From 12th to 13th July, Tata Institute of Social Sciences hosted an International Conference on the Changing Contours of Women’s Paid and Unpaid Work. The conference was organized by the School of Management and Labour Studies & School of Development Studies in partnership with ActionAid Association (AAA), Citizens’ Rights Collective…
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#injusTISS: TISS students elects people who stood for Justice
Megha Kshirsagar The student movement of TISS started on 21st February 2018 with the slogan, “We demand our rights, not begging anyone”. It has been four months now and despite many conflicts and problems, the protest is continuing. The reason for the movement is the closing of TISS’s OBC students’…
Dr. Parthasarthi Mondal at student’s protest- The operational vision and mission of TISS
Transcribed by Divya Mahatme Student in St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai Dr. Parthasarthy Mondal, a faculty in Tata Institute of Social Sciences speaks on the Operational vision and mission of TISS on 2nd March 2018 during student’s protest. Following is the transcription of this lecture- Figures which are favourable to a…
TISS Student’s Strike against withdrawl of GoI scholarship: reminds their Professors and Administration of TISS culture?
Press Release by Protestors 21st February 2018 TISS, Mumbai observes 100% university strike against privatisation of higher education and withdrawal of financial aid to SC-ST-OBC(NC) students TISS students union gave a call for university strike on 21st February 2018 against the recent notification of TISS admin to withdraw financial…
Dnyaneshwar Bandgar, a social worker: field experience with katkari tribe
Dnyaneshwar Bandgar Social worker, TISS, Mumbai About Nav Chetna Field Action Project: This is the story of 2009 when I (author) was working with Nav Chetna field action project as senior social worker. Nav Chetna is field action project of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai. The faculty of the…
Murali Karnam: layers of power in law and society
Murali Karnam, Layers of Power in law & society 1: What is Mass? Are people and citizen same? Murali Karnam, layers of power in Law & Society 2: beyond Law there are rules.. Murali Karnam, layers of power in Law & Society 3: recognising privilege to reinforce or to overcome…
Ambedkar Bhagat Singh National Media Fellowship for university students
Journalism in India has freedom movement embedded in it. It was the tool used by many revolutionaries to express their dissent during the freedom struggle. We often forget the role of Bhagat Singh and Dr. B.R Ambedkar in their important intervention in print media, when they started writing not only…
Gopal Guru: Getting bored is the negative condition to think
Jan 14 2017, TISS, Mumbai: In the annual event of School of Media and Culture Studies, Frames of Reference, Gopla Guru as a keynote speaker talked on Compression of Time and Space in the condition of Globalization. The theme of this year of the event was Neoliberalising Cultures: Media. Markets….
Latur: Among 28 Denotified tribe, Migration, Dams and Sugar mills
Abhishek Suresh Jadhav working as TISS Criminal Justice fellow Suresh Jadhav, is from a Kaikadi Denotified Tribe community, who makes tokri for peasants to collect yield. He did his post graduation from TISS, Mumbai. Currently he is working in Latur as TISS Criminal Justice Fellow. His aim is to educate…
Society & Sustainable Development in Himalayan States: Perspectives, Problems & Prospects
Amit Rathi TISS Criminal Justice Fellow [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.thesabha.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Paper-National-Conference-Dehradun.pdf” title=”Society & Sustainable Development in Himalayan States: Perspectives, Problems & Prospects”]
TISShhh : Modi ji will get angry – The Das of Capital
August Print Issue The stage was set to re-invent pedagogy. To control thought crime, to turn student into prisoners. Prisoners of authority. The intoxicated one. Intoxicated by fear of government’s surveillance of IB (Intelligence Bureau) in campus. For the first time in the history of TISS orientation, a session for…
Dileep Ranjekar at TISS convocation : We need radical reform not Lipapoti
6 May 2016, Mumbai : Dileep Ranjekar (Co-CEO) has been an integral part of the Azim Premji Foundation, right from its inception in 2001. He addressed TISS M.A students in the 76th convocation. He stressed that issues are systematic and structural issues should be radically reformed. System does not need…
Who we are? : “Freedom fighters” or “Born Criminals”
Santosh Pawar- You must have heard about the stories of many freedom fighters, you may probably inspired through their life journey and struggle, but have you heard about the community which had been punished for their act of freedom fighting against British? Have you heard about the community which had been…
Cut.in Student Film Festival (2015)
Cut.In, the annual student’s film festival (2015) of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, School of Media and Cultural Studies (SMCS) celebrated its 8th year, with exuberance and zest. Young and fresh in its outlook, this year the festival received close to 119 entries, from students of diploma, graduate and…
Colors of Cage and Prom
For the first time, Tata Institute of Social Sciences campus, Mumbai, hosted a prom night. The event was organized by the student’s union on 23rd December 2015. The color scheme for the costumes was red & black.
Birsa Munda : Silence of the Governors
A paradox of tribals migrating to cities: Workers from Central India and as Students from North-East
TISS gardner Harvesting Detoxification
(Translated from hindi ) I’m Tukaram and I work in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai as gardener since 1995. I used to drink a lot. Everyday atleast two packets of Bristol and whatever alcohol from desi to angreji was my consumption. I went to many people like Mulana, Bhagat…