Dr. Pradyumna Jairam’s research is placed within the broader domain of how the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party constructs its idea of Indian history through an identity-centric rubric. Using history textbooks, the party prescribed in the north-western state of Rajasthan in 2017. His research uncovers how in order to branch out its national ideology of Hindutva to suit a regional context, the party regionalises the history of the nation, in order to satisfy a state-oriented narrative.

Dr. Pradyumna Jairam completed his PhD in Politics and Education from King’s College, London in 2022. His research examines how the Bharatiya Janata Party constructs a particular narrative of Indian Identity, centred around Hindu majoritarianism in the school history textbooks of Rajasthan. He is at present a Teaching Fellow at the Department of Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He is also a yearly Visiting Lecturer at City, University of London. He was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of War Studies, King’s College from 2017 to 2021, and prior to his PhD was a school history and political science teacher in New Delhi, India from 2012 to 2016.