Government of Karnataka

Department of Collegiate Education

Government First Grade College
Vijayanagara, Bengaluru, India
(Accredited by NAAC With Grade 'B' CGPA 2.72)
Affiliated to Bangalore University, AICTE Approved and RUSA Funded

Humanities Forum in Association with IQAC

Organizes
Seven Days International Virtual Faculty Development Program on

‘Contemporary Research Methodologies in Humanities’

Date : 30 th June 2021 to 7 th July 2021

Government First Grade College,

Vijayanagara, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - 560 104
Mobile No.: 9449668475, 8197977797
Web site:- https://gfgc.kar.nic.in/vijayanagar
 About College
Government First Grade College, Vijayanagara, Bengaluru is a pioneer institute in the heart of
Bengaluru city, which came into existence in the year 1985-86 with just 22 students. Today it has grown
exponentially and is providing quality education to over 3,000 students in various streams including Post
Graduation in Mathematics, Commerce, Management, Kannada, English, Economics, History and
Research Centre in Kannada. The college is accredited with grade ‘B’ by NAAC with 2.72 CGPA,
affiliated to Bangalore University & AICTE, New Delhi and funded by RUSA.
College is proud to have completed UGC sponsored 19 Minor research projects and currently one
Minor and two Major Research Projects are in progress. College has also hosted more than 20 National
Seminars, Workshops, Symposiums in last 8 years sponsored by UGC and in association with other
academic bodies. The institute has organised more than 30 National and International webinars in the
last one year.
To add to its pride, the students of the institution have secured ranks and gold medals both in UG and
PG courses. The college is blessed with the pool of intellectual talent in its 17 departments with highly
qualified and committed faculty contributing qualitatively towards the accomplishment of the institutional
objectives. The institution is proud to have faculty who have been conferred with many prestigious
awards and recognitions at International, National and State Levels. Since the inception of the college,
the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, Government of Karnataka, has supported in all its
activities. The college has grown under the guidance of many illustrious principals and is poised to
achieve great heights under the leadership of present principal Dr. B. Chandrashekara.
To enhance student skills, employability, college has signed up MOUs with various training
institutions, and companies. College placement cell is very active in conducting placement drives, and job
mela every year.

About IQAC
Internal Quality Assurance Cell of our institution is a dynamic system ensuring continuous
quality enhancement since its inception in 2003, by initiating and nurturing the best practices.
It strives to reorient and revamp the quality of educational and institutional culture by
identifying and eliminating deficiencies if any. It acts as a nodal agency for all the quality
related activities of the college.
IQAC has organised national, regional, and state level seminars and conferences, webinars
during pandemic on various domains of higher education. The think tank of the college is
striving hard to elevate the institution to greater heights.
 Humanities Forum
Humanities are disciplines, that studies human beings in their spiritual, mental,
moral, cultural, and social activities. The departments of Kannada, English, Hindi,
History, Economics, Psychology, Journalism, Geography, Sociology, Political science
and Library science have established a vibrant connect among themselves while
giving out the phenomenal contemporary and creative output to the stakeholders of
the college and the teaching fraternity. The stream houses both young, and
experienced faculty, and over seventeen members have achieved Ph.D., period over
varied period of time.
The department of Kannada houses a post-graduation and Research centre. Apart
from grooming students to achieve university ranks, the eminent scholars from the
department are guiding many young scholars pursuing Ph.D.,The department of
Economics and English are successfully running postgraduation courses.
From the past several years, the humanities forum has been contributing
through a series of FDPs, Seminars, Extension programs & variety of learner centric
activities. During this present pandemic of over a year and a half, this forum has
organized a series of webinars of National & International level, both as an
independent department and also collectively under the forum. The humanities
stream is headed by Prof M.G. Shylaja, Associate professor of Economics.
Students of the humanities stream have been carrying the legacy of the
Institution as research scholars, writers, opinion forming journalists and
administrators in various departments, thus reiterating our endeavours.
 About FDP
Research has become an integral part of our pedagogy. It is ‘the’ determinant of
the development and upward mobility of the society. Research in higher education in
humanities has contributed in the form of policies, recommendations of committees
and commissions which have brought phenomenal change in the society. It has
unravelled the knowledge systems of immense socio, political, cultural and economic
significance. It is a career and livelihood; it is also a key to understand, analyse and
adapt to the changing socio-economic, political and cultural environment.
Research has always faced challenges in the forms of uncontrollable variables,
human tendencies, institutional limitations, problems with the methodologies, lack of
alternatives and also many internal and external factors of individual and society.
This FDP aims to address these issues and act as guiding principles to engage in
meaningful research. It aims to introduce new domains and methods to add an edge
of significance in terms of epistemology in particular and betterment of the society in
general. It emphasis on the problems of existing methodologies and searches for
alternatives; it helps to revisit different areas to re-examine the perceived theoretical
notions. Thus it aids in teaching and understanding of the society... as research is
ultimately an outlook, attitude, and passion.
 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
DATE TIME DEPARTMENT RESOURSE PERSON TOPIC
30/6/2021 10.30 AM ENGLISH Dr. P. Ravichandran Problems of Post - Structural
Associate Professor, Research and Future Possibilities
Binary University, Malaysia
1/7/2021 10.30 AM KANNADA Dr. Nataraja Boodalu New possibilities of Research
Retd. Professor & Esteemed Methodologies
scholar, Tumakuru
2/7/2021 10.30 AM ECONOMICS Mr. Nayakara Veeresh Forecasting Economic Recovery During
Research Scholar, Post-covid 19 Pandemic – A Note on
ISEC , Bangalore Methodology

3/7/2021 10.30 AM LIBRARY AND Dr. Nagesh R Publication Productivity and Impact
INFORMATION SCIENCE Nodal Officer,
MOOC’s ,DCE, Bangalore
5/7/2021 10.30 AM HISTORY Dr. Ashwathnarayan History And Postmodernism
Chairman,
Department of History,
Bangalore University
6/7/2021 10.30 AM GEOGRAPHY AND POLITICAL Dr.R.V.Chandrashekar Geopolitics : NT & DNT Communities -
SCIENCE Associate Professor, Methodologies for Research
NLSIU , Bangalore
7/7/2021 10.30 AM PSYCHOLOGY Dr. Kiran Kumar
Professor of Psychology(Retd).
Manasa Gangotri Mysore Contemporary Research in Psychology
University, Mysore

Platform
Who can participate
Zoom Meeting App
(Meeting Id and link to join Faculties, Trainers, Research Scholars,
will be shared via E-mail Entrepreneurs, Business Professionals.

Participants will receive E-certificates

Registration
https://forms.gle/LTuzo5ma3uX2TzJ16 No Registration Fee
 Chief Patron
Dr. Chandrashekara. B. Principal,
GFGC, Vijayanagara, Bangaluru

Patron Organizing Secretaries

Dr. Shubha Dr. Shamala B., Associate Professor ,Economics PG Co-ordinator
Co-ordinator ,IQAC Hemalatha S. K., Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

Conveners
Nagaraju M. Associate Professor ,HOD Of Kannada
Dr. Suma B. U., Associate Professor ,Kannada PG Dept
Madhumathi B.S., Associate Professor, HOD Of English
Shylaja M.G, Associate Professor, HOD Of Economics
Dr. Saraswathamma M., Associate Professor ,HOD Of Sociology
Dr. Sharmila P.M., Assistant Professor, HOD Of Hindi
Dr. Smitha M Bhavikatti, Assistant Professor, HOD Of History
Dr. Umadevi, Assistant Professor, HOD Of Political Science
Harsha Kumar H. S., Assistant Professor, HOD Of Journalism
Dr. M.B. Shivanna , Assistant Professor, HOD Of Geography
Rukmini S., Assistant Professor, HOD Of Psychology
Shambhu Gowda H.C., Librarian
Programme Co-ordinators Organizing Members
Dr. Devika S., Assistant Professor, Dept of Kannada All Humanities Faculty
Dhanyashree C.M., Assistant Professor, Dept of English
Dr. Fahmeeda P., Assistant Professor, Dept of English
Contact for Queries
Sowmya Raj B.M., Assistant Professor, Dept of English
Veena G.S., Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics email: humanitiesfdp2021@gmail.com
Dr. Mangala T., Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics Mobile No.: 9449668475, 8197977797
Rekha H.G., Assistant Professor, Dept of History
All Are Cordially Invited
Teaching, Non-Teaching Staff and Students
Government First Grade College, Vijayanagara,
Bengaluru, India