Prof. Dr. Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsOther Areas of History,Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology,Asian Studies
KeywordsHimalayan-Tibetan rivers, Trans-regional history, communication, culture, ecology
Honours and awards

2014: Return Fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation

2012: Bangladesh University Grants Commission Book Prize (2010)

2012: Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researcher

2011: Honorable Mention from Bernard S Cohn Book Prize Committee (USA)

2008: British Academy/ESRC Visiting Fellowship, UK

Current contact address

CountryBrunei Darussalam
CityGadong
InstitutionUniversity Brunei Darussalam

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Michael MannSeminar für Südostasien-Studien, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Michael MannInstitut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2012

Programme(s)

2011Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2025Iftekhar Iqbal: The Range of the River: A Riverine History of Empire across China, India, and Southeast Asia. Stanford University Press, 2025
2022Iftekhar Iqbal: Rivers of Mobility Multi-ethnic societies and ecological commons in a fluvial Asia. In: Dan Smyer Yü, Karin Dean, Yunnan–Burma–Bengal Corridor Geographies Protean Edging of Habitats and Empires . Routledge, 2022.
2015Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal: The Space between Nation and Empire: The Making and Unmaking of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province, 1905-1911. In: The Journal of Asian Studies, 2015, 69-84
2014Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal: Reclaiming the Crossroads between India and China - A View from the River. In: Economic & Political Weekly, 2014, 20-23