Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi

Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, an Indo-Judaic Studies Scholar, is Assistant Professor of History, Presidency University, Kolkata, Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy, New York & Salzburg Global Fellow. Author of JEWS, JUDAIZING MOVEMENTS & THE TRADITIONS OF ISRAELITE DESCENT IN SOUTH ASIA (New Delhi, 2016), and editor (with Priya Singh) of CONCEPTUALIZING MASS VIOLENCE (London & New York: Routledge, 2021), on this channel of his you can find Hindi & Urdu videos of his interviews and readings of his articles/essays in his own voice on a range of topics in the fields of History & Literary Studies, particularly those concerning Jews (specifically related to India) and Pashtuns/Pakhtuns/Pathans (especially the tradition of their Israelite descent). Many of the videos are devoted to the Urdu poetry of Anwar Nadeem (1937-2017) of Lucknow. Dr. Aafreedi's lectures/talks, conference presentations, interviews, and webinars in English can be viewed in the playlists.