BIO-DATA 1. Name Dr.Pius Malekandathil 2. Address Professor

Centre for Historical Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067

3.E-mail malekandathil@mail.jnu.ac.in pius.malekandathil@gmail.com 4. Date of Birth 17-05-1960 5. Detailed academic Track Record B.A.; M.A; M.Phil; Ph.D; Post

Doctoral Research

6. Universities of Study 1) Kerala University (PDC, B.A. & M.A.)

2) Pondicherry Central University (for M.Phil. and PhD) 3) Faculdade das Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (Portuguese language Course) 4) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal (for Portuguese Paleography Course) 5) Heidelberg University, Germany(Post- doctoral Research)

7 Appointments held indicating 1) Lecturer in History period against each St. Thomas College, Pala 686 574 From 26-9-1994 to 6-2-2000 2) Reader in History, Goa University From 7-2-2000 to 10-9-2003 3) Reader in History,

Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, P.O.683574, Kerala India (from 11-9-2003 till 8-11-2006)

I was also NSS Coordinator of the University from Febr.2005 till Oct 2006 and member of Academic Council of the University

Nominated as Syndicate Member of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala by the

Governor of Kerala(from June 2013 on)

8. Languages Known : Fluent-English, Malayalam, Portuguese, German and Italian : Fair-Dutch, Latin, French & Greek : Slight-Hindi and Tamil & Sanskrit 10.Details of the Academic Qualifications Exam Passed

Board/Uni.

Year of Passing

Class/ Divn.

Marks

% of Marks

Subjects offered & Passed

Rank

Matriculation S.S.L.C.

Govt of Kerala

March 1975

I Class 381 ------ 600

63.4%

Soc.Studies,Science, Hindi, Maths, English, Malayalam

Pre-Degree University of Kerala

March 1978

I Class 615 ----- 900

68.4%

History, Economics, Political Science

B.A.in History

University of Kerala

March 1988

I Class 514 ------ 800

64.2%

History (Main), Economics & Political Science (sub)

III Rank in the University

M.A.in History

University of Kerala

April 1990

I Class 780 ------ 1300

60% History III Rank in the University

M.Phil.in History

Pondicherry Central University

May 1992

I Class 75% Agrarian History , Historiography& Indo-Portuguese History

Gold Medal & I Rank in the University

Ph.D. in History

Pondicherry Central University

January 1998

Post-Doctoral Research

Heidelberg University Germany

January-October 1998

Certificate Course in Portuguese Paleography

Universidade Nova da Lisboa, Portugal

1992-3

UGC NET June 1992 History

11. Various Degrees/Diplomas and Certificates obtained Diploma/ Certificate Name of the

University/Institute Year Examinations

passed Certificate in Portuguese Language and Culture(Curso Avançado )

Faculdade das Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

1992-93 Curso Basico e Curso Avançado

Certificate in Dutch Language

Pondicherry Central University

1992 Certificate for having done the primary level studies

Certificate in French Language

Alliance Française,Pondicherry

1992 Certificate for having done the primary level studies

Certificate in German Language

Goethe Institute, Pune 1995 Certificate for having done the primary level studies

PNdS Exam in German(Passed)

Goethe Institute- Bremen and Bremen University, Bremen, Germany

1996 Passed Prüfung Nach Deutsche Sprachkurs(PNdS exam or German eligibility test)

Latin (3 Years Course) St.Joseph’s Minor Seminary, Kothamangalam

1975-78 It was the second language for my Pre Degree Course

Sanskrit (2 Years Course)

St.Joseph’s Pontifical College, Alwaye

1978-80

Greek (One Year) St.Joseph’s Pontifical College, Alwaye

1981-82

Certificate in Italian language

Italian Embassy and Goa University

2002-2003 Certificate for having done the Advanced Course

12. Awards, Scholarships and Honours received

1. III Rank and First Class for B.A.(1988) and M.A.(1990) from Kerala University

2. I Rank and Gold Medal for M.Phil. from Pondicherry Central University

3. Scholarship from I.C.H.R. for M.Phil. Research(1991-1992) and also for the study of Dutch Language(1992).

4. Scholarship from Instituto Camões ( of the Ministry of Education, Government of Portugal) for Research and Language Studies in Portugal: 1992-1993

5. Fellowship from Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, Lisbon(Portugal), for Ph.D. Research 1993-1996

6. Scholarship from Goethe Institute Pune for learning German language, 1995

7. U.G.C.sponsored DAAD Fellowship (under Indo-German Exchange Programme: 1996-1998) for conducting Research in Germany (at the South Asian Institute of Heidelberg University under the guidance of Prof. Dietmar Rothermund ) for Ph.D. and later for post-doctoral Research on “German participation in Indian Trade: 1500-1663”.

8. John Arancherry Award of 2004 ( instituted by Dr.John Arancherry Foundation, Paurasthya Vidyapeedam, Vadavathoor, Kottayam-10) for my book Jornada of D.Alexis Menezes: An Account of he Sixteenth Century Malabar, published by LRC Publications, 2003. It consisted of a cash award of Rs10,001 and citation

9. Sectional President for Maritime History and Historiography of 62nd Session of South Indian History Congress, Anantpur, 19-21 January, 2008

10. Sectional President for Medieval Indian History of 74th Session of Indian History Congress , Cuttack, Orissa, 2013

13. Areas of specialization

* Indo-Portuguese History

* Maritime History

* Urban History of Medieval India

* Transmarine Trade

* Religion and Society in South Asia

* Studies in Indian Ocean Societies

* European Expansion and Urbanization in Asia

* Socio-Economic History of Medieval India

14. Membership of Professional Bodies

* Member of Forderverein Forschungsstiftung für Vergleichende Europäische Überseegeschichte, Bamberg, Germany since 1997 and review books on South Asia for its Journal entitled Das Jahrbuch der Forderverein Forschungsstiftung für vergleichende europäische Überseegeschichte, Bamberg

* Life Member of the Indian History Congress * Member of the South Indian History Congress

15. Research Experience

1. M.Phil (1991-2. Topic is: Urban Growth of Cochin in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries submitted to Pondicherry Central University, 1992)

2.Ph.D.(1992-1998. Topic is: Portuguese Cochin and the Maritime Trade of India, 1500-1663 submitted to Pondicherry Central University in January 1998. It was later published as a volume in the South Asian Study Series of Heidelberg University, Germany in 2001)

3.Post-doctoral Research at Heidelberg University, Germany (from Febr.1998 till Oct.1998. The topic is: German Participation in Indo-Portuguese Trade.1500-1650 . It was later published by LIT Verlag Münster(Germany) under the title The Germans, the Portuguese and India in 1999.

16. Research Projects Completed

1) Ship-building and Navigation in Kerala during the time of the Portuguese. This Project was sponsored by Goa University and its final report was submitted in 2003

2) Maritime Communities of Konkan: A Study of the Society and Economy, 800 AD to 1750 AD. This Research Project was funded by ICHR(Rs.75,000/-) and its final report was submitted in 2006

3) The Portuguese on the West Coast of India: A Study of the Economy, Society and Culture, 1500-1700 . This project was funded by Fundação Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal. The final report was submitted in 2006

Ongoing Research Projects:

I am a part of two international research projects.

1) Goa Inquisition - Its norms and procedures of Justice: A Reader of Primary Sources(under the larger research frame of History, Memory and Society). This project funded by National Foundation for Science and Technology of Portugal is carried out by a group of researchers from across the world with Prof. Teotonio R. de Souza (Universidade de Lusofona, Lisbon) as Research Coordinator, and Prof. Dauril Alden of Washington, and Prof. Anthony Disney of Melbourne, Dr. Paulo Aranha, European University Institute of Florence, Prof. Fernanda Camargo Moro (Director, MUSEION, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil), Dr.Ana Cunha, Lisbon and Pius Malekandathil(JNU) as members of the research team

2) Cosmopolis: The Roots and Routes of Asian Port-cities. This is a pilot-project carried out under the co-ordination of Prof. Jos Gommans(Leiden University, the Netherlands) to explore the collective memory of Kochi through archives and heritage. The other members of the Research team are Professor Charles Jeurgens (Leiden University), Dr. Lennart Bes (National Archives The Hague), Dr. Bauke van der Pol (Anthropologist, Leiden), Dr.Pius Malekandathil (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and Dr Anjana Singh (Mumbay University).

17. Selected Publications

A. Books

1) Pius Malekandathil, The Indian Ocean in the Making of Early Modern India, Manohar Books, New Delhi, 2016, pp.480

2) Pius Malekandathil, Joy L.K. Pachuau and Tanika Sarkar(ed),Christianity in Indian History: Issues of Culture, Power and knowledge, Primus books, New Delhi, 2016, pp.283

3) Pius Malekandathil and Yogesh Sharma(ed.), Cities of Medieval India, Primus Books, New Delhi, 2015, pp.828+viii

4) Pius Malekandathil, The Mughals, the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean: Changing Imageries of Maritime India, Primus Books, New Delhi, 2012

5) Pius Malekandathil, Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean , Primus Books, New Delhi.2010, pp. 211+xxvii.

6) Pius Malekandathil and Remy Dias(eds.), Goa in the Twentieth Century: History and Culture, Institute Menezes Braganza, Panaji, 2008, pp.433+liv

7) Pius Malekandathil (ed.), Jornada of D.Alexis Menezes: A Portuguese Account of the Sixteenth Century Malabar. LRC Publications, Cochin, 2003, pages 608+LXXXIII

8) K.S.Mathew and Pius Malekandathil (eds.), The Kerala Economy and European Trade, Muvattupuzha,2003, pages 48+VIII

9) Pius Malekandathil, Portuguese Cochin and the Maritime Trade of India, 1500-1663. (A Volume in the South Asian Study Series of Heidelberg University, Germany), published in India by Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2001, pages 324.

10) K.S.Mathew, Teotonio R. de Souza and Pius Malekandathil (eds.), The Portuguese and the Socio-Cultural Changes in India:1500-1800. Fundação Oriente, Lisbon/IRISH, Tellicherry, 2001, pages 572+XXXIV.

11) Pius Malekandathil and Jamal Mohammed (eds.), The Portuguese, Indian Ocean and European Bridgehead: Festschrift in Honour of Prof. K.S. Mathew. Fundação Oriente, Lisbon/ IRISH, Tellicherry, 2001, pages 670.

12) Pius Malekandathil , The Germans, the Portuguese and India. LIT Verlag: Münster (Germany), 1999, pages 138+X.

13)Pius Malekandathil, Ounnathyathilekku(Malayal.),Kothamngalam,1992,pages 110

Books in the Press

1) Pius Malekandathil, Aroma of Spices: Narratives on the Political and Economic Meanings of Pepper, Primus Books, New Delhi

B. Research Articles

1) Pius Malekandathil, “ Geopolitics and the Changing Perceptions of the Portuguese on Indian Ocean,” in Journal of Indian Ocean Studies,May 2016 ,

2)Pius Malekandathil, “Rubrics of Power and Trade in Calicut, in Archa G(ed.), Cosmopolitanism in a City: The Past and the Present of Calicut ( Issue 22) , Café Dissensus, February 15, 2016 Internet Research Journal http:// café dissensus.com 2016/02/15

3)Pius Malekandathil, “Diocese do Funchal e estratégias missionárias na Índia: 1514-1550”, in Jose Eduardo Franco and Joao Paulo Oliveira e Costa(eds.), Diocese do Funchal: A Primeira Diocese Global, Historia, Cultura e Espiritualidades, vol.I, Funchal(Portugal), 2015, pp.175-190 4)Pius Malekandathil, “Muziris and the Trajectories of Maritime Trade in the Indian Ocean”,in K.S.Mathew(ed.), Imperial Rome, Indian Ocean and Muziris: New Perspectives on Maritime Trade, New Delhi, 2015, pp. 339-368 5) Pius Malekandathil, “ Woman , Church and Syrian Christian Households in Pre-Modern Kerala” in Kumkum Roy(ed.), Looking Within, Looking Without: Exploring Households in the Subcontinent Through the Time, Essays in Memory of Nandita Prasad Sahai , Primus Books, New Delhi, 2014, pp.253-76 6) Pius Malekandathil, “Indian Ocean in the Shaping of late Medieval India’” in Studies in History , vol.30, No.2, August 2014, pp. 125-14 7)Pius Malekandathil , “The "Other " as a Crusading Enemy and Collaborator: Changing Relations between the Portuguese and the Muslims of Indian Ocean, 1500-1650' , in D.N. Jha(ed.,) The Evolution of a Nation : Pre-Colonial to Post-Colonial, Essays in Memory of R.S. Sharma, Manohar Books, New Delhi, 2014, pp. 287-311 8)Pius Malekandathil , “Resource, Environment and Power: An Overview of Environmental History of Pre-Modern India”, in Sreekala(ed.), Indian Environmental Issues : Lessons from History , St.Teresa’s College, Kochi, 2014 9).Pius Malekandathil, “From Slumber to Assertion: Maritime Expansion of the Ibadis of Oman and the Responses of Estado da India, 1622-1720”, in Michaela Hoffmann-Ruf and Abdulrahman al Salimi(ed.), Oman and Overseas, Zürich/New York, 2013 , pp.203-216 10). Pius Malekandathil and Remy Dias, “The Portuguese, the Marathas and Rural Goa (1650-1750)”, Journal of the Institute for Research in Social sciences and Humanities , vol.VVI, Nos. 1& 2, January-December- 2012, pp. 43-67 11). Pius Malekandathil, “Trade, Religion and Politics : Portuguese Activities in the Bay of Bengal, 1632-1840”in Himanshu P.Ray and Satish Chandra(ed.), Maritime Cultures and Traditions of the Bay of Bengal, New Delhi , 2013, pp.273- 301

12) Pius Malekandathil, “Cross , Sword and Conflicts : A Study of the Political Meanings of the Struggle between the Padroado Real and Propaganda Fide”, in Studies in History (Sage Publications), vol. XXVII, 2, 2012, pp.251-267 13) Pius Malekandathil, “ Economic Processes, Ruralisation and Ethnic Mutation: A Study on the Changing Meanings of Lusitanian Space in India, 1780-1840”, Itinerario: International Journal on the History of European Expansion and Global Interaction(Leiden), vol. 35, issue, 2, 2011, pp.45-59

14) Pius Malekandathil, “ Criminality and Legitimization in Seawaters: A Study on the Pirates of Malabar during the age of European Commercial Expansion (1500-1800)” in Fluxos &Riscos , No.1, Lisboa, 2011, pp.55-74

15) Pius Malekandathil, “Portuguese and the Dynamics of Intra-Asian Trade: 1500-1663” in Om Prakash (ed.),Trading World of the Indian Ocean, 1500-1800 (A project of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization ( PHISPC), the Centre for Studies in Civilizations, Calcutta), OUP(accepted in June 2009)

16) Pius Malekandathil, “Religious Rhetoric, Mercantile Strategies and a Community in Revolt: A Study on the Conflicts between the St. Thomas Christians and the Portuguese Padroado”, in Rameshwar Prasad Bahuguna, Ranjeeta Dutta and farhat Nasreen (ed.), Negotiating Religion: Perspectives from Indian History, New Delhi: Manohar, 2012, pp.353-381

17) Pius Malekandathil, “ Portuguese and the Changing Meanings of Oceanic Circulations between Coastal Western India and the African Markets, 1500-1800”, in Journal of Indian Ocean Studies, vol.18, No.2, August 2010, pp.206-223

18) Pius Malekandathil, “Spatialization and Social Engineering: Role of the Cities of Cochin and Goa in Shaping the Estado da India, 1500-1663’ in João Paulo Oliveira e Costa and Vitor Luis Gaspar Rodrigues(ed.), O Estado da India e os Desafios Europeus: Actas do XII Seminario Internacional de Historia Indo-Portuguesa, Lisboa, 2010, pp.301-328

19) Pius Malekandathil, “Coastal Polity and the Changing Port-Hierarchy of Kerala”, in Yogesh Sharma (ed), Coastal Histories: Society and Ecology in pre-Modern India, New Delhi, 2010, pp.75-90

20) Pius Malekandathil, “City in Space and Metaphor: A Study on the Port-city of Goa, 1510-1700”, in Studies in History(Sage Publications), vol.25, 1 , 2009, pp.13-38

21) Pius Malekandathil,” St.Thomas Christians in India” in Indian Christianity, edited by A.V.Afonso, vol.VII Part 6 of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, New Delhi, 2009, pp.37-57

22) Pius Malekandathil “ The Jews of Kerala and the Wheels of Indian Ocean Commerce, 800-1800CE.”, in The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies( Miami, Fl.), vol.9, Fall, 2008, pp.7-31

23) Pius Malekandathil, “Portuguese Discoveries and the Germans in Cochin in the Early Sixtenth Century”, in Journal of the Vasco da Gama Research Institute of Cochin, vol.I, No.1, June 2008, pp.23-49

24) Pius Malekandathil, ” Agrarian Production and Procurement Strategies in Malabar under the Portuguese, 1500-1663”, in The Portuguese in Coastal India in the 16th and the 17th Centuries, New Delhi, 2008

25) Pius Malekandathil, “Shaping of Cochin as a Power-Centre and a City,1400-1663” , in Exploring Cochin : Commemoration Volume 450th Anniversary Diocese of Cochin , ed. By Marian Arackal and Francis Kurisinkal, Cochin , 2008, pp.310-366

26) Pius Malekandathil, “ Winds of Change and Links of Continuity: A Study on the Merchant Groups of Kerala and the Channels of their Trade, 1000-1800 AD”, in Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, (Brill/Boston), Vol,. 50, Part 2,-3/2007, pp.259-286

27) Pius Malekandathil, “The Ottoman Expansion and the Portuguese Response in the Indian Ocean , 1500-1560” in M.N.Pearson and Charles Borges (ed.), Metahistory, History Questioning History : Festschrift in Honour of Teotonio R de Souza,Documenta Historica, Lisboa, 2007, pp.497-508

28) Pius Malekandathil, “State and Entrepreneurs: An Analysis of the Trading Scenario of Kerala, 1500-1650”, in Charles Dias (ed.), Kerala Spectrum: Aspects of Cultural Inheritance. K.J.John Felicitation Volume, Indo-Portuguese Cultural Institute, Cochin, 2006 (December), pp.113-157

29) Pius Malekandathil, “Making Power Visible: Portuguese Commercial and Military Strategies in the Indian Ocean with Special Reference to Cannanore, 1500-1550”, in K.S.Mathew and Joy Varkey(ed.), Winds of Spices: Essays on Portuguese Establishments in Medieval India with Special Reference to Cannanore, IRISH, Tellicherry, 2006(December), pp.1-20

30) Pius Malekandathil, “The Ottoman Expansion and the Portuguese Response in the Indian Ocean, 1500-1560” in M.N.Pearson and Charles Borges (ed.), Metahistory, History Questioning History : Festschrift in Honour of Teotonio R de Souza, Lisboa, 2007(March), pp. 497-508

31) Pius Malekandathil, “The Mercantile Networks and the International Trade of Cochin”, in Rivalry and Conflict: European Traders and Asian Trading Networks, edited by Ernst van Veen and L.Blusse, Leiden University, Leiden(The Netherlands), 2006,pp.142-165

32) Pius Malekandathil, “Christians and the Cultural Shaping of India in the First Millennium AD”, in Journal of St.Thomas Christians(Rajkot), vol.17, No.1,January-March 2006, pp.4-22

33) Pius Malekandathil, “Maritime Activities of Goa and the Indian Ocean: A Study of the Society and Economy upto 1500 AD ”, in Globalization in Pre-Modern India, edited by Nagendra Rao, Delhi, 2005,pp.143-178

34) Pius Malekandathil, “Merchant Capitalists and the Estado da India: Changing Pattern of Portuguese Trade with India, 1570-1663”, in the Proceedings of the XI International Seminar on Indo-Portuguese History: Global Trends, edited by Charles Borges, Fatima Gracias and Celsa Pinto, Goa, 2005 ,pp.345-60

35) Pius Malekandathil, ”Agrarian Production and Control Systems in Malabar under the Portuguese”, in Journal of South Indian History(University of Calicut), vol.2, I, March 2005, pp.7-18

36) Pius Malekandathil, “From Merchant Capitalists to Corsairs: The Response of the Muslim Merchants of Malabar to the Portuguese Commercial Expansion(1498-1600)”, in Portuguese Studies Review(Canada), vol.12, I, Winter-Spring 2004-2005,pp.75-96

37) Pius Malekandathil, “Ships, Navigation and Maritime Exchange Centres of Kerala: Channels of Civilizational Contacts, 100 B.C to 1500 A.D.”, in Summer Hill(IIAS Review, Simla), vol.x, No.1&2, 2004, pp.42-55

38) Pius Malekandathil, "The Impact of Indian Ocean Trade on the Economy and Politics of Early Medieval Goa (c.8-15c.)." Deccan Studies, vol.II, no.1, January-June, 2004, pp.3-22.

39) Pius Malekandathil, "Bengal and the Commercial Expansion of the Portuguese Casados, 1511-1632.",in S.Jeyaseela Stephen (ed.), Trade and Globalization. Rawat Publications, New Delhi, 2003, pp.161-190.

40) Pius Malekandathil, “ St.Thomas Christians: A Historical Analysis of their Origin and Development up to 9th Century AD” , in St.Thomas Christians and Nambudiris, Jews and Sangam Literature: A Historical Appraisal, ed.by Bosco Puthur, Kochi, 2003, pp.1-48

41) Pius Malekandathil, "The Sassanids and the Maritime Trade of India during the Early Medieval Period." in The Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Amritsar, 2003, pp. 156-173.

42) Pius Malekandathil, “ Discovery of a Pahlavi-Cross from Goa: A New Evidence for the Pre-Portuguese Christian Settlements in Konkan”, in Christian Orient, vol.25, No.3, 2002, pp.132-146

43) Pius Malekandathil, "Maritime Malabar and a Mercantile State: Polity and State Formation in Malabar under the Portuguese." In K.S.Mathew (ed.), Maritime Malabar and the Europeans:1498-1962, Greenwich Millennium Press, London/Hope India Publications, Gurgaon, 2003, pp.197-228.

44) Pius Malekandathil, "Maritime Trade of Cannanore and the Global Commercial Revolution." in M.O.Koshy (ed.), Cannanore in the Maritime History of India, Kannur University, Kannur, 2002, pp.43-57.

45) Pius Malekandathil , "The Jews of Cochin and the Portuguese, 1498-1663." in Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Bhopal, 2002, pp.239-255.

46) Pius Malekandathil . "Merchants, Markets and Commodities: Some Aspects of Portuguese Commerce with Malabar." in Pius Malekandathil and Jamal Mohammed (eds.), The Portuguese, Indian Ocean and European Bridgehead: Festschrift in Honour of Prof.K.S. Mathew, Fundação Oriente, Lisbon, 2001, pp.241-268.

47) Pius Malekandathil , "The Portuguese and the St.Thomas Christians:1500-1570." in K.S.Mathew, Teotonio R. de Souza and Pius Malekandathil (eds.), The Portuguese and the Socio- Cultural Changes in India:1500-1800A.D., Fundação Oriente, Lisbon, 2001, pp.121-143.

48) Pius Malekandathil , "St.Thomas Christians and the Indian Ocean" Ephrem's Theological Journal (International Journal), October 2001, vol.5, no.2, pp.175-202.

49) Pius Malekandathil , "Portuguese Casados and the Intra-Asian Trade: 1500-1663." in Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Millennium (61st) Session, Aligarh, 2001

50) Pius Malekandathil , "The Portuguese and the Ghat-route Trade:1500-1663." in The Journal of Pondicherry University Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol.1, nos.1&2, January & July, 2000, pp.129-154.

51) Pius Malekandathil , "The Portuguese and the Spice-Production Centers of Central Kerala: 1500-1660."in STARS: Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 1, nos.1 & 2, October 2000, pp.77-102.

52) Pius Malekandathil , "The Portuguese Umbrella and the Germans in Cochin in the Early Decades of the Sixteenth Century." in STARS: Interdisciplinary Journal, March. 1999.

53) Pius Malekandathil, “Mit den Portugiesen waren auch die Deutschen da: Erste deutsche Gemeinde in Cochin schon vor 485 Jahren” in Meine Welt: Zeitschrift des deutsch-Indischen Dialogs, Heft 1/Jahrgang 15, Köln, Juni,1998

18. Book Reviews in International Journals

1) Book Review of Michael Mann’s book Bengalen im Umbruch : Die Herausbildung des britischen Kolonialstaates, 1754-1793(Stuttgart:Franz Steiner Verlag, 2000, pages 469 ) by Pius Malekandathil for Das Jahrbuch der Forderverein Forschungs-stiftung für vergleichende europäische Überseegeschichte, Bamberg, May, 2001,pp.232-234

2) Book Review of Jürgen Pohle’s book Deutschland und die überseeische Expansion Portugals im 15.und 16.Jahrhunderts, Münster, 2000 by Pius Malekandathil for Periplus 2001: Jahrbuch für außereuropäische Geschichte, LIT Verlag, Münster, 2001, pp.162-164

3) Book Review Francisco Bethencourt and Diogo Ramada Curto (eds.), Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800 (2007), xx + 536, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, £50.00/$95.00, £18.99/$36.99 paperback) for Social History, volume, 34, Issue 1 2009 , ISSN: 1470-1200 (electronic) 0307-1022 (paper)

4) Book Review of Shireen Moosvi, People, Taxation and Trade in Mughal India(2008),xxxv+304, Oxford University Press, Rs. 695 for Indian Historical Review, 2010

19. International Seminar Organized

1) Organised an International Seminar on “The Portuguese and the Socio-Cultural Changes in India:1500-1800A.D.”at St.Thomas College, Pala, Kerala from 4-11 December, 1999, in collaboration with Prof.K.S.Mathew, Department of History, Pondicherry Central University

2) I was deputed by Goa University as Associate Director to organize an international Seminar on “Maritime Malabar and the Europeans : 1498-1962” at Tellicherry from 13th January to 18th January 2002 in collaboration with Prof.Dr.K.S.Mathew, Department of History, Pondicherry Central University

3) Organized an International seminar on Cities in Medieval India, 1200-1800 along with Dr. Yogesh Sharma at CHS, JNU, 6th and 7th March, 2008

4) Organized a follow up seminar on Cities in Medieval India, 1200-1800 along with Dr.Yogesh Sharma at CHS, JNU, 5-6 March, 2009

5) Organized an International Seminar on Christianity in History: Encounters, Engagements and Experiences along with Prof. Tanika Sarkar and Dr. Joy Pachuau, CHS, JNU, 2-4 February, 2011

6) I was the Chief Coordinator for International Seminar on Indo-Portuguese History( which is held once in every three year in Europe or Brazil or India), organized at IIC, New Delhi, 11-14 February, 2013, in which about 190 scholars from all over the world participated

19. Research Papers Presented in National and International Seminars

International Seminars

1) Pius Malekandathil, “ Geopolitics and the Changing Perceptions of the Portuguese on Indian Ocean,” A Research Paper presented in the International Seminar on Emerging Geopolitics in the Indian Ocean, India International Centre, New Delhi, 18-19 March, 2016

2) Pius Malekandathil, “ Patterns of Maritime Trade and the Meanings of Early Modernity in India” A Research Paper presented in the International Seminar on Configuring Early Modern South Asia, CHS-JNIAS, JNU, 12-13 November, 2015

3) Pius Malekandathil, “Maritime India and the World in Motion : A Study on the Changing Patterns of Exchanges in the Indian Ocean, 1500-1800”, A paper presented in the International Seminar on Connectivity in Motion : New Studies on the World of Indian Ocean , Max Planck-Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle-Leipzig, Germany, 14-18 October 2014

4) Pius Malekandathil , “Diocese of Funchal and the Missionary Strategies in India, 1514-1550” A paper presented in the International Seminar on 500 Anos-Diocese do Funchal, A Primeira Diocese Global : Historia, Cultura e Espiritualidades, Universidade de Madeira, Portugal, 17-20 September 2014

5) Pius Malekandathil “Muziris and the Trajectories of Maritime Trade in the Indian Ocean in the First Millennium AD” ,A paper presented in the International Seminar on Imperial Rome and Maritime Trade of India, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, 14-19 September, 2013

6)Pius Malekandathil, “ Traders, Religious Orders and the Shaping of “Rome of the East”: A Study on the Changing Meanings of Religious Processes in the City of Goa, 1510-1610”, A paper presented in the International Seminar ( ISIPH-XIV) on India, the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean: Exchanges and Engagements, India International Centre, New Delhi , 11-14 February, 2013

7)Pius Malekandathil, “Shifting from Inland to the Frontiers of Coastal Societies: A Study on the Integration of Coastal Northern Konkan with the Mughal World”, Paper presented in the international seminar on Rise of Asian Maritime Frontiers , organized by Leiden University and Colombo University at Colombo, August 15-18, 2011

8) Pius Malekandathil, “Religion, Missionaries and the Mercantile Enterprise of the Portuguese: A Study on the Portuguese Expansion along Coastal Southern India, 1500-1600”, Paper presented in the international Seminar on Maritime Activities of the Portuguese on the Pearl Fishery Coast, St.Mary’s College, Tuticorin, July 13-15 , 2011,

9) Pius Malekandathil, “From Crusade to Collaboration: Changing Meanings of the Portuguese Relations with the Indian Ocean Muslims, 1500-1650”, Paper presented at south Asian Institute of Heidelberg University, Germany, May 24, 2011

10) Pius Malekandathil , “From Slumber to Assertion: Maritime Expansion of the Ibadis of Oman and the Responses of Estado da India, 1622-1720”, Paper presented in International seminar on Ibadism of Oman, Tuebingen University, Germany, 15-19 May, 2011

11) Pius Malekandathil, “ Trade, Religion and Politics: A Study on the Changing Meanings of Portuguese Activities in the northern Zones of Bay of Bengal” , Paper presented in the International Seminar on the Maritime Culture and Traditions of Bay of Bengal, Teen Murthy, New Delhi, 22-23 April, 2011

12) Pius Malekandathil, “Living Religion in Emotional Turbulence: A Study on the Religious Fluviality of the New Christians of Cochin and the Inquisition” A Paper

presented in the International Seminar on Christianity in History: Encounters, Engagements and Experiences , CHS, JNU, 2-4 February, 2011

13) Pius Malekandathil, “ From Competition to Exigency: A Study on the Circulatory Processes between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean during the age of Portuguese Commercial Expansion”, A paper presented in the International seminar on Indo-Portuguese History, Aix-en-Provence(France), 22-29 March, 2010

14) Pius Malekandathil , “ Narratives of Travel, Voices of Dissent and Attacks on the Colonial Church Fabric of the European Missionaries: A Study on Varthamanapusthakam” A paper presented in the International seminar on Devotion and Dissent, organized by CHS, JNU, 12-14 March, 2010.

15) Pius Malekandathil, “ The Ottomans, India and the Indian Ocean: Revisiting of the Maritime History of the Sixteenth Century” A paper presented in the National Seminar on People, Culture and Goods in Motion: India-Arab Maritime Historical Relations, organized by Gulf Studies Programme of Centre for West Asian Studies, JNU , 3-4 March, 2010

16) Pius Malekandathil, “ The Changing Meanings of Lusitanian Space in India, 1780-1830”, A Paper presented in the International Encompass Conference II on Monsoon Asia in the Age of Revolutions: Changes of Regime and their Aftermath, organized by Universiteit Leiden( the Netherlands) at Bombay University, 12-14 January, 2010.

17) Pius Malekandathil, “Meanings of Suffering in Christianity: A Historical Study” A Paper presented in the Global Congress on "World's Religions after September 11" organized at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi in partnership with McGill University, Canada, January 17-20, 2009

18)Pius Malekandathil, “Studding Memory onto Space: A Study on the Urban Centre of Agra.1558-1700”, A paper presented in the International Association of Asian Historians of Asia, 20th Conference, JNU, November 14-17, 2008

19)Pius Malekandathil, “Criminality and Legitimization in Indian Ocean Waters: A study on the Sea Pirates of Kerala during the age of European Commercial Expansion”, in the Panel on Piracy in Indian Ocean in the International Seminar held at Dresden University, Germany , 2nd July -6th July, 2008.

20)Pius Malekandathil, “ Spatial Processes of a Power-Centre: A Study on the Medieval City of Delhi” in the International seminar on Cities in Medieval India , 1200-1800 organized by CHS, JNU, 6th and 7th March, 2008

21)Pius Malekandathil, “ Portuguese and the Dynamics of Intra-Asian Trade, 1500-1663”, A Paper presented in the International Seminar on the Trading World of the Indian Ocean, organized at India International Centre, New Delhi, 7th -9th January, 2008.

22) Pius Malekandathil, “City in Space and Metaphor: A Study on the Colonial Port- City of Goa”, in the International Workshop on City and the Idea of City, organized by CHS, JNU, 12 April, 2007.

23) Pius Malekandathil, “Akbar, the Portuguese and the Politics of Religious Dialogue”, A Paper presented in the International Seminar on Akbar and his Milieu, held at Tellicherry, 8-10 February, 2007

24) Pius Malekandathil, “Changing Perceptions of Sea and the Shaping of Urban Space in Medieval Kerala”, in the International Conference on Histories from the Sea: Multimedia for Understanding and Teaching Europe-South Asia Maritime Heritage, organized by Centre for French and Francophone Studies, JNU at India International Centre, New Delhi, 30-31 January 2007

25) Pius Malekandathil, “ Winds of Change and Links of Continuity: A Study on the Merchant Groups of Kerala and the Channels of their Trade, 1000-1800 AD”, A Paper presented in 19th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, organized by IIAS at Leiden University, The Netherlands, 27-30 June 2006.

26) Pius Malekandathil, “ State, Polity and Satellite Power Centres: An Analysis of the Political Dynamics of Kerala, 1500-1663”, A paper presented in the International seminar on Kerala History organized by Kerala Council of Historical Research, Trivandrum, !6-18 March, 2006

27)Pius Malekandathil, “Spatialization and Social Engineering: Role of the Cities of Cochin and Goa in Shaping the Estado da India, 1500-1663”, A Paper presented in XII Seminario Internacional de Historia Indo- Portuguesa, held at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, 26-30 October , 2006

28)Pius Malekandathil, “Making Power Visible: The commercial and Military Strategies of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean with special Reference to Cannanore”, a paper presented in the International Seminar on Factories, Fortresses and the Portuguese with special reference to Cannanore, held at Kairali Resort, Kannur, 21-24 February, 2005

29)Pius Malekandathil, “Merchant Capitalists and the Estado da India: Changing Pattern of Portuguese Trade with India, 1570-1663”, A paper presented in the International seminar on the Portuguese and the Global Trends, Cidade de Goa, Goa, September 26-30, 2003

30)Pius Malekandathil, “The Mercantile Networks and the International Trade of Cochin”, in the International Seminar on Conflict and Rivalry: European Traders and Asian Trading Networks, Organized by Leiden University (The Netherlands), from 23rd to 26th June, 2003

31)Pius Malekandathil, “Maritime Malabar and a Mercantile State: Polity and State Formation in Malabar under the Portuguese” in the International Seminar on Maritime Malabar and the Europeans : 1498-1962 Organized jointly by Pondicherry Central University, Kannur University and Goa University, MESHAR-Tellicherry,from13th January to 18th January 2002.

32)Pius Malekandathil, “From Merchant Capitalists to Corsairs: The Role of Muslim Merchants in the Maritime Trade of the Portuguese”, in International Seminar on The Maritime Activities in India with Special Reference to the Portuguese: 1500-1800 organized by the Department of History, Goa University, 25th to 28th April, 2001

33)Pius Malekandathil, “The Portuguese and the St.Thomas Christians:1500-1570”, in the International Seminar on The Portuguese and the Socio- Cultural Changes in India:1500-1800A.D.at St.Thomas College, Pala, Kerala from 4-11 December, 1999

34)Pius Malekandathil, “Germans in India in the 16th and the 17th Centuries”, in the Seminar organized by Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Baden-Württenberg at Stuttgart (Germany), March 20-21, 1998

35)Pius Malekandathil, “Indian Nationalism in the Post-Independent Era”, in the Seminar organized as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Independence, Heidelberg(Germany), August 15-17, 1997

II. National Seminars

1) Pius Malekandathil, “Cosmopolitanism and the Changing Meanings of Urbanity in Calicut”, A paper presented in the national seminar on ‘Urbanization and Environment’ in Loyola College, Madras, July 21-22, 2016

2) Pius Malekandathil, “ Indian Ocean Trade and Trajectories of Early Modernity in India,” A Research Paper presented in the One day workshop organized by the Department of History, Loyola College,Madras, 7th March,2016

3) Pius Malekandathil, “ History, Philosophy and Early Modernity in India” A Research Paper presented in National Seminar jointly organized by the Departments of Philosophy and History, Kerala Varma College, Trichur, 25th January,2016

4) Pius Malekandathil, “ Perumbavoor and the Civilizational Belt of River Periyar,” A Research Paper presented in the National Seminar organized by the Department of History , Mar Thoma College,Perumbavoor,21-22 January,2016

5) Pius Malekandathil, “ Historiographical Traditions From St.Augustine to Abul Fazl”, A Research Paper presented in the National Seminar organized by the Department of History , St.John’s College, Adoor,14-15 December 2015

6) Pius Malekandathil, “ Agriculture and Environmental History of Pre-Modern India: An Historical Overview,” A Research Paper presented in the National Seminar organized by the Department of History , Pazhassi Raja College, Kalpetta, Kerala, December 8-9, 2015

7) Pius Malekandathil, “ Wealth, Power and Language: A Study on the Historical Evolution of Malayalam Language” , A Research paper presented in the one day workshop organized by the Department of Malayalam, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 3rd June 2015

8) Pius Malekandathil, “Commercial Wealth and Literary Production in Early Modern Kerala”, A paper presented in the Department of History, St.Thomas College, Pala, December 11, 2014

9) Pius Malekandathil, “” Ghat-route Trade, Societal Processes and Political Economy in Early Modern Kerala”, A Paper presented in the National Seminar on Interpreting Social Transitions of South India: Micro Historical Perspectives, Assumption College, Changanacherry, 27-28 October 2014.

10) Pius Malekandathil , “Maritime Kerala and Chinese Trade; An Historical Overview”, A Paper presented in the National Seminar on Chinese Trade and mercantilism in Medieval Malabar, Department of History, M.A,College, Kothamangalam, 25-26 September, 2014

11) Pius Malekandathil, “Resources, Environment and Power: An Overview of Environmental History of Pre-Modern India” Paper presented in the National Seminar on Indian Environmental Issues: Lessons from History , Department of History, St.Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, 25-26 November 2013

12) Pius Malekandathil, “ Maritime Circuits , Wheels of Inland Trade and Political Economy of Kerala, 1500-1800” The Eighth Medlycott Lecture delivered at St.Thomas College, Trichur on 29th March, 2012 receiving the Medlycott Fellowship for the year 2011-2012.

13) Pius Malekandathil, “ Trade and Power in Pre-Modern Kerala”, A special Lecture delivered at Department of History Newman College, Thodupuzha, 30th March, 2012

14) Pius Malekandathil, “ Commonwealth of Christians in the Indian Ocean: A Study on the Early Christian Communities of St.Thomas Tradition in South West Coast of India”, Paper presented in the National Seminar on Early Christian Communities of St.Thomas Tradition in India, Bombay, 29-31 July, 2011

15) Pius Malekandathil, “Trading Networks and Region Formation : The Making of South India, 1500-1750”, A paper presented in the National seminar on Re-searching South Indian History, organized by CHS, JNU, 28th March, 2009

16) Pius Malekandathil, “ Societal Processes in a Mercantile City: A Study on the Port-City of Calicut”, a paper presented in the National Seminar on Cities in Medieval India 1200-1800, organized by CHS, JNU, 5-6 March, 2009

17) Pius Malekandathil, ” Cross, sword and conflicts: a study on the political meanings of the conflicts between Padroado Real and Propaganda Fide in India (1623-1800)”, A paper presented in the National seminar on The Dynamics of Religious Pluralism: Conflicts, assimilation and innovation in pre-modern India, organized by JNIAS and CHS, JNU 18-19 February, 2009

18) Pius Malekandathil, “Religious Rhetoric, Mercantile Strategies and a Revolting Community: A Study on the Conflict between the St. Thomas Christians and the Portuguese Padroado” A paper presented in the National Seminar on Religion in Indian History: Ideas, Practices and Change, organized by Dept. of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, 29th Feb and 1st March 2008.

19) Pius Malekandathil, “ Pre-Modern World Systems and the Indian Ocean”, Presidential Address delivered in the Section on Maritime History and Historiography in the 62nd Session of South Indian History Congress, Anantpur, 19-21 January, 2008

20) Pius Malekandathil, “The Jesuits, Cultural Interactions and the Dissemination of Knowledge”, in the National Seminar on Europeans and their Impact on Kerala Society, organized by Centre for Heritage Studies, Hill Palace, Tripunithara, 14-16 November, 2007

21) Pius Malekandathil, “ Shaping of the City of Cochin : 1500-1800”, A paper presented in the National Seminar on Cochin and Its Past, organized at St. Aquinas College, Edacochin, October 18-22, 2007

22) Pius Malekandathil, “Church in the Shaping of Modern Kerala, 1850-1950” in the seminar at St.Joseph’s Pontifical College, Alwaye, Mangalapuzha, 9th July, 2007

23) Pius Malekandathil, “Coastal Politics and the Dynamics of Port-Hierarchy in Medieval Kerala”, A paper presented in the National Seminar on Coastal Histories: Ecology , Society and Politics, Organized by CHS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 13-14 February, 2007

24) Pius Malekandathil, “Saktan Thampuran and State Formation of Cochin”, A paper presented in the Seminar on Saktan Thampuran organized by Kerala Historical Research Society, at Sahitya Academy Hall, Trichur, 7-8, November , 2005

25) Pius Malekandathil, ” Trade and Agrarian Production in Pre-Modern Kerala”, A paper presented at the national Seminar on The Kerala Economy and the European Trade, organized by the Department of Economics, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Nov.4-5, 2005

26) 18)Pius Malekandathil, “State and Society in Medieval Kerala”,A paper presented in the ICHR sponsored National seminar on State and Society, Alphonsa college, Palai, 21-23 July, 2005

27) Pius Malekandathil, “European Encounters and their Impact on Kerala’s Life”, A paper prsened in the national Seminar on Kerala Region in the Global Context organized by the Depart of History, S.A.R..T.M. Govt College, Koyilandy, 1-12 January 2005

28)Pius Malekandathil, “Religion in Dialogue with Secularism” A paper presented in the national Seminar on Secularism and Society, St.Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda, December 3-4, 2004

29) Pius Malekandathil, “Kerala as depicted in Jornada do Arcebispo”, A paper presented in the Seminar on Kerala in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries organized by Kerala Historical Research Society , at Sahitya Academy Hall, Trichur, 12-13, November , 2004

30)Pius Malekandathil, ” Agrarian Production and Procurement strategies in Malabar under the Portuguese, 1500-1663”, A paper presented in the national Seminar on The Portuguese in Coastal India in the 16th and the 17th Centuries , organized by the Department of History, JNU, New Delhi, 9-10 July, 2004

31)Pius Malekandathil, “A Historical Survey of Agricultural migration to the High Ranges and its Impact on the Tribal Society” A paper presented in the ICHR sponsored national seminar on Migration and its Impact on Tribal Society, MESHAR, Tellicherry, 2003

32)Pius Malekandathil, “The Changing Perceptions of Goa by the Church”, A Paper presented at the Seminar on “Goa within and Without”, Department of Political Science, Goa University, February 20, 2003

33)Pius Malekandathil, “The Sassanids and the Maritime Trade of India during the Early Medieval Period”, A paper presented at the 63rd session of

IndianHistory Congress, Guru Dev Nanak University, Amritsar, Dec.28-31, 2002

34) Pius Malekandathil, “ Maritime Heritage of Goa”, A paper presented at the National Seminar on Maritime Heritage of India, organized at the Hill Palace, Tripunithara, Dec.17-19, 2002

35) Pius Malekandathil, “Agrarian Production and Control Systems in Malabar under the Portuguese” A Paper presented at the ICHR National Seminar on “Western Impact and New Socio-cultural Formations in Kerala from 16th Century” organized by Department of History, University of Calicut, January 21-22, 2002

36)Pius Malekandathil, “ The Jews of Cochin and the Portuguese, 1498- 1663”, A Paper presented at the 62nd session of Indian History Congress, Bhopal, Dec.28-31, 2001

37) Pius Malekandathil, “St.Thomas Christians and the Indian Ocean:52 A.D. to 1500 A.D.”, A Paper presented in the National Seminar on The History of St.Thomas Christians, St.Ephrem’s College, Satna(Madhya Pradesh), 28th to 29th March, 2001

38) Pius Malekandathil, “Maritime Trade of Cannanore and the Global Commercial Revolution”, A paper presented in the National Seminar on Cannanore in the Maritime History of India, University of Kannur, 8th to 9th March , 2001

39) Pius Malekandathil, “Portuguese Casados and the Intra-Asian Trade :1500-1663”, A Paper presented in 61st Session of Indian History Congress, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, 2nd to 4th January, 2001

40) Pius Malekandathil, “Portuguese Discoveries and the Germans in Cochin in the early Sixteenth Century”, in the Indo-Portuguese Session of the South Indian History Congress, Loyola College, Madras, January 26, 1999

Special Invited Lectures at North Bengal University and Pondicherry Central University

1) I have been invited as a special Guest Professor for delivering lectures on Maritime History at North Bengal University, Siliguri, Bengal, from March 12-25, 2011

2) I have been invited to deliver special lectures from 23rd February till 26th February 2015 at the Department of History, Pondicherry Central University on the themes including New Trends in Maritime History, Meanings of Urbanization in Medieval India and Indian Ocean in the Shaping of early Modern India

21.Guidance of M.Phil/Ph.D. Candidates

I) Ph.D. Supervision.

a) Number of Ph.Ds. successfully completed – 08

b) Candidates pursuing Ph.Ds. -12

II. M.Phil Supervision

a) No. of M.Phils successfully completed under my guidance -14., b) No. of M.Phil. candidates still pursuing their research under me- 06

22. Foreign Exposure:

1). Portugal 1992-93 for learning Portuguese language, Palaeography and conducting research in the Archives of Portugal

2.. Rome 1993 (one month) for collecting materials from the archives of Rome

3 Germany (1996-1998) for collecting materials from the archives of Germany for the purpose of Ph.D thesis and for doing Post-doctoral research( selected by UGC under Indo-German Exchange Programme).

4. Portugal ( April-May 1997) for data collection

5. Leiden , the Netherlands ( June 20-July 5, 2003 ) for presenting a paper in the International Seminar.

6 Leiden , the Netherlands (June 25-July 7, 2006) for presenting a paper in 19th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies.

7) Lisbon , Portugal . (Oct.24 - November 2, 2006) for presenting a paper in the International seminar on Indo-Portuguese History at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

8) European University Institute, Florence , Italy as Jury member for conducting viva-voce of the Ph.D. candidate Julie Lederle(16-24 September 2007)

9) University of Leiden , the Netherlands as Jury member for conducting viva-voce of the Ph.D. candidate Binu John(10-22 December 2007)

10) University of Dresden, Germany for presenting a paper in an International Conference ( 2nd July till 10th July 2008)

11) Universite de Provence, (Aix-Marseille I), Aix-en-Provence, France for presenting a paper in the International seminar on Indo-Portuguese History ( 22-29 March, 2010)

12) University of Tuebingen (Germany) for presenting a paper in the international in International seminar on Ibadism of Oman, 15-19 May, 2011

13) South Asian Institute of Heidelberg University, Germany , May 24, 2011

14) Colombo University , Sri Lanka , for presenting a paper in the international seminar on Rise of Asian Maritime Frontiers , organized by Leiden University and Colombo University at Colombo, August 15-18, 2011

15) Universidade de Madeira, Portugal , for presenting a paper in the International Seminar on 500 Anos-Diocese do Funchal, A Primeira Diocese Global : Historia, Cultura e Espiritualidades, organized by Universidade de Madeira, Portugal 17-20 September 2014

16) Max Planck-Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle-Leipzig, Germany, for presenting a paper in the International Seminar on Connectivity in Motion : New Studies on the World of Indian Ocean , Max Planck-Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle-Leipzig, Germany, 14-18 October 2014

23. Important Book Reviews on my publications by Prominent Scholars

1. Prof. Margret Frenz (Oxford University), Jahrbuch für Europäische Überseegeschichte, Band 1, 2001, ISSN 1436-6371, Wiesbaden (on my book The Germans, the Portuguese and India)

2. Prof. M.N.Pearson( New South Wales University, Australia), Index to International Journal of Maritime History, Volumes XIV(2002) Issue, 1, pp. 343-344 (on my book Portuguese Cochin and the Maritime Trade of India, 1500-1663) 3. Prof. Chandra R. de Silva (USA), The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 62, No. 1 (Feb., 2003), pp. 313-314 (on my book Portuguese Cochin and the Maritime Trade of India, 1500-1663)

4.Dr. S. Hariharan( Indian Ocean Society, Delhi), International Journal of Maritime History, ISSN 0843-8714,vol. 16, No.2, 2004, page 327 (on my book Portuguese Cochin and the Maritime Trade of India, 1500-1663)

5. Prof. Hugo S’Jacob(Leiden University,The Netherlands) Itinerario, volume 28, Issue, 2 , 2004), page 206. ( on my book Jornada of Dom Alexis de Menezes: A Portuguese Account of the Sixteenth Century Malabar ) 6. Prof. Dietmar Rothermund (Heidelberg University, Germany), Periplus Parega, LIT Verlag, Muenster(Germany), 2004, (on my book Jornada of

Dom Alexis de Menezes: A Portuguese Account of the Sixteenth Century Malabar 7. Prof. Luis Filippe F.R.Thomaz (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal), Lusitana Sacra, vol.17, 2005, pp.569-70 (on my book Jornada of Dom Alexis de Menezes: A Portuguese Account of the Sixteenth Century Malabar) 8. Dr. João Teles e Cunha (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal),Anais de Historia de Alem Mar, 2005, (on my book Jornada of Dom Alexis de Menezes: A Portuguese Account of the Sixteenth Century Malabar)

9. Prof. George Nedungattu (Oriental Institute, Rome), Orientala Christiana, Rome, 2005(on my book Jornada of Dom Alexis de Menezes: A Portuguese Account of the Sixteenth Century Malabar)

10. K.R.A.Narasia, The Hindu, April 27, 2010 (on my book Maritime India:

Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean)

11. Prof. Teotonio R de Souza( Lusofona Universidade, Lisbon) O Herald, May 8, 2010( on my book Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean)

12. Prof. Dietmar Rothermund ( Heidelberg University, Germany) H-Soz-u-

Kult (Online Journal), July 2, 2010( on my book Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean)

13. Prof. George Pati(Valparaiso University),The Journal of Asian Studies,

vol.&0, Issue, 2, May 2011, (on my book Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean), pp.622-23

14. Prof. Martha Chaiklin(University of Pittsburg), Itinerario, vol.35, Issue 2, 2011, (on my book Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean),pp. 102-4

15. KRA Narasiah, , The Hindu, May 7, 2013( on my book The Mughals, the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean: Changing Imageries of Maritime India), p. 15

16. Kanakalatha Mukund, The Book Review, vol.37, No.6, 2013( on my my book The Mughals, the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean: Changing Imageries of Maritime India)

17. Prof. Teotonio R de Souza,( Lusofona University, Lisbon) , O Herald( Goa) , May 21, 2013 ( on my book The Mughals, the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean: Changing Imageries of Maritime India)

18. Dr. Raziuddin Aquil,( Delhi University), Studies in History, 2013 (my book The Mughals, the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean: Changing Imageries of Maritime India), vo.29, no.2, August 2013

19. Dr. Meena Bhargava( Delhi University), Book Review, ( on my book ( jointly edited byYogesh Sharma )Cities in Medieval India, vol.XXXIX, No.10, 2015

20. Prof.. Farhat Hasan ( Delhi University), Medieval History Journal, 19, 2016( on my book ( jointly edited byYogesh Sharma )Cities in Medieval India, 19, 2016

24) Membership of Academic Bodies ,

1) Syndicate Member of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala

3) Member of Academia de Marinha, Lisbon, Portugal ( from August 2015 onwards)

4) Advisor of Cosmopolis Project, Dept of History, Leiden University, The Netherlands

5) Member, Governing Board, Jesus and Mary College( Delhi University), New Delhi

6) Editorial Member of Fluxos e Riscos, Journal of Lusofona Universidade, Lisbon, Portugal.

7) Editor of Arts and Ideas, Journal of St. Thomas College, Trichur, Kerala