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Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta

Coordinates: 22°28′27″N 88°23′32″E / 22.4743°N 88.3923°E / 22.4743; 88.3923
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Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
TypePremier social science research institute.
Established1973 (1973)
AffiliationJadavpur University, ICSSR
ChairmanJawhar Sircar
DirectorProf. Rosinka Chaudhuri
Location
Baishnabghata Patuli Township,
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

22°28′27″N 88°23′32″E / 22.4743°N 88.3923°E / 22.4743; 88.3923
Campusurban
WebsiteOfficial website

Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC) is a social science and humanities research and teaching institute in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1]

History

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Established in 1973 jointly by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and Government of West Bengal,[2] the Centre is one of the top social sciences think tanks of India.[3][4][5][6] The centre was founded by Professor S. Nurul Hasan, when he was the education minister of India. Professor Barun De was appointed as its first director.[7]

Academics

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Centre

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The centre specializes in post-colonial, subaltern studies and cultural studies research.

Museum

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The museum, called Jadunath Sarkar Resource Centre and Museum, houses an extensive collection of vernacular medium primary and secondary literature.

Research

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They have various journals published consistently. They also feature a scholarly journal in collaboration with Sage Publications known as the Media Watch.

Administration

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The Centre is administered by a chairman, director and registrar.

Location

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Initially located in Jadunath Bhavan, the former residence of Sir Jadunath Sarkar at 10, Jadunath Sarkar Road (earlier Lake Terrace), Calcutta, the research centre is now located in a new building in Patuli, Calcutta. The resource centre and museum continue to remain in the historian's former residence.

Notable faculty (past and present)

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References

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  1. ^ "About The Centre". cssscal.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Whole gamut of Social Sciences". The Hindu. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ Sharique Hasan. "Social science research productivity rankings of Indian institutes". stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Top 25% Institutions and Economists in India, as of September 2010". cssscal.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ^ Ion Pohoaţă; Ionel Bostan; Radu Constantinescu (February 2014). "The rise towards excellence of social science in India : a 'Nobel' confirmation of the value of economics and further implications" (PDF). Current Science. 106 (3): 368–373. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ^ Janaki Nair (3 January 2017). "JNU in 2016: It was the worst of years. It was the year of a new vice chancellor". scroll.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. ^ Historian Barun De passes away, in 'The Hindu', 18 July 2013
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