Kulbhushan Warikoo

Prof. Kulbhushan Warikoo is a renowned scholar and expert in Himalayan and Central Asian Studies. Born in Srinagar, Kashmir, in 1951, he has taught for over 30 years at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, where he also founded the Central Asian Studies Programme. He has an impressive bibliography of 22 books to his credit, including notable titles like Himalayan Frontiers of India, Religion and Security in South and Central Asia, Xinjiang: China’s Northwest Frontier and Eurasia and India: Regional Perspectives. Prof. Warikoo has travelled extensively to conduct his research in Xinjiang and various Central Asian countries including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and the Siberian republics of Khakassia, Buryatia, Tuva and Altai, among others. Besides his notable contributions as an author, Prof. Warikoo serves as the founder-editor of the quarterly journal Himalayan and Central Asian Studies, which has been in publication since 1997. Through this journal, he continues to promote and explore issues related to the Himalayan and Trans-Himalayan region in South and Central Asia.