“The LLM program at the Centre for Postgraduate Legal Studies was one of the best experiences of my life. The curriculum creates a fertile environment for research and is designed to train the students in methodological thinking, and coupled with a low student-teacher ratio ensures that everyone’s research ideas get Continue Reading
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Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) elected as the Vice President of the World Society of Victimology
We at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) are delighted to announce that Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) has been elected to the position of Vice President of the World Society of Victimology (WSV) at the 17th International Symposium on Victimology in San Continue Reading
Prof (Dr.) Sreeram Sundar Chaulia: Opinion Maker on International Issues
Dr. Sreeram Sundar Chaulia, Professor and Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) is a social scientist and an opinion maker on international issues. He holds a Doctorate (Ph.D.) and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science and International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Continue Reading
Know Your Faculty: Journey of Dr. Mohan Kumar from Indian Foreign Service to Academia
“Before joining JGU & becoming a full-time academic, I spent 36 long years, in what can only be described as a “life time” in the Indian Foreign Service! Having joined in 1981, I did a variety of postings which were both important for India & challenging for me, personally. Among Continue Reading
The Story of JGU, As Narrated by Professor William Henderson
Twelve years ago, Professor Bill Henderson, a faculty member at the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Bloomington, had an opportunity to meet a young man with a vision, Professor C. Raj Kumar from India. At the time, Prof Raj Kumar was a faculty member at the City University of Continue Reading
A Conversation with Prof Arjya Majumdar- Childhood Aspirations, Growing up in Calcutta, Superheroes, Meteoric Career Highs and More
Prof. Arjya Majumdar started teaching at the Jindal Global Law School after a seven-year stint in corporate law. Today he is the Director of Academic Planning, Coordination and Interdisciplinary, as well as the Director of Admissions and Outreach at JGU. Once an “aspiring tram driver” now puts students in the Continue Reading
Not Eat, Pray, Love but Languages, Religion, Stories: Prof. Sean Bala’s search for everything and the alternate realities
Do we look at people as who they are and what they do, rather than what they could have been? Wouldn’t you be more interested in what people wanted to be because it says a lot more about them? Sure, Prof. Sean Bala instantly piques your interest when you learn Continue Reading
Dr. Shiv Visvanathan: The Creative Mind Par Excellence
A young man in his mid-20s gets offered professorship after obtaining his PhD research. Excited with what is a testament to his talent, he runs to his father with the piece of news. “Perfect, but you are totally unfit for it, continue with your research. Don’t confuse status with knowledge,” Continue Reading
Prof. Lipika Kamra on her journey from research in Maoist regions of West Bengal to Oxford University to Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities
We are the sum of our lived-in experiences and how we respond to them. That’s certainly true of Prof. Lipika Kamra, who was impacted by the conversations around gender and patriarchy during her college days. Today, the Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities focuses her research on Continue Reading
Deepanshu Mohan of JSIA Talks of his Love for Cricket, an Undying Passion for Research, Experiences from his LSE Days and More
“We are all given certain roles to execute, what we want to become is our desire. The best way forward not only for you but for others as well, is to amalgamate the two,” says Prof. Deepanshu Mohan of Jindal Global School of International Affairs. His words make you wonder if Continue Reading