Idea of a University - Possibilities and Contestations

This volume engages with the idea of a University, the importance of intellectual inquiry and research, and the articulation of diverse political views and dissent. It discusses the prominent ideas and debates around universities and their nature and contributions, within the historical and social context of India.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
1 Some thoughts on university education
Romila Thapar
2 On the political economy of educational "reforms"
Prabhat Patnaik
3 Beyond instrumentality: restoring the spirit of higher education
Avijit Pathak
4 The idea of a university and its leader: a Gadamerian perspective
Binod Kumar Agarwala
5 The challenges that a university confronts in India
D. V. Kumar
6 UGC and JNU: a tale of exceptions told in two acts
Ayesha Kidwai
7 Higher education and the social sciences in a "smart India"
Maitrayee Chaudhuri
8 The idea of university in a princely state: reflections on the century-old Osmania University, Hyderabad
K. Srinivasulu
9 Spaces of contested nationalism
Sajal Nag
10 Universities as gendered institutions
Vijaylakshmi Brara
11 The social contract of a public university: equality, social justice and democracy
V. Bijukumar
Index

About the author

D. V. Kumar is Professor at the Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

Summary

This volume engages with the idea of a University, the importance of intellectual inquiry and research, and the articulation of diverse political views and dissent. It discusses the prominent ideas and debates around universities and their nature and contributions, within the historical and social context of India.

Product details

• Authors: D. V. (North-Eastern Hill University Kumar
• Assisted by: D. V. Kumar (Editor), Kumar D. V. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032043395
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204339-5
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher