Prof. Hari Vasudevan(15 February 1952 10 May 2020) was a renowned historian who studied Russian and European history and Indo-Russian relations. He was a Visiting Distinguished Fellow at ORF Kolkata.After obtaining his PhD fromthe University of Cambridge Prof. Vasudevanserved asaReader in European History at the University of Calcutta in 1978. He would later be named Emeritus Professor at the University. Prof. Vasudevan passed away on 10 May 2020.