Dean’s Message

Professor & Dean, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Sandeep Nair
The world is under a transition driven by trans-disciplinary learning. Students, parents, and universities are moving decisively toward STEM education i.e., in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It seems logical to follow the trend.
Look closely at the world of work today. There are mass layoffs in the very industries that once promised lifelong stability. The nature of technology is changing faster than our ability for adaptation.
In contrast, careers in the humanities evolve differently. They grow through mentorship and maturity. Like a career of a surgeon, they often reach their peak later in life, when experience become your greatest tools. Writers, teachers, economists, policymakers, psychologists: they do not retire from relevance; they grow into it.
This, therefore, is an invitation to pause and understand the immense possibilities and career oppertunities in the world of humanities.
If your heart beats faster when you talk about exploring arts, economics or language; if you find yourself questioning and interpreting the world around us in new ways; then perhaps it’s not just curiosity. Perhaps, it’s your calling. At Chanakya, we help you turn that calling into a life of purpose.