Susmita Pande

Susmita Pande was born on 23 December 1949 in Allahabad, India. Her field of specialization is History of Religion, Philosophy, and Art. She is the daughter of one of the notable historians of India, late Govind Chandra Pande.

Education and career
Pande obtained her M.A. in History at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 1971 (Gold Medalist) and her Ph.D. at Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1978 for her thesis on Development of Bhakti in Ancient India (Vedic time-AD 1200). She got her D.Litt degree from Barkatullah University, Bhopal in 2004 for her research on "A Study of the Vaishnava Puranas with reference to the Development of Bhakti and its Impact on society, Religion and Art of Northern India (4th – 12th Century C.E)". Prof. Susmita Pande got her first Research Fellowship from UGC in 1973-1977. She remained a Post Doctoral Fellow of Indian Council of Historical Research(ICHR) from 1983-1989.

Positions held
Pande was appointed as Assistant Professor at Prachya Niketan Center of Advanced Studies in Indology and Museology, affiliated to Barkatullah University Bhopal in 1986 and she held this post until 1991. She also served the same institution as Senior Assistant Professor in 2000. She later joined Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University Bhopal as a Reader in June 2001 and held this post until November 2007. She is presently Head of Department School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology at Vikram University Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. She has contributed a lot in the field of Ancient Indian history through her various books, articles and research papers. She has also guided many research scholars in the completion of their research work.

Works

 * Genesis of Bhakti in Ancient India Under publication with B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi.
 * Bhakti—Doctrines, Art & Culture (as in Vaishnav Puranas) Raka Publication, Allahabad.
 * Birth of Bhakti in Indian Religions and Art, New Delhi 1982
 * Medieval Bhakti Movement, Kusumanjali Prakashan, Meerut 1989.
 * Samaj Arthik Vyavastha evam Dharma, Published by Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy, Bhopal 1991(First Edition)
 * Rajnitika Itihas evam Sansthyen, Published by Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy, Bhopal 1990(First Edition)
 * Bhartiya Sanskriti Published by Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy, Bhopal 1990 (First Edition)

Planned and edited Books

 * Archaeological Methods and Techniques for Dept. of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, MPBOU, Bhopal 2006
 * Paleography, Epigraphy & Numismatics Dept. of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, MPBOU, Bhopal 2006
 * Pre and Proto History of India Dept. of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, MPBOU, Bhopal. 2006
 * Art & Architecture of Ancient India 2006
 * Hotel Management and Catering for Dept. Postgraduate Diploma and Hotel Management, MPBOU, Bhopal (Editor) 2005
 * "India's Cultural Relation with the South East Asia" Sharda Prakashan, New Delhi 1996