Research Program

In addition to disseminating knowledge, SACAC also actively creates knowledge in the fields of arts and communication. To this end, the Centre conducts research, undertakes projects, and publishes papers and reports on social issues.

Imaarat

The Imaarat project focused on the women patrons of Delhi from Razia Sultan to Mubarak Begum. The project was envisaged as an enquiry into women subjects as active historical agents. It purports to recognize and acknowledge the role women have played in the creation and evolution of material culture. While women’s sacrificial role towards family and society have been acknowledged, their contribution to building monuments of piety such as temples, forts, dargahs, and the landscapes of piety such as gardens, groves, avenues, lakes, well, ghats, rest-houses, palaces etc. has been neglected.

The project aims to identify and document major monuments and sites initiated by women patrons.

Education of Journalism and Mass Communication in India: Exploring state of the discipline

The broad aim of the project is to explore the present state of the education of journalism and mass communication in various university and other institutions of India. The overall thrust of the proposed investigation (research) includes studying current pedagogical practices in various institutions of journalism and mass communication.

The overall objective of this project is to inform and update the concerned community of media educators and policy planners about the state of the discipline on the basis of agreed pedagogical and epistemological objectives. This is an ongoing project.