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''' Dr. Shekhar Pathak''' is an | ''' Dr. Shekhar Pathak''' is an Indian [[historian]], writer and [[academician]] from [[Uttarakhand]]. He is the founder of People's Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR), established in 1983, former professor of History at [[Kumaun University]], [[Nainital]] and a Nehru Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Studies at [[Teen Murti]] in New Delhi.<ref name=hindu/> | ||
He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Govt. of India]], in 2007.<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php Official list of Padma Shri Awardees]</ref> | He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Govt. of India]], in 2007.<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php Official list of Padma Shri Awardees]</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He remained professor of History at [[Kumaun University]] in [[Nainital]] for two decades <ref name=hindu> | He remained professor of History at [[Kumaun University]] in [[Nainital]] for two decades <ref name=hindu>"A man to match his mountains'': Shekhar Pathak has aptly been named `Encyclopaedia of the Himalaya', so staggering is his knowledge of his region", ''[[The Hindu]]'', 15 August 2004</ref> Once every decade, in 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004, he has undertaken a ''padayatra'', a trek. from [[Askot]]-Arakot.<ref name=hindu/><ref>[http://www.uttaranchal.ws/paharimeet.htm Askot-Arakot presentation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807175753/http://www.uttaranchal.ws/paharimeet.htm |date=2007-08-07 }}</ref> | ||
He has remained the founder editor of the Annual published by People's Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR), a [[Nainital]]-based a non-profit organization for research on Himalayan people, established in 1983. | |||
At the first Asia level meeting of the WMPA (World Mountain People Association), held at [[Yuksom]], [[Sikkim]], from 9–11 April 2002, he was chosen as the National Coordinator of the Indian chapter of World Mountain Peoples Association, (WMPA) <ref>[http://www.mountainpeople.org/en/rencontres/documents/MINUTESTRIPURADEVI.doc World Mountain Peoples Association, India chapter] www.mountainpeople.org.</ref> In 2007, he took upon a three-year project to study the Himalayan [https://templintech.com/ people] along with [[Magsaysay Award]] winner, [[Chandi Prasad Bhatt]], traversing the [[Himalayas]], from [[Leh]] to [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070312/asp/siliguri/story_7504669.asp Padma Shri teams up with Magsaysay winner for hill recce] [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]], 12 March 2007.</ref><ref name=toi15>{{cite web | title = Now, historian Shekhar Pathak to return his Padma Shri | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Now-historian-Shekhar-Pathak-to-return-his-Padma-Shri/articleshow/49634508.cms | |||
| access-date = 2018-03-19 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> He also co-wrote with Dr [[Uma Bhatt]], ''Asia ki Peeth Per'' (On Asia's Back), a biography of Himalayan explorer, Pundit [[Nain Singh Rawat]].<ref>http://www.woodstockschool.in/MussoorieWriters/Pages/2008/participants.htm{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Participants] The 2008 Writers' Festival.</ref> He is a research scholar at [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]], after he received Scholarshoip from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship]]. | |||
| access-date = 2018-03-19 | work = [[The Times of India]] }} </ref> He also co-wrote with Dr [[Uma Bhatt]], ''Asia ki Peeth Per'' (On Asia's Back), a biography of Himalayan explorer, Pundit [[Nain Singh Rawat]].<ref>http://www.woodstockschool.in/MussoorieWriters/Pages/2008/participants.htm{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Participants] The 2008 Writers' Festival.</ref> He is a research scholar at [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]], after he received Scholarshoip from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship]]. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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Shekhar Pathak | |
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| Born | 1948/1949 (age 76–77)[1] Dehradun |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | historian, academic, editor |
| Website | PAHAR |
Dr. Shekhar Pathak is an Indian historian, writer and academician from Uttarakhand. He is the founder of People's Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR), established in 1983, former professor of History at Kumaun University, Nainital and a Nehru Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Studies at Teen Murti in New Delhi.[2]
He was awarded the Padma Shri by Govt. of India, in 2007.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
He remained professor of History at Kumaun University in Nainital for two decades [2] Once every decade, in 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004, he has undertaken a padayatra, a trek. from Askot-Arakot.[2][4]
He has remained the founder editor of the Annual published by People's Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR), a Nainital-based a non-profit organization for research on Himalayan people, established in 1983.
At the first Asia level meeting of the WMPA (World Mountain People Association), held at Yuksom, Sikkim, from 9–11 April 2002, he was chosen as the National Coordinator of the Indian chapter of World Mountain Peoples Association, (WMPA) [5] In 2007, he took upon a three-year project to study the Himalayan people along with Magsaysay Award winner, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, traversing the Himalayas, from Leh to Arunachal Pradesh.[6][1] He also co-wrote with Dr Uma Bhatt, Asia ki Peeth Per (On Asia's Back), a biography of Himalayan explorer, Pundit Nain Singh Rawat.[7] He is a research scholar at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, after he received Scholarshoip from the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship.
Works[edit | edit source]
- Kumaon Himalaya : Temptations. Gyanodaya Prakashan. 1993. ISBN 81-85097-26-7.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 2006: Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award (Kendriya Hindi Sansthan)
- 2007: Padma Shri (Govt. of India)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Now, historian Shekhar Pathak to return his Padma Shri". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A man to match his mountains: Shekhar Pathak has aptly been named `Encyclopaedia of the Himalaya', so staggering is his knowledge of his region", The Hindu, 15 August 2004
- ↑ Official list of Padma Shri Awardees
- ↑ Askot-Arakot presentation Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ World Mountain Peoples Association, India chapter www.mountainpeople.org.
- ↑ Padma Shri teams up with Magsaysay winner for hill recce The Telegraph, 12 March 2007.
- ↑ http://www.woodstockschool.in/MussoorieWriters/Pages/2008/participants.htm[permanent dead link] Participants] The 2008 Writers' Festival.
External links[edit | edit source]
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