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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; 51 years ago (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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