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Chandan Gowda

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Professor and Dean at School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Vidyashilp University
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Chandan Gowda is the Professor and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Vidyashilp University. A prolific writer, columnist, and public intellectual with a PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan, his work spans Indian intellectual history, social theory, and politics.

He is deeply engaged in preserving and promoting Indias diverse cultural narratives. This is evident through his extensive translation of Kannada literature, directing a video series on writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, and authoring books that explore the countrys folklore, memories, and forgotten histories.

He is an award-shortlisted translator, recognized for his work in bringing seminal Kannada fiction and non-fiction to an English-speaking audience.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Professor and Dean
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Chandan shows up

Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical
Price-Sensitive

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Priorities

Topics Chandan cares about

Kannada Literature
He is an active translator and editor of Kannada literature, bringing notable works and authors like U. R. Ananthamurthy and Purnachandra Tejasvi to a wider audience.
Indian Social History
His recent book, "Another India: Events, Memories, People", explores diverse cultural facets, folklore, and forgotten histories of the nation, a frequent topic in his columns.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Professor and Dean
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Vidyashilp University
4-2021
Ramakrishna Hegde Chair Professor of Decentralization and Development, ISEC
Institute for Social and Economic Chan
5-2011 - 4-2021
Professor
Azim Premji Foundation
7-2008 - 4-2011
Associate Professor of Sociology
CSSE, National Law School of India, Bangalore
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Education
1998 - 2007
PhD
University of Michigan
1998 - 2007
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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