Department of Political Science and Human Rights

Department of Political Science & Human Rights was established in 2008. It is one of the premier departments of Faculty of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh. Department has adopted Choice Based Credit System(CBCS) on the lines of University Grants Commission(UGC),New Delhi. The primary objective of Department is to foster interdisciplinary insight on issues pertaining to contemporary issues of Political Science. Department promotes interdisciplinary thinking and creates opportunities for the students. Department has a regular UG,PG,Ph.D Programmes and offers courses on Political Theory, Public Administration, Indian Government and Politics, Human Rights, Politics of Tribal Development, Comparative Politics, International Relations and Foreign Policy. Department regularly organizes National/ International Seminars, Conferences, workshops, round table discussions, talks and lectures.

The objectives of the Department include:

• To impart political education and awareness to students of economically and educationally marginalized tribal communities in particular.
• To enhance participatory democratic practices through citizen-building.
• To pursue productive and thought provoking academic deliberations and explorations through interdisciplinary approach.
• To formulate tribal centric development models, publish reports and monographs; and to organize seminars, conferences on issues related to tribes; and to provide inputs to policy matters in different spheres.
• To take appropriate measures for promoting innovation in teaching-learning processes in interdisciplinary studies and research; and to pay special attention to improvement of social, educational and economic conditions and welfare of Scheduled Tribes within the Union of India.

Thrust areas:

• Comparative Police Administration
• Women Studies
• Democracy and Administration
• E- Governance
• Panchayat Raj Institutions
• Tribal Development
• Indian Democracy
• Human Rights
• Tribal Issues of Central India
• Foreign Policy of India
• Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Political Theory
• Politics and Issues of the Marginalized Sections
• International Relations
• Multiculturalism
• Global Dynamism

Departmental Achievements of Political Science and Human Rights

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Achievementsn>	Faculty Members
	Dr. Anupam. Sharma (Associate Professor and Head)	Dr. U.S. Rajput (Assistant Professor)	Dr. C. Bramhayya (Assistant Professor)	Dr. Anil Kumar (Assistant Professor)
Books Published	11	1	-	-
Paper published in Journal	34	17		5
Chapters Published in Book	12	3	1	1
Project Completed/ongoing	03 (Completed)	01 (ongoing)
Papers Presented Seminar/Conference (National)	19	15	7	11
Papers Presented Seminar/Conference (International)	05 (Including 20th World Congress in Japan and in United Kingdom)	-	3	5
Fellowship (National)	02-BPR&D National Fellowship for Ph.D. and D.Litt.	01- ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship	-	-
Fellowship (International)	**03- Visiting Fellowship- Thailand, Hungary and Japan	-	FAEA scholarship sponsored by Ford Foundation	-
Awards	*3 National awards	-	Pratibha Awards from A.P
Ph.D. Guidance	05	-	-	-
Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops Organized National Level	04	-	-	-

Dr. Anupam Sharma
*National Awards
• "Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant National Award" for the year 2007 given for the Book titled “Cyber Crime” by the 'Bureau of Police Research and Development' Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.
 • IPSA NATIONAL AWARD "IPSA National Young Political Scientist Award" for the year 2013 given by Indian Political Science Association in 55th All India Annual Conference at Hyderabad from 28-30 December 2013.
• "Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant National Award" for the year 2013 given for the Book titled “Women Police and Expectations” by the 'Bureau of Police Research and Development' Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.
**International Visiting Fellowships/ Academic Honours
 • UNESCO Fellow-International University of JAPAN-2013
 • Central European University Budapest HUNGARY:-2011
• Thammasat University Bangkok THAILAND:- 2010
• Invited talks/lectures delivered in Thailand and Japan and seminar and Refreshers courses as Resource Persons.

Faculty Members

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Prof. Anupam Sharma Professor & Head Qualification :  M.Phil., Ph.D., D. Litt., UGC-NET Specialization : Comparative Police Administration, Democracy, Globalisation, Metropolitan Administration, Women Empowerment, South Asian Relations. Contact No. : 08989986752, 09456262728 eMail : anupam.sharma@igntu.ac.in		View Profile
Dr. Uday Singh Rajput Assistant Professor Qualification :  MA(Pol. Sc.), UGC-NET, M.Phil., Ph.D. Specialization : Tribal Development and Panchayat Raj Institution Contact No. : 09424996188 eMail : uday.rajput@igntu.ac.in
Dr. Chakali Bramhayya Assistant Professor Qualification :  MA, M.Phil.,Ph.D.(JNU), UGC-JRF Specialization : Human Rights, Federalism & Secessionist Movements , Soviet / Post-Soviet Studies , International Relations, Foreign Policy of India Contact No. : 07587438839 eMail : chakali.bramhayya@igntu.ac.in
Dr. Anil Kumar Assistant Professor Qualification :  MA (Political Science), Ph.D., UGC-JRF Specialization : Political Theory, Women Studies, Foreign Policy Contact No. : 09179208021 eMail : anil.kumar@igntu.ac.in
Jyoti Singh Asst. Professor Qualification :  M.Phil., UGC-JRF Specialization : International Relations and Organizations. Contact No. : 8826856660 eMail : jyotisingh@igntu.ac.in

Proposed Calendar of Activities

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Sl. No	Activities	Proposed Date
1	Debate Department Level (Internal)	First Week of September
2	Quiz	Last week of September
3	Field Trip to Tribal Villages	Second Week of October
4	One Day Sensitization Programme on Human Rights Sponsored by National Human Rights Commission	Third Week of October
5	National Seminar	First Week of February
6	Departmental Level Seminar for the Students	Last week of February, 2016
7	Debate for the Students	Last week of March,2016
8	Essay Competition for the Students	First week of April, 2016