The Department of International Studies, Political Science and History organised a webinar on Populism titled ‘The Multifaceted Nature of Populism’ by Ajay Gudavarthy. Ajay Gudavarthy is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Political Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been a visiting fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Charles Wallace Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His most recent book is India After Modi: Populism and the Right (2018). Dr Madhumati Deshpande—Coordinator, Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ (Deemed to be University)—delivered the introductory remarks and formally welcomed the guest speaker. Dr Gudavarthy begins his talk by pointing out that populism is not a new phenomenon and in the present times, the need for a multifaceted approach has arisen where it is necessary to draw approaches from other disciplines such as psychology, sociology, economi
" So what after 12th or PUC?" OR "So what after UG?" A very common question asked by elders, friends, teachers would ask you knowing that very soon you going out from your cocoon to the real world. A world of opportunities. But the opportunities are plenty. Which is the best for you? Not everything given might be good for you. This where an orientation or a counselling session comes into play. Christ University, Bengaluru with aim to provide the right guidance and support to the students of 12th and UG courses hosts an annual Education cum Counselling fair - DAKSH which helps the students make the right choices.
Every department, each headed by a group of students from the department act as the mentors for the young minds in providing them an insight into the various courses they can opt for post +2/PUC or Undergraduate courses. This year too The Department of International Studies and History set up a stall near Block 1 beautifully decorated with pictures, charts, posters and flags of different nation providing all relevant information to the students who aspired to pursue the course. The department was represented by Anna, Saagar, Sukanya and Neha from MAIS. There was also map game organized for the students who came to the stall to give them a better insight into what they will actually be studying in the course. The stall was visited by other faculty members and the NAAC team which had come to the University. A lot of students from Junior College and other UG courses visited our stall. The stall received an overall positive response from the audience as a whole making the department feel optimistic about more students who would pursue the course in coming academic year.The stall received an overall positive response from the audience as a whole making the department feel optimistic about more students who would pursue the course in coming academic year.
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