DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences has been in existence since 2004. The department is known for independent interdisciplinary research and for a dynamic collaboration between faculty and students. To meet the existing demands of industry, business, public and private organizations, academic and human services, the department has constantly striven for a practical curriculum with a high degree of professional relevance, enabling students to face real-time challenges. Accordingly, the department has been offering a wide range of core and elective courses to undergraduates and graduates. The department has been offering a full-fledged Ph.D. program since 2004 and has produced quality research work in newer areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. Recognizing the growing demand for humanities-based courses, the department also offers minor degree courses in Economics and in Language/Literature. In 2020, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences started an MA programme in English Language and Literature. Faculty in the department are committed teachers engaged in continuous research in niche areas like Language and Genetics, Health Humanities, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, English and Employability Skills, Critical Pedagogy and Aviation English.

Children's Literature: Reading, Writing and Publishing

It is primarily through literature written for children that our young population receives  preliminary lessons on values that  awake  curiosity and awareness of their own social environs. If the saying “you become what you see” is true, it is the adults’ responsibility to ensure that the children consume diverse and relatable content. In this regard, children’s literature embraces more critical concerns as what we feed into the minds of youngsters definitely begets everlasting imprints in their personal and social lives. As societal exclusions and marginalisations are vocalised, it is also important to look at the nuances of writing for children, the nature of reading they are practising, and the publication ethics of children’s literature. Children’s literature is an integral part of the growth of children and our Bharatiya Bhashas are rich with our own stories, myths and legends for children. This training programme endeavours to empower aspiring writers, storytellers and researchers by bringing together leading authors, academics, translators and publishers to a premier interdisciplinary platform to illustrate recent trends, concerns and challenges in writing, publishing and researching children’s literature.