Aalok Khandekar
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Current Layer
STS-IN Main Website
Executive committee and governance sit inside the institutional layer of the platform.
Governance
Executive Committee & Platform Stewardship
A clear governance view for leadership, editorial ownership, resource stewardship, community coordination, and the maintenance work that keeps STS-IN credible over time.
Interim Committee
Named office holders in the public governance record.
This roster keeps the named public governance record visible inside the current STS-IN site.
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Mahendra Shahare
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Rohit Negi
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Ex-Ambedkar University Delhi
Usha Raman
University of Hyderabad
Yogita Suresh
Shiv Nadar University Greater Noida
Janaki Srinivasan
University of Oxford
Ex-IIIT Bengaluru
Coordinator
Naveen Thayyil
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Shiju Sam Varughese
Central University of Gujarat
Vidya Subramanian
O P Jindal Global University Sonepat
Network Governance
Institutional continuity
Keeps the mission, partnerships, public reports, decision records, and strategic priorities visible across the platform.
NEXUS Editorial Desk
Publication ownership
Maintains formats, review practices, author pathways, editorial calendars, and the connection between writing and public STS debates.
Resource Hub Stewardship
Resources and teaching continuity
Curates bibliography routes, reports, teaching materials, conference records, metadata quality, and long-term discoverability.
Community Coordination
Chapters, groups, and events
Supports city chapters, reading groups, event hosts, calls for participation, and the handoff from gatherings into publication or resources.
Governance Responsibilities
Clear ownership for institutional pages and public reports
Editorial standards for NEXUS publication
Resource review and metadata quality across the Resource Hub
Monthly checks for events, links, accessibility, and content freshness
Maintenance Rhythm
Governance as ongoing care.
The DOCX frames STS-IN as a living platform. Governance therefore includes regular editorial, resource, event, and accessibility review.
Monthly
Check event listings, calls, broken links, form routes, and urgent content updates.
Quarterly
Review NEXUS pipelines, resource metadata, chapter activity, and reading group outputs.
Annually
Publish an institutional report, conference review, resource audit, and governance refresh.