The Atithi Programme
follows from Prajnya’s commitment to collaborative and cooperative
learning and research.
We invite scholars and practitioners working in areas relating
to our initiatives, who have funding and who would like to be
affiliated with a research and public education organization during
their fieldwork period, to write to us.
Affiliation with
Prajnya at present brings logistical help, help with research
planning on the ground and engagement with our research and public
education activities. The Fellowship affiliations do not have
a financial component or a specific residency period.
Politics,
Security and Women Initiative
The Prajnya Resource
Centre on Women in Politics and Policy is envisioned as a centre
for documentation, archives and research relating
to women’s work and experiences in the
public sphere. Saakshi Fellows
are affiliated with the Resource Centre for the duration of their
project.
Dr.
Linda Racioppi, Professor of Comparative Cultures
and Politics and International Relations, Michigan State
University joins Prajnya as the first-ever Saakshi
Fellow. Her research project is a study of gender
politics and development strategies in post-emergency
(post-conflict and post-disaster) situations.
Learn more about
Professor Racioppi here.
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Scholars and
practitioners working on gender violence-related projects will
affiliate as Shakti Fellows
with the Gender Violence Research and Information Taskforce @
Prajnya. Their fellowship work might entail research and writing,
programme development or development of advocacy materials and
modules.
Education
for Peace Initiative
Peace activists,
teachers and education scholars working on practical and academic
projects relation to peace education will affiliate as Shanti
Fellows with Prajnya’s Education for Peace
Initiative.
Creative
artists-in-residence
In the future,
we hope to host creative artists—writers, visual and performing
artists—as Srishti Fellows
at Prajnya. Exploration, reflection, learning and expression are
not the preserve of a few media or formats. We look forward to
a day when Prajnya’s space will see a lively conversation between
scholars, practitioners and artists on matters relating to peace,
justice and security.
What do
the words mean?
Saakshi
– witness; Shakti – power; Shanti
– peace; Srishti – creation.
To learn
more, email us.
