Narasingha Prosad "Ram" Sil (born 1937 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency) is an Indian-born American historian.
Additionally, he published sixty-five book-reviews, forty of them for The Statesman, Kolkata by invitation during 1992–99).
Notably, Sil was invited to contribute articles to the Encyclopedia of Religion [it] (2nd edition), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (New DNB), and "Oxford Bibliography Online" (OBE): Hinduism.
Prior to joining Western in January 1987, Sil served University of Benin, Nigeria as associate professor of history from March 1980 to December 1986, University of Oregon as assistant professor from fall 1978 to winter 1980.
During 1967–71 he also taught in Comprehensive Higher Secondary Schools in Dessie and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.