An Interview of Dr Suryakant Waghmore

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Dr Suryakant Waghmore is an Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Justice and Governance, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. He has been recently awarded with his Doctorate degree from University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he was studying as one of the recipients of prestigious Commonwealth Scholarships.

In this interview, Dr Waghmore shares about the scholarship, opportunities for Dalit and Adivasi Students for higher education abroad together with his area of research - Caste, Civility and Civil Society in India. 

 

First of all, let us congratulate you for Doctorate degree that has been recently awarded to you at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in Sociology.  

 

Thanks. 

 

You were a recipient of prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship while pursuing your PhD there. Can you please tell our readers about this scholarship?  

 

Commonwealth scholarship is an annual scheme made available to all Commonwealth countries by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission. The India programme is managed jointly by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU, UK); Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India and the British Council.

 

There are two types of scholarships in this scheme. One is general scholarships that are for those who want to pursue their Masters and PhDs. Other one is a six month fellowship for mid-career professionals/academics. 

 

Then there is a split-site scholarship meant for those who are doing their PhD in India. It provides opportunity of such scholars can to be based in UK for one year research. I had applied for general scholarships to pursue PhD in September 2006 and started my studies in September 2007. 

 

For Indian students, it is the Department of Higher Education that brings out the notification. The interested students have to submit their proposals along with all the required documents to the department. The Department of Higher Education nominates around 60-70 applicants after a round of interviews. 

 

All those nominated necessarily do not get the scholarships as nominations from various countries are further assessed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in UK who make the final selections. The total number of scholarships varies every year for India, generally they range between 10 to 17 of which few are for PhD. 

 

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with mere Political Democracy. we must do
is not to content ourselves. with mere Political
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Social Democracy as well. Political Democracy cannot
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> *Dr Suryakant Waghmore is an Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Justice

> and Governance, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
> (TISS), Mumbai. He has been recently awarded with his Doctorate degree from
> University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he was studying as one of the

> recipients of prestigious Commonwealth Scholarships.*
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> *In this interview, Dr Waghmore shares about the scholarship, opportunities

> for Dalit and Adivasi Students for higher education abroad together with
> his

> area of research - Caste, Civility and Civil Society in India. *
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> To Read more about the interview please click *
> http://scststudents.org/storydetails.php?id=15 *