Narhar Kurundkar Advanced Studies and Research Centre

e for higher studies and research which will conduct activities and programs at the local, national and international level. It has already started functioning in a building provided by NES and will shift to new building once ready. NES has allocated 1.5 acres of land for this purpose in the Peoples College Campus and Govt. of Maharashtra has proposed to construct the building, which will be a memorial of late Prof. NKASRC will provide a unique and all inclusive platform to scholars and citizens to conduct advanced studies and research in the area of literature, History, arts and sociology. For this purpose NKASRC will use existing university structure but not limit itself of established frame work. This centre will also conduct programs to develop group of talented young social scientist from young teachers in universities and scholars from other research organizations. An academic council, which constitutes scholars and subject experts from respective field, has agreed to guide these research scholars. We firmly believe, this will create network of expert/guide and research student with no restriction to their geographic location. NKASRC also understands the need of preliminary workshops for young researchers on research methodology, interdisciplinary research, field work, intellectual support in terms of articles, lectures on theoretical frameworks. NKASRC will facilitate discussion and dissemination of research findings and exchange of ideas & information among academicians, policy makers by conducting seminars, workshops and study groups. The research work will be shared by undertaking publications, journals and books. A large-scale financial investment is required to meet these objectives as well as to provide internet, up to date library facility, research ambience and so on. The research center will not get any government of non-government grant. NKASRC will work towards getting self-reliance in five years time span. In the meantime, it will have to depend upon generous and conscientious donors. In this manner we hope to supplement the resources provided by the traditional university system in addressing emerging issues.

**Narhar Kurundkar Pratishthan (Narhar Kurundkar Trust) was established in the year 2010 under the provision of Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 with registration number 1562/2010.