Department of
Inter Disciplinary
School (IDS)
The Interdisciplinary School provides a common platform to all the
Departments that come under the Humanities and Social Sciences. In
the present age of communication-revolution and knowledge-explosion,
the rigid boundaries between Disciplines are withering away. The
dialogue between disciplines is being enhanced. It has become
necessary to remove the ‘deafness of specialization’ for the
comprehensive understanding of human realities. Every social
scientist is supposed to play at once a triple role of a specialist,
a generalist and an interdisciplinary. Under such conditions, the
interdisciplinary studies are becoming very important all over the
world. The Indian Universities are launching and promoting the
interdisciplinary research and activities on a greater scale. The
activities of our Department (I.D.S.), therefore, have a vital
importance in the Pune University structure. Keeping this in mind,
the Pune University authorities have revived the I.D.S.
Although this department was established about three decades ago
(around 1980), it was not given the status of a full-fledged
department due to the administrative difficulties and vacant
positions. That is why it could not function continuously and its
activities had been suspended for a few years. However, considering
the present day significance of the interdisciplinary studies, the
University authorities decided to revive the I.D.S. (Humanities and
Social Sciences) in the academic year 2006-07. Dr. S. M. alias Raja
Dixit, Reader, Department of History, was given an additional charge
of the Headship of the I.D.S. on 7th July 2006. The I.D.S has been
conducting its activities since then within the limits of small
infrastructure and resources provided by the University. Some other
Department in June 2006 launched Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
Course for the first time on the University campus. But due to some
problems, the University
authorities decided to shift the course to I.D.S. (only for one
batch, i.e. 2006-08) in the closing stage of the first semester (on
13th Nov. 2006). Dr. S. M. Dixit was given one more additional charge
of the Course-in charge, M.S.W. The provisions of a small office and
the budget were made after that. The non-teaching staff of the
Department was appointed on a purely temporary contractual basis.
Two office assistants joined on 14th Dec. and a peon on 21st Dec.
2006. Dr. Dhananjay Lokhande, Lecturer, Dept. of Adult and
Continuing Education, was given an additional charge of the
coordinator,
M.S.W. on 15th March 2007 (up to 30th June 2008) to help the
Course-in-charge. To help the H.O.D. and the coordinator, a
Fieldwork coordinator was appointed on purely temporary basis
whenever necessary. Two lecturers were appointed at the I.D.S. on
10th April 2007 for one year on purely temporary basis under section
77 of Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 and the ‘University of
Potential Excellence’ (U.P.E.) Scheme. Accordingly Shri. Shrikant
Botre worked as a lecturer from 10.4.2007 to 9.4.2008 and Dr. Deepti
Gangavane from 10.4.2007 to 31.12.2007. A teaching associate (Shri.
Vishnu Shrimangale) was also appointed (from 24th Sept 2007 to 31st
May 2008) on purely temporary basis under the U.P.E. scheme. Dr. Ms.
Manik Kher, a U.G.C. Research Scientist – B, has been associated
with the I.D.S. Dr. S. M. alias Raja Dixit is now holding the full
charge of the Department since he joined as the Professor
(Interdisciplinary Studies) under section 77 of Maharashtra
Universities Act, 1994 from 17th Dec. 2008.
Interdisciplinary
School (I.D.S.)
(Humanities and Social Sciences)
University of Pune
PUNE 411007 |
