What is the underlying idea that binds this selection of poems together in Buddha aur Aam? The title of this poetry volume is taken from a poem evocative of the subtle and sublime force of personal faith and devotion, kept alive in times of great disenchantment. The poems are largely taken from the first four volumes …
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Krea University Faculty Receive Prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Environment Journalism
Sri City, January 6, 2022: Prof Aniket Aga (Associate Professor of Anthropology & Environmental Studies) and Prof Chitrangada Choudhury (Associate Professor of Practice in Environmental Studies & Public Policy) from Krea University have won the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the ‘Environment, Science and Technology’ category. The Awards aim to celebrate excellence, …
Professor Sudip Roy elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry for his contribution to the Chemical Sciences
Dr Sudip Roy, Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry, has been elected as a Fellow to the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry. This honour is in recognition of his significant contribution to the Chemical Sciences and extensive work with Industry and promoting industry-academia collaborations. Dr. Sudip Roy has 20 years of experience in research and innovation. Dr. Roy obtained his Ph.D. in chemical sciences from the University of Saarland in Germany followed by post-doctoral work at Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. He is a Chevening fellow 2019 and studied management of research, science, and innovation at the University of Oxford.
The Telegraph publishes op-ed piece on ‘Covid phobia’ authored by SIAS professors
Life, undoubtedly, is uncertain; but when we experience this uncertainty in our everyday affairs, we end up suffering from a ‘novel’ phobia — ‘Covid phobia’. Prof Soumyajit Bhar, Visiting Assistant Professor, and Prof Kalpita Bhar, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, have together authored an important article on rediscovering the human touch amidst a global pandemic. The …
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Vasudha Katju presents paper on women’s movements in India at the ‘Conceptualizing Difference Conference’
Vasudha Katju, Faculty Associate – Centre for Writing and Pedagogy at Krea University, presented her paper titled ‘Difference in Indian Feminist Activism: Caste and Sexuality in the Autonomous Women’s Movement’, as part of the panel on political activism at the ‘Conceptualizing Difference Conference’. Organised by The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, Rule of Law at …
Sundram Fasteners Limited to support 4 faculty positions at Krea
In an effort to encourage Krea University’s talented faculty in their research interests and academic endeavours, Chennai-based manufacturing company Sundram Fasteners Limited (SFL) have come on board to support 4 faculty positions in Science and Business. The proud recipients of this grant are- Prof Bharath Sundaram for Sundram Fasteners Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies; Prof Rishi Vyas for Sundram Fasteners Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Prof R Sathyanarayanan for Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Marketing; and Prof Vijaya Subramanian for Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Operations Management.
Prof Srajana Kaikini’s recent papers published by noted international journals
Krea faculty Prof Srajana Kaikini — Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences & Literature & the Arts — has had two of her recent papers published by renowned international journals. Her most recent paper explores strategies within the arts practice, while the other paper talks about COVID-19 and its social impact. Her paper …
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Prof Kalyan Chakrabarti co-authors paper on “The happiness hormone and Parkinson’s disease”
Prof Kalyan Chakrabarti has published a paper on Parkinson’s disease with collaborators from University of Medicine and Max Planck Institute, Göttingen, Germany in the Journal of Neurochemistry.
Prof Anil Srinivasan to be a panelist at ‘Brand India- Arts, Crafts and Design festival’
Prof Anil Srinivasan, Associate Professor of Practice, Literature & the Arts will be joining a panel of celebrated artists on the 14th of September in the session, ‘Arts- Culture. Means and Contribution’. The session is a part of India Foundation’s Center for Public Diplomacy and Soft Power’s Brand India- Arts, Crafts and Design festival.
New Faculty appointments at Krea
We are glad to announce that Prof K S Viswanathan, Prof Vivek Bhandari, Prof Gaurav S Ghosh, Prof Pritha Chakrabarti, Prof Sushant Kumar Raut, Prof Amrita Narayanan, Prof Vaishali Sharma, Prof Joya John, Prof Abuthair, Prof Ovee Thorat, Prof Sayantan Datta and Prof Neha Mishra have joined Krea University.