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Department
of Folklore Studies
Folklore today has developed into a highly specialized area of research. The
Department of Folklore has taken up projects of complication of both oral and
written texts and interpretation of the same from an interdisciplinary
perspective. The department is functioning with the intention of finding and
disseminating knowledge, which are unrecognized or hitherto marginalized (what
can be called as desi, local knowledge). Field work, compilation, Analysis,
Dialogue with the scholars in the field are the methods adopting to achieve the
objective of the department. Now the department is offering M.A., Ph.D. integrated course in Folklore. The department is also running Diploma course in. Folk Arts with the help of Distance education center and also running a journal called “Janapada Karnataka” which is acting as a platform for people who are working in Folklore in Kannada.
1. Telephone number/s: 08394 - 241337 Ext. 330, Fax : 08394 - 241334 2. Indicate the date of establishment of the department : 1992 3. The built up area of the department in sq. m. : 405 4. Name of the Head of the Department : Dr. Manjunath Bevinakatti |
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Kannada University Hampi ,Vidyaranya-583276 Hospet Taluk, Bellary Dist Karnataka State ,India Ph: (08394) 241337 , Fax: (08394) 241334 e-mail : mail@kannadauniversity.org |