{"id":1910,"date":"2026-06-04T11:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/123.253.160.124:7676\/hpuniv\/?page_id=1910"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:40:45","slug":"dr-deendayal-upadhyay-chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/123.253.160.124:7676\/hpuniv\/dr-deendayal-upadhyay-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Deendayal Upadhyay Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inner-area\">\n<strong>Prof. Manoj Chaturvedy<\/strong> <strong>Head, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Chair<\/strong> &nbsp; <strong>Professor Manoj Chaturvedi<\/strong> is a senior journalist, writer, editor and interdisciplinary researcher. You are a highly educated, intense orator, profound scholar and social worker. Acharya Chaturvedi is <strong>M.A.Triple<\/strong> (<strong>Gandhi Thought, Sociology, Journalism and Mass Communication<\/strong>), <strong>Gold Medalist, UGC (NET), PhD and PDF<\/strong>. He started journalism as a <strong>Young Leader<\/strong>, <strong>Nai Duniya, Hindusthan Samachar &nbsp;News Agency<\/strong> and journey of academic life, <strong>former publication in-charge, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Bhopal (M.P.)<\/strong> and <strong>former Head, Kabir Jansanchar Shodhpeeth Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Raipur, and has<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;worked successfully in Chhattisgarh. He has <strong>20 books published, 12 books <\/strong>under publication and <strong>15 books unpublished<\/strong>. He has participated in more than <strong>80 national<\/strong> and <strong>international seminars<\/strong>. He has written more than 1<strong>,000 articles<\/strong> and more than <strong>60 research papers<\/strong> in various journals. <strong>Creatively, intellectually and Agitational <\/strong>active for the last 34 years, more than <strong>36 articles, talks, discussions, interviews, quizzes etc<\/strong>. programs of Rachna Dharmi have been telecasted by <strong>AIR Kendra, Varanasi (U.P.), New Delhi<\/strong> and <strong>Shimla (H.P.)<\/strong> .) You have been honoured by more than a dozen prestigious institutions. His area of study and writing is especially <strong>Gandhi&#8217;s Thought, Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh, Media, Contemporary Politics<\/strong> and <strong>Emergency<\/strong>. You are the creator of the <strong>Diploma<\/strong>, <strong>Postgraduate<\/strong> question papers and the Examiner of the <strong>M.Phil. Dissertations &amp; PhD thesis.<\/strong> You have the updated syllabus of the<strong> Post Graduate Diploma in Deendayal Upadhyay Studies, M.A. (Deendayal Upadhyay Studies), and PhD curriculum has also been prepared. You can also visit Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Chair and M.A. (Hindu Studies<\/strong>), who is also<strong> In-charge\/chairman<\/strong>.<br \/>\n    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay<\/strong> was an exclusive worshiper of Indian culture. He started the work of the organisation of Hindu society through the campaigner life of <strong>Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh<\/strong>. <strong>Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh<\/strong> sent him to the political field. He was the <strong>&#8216;ambassador&#8217; <\/strong>of culture in Indian politics. He died under mysterious circumstances. <strong>Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh<\/strong> has lost its <strong>best thinker, skilful organiser, and selfless Karmayogi,<\/strong> and <strong>Bharatiya Jana Sangh<\/strong> has lost its National President. Therefore, it is expected to take the life philosophy of such a <strong>writer, thinker and politician<\/strong> who considers politics a service medium to the masses. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Chair was established at Himachal Pradesh University to fulfil this objective and has been functioning since <strong>January 2010<\/strong>. In Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Chair, <strong>Post Graduate Diploma in Deendayal Upadhyay Studies <\/strong>course is running from the past and has been upadated &amp; &nbsp;implemented since -2022-23 under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)<br \/>\n    &nbsp; <u>Contact us <\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered table-theme table-grid-view\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th> Sr. No.<\/th>\n<th> Name<\/th>\n<th> &nbsp;Designation<\/th>\n<th> Mobile No.\/ E-Mail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> 1.<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;Prof. Manoj Chaturvedy<\/td>\n<td> Head, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Chair<\/td>\n<td> 9555780702,ddu.chairperson @gmail.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 2.<\/td>\n<td> Shri Sanjeev Kumar<\/td>\n<td> Clerk<\/td>\n<td> 8278748415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 3.<\/td>\n<td> Shri Sitaram<\/td>\n<td> Peon<\/td>\n<td> 9459279107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>    <u>Roll of Chairpersons<\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered table-theme table-grid-view\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th> Sr. No.<\/th>\n<th> Name<\/th>\n<th> From<\/th>\n<th> &nbsp;To<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> 1.<\/td>\n<td> Prof. Sudesh Garg<\/td>\n<td> Jun 2010<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;Jan 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 2.<\/td>\n<td> Prof. Rajendra Sharma<\/td>\n<td> Jan 2013<\/td>\n<td> Sep 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 3.<\/td>\n<td> Prof. P.K. Vaid <strong>( In-Charge)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> Sep 2013<\/td>\n<td> Sep 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 4.<\/td>\n<td> Prof. Kamal Manohar<\/td>\n<td> Sep 2016<\/td>\n<td> Sep 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 5.<\/td>\n<td> Dr Arun Kumar Singh ( <strong>In-charge)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> Sep 2019<\/td>\n<td> Sep 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 5.<\/td>\n<td> Prof. Manoj Chaturvedy<\/td>\n<td> Sep 2020<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>    \u00a0 <u>PROGRAMMES<\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered table-theme table-grid-view\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th> Sr. No.<\/th>\n<th> Name of Programmes<\/th>\n<th> Duration of Programmes<\/th>\n<th > Intake<\/th>\n<th> Eligibility Criteria<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> 1.<\/td>\n<td> Post Graduate Diploma in Deendayal Upadhyay Studies<\/td>\n<td> One Year( Two Semesters)<\/td>\n<td > 40<\/td>\n<td> As per Diploma Regulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 2.<\/td>\n<td> Ph.D. Deendayal Upadhyay Studies<\/td>\n<td> As Per Ph.D. Regulation<\/td>\n<td > As Per Ph.D. Regulation<\/td>\n<td> As Per Ph.D. Regulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>    \u00a0 <strong>Notification:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"\/hpuniv\/upload\/uploadfiles\/files\/Ph_D_%20Notification.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PDF that opens in new window\">Notification regarding supervision for PhD in Deendayal Upadhyay Studies&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;[<span class=\"file-size\">485.65 KB<\/span>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n      <strong>Downloads<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"\/hpuniv\/upload\/uploadfiles\/files\/PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PDF that opens in new window\">Syllabus for Post Graduate Diploma in Deendayal Upadhyay Studies&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;[<span class=\"file-size\">714.63 KB<\/span>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  \u00a0 <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Manoj Chaturvedy Head, Pt. 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