Assistant Professor (Department of Sociology)
Department of Sociology,
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Jamia Millia Islamia,
New Delhi-110025
Co-Curricular Activities :
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Secured highest marks (80/l00) in Sociology in P.U.C (St. Joseph’s College Bangalore).
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Top the College in B.A. (St. Joseph’s College Bangalore).
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Awarded Best Outgoing Student in l998-99 (A.N. Sridharan Prize) St. Joseph’s College Bangalore.
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Secured 2nd place in Sociology Quiz, St. Joseph’s College Bangalore in 1999.
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Awarded ‘Best Football Player’, St. Joseph’s College Bangalore, 1999.
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Represented Bangalore University in Football in 1997-98.
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Qualified UGC/NET (Sociology) in December 2000.
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Wrote M.Phil Dissertation titled ‘Ethnic Crisis in Manipur’ which is submitted to Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi and secured 70% in the year 2004.
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Guest Lecturer in ‘The Imphal College’, Imphal, Manipur from 18th Jan. - 20th Feb. 2004.
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Ph.D. Synopsis approved on 9th August, 2004.
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Short listed for ‘Commonwealth Scholarship U.K.’ in 2004 for Ph.D. Reached the final round (the only one to reach from JNU, New Delhi).
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Awarded International Fellowship ‘SYLFF (Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund): Jawaharlal Nehru Young Leaders Fellowship Programme’, funded by the Nippon Foundation & Tokyo Foundation, Japan which is being given to only two research students in JNU, New Delhi.
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Participated in a National Seminar on ‘Dynamics of Indian Society: Stratification and Change’, Felicitation seminar honoring Prof. K.L. Sharma from 19th – 20th November 2004 which was held at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, New Delhi. Prof. Andre Beteille and Prof. Yogendra Singh were the ‘Guests of Honour’.
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‘Visiting Fellow’, Peking University, Beijing, China from 2nd April to 24th April 2007. Worked under distinguished Prof. Ma Rong, Dean of Sociology Department, Peking University.
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Participated in an International Seminar on ‘Questions of Development and Empowerment in the Age of Globalization’, on 19th and 20th January 2008 at JNU, New Delhi, organized by AJSF funded by Tokyo Foundation, Japan.
Publication/Presentation of Paper:
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Presented a paper tilled, ‘Problematization of Manipur: A Conflict Analysis’, at the Workshop organized and sponsored by IIPA (Indian Institute of Public Administration), New Delhi and CPRC (Chronic Poverty Research Centre), Manchester, U.K. on 20th September 2004 at the Dean’s Committee Hall, CSSS/SSS, JNU, New Delhi.
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Wrote an article, ‘Sustainable Development : Challenges and Perspectives’, in ‘The Sangai Express’ a Manipuri English daily newspaper on 17th June, 2005.
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Wrote an article, ‘Sustainable Development: The Solution to Ethnic Conflict in Manipur’, in The SYLFF Newsletter’, No.14. January 2006, published by the Scholarship Division, ‘The Tokyo Foundation’ (with the support of The Nippon
Foundation), Japan.
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Wrote an article ‘Situating Conflict and Poverty in Manipur’, with Prof. Anand Kumar and two other writers in ‘Margin 2006’, published by National Council of Applied Economic Research’, New Delhi, Golden Jubilee Publication 1956-2006.
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Wrote an article, ‘Exploring China and Malaysia : Learning Cultures’, published in ‘Imphal Free Press’, a Manipuri English daily newspaper on 21st June 2007.
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Delivered a Lecture on ‘Book Review’ at Seminar hall, Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi on 6th December 2007.
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Presented a paper ‘Towards Re-Defining Identity and Religion: A Study of the Zeliangrong Movement’, at the National Seminar on ‘Towards a New understanding of North East India, Organized by NEISP, SSS, JNU, New Delhi with collaboration with IGNCA, Sponsored by ICSSR, UPOAE (JNU) and CAS-CSSS (JNU) from 23rd January to 25th January 2008 at SSS-I Auditorium, JNU.
Extra-Curricular Activities:
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Joint Secretary ‘Bangalore Christian Students’ Association’ (BACSA) in 1996-97.
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General Secretary ‘Naga Students’ Union Bangalore’ (NSUB) in 1996-97.
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Founding President ‘Zeliangrong Students’ Union Bangalore’ (ZSUB) from 1997- 1999.
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General Secretary ‘Zeliangrong Students’ Delhi’ (ZSD) in 2000-01
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Finance Co-Organizer ‘Association of JNU SYLFF Fellows’ (AJSF), JNU, New Delhi (India) since 2005-2007.