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| Type | Premier social science research institute. |
|---|---|
| Established | 1973 |
| Affiliation | Jadavpur University, ICSSR |
| Chairman | Jawhar Sircar |
| Director | Prof. Rosinka Chaudhuri |
| Location | 22°28′27″N88°23′32″E / 22.4743°N 88.3923°E Coordinates: 22°28′27″N88°23′32″E / 22.4743°N 88.3923°E |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | Official 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]
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]
The centre specializes in post-colonial, subaltern studies and cultural studies research.
The museum, called Jadunath Sarkar Resource Centre and Museum, houses an extensive collection of vernacular medium primary and secondary literature.
The Centre is administered by a chairman, director and registrar.
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.
Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly known as Hindu College and Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. Established in 1817, it is probably the oldest institution in India to have no religious connection. The institution was elevated to university status in 2010 after functioning as a top constituent college of the University of Calcutta for about 193 years. The University had its bicentenary celebrations in 2017.
Dipesh Chakrabarty is an Indian historian, who has also made contributions to postcolonial theory and subaltern studies. He is the Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor in history at the University of Chicago, and is the recipient of the 2014 Toynbee Prize, named after Professor Arnold J. Toynbee, that recognizes social scientists for significant academic and public contributions to humanity.
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