Background
Vohra, Ranbir was born on March 5, 1928 in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India. Son of Dualatram and Gurandevi Vohra. came to the United States, 1964.
Vohra, Ranbir was born on March 5, 1928 in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India. Son of Dualatram and Gurandevi Vohra. came to the United States, 1964.
Bachelor with Honors, Government College, Lahore, 1946. Diploma in Chinese, Peking University, China, 1959. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1969.
Program Officer, All India Radio, 1947-1964;head Chinese Unit, External Services, All India Radio, 1959-1964;
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, 1965-1967, Instructor, Harvard University 1968-1969; Lecturer History, Harvard University, 1969-1973; Tutor Dudley House, Harvard University, 1966-1971; Visiting Professor,Harvard Summer School: Summer 1972 & 1973.
Visiting Associate Professor, U. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1971-1973;
Associate Professor (1973-1975) then Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science (1975-1997) Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; Chairman, Department of Political Science, Trinity College, 1973-1985, 93-96. ,
Visiting professor Amherst College, spring 1974.
Visiting Scholar Harvard Center for East Asian Research, 1989-1990.
2nd Revised and Updated Edition, 1992; 3rd Revised and Updated Edition, 1999)
(The book, meant to be a textbook for colleges and univers...)
1987An Introduction to the history of modern India for colleges and universities
(The book was such a welcome addition to the field that it...)
1997The book deals with the Democracy Movement in China that was crushed by the government in 1989
(The book became so popular that it was published by Pengu...)
1990An analysis of Lao She's literary works to show his views on the revolutionary developments in pre-1949 China
(This book provides a uniquely new view of Lao She's writi...)
1974An anthology of writings on the Chinese Revolutiom
1974The only religion he believes in is Love and Understanding between human beings.
A liberal democrat who believes that unless all the peoples of all the countries of the world are economically stable and have received good education there will be no tranquility within the countries or peace between countries.
Member Association Asian Studies, International Political Science Association, India International Center.
Married Meena Vincent, January 14, 1954.