About
Dr Vijendra Singh has doctoral degree in political science from Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His Ph.D. was on modern Indian political thought where he engages with the idea of the spiritual and the secular in the writings of Aurobindo Ghose. For Ph.D, he received doctoral fellowship from Centre for Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi. In his research he engages with Indian thinkers thematically, and focuses on their engagement with modernity and with Indian intellectual traditions. He also explores international dimensions of Indian thought. He specializes in modern Indian political thought, political theory and electoral politics in India. He has served as Assistant Professor at School of International Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. He teaches wide variety of courses related to political theory, Indian politics, research methodology and Indian thinkers on international relations, and has developed several teaching courses. He has written research articles on Indian political thought and Indian politics, and has presented his research at several academic platforms.
- ‘Relationship between the Spiritual and the Secular: Vivekananda, Gandhi and Radhakrishnan’, Studies in Indian Politics, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2019, pp. 56-69
- ‘Understanding Gujarat Polls – 2019’, Social Science in Perspective, Vol. 11, No. 3 & 4, October-December 2019, pp. 208-233 Co-authored
- Invoking Tradition and Modernity’, The Book Review, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 4, 2014, pp. 12-13
- ‘Philosophy in Modern India’, The Book Review, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 6, 2014, pp. 9-10
Research Article
Research Article
Review Essay
Review Essay
Exploring the idea of the spiritual and the secular in the writings of modern Indian thinkers
Modern Indian thinkers engagement with modernity and with Indian intellectual traditions
Idea of religious diversity, secularism and coexistence in India
Electoral politics in India
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Doctoral fellowship from Centre for Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi
Associate Dean School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University