July 2016 NIAS Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES, BENGALURU, INDIA 560012 email:
With a right mix of senior scholars, full time faculty, doctoral and post • NIAS PhD Programme Updates doctoral fellows and young research associates the ISSSP is one of the largest programme as well within the NIAS. • Recent News • New Faces In terms of research and related activities the ISSSP is sui generis. The primary emphasis of the ISSSP research is towards integrating complex • Whirls of Words elements of science and technology with policy, organizational and institutional arrangements. • Birds and Blooms Primary Research Focus and War and Security: analyses the A Strategy for nuclear tests of Publications India” , the report North Korea in presents a critical January 2016. This Research carried out by the ISSSP appraisal of Indian report was well reflects the rapidly changing geo- capabilities to received at the political and technology adaptation monitor and global level and scenarios that affect the national and use the space quoted widely. international strategic conditions. environment for various military tasks. These include Current and emerging scenarios relating Command & Control, Intelligence, NIAS Strategic Forecasts to nuclear, missiles and space weapons Surveillance & Reconnaissance as well as are reflective of such an impact and have a number of other space functions such During 2016, as a part of its expanding formed the core area of research. as navigation and weather services. It publications, the Programme has makes a strong case for a new strategy started a new series—NIAS Strategic The latest ISSSP that integrates these components Forecasts, looking at the future based report titled “The into a coherent national strategy on contemporary developments. The Promise of Small that is relevant for the country at this Programme has published the following Satellites for point in time. The formulation and from January 2016. National Security,” implementation of such a strategy will authored by Prof also need a significant enhancement in The New Symphony: Indo- US Rajaram Nagappa capabilities to build and launch satellites. Entente in the Indo Pacific provides a survey These are identified in detail. Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar of small satellites NIAS Strategic Forecast 08. that can be employed for military ISR Two more recent reports, titled requirements. The report also examines “Identification of Uranium Mill sites Global Transformations: Four Tectonic satellite and launch history of ISRO and from Open Source satellite Images” & Shifts concludes while ISRO has demonstrated “Estimating Uranium Mill Capacity Using Vijay Shankar technological capabilities, there is a Satellite Pictures” NIAS Strategic Forecast 07, April 2016. lack of capacity in the country to meet authored jointly by the military space requirements. The S. Chandrashekar, China and the Arctic: Evolving report also carries a survey of small Lalitha Geopolitics satellite launch vehicles and determines Sundaresan Teshu Singh a launch vehicle capable of placing a & Bhupendra NIAS Strategic small satellite of Jassani focus on Forecast 06, April 350 kg mass in the use of openly 2016. an orbit around available satellite 500 km can be imagery for the Myanmar 2016: configured using identification of Uranium mills. What next for the available rocket/ NLD? missile stages in Its authors explained “using a sample of M. Mayilvaganan the country. The known Uranium mills from across the NIAS Strategic advantage of using world a set of keys has been derived. These Forecast 05, readily available keys link observables in the satellite image March 2016. and flight-qualified (Google Earth image) with equipment stages is that the development time can and materials related to the processing of Will Pakistan be effectively reduced. For generating a Uranium ore. Based on these features and Integrate Gilgit faster turn around of the small satellite their sequencing in the process a step by Baltistan? And launch vehicle and satellites, increased step algorithm for the identification of a What If? industry involvement is essential. Uranium mill has been worked out.” D. Suba Chandran NIAS Strategic Another major report published during Another timely report authored by Forecast 04, 2016 by the Programme was authored Arun Vishwanathan, S. Chandrashekar, February 26, 2016. by Prof S Chandrashekar. Titled “Space, L.V. Krishnan and Lalitha Sundaresan
2 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 India and East Heavy Water leakage at the Kakrapar Some of the recent ISSSP events Asia: Will Science Nuclear Power Plant include the following: and Technology Kaveri Ashok, June 2,2016. bring them India and Nuclear Suppliers Group closer? Myanmar’s Rohingyas: Power Public Lecture by Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, Sandip Kumar Struggle, Buddhist Assertion & Ethnic July 5, 2016. Mishra Divide NIAS Strategic Albertina Nithya B, May 31, 2016. Armed Conflicts, Peace Audit and Forecast 03, Early Warning February 2016. The Madhesi Conundrum: Making Regional Workshop, June 2016. Sense of India’s Stand India and the Middle East Crises Sanjal Shastri, May 3, 2016. Are the Indian Fishermen ‘Carefully Ranjit Gupta Careless’? NIAS Strategic Forecast 02, DPP – 2016: A New Face of “Make in NIAS Wednesday Discussion by M February 2016. India” in Defence Mayilvaganan, June 2016. Prakash Panneerselvam, April 18, 2016. Indian Ocean 2016: Major Peshawar to Charsadda: Is the NAP Trends adequate to deal with the TTP? Vijay Sakhuja Riffath Khaji, March 1, 2016. NIAS Strategic Forecast 01, NTI’s 2016 Nuclear Security Index China-Pakistan Economic Corridor February 2016. Report and its Implications for India Beenish Altaf, February 24, 2016. ISSSP Reflections Public Lecture by Dr. Christian Wagner, June 2016. PLA Rocket Force: Adding fuel to the ISSSP Reflections are short Dragon’s ‘Fire’? Blue Economy: A Maritime Strategy commentaries on contemporary Mrunalini Deshpande, February 22, for India’s Growth issues covering a broad range of 2016. NIAS Wednesday Discussion by Adarsh issues related to India’s national Vijay, June 2016. security, strategy, techno-political Nepal: Why are the Madhesis not developments and global affairs. The willing to compromise? platform offers authors an opportunity Sanjal Shastri, February 18, 2016. to reflect on relevant issues and challenge conventional wisdom by comprehensively covering the ‘Whys’ Seminars / Conferences / and ‘Hows’ of the debate. Workshops Rising Radicalisation in India’s Some of the recent reflections will As a part of its research and outreach Neighbourhood: Bangladesh and include the following: activities, the ISSSP organises a Myanmar series of events and discussions on NIAS Wednesday Discussion by Sourina Findings of the Permanent Court contemporary issues. Bej and Albertina Nithya, June 2016. of Arbitration: A Major Diplomatic Setback to China How Peaceful is our Peace? R.N. Ganesh, July 14, 2016. NIAS Wednesday Discussion by D.Suba Chandran, June 2016. Threats and Challenges in Countering Lone Wolf Attacks Harsh Vasani, July 7, 2016.
Bangladesh in Limbo over Blogger Deaths Sourina Bej, June 6, 2016.
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 3 The Fissile Materials Debate in South Sanjal Shastri, “The Brussels In June 2016 alone, three of ISSSP Asia Ultimatum,”Mainstream, 23 April 2016. research interns made presentations to Panel Discussion with Prof. R. Rajaraman the larger NIAS audience as a part the and Dr. L. V. Krishnan, February 2016. Kuhan Madan, “India’s Pluralistic Institute’s Wednesday discussions. Islam Under Siege,” Diplomat, 29 April Will China supersede the US?: 2016. Distilling facts from fiction ISSSP PhD Courses Public Lecture by Dr. Raj Verma, D. Suba Chandran, “IPL Lessons” Wednesday, January 2016. Dawn, 19 Feb 2016. The programme runs a selective PhD course. Scholars are registered for PhD ISSSP Publications Outside D. Suba Chandran, “We are like this under the ISSSP faculty. only” Hindu Business Line, 17 Feb 2016. The ISSSP faculty has been contributing ISSSP faculty has offered/ offering the to various publishing house and book Arun Vishwanathan, “Who will succeed following courses during 2016: projects outside the NIAS. Following Raheel Sharif as the next chief of Pak • Security, Conflict and Strategy: are some of the recent publications in army?” The Pioneer, 13 Feb 2016. Concepts and Issues books/magazines/journals/news papers: • Effective Research Writing • Science, Security, Society and M. Mayilvaganan, “Sino-Indian ISSSP Internship Programme Diplomacy Relations: Contemporary Perspective,” • Conflict, Peace and Regional in Dr. Sidda Goud and Manisha The ISSSP takes pride in having a strong Security in South Asia. Mookherjee, Eds., Sino-Indian internship programme. The programme Relations: Contemporary Perspective, is hugely popular all over the country and ISSSP Faculty Allied Publishers). leading institutions send their students to the ISSSP during Summer. Rajaram Nagappa, D. Suba Chandran, “Violence in the Programme Head Valley,” The Hindu Business Line, 15 Prof Rajaram July 2016. Nagappa has specialised D. Suba Chandran, “Return to the in aerospace Durand Line,” The Hindu, 7 July 2016. propulsion and has worked extensively in the design and Arun Vishwanathan, “Ready to Soar: development of solid propellant rockets. Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is all set for His interests are in missile technology IAF induction”, First Post, 1 July 2016. and space weaponisation. He has served in the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Arun Vishwanathan, India’s ‘Atomic’ ISRO as its Associate Director, and later Test, Eenadu (Telugu), June 24, 2016. was Pandalai Memorial Chair Professor at Anna University, Chennai. He has also D. Suba Chandran, “Modi’s ‘new taught at Technion-Israel Institute of symphony’”, The Friday Times, 24 June Technology, Israel. 2016. In Summer 2016 alone, the ISSSP S. Chandrashekar, provided space to more 20 students as D. Suba Chandran, “Pakistan’s JRD Tata Visiting summer interns. The interns focussed Panama Paradox,” The Hindu Business Professor on various issues from defence Line, 27 May 2016. Prof S industries in China to the maritime Chandrashekar issues in the Indian Ocean. D. Suba Chandran, “The shifting sands is currently a in Afghanistan,” The Hindu, 24 May Professor in the The ISSSP provides an excellent 2016. Corporate Strategy and Policy Area at opportunity for its interns to write, the Indian Institute of Management publish and also present their findings D. Suba Chandran, “To buy or not Bangalore (IIMB). Prior to his joining in internal meetings and also as a to buy: F-16, Pak, US & India,” The IIMB he spent more than 20 years part of NIAS Wednesday Discussions. Tribune, 19 May 2016. working at the Indian Space Research
4 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 Organisation (ISRO). His work at ISRO Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Lalitha Sundaresan, covered all parts of the programme Prior to joining NIAS, he was a Visiting Professor – satellite, rockets as well as the Senior Lecturer at Department of Dr Lalitha applications of space technology International and Strategic Studies, Sundaresan has a especially remote sensing. University of Malaya, based at Kuala doctorate from the Lumpur, Malaysia where he taught Indian Statistical D. Suba Chandran, South Asia in International Relations, Institute, Kolkata Professor Modern Warfare and International where her work was on digital D. Suba Chandran Politics. His past positions include processing of multi-satellite data. She is a Professor at Associate Fellow at Institute for was a scientist at the Indian Space the International Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), Research Organization where she Strategic & Security New Delhi (2006-2009) specializing Sri carried out studies to evaluate the Studies, National Lanka in particular and South Asia in usefulness of satellite remote sensing Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), general. for monitoring natural resources, and Bangalore. His primary focus areas are natural disasters with special reference Pakistan, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts Prakash to India. She worked as a Principal and Peace Processes in South Asia. He Pannerselvam, Post- Scientific Officer at the Department of edits an annual titled Armed Conflicts in Doctoral Associate Science and Technology, India. While at South Asia, published by the Routledge/ Prakash DST, she was involved with the setting SAGE. He is an Associate at the Pannerselvam is up of Natural Resources Data Base Pakistan Study Research Unit (PSRU), a Post-Doctoral centers in the districts of Karnataka. University of Durham, UK. Associate with the International Strategic & Security Arun Vishwanathan, Chidambaran Iyer, Studies Programme, NIAS. He holds Assistant Professor Assistant Professor a Ph.D in Japanese Studies, School Arun Vishwanathan Chidambaran is an of International Studies, Jawaharlal is Assistant Professor Engineer turned Nehru University (JNU). He was the first in the International Economist. Before Visiting Fellow to Japan Maritime Self- Strategic and pursuing his PhD, he Defence Force (JMSDF) Staff College, Security Studies has worked in the Tokyo. He is a recipient of Japan Programme. Arun holds a doctorate Chemical industry for four years. His Foundation Fellow (2011) and Okita from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, work experience here includes erection Memorial Fellowship (2008). New Delhi.His doctoral thesis was and commissioning of chemical plants on exploring the Ambiguity in Indian as well as setting up a lab scale plant for N. Ramani, Visiting nuclear decision making between 1962 the natural dye ‘Indigo’.Post PhD he has Professor and 1998. Prior to joining NIAS, he held worked for the Consultancy Industry Dr. N. Ramani the position of Assistant Director in the for more than two years. His report on worked at the National Security Council Secretariat, the Indian Organic chemical industry ISRO Satellite Prime Minister’s Office, Government of detailed the market for seven organic Centre in the India between 2008 and 2011. Before chemicals in India. He also worked areas of software his tenure in the government, he was on the North American Specialty development for spacecraft mission Associate Fellow at the Indian Pugwash Chemicals market and has authored a operations and in the establishment Society, IDSA Campus, New Delhi for couple of report. and management of the central three years (2005 to 2008). computing facility. Led the activities M. Mayilvaganan, relating to the design, development, Kaveri Ashok, Senior Assistant Professor testing and implementation of Research Fellow M. Mayilvaganan software for real time health Kaveri Ashok is is an Assistant monitoring and control of satellites. Senior Research Professor in Pioneered the transition from main Fellow in the ISSSP International frame world of Fortran and assembler at NIAS, Bangalore. Strategic and codes to distributed computing based Before joining Security Studies programme at NIAS. on off-the-shelf systems with the ISSSP, she was a research intern with He earned a doctorate degree in best of breed Engineering Application the Observer Research Foundation, International Studies from Jawaharlal Software packages. New Delhi. Kaveri completed her
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 5 Masters degree in Nuclear Science experience in analysis of national and was responsible for building the first and Technology at the University of international security and strategic Supersonic Wind Tunnel at VSSC. Delhi with a specialisation degree affairs. in Decommissioning and Waste ISSSP Website isssp.in Management. Dr Bhupendra Jasani has been with the Department of War Studies, King’s Riffath Khaji, Junior College since 1990. The ISSSP has an active and vibrant website—www.isssp.in, updated on Research Fellow Dr L.V. Krishnan retired as Director Riffath Khaji is a a daily basis. The website reflects of Safety Research and Health the activities the programme, neatly Junior Research Physics Programmes at the Indira categorised under different sections: Fellow in the ISSSP Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at About Us, Publications, Events at NIAS, Bangalore. Kalpakkam in 1997. and Outreach. Entries are neatly She pursued her categorised under the above sections, MA in, Political Science from St Joseph College Bangalore. Her dissertation focussed on Armed Non State Actors in Pakistan: A Case Study of Tehrik- i-Taliban Pakistan. she interned at Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi . Her areas of interest is Pakistan with specific focus on Pakistan State society, rise of terrorism, and other terrorist network.
Mrunalini Deshpande, Junior Research Fellow Mrunalini Deshpande is a Junior Research Fellow in the ISSSP at NIAS, Bangalore. She pursued her MSc in Defence and Ambassador Saurabh Kumar retired in a highly user friendly manner, that Strategic Studies from Savitribai Phule from the Indian Foreign Service allows the browser to reach the event/ publication in just a single click. Try Pune University, Pune. Her dissertation as Ambassador of India to the once; we are just a click away!. was titled, “India’s Look East International Atomic Energy Agency, Policy.” Her areas of interest include United Nations Industrial Development The Programme also has an active International Relations, Strategic Organisation & the UN Offices in Vienna outreach activity. It sends regular alerts Studies and National Security. (Outer Space Affairs, Drugs and Crime) about its activities. Kindly send an email and to Austria in October 2009. to the following to get subscribed to ISSSP Adjunct Faculty ISSSP News Alerts: [email protected]. Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar is the Vice Admiral R.N. Ganesh (Retd.) former Commander-in-Chief of the Besides the Website and News Alert, has commanded a diesel submarine, Andaman & Nicobar Command and the Programme also has an extremely a nuclear submarine and the aircraft Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic popular facebook page, where the carrier INS Vikrant. Forces Command. highlights of the Programme get updated on real time basis. Visit us and Prof Subrata Ghoshroy has been with Dr V. Siddhartha was with the Principal become our friend!. the MIT Group on Science, Technology Scientific Adviser to the Government of and Society since 2005. He is leading India as Scientific Consultant (Advanced the Project on ‘Promoting Nuclear Technologies) Stability in South Asia’. Mr P. Soma joined Vikram Sarabhai Prof S. Gopal has been with the Govt. Space Centre (VSSC), Trivandrum in of India for more than three and a half July 1973 and worked as Scientist in Aerodynamics Division till 1977. He decades during which he had wide https://www.facebook.com/issspnias
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July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 7 Indo - Japanese Interdisciplinary Collaborative Initiative Sharada Srinivasan A feather in the cap of the Heritage, in India and Japan and indigenous Science and Society Programme was traditions’, which explored the historicity the participation in a major Indo- and technological aspects of numerous Japanese inter-disciplinary collaborative metallurgical traditions as well as the initiative and seminars in the end use of advanced scientific techniques of March in Japan. Colleagues from and materials characterisation in the NIAS who contributed to this historic study of artefacts. Among the highlights Indo-Japanese initiative included Prof was the group visit to the magnificent S Ranganathan, who spent a year as a wooden Sensoji temple going back to distinguished Visiting Professor in the the 7th century, said to be dedicated to Tokyo University of Arts in 2012-2013, Kannon, goddess of mercy, who is an Prof Sharada Srinivasan who initiated equivalent of the Indian Buddhist deity archaeometallurgical collaborations Avalokitesvara. Since the visit coincided in 2008 with Japanese colleagues with with a Japanese spring festival, the a visit, and Dr MB Rajani. The Indian group was treated to the colourful delegation was hosted by the Tokyo sight at the temple of several young University of Arts between March 22nd ladies breezing past elegantly dressed and 25th. in traditional Japanese kimonos. Profs Sharada Srinivasan and Vibha Tripathi The delegates who visited Tokyo visited the Japanese sword museum included Prof. Vibha Tripathi which gave fascinating insights into (Emeritus Professor, BHU) and Dr the complex and skilled art of Japanese Sajiv Krishnan (IISc), apart from samurai sword making: at one level, Prof Sharada Srinivasan and Prof stark and minimalist, and at another Ranganathan. The Japanese hosts level incredibly intricate. and collaborators comprised leading archaeologists, conservation scientists Prof Ranganathan also had occasion to and archaeometallurgists such as Prof catch up with former colleagues from Nagata, an expert on Tatara steel from the Tokyo University of Arts such as Dr Japan and Drs Manako Tanaka, Yasuji Tanaka and witness the impressive work and Nagae. The visit of the Indian on digital heritage and 3-D printing delegation couldn’t have been better of Buddhist art. A special memory to timed. Just as they stepped into Tokyo’s carry away was an exhibition in the famed Ueno Park, they were greeted by Tokyo National Museum complex of a splendid first sighting, like a blush, of Japanese paintings framed by cherry the legendary sakura cherry blossoms blossoms in an array of shades from ushering in spring. The NIAS Heritage off-white to delicate pale pink, which Programme and Indian delegation was give further insights into its timeless also significantly represented through significance to the Japanese ethos...The key presentations made as part of the programme looks forward to deepening ISIJ Annual Seminar of the Iron and Steel the academic and cultural engagement Institute of Japan on ‘Archaeometallurgy between NIAS and Japanese colleagues.
8 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 Bridge Programme for Children Admitted under RTE Provision through Child Centered Play Malavika Kapur and Sindhu HR
Under the Right To Education Bill (RTE Bill) with an intention to provide Free and Compulsory Education to all Children, the private schools are required to admit 25% of the children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The aim of this project was to provide a Bridge Programme of free intervention consisting of Child Centered Play to make the transition to class 1 smooth and easy.
The programme was conducted for two weeks (10 working days) in two schools namely, Vivekananda and Vidyaniketan schools for 60 children. The programme in both the schools was through child centered play way method consisting of activities like indoor and outdoor games, drawing, storytelling, singing and dancing along with easy reading of Kannada and English and understanding Maths through interesting concrete tasks. The children were assessed before and after the intervention on intellectual functioning and basic reading and number skills.
The teachers were happy to see the children, especially those who are newly admitted getting comfortable at school, learning basics of academics and pro social behaviours. They wish to continue with this method on initial days of the school. In the writing skills, there was a qualitative improvement. On the intelligence test there was improvement in terms of quicker reaction time and accuracy of scores. 48 children could be assessed before and after the intervention. 38 children have shown improvement, 8 stayed the same and 2 of them have shown drop in performance.
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 9 Autonomy, Democracy and Academic Spaces Shalini Dixit, Bharat Rout, Jeebanlata Salam and Anitha Kurup Concerns of university governance Excerpts from the panel discussion: have occupied much of our public The conception of the Indian state as enshrined in the constitution of India imagination in the aftermath of is based on liberal democracy, that is, it represents the interest of majority several developments during the of Indians as citizens by translating the values of justice, liberty, equality and recent years. As the debates break fraternity. The state operates with certain political expediency and ideology open a wide array of related issues that often contradicts the values of equality and social justice. Academic including constitutional rights, spaces provide opportunities to internalize and mediate on the values of liberal academic freedom, national allegiance democracy. Given the fact that education is a scarce public resource; state and discrimination of varied types, continues to wield tremendous power on schools and educational institutions some terms continue to re-surface: with its own ideology whose interest is often in conflict with democratic, liberal Autonomy and Accountability, and secular values. Democracy, Inclusion etc. Recent events in academic institutions offer The position paper on goals of education from NCERT (2006) states “as for us points of entry in posing a set of education…ways of life other than one’s own must be imaginatively and broad questions about the very purpose effectively presented as deserving of as much respect as one’s own.” (P.4). of education and the pedagogic and Education has a role of enabler. It enables us to make sense of our experience administrative challenges that are and think rationally. We see that rationality, freedom from biases and openness part of the changing contemporary are major educational pursuits. Based on our understanding of education and higher education. An interactive Panel the documents that the government of India had accepted, as the base for discussion was organized by Education governing education in the country, we engage with the question -“are we able Programme of NIAS on ‘Autonomy, to foster these basic educational objectives, in our educational institutions Democracy and Academic Spaces’, on today?” Taking the case of history textbooks, the talk highlighted different March 4, 2016, in the wake of recent points in past, after the Independence of India, where there have been efforts developments in the educational to tamper or mend content in history textbooks. History, as an academic institutions. subject should be taught as a mode of enquiry rather than, as a tool to a ruling party. However, looking at the ways history-textbooks have been subject Details of the panel discussions were as to distortions it was highlighted that how the very educational purpose of follows: teaching history has been compromised by the agendas of parties in power. Dr Shalini Dixit: Education as an This not only compromises the credibility of historical enquiry but also defies Enabler of Critical Engagements the very purpose of education. Dr Bharat Rout: Autonomy and the Changing Culture of the India has witnessed some of the unprecedented incidents in academic and University institutional history often challenging intellectual discourse and dissents, Dr Jeebanlata Salam: State, encroachment on the internal and day-to-day affairs of universities and Society and Educational institutions, and even suppressing freedom in campuses. This has raised Institutions questions on the very existence and purpose of a university and the changing Mr Chetan B Singai: Student Voice relationship between state, nation building and therefore the role of educational and Institutional Structures institutions in it. It highlights the changing nature of university as an idea and Chair: Prof Anitha Kurup the realm of its activity in the light of current socio-political transformations
10 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 and challenges to institutional When such intellectual autonomy of a university is not suitable for the state’s autonomy. Universities in 21st century project, then university autonomy can be threatened as universities are public have changed significantly compared goods. to that of traditional universities not just in respect to the content of The discussion on the sub-theme - student voice and institutional structures curriculum and method of teaching - emphasized on the issues emerging from the recent tensions in the country and research, but also with respect to between the state, the university and students. Universities ought to be their relationship with larger society. autonomous spaces from internal and external pressures. Internally, the The unity of teaching and research, relationship between students, teachers and administrators represent a freedom to teach and to learn and complex network of relationship. It is in this complex web of hierarchies, the self-governance are some of the voice of the students, getting encumbered. For instance, policies with regard fundamental principles which have to student elections in academic spaces the Lyndogh committee (clause 6.8), inspired modern universities across which provides unlimited powers to the university administration to nullify the world. Autonomy of institutional elected students renders the elected as powerless. Further, students are not space is indispensable to generate new represented in the university decision-making bodies, which determine the knowledge which needed continuous form and functions of the university – teaching, research and extension – hence criticism of old and established are passive members of the university and function. An engagement with the knowledge. On the other hand, idea and practice of autonomy within the university is critical, given the recent universities do not exist in isolation and tensions in university spaces across India. The crisis in the higher education have organic links both physical and sector is a recurring crisis, but the present crisis in the universities curtailing the cultural with their surroundings. Hence, freedom of speech and expression of students’, is unprecedented and hence universities in India are expected to critical to reflect. contribute directly to the pursuit and promotion of equality. The realm of a The four panel speakers highlighted the complex and dynamic nexus among university is the cradle of ideas; and society, state and education and forces surrounding them. Dr Shalini Dixit both teachers and students are jointly brought out how the subject of History has been the sources of legitimacy engaged to attain the goals of equality, for political regimes by highlighting syllabi and subject content of the history freedom and prosperity on behalf of the text books. Dr Bharat Rout in his discussion underlined the changing nature of people in a society. university as an idea and the realm of its activity in the light of current socio- political transformations and challenges to institutional autonomy. Dr Jeebanlata Universities as academically Salam spoke in detail on existing inequalities in the society and how the Indian autonomous institutions often pose an State despite its Constitutional commitment to democratic values remain embodiment that challenge societal embedded in India’s highly hierarchical society, often prompting the universities inequality and state failure, as one to critique the state and structural operations of society. Finally, Mr Chetan of the crucial roles of education is to Singai brought out how students’ freedom of expression and speech to dissent promote social equality and social and protest on pertinent socio—political-economic and educational issues are justice. Universities, therefore remain compromised and challenged by the state and the university structure and their a site of social struggles of those apparatuses. In addition to this, he also discussed how students’ voices and the aspiring young man and woman, hailing issues discussed in the universities located in the core are privileged over the ones from disadvantaged backgrounds, in the periphery. rural hinterlands, small towns, cities and those victims of state failure and The Panel discussion generated debates and discussions on several issues and exploitative social relations - be it caste, challenges not only in the context of educational institutions but also in the class domination, tribal / nontribal context of the interface among society, education and state. Discussions covered conflict, gender issues, ethnicity etc. areas such as freedom to lead a life one value while not infringing on others’ Universities, by virtue of its academic life and liberty; freedom of speech and its’ limitations; the changing nature autonomy privilege these young folk to of the meaning and practices of institutional autonomy; autonomy, freedom enter into critical engagement about and value prioritization in diverse societal and cultural contexts; the idea of their own societies they constantly being compassion and endurance to guard the line in case of value conflict interact with and the world in general. that impact others; to identify erroneous forces and look for how we can work The central emphasis in most of these against these forces in the best interest of the society, among other issues. engagements are, questioning and While the discussions generated fresh perspectives and knowledge on the idea critiquing, the given such as the ‘body of institutional autonomy, the panelists and participants agreed to bring out a politic’, of an exploitative social order. specific and contextual manual on institutional autonomy.
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 11 Past, Memory and History: Do They Play With Us? Shalini Dixit
History is as much imagined/invented other words our past does not change historian is far more scientific than an as found - Hyden White but it changes its appearance for us. ordinary human mind. But, one cannot Interestingly, this is the job most of the deny that a historian selects social past Past is an interesting and inseparable counsellors do, when you go to them and social memory for society, making part of our worldly existence. We all live with some psychological issue. They it history. In doing so, s/he might also and die with our past. It can be source change your past for you. Poor past! It be uncomfortable with certain parts of joy and sufferings. Both, biologists cannot claim to be constant for us. of our past. They might challenge his/ and psychologists have established her belief, self and identity. Positivist that we, humans, are product of our Thus, in our personal lives, our past and thinkers in history argue in favor of true past. The immediate past of our current memory can be two different things. documentation of facts. However, as life time, and our distant past on the one starts weaving narration out of the phylogenetic journey, we are all living There is a similar case with society facts the person in the historian silently histories. We reflect our histories in our and its past. It is well known that crawls in. It might show up even when language cultures, traditions, religions, significant event and episodes of a historian starts attributing intentions technologies and genome. human society are studied under the and motives of historical characters. domain of history. Based on the area of It is interesting to look at how we human endeavor it deals with, there are What we do when we face deal with past. Psychology has a term various conceptions and subsections uncomfortable sections of our past? called ‘autobiographical memory’. of history- history of science, history of We choose what to remember. We do We remember our past with our self arts, and history of music etc. Society so, in order to reduce our dissonance. as a referral point. We remember too has a vast unlimited past, however, This also reflects that we are using events around us in light of our the moment it is termed as history it defense mechanism at a societal level. personal milestones. We choose signifies the significance of the chosen Lets us look at some of the defense narrations and episodes around our slice of history indicating that it was/ mechanism that we commonly use as a life episodes, and sometimes interpret is “important” for the society. Just person and as a society: We use denial them accordingly. We choose what like personal history, societal history (refusal to accept reality); distortion to remember and what to eliminate can also say a lot through its selective (we manipulate the reality for our self form our memory. Many a times memory. and for others); Idealization (attribution when there is a dissonance; there are more desirable qualities than he or unpleasant memories to handle, we There are many factors which make she may actually have); rationalization use defense mechanisms. 1 Thus, even past unique in its own way. One of (finding amicable reasons for past acts If we think we have ‘let it go’ it remains these factors is that, unlike most to make it look good). in the forms of our forgetting. What social and natural sciences, history is we forget is also decided by our past. not available for current exploration. Past is both, powerful and fascinating. Going by common sense and logic, One cannot observe all parts of Past has a power of becoming memory we all know that past cannot change. history. This makes the task of a or history. It tell us where we came What has happen has happened, historian challenging and interesting. from, indicating where will we go. right! But, do you remember anyone It also makes historian take roles of a And since it evokes its legacies in the you got angry at, and later, when the detective, a philosopher, a researcher present; it shows the connections person explained you her position and a psychologist. Despite all this, between ‘long ago’ and now’- saga you changed your mind. There are there is a person in him/her, who of time is charged with eternity. So, unpleasant episodes in life which, selects and interprets the information. there is no escape from it. All we have when we see in retrospect, we often This is similar to selecting our to use it handle it with care; let us not change our attitude towards it. In autobiographical memory, although allow it to handle us.
1 Defense mechanism is an unconscious coping mechanism to reduce anxiety resulting from a noxious experience or apprehension. In this we distort the perception of reality to make workable agreement with the perceived reality.
12 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 BRICS Young Scientist Forum BYS Conclave 2016, Bengaluru 26-30 September
India is hosting the BRICS Young Scientist Conclave in through the establishment of a Pan BRICS network of September 2016, as an integral part of the BRICS Young young talents. This Forum will pave the way for creation of a Scientist Forum initiative. The initiative has been approved strong future generation of BRICS S&T leadership that can by the Second BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation accelerate change. Ministerial Meeting at Brasilia in 2015. The Conclave will also look at the issues of Science through NIAS in collaboration with the Department of Science & a larger perspective; it would include science, technology, Technology (DST) of the Government of India is organizing social sciences, humanities and will also look at the social this prestigious Conclave in its campus and in Hampi impact and its contribution to development. during 26-30 September. Three themes - Computational The first part of the Conclave will take place at the NIAS Intelligence, Energy Solutions & Affordable Healthcare have Campus. NIAS has developed an expertise through rigorous been chosen as the focus for this Conclave. research in the field of natural sciences and technology, This Conclave aims to bring together some of the brightest social sciences and humanities to address some of the grave young minds from the BRICS countries on a single platform, problems in our society today. allowing intense scientific exploration, technological As a unique recognition of the historical and social practice innovations and avenues for transformative changes to the of science, the participants will be taken on an expedition most pressing problems of the society. to Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which stands as Ten scientists, techno-entrepreneurs and researchers from an archetype of the best contributions of Indian scientific, each BRIC nations between 22 to 35 years will form part philosophical and cultural traditions. of the Conclave. Besides bringing these participants, the The panel discussions to be held during 26-28 September at Conclave will also provide them with abundant opportunities NIAS campus will cover the following themes: to interact with trail-blazers, leaders and pioneers of S&T through workshops, interactive sessions and lectures. We • BRICS Policy Reflections (Keynote) have already approached some of the leading minds at the • A Scientific Identity for BRICS (Keynote) global level to be apart of the Conclave faculty to enrich the • Affordable Health Care panel discussions. • Young Indian Trailblazers • Computational Intelligence The Conclave will be a platform to harness solutions/ideas • Interdisciplinary Science for Society and Humanity on country-specific problems and common challenges faced • Leaders, Here and Now by BRICS nations. The BRICS Young Innovation Prize for • Ideas Hunt Innovative Ideas will enable participants to develop unique, • Energy Solutions path-breaking designs on three themes identified. • Traditional Science and Indigenous Knowledge The Conclave hopes to forge a ‘BRICS Scientific Identity’ • Communication in Science and Technology • Cultural Connects of Science: Birdsong Beatbox • Science and Social Equity • Collaborations across the BRICS Nations:
The above discussions in Bengaluru will be followed by another round of informal discussions by the participants in Hampi. The participants will leave Bengaluru on 01 October 2016.
As a part of the Conclave, NIAS will be preparing a series of reports to be published during and after the Conclave.
To know more about the Conclave visit: http://brics-ysf. org/ & Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BRICS-Young- Scientist-Forum-991742517600200/
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 13 NIAS PhD Programme Updates TS Gopi Rethinaraj (Academic Head) reports...
Manipal University had organized a discussion at the Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary on meeting with all affiliated institutions like NIAS ‘Matter, Mind and Consciousness’ in July 2016. from diverse fields at Manipal to learn from each other the best practices of academic and industrial collaboration on 5 April 2016. Dr TS Gopi Rethinaraj, Qualifying Exam Academic Head, NIAS Doctoral Programme, Mr Srinivasa Aithal, Head-Administration, NIAS and All six first year students in the NIAS PhD Programme (Mr S Siddarth, Ms JN Sandhya, Senior Executive Assistant (PhD Mr Shyam Hari P, Ms Meera Sudhakar, Mr Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan, Mr Programme) attended this meeting on 4 April Sashi Kiran C and Mr Vijay CS) passed the PhD Qualifying Exam held 2016 and participated in the discussions with the in the first week of June 2016. Passing the qualifying is a requirement Manipal University Vice Chancellor and other senior for continuing in the Doctoral Programme and to get registered in the management personnel. University. Mr Sreedher Vijayakrishnan presented his thesis proposal on the topic Seeing the Elephant: Socioecology and Physiology of At the Founder’s Day event in Manipal University the Female Asian Elephant Elephas maximus in an Anthropogenic a poster presentation competition for all PhD Landscape at NIAS on Friday, 15 July 2016 and will register with the candidates registered with them was held on 4 Manipal University. April 2016. Ms Soundarya S Iyer, working under the supervision of Prof Narendar Pani from the NIAS Admissions 2016 School of Social Sciences and Ms Priyam Laxmi Borgohain, working under the supervision of Prof The entrance exam and interviews for admission to the NIAS Doctoral Dilip R Ahuja, from the School of Natural Sciences Programme for the 2016 batch was held on June 27 and 28, 2016. The and Engineering, represented NIAS for the poster total of eight students spread across the four Schools will enter the presentation. NIAS PhD Programme in August 2016 and will be the thirteenth batch since the beginning of the doctoral programme. The academic year Ms Soundarya Iyer won the First Prize in the will begin on 1 August 2016 and NIAS faculty members are offering poster competition and has received cash prize courses a wide range of interdisciplinary courses to the new batch, and a certificate from Manipal University. Ms continuing students, and students and general public outside of NIAS. Soundarya also brought laurels to NIAS through
her invitation to present a paper at the Yale Modern South Asia Workshop 2016, Yale University. She was also selected to participate in the three week Brown International Advanced Research Institutes Workshop 2016 at Brown University in June 2016. Another PhD Student Mr S Siddarth was selected to attend a two week Summer University programme
14 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 Recent News Fourth RL Kapur Oration Justice MN Venkatachaliah was conferred NIAS Honorary Prof Manoj Das Distinguished Fellow (June 20, 2016) Distinguished Writer, Sri Aurobindo Visitors Ashram, Pondicherry NIAS Foundation Day (June 20, 2016) The Riddle of Sphinx - The Issue of Love Prof B Ravi, Institute Chair and Death in the Mystic Lore of India Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Cultural Evening for NIAS Family June 21, 2016 Bombay, Mumbai (June 1 to November on account of NIAS Foundation Day 30, 2016) (June 19, 2016) Conferences, Meetings Prof Bourguignon, President, European NIAS Council of Management and & Workshops Research Council (May 23, 2016) Annual General Body Meetings (June 15, 2016) Workshop on Bangalore’s Great Mr Purnendu Ghosh, Executive Transformation (June 24 and 25, 2016) Director, Birla Institute of Scientific Coordinator: Prof Carol Upadhya Research, Jaipur (May 22 to June 5, 2016) Foundation Day Lecture Workshop on Advanced Ambassador Ronen Sen, Director, Tata Justice MN Venkatachaliah Manufacturing Technologies in Trusts (April 26, 2016) Former Chief Justice of India Defence Sector (June 18, 2016) Constitutional Ideals and Justice in Plural Coordinator: Prof V Bhujanga Rao Societies Events June 20, 2016 INAE-NIAS Round Table Meeting on Regional Transport Aircraft (June 14, NIAS signed a MoU with Center 2016) for Comparative Philosophy, Duke Training Programme University (July 27, 2016) Two Day National Consultative Meet Second Summer Workshop for on Vocational (Skill), Technical and Hampi Musical Pillars Meeting Children under NIAS Gifted Education Higher Education (June 13 and 14, (July 4, 2016) Programme (May 12 to 14, 2016) 2016) Coordinator: Dr Srikumar M Menon Coordinator: Dr Shalini Dixit Coordinator: Dr Jeebanlata Salam
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 15 Reforming Forensic Science: Some Public Programmes Insights from Research on Vision and Wednesday Discussion Memory Dr R Srikanth Meetings July 1, 2016 Bengaluru Dr Shailaja D Sharma Towards an Integrated Mining and Mr Gautam Sonti and Ms Usha Rao Adjunct Faculty, NIAS Environmental Policy for the Indian Coal Bengaluru Pre-University Math – Back to the Sector Whose City? Public Space, Protest, Art Future? July 29, 2016 June 24, 2016 July 27, 2016
Prof KL Sebastian Prof Vilupanur Ravi Dr MB Rajani Department of Inorganic and Physical Professor and Chair, College of Assistant Professor, NIAS Chemistry Engineering, CA The Search for Odantapuri: Evidence Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru The Plank Canoe of the Chumash Culture: from Landscape Archaeology First FIST (Forum for Interdisciplinary A Historical and Materials Science-based July 20, 2016 Studies) Lecture Perspective July 28, 2016 June 23, 2016 Dr Shalini Dixit
Assistant Professor, NIAS Dr Balaji Srinivasan Prof SS Meenakshisundaram, Prof Socio-Cultural Influences on Associate Professor, IIT, Delhi Narendra Pani and Prof Sangeetha Development of Historical Understanding Flow Computations and Their Relation Menon July 13, 2016 with Complex Systems and Cognition NIAS July 8, 2016 Conflict and Post Conflict Societies in Dr M Mayilvaganan
South Asia - Defining “Peace”: A Poli-so- Assistant Professor, NIAS Dr Marieke van Vugt phical Approach - NIAS Multi-Disciplinary Fishing Conflicts in the Palk Bay: Are the Assistant Professor, Cognitive Debate through an Interaction Indian Fishermen ‘Carefully Careless?’ Modelling Group, University of June 23, 2016 June 29, 2016 Groningen Comparing Different Kinds of Mind- Prof PCAgrawal Prof DP Sen Gupta Wandering Using Computational University of Mumbai–Department of Visiting Professor, NIAS Modeling Atomic Energy Center of Excellence for Sister Nivedita: She gave her all to India July 7, 2016 Basic Sciences, Kalina, Mumbai June 22, 2016
View of the X-ray Sky through Dr N Ramamoorthy ASTROSAT’s Eyes Former Director, Division of Physical June 17, 2016 and Chemical Sciences, IAEA, Vienna, Austria Dr Purnendu Ghosh India and the Nuclear Suppliers Group Executive Director, Birla Institute of (NSG) Scientific Research, Jaipur July 5, 2016 Engineering of Need and Want
June 3, 2016 Prof Amit Bhaduri Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Mr Surendra Kumar Sagar University, New Delhi Technical Director Truths and Untruths about the Indian (Structural Design and Engineering) Economy in the Global Financial Setting Total Environment Group of July 4, 2016 Companies, Bengaluru, Cosmic
Travelling Mind Dr Thomas D Albright May 31, 2016 Professor and Conrad T Prebys Chair, Salk Institute for Biological Studies Director of the Salk Institute Center for the Neurobiology of Vision University of California, San Diego
16 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 Mr Adarsh Vijay Dr Samira Agnihotri Intern, International Strategic and DST-SERB National Post-Doctoral Obituary Security Studies Programme, NIAS Scholar, NIAS India and Blue Economy: A Maritime Vocal Mimicry in Birds: Sincere Flattery Strategy for Growth or Devious Deception? June 15, 2016 April 6, 2016
Ms Sourina Bej and Ms Albertina Nithya B Interns, International Strategic and Literary, Arts & Security Studies Programme, NIAS Heritage Forum Bangladesh and Myanmar: Rise of Radicalism Mr Ganesh Shivaswamy June 8, 2016 Trustee, Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bengaluru Prof D Suba Chandran The Role of Lithographs in Popular Professor, NIAS Culture and Legacy of Raja Ravi June 1, 2016 Varma Post Conflict Societies in South Asia: How July 29, 2016 Peaceful is Our Peace? Mr Xerxes Desai, Member of the NIAS Council of Management Dr Anshuman Behera expired on June 27, 2016. NIAS pays Assistant Professor, NIAS Publication our condolences. He will be greatly From Mao to Maoism: The Indian Path remembered for his leadership and May 25, 2016 Carol Upadhya guidance. Reengineering India Prof Malavika Kapur Work, Capital, and Class in an Offshore Visiting Professor, NIAS Economy Laments of a Child Psychologist Oxford University Press, 2016 May 18, 2016
Dr Srikumar M Menon Research Officer, NIAS The Uttarakhand Disaster of June 2013: A Survivor’s Account May 4, 2016
Dr Deepa Srikantaiah Fulbright-Nehru US Scholar, IIMB Beyond Counting: Strong Foundational Skills in Early Mathematics Leads to Number Sense, Critical Thinking, and Achievement in STEM April 27, 2016
Dr Nithin Nagaraj Assistant Professor, NIAS Uncertainty, Undecidability, Unpredictability April 20, 2016
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 17 TheyThey recently recently joined joined NIAS NIAS New Faces... Congratulations!Congratulations!
Prof Bishnu N Mohapatra joined Prof PS Goel joined NIAS as Dr Raja Prof V Bhujanga Rao joined NIAS NIAS for a period of three months Ramanna Chair Visiting Professor as Visiting Professor under the as Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Visiting on May 2, 2016 International Strategic and Security Professor on June 1, 2016 Studies Programme on April 20, 2016
Whirls of Words: The Writer’s Space The Pedigree of a Pot and a Tuft of Grass Naresh Keerthi
The following verse from the Karṇa then appears on the scene, Does one choose one’s birth and jaina poet Pampa’s Kannada challenging Arjuna to defend his title of upbringing? redaction of the Mahābhārata tale ‘the greatest archer in the world’. Droṇa What pray, is the pedigree of a pot and Vikramārjuna·vijaya is composed snubs Karṇa and asks him to declare his a tuft of grass?. in a bitextu(r)al style, probably lineage, since the noble Kuru princes for the first time in the Kannada can only engage with their equals and The second hemistich may require literary world. In Pampa’s narrative, will not indulge in combat with their some explanation – according to the his patron, the Cālukya chieftain inferiors. Stung to the quick, Karna Mahābhārata, while both Droṇa and Arikesari, is identified with Arjuna, counters with this verse: Kṛpa had Ṛṣi-s for fathers, Droṇa was the central character in this retelling. born of a pot, and Kṛpa, his brother-in- PÀÄ®ªÉÄA§ÄAmÉ ©ÃgÀªÉÄ law, was born to a tuft of grass. This verse is taken from the well- PÀÄ®ªÀÄ®èzÉ PÀÄ®ªÀĤAvÀÄ ¦PÀÌ¢jA ¤ÃA | known episode wherein Droṇa, who M°zÉ°è ¥ÀÄnÖ ¨É¼ÉzÀgÉ Pampa’s portrayal of Karṇa is striking, has trained the Kuru princes, arranges PÀÄ®«ÄzÀÄðzÉ PÉÆqÀzÉƼÀA ±ÀgÀ¸ÀÛA§zÉƼÀA || and he often uses Karṇa as an agent a demonstration of their military of social commentary. Karṇa turns skills to mark their graduation. The kulamembuduṇṭé bīrame Droṇa’s question about his parentage Pāṇḍava and Kaurava princes all acquit kulam’allade kulaman’intu pikkadiriṃ nīṃ | on its head, and questions the relevance themselves admirably, and Arjuna’s ‘olid’elli puṭṭi beḷedaró of parentage in the appraisal of merit. display of his skills is the finale. The kulam’irdude koḍadoḷaṃ śara- Karṇa reminds Drona of his origins, teachers Droṇa and Kṛpa and the other stambadoḷaṃ || 2.83 || making his question a case of the pot- elders appreciate his performance and born calling the kettle black. declare him the greatest archer in the What is lineage? Courage is world. the only lineage, all else is empty talk.
18 NIAS Newsletter July 2016 Birds and Blooms MB Rajani Presents...
If you walk down NIAS’s driveway past the hostel, you cannot miss the Balloon Plant when in bloom. Its unusual appearance with several soft, pale green spheroids is indeed striking. At a distance, one can be forgiven for thinking these are citrus fruits -- limes, perhaps? But closer inspection reveals a hairy texture surrounding the fruit. If you actually try to grasp the fruit, you will be surprised by the lack of density -- one feels that the shape could collapse at the slightest touch like a ... balloon!
The plant is a species of milk weed, native of southeast Africa, and has been widely naturalised and used as an ornamental plant. It is a perennial herb that can grow to over six feet, and blooms in warm months. It has a fibrous rootstock, its pale yellowish green branches are hollow, and emanate from a small single-stemmed trunk. The leaves are light green and narrowly oblong (about 10 cm long, little over 1 cm broad). Cream or white flowers (about 1 cm across) hang in clusters -- they have an attractive, complicated structure with white hoods and petals folding backwards over the flower. The conspicuous feature that has given rise to most of the plant’s common (and sometimes colourful) names is the large spherical inflated follicles reaching 8 cm in diameter, covered with soft spines, splitting to release many brown seeds, each with a tuft of long silky hairs attached at one end.
Botanical name: Gomphocarpus physocarpus Photo Courtesy: Ekta Gupta Family: Apocynaceae Origin: Southeast Africa Common name: balloon milkweed, balloon wild cotton, hairy balls, bindweed, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop’s balls, nailhead
Photo Courtesy: MB Rajani
July 2016 NIAS Newsletter 19 About NIAS
Founder Chairman Founder Director Current Director JRD TATA RAJA RAMANNA BALDEV RAJ
The National Institute contributed to the growth Presently Prof Baldev Raj is of Advanced Studies and development of the the Director. (NIAS) was conceived and Institute. In subsequent years, established by the vision Prof Roddam Narasimha, NIAS celebrates its and initiative of the Dr K Kasturirangan and Foundation Day on June 20. late Mr JRD Tata. Prof VS Ramamurthy Dr Raja Ramanna, as the became the Directors of Founder Director, immensely NIAS.
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