Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Research institute and deemed university in Deccan Gymkhana, India
The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics is a research institution and university in the Deccan Gymkhana neighborhood of Pune. The grounds hold lecture halls, seminar rooms, offices for teaching staff, and a library named after Dhananjaya Rao Gadgil.
The institution opened on June 6, 1930, when R. R. Kale established it as a center for research and higher learning. The Servants of India Society provided initial funding through an endowment.
The institute's name honours Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866–1915), the nationalist leader whose Servants of India Society holds it in trust. The society, a registered body, remains the trustee, and the institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. Its first alumni gathering was held in August 2008, largely through the efforts of Ghanashyam Sharma of the 2008 batch.
Master's programs in economics, financial economics, agricultural business economics, and international business economics are open to local and foreign students. The curricula combine theoretical approaches with current topics in economic research.
The building on BMCC Road is a PMC Heritage Grade I structure, and its pointed stone arcade and wooden balcony are easy to spot from the street. In 2008 the institute held its first alumni gathering, largely through the efforts of Ghanashyam Sharma of the 2008 batch. More than 165 students have earned doctorates in economics there since 1930.
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