The Hindu Centre
Applications are
now open for Public Policy Scholars and Annual Fellows.
Annual
Fellows
The
Hindu Centre offers two or three annual fellowships to distinguished policy practitioners,
scholars and public intellectuals of established reputation to undertake
research on issues relating to political institutions, processes and specific
aspects of the working of India's parliamentary democracy. The salience and
relevance of the topics will be a top priority in the allocation of
fellowships.
Since
a major goal of The Hindu Centre is to revisit key Constitutional concepts and
to examine the continued validity of the post-Independence set of political
values in order to assess their utility in the present context, research that
significantly advances our understanding in this regard will be given priority.
We will also welcome studies of political philosophy and concepts that can help
illuminate some of the challenges facing Indian democracy today, such as the
definition of Indian nationalism, ensuring democratic rights, addressing
diversity, pluralism and regional aspirations.
The
Fellows who are selected will be allotted cubicles at the Centre's office in
Chennai and will have access to library and scholarly facilities including the
archives of The Hindu. The Fellows will also receive fixed remunerations on a
monthly basis. The Centre expects that upon completion of the annual
fellowship, the Fellow will produce a monograph that will offer original
scholarship or contribute significantly to the body of knowledge on the
particular subject of study.
Public
Policy Scholars
The
Hindu Centre will host on a rotational basis short-term scholars to work on
projects for a period of 12 to 16 weeks that will examine issues of more
immediacy on the national agenda. Public policy practitioners and bureaucrats
would be strong candidates for such scholarships.
Research
proposals that have greater topicality and salience to the current public
discourse will be accorded a higher priority in the selection process.
Upon
completion of the projects, the Public Policy Scholars are expected to produce
Working Papers containing conclusions or findings based on original
explorations of current political or policy issues. The Centre places a premium
on studies that will offer fresh perspectives on long-standing challenges or
explore new and hitherto unexplored issues on the public agenda, reflecting the
changing contours of the wider Indian public discourse.
The
conclusions of such explorations should add up to original policy approaches to
the issues under study. The Scholars will be paid remuneration for the duration
of their studies and will be provided with work stations at the Centre's office
in Chennai.
Contact
Kasturi
Buildings
859
& 860, Anna Salai
Chennai
Tamil
Nadu
India
600 002
Phone
: +91-44-28524445 and +91-44-28538150
Fax
: +91-44-28415325
Email
: thc@thehinducentre.com
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