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Created by an Act of the Indian Parliament, the University of Hyderabad, has, over three decades, distinguished itself as one of the best in the country as a centre for teaching, research and innovations. With a highly qualified and internationally renowned faculty, motivated students, scholars, and support staff, it has carried out cutting edge research in disciplines such as the sciences, social sciences, humanities, technology, visual arts, communication, management and continuing education.

๐ŸŽฏ How ordinary citizens built an extraordinary democracy! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณโœจThe Department of Political Science at University of Hydera...
19/08/2026

๐ŸŽฏ How ordinary citizens built an extraordinary democracy! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณโœจ

The Department of Political Science at University of Hyderabad hosted a book discussion featuring Professors Rohit De (Yale University) and Ornit Shani (University of Haifa) on their book, Assembling Indiaโ€™s Constitution: A New Democratic History! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Key highlights from the discussion:

๐Ÿ“ Beyond the Assembly: Constitution-making extended far beyond elite debates in New Delhi. Thousands of petitions, letters, and regional discussions showed how everyday citizens across provinces and princely states shaped the founding text.
๐Ÿ“ Public Reasoning: Diverse groups framed community-specific demands through shared public reasoning, turning constitutionalism into an active medium for social transformation.
๐Ÿ“ Diverse "Publics": The authors emphasized how distinct local and regional "publics"โ€”from district groups to the Khasi publicโ€”negotiated federalism, minority protections, and rights.
๐Ÿ“ Nuanced Debates: Discussants and faculty explored critical questions on economic rights, constitutional discretion, and how pressures from below influenced the final text adopted in 1949.

Special thanks to Head of Department Prof. K.Y. Ratnam, Session Chair Prof. Jyotirmaya Sharma, and discussants Anupama S. Krishnan, Dr. Anagha Ingole, and Prof. K.K. Kailash for an engaging session! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’ก



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๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Building safer, more inclusive campuses together! ๐Ÿ‘ฅโœจThe Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at the University of Hyde...
19/08/2026

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Building safer, more inclusive campuses together! ๐Ÿ‘ฅโœจ

The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at the University of Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Womenโ€™s Safety Wing of the Telangana Police, successfully organized the 3rd programme under the SAHAS Gender Sensitization initiative at the School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST)!

Key highlights from the workshop:

๐Ÿ“ Wide Participation: Over 170 enthusiastic students from the School of Physics and SEST attended and actively participated in the interactive session.
๐Ÿ“ PoSH Act Insights: Ms. Asiya Sherwani (Head, SAHAS Team) and Advocate Ms. Shravani broke down the PoSH Act with real-world examples, explaining actions that constitute sexual harassment.
๐Ÿ“ Reporting & Support: Students gained clear guidance on how to report grievances and utilize the institutional ICC mechanisms effectively.

Special thanks to Inspector Ms. P. Surekha, Prof. V.V.S.S. Srikanth (Dean, SEST), Prof. Jai Prakash Gautam, and Prof. Lalitha Guruprasad (Presiding Officer, ICC) for facilitating this impactful session! ๐Ÿ™Œ Safe campuses start with awareness! ๐Ÿค



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๐Ÿ“ธ A blast from the past: the Department of History, University of Hyderabad โ€” 1987.Six lecturers, one long teakwood tabl...
19/08/2026

๐Ÿ“ธ A blast from the past: the Department of History, University of Hyderabad โ€” 1987.

Six lecturers, one long teakwood table, a rotary phone, a stack of files, and an agenda that never quite ended.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ This was the Golden Threshold era. UoH was born in 1974 in Sarojini Naidu's home Nampally Station Road, bequeathed to the University by Padmaja Naidu โ€” and it was from those ten rooms in Abids that the social sciences and humanities first taught, argued, examined and dreamed. The move to Gachibowli came only in 1988, a year after this frame was captured.

Shared by Prof. K. S. S. Seshan and posted by Prof. Rekha Pande, the photograph was taken when Prof. K. S. Mathew headed the Department and everyone in the frame was still a lecturer โ€” Prof. Aloka Parasher Sen, Prof. P. Sudhir, Prof. K. S. S. Seshan, Prof. Kameshwari Jandhyala and Prof. Rekha Pande.

โœ๏ธ Prof. Pande remembers a Head who kept everyone on their toes โ€” conferences, lectures, syllabus revisions, one after another, all of it to be implemented yesterday. As a colleague put it in Telugu:

เฐ†เฐกเฐชเฐฟเฐฒเฑเฐฒ เฐชเฑ†เฐณเฑเฐฒเฐฟ เฐšเฑ‡เฐธเฐฟเฐจเฐŸเฑเฐŸเฑ เฐนเฐกเฐพเฐตเฑเฐกเฐฟ

(ฤ€แธapilla peแธทแธทi cฤ“sinaแนญแนญu haแธฤvuแธi) โ€” with the frantic haste of arranging a daughter's wedding. ๐Ÿ˜„

In an age before mobile phones, when a photograph was a rare and deliberate act, an image like this becomes a precious possession. Nearly four decades on, these are the faces that built a Department โ€” and a University. ๐ŸŽ“

With gratitude to Prof. K. S. S. Seshan and Prof. Rekha Pande for opening the album.

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When night falls across the campus, serene paths and glowing canopies take center stage. Selected as the official featur...
19/08/2026

When night falls across the campus, serene paths and glowing canopies take center stage. Selected as the official featured image for August 2026 in the Calendar 2026, this evocative photograph captured by Rajesh Kavvuri showcases the quiet majesty of campus life after dark.

Highlights of the Shot:

Luminous Canopy: Vibrant foliage dramatically illuminated against the deep night sky.

Quiet Pathways: Crisp, paved walkways framing a peaceful evening scene near campus checkpoints.

Night Ambience: A vivid interplay between warm golden streetlights and cool nocturnal shadows.

Congratulations to Rajesh Kavvuri for capturing this stunning perspective of our campus! ๐ŸŒŸ



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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Interactive Session: Assembling Indiaโ€™s Constitution ๐Ÿ“œThe Department of Political Science under the School of Social ...
19/08/2026

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Interactive Session: Assembling Indiaโ€™s Constitution ๐Ÿ“œ

The Department of Political Science under the School of Social Sciences at the University of Hyderabad hosted an engaging interactive session featuring distinguished historians Prof. Rohit De (Yale University) and Prof. Ornit Shani (University of Haifa)! ๐ŸŽ“โœจ

The discussion centered around their co-authored book, Assembling Indiaโ€™s Constitution: A New Democratic History (Cambridge University Press, 2025), bringing together scholars and students across disciplines for a rich intellectual exchange. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿค

Key Session Highlights:

๐Ÿ”น Everyday Constitutionalism: Prof. Rohit De highlighted how constitutional meanings aren't just fixed by state bodies, but actively fashioned by ordinary citizens in everyday society.
๐Ÿ”น Fieldwork & Archival Traces: Prof. Ornit Shani shared valuable methodology insights from her research journey, reminding scholars to "let the field teach you" and keep detailed research diaries.
๐Ÿ”น Vibrant Multidisciplinary Q&A: A dynamic exchange exploring land acquisition laws, the social history of nomadic tribes, identity politics, and archival methodologies. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ’ญ

A inspiring exploration of how constitutional history is shaped from the ground up! ๐ŸŒŸ



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๐Ÿ”ฌ Science went beyond the classroom for nearly 60 final-year B.Sc. Biochemistry students from St. Francis College for Wo...
18/08/2026

๐Ÿ”ฌ Science went beyond the classroom for nearly 60 final-year B.Sc. Biochemistry students from St. Francis College for Women during an immersive research visit to the School of Life Sciences (SLS) at the University of Hyderabad (UoH)!

Here is a look at what the visit covered:

Departmental Orientation & Campus Tour: Dr. Rakesh G. introduced the cohort to SLSโ€™s interdisciplinary research ecosystem, followed by a tour of central instrumentation facilities led by Monica Kannan.
Core Tech in Action: Real-world demonstrations of Genomics (PCR & qPCR), Proteomics (Mass Spectrometry), Cell Culture, Ultracentrifugation, and High-Resolution Microscopy.
Frontier Research Labs: Direct exposure to cutting-edge research in cancer biology, lipid metabolism, mitochondrial & lysosome dynamics, parasitology, neuron metabolism, and nanotechnology.

Bridging textbook concepts with active scientific discovery is the ultimate way to inspire future research careers in biochemistry and biotechnology! ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ’ก



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๐ŸŒฑ Proud moment for the University of Hyderabad!Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Rahul Kumar, Department of Plant Scien...
18/08/2026

๐ŸŒฑ Proud moment for the University of Hyderabad!

Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Rahul Kumar, Department of Plant Sciences (School of Life Sciences), on joining the Editorial Board of the prestigious journal "Plant Molecular Biology" (Springer Nature) as an Associate Editor! ๐ŸŽ‰

A top-tier Q1 journal with an H-index of 208, PMB is a benchmark in plant research. Prof. Rahul will work alongside Editor-in-Chief Prof. Motoaki Seki (RIKEN, Japan), handling manuscripts on gene-editing, fruit ripening, plant mineral nutrition, and cell signaling. ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸŒพ

Adding to this milestone, Prof. Rahul also serves as an Associate Editor for two other prominent Q1 Springer Nature journals: Journal of Plant Growth Regulation and Plant Cell Reports. ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

This recognition underscores UoHโ€™s continuing commitment to world-class academic leadership and research in plant biology. ๐Ÿ‘



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๐ŸŽ“ Big news from the University of Hyderabad!Congratulations to Dr. Somratan Sau, PhD alumnus of the School of Chemistry,...
18/08/2026

๐ŸŽ“ Big news from the University of Hyderabad!

Congratulations to Dr. Somratan Sau, PhD alumnus of the School of Chemistry, for receiving the prestigious JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (FY2026)! ๐ŸŽ‰

Dr. Sau has joined the Institute of Microbial Chemistry in Tokyo to conduct advanced research in synthetic organic chemistry under the mentorship of globally renowned pioneer Prof. Masakatsu Shibasaki.

This remarkable milestone is a moment of immense pride for the entire UoH community and a strong inspiration for young researchers everywhere. Wishing Dr. Sau continued excellence and success in Tokyo! โœจ๐Ÿ‘



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๐ŸŽต Echoes of 1947: Honoring Independence through Classical Music โœจThe Campus Cultural Centre at the University of Hyderab...
17/08/2026

๐ŸŽต Echoes of 1947: Honoring Independence through Classical Music โœจ

The Campus Cultural Centre at the University of Hyderabad brought history alive this Independence Eve with an unforgettable night of Indian classical music! ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŽถ

Commemorating the historic 1947 tradition pioneered by Ustad Bismillah Khan at the Red Fort, the campus resonated with patriotic spirit and classical brilliance through two extraordinary recitals:

Shehnai Recital | Sri Rudresh Bhajantri
โ€ข Enchanted the audience with Ragas Puriya Dhanashri and Kedar
โ€ข Brought the house down with a soulful rendition of โ€œSare Jahan Se Achhaโ€
โ€ข Accompanied by Sri Vijay Panchal (Tabla) & Sri Abhinash Kumar (Swaramandal)

๐ŸŽค Hindustani Vocal Recital | Vidushi Smt. Aradhana Karhade Shastri
โ€ข Showcased mastery through Raga Maru Bihag (Bada & Drut Khayal)
โ€ข Concluded the evening gracefully with Raga Bhairavi
โ€ข Accompanied by Sri Anish Bharati (Tabla), Sri Upkar Godboley (Harmonium) & Madhuri Kumari (Tanpura)

Coordinated by Cultural Coordinator Dr. Aranyakumar and supported by a dedicated student volunteer team, the event brought together faculty, students, and music lovers to celebrate freedom through art. ๐Ÿ‘



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Proud moment at the historic Golden Threshold campus of the University of Hyderabad as we celebrated India's Independenc...
17/08/2026

Proud moment at the historic Golden Threshold campus of the University of Hyderabad as we celebrated India's Independence Day.

The National Flag was hoisted by Prof. V Krishna, in the esteemed presence of Dr. S Jeelani, Director of CDVL, alongside our dedicated faculty, officials, and staff.

A day of unity, reflection, and renewing our commitment to the nation.

Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!



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