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What SSLA Offers

We live in a world that seems to be forever changing...a new world with dynamic challenges that requires young enthusiastic adults capable of playing positive and fruitful roles in organizations and communities.

The Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts strongly believes in the importance of a comprehensive education in preparation for career advancement and for the exercise of leadership. We believe organizations and society have an urgent need for creative individuals who will readily learn on the job, after having been exposed to a broad and comprehensive education.

Based on the experiences with liberal arts in the last 11 years, we know that a sound liberal arts education provides a much needed cultural orientation to the world in which we live and equips students with ideas, analytical and communication skills, and global perspectives along with the ability to synthesize knowledge and make informed value judgments.

(From the Director’s Desk)

The liberal arts programme at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts is a holistic programme designed as a combination of multi, inter and transdisciplinary learning focused on transferability of skills, employability and a spirit of enquiry. The focus is on critical thinking, research, analysis and writing along with civic mindedness. The programme aspires to augment and develop individuals who are critically conscious and able to find a healthy balance between professional and personal growth.

Our Liberal Arts programme is styled very closely on international models while also fulfilling the demands of a higher education programme in India. Students engage with a wide range of courses with the freedom to pick and choose Minor and Major areas of specialization from areas previously considered to be ‘academically incompatible’. A student can combine subjects like Business studies as a Major with a Philosophy Minor or Mathematics & Statistics as a Major with an Anthropology Minor. This gives students a chance to enter hybrid workspaces where expertise from two disciplines offer and edge over others. Unique combinations like Biology and Economics opens up avenues in fields like Health Economics, Policy Making, Pharmacare etc.

SSLA offers students the opportunity to study a four-year full-time Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree and Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree program covered over eight semesters. It is mandatory to complete a minimum of 198 credits to graduate with a B.A / B.Sc (Liberal Arts) Honours degree.

A detailed Program Structure can be found here

Specialization courses (which are in the form of Majors and Minors) are chosen in the 2nd semester and are taught from the 3rd semester onwards. The Majors and Minors offered at SSLA are:

Major Specialization: Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Studies, English, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, Media Studies, Business Studies, International Relations and Political Science & Public Policy.

Minor Specialization: Biology, Women and Gender Studies, History, Film Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Physics, Performing Arts and Law.

  • The degree awarded shall be a Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours for those majoring in courses such as Economics, Business Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, English, Psychology, Political Science & Public Policy, Philosophy, International Relations and Anthropology.
  • The degree awarded shall be a Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours for those majoring in courses such as Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Studies.

Program Structure

Following the Liberal Arts tradition, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts believes that intellectual freedom and growth is the result of a balance of theory, practice and experiential knowledge; open-minded scrutiny and logical arguments. It offers a learning environment that allows personal growth of the students through research and analytical thinking to develop competencies and values required for employability, leadership and social justice in a dynamic global community

SSLA offers students the opportunity to study a four-year full-time Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree and Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree program covered over eight semesters. It is mandatory to complete a minimum of 198 credits to graduate with a B.A / B.Sc (Liberal Arts) Honours degree.

The programme requires a student to complete: 20 Cores (compulsory courses including Community Outreach Project and a Seminar Paper) + 6 Electives + 1 Minor* specialization (6 papers) + 1 Major specialization subject (12 papers, including an Internship and a Research Project + Additional Minor (6 papers) / Additional Electives (6 courses) / Double Major (10 papers) without the Minor*.

Certain forms of knowledge are essential for every student, therefore, there are 20 Core compulsory courses spread across eight semesters and ensure a holistic and practical knowledge applicable across professions. Some of these skill-oriented courses include Creative Writing, Computer Fundamentals, Quantitative Reasoning with Mathematics, Staistics & Finance, Legal Awareness among others

The need for an in-depth subject specialization is pursued through the Major (ten papers, a two month long Internship and a Dissertation/ Research Project) and Minor specializations (6 papers) offers the student twin knowledge foundations that may often be applied in complementing roles suited to the professional needs. Specialization courses (which are in the form of Majors and Minors) shall be chosen in the 2nd semester and will be taught from the 3rd semester onwards.

The Majors and Minors offered at SSLA are:

Major Specialization: Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Studies, English, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, Media Studies, Business Studies, International Relations and Political Science & Public Policy.

Minor Specialization: Biology, Women and Gender Studies, History, Film Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Physics, Performing Arts and Law.

A minimum of 6 Elective courses across disciplines irrespective of their areas of specialization offers the curious mind a constant food for thought often beyond the professional requirement to cater to their individual inquisitive nature. The basket of Elective

courses spread across genetics, mathematics, environment, philosophy, literature, performing arts, theater, religion, art, etc is taught with an inter, multi and transdisciplinary perspectives to bring together a 360 degree understanding.

Liberal Arts is not just a curriculum, but an ideology promoting academic and personal growth, sensitivity towards current and burning issues through:

o Community Outreach Project integrated within the curricula with a 2 month long community service, a report written and presentation on the basis of the field work intends to foster critically conscious citizens of the world.

o Internship in the area of Major specialization is an integral part of the programme with

an Internship Project Report along with a viva and presentation.

o Dissertation or the Research Project and the Seminar Paper : SSLA encourages a culture of research through the Dissertation or the Research Project and the Seminar Paper. Core courses on Research Methods, research proposal and field experience help students perfect their research skills over a period of four years. The seminar course is a mandatory requirement at the end of which the students submit a publishable paper.

o Other Academic Requirement : Inter University credit courses / Integrated Disaster Management Program / Audit Courses / Global Immersion Program are some other courses that students may engage with as per SSLA / SIU rules.

The B.A / B.Sc. (Liberal Arts) Honours degree can be complete by acquiring a Minimum Number of Credits Required (198 Credits) with

  • 1. Additional Minor (24 Credits)
  • 198 Credits; with 63 credits to Cores, 12 credits to FCP including Service Learning /COP, 24 credits to Generic Elective, 35 credit to Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to Major Specialization Electives, 24 credits to Minor specialization Cores, 24 credits to Additional chosen Minor Specialization Core and 1 mandatory Audit.

    OR
  • 2. Additional Electives (24 Credits)
  • 198 Credits; with 63 credits to Cores, 12 credits to FCP including Service Learning /COP, 24 credits to Generic Elective, 35 credit to Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to Major Specialization Electives, 24 credits to Minor specialization Cores, 24 credits to Additional Electives and 1 mandatory Audit.

    OR
  • 3. Additional Major and no Minor
  • 198 Credits; with 63 credits to Cores, 12 credits to FCP including Service Learning /COP, 24 credits to Generic Elective, 35 credit to Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to Major Specialization Electives, 24 credits to Additional Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to

    Additional Major Specialization Electives, 8 credits for Additional Electives and 1 mandatory Audit. No Minor Specialization.

    Tentative Programme Structure across the eight semesters (4 Years):

    Semester 1
    Core 1
    Core 2
    Core 3
    Core 4
    Core 5
    Elective 1
    Semester 2
    Core 6
    Core 7
    Core 8
    Core 9
    Elective 2
    Integrated Disaster Management
    Semester 3 Alternative 1 & 2: With Additional Minor OR Additional Elective Alternative 1 & 2: With Additional Minor OR Additional Elective
    Semester 3
    Core 10 Core 10
    Core 11 Core 11
    Elective 3 Elective 3
    Major Paper 1 Major Paper 1
    Minor Paper 1 Additional Minor Paper 1
    Additional Minor Paper 1 / Additional Elective 1 Additional Elective 1
    Semester 4
    Core 12 Core 12
    Elective 4 Elective 4
    Elective 5 Elective 5
    Major Paper 2 Major Paper 2
    Minor Paper 2 Additional Major Paper 2
    Additional Minor Paper 2 / Additional Elective 2 Additional Elective 2
    Semester 5
    Core 13 Core 13
    Core 14 Core 14
    Community Outreach Programme Core 15 Community Outreach Programme Core 15
    Major Paper 3 (Core) Major Paper 3 (Core)
    Major Paper 7 (Elective) Major Paper 7 (Elective)
    Minor Paper 3 Additional Major Paper 3 (Core)
    Additional Minor Paper 3 / Additional Elective 3 Additional Major 7 (Elective)
    Semester 6
    Core 16 Core 16
    Core 17 Core 17
    Core 18 Core 18
    Major Paper 4 (Core) Major Paper 4 (Core)
    Major Paper 8 (Elective) Major Paper 8 (Elective)
    Minor Paper 4 Additional Major Paper 4 (Core)
    Additional Minor Paper 4 / Additional Elective 4 Additional Major (Elective)
    Semester 7
    Core 19 Core 19
    Major Paper 5 (Core) Major Paper 5 (Core)
    Minor Paper 5 Additional Major Paper 5 (Core)
    Additional Minor Paper 5 / Additional Elective 5 Additional Major (Elective)
    Internship: Viva and Presentation Internship: Viva and Presentation
    Semester 8
    Final Year Seminar Paper (Core 20) Final Year Seminar Paper (Core 20)
    Elective 6 Elective 6
    Major Paper 6 (Core) Major Paper 6 (Core)
    Major Paper 10 (Elective) Major Paper 10 (Elective)
    Minor Paper 6 Additional Major Paper 6
    Additional Minor Paper 6 / Additional Elective 6 Additional Major 10 (Elective)
    Research Project / Dissertation Research Project / Dissertation
    • Majors
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    Majors Subjects

    Anthropology

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    Mathematics and Statistics

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    Philosophy

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    Economics

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    English

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    Psychology

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    Minors Subjects

    Dance

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    Dance Paper 2

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    Dance Paper 4

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    Minor Paper 3

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    Minor Paper 5

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    Minor Paper 6

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    Film Studies

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    Minor-Major Paper 2

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    Minor-Major Paper 3

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    Minor-Major Paper 4

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    Minor-Major Paper 6

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    German

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    Minor Paper 6

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    History

    SSLA History Minor Paper 1 Historiography Its philosophy and Politics

    SSLA History Minor Paper 1 Historiography Its philosophy and Politics

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    SSLA History Minor Paper 2 South Asian History and Culture

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    SSLA History Minor Paper 3 Colonialism in Latin America and Africa

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    SSLA History Minor Paper 4 Contemporary Latin America and Africa

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    SSLA History Minor Paper 5 Contemporary Middle east

    SSLA History Minor Paper 5 Contemporary Middle east

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    SSLA History Minor Paper 6 The Emerging Global Order

    SSLA History Minor Paper 6 The Emerging Global Order

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    History Minor India and Growth of Islam in Medieval Era

    SSLA History Minor Paper 6 The Emerging Global Order

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    Ancient Indian History

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    Law

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    Paper 2

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    Paper 3

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    Paper 4

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    Paper 5

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    Paper 6

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    Peace and Conflict Studies

    Peace Conflict Minor

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    SSLA - Peace and Conflict Minor Paper 2

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    SSLA - Peace and Conflict Minor Paper 3

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    SSLA - Peace and Conflict Studies paper 6b

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    SSLA -Peace and Conflict Studies Paper P6C

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    SSLA Peace Conflict Minor Paper 1

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    SSLA Peace Conflict Minor Paper 4

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    SSLA Peace Conflict Studies Paper 5

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    SSLA Peace Conflict Studies Paper 6a

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    SSLA Peace Conflict Studies Paper 9

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    Theatre

    Elective Theatre - Introduction to Theatre Making (Elective Course)

    Elective Theatre - Introduction to Theatre Making (Elective Course)

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    SIMC Ug Music in Media 1

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    SIMC Ug Music in Media II

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    SSLA Theater Paper 4 - Improvisation _ Devising Theatre

    SSLA Theater Paper 4 - Improvisation _ Devising Theatre

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    SSLA Theatre Paper 1 -Theatre Games _ Movement

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    SSLA Theatre Paper 2 - Voice and Speech

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    SSLA Theatre Paper 3 - Text Analysis _ Playwriting Lab

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    SSLA Theatre Paper 5 - Introduction to Dramatic Territories

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    SSLA Theatre Paper 6 - Performance _ Creation Lab

    SSLA Theatre Paper 6 - Performance _ Creation Lab

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    Urdu

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    SSLA Urdu Minor Paper 3

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    SSLA Urdu Minor Paper 4

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    SSLA Urdu Minor Paper 5

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    SSLA Urdu Minor Paper 6

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    French

    French Minor Paper

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    French Minor Paper 1.1

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    Music

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    Music Studies Minor Paper(1)

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    Women & Gender Studies

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    Women and Gender Studies Minor Paper 2

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    Women and Gender Studies Minor Paper 3

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    Women and Gender Studies Minor Paper 4

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    Women and Gender Studies Minor Paper 5

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    Women and Gender Studies Minor Paper 6

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    International Relations

    Media Studies

    Political Science

    Computer Studies

    Economics

    English

    Biology

    Psychology

    Business

    Philosophy

    Sociology

    Cores Subjects

    Computer Fundamentals

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    Current Economic and Business Analysis

    Current Economic and Business Analysis

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    Diversity Studies

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    Environmental Awareness

    Environmental Awareness

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    History of Man

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    Intoduction to Multicultural Studies

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    Introduction to Philosophy

    Introduction to Philosophy

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    Legal Awareness

    Legal Awareness

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    Logic

    Logic

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    Quantitative Reasoning II

    Quantitative Reasoning II

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    Quantitative Reasoning III_ Finance

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    Quantitative Reasoning I_ (mathematics)

    Quantitative Reasoning I_ (mathematics)

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    Research Methodology I

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    Research Methodology II

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    Rhetoric and Critical Writing

    Rhetoric and Critical Writing

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    Short Stories from Around the World

    Short Stories from Around the World

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    Understanding India: What is India Unravelling the Mystery

    Understanding India: What is India Unravelling the Mystery

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    Writing across Genre Freeing Creativity

    Writing across Genre Freeing Creativity

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    History of Ideas

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    Electives Subjects

    Odissi

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    Adaptation: Cinema and Literature

    Adaptation: Cinema and Literature

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    Design Tools-III and Design Tools- IV

    Design Tools-III and Design Tools- IV

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    Colonial Encounters: Literary Representations and Theoretical Reflections

    Colonial Encounters: Literary Representations and Theoretical Reflections

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    Sport and Performance Psychology

    Sport and Performance Psychology

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    Introduction to the Microbial World

    Introduction to the Microbial World

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    Critical Ideas of the 20th Century

    Critical Ideas of the 20th Century

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    Knowledge: Contested, Contextualized, Confirmed

    Knowledge: Contested, Contextualized, Confirmed

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    Indian Penal Code

    Indian Penal Code

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    Sustainability for the post-2015 World

    Sustainability for the post-2015 World

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    Programming Concepts and C Language

    Programming Concepts and C Language

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    Crisis in West Asia

    Crisis in West Asia

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    Micro Economics II

    Micro Economics II

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    Global Justice

    Global Justice

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    Introduction to Violence, Conflict and Peace Studies

    Introduction to Violence, Conflict and Peace Studies

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    Politics of Ecology and Environment in Developing Countries

    Politics of Ecology and Environment in Developing Countries

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    Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights

    Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights

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    Introduction to Moral Philosophy

    Introduction to Moral Philosophy

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    Carnatic Classical in Indian Musicology

    Carnatic Classical in Indian Musicology

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    Modern Indian Thinkers

    Modern Indian Thinkers

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    Understanding Feminisms

    Understanding Feminisms

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    Reading World Poetry 1

    Reading World Poetry 1

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    Greek Philosophy

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    Analysis of Current Events

    Analysis of Current Events

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    Use of Signs and Symbols for Marketing and Branding

    Use of Signs and Symbols for Marketing and Branding

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    Basic Spanish I (Spanish Conversation)

    Basic Spanish I (Spanish Conversation)

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    Basic Japanese I (Japanese Conversation)

    Basic Japanese I (Japanese Conversation)

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    French A-1 - Paper 1 (French Conversation)

    French A-1 - Paper 1 (French Conversation)

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    Introduction to Maker Culture: Developing technological Intervention for Social Needs

    Introduction to Maker Culture: Developing technological Intervention for Social Needs

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    Write up Your Alley

    Write up Your Alley

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    Hindi - Electives

    Hindi - Electives

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    Mahabharata

    Mahabharata

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    Art, Philosophy and Society.

    Art, Philosophy and Society.

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    Cinema, Masculinity and Culture

    Cinema, Masculinity and Culture

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    Living with Climate Change

    Living with Climate Change

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    An Introduction to Cultural Studies

    An Introduction to Cultural Studies

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    Re-conceptualizing the Noir Film

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    Religion and Rebellion: Roots of resistance in the ground of Tradition

    Religion and Rebellion: Roots of resistance in the ground of Tradition

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    Introduction to Social Work

    Introduction to Social Work

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    Everyday Physics

    Everyday Physics

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    Creative Writing - Media, Advertising, Content, and Screenplay

    Creative Writing - Media, Advertising, Content, and Screenplay

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    French A-1 - Paper 1

    French A-1 - Paper 1

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    Urdu Paper 1

    Urdu Paper 1

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    Oops: Objects Out of Place, The Unexplained & The Explainable

    Oops: Objects Out of Place, The Unexplained & The Explainable

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    Logic Development and Programming Concepts

    Logic Development and Programming Concepts

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    Introduction to Python

    Introduction to Python

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    Health and Wellness Management

    Health and Wellness Management

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    German A-1 - Paper 1

    German A-1 - Paper 1

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    Literature and Religion

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    Politics and the Media in India

    Politics and the Media in India

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    Science as Muse: Intersections of Science and the Arts

    Science as Muse: Intersections of Science and the Arts

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    Natyashastra: An Indian Perspective of Performing Art

    Natyashastra: An Indian Perspective of Performing Art

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    Introduction to Theatre Making

    Introduction to Theatre Making

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    Indian Constitution

    Indian Constitution

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    Literature & Gender: The Politics

    Literature & Gender: The Politics

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    The Illbeing – Disease, Health and Socio-politics

    The Illbeing – Disease, Health and Socio-politics

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    Film Appreciation

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    Post-Marxism seminar

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    Add -Ons

    Audit Course :

    Description :

    To encourage students to learn beyond the curriculum, SSLA is introducing the concept of an “Audit Course”. This will not only aid in the interest process of an individual but also will also wide variety of knowledge or subjects.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • 1. Students have to maintain an academic record with 65% marks (overall) in the previous semester.
    • 2. Students have to maintain a 75% attendance (overall) in the previous semesters.
    • 3. Students cannot have a TNG or backlog at the time of application.
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for the extra course is:

    1150/- per course

    In order to apply for an audit course, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of courses available as audit courses, each semester. Students are alloted the courses on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for an audit course, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.


    Extra Course :

    Description :

    To encourage students to learn beyond the curriculum, SSLA is introducing the concept of an “Extra Course”. This will not only aid in the interest process of an individual but also will expose them to a wide variety of knowledge or subjects.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • 1. Students have to maintain an academic record with 70% marks (overall) in the previous semester.
    • 2. Students have to maintain a 75% attendance (overall) in the previous semesters.
    • 3. Students cannot have a TNG or backlog at the time of application.
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for the extra course is:

    4600/- per course

    In order to apply for an extra course, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of courses available as extra courses, each semester. Students are alloted the courses on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for an extra course, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.


    Majors and Minors :

    Description :

    In addition to a standard major-minor combination, SSLA now offers students the following additional options in their areas of specialization:

    • 1. One Major and Two Minors [Double Minor]
    • 2. Two Majors and no Minors [Double Major]

    Note :

    The list of options mentioned above is an exhaustive list of options, open to students at SSLA. Any combination/option that isn’t listed above is not permissible, as per the programme structure.


    Double Minor :

    Description :

    SSLA now offers students the ability to opt for a Double Minor. the ability to select one major to specialise in along with two minors. This option provides students with the ability to acquire a greater amount of knowledge and qualifications while at the same time allows them to study two minors to compliment their major area of specialisation.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria

    Attendance:

    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 80% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 across earlier semesters

    Marks:

    • 65% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 onwards in all earlier and future semesters
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for double minor is: Rs. 26,450 /-

    Students are required to select their majors and minors towards the end of the second semester. In order to apply for a double minor, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of majors and minors available. Students are required to select the major-minor option i.e Standard Major-Minor, Double Major, Double Minor, they wish to opt for along with their choice of major and minor areas of specialisation. Students are alloted the same on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for a double minor, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.

    Note :

    For the second minor, the fee will not be refunded after the 4th semester, if a student decides to drop it.


    Double Major :

    Description :

    SSLA now offers students the ability to opt for a Double Major. the ability to select two majors to specialise in but no minors. This option provides students with the ability to acquire a greater amount of knowledge and qualifications while at the same time allows them to not be tied down to only a single area of specialisation.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria

    Attendance:

    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 80% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 across earlier semesters

    Marks:

    • 65% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 onwards in all earlier and future semesters
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for double minor is: Rs. 40,250 /-

    Students are required to select their majors and minors towards the end of the second semester. In order to apply for a double major, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of majors and minors available. Students are required to select the major-minor option i.e Standard Major-Minor, Double Major, Double Minor, they wish to opt for along with their choice of major and minor areas of specialisation. Students are alloted the same on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for a double major, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.

    Note :

    For the second major, the fee will not be refunded after the 4th semester, if a student decides to drop it.

    Assessments and Assignments

    SSLA aims at offering a multi-disciplinary and holistic educational program that assessesAnd evaluates students on the ability to think critically and develop innovative solutions to problems rather than just focusing on facts and figures.

    Note: Curiosity is an academic software..

    • The programme structure at SSLA follows a semester pattern with Continuous Assessments (CA) and a Semester End Evaluation (SEE). Both components are designed and conducted by the faculty to suit the needs and learning outcomes of the course.
    • Faculty responsible for the courses will devise their own creative methodology (which may vary from course to course) that may include papers, projects, surveys, weekly activities/assignments, individual and group presentations, class participation, case studies, etc.
    • Semester End Evaluation may also not be the typical written examination, but maybe innovatively devised.

    The institute offers the following components for faculty to use as tools for student assessments/evaluations:

    • Attendance
    • Class participation and discussions
    • In-class assessments/submissions: essays, presentations & discussions, critical/analytical papers, projects, book & movie reviews, short tests, quizzes, open book tests, term papers, etc.
    • Outside the classroom assessments: site visits, research, field trips, etc.

    Students are informed by each faculty about the assessment formats and criteria during the first week of classes of every semester.

    Note : Curiosity is an academic software that the faculty use to upload internal and external marks, attendance and reading material that can be accessed by both students and parents.

    Criteria for Continuous Assessments (CA): Continuous assessments (CA) are of a minimum of 60 marks and a maximum of 8O marks with a minimum of 3 components as a part of the course requirements for the semester. The faculty administer, on average, one assessment every month of the semester as part of this continuous assessment process. The criteria for these assessments are provided in the course syllabus that the faculty make available to students during the first week of classes.

    Criteria for Semester-End Evaluation (SEE): At the end of the semester, evaluations are conducted with at least two different components, to test the students on their knowledge and skills gained from taking the course.

    Suggested Division of Marks:

    Continuous Assessment (CA):
    - Attendance 10
    - Class participation 10
    - 3-5 Assessments (at least 1every month) 40
      Total CA Marks 60
    Semester End Evaluation (SEE):
    - Oral Evaluation (maybe a viva or presentation} 20
    - Written Component (may be a term paper or written exam} 20
      Total SEE Marks 40

    Calculation of Grade Points:

    The grade points corresponding to nine grades will be as follows: (Batch 2015-19, 2016-20 and Batch 2017-21)

    Letter Grade Proportion of students Grade Point
    0 (Outstanding) Top3% 10
    A+ (Excellent) 12% 9
    A    (VeryGood) 21% 8
    B+ (Good) 28% 7
    B   (Above Average) 21% 6
    c  (Average) 12% 5
    P  (Pass) Bottom 3% 4
    F  (Fail)   0
    AB (Absent)   0
    • Relative grading: The grading of students will be done based on the relative performance of the students, as compared to the rest of the class.
    • Continuous Assessment and Semester-end examination and Practical (if any} will be separate heads of passing.
    • Passing in a course means securing 40% of absolute marks in each of the heads.
    • Separate grade points will be calculated for continuous and semester end examinations and the weighted average of both will be the grade point for the course.

    Credit Information

    At SSLA, students receive credits based on the number of "contact hours" they spend studying per semester in class. 1 credit is equivalent to 15 contact hours and 30 non-contact
    hours of work.


    To graduate from SSLA, the minimum credit requirement is 198. Every semester a required number of credits are allotted as per the contact hours for each of the courses. The credit
    distribution per semester is as below:

    Semester Total Credits to be completed
    Semester 1 20
    Semester 2 20
    Semester 3 24
    Semester 4 24
    Semester 5 28
    Semester 6 27
    Semester 7 24
    Semester 8 31
    Total Credits over 8 semesters 198

    Floating Credit Program (FCP) Details

    The Floating Credit Program at SSLA is to ensure that all students are exposed to various critical aspects of knowledge that help inculcate morals, values, ethics, civic sense and also enrich the personality of each student. These can be earned by attending different seminars, representing college in sports, community outreach programme and many other extra-curricular opportunities that SSLA provides.

    Batch-Wise distribution of FCP credits across semesters:

    Semester

    SSLA Batch 2017-2021

    SSLA Batch 2016-2020

    SSLA Batch 2015-2019

    SSLA Batch 2014-18

    Semester 2

    2 2 2 -

    Semester 3

    - - - 2

    Semester 5

    6 Credits Service Learning: COP 6 Credits Service Learning: COP 6 Credits Service Learning: COP 6 Credits Service Learning: COP

    Semester 7

    4 4 4 4

    Total Credits

    12 (6 + COP) (Graded) 12 (6 + COP) (Graded) 12 (6 + COP) (Graded) 12 (6 + COP) (Graded)

    The Floating Credit (FCP) components include:

    Community Outreach Project (COP) (compulsory 6 credits and 200 hours) to be completed by Semester 4 followed by the submission of the COP Report, Presentation and Viva in Semester 5.

    The other 6 credits (to complete the requirement of 12 credits) may include the following options which students may choose from. Details of their choices and proof for the same are to be submitted to the FCP in Charge.The grading scheme for the same is given below:

    S.No. Type of FCP Component
    1. Gender sensitisation workshops
    2. Sports training from SCHC
      2.1. Self-defence
      2.2. Gym
    3. Participation in SSLA sports: representing SSLA at competitive events (the grades will depend on the participation and success of the teams and individuals)
      3.1. Trekking
      3.2. Physical fitness
      3.3. Sports
      3.4. Yoga
    4. Practice and participation in SSLA co-curricular and extracurricular teams: representing SSLA at competitive events (the grades will depend on the participation and success of the teams and individuals.)
    5. Conferences, seminars and workshops attended with proof of attendance. Grades will depend on nature of involvement:
      5.1. Attending conferences, workshops, seminars
      5.2. Presentation/Discussion based on conference in the class (with proof from faculty)
      5.3. Presenting a paper /poster at a national I international conference
      5.4.  Organising conferences, seminars and workshops
    6. Personal achievements in a field of learning: foreign/Indian language, music, dance or any other art form with required proofs
    7. Career orientation workshops
    8. Online courses with completion certificate, especially SWAYAM
    9. Interns working at SSLA:
      9.1. Public Seminars & Admissions
      9.2. Other college activities
    10. Members of the following cells with signed recommendation letters from the faculty in-charge of the cell
      10.1.   International Cell
      10.2.   Community Outreach Cell
      10.3.  Summer School
      10.4.   Internship Cell
      10.5.  SSLA Newsletter, TSR, SSLA website and social media]
    11. Student Council
    12. Any other as approved by the Director

    Please note: The number of credits accumulated will depend on the complexity of work or the number of hours of participation over the semesters. The number of hours will be calculated on the number of hours of the programme/activity/ workshop/conference attended or participated in. If 40% of the total number of hours offered are not completed by the student, he or she will not be graded and will receive a backlog in FCP.

    Grading of FCP

    Grading of FCP will only be applicable if the student has completed the required number of activities or hours to receive the credits for FCP. The grading range includes

    Batch Range of grades
    Batch 2014-18 A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F
    Batch 2015-19 and all later batches 0, A+, A, B+, B, C, P, F

    Credits and Grades will depend on the event, number of hours of student participation, report/outcome submitted by the student after the event, etc. The Director's decision will be final.

    Grades will be awarded depending upon performance.

    An illustrative example is provided here:

    Activity: Conference:

    All students who attend will receive 1credit

    Grade:

    Depending upon the involvement, the grades of the students will vary.

     

    Batch 2014-18

    Batch 2015-19 onwards

    Attendance only

    D

    p

    Write a blog/Participate in a panel/Share conference learnings in class

    D+, C

    c

    Non-academic article based on conference and printed in a newspaper/ magazine.

    B+, C+

    A-, B

    Paper presentation at the conference

    A+,A,

    O,A+

    Publication of a Paper

    A+,A

    O

    The details of FCP activities participated in will be recorded on Curiosity after receiving an email from the student. Please email and submit written proof (with your name and PRN no. on it) to Mr. Nikhil Ranpise by the first Friday of the subsequent month. No late submissions will be accepted for previous participations. For example, a conference attended in January must be recorded no later than the first Friday of February.

    The grades will be allotted for every event based on the proof submitted.

    • COP
    • Internship
    • Dissertation
    • Seminar Paper

    COP

    • About + Requirements
    • List of NGOs we have worked with
    • View Past Community Outreach Work

    In addition to the academic course work, students participate in a community outreach project. This outreach project aims at initiating student contributions towards social justice. COP aims to nurture students into sensitive, ethical, and critically conscious citizens who will contribute responsibly to communities and society.

    The Community Outreach Project is a mandatory component of the curriculum at SSLA. It carries 6 credits, and is designed to be a 2 month full-time project, to be completed over the first summer break. The minimum total number of hours required for the COP is 200 hours, on completion of which, the student is required to get a validation letter from the organisation. This letter will be a part of the student’s report, which is due at the beginning of Semester 5.

    · The student is required to write a 10,000 word report and prepare a 20 minute presentation, as well as respond to a 10 minute viva before a panel of two examiners. The student will have to set up dates with the panel of examiners allotted to him/her.

    It is mandatory that the student registers himself/herself with the Community Outreach Cell, before the commencement of the project. The COP batch representative will send out an online form for the same.

    Students will also be sent the following information via email:

    • Reporting format and structure for the Community Outreach Project
    • Marking Scheme and student guidelines
    • Format for the COP validation Letter

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    Members

    Faculty

    Gayatri Mendanha and Ananya Dutta

    Student Head

    Kaavya Ranjith
    (Batch 2020)

    Student Batch Representatives

    (Batch 2021)

    Disha Pathak

    (Batch 2022)

    K Jahnavi

    (Batch 2023)

    Neha Dadke

    Events and Projects Team:

    Faculty

    Jui Patil
    Dhwani Shrotriya
    Vedika Dawar

    • Saheli Sangh - The Forum of Sex Workers
    • Empowering Women - One bad at a Time
    • Sadhana Forest
    • The Blue Yonder
    • Mano Vruddhi Kendra (Run by The Mano Vruddhi Samiti)
    • The Research Society for the Care, Treatment and Training of Children in need of Special Care
    • Autism Awareness & Yes! I Am The Change
    • Sethu - Where Every Child is Unique
    • Helpline
    • Society off Friends of Sassoon Hospitals (SOFOSH)
    • Shreevatsa, Society of Friends of Sassoon Hospital (SOFOSH)
    • Making A Difference
    • Of Monks and Men
    • Better Life
    • Senses: Everyone Needs Someone Else
    • Taashi Delek
    • Akhand Jyot Foundation, Ahmedabad
    • Pyshcological Asssesments of Children in Rural and Urban Areas in Order to Assess the impact of two Nutritional interventions - Phase 1
    • My Social Hours
    • Connecting NGO
    • Humara Bachpan National Campaign
    • Re-Mapping the Human Soul
    • Change in need with Ashreya Initiative for Children & Shyaam Chi Aai
    • Project Krushi (Children's Home)
    • Country Community Development Initiative (COCODEI)
    • Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
    • The Samatol Foundation and Keshav Srushti
    • Food for Life
    • Arts and the Public Space- Creating Platforms for integration
    • Blind People's Association
    • Education at their Doorstep
    • Teach For India
    • Balika Niketan Service Project
    • Children of the World India Trust
    • Konkan Development Society: An Education
    • Nalandaway And Me
    • Parikrma Humanity Foundation
    • AID India
    • People’s Service Society, Pallakad
    • The Hope Foundation – Kolkata
    • Door Step Foundation
    • Door Step School
    • The Akshara Foundation
    • For the Love of Animals
    • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA, India)
    • PETSFORCE - My Pets, My Duty
    • Solidarity and Action Against the HIV infection in India
    • Youth for Seva
    • LHA Charitable Trust
    • Dhadak Mohim
    • Saheli HIV / AIDS Karyakarta Sangh
    • Connecting NGO (INCLUDING COUNSELING AND CARE)
    • Jeevan Sadhana Trust
    • The Sweet Laughter of Young Girls
    • Sunshine
    • HELPLIFE
    • Saajhi Duniya
    • International Recycling Non - Government Organization
    • Reviving Nature
    • Peaceful Co-existence
    • Industrial Pollution
    • The Forest Experience
    • Recreating the Canopies of the Agumbe Rainforest
    • Prayatna - For People with Special needs
    • Bala Raksha
    • Drishaan Charitable Trust
    • Behind Glass Doors of Freedom
    • Hope - Kolkata Foundation
    • Little Sisters of the Poor, Home for the Aged, Kolkata
    • Pune Cotes - The Informed Voter Project
    • Aman Trust
    • F.A.M.E India
    • RESQ to the Rescue
    • People for Animals- Pune Unit
    • The Significant Drop
    • Community Outreach: People for Animals
    • Teach and Learn
    • An Insight Into Sightless Minds
    • The Expeditions of a Community Server
    • AIESEC: Hope for Orphan 2011, Mauritius
    • Anmol Home for Girls
    • Ashraya's Initiative for Children
    • Aman Setu
    • Delhi Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh
    • Arun Aashray - Hope for Orphaned Children
    • Sparsh
    • Volunteering at Committed Communities Development Trust
    • Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Drafting
    • Saheli: The Much Needed Bond of Friendship
    • Maitri - Dhadak Mohim
    • Sambandh Health
    • Sai Meher Foundation
    • John Hopkins University and Bloomberg School for Public Health: Center for Communications Programs
    • Fundatastic
    • AISEC in Pune Balakalakar
    • Econet
    • Building Parodi
    • Representation of Indian Classical Music in Social Media: A Case Study of Coke Studio and Deewarists (2011-2013)

    COP Report Details Batch 2014 -18

    P.R. No. Name of the Student Name of Organization Domain Title of the Report
    14060321001 Aashima Safi U&I and Reach Beyond Education U&I and Reach Beyond
    14060321002 Aastha Seth akshar school Education Akshar- an inclusive school
    14060321005 Ananya U & I Education Volunteer at U & I
    14060321006 Ananya Gautam Gouthi - - -
    14060321007 Anjani Anand Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic Veterinary Medicine Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic
    14060321008 Ankita Datta Child in Need Institute Nutrition, Health, Education & Protection Child in Need Institute
    14060321009 Archana Suresh Warrier - - -
    14060321010 Aritra Chattaraj The Hope Kolkata Foundation Child & Youth Education Enterprising Young Minds - The Hope Kolkata Foundation
    14060321011 Arshdeep Kaur The Akanksha Foundation and NGO Tammana Education(Akanksha Foundation), Education and Health(NGO Tammana) The Akanksha Foundation and NGO Tammana
    14060321012 Ayush Tiwari - - -
    14060321013 Azara Munir Merchant Nityaasha Foundation Child & Health Services Nityaasha Foundation
    14060321014 Ruchi Sunil Bhutada 1) Doorstep School, Pune.
    2) Dr Narendra Bhivapurkar Blindschool, Amravati.
    1) Education for the children or construction site workers and street dwellers.
    2) Education, Rehabilitation and Training for blind.
    -
    14060321015 Chandreyi Mukherjee 1) FACES: MedWish
    2) Project Life Force
    Awareness and Medical Aid MedWish: A Project of FACES, Kolkata
    14060321016 Chetan Nirmal Kumar Gollapalli John Paul Slum Development Project Child Education, AIDS Control among sex-workers John Paul Slum Development Project
    14060321017 Daksh Vinod Bhasin John Paul Slum Development Project Child Education, AIDS Control among sex-workers John Paul Slum Development Project
    14060321018 Tejas Machandranath Devamane Doorstep organization, Pune. Education Community Outreach Project with Doorstep Organization
    14060321019 Divya Das The Inner WheelClub of Baner Hills Women empowerment, urban development, helping the underpriveliged children The Inner Wheel Club of Baner Hills, Pune
    14060321020 Darren John D'Souza Lha and Sethu Children and Education Lha Charitable Trust & Sethu Centre for Child Development
    14060321021 Gaarimma Mishra Adruta Children's Home (A Unit of RAWA Academy) Child and Youth Welfare Adruta Children's Home
    14060321022 Gaurav Gajanand Gupta - - -
    14060321023 Hana Suhail Masood - - -
    14060321024 Harsh Agarwal - - -
    14060321025 Jai Aditya Govind - - -
    14060321026 Anisa Shahram Javanmardi Brilliant Stars School, Tripura Education Brilliant Stars School, Tripura Community Outreach Project
    14060321027 Jemin Nilesh Shah - - -
    14060321028 Jhanvi Tiwari - - -
    14060321029 Kanika Bambra Pallavanjali and Society for Upliftment and Development of Human Beings by Action Education (Teaching the children with special needs and the underprivileged) Pallavanjali and Sudha Society
    14060321030 Keerthi Chandana Durugadda Kaigal Environment and Education Programme Education and Biodiversity Conservation Kaigal Environment and Education Programme
    14060321031 Kotha Saikishore Reddy - - -
    14060321032 Krishna Sanghi - - -
    14060321033 Divij Pravin Kulkarni John Paul Slum Development Project Child Education, AIDS Control among sex-workers John Paul Slum Development Project
    14060321034 Lavania Saraf U&I plus Iswar Sankalpa Education + social services U&I and Iswar Sankalpa
    14060321035 Liana Kher - - -
    14060321036 Karan Rajesh Madan - - -
    14060321037 Maitreyi Natarajan Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic Veterinary Care for Animals Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic
    14060321038 Manal Jagdeep Bole
    14060321039 Manjulika Chellappan Kalrav School Children and Education (Children with special needs) Kalrav School
    14060321041 Mehak Vijay Wadhwani Education for Development fund; akanksha Foundation Education Education for Development fund; akanksha Foundation
    14060321042 Sujay Mungekar Stree Mukti Sanghatana Women Mulagi Zhali Ho! - A Project in Dehumanization
    14060321043 Janhavi Ravindra Nadkarni Make-A-Wish India (affiliate of Make-A-Wish International) Children (Granting wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses) Make-A-Wish India: Making dreams come true
    14060321044 Monica Narwani Akanksha Foundation Education ( teaching underprivilegded children) Akanksha : Aspire , achieve, be the change
    14060321045 Nayaneeka Dutta Choudhury Manovikas Kendra Education (Teaching children with special needs) and Research Manovikas Kendra: No Child Left Behind
    14060321046 Neha Diwakar SECMOL Education To teach and to learn
    14060321048 Simone Liane Noronha Teach For India Education Teach For India
    14060321049 Mihir Ajeet Oak Easol Rural Development The Tiger Toilet Project
    14060321050 Oishi Bhattacharyya The Hope Kolkata Foundation Child and Youth Education The Children of Hope
    14060321051 Palak Periwal Tapovan Manovikas Vidyalaya Education Tapovan Manovikas Vidyalya
    14060321052 Paranjay Agarwal - - -
    14060321053 Aalisha Avinash Patil - - -
    14060321054 Riya Rajendra Patil Akanksha Foundation and Seva Sahayog Education Akanksha Foundation and Seva Sahayog, Pune
    14060321055 Nibraas Mohamed Hanif Patvi - - -
    14060321056 Pavit Bakshi Institute of Development and Communication Research Organisation Institute of Development and Communication
    14060321057 Aishwarya Ajit Pawar - - -
    14060321065 Radhika Vikramsinha Mohite Seva Sahayog Foundation Education Seva Sahayog Foundation
    14060321058 Phagun Shaktawat Swechha Education Swechha
    14060321059 Sanika Sanjeev Potnis SuzlonFoundation Corporate Social Responsibility Suzlon Foundation
    14060321060 Prachi Agrawal Prayasam Women empowerment, health, education Prayasam
    14060321061 Pragati Singh Project KHEL underpriviliged children Project KHEL, Lucknow
    14060321064 Purvi Edara Saahas Zero Waste Environment Saahas Zero Waste
    14060321066 Raghav Pandey Kaigal Environment and Education Programme Education and Biodiversity education Kaigal Environment and Education Programme
    14060321069 Rishita Vijaybhai Parmar FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA remideial classes for children of tadiwala slum and they work on women and people affected with HIV.
    14060321070 Rituparna Singh - - -
    14060321071 Ritushree Ramchand Bagepalli Seva- In- Action Assessment of Disabled Students Seva- In- Action
    14060321072 Ritwik Sharma - - -
    14060321073 Rohan Samir Parikh - - -
    14060321074 Roshni v Kadam Akanksha Foundation, Seva Sahayog Education Akanksha Foundation, Seva Sahayog
    14060321075 Sadaf Hossain FACES, MedWish Awareness & Medical Aid MedWish: A Project of FACES, Kolkata
    14060321076 Sahana Kaul Tibet World Marketing And Education Tibet World
    14060321077 Sakeena - Sajad Nightingales Medical Trust Elder Care Nightingales Medical Trust
    14060321078 Sana Bhinder Sanskar India Foundation Environment Education Sanskar India Foundation
    14060321079 Sunit Animesh Sanghvi Tibet World Marketing And Education Tibet World, McLeod Ganj
    14060321080 Sanket Sandeep Shrotri People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO) Animal Rights People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO)
    14060321081 Shefaali Bopana World Wide Veterinary Service International Training Center Animals World Wide Veterinary Service International Training Center
    14060321082 Shivangi Tangr - - -
    14060321083 Shradha Kasturi The Akanksha Foundation and Teach For India Child education The Akanksha Foundation and Teach For India
    14060321084 Shrishti S Deshpande Teach For India Education Teach For India
    14060321085 Shubhangi Hora Teach For India Education Teach For India
    14060321086 Shweta Swaminathan U&I Education U&I
    14060321088 Rhea Shantanu Sugwekar The Akanksha Foundation Education and Child Development The Akanksha Foundation: In facilitation with Pujya Kasturba Gandhi English Medium School
    14060321089 Suroraj Sen Manovikas Kendra. Education (Teaching children with special needs) and Research. Manovikas Kendra: No Child Left Behind.
    14060321090 Swati Gopalkrishnan Cuddles Foundation Healthcare Cuddles Foundation
    14060321091 Tanvi Rao GiveIndia Fundraising and Donation GiveIndia: The Power to Change the World
    14060321093 Twinkle Rajesh Verma Maria Assunt Convent Education Maria Assunta Convent
    14060321094 Urmit Shah
    14060321095 Vaishali - Bhargava Parvarish - The Museum School Education, Social Work Parvarish - The Museum School, in facilitation with OASiS and SWANS
    14060321096 Vignesh Muthusubramanian
    14060321097 Vir Mehta
    14060321098 Vrinda Chopra Aagaz Education Aagaz
    14060321100 Debolina Samanta Qatar Animal Welfare Society (QAWS) Animal Shelter Qatar Animal Welfare Society (QAWS)
    14060321101 Deepika Raju Thadani Autism Awareness Care & Training Centre Autism & Education Autism Awareness Care & Training Centre
    14060321102 Meher Rohan Advani Rashi Pediatric Therapy Foundation Education Rashid Pediatric Therapy Foundation
    14060321103 Neel Vishwanatha Vasishta
    14060321104 Shama Sreekumar Nair Thermax Foundation & Akanksha Foundation Children and Education Thermax Foundation and Akanksha Foundation, Pune, India
    14060321105 Shubhangi Jagdev
    14060321110 Neha Jogi FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA Children and Education FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
    14060321111 Ranjeev Dutta
    14060321112 Vedica Bajaj
    14060321113 Isha Mathur Children of the World (India) Trust Adoption Children of the World (India) Trust

    Internship

    • About + Requirements
    • FAQ
    • List of Companies

    The internship is a compulsory component of the curriculum at SSLA. It seeks to introduce the students to the realities of the industries, and to help them understand their own strengths.

    • Hours: 220 hours
    • Credits: 7
    • Total Marks: 175.

    • The Community Outreach Programme and Internship Project cannot be done in the same organisation, during the same time period.
    • If an internship has been requested through the Career Cell, in an institution, or organisation, and is declined by the student, a polite email declining the opportunity must be sent, with a copy marked to the Career Cell. If this is not done, 10 marks will be deducted, from the overall score.
    • The student should ideally have an internship matching his/her major or minor subjects. If the students wishes to apply for an internship in a different field, this should be discussed beforehand, with the concerned faculty.
    • A No Objection Certificate will be issued on request. A date will be set aside for this; students are expected to collect the same before leaving college.
    • If the internship is in the student’s family business, or if it encompasses the establishment of a student’s personal business, then details will have to be shared with the Faculty-In-Charge of the Career Cell. A detailed extent of work will need to be shared with the same. In this case, it is mandatory for students to share a report via email, every 15 days.
    • The minimum number of hours for the internship is 220 hours, which can be spread as per the requirements of the mentor. The student may complete more hours than stipulated if the internship opportunity is excellent.
    • 25 marks for Internship Evaluation form is to be filled by the company or mentor evaluating internship performance. The Internship Evaluation form must then be submitted to the mentor or the organisation.
    • Students must collect their internship certificate from the institution or organisation. This certificate must be submitted before the presentation of the report, failing which, the report will not be accepted.
    • The final report must mandatorily be submitted in the form of two hard-bound copies, and one soft copy, to be sent to the Career and Internship Cell. The report should have all proof of work, photographs etc. Details in terms of logs and more will be sent to every batch.
    • The Internship marks will be displayed on Curiosity on the given dates. No queries from students regarding this will be entertained after the last day of display of marks. There is no re-evaluation for the Internship module.
    • If a student does not pass the Internship module, it will be considered a backlog. He/she may have to repeat the internship process or the presentation and viva, depending on the evaluation. The report submission, presentation, and viva will be conducted in the consequent semesters.

    If a student does not pass the Internship module, it will be considered a backlog. He/she may have to repeat the internship process or the presentation and viva, depending on the evaluation. The report submission, presentation and viva will be conducted in the consequent semesters.

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    Organisation Work Domain

    The Hindu Business Line

    Reporter

    Smartron India Pvt Ltd

    Marketing(Consumer and market research)

    Bureau Central Marocain des Societes d’Assurances (BCMA)

    Assurance

    BCMA

    Insurance

    Netherlands Business Support Office

    Market research

    Interface Communications (F.C.B. ULKA)

    Creative Copywriting

    Curozo Edutech

    Growth Tracking and Market Research

    The Richmond Fellowship Society

    Auroville

    Solar Village Project

    Global Education Solutions

    Content and Curriculum development

    The Indian Express

    Features/ Editorial

    Tata Memorial Hospital

    Psycho – Oncology

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

    Fortis Memorial Research Institute

    Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences

    Interics Designs Pvt Ltd

    Advertising

    LOL Ventures Pvt Ltd

    Droom Technology

    SSLA

    International Cell

    SSLA

    Nimble Systems Pvt Ltd

    Entrepreneur

    Entrepreneurship and management intern

    Indiabulls Foundation

    CSR project and HR processes

    Ogilvy and Mather Pvt Ltd

    Account Management

    National Centre for Advocacy Studies

    Research

    Malhar Limelight

    Book writing

    Indian Express

    Features

    Liberty India DHC Pvt Ltd

    Tourism

    SSLA

    Research

    NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences

    Psychology

    Fortis Healthcare

    Psychology

    Advocate Mrunalini Deshmukh

    Family Law

    Mac Advertising

    Automobile Industry (car4sene.com)

    Goodricke Group Ltd

    Marketing

    Anandi Foods (Happy Belly)

    Marketing

    Aker Power Gas Subsea

    HR

    Frost and Sullivan

    Economic Research

    National Centre for Advocacy Studies

    Research

    WFT

    Digital Marketing and Content Writing

    Carpe Diem

    PR, Branding, Corporate Communication, Events

    Anandi Foods (Happy Belly)

    Marketing

    Eye Catcher Entertainment Pvt Ltd

    Homegrown Media LLP

    Editiorial and Content Writing

    Earth 5 R

    Socio – environmental

    Richmond Fellowship Society

    Samuchit Enviro Tech

    Sustainable lifestyle products, services, research studies

    ZEBRA Crossing Paradigm Pvt Ltd

    Advertising Agency

    Nomad Films  

    Ad film Production House

    FCB ULKA

    Creative and advertising

    Gyaan Adab

    Creative, program development

    Dissertation

    • About + Requirements
    • List of Dissertation Topics
    • Dissertation Reports

    The research dissertation is a comprehensive research project-based submission which is undertaken and completed by every student at SSLA. Students are expected to identify a theme for intensive study and request faculty with experience in the relevant area to be their committee members. Students are to undertake the project with due guidance over a period of three years, starting from Semester 3.

    • The dissertation submission takes place in two stages - a spiral bound draft is to be submitted in Semester 7, and the final hardbound volume, in Semester 8.
    • Students are exposed to the conceptual and technical aspects of a research undertaking, through core courses in Research Methodology in Semesters 2 and 3. Based on the skills acquired herein, students will work on the development of a research proposal in Semester 4, with the help of their committee members. The proposal has to be submitted before 4pm on the last working day of March in Semester 4. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in a penalty of 10 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).
    • Each student will have a research committee consisting of two members. The first committee member will be from the area of the major specialisation of the student, and the second committee member may or may not be, as long as the student is sure that their input will be helpful for the development of the dissertation. Students are required to communicate details about their committee members to the Research Cell In-Charge by 4pm on the first working day of March in Semester 4.
    • Semesters 5, 6, and 7 are for work on this proposal, to ensure its development into a dissertation. Students are expected to be in frequent contact with their committee members for guidance and inputs throughout this period, including for consultation on various drafts of chapters, etc.
    • A spiral-bound draft of the dissertation, complete with respect to all stylistic and formatting stipulations, is to be submitted by 4pm on the last working day of November in Semester 7. Students failing to meet this requirement will receive a penalty of 20 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).
    • Over January and February of Semester 8, students are expected to contact their committee members and schedule their dissertation defense. The last date to have conducted the defense is the last working day of February in Semester 8. Failure to have conducted the defense will result in a penalty of 10 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).
    • Students who fail to submit the spiral-bound copies in November of Semester 7 are still expected to finish submission and conduct defense by the last working day of February in Semester 8. Failing this, the student is liable to receive a backlog in Semester 8, and fail to graduate at the end of 8 semesters.
    • Students have till the end of March to make any minor revisions as suggested by the committee. No major revisions\second defense will be permitted. All students who have successfully completed their defense have to submit two hardbound copies of the final dissertation before 4pm on the last working day of March of Semester 8. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in a penalty of 10 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    How do we make a committee for the dissertation?

    Check the faculty specializations page and shortlist a few faculty. Approach them with your potential topic and ask them informally if they agree to be on your dissertation committee. The topic will be shaped by the student and the faculty together. When both you and the faculty agree on working together, keep a written record of this confirmation.


    Are we required to submit the names of our committee members, for the dissertation, to the Research Cell?

    Yes, there will be a form circulated for the same. Students are requested to keep proof of confirmations from their committee members in written format.


    How can we change our dissertation committee?

    Students wishing to change the First Chair subsequently need to fulfil the following conditions:

    1. They have met the First Chair committee member at least thrice in the preceding semester and have a log of the same in the handbook.
    2. The change in the First Chair has to take place at least one month before the submission of the spiral-bound draft of the dissertation.
    3. In extenuating circumstances (faculty leaving, medical conditions etc.), changes will be approved without the above conditions.


    What are the exact deadlines for the submission of the drafts for our dissertations?

    The deadlines differ from batch to batch.

    1. Students are required to submit a progress report to the First Chair once each during the fifth, sixth and seventh semesters (sixth and seventh semesters only for Batch 2019). The report should provide an overview of the work done and specify the nature of work pending to complete the dissertation. The First Chair can, at his or her discretion, require the students to submit a written draft and make a presentation based on work completed.
    2. During the sixth semester, the progress report must be submitted before the last day of classes (April 20, 2018 for Batch 2019). The progress report for the sixth semester will be marked for 10 points.
    3. The Progress Report for the seventh semester must be submitted by the third Saturday of August (August 18, 2018 for batch 2019. The progress report for the seventh semester will be marked for 15 points
    4. The spiral bound dissertation is due by January 4, 2019 (4 pm). The rest of the deadlines remain the same as specified in the handbook (for defense, it is February 28, 2019 and for the submission of the final hard bound copy, it is March 29, 2019 (4 pm).

    Examples of Dissertations

    Exploring the legitimacy of sweatshop labour through feminist economics

    Ananya

    2018

    Analysing factors that affect consumer attitudes towards online retail

    Anisa Javanmardi

    2018

    Strong Women: Gender in young adult science fiction and fantasy

    Archana Warrier

    2018

    Cultural Détente: John Le Carré, From the Cold War to the thaw

    Chandreyi Mukherjee

    2018

    The impact of new media on the feminist movement in India

    Pavit Bakshi

    2018

    Velo-City: An econometric model of the Pune bicycle market

    Mihir Oak

    2018

    Hard copies of all dissertations are available in the SSLA Library

    Seminar Paper

    • About + Requirements
    • List of Seminar Themes
    • Seminar Papers
    Seminar Paper Rules and Policies
    • The rationale behind the final year seminar is to encourage and equip students to deliberate on themes in an academic fashion, and write a paper that satisfies standard academic conventions (substantive and formal). This exercise will enable students to familiarise themselves with the process identifying journals that are relevant to their work, submitting papers to journals, editing them after review, etc.
    • The list of themes will be made available to the students on 2 June 2016. They will have a month to approach/communicate with any of the teachers on the list, and choose a moderator.
    • Starting from August 1, faculty members are expected to conduct fortnightly or monthly sessions with their seminar students, wherein discussion on the theme and specific ideas that individual students would like to pursue, will be carried out.
    • These sessions are intended to be oriented towards discussion, instead of teaching. The expectation from the moderator is primarily supervisory, not pedagogic. The standard convention on seminar papers is for students to present written drafts (in each session), and for the moderator as well as the other members of the group to make comments, criticisms etc. of the idea presented. The moderator is also expected to offer new readings, if any, which may be helpful in pursuing the theme further. The abstract of the paper to be written is due by 1st October 2016.
    • By 7th November 2016 students will submit the first draft of their paper to their moderator. The paper must be reflective of three months of seminar work that preceded it. Comments and feedback will be made available by 15th December 2016.
    • Over the next month, the draft will undergo revision and editing, at the end of which, the student will send it to any academic publication for acceptance. The second draft is due on 15th January 2017. The final paper is due on 15th of February 2017, and proof of delivery is due on the 25th of April 2017.
    • The rationale behind the stipulation of publication is to encourage students to familiarise themselves with formal systems of publishing their work. This end can be achieved through two means:
      • Students are graded also on whether the work is of publishable quality.
      • Students send their papers to various agencies of publication and submit proof that their papers have at least been submitted.
    • Each step of the process is graded. The format for grading is as follows:

      Grading Scheme (out of, not absolute)

      • Attendance& Participation - 20 points
      • Abstract - 5 points
      • Draft 1 -10 points
      • Draft 2 -15 points
      • Final paper- 25 points
      • Proof of publication-25 points
      • TOTAL: 100 points

    • The grading scheme for the publication stipulation is as follows:

      Grading Scheme for Proof of Publication

      • Proof of Paper/Article Submitted: 15
      • Paper/Article Submitted and under review: 20
      • Paper/Article Accepted after review: 25

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    How can I choose my Seminar theme?

    Themes and faculty names will be circulated during the summer break before the 7th Semester. Students will have time to read, and communicate with faculty before the deadline for signing up.


    Can I change my Seminar after signing up?

    No, once you have chosen you cannot change the seminar paper. It is expected you have communicated with the faculty before signing up.


    Does the Seminar need to be from my Major-Minor?

    No, the seminar has no impact nor is it shaped by your Major-Minor disciplines.

    The Seminar Topics are a variety of topics associated with the various subjects taught at SSLA.

    The following is a list of topics that have been offered over the past few years

    • Creative solutions to current challenges in STEM education
    • Cultural Fieldwork and Self awareness
    • Ethnocentrism and Cross-cultural interactions
    • Health Care in India: Some issues
    • History and Story: Through the looking glass of fiction
    • Mental Health and its portrayal in Pop Culture
    • Security Issues in South Asia
    • Society and Inclusion
    • The Artist, Censorship and Media

    Can Machines be Moral Agents

    Aishwarya Shah

    2017

    Reading Austerlitz

    Francesca Cotta

    2017

    Representations of Cultural Trauma in Indian Fiction

    Tanushree Baijal

    2017

    Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in India

    Suman Manvi

    2017

    Yearly Academic Calendar

    • SSLA Library
    • Research

    SSLA Library

    • SSLA LIBRARY
    • Timing
    • Library Rules
    • Committee
    • Suggestions

    SSLA LIBRARY

    Library learning resources

    Total No. Of Qty.

    Process to access resources OR guideline  

    Books

    9301

    Online Koha book catalog- OPAC system.

    Click on URL

    http://symbiosis-koha.informindia.co.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-   main.pl?logout.x=1

    DVD/CD

    348

    Only for reference

    Journals (physical)

    Total –  24

    Indian - 20

    Foreign - 4

    Only for reference

    Magazines

    (Physical)

    Total – 21

    Indian – 15

    Foreign - 6

    Only for reference

    News Papers

    Total -7

    Only for reference

    Inter library loan membership

    1

    BCL ID library card are available in ssla library.

    SSLA Online E- Database

    3

    1. Manupatra (for Law)

    URL:- http://www.manupatrafast.com/

    1. Projec Muse(Humanities &Social Science)

    URL:-https://muse.jhu.edu/

    1. CMIE (for economics)

                URL:-https://statesofindia.cmie.com/

    SIU Online E-Database

    11

    1. Click on URL-https://www.library.siu.edu.in
    2. User Name-your PRN
    3. Password –search on your email OR take from library (after login) Click on Centrally Subscribed
    4. Following database list will open
    1. EBSCO
    2. Elsevrier: Science direct - Management
    3. Emerald Management E-Journal
    4. Web of Knowledge
    5. Frost & Sullivan
    6. JSTOR
    7. Scopus online database
    8. Factiva
    9. E Research
    10. TURNITIN (Plagrisiam Checker Software)
    11. EndNote (Reference Manager Tool)


    Timing

    Monday to Saturday : 8.30AM To 8.00 PM

    Sunday and Holidays : Closed

    Library Rules

    • SSLA library membership is available for the following persons:Students of SSLA
    • All teaching and non-teaching staff of Symbiosis Institutions
    • Members of the Symbiosis Society
    •Issue of Books:
    1. ●Issue of books is available to all library members.
    2. ●Members are expected to keep their college ID card at the time of checking-out a book.
    3. ●Books other than reference books will be issued to a member on loan for a period of 7
    4. days. A book, once issued, must be returned on or before the last date stamped on the Due Date slip, pasted on the first page of the book.
    5. ●Reference books and Journals will not be issued; but are available for study within the
    6. Library.
    7. ●Failure to return books on the due date will result in a fine of Rs. 5/- per day.

    In case of loss of a book(s), the member will either have to replace the same or pay the current value of the book.

    •General Library Rules:
    1. ●Students can issue and return books on all working days from▪9:00 a.m. to▪7:30 p.m.
    2. ●Students are not allowed to carry their bags into the library. There is a locker system outside the library where students can store their bags.
    3. ●Readers shall not write or mark (by underlining, putting brackets, etc.) on the< reading materials.

    Committee

    Sr. No.

    Designation

    Position in committee

    Name of person

    1

    Director

    Chairman

    Anita Patankar

    2

    Four Faculty members nominated by the Director

    Member

    Shweta Deshpande

    Sulakshana Sen

    ManjariJonnalagadda

    Vaidyanatha GV

    3

    Administrative Officer

    Member

    Anju Badhe

    4

    Librarian of the Institute

    Member Secretary

    Smita Kadam

    5

    Student Representative

    Member

    Shweta Surywanshi

    6

    University Librarian

    Invitee

    Sangeeta Paliwal

    Purchase suggestions:- All SSLA library members are allowed to recommend books. They should mail the librarian regarding book suggestions.

    Library Feedback:- Click on this link and fill the form once a year

    Link-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CyuzXA37Gyl9UOyD61E6AwSp-67T9z4zV7HfMZ7OBB0/edit

    Applying for Transcripts

    Rules for applying for any of the following

    • Transcript
    • Consolidated Grade Sheet
    • Certificate of Passing
    • Last Semester Grade Sheet

    The student has to visit the SI(DU) website- www.siu.edu.in

    • Go to Students section- Forms and Applications – Application Form for Transcript / as the case may be
    • Download this form
    • Read it – it has the complete procedure to apply
    • Print it, fill it up, sign it
    • From a Nationalized Bank, prepare a DD in the name of SI(DU) , payable at Pune, for a sum of Rs. 500/- or Rs. 300/- (as the case may be)
    • Submit the filled form and the DD to SSLA Exam Department.
    • After the specified no. of working days, when SSLA receives your documents, you will get the intimation from SSLA Exam Department, then you may collect your certificate / Grade Sheet / etc.

    Results

    Backlog Examinations

    For backlog examinations the latest version of the syllabus will be used for paper setting. Hence for a particular examination season the same paper shall be used for both regular and backlog students. Student needs to give undertaking in this regard.

    A separate backlog paper will be set only in case of the title/ credits changes

    The student will procure the latest syllabus for the Institute/Department and prepare for the backlog examination accordingly.

    With prior permission of the Institute/ Department, the student may attend classes to cover new topic with a convenient batch or any arrangement as provided therein.

    In case of annual pattern a backlog examination shall be conducted in each of the semester of a year or annually as per rules.

    Research at Symbiosis International
    (Deemed) University
    Research Cell at SSLA

    Research

    • Faculty
    • Student

    Student Research at SSLA

    Research is considered to be an essential part of academics in the process of understanding a subject thoroughly. It acts as a means of giving life to individual thoughts and beliefs. Therefore, SSLA encourages all students and faculty to undertake research work. For students, these assume the form of two major submissions in their fourth year, the dissertation and the final year seminar paper. Research-oriented writing skills are also essential to the completion of their Internship and Community Outreach Project reports.

    All students undertake an independent research project, and submit a dissertation as an essential part for the fulfillment of their undergraduate degree program. This project reflects a student’s Major and Minor subject of study.

    Student research is thus interdisciplinary in nature, and spans across the major and minor subjects offered at the school, ranging from philosophy to business studies, and from economics to biology.

    The rationale behind the final year seminar, is to inspire and equip students to deliberate on themes of their interest in an academic fashion, and to write a paper that satisfies standard academic conventions (substantive and formal).

    In order to encourage self-confidence, the final year seminar papers written by students are sent out for publication.

    Many of the noted journals including the International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International e-Journal of Advances in Education, and Anthropology and Reinvention: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research, have accepted some of the papers written by students of SSLA, and given them a platform to showcase their research-related writing skills.

    SSLA Student Research

    Publications:

    2021-2022

    • A research article written by Ankita Mathur (Batch 2017-2021) as part of the final year seminar paper requirement has been published in the Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies. Mathur, Ankita. "Politics of Identity Formation: Impact Of Jean Paul Sartre’s Criticism Of Négritude Philosophy." Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies 21 (2021): 63-82 . Available at: https://doi.org/10.17077/2168-569X.1571
    • Laksmi Priya Panicker (Batch 2017-2021) published a chapter of her undergraduate dissertation on the international relations website -- E-International Relations. https://www.e-ir.info/2021/10/17/russias-energy-strategy-and-gas-disputes/

    2020-2021

    • Aashna Khosla (Batch 2017-2021), “Psychological Impact during COVID 19, Among the Elderly, in India”; published in April 2021 in the Indian Journal of Gerontology
    • A Rahel Rao (Batch 2017-2021), “The Connotations of Conlangs: Understanding the Orientalist Leanings of Dothraki and High Valyrian in Game of Thrones”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Adithi Hebbar (Batch 2017-2021), “Carnatic Fusion: Sites for Identity Reconciliation or Erasure?”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Aena Asif (Batch 2018-2022) and Isha Mahajan (Batch 2018-2022), “Mapping Solitude: An Exploratory Study of the Concept of Solitude in a Hyper-connected Modern World”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Amarabati Bhattacharyya (Batch 2017-2021), “The Body Politics of a Polish Melodrama: Cold War (2018)”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Geeta Gunjal (Batch 2017-2021), “Climate change-induced migration and forced climate migrants in the Sundarbans”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Mrinal Rajeev (Batch 2017-2021), “Anansi, Myth, and Resistance: Exploring Anansi Folklore as Transgressive Culture during Slavery”; published in June 2021 in Volume V ofConfluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Muskan Aggarwal (Batch 2017-2021), “Presence of the Past: Notions of the Indian Nation in Class VI NCERT History Textbooks”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Meera T (Batch 2017-2021), “Imagining the Nation: The notion of sub-nationalisms in Kerala through works of Sahodaran Ayyappan and Vallathol Narayana Menon”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Qandeel Qazi (Batch 2017-2021), “Resurrecting the Courtesan Identity: A Historical Critique”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Rutvik Upadhyaya (Batch 2017-2021), “Death of the Avenging Woman? An Exploration into Rape-Revenge films in Hindi Cinema post-2010”; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Mahika Mor (Batch 2017-2021), “Vampires and Violence: Gothic Narratives”; accepted for publication in Vidyankur: Journal of Philosophical and Theological Studies
    • Roshni Raheja (Batch 2016-2020), “The Impact of Advancements in Technology on Marital Communication: An Exploration of Geographically Distanced Marriages in India”; published in December 2020 in Volume IV ofConfluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • S.Vaishnavi (Batch 2016-2020), The Postmodern Functions of The Handmaid’s Tale’s Epilogue; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Anindita Sinh (Batch 2016-2020), The Jataka Tales through the Lens of Existential and Buddhist Ethics; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Divyali Mehrotra (Batch 2016-2020), Cultural Plurality in Indian Fiction: Understanding the Indian Identity through R.K. Narayan; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Upasana Rangarajan (Batch 2016-2020), The Legacy of Andal: Exploring the Impact of Andal’s Poetry on the Identity of the Modern Tamil Woman; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Ava Gilder (Batch 2016-2020), Public Transport In Mumbai: Challenges Faced By The Disabled Community; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Prakriti Sharma (Batch 2016-2020), Social Conditions and the Gender Binary: A Psycho-Social Investigation of Mental Health through a Gendered Lens; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Khushi Bajaj (Batch 2017-2021),  How The Gendering Of Toys Hamper Skill Development In Children; published in October 2020 in Feminism in India:  https://feminisminindia.com/2020/10/20/how-the-gendering-of-toys-hamper-skill-development-in-children/
    • Khushi Bajaj (Batch 2017-2021), Ismat Chughtai’s Feminine Perspective That Subverted Patriarchal Literature & Activism; published in December 2020 in Feminism in India:   https://feminisminindia.com/2020/12/25/ismat-chughtai-feminine-perspective-patriarchal-literature-activism/
    • Khushi Bajaj (Batch 2017-2021), 10 Promising Authors to Look Out for in 2021 & Beyond, published in December 2020 in Feminism in India:   https://feminisminindia.com/2021/01/08/women-authors-to-read/
    Other Publications
    • Ananya Gandhi (Batch 2018-2022)
      • Contributing author; co-authored a chapter in the report published by the Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya, titled ‘The Day after Tomorrow: Africa’s Battle with Covid-19 and the Road Ahead’ in July 2020
      • Co-author of an article titled ‘Building back better: A gender-responsive strategy to combat Covid19’ published by the Observer Research Foundation in August 2020
    • Roshni Raheja (Batch 2016-2020), Social Evaluations of Accented Englishes: An Indian Perspective, Conference Proceedings, Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2020, The Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics
    The following students published articles in the news and analysis publication ‘Toward Freedom’
    • Divyali Mehrotra (Batch 2016-2020), The curse of caste and contagion, October 2020, Toward Freedom
    • Ankita Mathur (Batch 2017-2021), Art for change in India, October 2020, Toward Freedom
    • Oishika Neogi (Batch 2016-2020), Religious women and the struggle for rights in India, May 2020, Toward Freedom and India’s urban sex workers and COVID-19, September 2020,Toward Freedom
    • Roshni Mukherjee (Batch 2016-2020), Narratives of mental health in Calcutta, India, July 2020, Toward Freedom
    • Amarabati Bhattacharyya (Batch 2017-2021), Indian media’s missing margins, July 2020, Toward Freedom
    • Prakriti Sharma (Batch 2016-2020), Local organizing key to Kerala success in containing COVID, May 2020, Toward Freedom
    Book Reviews
    • D. Madhav (Batch 2018-2022), Pankaj Sekhsaria, Instrumental Lives: An Intimate Biography of an Indian Laboratory. Routledge, 2018; published in December 2020 in Volume IV of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Disha Doshi (Batch 2018-2022), Repression, Dacoity and the Law: Durba Ghosh’s Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India, 1919–1947; published in June 2021 in Volume V of Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

    2019-2020
    Mehak Sudan, Starting Early: Analysing the Impact of Literacy Rates on Financial Literacy Rates in India (April 19, 2019). International Journal of Financial Management Volume 9 Issue 2 April 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3438588 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3438588

    Conferences & Presentations:

    2015-2016

    • Anamika Das presented a paper at the Third International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, organised by INTCESS Istanbul, titled ‘Tracing our steps: Is regressive evolution of education an alternative?’
    • Two SSLA students presented papers at Chikitsa 2016: ‘Shaadi ka Panchnama: Disentangling Marriage, Market and State’, a student seminar organised by the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre at Pune University. The titles of the papers are as under:
      • Soumi Roychowdhury - The Absence of Love in the Presence of Dating: An intrinsic study amongst the Indian youth on the relationship of physical appearance, dating, and love
      • Harshavardhan Sushant - The globalized Indian wedding: A study of the effects of globalization, on Indian wedding rituals
    • Four SSLA students presented their academic papers at a national level student conference on Contemporary Social Issues, organized by Somaiya College in Mumbai. The titles of the papers are as under:
      • Sanjana Rastogi - Transnational Terrorism and Digital Media
      • Palak Sharma - Interest in Buddhist Economics
      • Anamika Das - Divide of the Moment - Digital Divide towards Gaining Autonomy and Equality in India
      • Malavika Ravi - The Concept of Consent in Human Trafficking: re-examining Consent in Prostitution
    • Harshvardhan Sushant (Batch 2013-2017)
      • Participated as a delegate in Distilled Images, an international haiku conference. Date: 13th - 14th September 2014. Organized by SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, and IN Haiku. Read more
      • Awarded a research scholarship to present my paper in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago. Scholarship award date: 6th September 2015. Read more
      • Presented a paper at Chikitsa 2016, a national seminar for students where undergraduates, postgraduates and research scholars were invited to present their papers on the theme ‘Shaadi Ka Panchnama: Disentangling Marriage, Market and State’ . Date: The conference was held on 8th and 9th March 2016. Organized by: Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre (KSPWSC) in Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly, University of Pune). Read more
      • Presented a paper at the 'Future of Liberal Arts and Science Education' international conference. Date: 16th - 18th May 2016. Organized by: SSLA and SIU . Read more
      • Presented a paper at the 'Transforming India 2030: Strategies for Sustainable Development Goals' international conference. Date: 15th - 17th February 2017. Organized by: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, SIU. Read more
    • Sana Vaidya presented a paper the FoHSS conference on Sustainable Development. The paper was a faculty and student collaboration with Dr Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Sulakshana Sen, Ananya Gouthi Sana herself.
    • Hana Masood did an internship last summer with an organization called Krityanand UNESCO Club and wrote a research paper for them. Read more
    • Nikita Anil Kumar along with Srushti Borkar presented a paper titled ' Indian Women in Science' on 16/2/2017 at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS) conference that was held at Lavale. It was presented under the Education and Gender track. The paper looked at women who are studying STEM subjects as well as those already working in STEM. Common problems faced by women were described. To further this, the so talked to a few women who had jobs in the STEM fields to determine whether their experiences aligned with our research. A profile of the typical Indian woman scientist was then built. In addition, a review of the policies dealing with women in science was conducted and suggestions for improvements were made.
    • Malavika Ravi has presented the following papers:
      • "The Concept of Consent in Sex Work" at Somaiya College, Mumbai (February 2016)
      • "Addressing Social Change through Online Media" at IASE, Pune University (February 2017)
      • "Sex Trafficking Legislation and the Role of Neoliberalism" at Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre, Pune University (Accepted, conference scheduled for April 2017)

      Malavika presented at a conference on her paper titled "Addressing social change through online media". The conference was organized by the Institute of Advanced English Studies, affiliated to Pune University. The paper is due for publication soon. Read more

    • Alpana Nadagouda represented SSLA at the International Conference of Language, Literature and Culture. It was organised by the Institute of Advanced Studies English, affiliated by Savitribai Phule Pune University. Read more

      Her paper, 'The Impact of Mobile Media on Consumer Behaviour and Mobile Marketing Strategies' was accepted and thus, she was invited to present it. Alpana has received a certificate for the same. Additionally, her paper will be published.

    Projects 

    Government Funded Research Projects

    Principal Investigator(s)

    Project title

    Year funding was approved

    Funding agency

    Status

    Dr. Manjari Jonnalagadda

    To study role of the Melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene in shaping pigmentation variation among tribal and caste populations of West Maharashtra

    2017-2018

    Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST

    Completed

    Dr.Shirish Sahasrabuddhe 

    ACCESS program RELO

    2018-2019

    US Embassy

    Completed

    Non-Government Funded Research Projects

    Principal Investigator(s)

    Project title

    Year funding was approved

    Funding agency

    Status

    Dr. Anita Patankar 

    Healthcare and awareness campaign for underprivileged women in the Bopkhel Community, Pune

    2018-2019

    The Asia Foundation

    Completed

    Dr. Shanti Shanker, Dr. Edwin van Teijlingen, Dr.Anita Patankar

    Understand the maternal health, ageing and wellness in rural India to develop a grassroot centre addressing these issues

    2019-2020

    Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation UK

    Completed

    Dr. Shanti Shanker, Dr. Edwin van Teijlingen, Dr.Anita Patankar

    To Support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges of economic development and well being faced by developing countries on the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development

    2020-2021 

    Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation UK

    Completed

    SIU Seed Funding: Minor Research Projects

    Principal Investigator(s)

    Project title

    Year funding was approved

    Funding agency

    Status

    Dr. Shweta Sinha Deshpande

    Evolving new belief icons in Contemporary India: Two case studies

    2014-2015

    SIU

    Completed

    Dr. Suchetana Banerjee

    Traditions of Devotion: Narratives and Lived Experiences

    2019-2020

    SIU

    Ongoing

    Dr. Shweta Sinha Deshpande

    A relook at the Ganeshwar Jodhpura Culture with a special focus on the Neem ka Thana Tehsil, Sikar district Rajasthan: an exploration and ethnography project

    2020-2021

    SIU

    Ongoing

    Dr. Sumithra Surendralal, Dr. Renu Vinod

    Documenting Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices of Teachers in Non-Formal Education (NFE): A Pilot Study of Khelghar, Pune

    2021-2022

    SIU

    Ongoing

    Publications 

    Journal Articles

    • Rodrigue, B. H. (2022). Big History—A Study of All Existence: Part 1: A World Connected,’ Journal of Big History 5 (1): 1–47.
    • Bali, M., Goes, P., Haug, E., & Patankar, A. (2021). COVID-19 impacts on virtual exchange around the world. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 4, 117-124.
    • Jonnalagadda, M., Bharti, N., Kasibhatla, S. M., Wagh, M. A., Joshi, R., Ozarkar, S., & Ashma, R. (2022). MC1R diversity and its role in skin pigmentation variation in West Maharashtra, India. American Journal of Human Biology, e23734.
    • Rodrigue, B. H. (2021). Disaster’s offspring: Catastrophe, narrative, and survival in global history. Journal of Globalization Studies, 12(1), 161-173.
    • Kadam,S., Awareness and utilization of electronic Databases by Under Graduate Students and Faculties in Pune, Journal of Information Technology and Library Science, Vol.9, Issue 2, Aug 2021 
    • Singh,A., Kazi,R., Divekar,R., Patankar,A., Comparing Deemed and State Universities on Perception of Educational Offerings using Factorial MANOVA, Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management, 2020
    • Debortoli, G., Abbatangelo, C., Ceballos, F., Fortes-Lima, C., Norton, H. L., Ozarkar, S., ... & Jonnalagadda, M. (2020). Novel insights on demographic history of tribal and caste groups from West Maharashtra (India) using genome-wide data. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-10.
    • Singh, A., & Saini, D. (2020). Modelling Of Enablers Of Tech Enhanced Learning For Higher Education Using Tism And Mic Mac Analysis. Solid State Technology, 63(6), 10472-10481.
    • Patankar,A., Singh,A., A theoretical framework showing the contextual relationship between corporate branding and its dimensions using ISM and fuzzy MICMAC analysis, International Journal of Management and Business Research, 2019
    • Jonnalagadda, M., Faizan, M. A., Ozarkar, S., Ashma, R., Kulkarni, S., Norton, H. L., & Parra, E. (2019). A genome-wide association study of skin and iris pigmentation among individuals of South Asian ancestry. Genome biology and evolution, 11(4), 1066-1076. Anita Patankar, Archana Singh, India’s innovation in liberal arts education for sustainability- A conceptual framework using interpretive structural modelling, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 2019
    • Kavadi, S., V. R. Khanolkar and the Indian Cancer Research Centre, 1952-1962, Indian Journal of Cancer, 2019
    • Kavadi, S., The founding of the Tata Memorial Hospital, 1932-1941, Indian Journal of Cancer, 2019
    • Kavadi, S., John B Grant and public health in India, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2019
    • Rodrigue, B., Human Studies at a Crossroad: Anthropology, Big History, and our Global Futures, Man in India, 2019
    • Singh, A., Kazi, R., & Patankar, A. (2019). Exploring the Relationship between Youth Leadership and Sustainability with Mediation Effects from an Indian Perspective using Path Way Analysis. Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, 10(1), 13-22.
    • Parkar, K. (2018). Book review of Eric, and Marie-Hélène Zérah, eds. Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An introduction to the dynamics of ordinary towns. Environment and Urbanization ASIA
    • Martelli, J. T., & Parkar, K. (2018). Diversity, democracy, and dissent: a study on student politics in JNU. Economic and political weekly, 53(11).
    • Jonnalagadda, M., Bharti, N., Patil, Y., Ozarkar, S., Joshi, R., & Norton, H. (2017). Identifying signatures of positive selection in pigmentation genes in two South Asian populations. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(5), e23012.
    • Deshpande, S. S., Sen, S., & Vaidya, S. A. (2017). Community Partnerships and Education: paving the way to sustainable development in India. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 10(12), 49-66.
    • Rodrigue, B. H. (2017). The study of all existence: Big history, universal studies and the global conjuncture. International Journal for the Transformation of Consciousness, 3(1), 15-34.
    • Rodrigue, B. (2017). An Emergent Future: Evolving A Global Revolution. Universal Studies and the Modern World: Becoming Global and Cosmic Humanity, 195-218.
    • Deshpande, S. S. (2016). India: Evolving a Big History, Origins, International Big History Association
    • Mendanha, G. (2016). An Indian Worldview: Secularism in Plurality, Jnanadeepa: Pune Journal of Religious Studies, 2016

    Books

    • Barry Rodrigue, A Castle in the Clouds: Tom Plant and the American Dream, Archipelago, 2018
    • Vasant Shinde, Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Amrita Sarkar, Chalcolithic South Asia: Aspects of Crafts and Technologies, Pentagon Press, 2016

    Book chapters

    • Richa Minocha, ‘Women’s Spirituality as a Measure of Deep Time and Social Ecology,’ in Science, Religion and Deep Time, Delhi: Routledge,
      2022
    • Barry Rodrigue, ‘The Children of Climate Change and Their Search for Meaning,’ in Science, Religion and Deep Time, Delhi: Routledge, 2022,
      pp. 44-56.
    • Akshay Ranade,'India's National Security Challenges and the State Response', In: Clarke, M., Henschke, A., Sussex, M., Legrand, T. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of National Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2022, pp-187-218. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53494-3_9
    • Barry H. Rodrigue, ‘Migration, Myth, and History: A Cross-Border Case Study’, in Cross-Fertilizing Roots and Routes: Identities, Social Creativity, Cultural Regeneration and Planetary Realizations, ed. Ananta Kumar Giri, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature, 2021, pp. 161–195.
    • Richa Minocha, Gender, Development, Social Transformation and Growing Gender Inequality: A Comparative Study of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in Gender Inequality and Discrimination in India: Discourse and Dilemmas; Sumita Sarkar (ed), Rawat Publications, 2021
    • Barry Rodrigue, 'Our Place in the Multiverse: Anthropology, Civilization, and Big History', in The Routledge Handbook of Big History, eds. Craig Benjamin, Esther Quaedackers and David Baker, Abingdon: Routledge, 2019
    • Gayatri Mendanha, Alternative Interpretations of the Ramayana in Indian Hermeneutics of Suspicion, Ed. Francis Arackal, Christian World Imprints, 2018
    • Ananya Dutta, Gayatri Mendanha, The New Pope: Analysing the Shift in the Indian Media’s Coverage of the Papacy, Christian World Imprints, 2018

    Conference Proceedings

    • Shweta Sinha Deshpande, The Culture of Migration: A Case Study from Punjab, The Migration Conference 2020
    • Gayatri Mendanha, Hannah Arendt: The Political Function of Thinking, 41st Annual Research Seminar of ACPI, 2017
    • Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Migration: A Triangle of Aspiration, Opportunity or Exploitation? A Migrant’s Perspective, The Migration Conference 2017
    • Gayatri Mendanha, In Search of Woman: Re-making Ourselves, 40th Annual Research Seminar of ACPI, 2015


    Faculty Research Colloquia


    Monsoon Research Colloquia (July-Nov 2021)

    Thu Sep 16
    17:15-18:45
    Vasudev Menon
    Science, Technology, and Right-Wing Populism

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    Elections are glorified experiments. In democracies today, they are at the very least, models of public ambitions, goals and desires. Lest we forget, the elected are representative abstractions of the prevailing nature of the larger phenomenon namely, the electorate. Nothing mobilizes and at the same time represents public will more than an election. The race to the White House last year was touted as the ‘Election to Save Science’ and indeed the front runner journal in the discipline, Nature ran an editorial titled ‘On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science‘. Readers were urged – “Instead of thinking about whether to vote Democratic or Republican in the upcoming U.S. election, think about voting to protect science instead of destroying it.” ("Vote, for science!," 2020). Few disagreed that the Trump administration over its tenure had dealt a significant blow to progress in the area via often simultaneous articulations such as substantial funding cuts (J. Mervis, 2020a and 2020b) and a sustained disinformation campaign on media platforms, often involving the President himself (Motta, Stecula, & Farhart, 2020; Tollefson, 2020) and so on. Similar notes of caution had already been sounded in 2018 with the Brazilian (Escobar, 2018; Tollefson, 2018) and Italian (Abbott, 2018) Presidential Elections. The recent handling of the COVID19 pandemic by countries under right-wing dispensation has starkly brought this troubled relationship between the Sciences and policy makers into glaring focus (Leonhardt, 2020). Suddenly, the very relevance of the enterprise of science within societies appears to be fragile to say the least.

    Thu Sep 02
    17:15-18:45
    Sulakshana Sen
    Healthcare Diplomacy: The Path Ahead for India?

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    Soft Power, according to Jospeh Nye, Jr, who coined the term, is the ability to achieve desired outcomes in international affairs through attraction rather than coercion. Traditionally, cultural and literary exchanges through various festivals, sports – especially like cricket and table-tennis and grants for higher education, have been used as tools of soft power. However, over the past decade, medicine as a tool or currency for diplomacy has become a game-changer in International Relations. USA, China and Cuba have already successfully implemented healthcare or medical diplomacy as an integral part of their foreign policy. UK is also looking at using their well-established NHS as the way forward. However, as far as India is concerned, while health/medical tourism is a watchword for India, and India has sent medical support as part of humanitarian aid to different parts of the world, in response to various natural calamities and other situations, including engaging in vaccine diplomacy during the pandemic, we are yet to formalize a strategy or policy on healthcare diplomacy. Given the absence of any formalised policy for medical or healthcare diplomacy in India, the purpose of this paper is to explore whether India can use medicine/healthcare as a currency to advance its interests in the present international order; and whether healthcare diplomacy can be incorporated as a strategy and an instrument of soft power in India’s foreign policy concerns.

    Thu Jul 29
    17:15-18:45
    Research Cell
    Writing Practices: Round Table Discussion

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     NA


     

    Spring Research Colloquia (Jan-May 2021)

    Thu May 05
    17:30-18:45
    Gayatri Mendanha
    Rending the Veil: Emptiness as Ultimate Reality

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    Philosophers through the ages have attempted to probe beyond the appearance of things into the nature of reality, seeking ultimate truth. In investigating the labyrinths of one’s mind, as one watches the play of the senses and its restless tricks and our seemingly solid ground perpetually shifts moment to moment in its own impermanence. This investigation into the nature and experience of ultimate reality will point to the construction and dismantling of the deep delusions in the way the mind sees, makes meaning and engages with the ‘self’ and ‘other’. Our perception of our reality, although a fabrication of thought-abstractions and mental projections, has ethical implications, and influences how we relate to one another and our world. In the midst of a pandemic, a study of the mind and nature of reality, has immediate implications for the world that we share with other people and plays a role in how we construct our collective future. This study will present the intricate mind-sprung constructedness of the veil that obscures our seeing of reality. It will investigate the nature of reality as emptiness, guided by Buddhism and insights found in the poetry of Lal Ded and Kabir. It will go on to outline tools offered by Buddhism, Lal Ded and Kabir to rend this veil, leading to the realisation of emptiness.

    Thu Apr 15
    17:15-18:30
    Akshay Ranade
    Coalition Governments & Making of Security Policy in India:
    Study of Domestic Determinants of Making of India's Security Policy

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    A nation’s security policy is essentially aimed at creating and sustaining the space - regionally and globally - which enables it to pursue its national interests. Devising such a policy requires an assessment of external environment, the nature and intensity of the threat as well as the means, both internal and external, to mitigate such a threat. It is therefore a critical instrument to understand the nature of threats and the avenues and approaches applied by the State to deal with it. India is a diverse democracy with multiplicity of political actors at play. The most visible of those are the political parties, both regional and national, who are prime drivers of the public discourse and also of the public policy. In the initial years after the independence, this diversity was relatively less pronounced at the policy level given the prominence of the Congress party which ruled at the centre as well as in the majority of the states. The single-party dominance implied a relatively one-dimensional approach to policy making. This was true also in case of making of security policy. The one party-dominance started fading in the mid-seventies, essentially after the emergency, and the phenomenon of coalition of political parties to form government started gaining currency. The coalition inevitably meant a multi-dimensional approach to policy to satisfy the multiple and at time conflicting interests of the coalition partners. The diversity thus started getting pronounced at the policy level as well. This diversity of political opinions and resulting lack of consensus is reflected also in the making of security policy. There is no unanimity in the political class, for instance, in the approach to deal with the Pakistan or China, arguably the two most significant strategic challenges facing India. Similarly, there are differing approach to deal with terrorism and the insurgencies as well. The advent of coalition governments compounded this effect of the differing opinions. The proposed study intends to study comprehensively the dynamics of Coalition Governments and its impact on the making of Security Policy in India. It bases on the primary assumption that a nuanced study, which incorporates the variables such as ideological inclinations of the coalition partners, political capital, the nature of the leadership along with the contemporary structural environment, is imperative to have a comprehensive study of Security Policy Making in India.

    Wed Mar 24
    17:15-18:30
    Sakshi Juneja
    Non-performing Assets in the Banking Sector

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    NA

    Wed Mar 03
    17:15-18:30
    Vaidyanatha Gundlupet
    Who is a ‘Good Protester?’ A Textual Analysis of Supreme Courts Judgments on Anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) Agitations and Farmers’ Protests

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    Dissent is an integral part of political life. Liberal democracies protect the right to dissent by enshrining the freedom of speech and expression in their constitutions, and the judiciary is tasked with the responsibility of protecting such political rights. In practice though, the protection of these rights is substantially conditioned by the existing political discourse, and what judges think of the individuals seeking legal recourse to protect their rights. In contemporary India, similar agitations have been dealt with differently by courts. This seems affected by not merely the constitutional or legal questions involved in the case, but also by what the judges think of the ‘protester.’ This paper enquires into the image of the ‘good protester’ – someone who’s right to dissent needs to be protected and their grievances attended to – as seen in the judgments relating to anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) agitations and farmers’ protests. Even when the Government of India was explicitly opposed to both expressions of dissent, the Supreme Court’s handling of cases relating to the two agitations was substantially different. On the one hand, the Supreme Court refused to stay the CAA and has not even begun hearings on the pending case relating to the constitutional validity of the act. On the other, the court “stayed the implementation” of the three laws farmers were opposed to on grounds that have been questioned by legal experts. What is also noteworthy is the image of the ‘protester’ in these judgments. In the Shaheen Bagh case, possibly the most well-known of the anti-CAA agitations, the Supreme Court held that women protesters “appeared to no longer have the ability to call off the protest themselves” and “a huge periphery comprising male protestors, volunteers and bystanders... seemed to have a stake in the continuance of the blockade of the road” thus professionalising the protester and disassociating them from the cause (Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police & Others, 2020, para 10). On the other hand, in the judgment on the farmers’ protests, the Supreme Court of explicitly stated the following: “Laudably, the farmers have so far carried on the agitation peacefully and without any untoward incident (Rakesh Vaishnav & Others v. Union of India & Others, 2021, para 6 [emphasis added]). Thus, the image of the protester is notably different in these judgments. This paper undertakes a textual analysis of the judgments relating to the two agitations to comprehend the image of the protester underlying this jurisprudence. A study of this image of the protester is important because it has significant impact on the broader public debate, and also influences lower courts’ approach to similar cases.

    References
    Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police & Others, 2020. Supreme Court of India.
    Rakesh Vaishnav & Others v. Union of India & Others, 2021. Supreme Court of India.

    Wed Feb 17
    17:15-18:30
    Barry Rodrigue
    Backwoods Globalization: The Canada Road System of North America, from Pangea to the Present

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    My graduate research was to assemble a history of the eastern borderlands of the United States and Canada by using a route system as the central artefact. The ‘Canada Road’ was a network in the northern Appalachian Mountains that linked the Arctic, Atlantic and Mississippi worlds. The project took ten years of archeological and geographic fieldwork, coupled with detailed oral history and archival research in North America and Europe. It revealed a history that had been all but forgotten. My American advisors told me it was an ‘impossible’ topic and suggested I change it, but my French advisors told me to proceed, since it was an excellent example of histoire totale, an interdisciplinary study. The project therefore had significance in its methodology and its theoretical approaches, as much as in its topic. We established a research collection of informants materials and primary documents at the University of Maine, while the work also led to the commemoration of the route by the United States and Canadian governments. I am in the final stages of a book on this work – Backwoods Globalization: The Canada Road System of North America, from Pangea to the Present.

    Wed Feb 03
    17:15-18:30
    Suchetana Banerjee
    Deshwali Dhun of Kolkata

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    "This project aims to document the lyrical expressions of the migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar nested in Kolkata. The soundscape of Kolkata contains a so called deshwali dhun – unfortunately can’t be translated to country music, which is always there, and remains unnoticed. The migrant labourers from the upland practice their music(s) on the pavements, in roadside temples, in dingy blind lanes, almost in every possible place throughout the year. The form of lyric that concern this project is kajri,the most popular form of poetry that can encountered on the streets of Kolkata. This research aims to analyze kajris that one hears on the footpaths of Kolkata by the deshwalis who try to forge a link with their ‘desh’ through these songs. An expression that takes them back home, lightens them from the burdens of migration when they establish a home in bidesh through a community of verses, songs and performances. Kajri is important to document because it can be read as an eminent example of secular poetry rooted in history, culture, region, spirituality and an emotional representation of village life. The outcome of this project will lead to a set of archival quality audio/video recordings that can provide material for a documentary and a monograph which might serve as an authentic source for future research in cultural studies, literary studies and migration studies."

     

    Monsoon Research Colloquia (July-Nov 2020)

    Wed Nov 04
    17:15-18:15
    Manjari Jonnalagadda
    Fair & Lovely or Dark & Beautiful: Exploring skin pigmentation diversity in South Asia

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    Skin pigmentation due to its conspicuous nature has been the focus of numerous anthropological investigations both historically and in current times. With the availability of empirical measuring devices that are based on reflectance of incident light, it is now possible to record quantitative measure of melanin levels in populations, revealing a true picture of nature of pigmentation diversity that exists between populations. Likewise, characterisation of genetic variants influencing skin pigmentation diversity in populations is revealing the complex nature of this phenotype. This presentation will contextualise the need for need for skin pigmentation studies focusing on pigmentation diversity in South Asian populations and highlight some of the results and their implications that have emerged over the 3 projects undertaken by me.
    I. Skin Pigmentation diversity in West Maharashtra (Completed): this project investigated the skin pigmentation diversity in among 6 populations of west Maharashtra. The objective was to assess if populations occupying a small geographical zone exhibit uniform pigmentation profiles as they are all exposed to uniform environmental conditions. Results reveal that pigmentation varies in populations from varied social groups. Caste populations show lower melanin levels as compared to tribal populations. 3 (SLC24A5, SLC45A2 and TYR) genes were identified to be associated with melanin levels, of which 1 SLC24A5 was significant after controlling for population and social group as covariates.
    II. Identify signatures of positive selection in pigmentation genes among South Asian populations (completed) – whole genome scan to identify pigmentation genes that show positive selection. Results highlight 3 previously un-associated genes to show significant association in South Asian populations. These genes are involved in melanosome transport and could be possible candidate genes.
    III. MC1R diversity in West Maharashtra (Ongoing) – This project looks at examining sequence diversity at MC1R to assess if this gene plays an important role in determining the pigmentation of an individual in West Maharashtra populations. Mutations in MC1R are associated with a decrease in skin pigmentation, melanoma, freckling, and red/blond hair. It is seen that variation at MC1R has been constrained in high UVR populations due to purifying selection, however, Recent studies in Africans by (Crawford et al. 2017; Martin et al. 2017) have shown high frequency of alleles contributing to light skin, warranting the need for a closer examination of genes controlling skin color diversity in dark skinned populations such as South Asians.

    Wed Oct 21
    17:15-18:15
    Renu Vinod & Sumithra Surendralal
    Doing Physics in India: A Feminist Analysis of National Priorities

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    Scholarship on gender and science in India largely does not emphasize distinctions between the various subfields of the natural sciences and mathematics. However, there are crucial distinctions between disciplines such as biology, geology, physics, chemistry, etc. both from an epistemological standpoint, as well as from the standpoint of the particular set of social, cultural, political considerations guiding the growth of a discipline. The gender disparity in the field of physics research is stark in India. According to a recent report (Resmi et al, 2019), on average, about 19% of tenured physics faculty in universities in India are women, while in research institutions the corresponding percentage is only 11%. Studies (Barinaga, 1994; Hasse, 2009) indicate that there is a need to understand such gaps in representation in the sciences in the context of specific cultures, since there are country-specific deviations in patterns of representation. Götschel (2011) suggests three dimensions along which questions of gender and physics can be discussed, namely those of human actors, workplace cultures, and knowledge production. In India, several organized bodies have been constituted to deliberate on the status of women in physics (or the sciences more broadly), and it is worthwhile to examine their cognizance of the three dimensions and the weightage they allocate to each in their vision of a more inclusive future for the practice of physics in India. Through semi-structured interviews with members of some of these organized bodies, we
    propose to report the orientations and priorities of those leading such endeavours.

    References
    Barinaga, M. (1994). Surprises across the cultural divide. Science, 263(5152), 1468-1470.
    https://doi.org/10.1126/science.263.5152.1468
    Götschel, H. (2011). The entanglement of gender and physics: Human actors, workplace
    cultures, and knowledge production. Science & Technology Studies.
    https://sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view/55270
    Hasse, C. in Chapter 5 In O. Skovsmose, P. Valero, & O. R. Christensen (Eds.), University
    Science and Mathematics Education in Transition. Springer US.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09829-6
    Resmi, L., Shastri, P., Goswami, S., Pandey, P., Nanal, V., Kharb, P., ... & Chatterjee, S. (2019,
    June). Gender status in the Indian physics profession and the way forward. In AIP
    Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2109, No. 1, p. 050019). AIP Publishing LLC.
    https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5110093

    Wed Oct 07
    17:15-18:15
    Richa Minocha
    Gender and Social-Cultural Ecology

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    "The study based in Simla district in India, discusses how cultural systems permeate every dimension of rural life in villages in the state of Himachal Pradesh in the country. The deity cult gives meaning and purpose to people's lives and has significance in community bonding. It is also important for co-operation and ecological conservation. The study goes on to discuss how women in the selected villages relate to Sita, a female Goddess who is venerated in different parts of India, with different meanings attached to her. In many of the surveyed villages, she is worshipped as the goddess who protects water sources, and is a custodian of women's indigenous knowledge around water and soil conservation, and of women's significance to agriculture and agricultural based livelihoods. In other surveyed villages, agriculture's decline, has led to a decline in the significance of women as contributors to the households' resources, as also to a change in the meaning attached to Sita. Social issues (along with gendered contexts) define the relationship with each other, with ecology and with gods and goddesses. "

    Thu Sep 24
    17:00-18:00
    Shweta Sinha Deshpande
    The Culture of Migration: A Case Study from Punjab

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    Migration does not take place in a social, cultural, political and institutional void (de Haas 2008). It is socially embedded and culturally informed within the transnational social field of the sending and receiving communities creating a ‘culture of migration’ embedding economic and cultural values to the aspiration and inclination of mobility (Glick-Schiller, Basch and Blanc, 1992; Levitt, 2001; Kandel and Massey, 2002; Jónsson, 2008). Transnational networks influence not just the life of immigrants but also the communities and countries of origin in all socio-cultural aspects including religion. It builds social fields in the form of social remittance that are transformed to social capital which is aspired by the non-migrant. The transnational experience of the non-migrant leads to new aspirations among individuals and families strengthening old traditions of migration, while also reinforcing new paths and destinations. This need to immerse and embrace the global cultural economy has resulted in the ‘culture of migration’ in the Doab region of Punjab over the last century. While there is an increase in the non-Jat, migrations out of Punjab, the opportunities are restricted for the unskilled to low paid and temporary jobs which are insecure and individualised. The unskilled aspirant with low social and financial capital takes the burden of limiting possibilities of mobility leading to a state of ‘involuntary immobility’ (Carling, 2002) within a culture of migration. The non-migrant while not moving spaces through physical mobility, is nevertheless engaged with changed contexts of living experiences and expectations. Migration literature however, does not account for the experiences of the non-migrant and the social fields that they engage with. For a complete understanding of the migration network, the paper presents an ethnographic account of the economic, social and psychological dimensions of the aspirant’s departure context outlining the negotiations and renegotiations with human and beyond human mechanisms further promoting a culture of mobility among populations. The current research adds to the Indian experience of transnationalism and the culture of migration in the region of Punjab by exploring the socio-economic and religious intersections of a population with a long tradition and history of migration. The work outlines a certain degree of emotional and psychological gravity that permeates the cultural and social space of the region through accounts of people’s aspirations, in context of the multi-million-dollar migration industry and the influence it has on the narratives established with media, employment and educational opportunities and everyday lived experiences including religion as a coping mechanism in dealing with the problems and hurdles of migration reiterating the global realities within localised fields.

    References
    Carling, J. 2002. “Migration in the age of involuntary immobility”. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 28(1): pp.5-42.
    de Haas, Hein. 2010. “Migration and development. A theoretical perspective”. International Migration Review, 44(1): pp227-264
    Glick-Schiller. Nina, Linda Basch and Cristina Szanton Blanc. 1992. “Towards a transnational perspective on migration: race, class, ethnicity, and nationalism reconsidered”. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume 645, New York Academy of Sciences.
    Jonsson, G. 2008. Migration Aspirations and Immobility in a Malian Soninke Village, Working Paper 10. International Migration Institute James Martin 21st century School University of Oxford
    Kandel, W. and Massey, D.S. 2002. “The Culture of Mexican Migration: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis”. Social Forces, March, 80(3): pp. 981-1004.
    Levitt, Peggy 2001 Transnational Migration: Comparative Perspectives, Paper presented at Workshop Wellesley College and Harvard, University on June 30- July 1, 2001. Princeton University

     

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