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Former Faculty

The Centre for Political Studies has a  knowledge tradition of five decades. Many academicians have contributed to this tradition in numerous ways. Many of these colleagues contributed to the understanding of Indian politics and political theory even after their retirement from the Centre.

Name of the faculty

Work Tenure

Areas of Specialization

Prof. K. Seshadri

1973-1986

Indian Politics, Public Administration

Prof. Rasheeduddin Khan

     1970-1989

Federalism, Indian Politics, West Asia

Prof. Sudipta Kaviraj

1971-1991

Political Theory, Socialism, Indian Politics

Prof. C P Bhambhri

1972-1998

Indian Politics, Bureaucracy

Prof. S.N. Jha

1978-2001

Methods in Social Sciences

Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad

1972-2002

Political Sociology, Minority Politics

Prof. Kuldeep Mathur

1986-2003

Public Policy, Development Administration

Prof. A. K. Ray

1974-2003

International Relations, Foreign Policy

Prof. Kiran Saxena

1975-2004

Trade Unionism, Gender Politics

Prof. Rajeev Bhargava

1980-2005

Political Philosophy, Secularism

Dr. Bishnu Mahapatra

1994-2005

Nationalism, Politics and Culture

Prof Rakesh Gupta

Comparative Politics

Prof. Balveer Arora

1973-2010

Federalism, Political Institutions In India

Prof.  Zoya Hasan

     1975-2014

Indian Politics, Election process

Prof. Valerian Rodrigues

-2015

Indian Political Thought, Social Justice

Prof Sudha Pai

-2016

Social Movements, Dalit Politics

Prof Gopal Guru

-2018

Political Theory, Social Justice

Prof Gurpreet Mahajan

-2021

Political Philosophy, Multiculturalism

Prof Pralay Kanungo

2003-2021

Indian Politics, Political Institutions