Centre for Excellence in Indian Culture and Society being established at Chandigarh University

 

Prof Ronki Ram to lead Centre for Excellence in Indian Culture and Society being established at Chandigarh University, to also hold Sri Aurobindo Chair

 

 

MOHALI: In a significant development aimed at exploring the rich Indian Culture and providing a strong platform for teaching and research in this domain, a Centre for Excellence in Indian Culture and Society (ICS) is being established at  Chandigarh University Gharuan, which shall be led by renowned public intellectual and Professor of Political Science, Prof Ronki Ram. Prof Ram, who shall also hold Sri Aurobindo Chair in the ICS.

 


Aimed at providing an engaging platform for teaching and research in the challenging domain of Indian culture and society, the Centre for Excellence will focus on the varied and rich dimensions of Indian culture and its invigorating contributions towards the building of Indian society over millennium.

 

“India has one of the richest cultural legacies and from ancient to modern times, this has attracted the attention of scholars and higher educational institutions from India and the world over, alike. As one of the leading Indian Universities, it has become imperative for us to concentrate on exploring the rich knowledge systems of Indian culture and how that has enriched Indian society through its discursive and critical discourses. Besides, the New Education Policy also focuses on carrying out research work on our cultural legacies so as to connect our present and upcoming generations with our glorious past. It is with this perspective, that Chandigarh University has established the Centre for Excellence in Indian Culture and Society,” said S. Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh University.

 

Sandhu informed that renowned public intellectual and Professor of Political Science, Prof Ronki Ram shall lead this Centre for Excellence and shall also hold Sri Aurobindo Chair in the ICS.

 

Currently, a Visiting Professor at University of Ladakh and member of the State Higher Education Council, UT Chandigarh, Prof Ram is well known in academia world over for his scholarship on underprivileged sections of society with particular reference to Empowerment of Scheduled Castes.

 

“The ICS will work towards building a solid knowledge base through teaching and research spread on multi-channels of brainstorming, invited lectures, workshops, seminars and conferences on relevant themes of Indian Culture and society. To be more focused, emphasis would be placed on the seminal contributions of various luminous thinkers of the glorious period of Indian Renaissance – cradle of Indian freedom movement,” said Prof Ram.

 

Prof Ram has authored four books, prominent among these being Dalit Emancipation and Empowerment and Current Peasant Protests. He has published 150 Research Papers in International and National Journals. He has been visiting Professor in a number of leading universities including in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton (UK), ICCR Chair Professor of India Studies at Leiden University, the Netherlands and at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan. He earlier served as Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chair at Panjab University, Chandigarh.