About IPSA

About IPSA

The Indian Political Science Association (IPSA) is the highest, the oldest and the largest academic and professional body of teachers and scholars of Political Science and Public Administration in India. This is the national association and non-profit registered organization. The aims and intellectual traditions of IPSA are- Advancement of Political Science; Scientific Study of Politics; Dissemination of Knowledge, and Rigorous Political Enquiry.
            The Indian Political Science Association was established in December 1938 on the advice and invitation of Bharat Ratna Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya at Varanasi. Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Premier of United Province (presently Uttar Pradesh), was invited to preside over the inauguration of IPSA. The need to start an association had been felt for a long time and it was in May 1938 that it was actually decided. A circular was issued of the end of August 1938, inviting cooperation of scholars of Political Science for this auspicious journey. The first conference was held on 22-24 December 1938 with the singing of Vande Mataram song. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, the Vice Chancellor, welcomed the delegates and spoke briefly of the pressing political issues facing the country. Dr. A.S. Altekar took the delegates to Sarnath for excursion. Dr. P.N. Banerjee of Calcutta was elected as President and Sri Gurumukh Nihal Singh of Banaras was elected as Secretary and Treasurer. Dr. Beni Prasad of Allahabad and Dr. V.S. Ram of Lucknow became Vice Presidents.
            In September 1939, the IPSA started publication of a quarterly journal entitled "The Indian Journal of Political Science (IJPS)". In 2009, the IPSA started publication of a bi-annual journal in Hindi entitled "Bhartiya Rajniti Vijnan Shodh Patrika". Prof. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma became the first Editor of the Hindi journal.         
            In its history of more than 87 years, IPSA has organised Annual Political Science Conferences regularly. Renowned political scientists of the country from all regions and institutions have held positions in IPSA Executive Committee and the Editorial Board. IPSA has held events throughout the country from Lahore (1940) to Trivandrum (1948), from Bombay (1941) to Calcutta (1950), from Waltair (1957) to Ahmedabad (1966). IPSA Conferences have been held more than once at: Mysore (3), Chennai (4), Jaipur (3), Calcutta (3), Meerut (3), Lucknow (2), Hyderabad (3), Jodhpur (2), Agra (2), Aligarh (2), Poona (2), Ujjain (2).
            The IPSA invites you to become the member of the association and actively participate in its activities.

Prof. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

General Secretary and Treasurer (IPSA)

Professor Sanjeev Kumar Sharma served as Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari (Bihar). He is presently the Chairman, Yogakshema: Institute of Bharat Studies. He has also served as Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Director, Academics, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). Besides continuing as General Secretary and Treasurer, Indian Political Science Association (IPSA) since 2011, he had been Editor of The Indian Journal of Political Science for almost a decade and founder Editor of Bhartiya Rajniti Vijnan Shodh Patrika. A throughout first class with National Merit Scholarship, Dr. Sharma has been in teaching, research, and administration for more than forty years; has supervised 25 Ph.D.,64 M. Phil., and 40 Post-Doctoral Fellows, and has published 107 research papers, 60 articles, 16 reviews, 35 edited/authored books and monographs. Some of them are: Political Communication and Local News Media, Thinking Politically, Bharat Ka Raja, Political Thinking in Indian Literature, Bharatiya Prajna, Taxation and Revenue Collection in Ancient India, Indian Vision of Political Thinking, State Politics in Contemporary India, Rajnitik Chintan ki Bharatiya Drishti, Bharat Bhagya Vidhata, Political Ideas in Modern India. He has been regularly contributing to various Hindi newspapers as a columnist on contemporary issues. He has visited many countries including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Germany, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Jordan, and South Africa etc. for academic purposes. He has chaired,participated, and delivered Keynote, Inaugural and Valedictory Addresses and Special Lectures in more than 600 seminars, conferences, refresher courses, and orientation programmes throughout the country. He has handled several research projects. His main areas of interest are Political Sociology, Ancient Indian Polity, and Indian Political System. He has extensively worked, spoke and published on Indian Knowledge System for last 30 years. He is academically associated with more than 150 universities of country in different capacities. A widely travelled academician, accomplished administrator, and popular orator, he has an exceptional knowledge of Sanskrit, Urdu, English and Hindi literature.