Suranjan Das is at present the Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and the Honorary Director, Netaji Institute For Asian Studies, Kolkata. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Essex, U.K. He was earlier Professor History at the Calcutta University and served that institution both as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice-Chancellor. He holds a D.Phil. degree from the University of Oxford and is widely recognized as a specialist in South Asian History and Politics, especially in the areas of identity politics, nation building and Indian Foreign Policy.