{"id":1544,"date":"2024-08-02T04:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T04:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/?page_id=1544"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:22:43","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1544\" class=\"elementor elementor-1544\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977965a space e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"977965a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1a68c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a1a68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7876c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c00fca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36c00fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af36247 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1af36247\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108e6967 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"108e6967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Department<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d96212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d96212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Comparative Religion at the university was established with an aim to mould graduates who understand and appreciate various religious beliefs in the world through their study of world religions and how these religions shaped our shared history and currents events. Through comparative analysis and knowledge of ethical standards and practices of these religions will enable the students to possess open mindedness knowing that people from different beliefs and backgrounds can also be right. Through research in this area, students will engage in informed discussions and decision making towards sustainable solutions to today\u2019s pressing religious issues in the world.<\/p><p>A study of Comparative Religion will encourage meaningful dialogue, sensitivity and respect toward believers of all faiths and harmonious living as good human beings.<\/p><p>The Department offers Elective Papers in Master Degree Courses and Doctoral Studies under the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Online Diploma Programmes on the major religions of the world and on Inter-religious Dialogue are on the anvil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4aa65a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d4aa65a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a34038 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a34038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/11\/adbu7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2783\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/11\/adbu7.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/11\/adbu7-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/11\/adbu7-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/11\/adbu7-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-comparative-religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/11\/adbu7-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71d755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a71d755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of faculty members<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7e6a0 faculty-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ea7e6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/emplist\/viewprofile.php?id=316\" target=\"_blank\">Fr.. 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