About Us

The Sociological and Anthropological Studies of Education in India (SASEI) virtual hub is designed to be a repository of sociological and anthropological studies of education in India. By ‘sociological and anthropological studies of education’ we refer to scientific enquiries into pedagogic sites and relationships in society which include, yet are not confined within, formal education institutions and the interaction therein. We hope that this space will evolve to be a virtual hub for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and activists who value the potential of ethnographic inquiry and other interpretative approaches like interviews, archival research, discourse analysis, and participatory action research, to interpret the complex nature of educational institutions, processes, relationships, and aspirations. 

This virtual hub and repository is a continuation of the International Workshop on Educational Transformations and Societal Change in Liberalizing India held from January 9^th to January 11^th, 2020. The workshop was funded by a Spencer Foundation Conference Grant awarded to Dr. Mary Ann Chacko and Dr. Leya Mathew, Ahmedabad University; Dr. Karishma Desai, Rutgers University; Dr. R Maithreyi, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust; and Dr. Vidya Subramanian, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Designed as part of a  field-building exercise, this workshop brought together education scholars, economists, anthropologists, geographers and historians who have advanced understandings of societal change in post-reform India. Read more about the workshop here. We gratefully acknowledge the Spencer Foundation for the funding that made the creation of this virtual hub a possibility.