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Daud Ali | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60)
Kolkata, India |
Nationality | American |
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School of Oriental and African Studies University of Pennsylvania |
Daud Ali (born 1964) is an American historian of Indian descent.
Daud Ali was born in Calcutta, India, to a Bengali father and an American mother. [1]
Daud Ali's Bengali father and his own interest in Indian philosophy led him to study South Asian history in college. [1] He went on to study Sanskrit, Tamil and Indian philosophy. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and religious studies at the College of William & Mary and then obtained a Master of Arts degree in the history of religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School [1] where he was a student of Ron Inden. His thesis on medieval South Indian history led him to a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, after which he taught history of ancient India for 14 years at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. [2] Since 2009, he has been an Associate Professor in the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.[ citation needed] In 2021 he was appointed editor of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. [3]
He led an annual tour to southern India for Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural Trips. [1]