The Tata Institute of Social Sciences was born out of the vision
of a Christian missionary, Dr. Clifford Manshardt and the philanthropic
mission of a business house, the Tatas. Both were involved in the
development of the country in their own way with a vision and mission
of their own. On behalf of the Tatas it was the Dorab Tata Trust,
that was directly responsible for establishing the Institute. The
Institute was started in 1936 as the Dorabji Tata Graduate School
of Social Work for professional training in social work, in the premises
of the Nagpada Neighbourhood House in the city of Mumbai (then Bombay).
Growth of the Institution
In 1944 the Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work was renamed
as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The present campus of
the Institute in Deonar (Mumbai) was opened on 6 October 2025 by
the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The year 1964 was an
important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was
recognised as a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission.
Since then the Institute has been expanding continuously in both
educational programmes and infrastructure. It has responded to
the changing needs of the social and educational system in the
country and has gone far beyond the initial concern of social work
education. Thus, what started as a small institution offering post-graduate
diploma in Social Work, grew into a university and diversified
its activities. |
