Hari Shankar Vasudevan (15 February 1952 – 10 May 2020) was an Indian historian, writer and emeritus professor.

[6][7] From 2007 to 2011 he was the director of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, under the Ministry of Culture.

[7] Vasudevan was involved in projects on India-Russia relations including ones with Gayatri Spivak of Columbia University.

[8] He authored 'Footsteps of Afanasii Nikitin: Travels through Eurasia and India in the early 21st century' in 2015 and 'Shadows of Substance: Indo-Russian Trade and Military Technical Cooperation' in 2010.

[7] Tapati Guha-Thakurta is a director and professor in history at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.

He along with his mother wrote a biography titled Memoirs of a Malabar Lady, consisting of a detailed account of her life.