Dr. Harish Ramaswamy
Dr. Harish Ramaswamy (retired) is a founder Vice-Chancellor of Raichur University, Raichur. He served as a Professor in the Department of Political Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad before he took over as the Vice Chancellor. He has more than 34 years of teaching and 26 years of administrative experience. He also served as the Director at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Karnatak University, Dharwad for a period of 5 years. Currently, he is serving as a Member of Kannada Bhasha Samvardhana Samiti (KBSS), nominated by UGC, New Delhi. He has served as a Chairman of the State Committee for framing Political Science subject for all Universities based on National Education Policy-2020. He has also served as a member of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council for its Executive Committee for a period of one year from 15.3.2023 to 14.03.2024. He has served as a Chairman of the Examination Reforms Subcommittee constituted by the Government of Karnataka in the year 2023. He has served as a Chairman for NAAC peer team visiting several Colleges within India. He has served as a Member of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Court for a period of Three Years – Nominated by the President of India. He worked as Coordinator for Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Studies, Research and Extension Centre in Karnataka University, Dharwad. He worked as a Coordinator for Election Studies conducted by CSDS, New Delhi and with ISEC for projects of Government of Karnataka. He extended Consultancy to aspiring political leaders in the Hubli-Dharwad region and to the Empulse Research and Data Analytics Private Limited for their election analysis. He has guided 22 Ph.D. and 13 M.Phil. Students. He has delivered around 200 plus key note addresses/plenary talks and Special Lectures. Currently, he is empanelled in the Editorial Board of Journal of People, Politics, and Administration by Apricus Journal. He has served as a reviewer for ICSSR for projects and an observer for their methodology programmes, reviewed books for Deccan Herald and other institutions for clearing their projects. He also has worked as an Editor for the Journals –Journal of Social Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad and ‘Chanakya’, Journal of Political Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad. He visited UK and represented Raichur University as a part of Leadership Development Program for the State Public Universities jointly organised by the British Council and Karnataka State Higher Education Council, Bangalore, under the programme Internationalisation of Higher Education GoI. He is an International Visitor to USA (Invited by the US State Department) in 2007 and is an alumnus of the same. He has visited Portugal, Germany, Manila, Austria, Finland for academic purposes and conferences on invitation and also as a member of the academic team for signing MoUs while in Karnataka Univeristy. He has been a fellow of Salzburg Seminar and an alumnus of the same. He is a NIPPON Fellow, Salzburg, Austria and is its alumnus. He was invited to Philippines for making a presentation at the Human Rights Conclave. He is also an Associate of Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. He has worked as a Bingham Teacher Fellow of ASRC Hyderabad. He has been a UGC Fellow, New Delhi for his PhD. He was awarded RUSMA Shikshaka Ratna Award for the year 2022 from Raichur Private Colleges Association, Raichur and was awarded Basavaraj Mansur Award for Education Administration in 2006. He has published books on “Uttara Karnatakada Abhivruddhiyalli Rajakeeyada Patra & Honegarike”(2022), “Tibetian Rajakeeya Vyavasthe”(2023) and ‘Jeeva Vaividyate: Rajakarana haagu Sahabagitva’(2024) with Coauthors – published by Sharvil Publishers, Dharwad. He writes columns for Newspapers and Magazines on invitation. He is a Political Analyst and sits on the TV panels on invitation. He has worked as a coordinator for the Global Welfare Conference jointly with UN and reviewed papers for their conference in1996. He has also given several Radio Talks. He is the author of over 92 research publications and reviewed several books. He has written several chapters for books – including the one in ‘India- State, Civil Society & Electoral Democracy’ published by Studera Publishers New Delhi. He is the author of a book on ‘Distance Education’, ‘Political Science’ (Ed. in Kannada), Commissioned by Kannada University, a book on ‘Karnataka Government and Politics’ with Co-authors, a book on ‘Human Rights and Police Administration’ with Co-authors and ‘Restructuring Political Science in the age of Globalisation’ Edited published by Studera Press, New Delhi.