DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

The Department of Political Science has actively and substantively organized a gamut of academic events and programmes throughout the session of 2019-20. On 20th August 2019, the functioning of La Politique, the association of the department, commenced with the orientation programme arranged particularly for the 1st year students of the department. On September 2, 2019, democratically elected Union of the department was formed, with Heena Makwana and Pankaj Yadav elected as the President and Vice President respectively. General Secretary Surabhi Das along with the worthy Joint Secretaries and Executive Council members further glorified the team. On 20th September 2019, La Politique organized an official Fresher’s Welcomeprogramme with a view to promote interaction and bonding among all the students of the department. On 18th October 2019, La Politique in collaboration with North East Students' Cell of organized a panel discussion on National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Rights. Two eminent penalists, namely, Ms. Sangeeta BarooahPisharoty, Deputy Editor, and Prof. Apoorvanand, Professor of Hindi, University of delivered an engaging and enriching session. Enthusiastic participation of students with their inquisitive interventions and critical questioning marked the success of the event. The fresh week of January 2020 witnessed a remarkable session on "The USA and West Asia: Global Implications”. Prof. Sanjeev Kumar HM of University of Delhi was the keynote speaker who delivered an insightful and thought- provoking lecture on the theme. The session was followed by book launch of the book titled “Global Politics”writtenbyDr. RupakDattagupta. La Politique also promoted and facilitated in-house discussion among the students of the department offering them an exposure to democratic culture of debate and deliberation. One of the first such sessions was on, "Has CAA imperilled the secular character of ?" which was held on 27th January 2020. Carrying on the legacy of the department, La Politique organized the third edition of Frank Thakurdas Memorial Lecture on “Gandhian Vision of Democracy” on 7th February, 2020. The memorial lecture was delivered by eminent scholar Prof. Madhulika Banerjee, who teaches Political Science in University of Delhi. The lecture was highly informative and enlightening. Our guest of honour Ms. Sambhavi Murthy, who has been Executive Director for UN operations in Nigeria, also expressed her views on the occasion. On 13th February 2020, La Politique organized a field trip to the Parliament of India and the Parliament Museum that witnessed enthusiastic participation of large number of students. It was an inspiring experience as the students were familiarised with rich culture and great tradition of the institution. The field trip contributed in students’ realisation of the importance of the great institution by offering a practical exposure about the functioning of the Indian parliament. On 19th February 2020, La Politique organized an insightful seminar on "Cryptocurrencies and Electronic Payments" which was presented by Professor YioryosMakedonis, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London and Director of the MSc Banking Programme.