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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

About Us

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at BITS Pilani’s Hyderabad Campus has faculty members specialising in a range of research areas from various disciplines. The department is committed to promoting value-oriented learning, respect for diversity, critical thinking, development of social-political values and cognitive capacities required for examining the world around, and cultural and aesthetic appreciation of various art forms and literary genres.

  • The Vision
  • The Mission

  • The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus has the vision to be recognised for quality research and teaching of various disciplines and inter-disciplinary fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the next decade.

  • Develop and disseminate knowledge about human and social understanding and phenomena. Enable critical thinking in students and peers. Build HSS into a research-oriented centre that attracts world-class faculty, PhDs and post-Docs with diverse specialisations and recognised in their field for their scholarship and contribution.

Programmes Offered

The department of Humanities and Social Sciences at BITS Hyderabad currently offers Ph.D. programme.

Research

Major Research Areas: Cognitive- Behavioural Neuroscience; Comparative Literature; Communication Skills; Criminology, Crime and Horror Fiction; Critical Humanities; Cultural Studies; Political Ecology; Decentralisation; Development Studies; Disability Studies; English as a second language (ESL); Teacher development; English Language and Literature; Indian cinema; Indian Fiction in English; Indian Philosophy; Poetry in English Literary Studies; Medical Humanities; Disaster Studies; Postcolonial Literature; Science Technology Studies; Spiritual Science; Technology integration in teaching; Urban studies; Various types of Linguistics

Scholars

Kumari Neha Srivastava

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Santosh Mahapatra,
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Athulya Jose

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Pranesh Bhargava,
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Amrit Amlan Pattanaik

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Spandan Bhattacharya,
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Divija Vaishnavi

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Santosh Mahapatra,
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Chhaya Verma

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. A. K. Jayesh,
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Ponnapalli Siri Varshini 

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Lavanya Suresh,
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Ravi Bhushan

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Lavanya Suresh,
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Muthyalu Ashwini

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Santosh Mahapatra,
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Apurba Raychoudhury

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Biswanath Dash,
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Ati Srilekha 

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Suchismita Satpathy,
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Mithuna S M

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Maya Vinai,
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Amrit Amlan Pattanaik

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Subhrakanta Panda,
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Nandana R

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Shilpaa Anand,
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Krithika Nambiar

Ph.D. Topic - An Exploration of the Factors that Influence Attention in Task Performance

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Pranesh Bhargava,
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DAC Members - Dr. Biswanath Dash, Dr. A K Jayesh

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S Saritha Sasidharan

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. M G Prasuna,
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Archita Majumder

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Santosh Mahapatra,
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Jaya Sarkar 

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Ahmed Shabin K K

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Shilpaa Anand,
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Anwesha Mohanty

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Lavanya Suresh,
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MD. Shahid Akhter

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Biswanath Dash,
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 Rohit Jha 

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Suchismita Satpathy,
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Vinay Sankar P

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Lavanya Suresh,
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Revathy Hemachandran

Ph.D. Topic - Her research interests are in Trauma Narratives, Malabar Rebellion, Post-colonial literature and Cultural Memory Studies.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Maya Vinai,
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Kopal Khare

Ph.D. Topic - Gender, Human Development, Rural Sanitation.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Lavanya Suresh,
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K. Lakshmi Jahnavi

Ph.D. Topic - Sociology of Development, Sociology of Environment and Sustainable Development and Political Sociology.

Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Suchismita Satpathy,
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Vinay Sankar

Ph.D. Supervisor - Dr Lavanya Suresh Research Year - 2018 Research Area - Research Type - Full Time Email - p20170422@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in Publication - Sankar, V. (2020). Politics of Cultural Commons: A Case Study of Sacred Groves in Central Kerala. Space and Culture, India, 8(2), 129-139. https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.vi0.774 Sankar, V. (2020). The Commodification of Food, Farming and Farmers: A Critical Review of Farm Laws, 2020. Space and Culture, India, 8(3), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v8i3.1117

Kopal Khare

Ph.D. Supervisor - Dr. Lavanya Suresh Research Course - Humanities and Social Sciences Research Year - 2016 Research Type - Full Time Email - p20160019@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in Official Page - p20160019@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in About - She is currently studying rural sanitation as a phenomenon through social justice lens. Publication - Khare, K., & Suresh, L. (2021). Justice and sanitation well-being: an analysis of frameworks in the context of slippage, based on findings from Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Water and Health, 19(5), 823-835. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.094 Khare, K., & Jose, S. (2020). Closing Access Loop: Situating Post-infrastructural Assurance Circumstances in Rural Sanitation. In Solid Waste Policies and Strategies: Issues, Challenges and Case Studies (pp. 73-83). Springer, Singapore.

Madhuri Mathur

Supervisor: Dr. Santosh Mahapatra Email ID: p20160114@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in About: Currently employed as Lecturer at Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Science, Humanities and Commerce, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad, Ms. Mathur is investigating eportfolio use in English language teaching.

Lakshmi Jahnavi

Ph.D. Topic - Sociology of Development, Sociology of Environment and Sustainable Development and Political Sociology. Ph.D. Supervisor - Dr. Suchismita Satpathy Research Course - Humanities and Social Sciences Research Year - 2015 Research Type - Full Time Email - p20150007@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in Publication - Jahnavi, K.L. & Satpathy, S. 2021. 'Our wetland is our mother, you cannot take her away from us’: Reconstructing the political space of reclaiming a coastal wetland in Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh, India. Environmental Sociology. Taylor & Francis. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2021.1979716 . Jahnavi, K.L. & Satpathy, S. 2021. Unfolding the Enigma of Dispossession in India: An Analysis of the Discourse on Land grabbing, Sociological Bulletin. Sage publication, 7(3): 331-248. DOI:10.1177/00380229211018986.

Opportunities @ BITS

Project Technician-I/Data Collector

Applications are invited for the post of Project Technician-I/Data Collector (2 Nos) to work on a Collaborative Research Project entitled “Development of a cost-effective screening test for the early detection of dementia: A pilot study” 2025-27. This is a BITS PILANI (NFSG) funded project. Prof. Madhushree Chakrabarty, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS- Pilani, Hyderabad campus is the PI of this project and Dr. Atanu Biswas, Head Neuromedicine, IPGMER, Kolkata is the Co-PI of the project. The data collectors will work at IPGMER, Kolkata. Interested candidates, with the above-mentioned qualifications, can send detailed CV (with experience and skill set details), to the email id madhushree.c@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in The subject line for the email should be: “Application for the position of Project Technician NFSG 2025-27”. The deadline for applying is 22nd March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will receive an email for the interview. Please note that only qualified and suitable candidates will be called for an online interview. Incomplete and late submissions will be summarily rejected.

Research Assistant (RA)

Applications are invited from candidates for a Research Assistant (RA) position in an Educational Testing Service-sponsored project titled “Relationship between TOEFL IBT and Academic Writing Practices in English-medium Universities in South Asia: Case Studies from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.” The project is led by Prof. Anthony Green from the University of Bedfordshire, UK, and Prof. Santosh Mahapatra from BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus is the leading investigator in India. Number of positions: 1 Minimum eligibility: Completed or pursuing a PhD in English language Education Fellowship amount: INR 3700- per day (approximate) Duration: 30 days Description of work: The project requires the RA to manage and analyze data and write brief research reports. The work will be online. How to apply: E-mail Prof. Santosh Mahapatra at santosh@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in, mentioning your qualifications, experience, mobile number, and other relevant details. Last date to apply for the position: March 13, 2025

Field Investigator

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the position of Field Investigator (1 vacancy) to work on the following project sponsored by ICSSR, Govt. of India, under scheme, under the ‘History and Sociology of Art, Craft, Culture and Folk Traditions of the Regions of India’ under the supervision of Prof. Maya Vinai (Principal Investigator) and Prof. Tony Sebastain (Co- Principal Investigator), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus.

Field Investigator

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the position of Field Investigator (1 vacancy) to work on the following project sponsored by ICSSR, Govt. of India, under scheme, under the ‘History and Sociology of Art, Craft, Culture and Folk Traditions of the Regions of India’ under the supervision of Prof. Maya Vinai (Principal Investigator) and Dr. Tony Sebastain (Co- Principal Investigator), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus.

Research Assistant

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the position of Research Assistant (1 vacancy) to work on the following project sponsored by ICSSR, Govt. of India, under scheme, under the ‘History and Sociology of Art, Craft, Culture and Folk Traditions of the Regions of India’ under the supervision of Prof. Maya Vinai (Principal Investigator) and Dr. Tony Sebastain (Co- Principal Investigator), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus.

Research Fellow

Applications are invited for one position of research fellow [will be converted to PhD scholar in PHD admission cycle in January 2024] on project titled "Post Maternity Health literacy [PMHL] among Working Women of Low Economic Strata in India: Challenges, Effects and Interventions through Training" under the supervision of Prof. Archana Srivastava, Hyderabad campus and Dr. Bidisha Banerjee, Goa campus.

Research Assistant

Applications are invited from candidates for a Research Assistant (RA) position in a British Council-sponsored project titled “English for the EDI generation: Predicting and tracking the role of English and digital/mobile technologies in Higher Education across East and South Asia.” The project is led by Prof. Agnes Kukulska-Hulme from the Open University, UK and Prof. Santosh Mahapatra from BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus is the leading investigator in India.

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For Further Information Contact

  • Prof. Shilpaa Anand

  • Head of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar P.O. 500078 Malkajgiri-Medchal District. Telangana State

  • Phone: 040-66303610
  • E-mail: hod.humanities@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

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