Joy L. Pachuau is an author and professor from

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

who resides at

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. She is a professor at Centre for Historical Studies,

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

. Her research interest includes the social history of Mizoram and Christianity in India; she has also worked on the Portuguese presence on the west coast of India in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Education

Pachuau obtained her bachelor's degree from

Fergusson College Fergusson College is an autonomous public-private college offering various courses in the streams of arts and science in the city of Pune, India. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society. Professor Vaman Shivram Apte was its fir ...

, Pune, in 1989 and her MA, Phil and Ph.D. degree from

and D.Phil. degree from

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in 2012.

Awards and honor

Pachuau was awarded with the Mizo Award given to her by Sângthankima which was organised by the ''

Vanglaini ''Vanglaini'' is a daily newspaper in Mizoram, northeast India, published in the Mizo language. It is registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (no. RNI 34227/79. : MZR/67/2012-2014). It is owned, edited, and published by K. Sapdang ...

'' daily newspaper in

for her achievements in academic. She has also been awarded Sneh Mahajan Prize for the Best Book (2012–14) in Modern Indian History by Indian History Congress.

Bibliography

* Being Mizo. Identity and Belonging in Northeast India (OUP 2014) co-authored with Willem van Schendel * The Camera as Witness. A social history of Mizoram, Northeast India (CUP 2014). * Christianity in Indian History, Issues of Culture, Power and Knowledge, New Delhi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pachuau, Joy Academic staff of Jawaharlal Nehru University People from Aizawl district Living people Mizo people Writers from Mizoram Scholars from Mizoram 1969 births