The idea of a university : possibilities and contestations / edited by D.V. Kumar.
"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 so...
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| Other title: | Idea of a univesity (Routledge) |
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Some thoughts on university education / Romila Thapar
- On the political economy of educational 'reforms' / Prabhat Patnaik
- Beyond instrumentality: restoring the spirit of higher education / Avijit Pathak
- The idea of a university and Its leader: a gadamerian perspective / Binod Kumar Agarwala
- The challenges that a university confronts in India today / D.V. Kumar
- "UGC and JNU " : a tale of exceptions told in two acts / Ayesha Kidwai
- Higher education and the social sciences in a 'smart India' / Maitrayee Chaudhuri
- The spring of 2016 and the idea of JNU / Rajat Datta
- The idea of university in a princely state : reflections on the century old Osmania University / K. Srinivasulu
- Nationalism in besieged spaces / Sajal Nag
- Universities as gendered institutions / Vijaylakshmi Brara
- Social contract of public university: equality, social justice and democracy / V. Bijukumar.