Harish Puri | |
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| Born | April 4, 1938 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Political scientist and historian |
| Employer | Guru Nanak Dev University |
Harish K. Puri (born 4 April 1938) is a Punjabi political scientist and historian. He retired as a professor of political science and the chairman of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair from Guru Nanak Dev University. [1] [2] His areas of focus are the Dalit issues of Punjab, [3] [4] Mahatma Gandhi, [5] and the Ghadar Movement. [6]
Puri received a Fulbright scholarship in 1990-91, during which he researched on Ghadar Movement: Ideology Organization Strategy at the University of California, Berkeley. [7] He received Shastri Indo-Canadian Senior Fellowship from the University of British Columbia. [6]
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