Harish K. Puri (born 4 April 1938) is a Punjabi political scientist and historian.

He retired as a professor of political science and the chairman of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair from Guru Nanak Dev University.

[1][2] His areas of focus are the Dalit issues of Punjab,[3][4] Mahatma Gandhi,[5] and the Ghadar Movement.

[6] Puri received a Fulbright scholarship in 1990-91, during which he researched on Ghadar Movement: Ideology Organization Strategy at the University of California, Berkeley.

[7] He received Shastri Indo-Canadian Senior Fellowship from the University of British Columbia.