Since its inception in 1963, the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies has been recognised as one of the leading intellectual institutions of the global south. The Centre has accomplished a generational transition by reinventing itself in the 21st century, with a fresh commitment to forging links between the social sciences and the humanities, and to discovering non-European lineages of political and ethical thought in Indian languages.
The Centre draws its members from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, research interests and methodological orientations. Faculty members enjoy the freedom to pursue individual research interests and to collaborate with scholars outside the Centre. The faculty initiates such collaborations through projects and programmes. Faculty members make their research available to the public through books, journal articles and media publications.
CSDS has been supported by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi under the Ministry of Education, Government of India since 1974.
