Idea of a University

Preface

Introduction

1 Some thoughts on university education

Romila Thapar

2 On the political economy of educational "reforms"

Prabhat Patnaik

3 Beyond instrumentality: restoring the spirit of higher education

Avijit Pathak

4 The idea of a university and its leader: a Gadamerian perspective

Binod Kumar Agarwala

5 The challenges that a university confronts in India

D. V. Kumar

6 UGC and JNU: a tale of exceptions told in two acts

Ayesha Kidwai

7 Higher education and the social sciences in a "smart India"

Maitrayee Chaudhuri

8 The idea of university in a princely state: reflections on the century-old Osmania University, Hyderabad

K. Srinivasulu

9 Spaces of contested nationalism

Sajal Nag

10 Universities as gendered institutions

Vijaylakshmi Brara

11 The social contract of a public university: equality, social justice and democracy

V. Bijukumar

Index

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• As estratégias educacionais e políticas
• Propósito moral e social da educação
• Estudos regionais
• Ensino medio e superior
• Geografia regional

NTR.;JNU, Protests, Gandhi, dissent, political movements, RSA, marxist thought, democratic values, discipline and punish;Vice Versa;UPA;BHU;Good Life;Fundamental Research;Global Universities;Social Science Research;Osmania University;JNU;Critical Understanding;Neoliberal Market Reforms;High Gdp Growth;Education System;Telangana Movement;International Finance Capital;Autonomous Capitalist Development;Diesel Experiences;Kumarmangalam Birla;Personal Non-conformism;Joint Select Committee;Active Critical Citizenship;Rukmini Devi Arundale;Dirigiste Regime;Dibrugarh University