International Talkies

The Department of International Studies and History organised its annual PG fest, Battle of Brains on 28 January 2020. There were five events in total of which two were individual and three were tam events. The event was conducted in two sessions with the first session started at 09:30 am with the individual events Just A Minute (JAM) and Spontaneous Essay. JUST A MINUTE Venue: Room 612, Central Block      Time: 09:30 am – 10:40 am The theme of the event was ‘Multiculturalism in Contemporary International Relation Perspective.’ A total of thirteen students participated in the event. The speakers had to select topics amongst multiple sub-topics under the main theme, which had topics such as ‘Colonialism and Multiculturalism’, ‘Social Conflict Unavoidable Due to Multiculturalism’, ‘Multiculturalism and Collective Identity Can Go Hand In Hand’, and ‘Colonialism Invited Multiculturalism’. The speakers were given 30 seconds to prepare on their topics and one minute to deliver t

The Department of International Studies and History organized an Alumni Meet 2020. As the date coincided with the 71 st Republic Day, the theme for the event was honouring students serving the Indian Armed Forces for which a programme was held in the Main Audi from 11-1:30 pm followed by lunch. The Department then held a get-together with their former Alumni who bore the Christite spirit and the vision- Excellence and Service.   Fr Jose CC, Dr Vagishwari SP, Dr Madhumati Deshpande, Dr Anurag Tripathi, Dr Koiremba Singh, Dr Vineeth Thomas, Dr Stefy Joseph and Dr Barnali Chanda were present to rebuild and enhance their relations with their students. Students from 1993, 2002, 2004, post 2014 batches were present and were eager and were pleased to meet their professors who served as the torchbearer whose guiding light has made them define their purpose and build an image for themselves and hence able to carve a niche for themselves. The welcome address was given by Dr Vagishwari SP

On 21 st  January, the Department of International Studies and History organized a Research Methodology Workshop. The workshop was attended by the Post-graduate students of International Studies and History, wherein, they were engaged in an intellectually stimulating exercise, that aimed at enhancing their research skills. The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Tansen Sen and Dr. Arunabh Ghosh. The facilitators proposed the following two research areas: 1.        To track the changes in infrastructure, population, environment, energy or economy, across China, since 1949. 2.        To analyze the Agreement between the Republic of India and the People’s Republic of China on trade and intercourse between Tibet region of China and India. To further facilitate the exercise, students were divided into groups of 8 or 9. The above 2 topics were then equally divided amongst the groups. For the first research area, maps were provided; they were used as a resource to understand and ana

The Department of International Studies and History organized research methodology workshop and lecture series on the “Twentieth Century China” from 20 th January – 22 nd January, 2020. Day 1 began with the talk on ‘Trans-Himalayan Science in 20 th Century China’ by Dr. Arunabh Ghosh, Professor of History at Harvard University. Fr. Jose CC, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dr. Madhumati Deshpande, Department Co-ordinator introduced the three day lecture series. Dr. Ghosh began the talk by describing the state of India-China relations after the 1962 war. The trajectory of both the countries becoming polarised, despite sharing civilizational contact. In this context, Dr. Ghosh stated how the role of science to chart the evolution of their relations is often neglected. He presented the audience with the link between both the countries through science, by mentioning about Xu Ren, a palaeobotanist. Xu Ren had received his doctorate from the Lucknow University in 1946, and was in close cont

Department of International Studies and History hosted a lecture session about India-China Relations on 22 January 2020, in the context of the Public Lecture series and Research Methodology Workshop on ‘20 th CENTURY CHINA’, organised by the Department. The lecture was headed by     Dr. Tansen Sen (Professor of History, New York University, Shanghai), along with other resource persons, Mr. C.V Ranganathan IFS [retd] (Former Ambassador of India to China) and Dr Arunabh Ghosh (Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History, Harvard University). The lecture provided the young audience with invaluable visions about the most relevant topic of China- India studies in the modern century. The lecture session was preceded by a formal function where Dr. Anil Joseph Pinto, Registrar, Christ (Deemed to be University) welcomed the most distinguished resource personalities. Then, the esteemed guests Dr. Tansen Sen, Mr. V Ranganathan and Dr. Arunabh Gosh briefly addressed the gathering to elabor

The students of the Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) were engaged in a lecture series on challenges to democracy in 21 st Century by professor Peter Jonkers. Democracy across the globe had undergone various challenges over period of time. As many scholars point out, Indian democracy was put to test, during the times of Emergency as well as even today, when the nation is ranging over citizenship amendment act. Professor Jonkers provided a wide range of perspectives and scholarly arguments with the students of political science, in one of the best institute for academic discussion in South India.   John Rawls and Habermas where two scholars who were the reference point throughout   the lecture whose established work were   used as references to understand contemporary challenges in European, US and Indian politics. The area of focus, where human dignity, conflicts over value pluralism, religious tolerance. Students of Internatio

IR MUN 2020, hosted by the students of the INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND HISTORY department of CHRIST(Deemed To Be University), aims to gain a global perspective on pressing issues and will be marked as unique when theory meets reality. The objective of the Model United Nations is to seek, through discussion and debate, solutions to the various problems of the world. The International Relations Model United Nations is a two-day national level event that will be held at the Central Campus of CHRIST (Deemed to be University). IRMUN is a debating platform which will be following the guidelines of the United Nations. The Model United Nations offers students an excellent opportunity to expand, develop and put into practice their lobbying, negotiating and debating skills. At this conference, young leaders are encouraged to come up with solutions for disparate problems affecting countries across the globe. This is a platform where students from across the nation and the world can hone and

The Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST(Deemed To Be University), organized a talk on ‘Leadership Challenges: The Human Dimension’ by Lt Gen (Dr) VK Ahluwalia, PVSM, AVSM**, YSM, VSM (Retd) Director, Center for Land Warfare (CLAWS). Dr. Ahluwalia started the lecture by providing examples from the battlefield. He, then, extended the scope of the lecture from leadership challenges in the armed forces to leadership challenges in ‘strategic landscape’ signifying international relations. A brief and a structured geopolitical analysis of the globe was given, followed by a host of conflicts and problems faced by countries, which was eventually narrowed down to India. Dr. Ahluwalia emphasized the need for a strong leadership to tackle various conflicts in India, be it internal or external, ranging from border issues in the North and North-East of India to the problem of terrorism and left wing extremism. For the same, he narrated examples from the 1947 war, 1962 w

Welcome to the First China Studies Public Lecture series and the Research Methodology Workshop. Speakers: Dr. Tansen Sen,  Professor of History and the Director of the Centre for Global Asia at NYU Shanghai, and Global Network Professor at New York University. Dr. Arunabh Ghosh,  Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History, Harvard University. EVENT SCHEDULE 20 January 2020 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, Sky View, 10 th floor, Central block Public Lecture on “Trans-Himalayan Science and Technology in the Twentieth Century China and India.” Speaker: Dr Arunabh Ghosh, Harvard University 22 January 2020 10:00 am to 12: 30 pm, Main Auditorium, Audi Block Public Lecture on “Pan-Asianism and India-China Interactions during the Early Twentieth Century” Speaker: Dr. Tansen Sen, New York University-Shanghai 21 January 2020 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Sky View, 10 th Floor, Central Block Workshop on Research Methodology Resource Persons: Dr Tansen Sen and Dr Arunabh Ghos