HINDU COLLEGE University Of Delhi

Political Science

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

About The Department

The Department of Political Science offers BA with Honours, BA Programme and MA courses. Apart from these, the Department also offers interdisciplinary, skill-based as well as value added courses across various departments.The Department consists of young and enthusiastic teachers committed to creating a democratic academic culture. Presently, the Department comprises six regular faculty members along with two ad-hoc faculty and four guest faculty, having rich teaching experience as well as a wide range of research interests and academic specializations. Apart from the core courses, the Department offers a wide choice of discipline specific elective courses including 'Public Policy in India', ‘Development Process and Social Movements in India', 'Feminism: Theory and Practices', ‘Citizenship in a Globalizing World’. ‘Dilemmas in Politics, 'India’s Foreign Policy’, etc.

The Department has been very active in organizing seminars and symposia on issues of diverse interests. The participation of the faculty and the students on a regular basis in debates and discussions makes the Department dynamic and vibrant. POLSO, the Political Science Society comprises all the students of the Department. It has a democratic tradition of electing its own representatives who, in consultation with and under the guidance of faculty members, conduct the academic and cultural activities of the Department. The Society organizes its annual festival 'POLITY', where issues of varied interests are debated and discussed with renowned panelists. It also includes inter-college competitions as well as informal events. The prestigious, 'N.N. Agarwal Inter College Paper Presentation' contest is also organized under the aegis of POLSO every year.

The society also brings out an in-house annual magazine, 'Siyasat', where students and faculty members get an opportunity to express themselves creatively and critically. The Department also takes pride in hosting and organising the Hindu-ORF Policy Conclave annually in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation, one of the leading think tanks in India. The students of the Department are also actively involved in various other extracurricular activities such as debating, dance, music, theatre, choreography, etc.

Faculty Members

1. Dr. JAGDISH CHANDER

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor

2. Dr. MANEESHA PANDEY

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor

3. Dr. SEEMA DAS

M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., Associate Professor

4. Dr. ANIRUDH KUMAR PRASAD

M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor

5. Dr. CHANDRACHUR SINGH

M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D, Associate Professor

6. Dr. TALIM AKHTAR