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'{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Kanti Bajpai | image =|thumb|Add caption here | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = Kanti Prasad Bajpai | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|1955|01|06}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = [[Writer]], [[Scholar]], [[Academic]], former Headmaster of [[Doon School]] | nationality = Indian | ethnicity = | citizenship = [[India]]n | education = M. A, Ph. D | alma_mater = [[University of British Columbia]]<br />[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]]<br />[[Doon School]] | period = | genre = | subject = [[international relations]] | movement = | notableworks = Roots of Terrorism | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | website = http://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/staff_a-z_directory/staff2/rankin | portaldisp = }} '''Kanti Bajpai''' is an [[India]]n academic-analyst and the former headmaster of [[Doon school|The Doon School]], [[Dehra Dun]], [[India]], and is noted as a popular [[international relations|international affairs]] analyst on Indian television.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45568 NEWSLINE ANCHOR: Doon student Kanti Bajpai returns as its head] [[Indian Express]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doononline.net/pages/info_features/features_spotlights/bajpaifeature.htm|title=Professor Kanti Bajpai - The Doon School's New Headmaster|work=Doon Online|publisher=[[Doon school]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Kanti Prasad Bajpai comes from an eminent family of Indian diplomats: his father, Uma Shankar Bajpai was a former Indian [[High Commissioner]] to [[Canada]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/64152/|title=US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83|date=6 February 2005|work=[[Indian Express]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> an uncle, K.S. Bajpai was a former Ambassador to the United States; and his grandfather, the late civil servant Sir [[Girija Shankar Bajpai]], was Agent-General for India in the United States prior to India gaining independence. Bajpai, his father, his son, and his uncle were all educated at [[The Doon School]]. After leaving Doon in 1972, Bajpai obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Economics]] and a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] in [[Political science|Political Science]] from the [[University of British Columbia]] in British Columbia, Canada. After graduating he returned to Doon and taught there in 1981. Dr. Bajpai returned to North America in 1982 to do a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in Political Science from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dosco.org/pages/info_features/features_spotlights/interviewkbajpai.htm|title=An Exclusive Interview with Professor Kanti Bajpai|date=24 March 2003|work=Doon Online|publisher=[[Doon School]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> ==Career== Bajpai returned to India in 1989 and taught at [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] for three years, after which he went back to America to teach at [[Wesleyan University]]. In 1993 he returned again to India to the Institute of Contemporary Studies of the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] Foundation. In 1994 he joined [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] as Professor of International studies. In 2000, he briefly taught as a Visitng Professor at [[Notre Dame University]] in South Bend, Indiana. After which he went on to work as a researcher at the [[Brookings Institute]] in Washington,D.C. the same year. In June 2003, Bajpai returned to Doon as its eighth [[Head teacher|Headmaster]], where he also taught courses in General Knowledge and English. Bajpai is currently a faculty member at the School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies, [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]], [[Oxford University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/staff_a-z_directory/staff2/rankin|title=Bajpai Kanti profile |work=School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies |publisher=[[Oxford University]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> He is married to Bobbi, and has two children, Gayatri and Rudra. ==Literary work== * ''South Asia after the Cold War: international perspectives'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Stephen P. Cohen, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security. Westview Press, 1993. ISBN 0813387620. * ''Interpreting world politics: essays for A.P. Rana'', by A. P. Rana, Kanti P. Bajpai, H. C. Shukul. Sage Publications, 1995. ISBN 0803992106. * ''International Relations in India: Theorising the region and nation'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. ISBN 8125026401. [http://books.google.com/books?id=x2CTAIWDPq0C&dq=Kanti+Bajpai&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=cM6S_9Qugz&sig=qfhRaMwZbLQ1MkpjmXB2lN4i6OI&hl=en Excerpts] * ''International Relations in India: Bringing theory back home'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. ISBN 8125026398. * "Chapter 2 - Pakistan's Future: Muddle Along (Book: The Future of Pakistan by Stephen P.Cohen & Others, 2011). ISBN 9780815721802 ==See also== * [[Doon School]] * [http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-korean-crisis-could-the-situation-spin-out-of-control-9734360.html] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.rediff.com/chat/bajchat.htm The Kanti Bajpai Chat] at [[Rediff.com]] * [http://www.outlookindia.com/author.asp?name=Kanti+Bajpai Kanti Bajpai columns [[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]] * [http://www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-korean-crisis-could-the-situation-spin-out-of-control-9734360.html] at [[in.com]] {{s-start}} {{s-aca}} {{succession box ||before=[[John Mason (schoolmaster)|John Mason]] |title= Head master of [[Doon School]] |years=2003-2009 |after=[[Peter McLaughlin]]}} {{s-end}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Bajpai, Kanti | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajpai, Kanti}} [[Category:The Doon School]] [[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru University faculty]] [[Category:Indian academics]] [[Category:Doscos]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of British Columbia alumni]] [[Category:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni]] [[Category:Indian television presenters]] [[Category:Indian scholars]] [[Category:Indian columnists]] [[Category:Indian writers]] [[Category:International relations scholars]] [[Category:Political analysts]] [[Category:Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda faculty]] [[Category:Wesleyan University faculty]] [[Category:Wolfson College, Cambridge]]'