		A recent work is ''The Trishanku Nation'' reviewed in Sage Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2230807516686431

	In describing medical encounters in colonial India, Kumar argues that Western medical discourse occupied an important place in the process of colonization and it worked towards a scientific hegemony. "Indigenous systems were so marginalised that their practitioners often sought survival in resistance rather than collaboration."		In describing medical encounters in colonial India, Kumar argues that Western medical discourse occupied an important place in the process of colonization and it worked towards a scientific hegemony. "Indigenous systems were so marginalised that their practitioners often sought survival in resistance rather than collaboration."

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-'''Deepak Kumar''' is an [[India]]n historian. His specialization is history of science in India. Currently, he is a Professor of [[History of science|History of Science]] and Education, at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]], India. Kumar has lectured at numerous universities within India and abroad, has held visiting fellowships at the universities of Cambridge, London, Leiden, The Smithsonian Institution, etc. and has also taught at Wisconsin University, Madison, USA, and [[York University]] in Toronto, Canada.
+'''Deepak Kumar''' is a professor of [[History of science|History of Science]] and Education, at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]], India. Kumar has lectured at numerous universities within India and abroad, has held visiting fellowships at the universities of Cambridge, London, Leiden, The Smithsonian Institution, etc. and has also taught at Wisconsin University, Madison, USA, and [[York University]] in Toronto, Canada.
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+Kumar argues that [[British colonialism]] in India played a major role in how [[Europe]]an scientific fields developed. One of his major works is ''Science and the Raj: A study of British India'' is in the field of history of [[science in India]].
 ==Books==
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 * Kumar, Deepak & Roy MacLeod (eds.), ''Technology and the Raj'', SAGE, New Delhi, 1995 (Enlarged Hindi version was published by Granthshilpi, Delhi in 2002)
 * Kumar, Deepak, Vinita Damodaran, Rohan D'Souza (eds.), ''The British Empire and the Natural World: Environmental Encounters in South Asia'', OUP, Delhi, 2010.
 * Kumar, Deepak & Chaube, Devendra (eds.), ''Hashiye ka Vritanta'' (Narrative of the Margins), in Hindi, Aadhar Publications, Panchkula, 2011.
-* Kumar, Deepak and Rajsekhar Basu (eds.) ''Medical Encounter in British India'', OUP, Delhi, 2013.
+* Kumar, Deepak and Rajsekhar Basu (eds.) ''Medical Encounter in British India'', OUP, Delhi, 2013. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4405022]
 * Kumar, Deepak, J.Bara, N.Khadria and R. Gayathri (eds.), Education in Colonial India: Historical Insights, Manohar Books, Delhi, 2013.
 * Kumar, Deepak, ''The Trishanku Nation: Memory, Self, and Society in Contemporary India'', OUP, Delhi, 2016.
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 *[[Ziauddin Sardar|Sardar, Ziauddin]] and [[Borin Van Loon|Loon, Borin Van]] 2001. ''Introducing Science''. US: Totem Books (UK: Icon Books).
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-*[http://historymedren.about.com/library/text/bltxtindiabib.htm India - Historical Setting: Bibliography]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927140505/http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/deepakkumar/ Prof. Deepak Kumar's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Faculty Page]

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{{short description|Indian historian}}
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[[File:Deepakumar.jpeg|thumb|Deepak Kumar]]
'''Deepak Kumar''' is an [[India]]n historian. His specialization is history of science in India. Currently, he is a Professor of [[History of science|History of Science]] and Education, at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]], India. Kumar has lectured at numerous universities within India and abroad, has held visiting fellowships at the universities of Cambridge, London, Leiden, The Smithsonian Institution, etc. and has also taught at Wisconsin University, Madison, USA, and [[York University]] in Toronto, Canada.

He has sought to demonstrate in several of his books that [[British colonialism]] in India played a major role in how [[Europe]]an scientific fields developed. ''Science and the Raj: A study of British India'' is one of the pioneer contribution in the field of history of [[science in India]]. His latest work ''The Trishanku Nation'' encapsulates his reflections on contemporary India.

In describing medical encounters in colonial India, Kumar argues that Western medical discourse occupied an important place in the process of colonization and it worked towards a scientific hegemony. "Indigenous systems were so marginalised that their practitioners often sought survival in resistance rather than collaboration."

==Books==
* Kumar, Deepak (ed.), ''Science and Empire: Essays in Indian Context, 1700-1947''. Delhi: Anamika Prakashan, 1991
* Kumar, Deepak (ed.), ''Disease and Medicine in India: A Historical Overview'', Tulika, 2001 {{ISBN|81-85229-51-1}}
* Kumar, Deepak, ''Science and the Raj: A Study of British India'', Oxford University Press, 2006 (2nd edition) {{ISBN|0-19-568003-0}}
* Kumar, Deepak & Roy MacLeod (eds.), ''Technology and the Raj'', SAGE, New Delhi, 1995 (Enlarged Hindi version was published by Granthshilpi, Delhi in 2002)
* Kumar, Deepak, Vinita Damodaran, Rohan D'Souza (eds.), ''The British Empire and the Natural World: Environmental Encounters in South Asia'', OUP, Delhi, 2010.
* Kumar, Deepak & Chaube, Devendra (eds.), ''Hashiye ka Vritanta'' (Narrative of the Margins), in Hindi, Aadhar Publications, Panchkula, 2011.
* Kumar, Deepak and Rajsekhar Basu (eds.) ''Medical Encounter in British India'', OUP, Delhi, 2013.
* Kumar, Deepak, J.Bara, N.Khadria and R. Gayathri (eds.), Education in Colonial India: Historical Insights, Manohar Books, Delhi, 2013.
* Kumar, Deepak, ''The Trishanku Nation: Memory, Self, and Society in Contemporary India'', OUP, Delhi, 2016.
* Kumar, Deepak and Raha, Bipasha (eds.), ''Tilling the Land: Agricultural Knowledge and Practices in Colonial India'', Primus, Delhi, 2016.
2016.
*Kumar, Deepak and Rajsekhar Basu (eds.) ''Medical Encounter in British India'', OUP, Delhi, 2013.

==Sources==
*[[Ziauddin Sardar|Sardar, Ziauddin]] and [[Borin Van Loon|Loon, Borin Van]] 2001. ''Introducing Science''. US: Totem Books (UK: Icon Books).

==External links==
*[http://historymedren.about.com/library/text/bltxtindiabib.htm India - Historical Setting: Bibliography]

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927140505/http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/deepakkumar/ Prof. Deepak Kumar's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Faculty Page]

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