Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
B.A. (Hons.); M.A. (NUS); Ph.D. (Cantab)
Tel: (65) 6516 3986 / 6516 3850
Office: AS1 05 - 12
Very
much a product of this Department, I obtained my
first two degrees - BA (Hons), 1986, and MA, 1989,
- from NUS. I then went off to Cambridge University,
where I earned my doctorate in South Asian history
in 1992. My research and publications have focused
on the Sikh diaspora, civil-military relations,
social and political history of colonial Punjab,
and the partition of South Asia. Lately, I have
been shifting my focus to Southeast Asia, and have
been exploring issues of networks formation and
the place of maritime cities in the region. I have
been teaching in the Department since 1992, and
have offered modules on colonial and contemporary
South Asia, the Asia-Pacific, as well as the international
history of Singapore. I am married with two children
and outside of work, I spend most of my time on
food, sleep and sports, in that order. I am also
a great fan of kung-fu movies, and especially enjoy
television and movie versions of Louis Cha's swordfighting
novels.
TEACHING
AREAS:
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History
of Singapore |
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South
Asian History |
CURRENT RESEARCH INTEREST:
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History of the colonial Punjab and Pakistan |
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The
partition of South Asia |
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History of Singapore |
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
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"I have been teaching in the Department
since 1992, and have offered modules on colonial
and contemporary South Asia, the Asia-Pacific,
as well as the international history of Singapore.
...outside of work, ... I am also a great
fan of kung-fu movies..."
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