JNU to establish Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Centre, chair

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will soon have a Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Centre and chair that will carry out research on bridging the “socio-political and economic inequalities”.

The centre and the academic chair were agreed to be established at the varsity through an agreement between JNU and the Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC) of the Ministry of Social Justice. JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Friday signed the agreement with DAIC director Dr Vikas Trivedi at Banaras Hindu University.

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"JNU will now have a Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Center & Chair... The main focus of the centre will be on research aimed at reducing socio-political & economic inequalities," the university said in a Facebook post. The MoU was signed in the presence of Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel, Dr Virender Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, and A Narayanaswamy, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, it said.

Meanwhile, JNU celebrated its foundation day on April 22. JNU, a central university known for its renowned faculties and research on liberal arts and applied sciences was established in New Delhi, in the year 1969.

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In a letter, the JNU vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit congratulated all colleagues and students of JNU on the occasion of the JNU establishment day. "Standing tall for more than 50 years now, JNU is a premier institution that proudly nurtures an environment of debate, discussion and dissent. With a constant endeavour to cherish free-thinking and critical questioning for knowledge creation, the university's faculty and students have reached new heights across fields," said Pandit.