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v     Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, Chairman

Centre for Study of Society and Secularism

B.Sc.(Engg.)Civil,Vikram University,Ujjain.

Special Awards:

  • Honorary degree of D. Litt. (Doctor of Letters) by Jamia Millia Islamia Central University,New Delhi,2008.

  • Prof. Shah Sahib Award (2006) by Institute of Mappila Studies, Thrissur, Kerala.

  • Muhammed Abdul Rahiman Sahib Foundation, Kodungallur, Thrissur, Kerala National Award ? 2006.

  • Honorary degree of D. Litt. (Causa) by Jamia Hamdard, Islamic University, New

    Delhi, 2005.

  • Right Livelihood Honorary Award (aka: Alternate Nobel Award) for Vision and Work, Stockholm, Sweden, December 2004.

  • C.N.Ahamed Moulavi M.S.S. Award 2004 (Muslim Service Society, Kozhikode, Kerala).

  • Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA), USA Award 2003

  • Inter-faith Award, 1999 ((Khwaja Gharib-Un-Nawaz Welfare Centre, Bangalore)

  • Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Award, 1998 (Haryana Urdu Academy)

  • New Leader Award , New Leaders Award Committee, Madras ,1998

  • National Communal Harmony Award, 1997, Government of India

  • Fourth South - Asian Youth Summit ?94 Award at Punjab University, Patiala, 1994

  • Honorary degree of D. Litt. by the University of Calcutta, 1993

  • Hakim Khan Sur Award by Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur for national

    integration.

  • Dalmia Award on Communal Harmony, 1990

  • Distinguished  Service Award by USA International Student Assembly and USA Indian Student Association, 1987.

Publications:

Dr Engineer has published 63 books on Islam, Problems of Muslims, Muslim Women?s Rights, Communal and Ethnic Problem in India, South Asia and Islamic State. He also publishes Secular Perspective (fortnightly) and Islam and Modern Age (monthly)

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v Dr. (Mrs.) Vasundhara Mohan

M.A. (Hist.) PhD (Political Science)

Executive Director/Research Director

Dr. Mohan has just completed a book entitled ?Muslim Women in India and Secular Courts?.

She is working on a project titled ?Role of Muslim Women in Indian Politics?. Dr. Mohan also Heads the Research Wing and guides the research fellows of the Centre.

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v Adv. Irfan Engineer

Honorary Director

B.Sc., LL.B.

List of Publications

Books:1) Surat Riots After the Demolition of Babri Masjid ; Investigation and Analysis (Pgs. 82+Vi, published by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Bombay, 1993)

2)  Underdevelopment and Poverty: Political Economy of Migration - Study of Sugarcane harvesters in Western India (Pgs. 96+Vi, published by Vikas Adhyayan Kendra, Bombay, 1997)

Booklets: 1) Immigrants in Bombay: A Fact Finding Report of Immigrants From Bangladeshi, published by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai, 1995)

2) Students and Communalism (published by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai, 1996) 

3) Water Management and Drought in Maharashtra (published by Vikas Adhyayan Kendra, Mumbai, 1996

   
    Programme Department
  

        

v        Riyas. V.M

       Programme Executive/Jr. Research  

       Fellow

        MSW (Mangalore University)       

Research Interest          

Conduct studies on areas that would help strengthen the harmony and co-existence among various communities in India.

Current Project: 

?A Historical Account of Mappila Muslims of Kerala?

Article Published:Reviewed a book on ?Communalism in India ? Reach Ruse and Remedy? (published in Indian Journal of Secularism, April ? June 2009) 

 

The Programme Division coordinates with various agencies and departments in conducting workshops, training programmes and lectures. Centre also coordinates with various government agencies and journalists in organizing peace and communal harmony programmes

   
   Administrative Department  
     

 v  Mr. Vinod Nair 

          Finance Manager

 

 

     

 

 v   Mr. Sharad D. Bhatt 

          Administrative Officer

  

  v  Mr. Gopakumar

           Senior Computer Operator

  

  v    Ms. Brigit Fernandas

          Secretary/Library Assistant

  

   v    Ms. Neelam Lotekar

        Account Assistant/Receptionist

  

  v       Mr. Kishore.N.Bhagat

             Office Assistant

  

     v       Mr. Sharad.B.Mekal

             Office Assistant

  

  v       Mr. Dawoodkhan Pathan

             Office Assistant

  

  v       Mr. Sandeep Gupta

              Driver

 

     v       Ms. Reshma

             House Keeper

   
 

  Research Department

 

      

 

 

Mrs. Minal Mhatre ? Senior Research Fellow

M.A (Political Science ) Mumbai University

Presently working on ?Muslim Girl?s Education?

Publication: Published an Article on ?Impact of In-split on Shiv Sena, in the Indian journal of Secularism

Monograph on ?Women in Electoral Politics: A Case Study of Women?s Political Participation in Maharashtra?.

 

     

 

Anwar Hussain

Junior Research Fellow

M.Phil (JNU), New Delhi

Project on hand: Concept and Relevance of Jihad in the Contemporary World

Area of interest: Sufism & Islamic History.

 

     

 

 

Ms. Shazia Shaikh

Junior Research Fellow

M.A. (Political Science) Mumbai University

Pursuing M.Phil Degree on the topic ?Indo-Afghan Relations in the Post- Cold War Era? from Mumbai University.

Research Interest:

Rights of Muslim Women in Quran and Study of Fatwa of Darul Uloom Deoband

Present Project:

?A Critical Study of Fatwa Issued on Muslim Women?.

She is also a regular contributor to Inqallab on Muslim Women.

 

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