About the Centre

The Centre was established in the year 2011 with the objective to study and critically engage with issues of global migration and Diaspora from multi-disciplinary perspectives and produce quality research and knowledge for academia, government and society. Diaspora Studies is a new interdisciplinary area that has emerged in Humanities and Social Sciences dealing with the study of migration and its cultural, literary, social, demographic, anthropology, political, economic impact and international relations. The Centre focuses on Indian Diaspora in particular and global Diasporas in general.

According to MOIA recently released statistics near about 30 million Indian diaspora residing outside of India. The history of Indian migration goes back to ancient and pre-modern times though it has become a subject of study only in recent times. A sizeable body of literature now exists both in the forms of fiction and scholarly writings on the historical, anthropological, sociological, cultural, demographic, political and economic aspects. The overseas Indian community has significantly contributed to the Indian development and also has emerged as the 'soft power' promoting India's international relations as global ambassadors and contributing immensely to the social and intellectual capital of India.

Diaspora Studies has opened up plethora of new research areas, which need to be studied and researched upon. The Centre with a multidisciplinary framework studies and addresses the mutual relations and converging contours of diaspora.

The Centre provides an excellent academic environment with a focus on participatory teaching and learning use of ICT in teaching, periodical revision and updating of syllabus, field work exposures for students etc. The Centre invites scholars and visiting professors from prominent universities in India and Abroad to deliver lectures on varied aspects of the subject, and it provides a platform for the students and faculties to learn the emergent issues in the subject. Students of the Centre are from different disciplinary backgrounds, religion and communities. The faculties members of the Centre have their background in Humanities and Social Sciences, and have specialization in migration and Diaspora. The CSRD have five regular faculties and one contract faculty from different disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences. Presently, there are 30 students pursuing their M.Phil./ Ph.D. in the Centre. The Centre has produced 33 dissertations on varied aspects of diaspora (32 awarded and 1 submitted).

Program Details

M.A. in Migration and Diaspora
Duration: 2 Years
Syllabus:
M.Phil. in Diaspora Studies
Duration: 2 Years
Syllabus:
Ph.D. in Diaspora Studies
Duration: As per UGC Guidelines
Fees: As per University Norms

Faculty Profile

Dr Naresh Kumar (Professor / Chairperson)
Dr Naresh Kumar (Professor / Chairperson)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: naresh.kumar@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Migration (International/Internal), Diaspora & Development of India, Issues of Indian Immigration/Emigration & Diaspora, World & Regional Diaspora of India, South Asian Diaspora/Migration, Transnationalism, Diaspora policies and engagements, Social Demography, Population Geography, gendering & diaspora, Dalit & Marginalized Migration/Diaspora, Social Network Media & Diaspora, Refugees, Tools, Techniques in Research Methods and Methodologies in Migration and Diaspora Research.

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Dr Atanu Mohapatra (Professor)
Dr Atanu Mohapatra (Professor)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: atanu.kumar@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Diaspora Studies, Media Studies, International Relations, Development Studies, Research Methodology.

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Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gupta (Associate Professor)
Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gupta (Associate Professor)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: rajneesh.gupta@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Diaspora and International Relations, Indian Diaspora Policy, Indian Diaspora in Africa, Issues of Identity Retention, Integration and Assimilation among Diaspora, Human Rights of Migrant and Diasporic communities.

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Dr Siba Sankar Mohanty (Assistant Professor)
Dr Siba Sankar Mohanty (Assistant Professor)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: siba@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Diaspora Studies, Culture Studies, Diaspora and International Relations, Diasporic Literature, International Migration, Caribbean Studies, Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean, Indentured Labour Migration.

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Dr Sajaudeen Nijamodeen Chapparban (Assistant Professor)
Dr Sajaudeen Nijamodeen Chapparban (Assistant Professor)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: shujaudeen@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Contemporary English Literature/s (Diaspora Writings), Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory, Migration, Diaspora, Refugee Studies, Human Rights and Migration Rights, Postcolonial studies, Nation, Nationalism and Transnationalism, Citizenship, South Asian Studies, Digital Diaspora, Muslim Diaspora, Jewish Diaspora, Chinese Diaspora, English Diaspora Literature, Sociolinguistics, Research Methodology.

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Dr Sudhanshu Chaubey (Assistant Professor)
Dr Sudhanshu Chaubey (Assistant Professor)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: sudhanshu.chaubey@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Socio-Cultural aspects of Diaspora, Literary theories (Diaspora), Computational Sanskrit, Historical and contemporary Indian philosophy and thought (Related to Migration and Diaspora), Global presence of Bhartiya Diaspora and Gyan Parampara, Socio cultural significance of religious Geography & thought (India).

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Dr Gajendra (Assistant Professor)
Dr Gajendra (Assistant Professor)

Centre: Diaspora Studies

Email: gajendra@cug.ac.in

Specialization: Migration and Diaspora, Indian Politics, Political thought, Relevance of B R Ambedkar, Philosophy and Approach (Migration, Diaspora, Social Justice and other), Relevance of Deendayal Upadhyaya(Migration, Diaspora and Social Justice), Political Theories, Indian Policy and Programs(Engagement of Diaspora), Foreign Policy: Historical Phases and Contemporary Changes and Significance, International Conventions related to field of Diaspora Studies.

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