{"id":26960,"date":"2019-03-07T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=26960"},"modified":"2019-03-07T01:38:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T07:38:49","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-history-professor-wins-international-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/03\/07\/austin-peay-state-university-history-professor-wins-international-leadership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University history professor wins international leadership award"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Austin Peay State University (APSU)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Austin Peay State University (APSU) history professor Dr. Somaditya Banerjee will travel to London in mid-May to receive the Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award.<\/p>\n<p>The Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Welfare Society of India will present Banerjee the award May 20th, 2019 at the House of Commons during the NRI World Congress.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444692\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/APSU-Somaditya-Banerjee.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444692\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-444692\" title=\"Austin Peay State University history professor Dr. Somaditya Banerjee.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/APSU-Somaditya-Banerjee-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University history professor Dr. Somaditya Banerjee.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-444692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austin Peay State University history professor Dr. Somaditya Banerjee.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes 25 of about 25 million non-resident Indians for outstanding service, achievement and contributions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored and humbled to receive this award,\u201d Banerjee said. \u201cMaking a career switch from physics to history has transformed me as an individual and a leader in my profession. I feel this is an encouraging sign for the discipline of humanities and its future prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Banerjee is assistant professor in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in physics, three master\u2019s degrees (two in physics and one in the history of science) and a doctorate in history. His research interests are in modern South Asian history, the history of science and intellectual and cultural history.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s under contract with Routledge for a book manuscript examining the making of modern physics in colonial India.<\/p>\n<p>Banerjee is the faculty adviser for Phi Alpha Theta, which recently won its<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/news\/october-2018-austin-peay-phi-alpha-theta-nels-cleven-award.php\" > 10th straight Nels A. Cleven Award<\/a> for Best Chapter of the Year.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For more about the Austin Peay Department of History and Philosophy, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/history-and-philosophy\" >www.apsu.edu\/history-and-philosophy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For more about Banerjee, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/history-and-philosophy\/faculty\/banerjee.php\" >https:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/history-and-philosophy\/faculty\/banerjee.php<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For more about APSU\u2019s Phi Alpha Theta chapter, go to<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/history-and-philosophy\/pat.php\" > www.apsu.edu\/history-and-philosophy\/pat.php<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For more about the NRI Welfare Society of India, visit<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nriwelfaresocietyindia.com\" > www.nriwelfaresocietyindia.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Peay State University (APSU) Clarksville, TN &#8211; Austin Peay State University (APSU) history professor Dr. Somaditya Banerjee will travel to London in mid-May to receive the Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award. 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