Yogesh Snehi
Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Panjab University, Government College for Men, DAV College Amritsar, DAV College
0000-0002-7164-6971
About
Dr. Yogesh Snehi is an Associate Professor of History at the School of Liberal Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi. His research focuses on the social and cultural history of Punjab and South Asia, with particular emphasis on popular sacred shrines, especially Sufi sites. Engaging deeply with religious identities, territoriality, memory, and the longue durée of region formation, his work critically interrogates communalized narratives and offers nuanced insights into sacred geographies and localized processes of social formation.
Dr. Snehi earned his doctoral degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, where his thesis explored post-1966 state development, education, and gender dynamics in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. He has held prestigious fellowships, notably at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (2013–2015), where he developed his monograph Spatializing Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab: Dreams, Memories, Territoriality (Routledge, 2019). His edited and co-edited volumes include Modernity and Changing Social Fabric of Punjab and Haryana, and his research has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals such as The Indian Economic & Social History Review and Economic and Political Weekly.
He is actively engaged in interdisciplinary and collaborative scholarship, contributing to forthcoming publications such as Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism and joint projects like Keywords for Punjab. Dr. Snehi also mentors doctoral candidates, oversees research initiatives such as the Farmers Movement Archives, and serves as Managing Editor for Reading the Archive, a graduate journal in humanities and social sciences.
Beyond the academy, Dr. Snehi contributes regularly to The Tribune and other platforms, writing on heritage, memory, and cultural history. His commitment to public scholarship is reflected in his podcasts, public lectures, and consultancy work for initiatives like the Abohar City Museum. Fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Bagri, he integrates rigorous historical inquiry with community-oriented cultural preservation.
Employment
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Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi Associate Professor2019 - Present
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Indian Institute of Advanced Study Fellow2013 - 2015
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Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi Assistant Professor2011 - 2019
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DAV College Amritsar Assistant Professor2006 - 2011
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DAV College Lecturer2005 - 2006
Education
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Panjab University Masters in History1999 - 2001
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Government College for Men Bachelor of Commerce1996 - 1999
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DAV College Senior Secondary1994 - 1996
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Assumption Convent School Matriculation1981 - 1994
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Panjab University Doctor of Philosophy? - 2008
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (67)
- Partition, Memory, and Public History Save
- Partition, Memory, and Public History: Negotiating Past on the Timeline of a Small Town’s History Save
- The Living Memory of Sufi Shrines and Punjab’s Enduring Spiritual Landscape Save
- Sustaining an Open-Access Journal Save
- The Story of a Sikh Museum Save
- End of History and the Return of Bardic Narrative Save
- A festive day at Nagiana Sahib Save
- Sikhism and Islam Save
- Religious Encounters and Sufi Saint Shrines in the Longue Durée of Punjab Save
- Guru Nanak's son, Baba Sri Chand, in Punjabi imagination Save