Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Research Chair

About Dr. Ambedkar Chair at KISS-DU

The Dr. Ambedkar Chair at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, established on 17.11.2021, stands as a testament to the commitment to propagate and instil the profound ideas and visions of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. This noble endeavour gained momentum by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22.04.2022, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.

Objectives of the Dr. Ambedkar Chairs Scheme

The Scheme for creating Dr. Ambedkar Chairs in various Universities/Institutes was for befitting tribute to this illustrious son of India and study the present-day relevance of Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar, which includes the following objectives:

1. To provide advanced Centres of learning in the premier universities and educational institutes, where academicians, scholars and students would enrich and advance studies and research to understand, assess, disseminate and implementation of ideas and thoughts of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
2. To engage in research and, in turn, contribute to the advancement of knowledge in this area of the study, particularly in the disciplines of Economics, Political Science, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Constitutional Studies, Education, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, Law, Human Rights as well as in other disciplines considered pertinent for the realization of our National Goal of Social Justice and Empowerment.
3. To conduct advanced research and teaching on the present and past of the deprived sections of Indian society to provide justice and empower them. The specific areas of research and learning in the concerned disciplines will be spelt out in the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed jointly by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation and the concerned University/Institute.
4. To conduct research and higher studies vis-à-vis the socio-economic and cultural life as well as the biological aspects of the marginalized/oppressed groups or backward classes or weaker sections of the society.
5. To publish the outcome of their research works in the form of scholarly articles in the peer-reviewed indexed journals from the UGC-CARE list and also as books published by reputed national and international publishers having a strong peer-review policy.
6. To develop proper methodologies to translate Dr. Ambedkar’s ideas of justice and empowerment into practical propositions and policy instruments for the upliftment of the disadvantaged sections of the Indian population.