Hari P. Sharma (Simon Fraser University)

updated: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 09:34:34 -0700

Hari P. Sharma
Associate Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1S6   Canada

phones: 604-420-2972 (residence)
        604-291-3146 (office)
Fax:    604-420-2970 (residence)
        604-291-5799 (office)
email:  sharma@sfu.ca

Some Activities :

- President, "Indian People's Association in North America" (IPANA)
formed in 1975, to mobilize support among expatriot Indians and the people
of North America, for the democratic and revolutionary struggles of the
people of India; published regularly several publications (New India
Bulletin, India Now, and WANGAR [in Punjabi language])

- President, "Non-Resident Indians for Secularism and Democracy" (NRISAD) 
formed in 1993, after the unconstitutional and fascist assault on Babri
Masjid, and on Muslims in general, by the forces of "Hindu Rashtra" - have
carried out numerous public activites to promote appreciation and respsect
for the composite nature of Indian culture and civilization, publishes,
irregurlarly, a NRISAD News letter. 

- Have written short stories - originally in Hindi, but also translated in
some of the Indian languages, and also English. 

- Photography; have held a few "one-man shows" of studies of life of
ordinary people in India, and have also published albums, in cultural and
social-science publications. 

Research & Teaching Interests: ("On South Asia")

        Agrarian Relations
        Imperialism, and its impact on India
        The Communist movement in India
        Peasant and working class movements
        State and Polity - the characater of the ruling class
        Cultural, Linguistic and National identities in India
        Hindu Nationalism, and its fascistic growth in recent years
        Caste based exploitation and oppression
        Immigrant labour in North America - especially in the marginal
           sectors, like the Farm workers of British Columbia (Race, 
           ethnicity and labour process in Canada)

OTHER GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST:

        Marxism, communism, communist movements
        Third World Liberation movements
        Post-revolutionary societies (eg. why did socialism not succeed in
           societies like the Soviet Union and China)
        Racism, and anti-racist movements - esp. in Canada
        Intra-imperialist rivalries - esp. in the context of the "New World
           Order"
        Cultural revitalization and nation-building as a discourse of
           de-colonization among the aboriginal peoples of Canada, esp. 
           British Columbia