Humanities & Social Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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The Department Research Facility of HSS is envisaged as a ground to nurture discussions as well as application of social models into innovative products and services.

Developed on approximately 1400 sq feet, this facility falls under the direct administrative charge of the Convenor, Seminar and Research Committee. The flexible modular nature of the space facilitates administration and execution of research projects from varied disciplines undertaken by the Faculty from time to time. Currently, the Lab hosts the MHRD sponsored Project on Frugal Innovation in Design and Technology for Grassroots Designers. The project has built up a workshop for developing wooden products as well as small scale technologies for cottage industries. Besides the regular cutting and grinding tools, the lab currently has a Lathe, Milling and Band-saw for prototyping, as well as two Mak-it sets. The space also facilitates participation of community members in collaborative workshops with the project team. All faculty members of the HSS department can apply for space in this facility for research purposes. Space is allotted in a time bound manner for the project duration alone.

Contact Information
Faculty Building 153
Phone: 0512-2597685

The Fine-Arts Lab is the main art studio and an integral part of the Fine-Arts discipline that supports various discipline-related activities.

Among the regular activities, the compulsory Fine-Arts postgraduate courses “ART703: STUDIO ART” and “ART711: Creative Painting – Methodology & Practices” are conducted at this lab. Occasionally, other Fine-Arts postgraduate and undergraduate courses are taught here. All the tutorials and practical activities associated with these courses are also held in the Fine-Arts Lab.

Along with regular teaching activities, the Fine-Arts Ph.D. students are encouraged to use this space for their art practice and research activities. Besides this, Fine-Arts discipline also organizes international Fine-Arts workshops in this studio space for the students and faculty members of this institute. In recent years, two noteworthy art workshops were conducted there by Prof. Kathleen James-Chakraborty (University College Dublin, Ireland) and Prof. MojganJahanara (University of Art, Tehran).

Contact Information
Faculty Building 667
Phone: 0512-2597145

The Psychology Lab is equipped with the latest and some of the best facilities for behavioural research in the country.

It has facilities for conducting research in many cutting edge areas of psychology. The major equipments include Eye-Tracker, Bio and Neurofeedback systems, Vienna Testing System and Electronic Tachitoscope. Besides them, several other facilities and equipments are also available. The lab also has some of the best known software such as E-Prime and SuperLab for designing and conducting experiments. For data analysis (both, qualitative and quantitative) software such as SPSS, LISREL, NVivo, Atlas.ti and Decision Explorer are available. The lab is equipped with one-way glass room with audio and video devices. It also has a large collection of psychological tests and batteries. Currently the lab is engaged in several applied research projects. Selected facilities can be booked online at https://172.31.1.236/iit/login.pl The facilities are available to outside researchers against payment.

Contact Information
New Core Lab 310
Phone: 0512-2597644

English
NAMEBATCHORGANISATION/ DESIGNATION
A. C. Pandey 1980 Retired Assistant Professor, Department of HSS, IIT Kanpur  
Achla M. Raina 1992 Associate Professor, Department of HSS, IIT Kanpur
Arya Sircar 1978  Professor, BHU, Varanasi
Asha Kaul 1989  Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Avanthika Rohatgi 1984 Lecturer, Butler University, USA.
Abhilasha Jain 1990 Sen Balika PG College, Kanpur
Deepa Chatterjee 2001

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar
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Fanny Gupta 1980 Manager, English Language School, Bangalore
G. Neelakantan 1989 Professor, Department of HSS, IIT Kanpur
Ibha Pradhan 1991 Assistant Professor, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
J. Paul 1987 Reader, K. M. Institure, Agra
K. Biswas 1982 Lecturer, Kanpur University
K. Geetha 1986 Language Consultant to various software companies, USA
Navneet Sethi 1997 Assistant Professor, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi
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R. Khusu 1988  
Sanjay Kumar 1993 Associate Professor, Department of English, B.H.U., Varanasi
Sanjeev Sharma 1984 Administrative Officer, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi
S. Mohanty 1987 Professor, Department of English, University of Hyderabad
Sabi Ashraf 1985 Lecturer, Halim Muslim College, Kanpur
Thomas Chacko 1981 Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
T. Dhanapal 1984 Senior Research Officer, Tamil Nadu Academy of Science and Education, Madras
V. Ragunathan 1993 Lecturer, Miranda House, New Delhi
Philosophy
NAMEBATCHORGANISATION/ DESIGNATION
Amitabha Dasgupta 1978 Hyderabad
A. Raghuramaraju 1987 Reader, Hyderabad University
Anupam Yadav 1994 Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Baroda
B. P. Patra 1990 Assistant Professor, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
D. C. Srivastava 1991 Lecturer Christ Church College, Kanpur
Gautam Biswas 1984 Professor, Department of Philosophy, North Bengal University
Jagat Pal 1980 Professor, Department of Philosophy, NEHU, Shillong
K. A. P. Sinha 1975 Reader, Department of Philosophy, Magadh Univeristy, Gaya
K. C. Rauta 1978 Reader, Pune University
Kumar Neeraj Sachdev 1999 Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Laksman Behra 1978 Lecturer, Government College, Orissa
Manoj Srivastava 2002 Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Nishigandha Bhuyan 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, ISB, Hyderabad
N. Malla 1971 Professor, Department of Philosophy, NEHU Shillong
Nagarjuna G 1994 HBCSE, TIFR, Bombay
P. R. Bhat 1980 Professor, Department of HSS, IIT Bombay
Preethi 1987 Lecturer, AMU Women College
R. D. Dixit 1975  
R. S. Mishra 1968 Retired Professor, Department of HSS, IIT Kanpur
Renu Khanna 1980 Lecturer, Bharatpur College, Rajasthan
S. G. Kulkarni 1980 Reader, University of Hyderabad,
Syed Abdul Syed 1985 Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Aligarh Muslim University
Sanil V. 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of HSS, IIT Delhi
Sebastian V. 1986 Reader, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh
T. R. Kanaujia 1990 Lecturer, Zakir Hussain
T. K. A. Neesar 1988 Professor, Sree Shankara Sanskrit University, Kaladi
V. N. Sinha 1969 Professor, Department of Philosophy, Magadh University, Gaya
Vanlalnghak 1988 Reader, Department of Philosophy, NEHU, Shillong
V. A. Vinayakumar 1987 Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Goa University
V. K. Bharadwaja 1969 Retired Professor, University of Delhi
V. R. Vyas 1975 Director, NEHU Centre, IGNOU

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Indira Pandit, Junior Assistant
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Khushbu Yadav, Junior Assistant
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Jai Prakash, Technical Superintendent
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Subhash Prasad, Technical Superintendent
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Avadhesh Kumar, Sr. Technician
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Welcome Message

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) was established in 1960 along with other departments of Science and Engineering. With an intent to sharpen the creative talents of the students and to help them evolve as better leaders and decision- makers, the institute allocated more than fifteen percent of the total UG course credits to HSS courses.
The Department has twenty-nine faculty members who teach a range of courses in English, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. Many faculty members of HSS actively participate in the interdisciplinary postgraduate programme in Design (M. Des.) and co-supervise students of other departments as well. Besides teaching, the faculty members are involved in thesis supervision of Ph.D. scholars working in different areas...

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-Prof. Mini Chandran

Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

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