Image: Courtesy of Dev N. Pathak, Sociology, SAU.
About The Department - Vision and Beyond



Over the last half century or so, a vast body of knowledge(s) on the region has evolved within South Asia that mostly remain within the countries of their origin due to a number of reasons. In this specific context, there is a crucial need to share some of this knowledge in contemporary times when, despite assertions of localisations and mini-narratives, the universal does retain its emphasis through a constant dialectics of the two. The debate between the local and universal or mini-narratives and meta-narratives continue to rage, and is more clearly visible in the context of South Asian context. Even so, we are acutely aware of the non-existence of regular and serious forums for South Asian scholarship in social sciences to showcase our own research and thinking. We are also quite conscious of the fact that the process of establishing sociology in the region has created its own peculiarities which has established close inter-relationships between sociology and social anthropology, history, cultural studies, archeology and other related disciplines. We consider the porousness of South Asian sociology one of its most enduring strengths. On the other hand, we are not unaware of the unfortunate regressions sociology has experienced in different South Asian contexts over the last 30 years or so marked by numerous institutional failures.



It is within the context(s) outlined above that the Department of Sociology at South Asian university, initiated in 2011 witihn the Faculty of Social Sciences contributes to teaching, training and knowledge production. It is not intended to be a mere forum for the production of cutting-edge intellectual knowledge and exchange of that knowledge traversing across national borders in South Asia and beyond. Our expectation is that this knowledge would dislocate the persistence of an imposed framework emanating from the colonisation process and postcolonial politics of knowledge. Despite the passage of over fifty years since the process of official decolonization began in the region, much of the analyses of our problems, situations, histories and dynamics emanate from Euro American academia; this is certainly the case when it comes to conceptual formulations and theoretical approaches that are being employed in exploring the region’s social and cultural complexities often without much self-reflection.



The Department of Sociology strongly believes in the need to reformulate this situation by effectively centering South Asia without naively shunning thought from these established centers of knowledge be they in Europe or North America. We believe in an active and robust engagement with these issues within South Asia. In this context, through the work of its faculty and the research of graduate students, the Department would bring forward the newer forms of knowledge that comprehends and represents the South Asian context with a more authoritative and nuanced voice. We strongly believe in the need to actively intervene in the process of knowledge formation through a constant sharing of knowledge that the region produces as well as through interaction with the world beyond the region.



The courses taught in the Department as well as the research carried out by its faculty members reflect this overall vision and our collective commitment towards innovation, move beyond untenable stereotypes, and explore a new world of knowledge within the discipline of Sociology.


Class of 2011, Department of Sociology, South Asian University; Image: Courtesy of Dev N. Pathak, Sociology, SAU.

Friday, June 15, 2012

CANDIDATES OFFERED ADMISSION FOR SOCIOLOGY (BATCH 2)




The following candidates have been offered admission to the MA Program in Sociology; the official results are posted on the website of SAU.  Department of Sociology encourages interested candidates to proceed with registration as soon as possible according to instructions on the SAU website.

We wish you all the best and good luck.

AFGHANISTAN
01     600157    HASIBULLAH OSMANI
02     600015    MURTAZA REZAII
03    600031    MASOOMA MAHTABI

BANGLADESH
01     600027    MD AL AMIN
02     600100    ABDULLAH AL MAHDEE
03     600055    SYED ASRAFUL MOBIN
04     600056    MD GOLAM SAMDANI
05    600129   HITENDRA NATH ROY

BHUTAN
01  600057    SAROJ KUMAR NEPAL

INDIA
01     600101    AARUSHIE SHARMA
02     600078    AATINA NASIR MALIK
03     600035    SAHIL YADAV
04     600164    AJAZ AHMAD BHAT
05     600023    TANYA KAPOOR
06     600086    RITUPARAN PATGIRI
07     600064    UMESH JOSHI
08     600121    LAKSHMI MARIKAR
09     600154    MANNAT MALHOTRA
10     600002    PARVEEN HUSSAIN
11     600077    NIKITA JAIN
12     600019    AMBER MUAZAM
13     600134    PRIYA SINGH
14     600113    SHIVANI VAISHNAVA
15     600032    ANNA M

NEPAL
01     600049    SANDESH KOIRALA
02     600007    HIMANI TAPARIA
03     600098    HIRA BAHADUR SHRESTHA GUBHAJU

PAKISTAN
01     600105    ZEESHAN GULL
02   600148    MUHAMMAD SOHAIL

SRI LANKA
01     600092    PRADHARSHANA
02     600008    HEWARAJAGE UNNATHI SAMADHINI SAMARASINGHE

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