Project Description
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture Series
The Centre commemorates Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer’s legacy by inviting eminent scholars to give a public lecture on issues that the late Dr. Engineer devoted his life’s work to.
12th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
Report of the 12th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture -Neha Dabhade “Muslims of India are in worst position
9th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
Date: 5th August 2017. Venue: The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Durbar Hall, Fort, Mumbai “Incidences of untouchability not only persist, they
7th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
7th Dr.Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial lecture: “Muslim Global Actors from South Asia: World Making from the Margins of the Islamic World” by Dr. Dietrich
6th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
DR. AMBEDKAR AND DEMOCRACY by Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot (Professor, Indian Politics & Sociology, King's India Institute, London, and Research Director,
5th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
INDIAN SOCIETY AND THE SECULAR Romila Thapar I would like to thank Mr Irfan Engineer for having done me the
4th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
Freedom of Religion in India- Contemporary Challenges Faizan Mustafa* Date: 14th May 2015, Venue: St. Xavier College, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai It is
Academic Programs
The Centre hosts academics from India and around the world for public lectures, conferences, seminars and discussions.
A History of Indo-Afghan Relations by Prof. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism Cordially invites you
Report of the Book Discussion and Lecture – “Babri Masjid, 25 Years On…”
Date: 13th December 2018 Venue: Melville Hall, YMCA, Mumbai “When the state
Rights of Minorities’ in South Asia Peoples’ SAARC Regional Convergence
Report of Session on Rights of Minorities’ in South Asia
Youth Engagement
The Centre organises quarterly Peace Centre Workshops for its Peace Practitioners. It also takes local college and university students on Diversity Exposure Camps in Mumbai.
Peace Walk 2016
In this fast paced and materialist era, the ideologies of ‘non-violence’ and
Diversity Exposure Camp 2017
Building Bridges: Exploring Mumbai’s Diversity 22nd October 2017 – 6th
Cultural Events
Sant Vani
Sant Vani Date: 29th January 2017, Venue: Carter Road Amphitheatre,
Asghar Ali Engineer Best Published Paper Award.
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013) was a renowned Islamic scholar and human rights, activist. Dr. Engineer’s writings and works touched the lives of many and reflected his commitment to peace, secularism and democracy in the country. He was the founder and Chairperson of the Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS). In order to promote his legacy of scholarly work on Islam, secularism and diversity, CSSS is pleased to announce the Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Best Published Paper Award which would be annual award bestowed to the best paper selected from the papers published in the reputed print journals in the field of Islam, secularism and diversity.
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Best Published Paper Award
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