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Tata Institute of Social Sciences

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.

Since its inception, the Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.

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Waiting for a vaccine in Mumbai in late April. Divyakant Solanki/EPA

India: why it’s so hard to get a coronavirus vaccine

This is a transcript of episode 15 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, which includes a story on the discovery of microscopic fungi at the world’s largest seed bank.
A vaccination centre in Mumbai, closed due to lack of supplies in late April. Divyakant Solanki/EPA

Why India’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is faltering – podcast

Plus, the hidden world of microscopic fungi found inside the world’s biggest seed bank. Listen to episode 15 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Zarina Sodha, de Lakhpath Kachchh, Gujarat (Inde de l'ouest), une chanteuse traditionnelle. Anjali Monteiro/K.P. Jayakrishnan

Tisser des fils fragiles : quand des musiciens indiens célèbrent la diversité face à l’intolérance

Un documentaire suit quatre voyages musicaux à l’extrême ouest de l’Inde : ils glorifient la diversité, le syncrétisme et l’amour de l’autre dans un pays déchiré par l’intolérance religieuse.

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