St. Stephen's College is a religious foundation drawing inspiration from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It aims at helping its members realise spiritual and moral as well as intellectual and aesthetic values.

Founded on 1 February 1881, St. Stephen's is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally with the establishment of Delhi University in 1922, it became one of its three original constituent colleges.

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Centre for Gender, Culture & Social Processes

Centres for Excellence

St. Stephen's Centre for Gender, Culture & Social Processes

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research, Teaching and Social Engagement

About the Centre

The Centre for Gender, Culture and Social Processes was established in 2012 as an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and teaching centre for faculty members and students. The Centre was founded by Dr. Karen Gabriel, who serves as its Founder-Director.

Dedicated to fostering advanced academic engagement, the Centre promotes research across the Humanities and Social Sciences through seminars, workshops, lectures, collaborative projects and academic programmes. It explores important concepts emerging from higher education and encourages students to develop strong theoretical, methodological and practical foundations.

The Centre also seeks to develop holistic academic perspectives linking gender, culture and social processes with development, public policy, politics and the economy. Through these initiatives, it contributes meaningfully to contemporary academic discourse while emphasizing the significance of gender within social transformation and development.

Over the years, the Centre has collaborated with several distinguished organisations including SANGAT, KARTINI, OXFAM, ANHAD, CREA, KATHA and the Babu Jagjivan Ram Foundation, among others.

Note: The Centre is administratively maintained by St. Stephen's College while striving to remain a financially self-sustaining, non-profit academic institution.

Vision & Objectives

Academic Excellence
  • Promote interdisciplinary teaching and research.
  • Adopt best academic practices and resource persons.
  • Encourage theoretical and applied learning.
Student Development
  • Offer three-month Undergraduate Fellowships.
  • Encourage student-led research.
  • Promote active participation in Centre activities.
Academic Programmes
  • Certificate Courses.
  • Short-term Programmes.
  • Long-term Academic Courses.
  • Gender, Culture & Social Processes Studies.
Collaborations
  • Partnerships with NGOs.
  • Government collaborations.
  • Policy research initiatives.
  • Community engagement programmes.

Major Initiatives

Three-Month Undergraduate Research Fellowships.
Certificate Courses on Gender, Culture & Social Processes.
Seminars, Workshops and Faculty Development Programmes.
Mental Health Awareness Initiatives and Workshops.
Collaborative projects with academic institutions, NGOs and Government organisations.
Annual Women's Day Lecture Series.

Mission

The Centre strives to advance interdisciplinary scholarship, promote inclusive academic dialogue, encourage socially engaged research, and contribute meaningfully to debates on gender, culture, development, public policy and social justice.