Hyderabad: India must move beyond being a practitioner to becoming a creator of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, said Prof YL Srinivas, vice-chancellor of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University, at the 12th annual graduation ceremony of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, on Saturday. “Do not fear AI, understand it and remain adaptable,” he told the graduates at the ceremony held at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Rajendranagar, urging them to contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat.A total of 173 students from 20 states graduated across programmes in gender and development, rural development, cities and governance, public policy and governance, public policy and international relations, public policy and law, natural resources and governance, and doctoral studies in social sciences and women’s studies.Presenting the annual report, TISS Hyderabad campus director Prof Aseem Prakash said the campus offered nine master’s and four doctoral programmes and had 40 doctoral scholars. Women accounted for approximately half of the graduating cohort. The graduates included 37 from MA Public Policy and Governance, 28 from MA Natural Resources and Governance, 24 each from MA Cities and Governance and the dual-degree MA Public Policy and International Relations, 18 from MA Livelihoods: Rural Development, 15 from MA Public Policy and Law, nine each from MA Education and MA Livelihoods: Gender and Development, seven from the integrated MA Public Policy and Governance and LLM in Law and Social Policy, and two doctoral graduates each in Social Sciences and Women’s Studies.Prakash highlighted faculty publications, 77 invited lectures and the first Hyderabad Policy Conclave, which brought together 116 delegates across 26 sessions over three days. Eighteen faculty working papers were released at the ceremony.
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