J K Bajaj

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Dr Jatinder Kumar Bajaj (J K Bajaj) (born 21 March 1952 in Punjab, India) is the founding director of the Center for Policy Studies, Chennai. [1] He currently serves as a Member of the Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes set-up by the President of India [2] under Article 340 of the Constitution of India and also as the Chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research [3] . Bajaj was conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth highest national award of India, on January 26, 2022 [4] .

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Background

Born on March 21, 1952 at Giddarbaha in Sri Muktsar Sahib District of Punjab, Bajaj had his early education at Government High School, Giddarbaha and D.A.V. College Amritsar. He earned an M.Sc. (Honours) degree in 1973 and Ph.D. (Theoretical Physics) in 1978 from the Department of Physics, Punjab University, Chandigarh. During his research career in physics, he has worked at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Bombay and at the Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Madras, Chennai.

Early Career in Physics (1973-1981)

In his research career in Physics, Bajaj worked on extensive analysis of the phenomenology of non-leptonic decays of baryons in various conventional schemes of symmetry breaking in weak interactions [5] and on weak mixing in grand-unified gauge theories [6] .

Center for Policy Studies

In 1990, Bajaj along with a few colleagues founded the Centre for Policy Studies at Chennai with the objective to engage seriously with Indian ideas and institutions and to comprehending India from an Indian perspective. [7]

Books

Center for Policy Studies

  1. Making of a Hindu Patriot: Background of Mahatma Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj [8] , Centre for Policy Studies and Har-Anand Publications, 2021.
  2. Hind Swaraj , authentic editions of the text based on the original handwritten Gujarati of Mahatma Gandhi, along with a verbatim Hindi translation, and the original English edition published from Phoenix along with detailed notes. Center for Policy Studies, 2012.
  3. Scheduled Tribes of India [9] :  Religious Demography and Representation, 2011.
  4. Religious Demography of India [10] , A. P. Joshi, M. D. Srinivas and J. K. Bajaj, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai, 2003.
  5. Timeless India Resurgent India [11] ,A Celebration of the Land and People of India, Jitendra Bajaj and M. D. Srinivas, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 2001; also published in Hindi, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 2001.
  6. Restoring Abundance: Regeneration of Indian Agriculture [12] to Ensure Food for All in Plenty, J. K. Bajaj and M. D. Srinivas, IIAS, Shimla, 2001.
  7. Food for All [13] , ed. J. K. Bajaj, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 2001
  8. Annam Bahu Kurvita: Recollecting the Indian Discipline of Growing and Sharing Food in Plenty [14] , Jatinder K Bajaj and M. D. Srinivas, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 1996; also published in Hindi 1996, and Tamil 1998.
  9. Ayodhya and the Future India [15] , ed. Jitendra Bajaj, CPS, Chennai 1993.
  10. Bharatiya Chitta Manas and Kala [16] , by Sri Dharampal, tr. and ed. Jitendra Bajaj, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 1993.
  11. Indian Economy and Polity, ed. J. K. Bajaj, Centre for Policy Studies (1995)
  12. Land, People and History of Ullavur: A Locality that Reaps the Bounty of Palar [17] , Jatinder K Bajaj and M. D. Srinivas, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 2024
  13. The Land, People and History of Kundratthur:The Abode of Murugan and the Birthplace of Sekkizhar [18] , Jatinder K Bajaj and M. D. Srinivas, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai 2024

Resource Atlases of Madhya Pradesh

  1. Resource Atlas of Madhya Pradesh [19] (English, 2007)
  2. Resource Atlas of Jhabua [20] (English, 2008)
  3. Resource Atlas of Sidhi And Singrauli [21] (English 2010)
  4. Resource Atlas of Tikamgarh [22] , (English 2012)
  5. Resource Atlas of Jhabua and Alirajpur [23] , (Hindi 2012)
  6. Resource Atlas of Datia [24] , (English 2013)
  7. Resource Atlas of Datia [25] , (Hindi 2015)
  8. Agricultural Atlas of Madhya Pradesh [26]
  9. Resource Atlas of Tikamgarh [27] (Hindi 2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Trustees". Centre for Policy Studies. Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "President Appoints Commission to Examine Sub Categorization of other Backward Classes under Article 340 of the Constitution". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Centre appoints Prof JK Bajaj as new ICSSR chairperson". The Indian Express. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards 2022 announced". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K.; Khanna, M. P.; Prema, K. (1 March 1981). "Symmetry breaking for the BBP-couplings". Pramana. 16 (3): 249–255. doi:10.1007/BF02848185. ISSN   0973-7111.
  6. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K.; Rajasekaran, G. (1 May 1980). "The electroweak mixing angle in unified gauge theories—the renormalisation effects". Pramana. 14 (5): 411–422. doi:10.1007/BF02847848. ISSN   0973-7111.
  7. ↑ Bajaj, Jitendra and Srinivas (1996). Annam bahu kurvita: Recollecting the Indian Discipline of growing and sharing food in plenty. Madras: Centre for policy studies. ISBN   978-81-86041-05-5.
  8. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K; Srinivas, M. D. (2021). Making of a Hindu Patriot: Background of Gandhiji's Hind Swaraj. Centre for Policy Studies. ISBN   978-93-88409-88-9.
  9. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K (2011). Scheduled tribes of India: religious demography and representation. Chennai: Centre for Policy Studies. ISBN   978-81-86041-34-5.
  10. ↑ Joshi, Ashok Purushottam; Śrīnivāsa, Maṇḍayam Doḍḍamane; Bajaj, Jitendra (2003). Religious demography of India. Chennai: Centre for Policy Studies. ISBN   978-81-86041-15-4.
  11. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K; Maṇḍayam Doḍḍamane, Srinivas (2004). Timeless India, Resurgent India. India: Center for Policy Studies. ISBN   81-86041-17-6.
  12. ↑ Bajaj, Jitendra; Śrīnivāsa, Maṇḍayam Doḍḍamane (2001). Restoring the abundance: regeneration of Indian agriculture to ensure food for all in plenty. Dissemination of knowledge series. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study. ISBN   978-81-85952-91-8.
  13. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K (2001). Food For all (ed). Center for Policy Studies. ISBN   81-86041-10-9.
  14. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K; Srinivas, M. D. (1996). Annam bahu kurvīta: recollecting the Indian discipline of growing and sharing food in plenty. Centre for Policy Studies (Chennai, India). Madras: Centre for Policy Studies. ISBN   978-81-86041-05-5.
  15. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (1993). Ayodhya and the future India. Chennai: Centre for Policy Studies. ISBN   978-81-86041-03-1.
  16. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (1993). Bharatiya Chitta Manas and Kala. Chennai: Center for Policy Studies. ISBN   81-86041-00-1.
  17. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K; Srinivas, Maṇḍayam Doḍḍamane (2024). Land, People and History of Ullavur: A Locality that Reaps the Bounty of Palar. Chennai: Centre for Policy Studies in association with Indira Gandhi National Centre of the Arts. ISBN   978-81-19380-57-2.
  18. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K; Srinivas, Mandyam Doddamane (2024). Land, People and History of Kundratthur: The Abode of Murugan and the birthplace of Sekkizhar. Chennai: Centre for Policy Studies in association with Indira Gandhi National Centre of the Arts. ISBN   978-81-19380-78-7.
  19. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2007). Resource Atlas of Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal: Center for Policy Studies and Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology.
  20. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2008). Resource Atlas of Jhabua: A Celebration of the Land and People of Jhabua. Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Center for Policy Studies. ISBN   978-81-86041-25-3.
  21. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2010). Resource atlas of Sidhi and Singrauli: a celebration of the land and people. Bhopal: Published jointly by Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology and Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai. ISBN   978-81-86041-28-4. OCLC   882729018.
  22. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2012). Resource atlas of Tikamgarh: a celebration of the land and people of Tikamgarh. Bhopal: Published jointly by Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology and Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai. ISBN   978-81-86041-37-6.
  23. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2012). District Atlas of Jhabua And Alirajpur (in Hindi). Bhopal: Published Jointly by the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology and Center for Policy Studies, Chennai. ISBN   81-86041-36-2.
  24. ↑ Bajaj, Jitendra, ed. (2013). Resource atlas of Datia: a celebration of the land and people of Datia. Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology. ISBN   978-81-86041-38-3.
  25. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2015). Resource Atlas of Datia (in Hindi). Published by Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai and Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology. ISBN   81-86041-41-9.
  26. ↑ Bajaj, Jatinder K, ed. (2015), Agricultural atlas of Madhya Pradesh (Madhyapradeśa kī kr̥shi mānacitrāvali), Published by Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai and Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, ISBN   978-81-86041-40-6
  27. ↑ Resource Atlas of Tikamgarh (in Hindi). Bhopal: Published by Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai and Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal. 2015. ISBN   81-86041-44-3.
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