S c h o o l o f H u m a n i t i e s a n d S o c i a l S c i e n c e s
Special issue on Indian foreign policy
Professor Siddharth Mallavarapu guest edited a special issue on the theoretical dimensions of Indian foreign policy for the journal Studies in Indian Politics (Sage). The issue includes both national and international contributors. Mr Tejasvi Saxena (a doctoral scholar), Dr. Sruthi Muraleedharan and Dr. Medha, faculty from the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, are among key contributors to the issue.
Rs 11 Crore grant by Rainmatter Foundation
Granted awarded for academic programmes in Sustainability and Public Policy.
Focus areas include:
•Knowledge production (research) and dissemination for transitions to sustainability
•Knowledge and policy decisions in the intertwined social and biophysical dimensions of unsustainability
•Socio-environmental ethics
•Public engagement in choices and decisions on sustainability
“Peaceful Atom” and its Technoscientific Imaginaries in Postcolonial
India
Dr Patil’s project explores the normative and developmental imaginaries of “peaceful atom” in postcolonial India throughout the global nuclear order of the 1950s-60s.
Dr. Kapil Patil
Major Publications
Patil, Kapil. "In Pursuit of “Man-Made Evolution” Peaceful Atoms, Circulatory Knowledge, and Atomic Agriculture in India." Agricultural History 98, no. 4 (2024): 674-701.
Patil, Kapil. “Too Strict or Too Lax: IAEA and Evolution of Nuclear Safety Standards”, in Negotiating Radiation Protection in the Nuclear Age: Histories of Exposure & Expertise. University of Pittsburgh Press 2025.
Naisha Khan
4th year UG student
NTU Singapore: Student Research Assistant Study Award
Ms Naisha Khan has been awarded a fully-funded scholarship to pursue the MSc International Relations programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Doctoral Fellowship 2025-26
Khushi Puranik
3rd year UG student
Ms Namita Sharma has been awarded the ICS-HYI Multiyear Doctoral Fellowship. As a part of the fellowship, she will be supported as a visiting scholar in various institutes in China and the Harvard Yenching Institute based at Harvard University from August 2025 to July 2028. The fellowship will involve research and academic exchanges focused on Chinese Studies over the coming three years.
Sporting achievements – Squash Institute of Chinese Studies – Harvard Yenching Institute (ICS-HYI) Multi Year
As a competitive squash player, Khushi is currently ranked 17th in India and 333rd in the world in the women’s category. Over the years, she has achieved a career-high ranking of 8th nationally in the Girls’ Under-19 category and 243rd in the world. She has had the honor of representing Delhi twice at the National Games and at the Khelo India Youth Games. In the past year, she has reached the semifinals of multiple international tournaments across India and secured a runnerup finish at a national-level event in Bangalore.