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| nationality = [[Republic of India|Indian]]<br />
| occupation = Historian<br>Academic<br />
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| notable_works = *''The Political Structure of Early Medieval South India'' (1993)<br />
*''The Early Medieval in South India'' (2009)<br />
| alma_mater = *National Council for Rural Higher Education (undergraduate degree)<br />
*[[University of Calicut]] (Master's Degree and Doctoral Studies)<br />
*M. Phil from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (M. Phil)<br />
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'''Kesavan Veluthat''' (born 1951) is an Indian historian specialising in early and medieval south Indian history.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|date=2009-12-01|title=Situating the Early Medieval in South India: Based on, Kesavan Veluthat, The Early Medieval in South India, (Delhi, OUP), 2009, pp. XII + 356, Rs. 695|journal=Indian Historical Review|volume=36|issue=2|pages=307–310|doi=10.1177/037698360903600206|issn=0376-9836}}</ref> He is also an epigraphist and knows languages such as [[Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]]. He currently serves as a professor in [[University of Delhi]] and lives in Rohini, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=history|title=Department of History - University of Delhi|website=www.du.ac.in|access-date=2018-12-05}}</ref><ref name=":0">Delhi University - Faculty Profile (2016) http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Faculty%20Profiles/2016/History/Nov2016_History_Kesavan.pdf</ref> Veluthat is a student of historian [[M. G. S. Narayanan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/distorted-history-a-danger/article24402772.ece|title=Distorted history a danger|author=Staff Reporter|date=2018-07-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Veluthat received his undergraduate degree from National Council for Rural Higher Education, graduate degree from [[University of Calicut]] (Kerala) in 1974, M. Phil from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in 1978 and doctoral degree from the University of Calicut in 1987.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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He started his career as a Kerala government service college teacher in 1975. In 1982 he moved to the newly formed [[Mangalore University]]. Veluthat retired as Professor and Chairman of the Department of History in 2008 and joined the [[University of Delhi]] in 2009. He was a visiting professor at [[École pratique des hautes études|Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes]], Paris; Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], Kerala, [[University of Hyderabad]], Hyderabad. He is life time member of Indian History Congress.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He was also associated with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in assessing universities and colleges in India.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Major publications ==<br />
[http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Faculty%20Profiles/2016/History/Nov2016_History_Kesavan.pdf Source]<br />
* ''Brahman Settlements in Kerala: Historical Studies'', (Kozhikode, Sandhya Publications, 1978; revised and enlarged edition, CosmoBooks, Thrissur, 2013)<br />
* ''The Political Structure of Early Medieval South India,'' (New Delhi, Orient Longman, 1993; second revised edition, New Delhi, Orient Blackswan, 2012)<br />
* ''Kerala Through the Ages,'' (Thiruvananthapuram, Department of Public Relations, Government of Kerala, 1976) with [[M. G. S. Narayanan]], et al.<br />
* ''State and Society in Pre-modern South India,'' ed., with [[R. Champakalakshmi]] and T. R. Venugopalan (Cosmo Books, Thrisssur, 2002)<br />
* ''The Early Medieval in South India,'' Oxford University Press, (New Delhi, 2009; first paperback edition, 2010; sixth edition, 2014)<br />
* ''Irreverent History: Essays for M. G. S. Narayanan,'' ed., with Donald R. Davis, Primus Books, Delhi, 2014<br />
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