ABOUT
The centre was established in 2008 under the XI plan. It is with pride to state that this Centre has been one of the few Centers in the country that defended itself in UGC and was approved for the continuation of its grant (recently held meeting in the UGC, New Delhi) The centre distinct emphasis has been to comprehended the different types of social, cultural and economic exclusions and link them with the borderer parameters of social exclusions accepted the social sciences. In way, the centre has objective of studying and researching the various types of conventional and fresh one, both in theoretical understanding and in empirical expositions.
The socially excluded groups in social sciences by and large have been treated merely a category or an identity that refers to a group of people, a cluster of castes, religions, gender or ethnic groups who identify themselves as weaker sections of society. It has been found that social exclusion is not a singular experience. What holds the socially excluded group together is the structural fact that they have all been historically socially excluded, that is, subjected to exclusion of varying degrees and the rejection of their identity. For example, Dalit is related to identity and at the same time is anti-identity (The rejection of ascriptive identity). However, with the passage of time and across the space, the modern academia, with the spurt in ontological and epistemological perspectives on identity formation and historical facts, views that social exclusion is not a permanent state of being but a temporary one; a state determined by the politics of the contemporary times. In the humanities and social'sciences and the academic in general, the exclusion of socially depressed groups in state funded institutions despite the policy of positive discrimination continues and remains inadequately addressed. The subaltern studies enterprise has yet to admit a dalit historian in its charmed circle. Such structured exclusion leads to a significant number of scholars making dalit, minorities, women and disabled the subject of their research and documentation. However, there are a lot of limitations in the theoretical claims that have been made on behalf of the socially excluded groups by such scholars and the concretized people. Once, that is, Social Exclusion Studies would emerge as an academic discipline, a social exclusion perspective would become a space that the mainstream can seek to occupy and social exclusion would settle into becoming yet another approach for an understanding of the world around us. Thus, in the backdrop of this emerging field for a historical and scientific exploration, those keen on a purposive, progressive politics must be especially alive to this scenario since it threatens to replicate structures of discrimination and exclusion. The Centre is currently running M. Phil. and Ph.D. in subaltern Studies course.
COURSES OFFERED
M.Phil in Subaltern Studies
Ph.d in Subaltern Studies
FACULTY PROFILE
Dr. Tej Pratap Singh
Professor
Department of Political Science &
Coordinator
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion
& Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221005 (U.P.), India
Telephone No. : +91542-2570025 (Home)
+91-9415082006 (Cell phone)
E-mail: tejpratapbhu.@gmail.com
Dr. Vinita Chandra
Assistant Professor-cum-Assistant Director
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Residence: A-54, Swastik Tower, Lanka, Varanasi-221 005
Phone (Off.):
Phone (Res.):
Mobile: 7275881996
Email: vinitaabhishek@gmail.com
Areas of Specialization: Ancient Indian History, Gender Studies, Study of Social Exclusion
Dr. Amarnath Paswan
Assistant Professor-cum-Assistant Director
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Residence: 02nd Floor, Sriram Complex, Hyderabad Gate, BHU Varanasi-05
Mobile: +91 9839713089
Email: amarnathpasbhu@gmail.com
Areas of Specialization: Caste, Dalit Studies, Study of Social Exclusion, Indian Government & Politics and
Political theory
Dr. Sharad Dhar Sharma
Research Associate (Teaching & Research Faculty)
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Residence: 82 Shiv Vihar Colony, Sector-5 Vikash Nagar, Lucknow –226022
Phone (Res.): 0522-2769701
Mobile: +91 9415062401
Email: sharad_sharma1974@yahoo.com
Areas of Specialization : Research Methodology, Sociological
Theory and Industrial Sociology,
Minority and Subaltern Studies
ACTIVITIES
Various workshop ,Seminars ,awareness activities are being organised within time to time.