Muhammed Junaid, a PhD research scholar in the Department of History, School of Social Sciences at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), has proudly represented the university on an international platform. Junaid successfully presented his advanced research findings at the prestigious Global History Student Conference 2026, hosted by Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, from June 12 to 14, 2026.
Muhammed Junaid
The international conference provides a highly competitive global forum for emerging historians to share innovative perspectives on transnational, global, and comparative histories.
Junaid’s presented research paper is titled “The Mappila Recruiting Experiment in Malabar and the Limits of Imperial Military Integration in South Asia.” His work critically delves into British colonial military policies, analyzing the regional complexities, structural limits, and socio-political dynamics surrounding the recruitment and integration of the Mappila community into the imperial military framework in colonial South Asia.
His broader doctoral thesis investigates the intricate, overlapping areas of military-environmental history—an evolving subfield that looks at how military structures, conflicts, and colonial expansion interacted with regional landscapes and ecosystems.
Muhammed Junaid
Junaid is pursuing his doctoral research under the expert supervision and guidance of Dr. Vijay Ramdas Mandala, a faculty member at the Department of History, UoH. Dr. Mandala’s research expertise spans environmental history, colonial forest policies, and South Asian social histories, providing a robust intellectual foundation for Junaid’s groundbreaking work.
The University of Hyderabad fraternity extends its heartiest congratulations to Muhammed Junaid on this significant international achievement.