Background
Pal, Dharam was born on November 29, 1941 in Chulkana, Panipat, Haryana, India. Son of Sarup Singh and Kevati Devi.
Pal, Dharam was born on November 29, 1941 in Chulkana, Panipat, Haryana, India. Son of Sarup Singh and Kevati Devi.
Master of Arts in History, University Delhi, 1971. Master of Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1978.
Lecturer Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University Delhi, New Delhi, 1973—1985. Secretary general Indian Society for Afro-asian Studies, Delhi, since 1980. Editor Indian Review African Affairs, New Delhi, 1982—1986.
Member editorial board for documentaries on freedom struggle Government India, 1984—1994. Reader Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University Delhi, 1985—1991. Reader department African studies University Delhi, 1991—2003.
President Chaturanga (Promoting Arts), New Delhi, since 1996. Vice chairman Citizens' Doctor, 1996. Head department African studies University Delhi, 2001—2003.
Vice chairman Saraswati Kunj Coop House Building Society Ltd., Gurgaon, Haryana, India, 2001.
Member of Indian Society for Afro-Asian Studies (secretary 1980), American Economic Association, Royal African Society, India Habitat Center, India International Center (associate).
Married Jaya Verma, February 14, 1960. Children: Sanjay Verma, Rajesh Verma, Seema Nee Shivani Verma Nee Kumar.