Rajeev Bhargava


is a noted Indian political theorist, who was professor of political theory at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. His works on political theory, multiculturalism, identity politics and secularism have evoked sharp debates.
He is senior fellow and former director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. honorary fellow, Balliol College, Oxford and professorial fellow, Institute of Social justice, ACU, Sydney.

Education

He received his B.A. degree in economics from the University of Delhi, followed by M.Phil. and D.Phil. from Oxford University.

Career

Bhargava started his academic career at St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1979, in the following year he joined the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi where he worked till 2005, when he joined Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi as a senior fellow and former director.
Over the years, he has been faculty fellow in ethics at Harvard University, Leverhulme Fellow at University of Bristol, senior fellow at Institute of Advanced Studies, Jerusalem, fellow, Wissenschaftkolleg, Berlin, fellow, Institute of Human Sciences, Vienna, visiting fellow of the British Academy, Berggruen Fellow, CASBS, Stanford, Tsighua University, China and NYU between 2015-2017, and held the Asia Chair at Sciences Po Paris in 2006

Selected works