A young man in his mid-20s gets offered professorship after obtaining his PhD research. Excited with what is a testament to his talent, he runs to his father with the piece of news. “Perfect, but you are totally unfit for it, continue with your research. Don’t confuse status with knowledge,” Continue Reading
Faculty
Prof. Lipika Kamra on her journey from research in Maoist regions of West Bengal to Oxford University to Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities
We are the sum of our lived-in experiences and how we respond to them. That’s certainly true of Prof. Lipika Kamra, who was impacted by the conversations around gender and patriarchy during her college days. Today, the Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities focuses her research on Continue Reading
Deepanshu Mohan of JSIA Talks of his Love for Cricket, an Undying Passion for Research, Experiences from his LSE Days and More
“We are all given certain roles to execute, what we want to become is our desire. The best way forward not only for you but for others as well, is to amalgamate the two,” says Prof. Deepanshu Mohan of Jindal 91ĘÓƵ School of International Affairs. His words make you wonder if Continue Reading
“I want to change the world but with non-violence.” – a conversation with Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo of Jindal 91ĘÓƵ Law school
“You can’t be an armchair philosopher or an artist. You have to go out and struggle with life to make it stimulating and add meaning through your work. You just can’t be a passive observer to life.” “As a lawyer you have to fight for truth and justice; there is Continue Reading
Prof. Danish Sheikh of JGLS Talks About his Work in the Fight against Section 377 and Describes the Scope of the Revolutionary Supreme Court Judgement
“History owes the LGBT community an apology for their sufferings,” said Justice Indu Malhotra, a part of the five-judge bench, which delivered the landmark judgement to decriminalize homosexuality in India. The battle against the draconian section 377 went on for decades. From the petitioners, lawyers in the court, activists and Continue Reading
Making of the Diplomat, Author and Academician – Dr. Vesselin Popovski
A seasoned diplomat in Bulgaria, New York and London, Senior Legal Expert for the EU project ‘Legal Protection of Individual Rights’ in Russia, Senior Academic Officer, United Nations University, Tokyo, Dr. Vesselin Popovski’s resume is as impressive as it gets. But that’s just the beginning. He has edited and authored Continue Reading
Kamala Mills & Bawana Fires: When Socio-Economic Status Of Victims Dictates Scale Of Outrage And Action
–By Sumeet Mhaskar, Associate Professor, Jindal School of Govt & Public Policy When at least 17 people were killed after a fire broke out at a firecracker factory in outer Delhi’s Bawana industrial area, no major outrage followed it, no heads rolled. The recent fire at the Above1 pub located Continue Reading
Should India give up its number one Test team title?
The hurt, as Virat Kohli himself said, is less in the defeat, than in the lack of fight. -By Rahul Jayaram, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts If losing the Test series in South Africa – while working to disintegrate in a co-ordinated manner by running themselves out, throwing Continue Reading
What Bibi Netanyahu Might be Thinking When he Walks Into Sabarmati Ashram
-By Dr Khinvraj Jangid, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs Much of the ongoing business between India and Israel is more and more about this defence deal of missile or that deal of arms. Gandhi is good though for rhetoric and pretences. Two perpetual needs for diplomacy. Yet, one Continue Reading
The spectre of war
–By Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo, Vice Dean, Jindal 91ĘÓƵ Law School Iran-US relations have been paved with mistrust and mutual misperceptions since the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the subsequent hostage crisis. As such, the ill-will that has existed between the two governments has been building for years. It is not going Continue Reading