S Jeyaseela Stephen

Faculty Member

S. Jeyaseela Stephen
Professor
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Department
History

Areas of Specialisation
Socio-Economic History of Medieval South India

Maritime History

Indo-Portugeese History

Archival Studies

Indo-European

Relations of Pre-Industrial Period

Date of Birth	11th April 1958
Qualification
Year	Degree	College/University
1980	B.A.	Osmania University
1984	M.A.	Osmania University
1993	Ph.D.	Pondicherry University
Research Projects, Papers and Books
Portuguese Presence on the Eastern Coast of India, AD.I500-1750, Granted US $ 4458 by the Comissao Nacional para as commemoracoes Descobrimentos Portugueses, Government of Portugal, 1993-1995 A Bibliographical Survey of the Sources on Indo-French History, Granted Rs 10,000, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, 1997 The Diary or Rangappa Thiruvengadam Pillai, AD.1760-1766, Granted Rs 50,000, Government of Pondicherry, India, 1999 Portuguese Contribution to Art and Architecture, Granted 8679 Euros, Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal, 2000-2001
Teaching Experience
1 and 1/2 years in Visva Bharati 3 months in Centre for Post-Graduate Studies, Pondicherry, India One semester in University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Awards
1989 Government of India, Doctoral Research Fellowship, Pondicherry University, India 1990 Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, Study cum Travel Grant 1991 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, Research Fellowship 1992 Iustituto de Cultural e Lingua Portuguesa, Ministry of Education, Government of Portugal, Research Fellowship 1993 Comissao Nacional Para as Comemoracoes dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, Government of Portugal, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 1994 Indian Council of History Research, New Delhi, Book Publication Grant 1996 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, IAHA Research Grant 1996 University of Nebraska-Lincon, United States of America, International Affiars Grant Toyoto Foundation, Japan, Research cum Travel Grant 1997 Malaysian Social Science Association, Kuala Lumpur, Research cum Travel Grant 1999 Mission Etrangers de Paris, France, Research Grant 1999 Best Book Prize, Government of Temilnadu, India 2000 Maison des Sciences de L'Homme, Paris, France, Research Grant 2001 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, Research cum Travel Grant
Other Academic Distinctions
Life Member of Indian History Congress Life Member of Societe de L' Histoire de Pondichery Life Member of Association of the Indian Archivists Life Member of Tamil nadu History Congress