| S.No. | Name of HOD | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 1967-1970 |
| 2 | Dr. K. K. Singh | 1970-1973 |
| 3 | Dr. Kamta Prasad | 1973-1976 |
| 4 | Dr. K. N. Sharma | March 1976-March 1979 |
| 5 | Dr. P. N. Rastogi | April 1979-March 1982 |
| 6 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | April 1982-March 1985 |
| 7 | Dr. Prajapati Shah | April 1985-March 1988 |
| 8 | Dr. S.A. Shaida | April 1988-March 1991 |
| 9 | Dr. B.N. Pattnaik | April 1991-March 1994 |
| 10 | Dr. R. R. Barthwal | April 1994-March 1997 |
| 11 | Dr. K. K. Saxena | April 1997-March 2000 |
| 12 | Dr. A. K. Sinha | April 2000-March 2003 |
| 13 | Dr. A. K. Sharma | April 2003-March 2006 |
| 14 | Dr. G. Neelakantan | April 2006-March 2009 |
| 15 | Dr. Lilavati Krishnan | May 2009-April 2012 |
| 16 | Dr. Munmun Jha | May 2012-April 2014 |
| 17 | Dr. Surajit Sinha | May 2014-April 2017 |
| 18 | Dr. Shikha Dixit | May 2017-April 2020 |
| 19 | Dr. Braj Bhushan | May 2020-April 2022 |
List of all Former faculty is given below.
List of all HSS Faculty Members
Mini Chandran, (Professor & Head)
PhD, Kerala University, 1998
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T. Ravichandran, Professor
PhD, Pondicherry University, 2000
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Sayan Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Cambridge, 2014
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Feroz Hassan, Assistant Professor
PhD, Screen Arts and Cultures (University of Michigan), 2017
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Suchitra Mathur, Professor
PhD, Wayne State University, 1998
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G. Neelakantan, Professor
PhD, IIT Kanpur, 1989
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Chaithra Puttaswamy, Associate Professor
PhD, SOAS, University of London, 2009
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Achla M. Raina, Professor
PhD, IIT Kanpur, 1992
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N. P. Sudharshana, Associate Professor
PhD, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, 2013
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Usha Udaar, Assistant Professor
PhD, Indian Institute of technology Delhi, 2017.
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Lakshmana Rao Pinninti, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Hyderabad, 2016.
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Muthukumar M , Assistant Professor
PhD, NIT Tiruchirappalli, 2020
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Chinmay Dharurkar, Assistant Professor
PhD, IIT Bombay, 2018
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Sh. Francis Monsang, Assistant Professor
PhD, IIT Madras, 2022
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Ritwij Bhowmik, Associate Professor
PhD, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2014.
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Koumudi Patil, Associate Professor (On Leave till 2025)
MFA, Vishwabharati University, 2004
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Shatarupa Thakurta Roy, Associate Professor
PhD, IIT Guwahati, 2014
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Rajarshi Sengupta, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada, 2019
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Prashant Bagad, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Southampton, 2008
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Vineet Sahu, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Hyderabad, 2009
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A V Ravishankar Sarma, Associate Professor
PhD, IIT Bombay, 2006
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Lalit Saraswat, Assistant Professor
PhD, IIT Bombay
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Sushruth Ravish, Assistant Professor
PhD, IIT Bombay, 2021
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Braj Bhushan, Professor
PhD, BRAB University, 1999
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Shikha Dixit, Professor
PhD, Agra University, 1992
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Kumar Ravi Priya, Professor
PhD, University of Delhi, 2007
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Anindita Chakrabarti, Professor
PhD, Delhi University, 2007
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Esha Chatterjee, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, 2020
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Munmun Jha, Professor
PhD, Glasgow University, 1996
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Binay K Pattnaik, Professor
PhD, Pune University, 1987
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Jillet Sarah Sam, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014
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Pradip Swarnakar, Professor
PhD IIT Kanpur, 2008
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Thounaojam Somokanta, Assistant Professor
PhD, Central University of Gujarat, 2016
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Mini Chandran
Professor & Head
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Minors are offered in the English and Philosophy disciplines.
Minor in Linguistic Theory
One course out of:
- ENG122 (Introduction to Linguistics)
- ENG124 (Language and Society)
Two courses out of:
- ENG423 (Current Issues in Linguistics Theory)
- ENG443 (Natural Language Semantics)
- ENG447 (Cognitive Linguistics)
- ENG448 (Languages of South Asia)
Minor in English Literature
- One course out of: ENG431, ENG433, ENG434, ENG437, ENG438
- One course out of: ENG432, ENG439, ENG445, ENG446
- One course out of: ENG435, ENG436, ENG440
Students can obtain a minor in Literature by clearly opting for one of the three combinations suggested.
- A total of 8 students can be chosen in both the minors combined. If the number of requests for minors exceeds eight, selection will be based on a personal interview.
- All requests for minors should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Minor in Philosophy
The minor would require a minimum of 27 credits to be accumulated from the courses mentioned below:
- PHI141: Introduction to Philosophy
- PHI147: Introduction to Critical Thinking
- PHI142: Introduction to Logic
- PHI143A: Introduction to Political Philosophy
- PHI145: Introduction to Philosophy of Biology and Cognition
- PHI446: Philosophy of Science
- PHI447: Moral Thinking
- PHI448A: Individual vs Authority
- PHI452: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
- PHI455: Philosophical Logic
- PHI443M: Living Philosophy
- PHI757A: Moral Judgement
- PHI774A: Social and Political Philosophy
Welcome Message
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) was established in 1960 along with other departments of Science and Engineering. With an intent to sharpen the creative talents of the students and to help them evolve as better leaders and decision- makers, the institute allocated more than fifteen percent of the total UG course credits to HSS courses.
The Department has twenty-nine faculty members who teach a range of courses in English, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. Many faculty members of HSS actively participate in the interdisciplinary postgraduate programme in Design (M. Des.) and co-supervise students of other departments as well. Besides teaching, the faculty members are involved in thesis supervision of Ph.D. scholars working in different areas...
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-Prof. Mini Chandran
Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
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