PROF. GHAN SHYAM APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF IDC’s ACADEMIC & CULTURAL OUTREACH, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
The Indian Diaspora Council International (IDC) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Prof Ghan Shyam as Indian Diaspora Council’s Director of Academic and Cultural Outreach
in Uttar Pradesh, India.
This appointment takes effect immediately. The term of this appointment shall be for a period of three (3) years,
is voluntary and can be renewed upon approval of the Board of Directors of the Indian Diaspora Council. The
position reports directly to the president of IDC International.
The portfolio of Indian Diaspora Council’s Director of Academic & Cultural Outreach in Uttar Pradesh, India
shall include: Advice and recommendations on outreach and engagement as well as liaison with academic
institutions in Uttar Pradesh, India on behalf of Indian Diaspora Council; for on-going and planned Indian
Diaspora Council Indian Diaspora research, surveys and migration history projects, events and programs in
India and globally; promote and advance Indian Diaspora Council’s recommendations, suggestions and
proposals to academic institutions in Uttar Pradesh, India and solicit collaboration and support where
appropriate; including but not limited to organizations, academic institutions, scholars and researchers; advice,
recommendations and assistance to descendants of Indians from Uttar Pradesh seeking to trace and visit their
ancestral roots. We expect that this portfolio of responsibilities to be enlarged subsequently to include other areas as
Indian Diaspora Council enhances its outreach, programs and projects
Dr.Ghan Shyam was born in Azamgarh District of Uttar Pradesh, India. He earned his BA from Allahabad
University, MA & PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He joined Banaras Hindu
University (BHU), Varanasi, UP in 1998, is currently a full professor in the department of History, Faculty of
Social Sciences. He has taught courses on the history of modern Europe, American history, and the history of
the Indian diaspora, among others. Through his teaching, he encourages his students to broaden their
understanding of other countries and societies and develop a critical bent of mind.
Dr.Ghan Shyam had been Fulbright Fellow at New York University twice; in 2005 as a short term fellow to
study US Civilization and for the academic session 2016-17 as a visiting scholar to teach and conduct research
on the topic “In the Land of Opportunity: A Comparative Study of Indo-Caribbean & Indian Immigrants in New
York City since 1965”. His current research interest is in Indian diaspora studies focusing on Indo-Caribbean
diaspora. He has published articles on the identity and social roots of Indian-origin people in the Caribbean, and
made presentations at international conferences in India, the U.K., Canada, the USA and Trinidad.
IDC’s Board of Directors places high value on Prof. Ghan Shyam’s position, experience, expertise and shared
interests to enhance the goals of IDC in India and globally, and welcomes him to the IDC family.