Fellowship in the humanities: sounds like a good one, pass on to right-leaning people

feb 5th, 2010

of course, with romila thapar and sanjay subrahmanyam in the committee, no right-thinking person has a ghost of a chance. this is an example of how the sarkari historians ensure that only their acolytes get the goodies.

 

From: Sunanda Ghosh [mailto:postmaster13@303media.net]
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 12:42 PM
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Subject: Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowship

 

 

THE TEJESHWAR SINGH MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS A third fellowship in the social sciences added!

SAGE invites applications for the award of THE TEJESHWAR SINGH MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2010 in SOCIAL SCIENCES, BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT and MEDIA & COMMUNICATION STUDIES SAGE instituted THE TEJESHWAR SINGH MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS in 2009 to honour Tejeshwar Singh, Managing Director of SAGE India for 25 years and doyen of the publishing industry in South Asia. ADDITIONAL FELLOWSHIP IN 2010: SAGE is pleased to announce the addition of a third fellowship in the SOCIAL SCIENCES in 2010. Proposals in the areas of social justice--including individual rights, changing lifestyles and the significance of an expanded educated class would be preferred. Preference will be given to proposals that are interdisciplinary in scope. For the purposes of this award social sciences comprise economics, economic and social history, political science, psychology, sociology and social anthropology. PRESIDING PANEL: Rolf Lynton, T N Madan, Surendra Munshi, Bhikhu Parekh, T V Rao, Jagdish Sheth, Arvind Singhal, Sanjay Subrahmanyam and Romila Thapar. DURATION: One year with a stipend of Rs 50,000 a month. Rs 50,000 can be claimed for travel during the tenure of the fellowship. There are no restrictions of theme or ideology but the work must contribute to an understanding or an advancement of the subject in South Asia. The principal brief to the fellows is to author a book on their chosen subject of research at the end of the fellowship. The book may be published by the scholar's choice of publisher with due acknowledgement to the Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships for supporting the research. ELIGIBILITY: Open to nationals of South Asian (SAARC) countries, including those currently resident overseas. Candidates must be below 40 years of age on 1 April 2010. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Applicants are invited to submit their curriculum vitae, a research proposal and a 5000 word sample of their writing. The last date for receipt of applications is 31 March 2010. AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP: The applications for each fellowship will be vetted by a jury of four experts including one representative of SAGE. The award of the fellowships will be announced in June 2010. All applications should be addressed to: Ms Smrithi Sudhakaran Public Relations Executive SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B-1/I-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate Mathura Road, Post Bag 7, New Delhi 110 044 T: 91 (11) 4053 9222; ext: 256; F: 91 (11) 4053 9234 e-mail: smrithi.sudhakaran@sagepub.in

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