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'''Arundhati Virmani''' (born 1957) is an ]n historian. She was a Reader in History at ] until 1992, when she moved to France, where she taught at the ] in ] and the ] (Aix Marseille III). '''Arundhati Virmani''' (born 1957) is an ]n historian. She was a Reader in History at ] until 1992. Virmani taught at the ] in ] and ] (Aix Marseille III).


==Biography==
Known for her 2008 book, ''National Symbols Under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923'' (1999), about which noted writer ] wrote, "She has done meticulous research on the subject and put life into what may appear at first sight as a footnote in a book on Indian history.".<ref> Delhi events. August 9, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=This above all, ] |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081213/jsp/opinion/story_10246189.jsp |date=December 13 , 2008 |publisher= ]|page=}}</ref>
Arundhat Virmani was born in ], on 26 June 1957. She graduated with a degree in history from ]. As a student of ], she obtained a French fellowship in 1981 to prepare her Ph. D. thesis in French history at the Sorbonne in Paris. Under the supervision of ], one of the leading French historians at the ], and then at the ], she studied the politicization of French rural society after the Restoration and before the institution of male universal suffrage under the Second Republic in 1848. She defended her thesis in September 1984. In 1991, she married ], a French historian, and moved to France. For studied Odissi dance with ], a renowned Indian dancer.


==Academic career==
==Early life and education==
Back in Delhi, she taught in ] before being recruited by ]. She was the head of the History section of the School of Correspondence Courses, where she participated in adult education and Long-Distance teaching. Then Reader in European History at the History Department, she taught modern French and European History. In Marseille she taught at Université Paul Cézanne, Euromed-Marseille Business School and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Since then, her research focused on the colonial period in India, especially the 20th Century; she is also an analyst of the current transformations of Indian society.
Arundhat Virmani was born in ], on 26 June 1957. She graduated with a degree in history from ]. As a student of ], she obtained a French fellowship in 1981 to prepare her Ph. D. thesis in French history at the Sorbonne in Paris. Under the supervision of ], one of the leading French historians at the ], and then at the ], she studied the politicization of French rural society after the Restoration and before the institution of male universal suffrage under the Second Republic in 1848. She did her archival research in the department of Ain, a frontier area near Calvinist Switzerland and the huge French city of Lyons, one of the main centers of the working class movement. Ain was, on the contrary, a more conservative area, known for its Catholic revival under the holy figure of the Curé d'Ars, ]. She defended her thesis in September 1984.


She has published several books and many papers in collective works and scientific journals (in England,<ref>"National Symbols under Colonial Domination. The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923", ''Past and Present'', n.164, 1999, 169-197</ref> France <ref>''Annuaire de Droit et de Religion'', 2008</ref> and Italy <ref>''Storica'', 2002, ''Daimon. Annuario di Diritto comparato delle Religioni'', 2001, ''Passato e Presente'', 2009)</ref>). She has lectured on colonial Indian history in different universities and academic institutions (Paris, London, Berlin, Bologna, Florence,<ref>http://www.machiavellicenter.net/2009/02/university-of-florence-prof-arundhati-virmani-a-national-flag-for-india/</ref> New Delhi, ...). She is currently a research fellow at the Centre Norbert Elias <ref>http://shadyc.ehess.fr/document.php?id=506</ref> in Marseille.
==Career==
Back in Delhi, she taught in ] before being recruited by ]. She was the head of the History section of the School of Correspondence Courses, where she participated in adult education and Long-Distance teaching. Then Reader in European History at the History Department, she taught modern French and European History. For many years, she learned Odissi dance from ], the renowned Indian dancer.


Since 2000, she has been engaged in consultancy work, specializing in Indo-French intercultural training. She is a recognized expert for the "Association pour le Progrès du Management". She is presently interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from an Indian perspective.<ref>http://www.journaldunet.com/management/0612/0612164-chat-jean-jacques-rose.shtml</ref>
In 1991, she married ], a French historian, and moved to France. "Maitre de conférences" invited at the University of Bordeaux (1992), she shifted to Marseille where she taught in different academic institutions (Université Paul Cézanne, Euromed-Marseille Business School, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales...). Since then, her research focused on the colonial period in India, especially the 20th Century; she is also an analyst of the current transformations of Indian society.


==Published works==
She has published several books and many papers in collective works and scientific journals (in England,<ref>"National Symbols under Colonial Domination. The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923", ''Past and Present'', n.164, 1999, 169-197</ref> France <ref>''Annuaire de Droit et de Religion'', 2008</ref> and Italy <ref>''Storica'', 2002, ''Daimon. Annuario di Diritto comparato delle Religioni'', 2001, ''Passato e Presente'', 2009)</ref>). She has lectured on colonial Indian history in different universities and academic institutions (Paris, London, Berlin, Bologna, Florence,<ref>http://www.machiavellicenter.net/2009/02/university-of-florence-prof-arundhati-virmani-a-national-flag-for-india/</ref> New Delhi, ...). She is currently a research fellow at the Centre Norbert Elias <ref>http://shadyc.ehess.fr/document.php?id=506</ref> in Marseille.
Known for her 2008 book, ''National Symbols Under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923'' (1999), about which noted writer ] wrote, "She has done meticulous research on the subject and put life into what may appear at first sight as a footnote in a book on Indian history.".<ref> Delhi events. August 9, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=This above all, ] |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081213/jsp/opinion/story_10246189.jsp |date=December 13 , 2008 |publisher= ]|page=}}</ref>

Since 2000, she has been engaged in consultancy work, specializing in Indo-French intercultural training. She has worked for many firms and business clubs. She is a recognized expert for the "Association pour le Progrès du Management". She is presently interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from an Indian perspective..<ref>http://www.journaldunet.com/management/0612/0612164-chat-jean-jacques-rose.shtml</ref>


==Principal publications==
*''L'Inde, une puissance en mutation'', Paris, La Documentation française, 2001 *''L'Inde, une puissance en mutation'', Paris, La Documentation française, 2001
*''India, 1900-1947. Un Britannique au cœur du Raj'', Paris, Autrement, 2002 (about Sir ] (1880–1969), a famous British administrator in India, specialist of land reform and cooperative movement) *''India, 1900-1947. Un Britannique au cœur du Raj'', Paris, Autrement, 2002 (about Sir ] (1880–1969), a famous British administrator in India, specialist of land reform and cooperative movement)

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Arundhati Virmani (born 1957) is an Indian historian. She was a Reader in History at Delhi University until 1992. Virmani taught at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Marseille and Paul Cézanne University (Aix Marseille III).

Biography

Arundhat Virmani was born in New Delhi, on 26 June 1957. She graduated with a degree in history from Indraprastha College. As a student of Delhi University, she obtained a French fellowship in 1981 to prepare her Ph. D. thesis in French history at the Sorbonne in Paris. Under the supervision of Maurice Agulhon, one of the leading French historians at the Sorbonne, and then at the Collège de France, she studied the politicization of French rural society after the Restoration and before the institution of male universal suffrage under the Second Republic in 1848. She defended her thesis in September 1984. In 1991, she married Jean Boutier, a French historian, and moved to France. For studied Odissi dance with Madhavi Mudgal, a renowned Indian dancer.

Academic career

Back in Delhi, she taught in Jesus and Mary college before being recruited by Delhi University. She was the head of the History section of the School of Correspondence Courses, where she participated in adult education and Long-Distance teaching. Then Reader in European History at the History Department, she taught modern French and European History. In Marseille she taught at Université Paul Cézanne, Euromed-Marseille Business School and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Since then, her research focused on the colonial period in India, especially the 20th Century; she is also an analyst of the current transformations of Indian society.

She has published several books and many papers in collective works and scientific journals (in England, France and Italy ). She has lectured on colonial Indian history in different universities and academic institutions (Paris, London, Berlin, Bologna, Florence, New Delhi, ...). She is currently a research fellow at the Centre Norbert Elias in Marseille.

Since 2000, she has been engaged in consultancy work, specializing in Indo-French intercultural training. She is a recognized expert for the "Association pour le Progrès du Management". She is presently interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from an Indian perspective.

Published works

Known for her 2008 book, National Symbols Under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923 (1999), about which noted writer Khushwant Singh wrote, "She has done meticulous research on the subject and put life into what may appear at first sight as a footnote in a book on Indian history.".

  • L'Inde, une puissance en mutation, Paris, La Documentation française, 2001
  • India, 1900-1947. Un Britannique au cœur du Raj, Paris, Autrement, 2002 (about Sir Malcolm Darling (1880–1969), a famous British administrator in India, specialist of land reform and cooperative movement)
  • A National Flag for India. Rituals, Nationalism, and the Politics of Sentiment, New Delhi, Permanent Black, 2008. ISBN 817824232X.

Further reading

References

  1. "National Symbols under Colonial Domination. The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923", Past and Present, n.164, 1999, 169-197
  2. Annuaire de Droit et de Religion, 2008
  3. Storica, 2002, Daimon. Annuario di Diritto comparato delle Religioni, 2001, Passato e Presente, 2009)
  4. http://www.machiavellicenter.net/2009/02/university-of-florence-prof-arundhati-virmani-a-national-flag-for-india/
  5. http://shadyc.ehess.fr/document.php?id=506
  6. http://www.journaldunet.com/management/0612/0612164-chat-jean-jacques-rose.shtml
  7. Arundhati Virmani Talk Delhi events. August 9, 2009.
  8. "This above all, [[Khushwant Singh]]". The Telegraph (Kolkata). December 13 , 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)

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