Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Prof. Badri Narayan Tiwari

Vice-Chancellor

Qualification

M.A. (Modern History), PhD, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj.

Contact

vc[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Meet Prof. Badri Narayan Tiwari, Vice Chancellor of TISS, a true gem of academia, scholarship, and Hindi poetry. This brilliant social historian and cultural anthropologist delves into the intricateness of world democracies, entangled lifeworlds of ethnic and marginalised communities, and the fascinating interplay between power and culture in diverse community contexts.

Prof. Tiwari’s extensive literary contributions in both English and Hindi have earned him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award, consolidating his position as a prominent public intellectual. His leadership is a harmonious blend of rigorous scholarship, institutional development, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive education and culturally rooted knowledge systems. He consistently strives to integrate contemporary conversations and knowledge frames with the grandeur of Indianness, indigenous knowledge and wisdom in all aspects of life—in our understanding, actions, and being.

Democracy and the Politics of Inclusive Development

Political Participation and Aspirational Mobilities

Caste, Marginality, and Institutionalised Exclusion

Samrasta: Ideology, Praxis, and Social Inclusion

Dalit Politics, Cultural Production, and Identity Formation

Diaspora, Migration, and the Transformation of Folk Traditions

Histories, Collective Memory, and Contesting Narratives

Gender and Violence

Books published (Solo- 13, Edited-10)

Solo book (English- 8, Hindi-5)

Republic of Hindutva: How the Sangh Is Reshaping Indian Democracy, Gurgaon, Penguin Random House,2021
Culture and Emotional Economy of Migration, New Delhi: Routledge Books, 2016.
Fractured Tales: Invisibles in Indian Democracy, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Kanshiram: Leader of the Dalits, New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2014.
The Making of the Dalit public in North India: Uttar Pradesh, 1950- present, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Fascinating Hindutva -Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation, New Delhi: Sage, 2009.
Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India, New Delhi: Sage, 2006.
Documenting Dissent: Contesting Fables, Contested Memories and Dalit Political Discourse, Shimla: IIAS, 2001.
Pratirodh Ki Sanskriti, Delhi: Vani Prakashan, 2012.
Lok Sanskriti Mein Rashtravad, Delhi: Radhakrishna, 1996.
Lok Sanskriti Aur Itihas, Allahabad: Lok Bharati Publication, 1994.
Hindutva Ka Mohini Mantra, Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan, 2014 (translated from English).
Dalit Veeranganayen Evam Mukti Ki Chah: Uttar Bharat Mein Dalit Sanskriti, Pehchaan Aur Rajeneeti, Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan, 2014 (translated from English).

Edited book (English-5, Hindi-5)

“Beyond Boundaries: A Study of Social Impact of Mann ki Baat” 2023, National Book Trust, India
Policies for the Poor and Marginals: A Study of Garib Kalyan Schemes in India, 2023, National Book Trust, India
The Languages of Uttar Pradesh, People’s Linguistic Survey of India, New Delhi: Orient Black Swan, Vol 29, Part II, 2021.
Maati Paani Mein Sani Bauddhikta: Hindi Kshetra Ke Deshaj Sansroto ki Talaash, Prayagraj : Lok Bharati Publishers, 2021.
Bhakti ki Sanskriti aur Uska Rajnitik Swar: Uttar Bharat ke Lokpriya Panth (ed.) Allahabad: Sahitya Bhandar, 2017.
Uttar Pradesh ki Bhashayein(ed.), People’s Linguistic Survey of India and New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, , 2016.
Rethinking Villages (ed.), New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 2011.
Dalit Vaicharki Ki Dishayein (ed.), New Delhi: Radhakrishna Prakashan, 2008.
Upekshit Samudayon Ka Aatm Itihas, New Delhi: Vaani Prakashan , 2006.
Multiple Marginalities: An Anthology of Identified Dalit Writings, New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2004.

Editor of research journal: SAMAJIKI of G B Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, in collaboration with Rajkamal Prakashan

Chapters in edited books- 40

Papers published in journals – 55

Book reviews- 15

Writes op-eds/ columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers like The Hindu, the Indian Express, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, The Times of India, HT Live Mint, Amar Ujala, Hindustan, Dainik Jagran (more than150)

Major International and national research projects - 15

Worked with major funding agencies like Tata Trusts, HGIS, Netherlands, Royal Tropical Institute, Netherlands, Prince Claus Fund, Netherlands, Ministry of Culture, NCZCC, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghrahalaya (IGRMS), India Foundation for Arts (IFA), Ford Foundation, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).

Taught M.Phil. Course at the Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, JNU, New Delhi. Introduced a new paper - Exploring Our Own Eyes

Taught Religion, Culture and Politics at National University of Singapore

Taught the course ‘Indian Diaspora’ in the Institute for Graduate Studies & Research (IGSR) at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname

Taught a class on the topic “Dutch Colonialism and Indian Indentured Labour Migration” to the undergraduate students of the History Department of Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Taught Qualitative Methodology (including Ethnography, Narratives, and Baat se Baat methodology) and organized methodology courses across India.

Organized and conducted courses in various parts of India on “How to Write Creative Social Science.”