ALIGARH, April 23 -- Prof. Ishrat Alam, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University has been appointed Director, AMU Kishanganj Centre, Bihar.

Prof. Alam has been engaged in teaching and research for over 35 years. He received the Netherland Government Reciprocal Fellowship, sponsored by the Government of India, in 1985. He has published two books and contributed five chapters to a book "History of Technology in India, Medieval Period" edited by Harban Mukhia. Another book has been accepted for publication by the Oxford University Press. He has published more than 70 research articles in the journals of national and international repute.

He has contributed to the corporate life of AMU in various capacities, including the Chairman a...