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Author:   D. V. Kumar (North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780367542887

ISBN 10:   0367542889
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   23 July 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Preface Introduction 1 Some thoughts on university education Romila Thapar 2 On the political economy of educational ""reforms"" Prabhat Patnaik 3 Beyond instrumentality: restoring the spirit of higher education Avijit Pathak 4 The idea of a university and its leader: a Gadamerian perspective Binod Kumar Agarwala 5 The challenges that a university confronts in India D. V. Kumar 6 UGC and JNU: a tale of exceptions told in two acts Ayesha Kidwai 7 Higher education and the social sciences in a ""smart India"" Maitrayee Chaudhuri 8 The idea of university in a princely state: reflections on the century-old Osmania University, Hyderabad K. Srinivasulu 9 Spaces of contested nationalism Sajal Nag 10 Universities as gendered institutions Vijaylakshmi Brara 11 The social contract of a public university: equality, social justice and democracy V. Bijukumar Index"

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D. V. Kumar is Professor at the Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

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