Prof. N Sukumar

Designation: Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi

Emails-  skn70@yahoo.com, suku69.du@gmail.com, nsukumar@polscience.du.ac.in 

 

Academic Qualifications:

 

Doctoral Thesis: “Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Perspectives on Human Rights”, University of Hyderabad, 2007.

Master in Philosophy: “Factionalism in Andhra Pradesh: A Case Study of Padirikuppam in Chittoor District”, University of Hyderabad, 1996.

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights, Hyderabad Central University, 2009.

 

Teaching Experience:

  • Teaching in the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi since 2001 till date
  • Offered Professorship in Ambedkar Chair, Tezpur Central University, Assam, 2016
  • Offered Professorship in Ambedkar Chair of Social Work at the National Institute of Social Work and Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 2012

 

Resource Person:

  • Resource Person- Ambedkar Summer School-Public Policy in Practice, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, South Asia, Nainital, Uttarakhand, September 19-24, 2021
  • Resource Person- Ambedkar Summer School- Growing Inter-group Inequality in India: Emerging Challenges, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Rosa Luxemborg Stiftung, South Asia, Nainital, Uttarakhand, October 18-23, 2020

 

Visiting Faculty:

  • Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (ICSSR Affiliated Institute) Delhi. 2017 till date.
  • Former Fellow at Developing Countries Research Centre, from 2001 March to 2015 September, University of Delhi
  • Visiting Faculty, Department of Political Science, Osmania University, March 20th to 31st,

 

Administrative/Academic Bodies Membership:

  1. Chairperson External Fact Finding Committee on Caste Discrimination, IIT Delhi 2023
  2. Member Management, Monitoring and Advisory Committee, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, 2023-25
  3. Member Board of Studies in Political Science, University of Ladakh 2023-24
  4. Member, Management and Advisory Committee, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Delhi; since 2023
  5. Member Coordinator, NAAC Peer Team
  6. General Secretary, Association of Academics for Social Justice, Delhi
  7. Member, Board of Studies in Political Science and Public Administration, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, 24th July 2021, 23rd July 2024
  8. Member, Internal Quality Assessment Committee, Dept of Commerce, Delhi University, 1st March 2021 to February 28th 2023
  9. VC Nominee, Department Research Committee, Department of Commerce, Delhi University, 5th November 2020 to 26th October 2022.
  10. Member Research Advisory Committee, Department of Politics and Civics, Mumbai University, 2019-2021
  11. Member- Standing Committee on Education, Training and Orientation, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Ministry of Labour and Employment, GOI, Delhi from 2019 till date
  12. Member- Advisory Committee for Remedial Coaching of SC/ST/OBC students, Guru Gobind Indraprastha University, Delhi from 2019 till date
  13. Chairman- Grievance Committee College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University 2020 to 2021
  14. Member- Building Committee, College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University, 2019-2021
  15. Governing Body Member, College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University, 2019 to 2021
  16. VC Nominee to Department Research Council, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi from 26-10-2018 to 25-10-2020.
  17. Former Member-Advisory Academic Council, MHRD, Government of India, National Resource Centreat Ramanujan College, University of Delhi,on “Human Rights, Environment and Ethics.
  18. Member- Adhoc Committee, Recruitment and Promotions, Delhi University 2017-2019
  19. Member- European Association of South Asian Studies-2014 till date
  20. Member-Central Research Advisory Committee, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad 2016-19
  21. Former Member-Advisory Committee- Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, School of Social Sciences, JNU
  22. Member- Governing Body and Academic Advisory Committee, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, 2014-2020
  23. Member- Delhi University Court
  24. Advisory Board Member- ‘The Voice’, A Journal of Gautam Buddha Kalyan Sanstha, Varanasi (ISSN No- 2348-6708)
  25. Member Expert Committee: Curriculum Development of the Certificate Program on the Life and Thought of B. R. Ambedkar, IGNOU (CLTA) 2016.
  26. Deputy Co-ordinator, UGC-SAP-CAS Phase I, Dept of Political Science, Delhi University: 2010 to March 2015
  27. Resident Tutor, Jubilee Hall, University of Delhi (2003-2004)

 

Papers Taught/Teaching:

Under CBCS Mode:

  • Compulsory papers For Masters Students from 2019 CBCS model: a) Indian Political Thought
  • Optional Papers for Masters Students a) Dalit Bahujan Thought d) Ambedkar in Contemporary India

Under Semester Mode:

  • Compulsory papers for MA Students from 2009 till 2011: a) Modern Indian Political Thinkers b) Themes in Indian Political Thought c) Interpreting Modern India from 2012 to 2019: a) Themes in Indian Political Thought b) Interpreting Modern India.
  • Optional Papers for MA Students a) Social Exclusion: Theory and Practice b) Democracy and Human Rights in India c) Dalit Bahujan Political Thought d) Ambedkar in Contemporary India

Under Annual Mode:

  • Compulsory papers from 2001 to 2009: a) Interpreting India b) Modern Indian Political Thinkers. c) Democracy and Development Politics in India (from 2003-2016) d) Gandhian Thought and Action (from 2001-2003).

 M.Phil Optional Paper:

  • Optional Papers for M.Phil Students a) Texts and Marginality-2021 b) Ideating Dignity-2013 c) Dalit Politics in India-2008

 

 Countries Visited

 United States of America, Germany, Sweden, Nepal, Switzerland, Poland, France

 

 Details of Published Work:

Monograph/Report:

  1. Social Inclusion at the level of PRIs, Zilla Parishad, Panchayati Samiti, Gram Panchayat (GP) and Gram Sabha (GS) level in select States with a particular focus on disadvantaged groups such as Women, SCs, STs, OBCs and PH and also documenting select number of cases highlighting Success and Failure.  Working for Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. The Project is by the Sponsored Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India and UNDP CDLS Project, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, 2012.

Books:

  1. Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities: A Critical Reflection, Routledge Publications, London, 2022
  2. The Journey of Caste: Voices From the Margins, (Co-edited) Routledge, 2023
  3. Unwanted Citizens: Dalits in Search of a Homeland, (Co-authored) Routledge, 2023) (Forthcoming)
  4. “Indian Government and Politics”, N. Sukumar and Kamalakanta Roul, Book Age Publishers, New Delhi, 2012, ISBN- 978-81-924901-0-6 (3rd Edition)

 

Journal Editing

  • Guest Editor (Co-Edited) Social Action Quarterly Journal Special Issue on “Human Dignity and Human Rights”, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi July-Sept 2015 ISSN 0037-7627

IGNOU Study Material

Certificate Program on the Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar, Federalism and Linguistic States (Co-authored), Unit 3, State, Democracy and Nation Building, Sept 2017, pp 32-42, ISBN 978-93-87237-21-6

 

Articles in Newspapers/ Magazines/Offline and Online

  1. “Academic Orphans: Caste and Recruitment in Delhi University”, The Outlook, 24th May 2023
  2. “Caste Aspersions”, The Telegraph, 30th April, 2023
  3. “Exploring Education Apartheid”, Book Excerpt, The Outlook, 21st March 2023
  4. DU professor on why legislation is needed to prevent caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, 3rd March 2023, https://twocircles-net.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/twocircles.net/2023mar03/448504.html?amp
  5. No Casteism in the Classroom February 24th 2023, https://open.spotify.com/episode/23raeReJnPnlQX9xhZT8Uj?si=Gt-YSP_UQ8SR04YjDSdwZA
  6. “Andhra Violence Over Ambedkar District: What’s Behind the State’s Inaction? The Quint, https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/andhra-violence-over-ambedkar-district-whats-behind-the-states-inaction#read-more, 26th May 2022 
  7. Paternitas Interruptus: Adoption Is Still Not A Preferred Choice For Indian Society, (Co-authored), Outlook Magazine, November 22, 2021,https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-paternitas-interruptus-adoption-is-still-not-a-preferred-choice-for-indian-society/305197
  8. “The Hindutva Project to 'Purify' Campuses Is Underway”, https://in/education/jnu-hindutva-campus, 21st November, 2019
  9. ‘BJP and the Politics of Polarization: Agenda for the 2019 Elections”, (Co-authored) http://theasiadialogue.com/2019/03/20/bjp-and-the-politics-of-polarisation-agenda-for-the-2019-elections/ Online Magazine of the University of Nottingham, 20th March 2019
  10. ‘Ambedkar Ke Raamji Badlaav’, Rastriya Sahara, Special Edition on Dalits and Ambedkar, 14th April 2018
  11. ‘Gatecrashing the Gurukuls’, http://himalmag.com/gatecrashing-the-gurukuls/ , Published in Himal South Asian Magazine, 12th February 2016.
  12. ‘Universities as Modern Agraharas’, http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/universities-as-modern-agraharas/, Published in Tehelka Magazine, Volume 13 Issue 5, Dated 30 January 2016. http://old.tehelka.com/universities-as-modern-agraharas/ Accessed on 09/03/2020.
  13. Rohit Vemula’s Suicide Exposes Serious Faultlines in our Educational System, http://www.abplive.in/blog?authorname=N%20Sukumar#!  Tuesday, 19 January 2016 10:10 PM
 

Articles in Books and Journals

1) Living Memories of Caste: the Thoti’s Stick, "Caste in Everyday Life: Experience and Affect in Indian Society" (ed) Dhaneswar Bhoi and Hugo Gorringe, Palgrave Macmillan, UK. 2023

2) Understanding Epistemic Agency in Indian Academia (ed) Marginality in India: Perspectives of Marginalization from the Northeast, K. Kikhi and D. R. Gautam, Routledge, ISBN 9781032022109 January, 2023

3)  The Unwanted Citizen: Dalit Precarity and the Pandemic in India, (Co-authored) Coronasphere: Narratives on COVID 19 from India and its Neighbours, (ed) Chandan Kumar Sharma and Reshmi Banerjee, Routledge, ISBN: 9781032206646, 2022, https://www.routledge.com/Coronasphere-Narratives-on-COVID-19-from-India-and-its-Neighbours/Sharma-Banerjee/p/book/9781032206646
 
4) The Republic of Reservations, EWS: The Quota to End All Quotas, The Shared Mirror, 2021 pp 36-44, ISBN 9781637953617
 
5) The Republic of Reservations and the Roster Struggle, Reservation, Representation and Social Justice, (ed) Ashok Naidu and Rajesh Kota, Kalpaz Publications, Delhi 2020, ISBN 9789353242763
 
6) Embodied Memories: A Journey with Ambedkar, Social Scientist in South Asia: Personal Narratives, Social Forces and Negotiations, (ed) Rashi Bhargava, Achala Tandon and Gopi Tripathi Routledge Publishers, India, 2020, ISBN 9781138369771
 
7) Constructing a New Female Subjectivity: Ambedkar’s Perspective,R.Ambedkar: Quest for Social Justice, (ed) Vol 4, co-authored, Oxford University Publications, 2020, ISBN 0-19-012788-0
 
8) The Manufactured Mandate and the Collective Shame of 2014, (co-authored), Guja-ratri, Reflections on Moditva, The Shared Mirror, 2020, pp 82-88, ISBN 978-1-64606-034-4
 
9) Battleground 2019: The Hindutva State and Bhima Koregaon, Bhima Koregaon: Our War Cry! Ambedkar Age Collective, The Shared Mirror, 2019, ISBN 978-81-929930-7-2, pp 32-37
 
10) Inclusiveness in the Panchayati Raj Institutions, (Co-authored with L David Lal and Vinod Kumar Mishra), Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, page(s): 72-88, Sage Publications 2019, ISSN: 23944811
 
11) Red Sun in the Blue Sky: Rohith’s Utopian Republic, Social Change, Council for Social Development, and Sage Publication, New Delhi 46(3) 451-457 CSD 2016
 
12) Goebbelsian Doublespeak: B.R. Ambedkar and the RSS, VOL LIV No 24 Mainstream Publication New Delhi June 4, 2016, http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article6458.html
 
13) Indian Constitution and Social Upliftment, Kurukshetra Journal, Ministry of Rural Development, Vol 64, No 2, December 2015
 
14) “Are Human Being Equal in Dignity and Rights”, (Co-authored with Dr. Shailaja Menon) Editorial Article in Social Action Quarterly Journal Special Issue on “Human Dignity and Human Rights”, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi July-Sept 2015 ISSN 0037-7627
 
15) Why Beef was Banished from My Kitchen: Food and Cultural Selfhood, Economic & Political Weekly Web Exclusives, Vol - L No. 17, April 25, 2015, ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
 
16) Khap Laws, Cultural Violence and the Challenges to Individual Liberty, (Co-authored with Dr. Kamalakanta Roul), Journal of Political Studies, Bi-Annual Journal of the Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal, VOL 9, March 2014, ISSN-2278-4039
 
17) Negotiating Social Space: The Dalit Perspective, (Co-authored with Dr. Gobinda C. Pal), in “Dalits: Studies in Continuity and Change”, (Ed) Srinivas Gurram and Vivek Kumar, Samyak Prakashan, Delhi 2014. ISBN-978-93-83737-56-7
 
18) The Seismicity of Liquor in Andhra Pradesh, (co-authored with Dr. Shailaja Menon). Social Change, Council for Social Development and Sage Publications December 2013, (43); 4, Ref. No: doi:1177/0049085713502595.
 
19) Quota’s Children: The Perils of Getting Educated, in “Beyond Inclusion: The Practice of Equal Access in Indian Higher Education”, (Ed) Satish Deshpande and Usha Zacharias, Rutledge Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-83207-6
 
20) The Old Man and the Sea of Troubles, (Joint paper with Dr. Shailaja Menon), “Democracy on the Move? Reflections on Moments, Promises and Contradictions” (Ed) Manindra Thakur & Dhananjay Rai, Aakar Books, New Delhi, 2013, ISBN 978-93-5002-218-4
 
21) Legal Encounters by the Coward State, (Joint paper with Dr. Shailaja Menon), Voice of Resistance, March 2013, Vol 2 No.5
 
22) B.R. Ambedkar’s Perspectives on Democracy, in “60 Years of the Indian Constitution: Retrospect and Prospects”, (Ed) Kirti Narain and Mohini C. Dias, MacMillan Advanced Research Series, Delhi 2011. ISBN-023032-382-0
 
23) B.R. Ambedkar: Democracy and Economic Theory, in “Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers”, (Ed) M.P. Singh and Himanshu Roy, Pearson Publications, Delhi 2011. ISBN-9788131758519
 
24) Dalit Merit and Institutional Injustice: A Case Study, (Joint Paper with Dr. Shailaja Menon) Social Action Journal, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, January-March 2011, Vol 61, No.1, ISSN-0037-7627.
 
25) Land and Marginalization: Landlessness and Marginalisation: A study of Kalahandi, Bhojpur and Chittoor, “Social Development Report”, (ed) Manoranjan Mohanty, Council for Social Development, Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN-9780198070672.
 
26) State and Poverty Eradication in Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), in “Understanding Contemporary India: A Delhi University Reader”, (Ed) Achin Vanaiak & Rajiv Bhargava, Orient Blackswan, Delhi, 2010. ISBN-978-81-250-3989-1
 
27) Living a Concept: The Semiotics of Everyday Exclusion, November 15-21, 2008, Economic and Political Weekly. Regd.No.MH/MR/South-66/2006-08
 
28)Cultural Roots of Un-Democratic Order (ed) S.K. Thorat & Aryama, in “Ambedkar in Retrospect”, Rawat Publications, 2008. ISBN- 8131600475
 
29) Urban Poverty and Women, (Joint paper with Sanchita Ray) (ed), Sabbir Ali, “Poverty and Deprivation in Urban India”, Bookwell Publishers, 2007. ISBN-81-89640-47-X
 
30) Urban Poverty: An Overview (Ed), Sabbir Ali, “Managing Urban Poverty”, Uppal Publishing House, 2006. ISBN-8176580333
 
31) Technology and its Impact on Deprived Groups in India, Seminar Proceedings, Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Hyderabad, March 4, 2006.
 
32) Dalit Rights: A Bibliographical Note, Indian Journal of Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2002.

 

Blog Writings:

  1. N Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, StormingLibraries, ‘Achhe Din’ and the New Education Policy, https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9979:storming-libraries-achhe-din-and-the-new-education-policy&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, August 4, 2020
  2. Shailaja Menon and N. Sukumar, Who Will Mourn the Walking Dead? A Requiem for Jamlo Makdam, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9914:who-will-mourn-the-walking-dead-a-requiem-for-jamlo-makdam&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 21st May 2020
  3. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, RSS’s Hogwash on Ambedkar, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9885:rss-s-hogwash-on-ambedkar&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 25th April, 2020
  4. Sukumar, The Republic of Reservations, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9567:the-republic-of-reservations&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 31st January, 2019
  5. Sukumar, Epistemic Battles in Academia: The Semiotics of Knowledge Production, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9499:epistemic-battles-in-academia-the-semiotics-of-knowledge-production&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132 , 11th November 2018
  6. Sukumar, Battleground 2019: The Hindutva State and Bhima Koregaon, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9448:battleground-2019-the-hindutva-state-and-bhima-koregaon&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 29th August 2018
  7. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, Kaala: Debrahmanizing Indian ‘Popular’ Culture, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9388:kaala-debrahmanizing-indian-popular-culture&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 10th June, 2018
  8. Sukumar, BJP and the Makeover of ‘Ramji’ Ambedkar, https://roundtableindia.co.in/~roundta3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9357:bjp-and-the-makeover-of-ramji-ambedkar&catid=119&Itemid=132 , 18th April 2018
  9. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, “Forging the New Indian Genius: The RSS Road Map”, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9158:forging-the-new-indian-genius-the-rss-roadmap&catid=119&Itemid=132, August 18, 2017
  10. Sukumar, Romancing Caste Violence, 9th May 2017, https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9068:romancing-the-caste-violence&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  11. N Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, Exiling Intellectuals: From HCU to JNU, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8930:exiling-intellectuals-from-hcu-to-jnu&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 13 January 2017
  12. N Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, The ‘Nation’ at War with the Students, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8526:the-nation-at-war-with-the-students&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 24th March, 2016
  13. Here's the smell of the blood still; All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8444:here-s-the-smell-of-the-blood-still-all-the-perfumes-of-arabia-will-not-sweeten-this-little-hand&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 19 January 2016
  14. N Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, The Buddha Smiled: Lessons from Bihar’s Victory, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8399:the-buddha-smiled-lessons-from-bihar-s-victory&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 10th November 2015
  15. Sukumar, Goebbelsian Doublespeak: B. R. Ambedkar and the RSS, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8343:goebbelsian-doublespeak-b-r-ambedkar-and-the-rss&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132, 29th August, 2015
  16. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, Hindutva and its False Consciousness, March 2015 http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8096:hindutva-and-its-false-consciousness&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  17. Sukumar, Dalit Revolution and Hindutva Counter-Revolution in Indian Politics, September 2014, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7632:dalit-revolution-and-hindutva-counter-revolution-in-indian-politics&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  18. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, May 2014, “The Manufactured Mandate and the Collective Shame of 2014”, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7475:the-manufactured-mandate-and-the-collective-shame-of-2014&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  19. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, April 2014, Brahmanical Courts and the Death of Justice, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7393:brahmanical-courts-and-the-death-of-justice&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  20. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon, April 2014, “Fencing the Hindu: The Laxman-Rekha Over Food”, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7372:fencing-the-hindu-the-laxman-rekha-over-food&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  21. Sukumar, April 2014, The Price of Silence: Who Will Bell The Cat?” http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7356:the-price-of-silence-who-will-bell-the-cat&catid=119&Itemid=132
  22. Shailaja Menon and N. Sukumar, February 2014, ‘Cultural Fascism and the Death of the Republic’, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7206:cultural-fascism-and-the-death-of-the-republic&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  23. Sukumar & Shailaja Menon, (January, 2014) Polluted Minds and ‘God’s Own Country’, http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7179:polluted-minds-and-god-s-own-country&catid=119&Itemid=132
  24. Sukumar & Shailaja Menon, (March, 2013) The Killing Fields of Academia http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6347:the-killing-fields-of-academia&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  25. Sukumar & Shailaja Menon, (February 2013), Legal Encounters by the Coward State http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6224:legal-encounters-by-the-coward-state&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  26. Sukumar, (February, 2013), When Protests Become Intolerant http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6216:when-protests-become-intolerant&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  27. Sukumar, (January 2013), The Emperor has no Clothes http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6194:the-emperor-has-no-clothes&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132
  28. Sukumar, (May, 2012), The Cartoon, Classroom and the Idea of India http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5144:the-cartoon-the-classroom-and-the-idea-of-india&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132

 

Completed Research Projects (International and National)

  1. “Education as a Site of Exclusion: A Study of Indian Universities”. Sponsored Research Project by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi 2016-2018
  2. Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme in the Social Sciences: Systems of Relatedness, Culture, and Vulnerability in Transition. Dalit Life-worlds in Post-liberalised India, sponsored by ICSSR and University of Lausanne, Switzerland. New Delhi 2015-18
  3. “Contested Spaces: Exclusion and Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions in India”. Major Research project, sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi 2014-2016
  4. “Mapping Social Exclusion and Right to Representation: A Study of Students’ Union Bodies in Eight Central Universities in India”. The Major Research Project is sponsored by the University Grants Commission, India. 2013
  5. Study of Social Inclusion at the level of PRIs, Zilla Parishad, Panchayati Samiti, Gram Panchayat (GP) and Gram Sabha (GS) level in select States with a particular focus on disadvantaged groups such as Women, SCs, STs, OBCs and PH and also documenting select number of cases highlighting Success and Failure. Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. The Project is Sponsored Ministry of Panchayati Raj and UNDP CDLS Project. 2012
  6. “Contested Images: Documenting Oral Narratives of Ambedkar Statues in Andhra Pradesh”, The Study is funded by Delhi University under R&D Research Grants for the year 2012-13.
  7. “Mapping Reservations in Five Central Universities in India”, The Study is funded by Delhi University under R&D Research Grants for the year 2011-12.
  8. “The Atrocities against Dalits: Emerging Patterns: A Study of Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh”. The Study was sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and the Indian institute of Dalit Studies, (IIDS) New Delhi. 2010
  9. “Role of Local Institutions and Poverty Eradication in Bhojpur, Chittoor and Kalahandi”. The Study was sponsored by the Planning Commission, Government of India, 2004 (The Study was updated with the support of the Council for Social Development, New Delhi, 2010).
  10. “Industrial Pollution in Delhi: A Study of Sahibabad”. Coordinated the Project Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, 2001.

 

Community Work Experience:

From my student days wherein I worked (Research Assistant) for the Indian Journal of Human Rights (published by the Centre for Human Rights, Hyderabad Central University), I have been engaged with social issues. In addition to my academic and teaching activities, I have also been associated with organizations working at the grassroots level and research organizations. For pursuing research ideas, I have collaborated with the Indian Social Institute, National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights and Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.

 

Additional Academic Responsibilities:

  1. Syllabus Revision for Undergraduate at Delhi University, 2022-23
  2. Syllabus Revision Workshop, Dept of Political Science, Jammu University, 4-5th September, 2019
  3. Syllabus Revision for Masters in Political Science, Delhi University, 2002-2003 and 2008-2009.
  4. Member (Syllabus Drafting Committee) for Masters in Development Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi, 2008.
  5. Syllabus Revision for Bachelors (Honours and Programme) in Political Science, Delhi University, 2008-2009 and 2010-2011.
  6. Member (Syllabus Drafting Committee) School of Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 2011
  7. Member (Syllabus Drafting Committee) School of Social Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, 2006-7
  8. Member M.Phil Committee-East Asian Studies, 2012-14
  9. Member M.Phil Committee, Dept of African Studies, 2014-16
  10. Member Expert Committee, ICSSR, Doctoral fellowships for the years 2012, 13, 15 & 16
  11. Member Expert Committee, ICSSR, Responsive Research Projects for the Year 2016

 

Workshop on Research Writing and Publication, Organized by UGC-EPW, Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia, 23-28 August-2010. 

Refresher Course Details

Participated in the 3rd Refresher Course in Political Science, “Contemporary Trends in Political Science”, Banaras Hindu University, Dec 11-31, 2009

Quantitative Analysis in Social Science Research, Organized by Lokniti Programme, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, June 2008.

 

Webinars

  1. Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities: A Critical Reflection, Discussion organized by Ambedkar Society for South Asia, Lahore, 7th June 2023
  2. Caste and Social Anomie on University Campuses, Five Day National Level Seminar Series, Department of Humanities, Presidency College, Bangalore, on 17th May 2023.
  3. Dr Ambedkars ideas on Education and its contemporary Relevance, One day National Seminar on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: An Extraordinary Humanist organized by Government Degree College, Razole & Sri DNR Govt. Degree College for Women, Palakol (Andhra Pradesh), on 29th April 2023.
  4. Gatecrashing into Gurukuls: Caste in Indian Academia, Education South Asia Seminar Series, Oxford South Asian Alternative Forum, St. Anthoy’s College, University of Oxford, 18th February 2023
  5. Dalits and Environment, National Seminar on Marginalized Groups and the Environment, Dept of History, Bharatidasan University, June 13th 2022
  6. Contemporary Relevance of Ambedkar, R. Ambedkar Centre for Bio-Medical Research, Delhi University, 19th April 2022
  7. Ambedkar and the Idea of Social Justice, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 13th April 2022
  8. Discrimination in Higher Education Institutions: How and Where Socially Disadvantaged Students Suffer: Evidences from a Recent Study, Association for Social and Economic Equality, 12th December 2021
  9. Ambedkar’s Vision on Social Justice in the Context of Buddhism, Dept of Political Science, Wilson College, Mumbai, 6th December, 2021
  10. Indian Constitution: Contemporary Challenges, Ambedkar Study Circle and IQAC, Motilal Nehru College, (Evening), University of Delhi, 29th November 2021
  11. Ambedkar’s Ideas on Gendered Subjectivity, FDP, UGC-HRDC and Ambedkar Centre for Socio-Economic Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 10th November 2021
  12. Caste and Class by Bojja Tharakam, Book Launch and Discussion, The Shared Mirror and Round Table India, 6th November 2021
  13. Equity in Higher Education: Policy Making and Implementing Strategies for Andhra Pradesh, on the occasion of State Level Pre Budget Consultation: SC/ST Sub Plan Meeting, Organized by Dalit Bahujan Resource Centre, Guntur, 26th October 2021.
  14. Understanding Ambedkar: Relevance of BR Ambedkar in Contemporary Era, National Webinar, by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Study Centre, Kalindi College, University of Delhi, 8th October 2021.
  15. Informal Labour in Urban Areas: Three Cities, Three Journeys, (Moderator) Book Discussion Series, Dalit Intellectual Collective, 25th July 2021
  16. Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, Delhi Book Club, 18th July 2021
  17. Reservations in Higher Education, Organization for Social Change, Delhi, 4th July 2021
  18. Situating  Ambedkar in Dalit Bahujan Thought, One-week online FDP on "Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Idea of India", organized by Teaching Learning Center, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, Delhi 15th April 2021.
  19. Reservations in Higher Educational Institutions: OBC Reservations an Overview, one day workshop on “Fighting Inequality, Inspiring Inclusion”, by Department of Political Science and OBC Committee, Bharati College, 14th April 2021.
  20. Ambedkar’s Political Democracy: Its Relevance, 130th BR Ambedkar Birth Calibrations, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, Delhi, 14th April 2021.
  21. Democracy and Public Conscience: Ambedkarite Perspective, 130th Birth Anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar, Organized by BR Ambedkar Chair, Anthropology and Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, 14th April 2021.
  22. Ambedkar and His relevance in Present Times, SC/ST Doctors Association AIIMS, New Delhi, 14th April 2021.
  23. Waiting for Visa: The Idea of Homeland, Organized by Department of Political Science and SC/ST Cell, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College, 13th April 2021.
  24. B. R. Ambedkar’s Ideas on Parliamentary Democracy, Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Central University of Jammu, 13th April 2021.
  25. Ambedkar’s Economic Thought: Contemporary Relevance, Lawyers for Democracy, 11th April 2021.
  26. Ambedkar and Relevance of Parliamentary Democracy, 4th Ambedkar Memorial Lecture, Shyamlal College Evening, Delhi University, 8th April 2021.
  27. Privatization and the Question of Social Justice, Youth for Inclusive and Sustainable Society, University of Hyderabad, 16th March 2021
  28. Interpreting Ambedkar for the Social Sciences: "Dialogue with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Critical Reflection for Social Science Discourse" on line short term course sponsored by UGC and organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar 20th January 2021.
  29. Educational Caste(ing) Universities: How to make universities a safe space for Bahujan students?Lecture on the theme of Institutional Casteism, organized by the Savitri Phule Ambedkar Caravan 2020-21, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, 17th January 2021
  30. 5th Ambedkar Memorial Lecture: The Indian Constitution: A Roadmap to Prabuddha Bharat, Dr. Ambedkar Chair, Tezpur University, Assam, 26th November 2020.
  31. Moderator for Book Discussion, Dynamics of Caste and Law: Dalits, Oppression and Constitutional Democracy in India by Dag-Erik Berg organized by Dalit Intellectual Collective, 15th November 2020
  32. Dalit Lives Matter, Panel Discussant, Red Rope Movement and Youth for Inclusive and Sustainable Society, University of Hyderabad, 17th October, 2020
  33. Envisioning Dalit Bahujan Utopias: Revisiting Indian Political Thought, Resource Person, Online Refresher Course at Political Science & Public Administration, UGC–HRDC, Osmania University, Hyderabad 10th October 2020
  34. Public Lecture- The Dalit Citizen: In Search of a Homeland, Calcutta Research Group in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Institute of Sciences Vienna, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, 18th September 2020
  35. Dalits: Higher Education in Current Scenario, Ayyankali Memorial Lecture, organized JAANUDI Centre for Literature and Arts, Ongole Andhra Pradesh, 28th August 2020
  36. Dalits and the Pandemic, National Webinar on Covid 19 and Human Relations, Dept of Political Science, DNR Government Degree College for Women, Palakollu, West Godaveri District, Andhra Pradesh, 12th August 2020
  37. NEP 2020 and Bahujan Perspective, Bahujan Sashaktikaran Sangh, Lucknow, 9th August 2020
  38. Creative Social Research, Faculty Development Programme, Commissionerate of Collegiate Education AP, Vijayawada, 7th August 2020
  39. Democratic Governance and Human Rights, National Webinar, Dept of Public Administration, Mizoram University, July 9th 2020
  40. Ambedkar on the Labour Question, Webinar on Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, ARSD College, University of Delhi, 21st April, 2020

 

International Workshops/Seminars:

  1. Depth in the Rot: Casteplaining in Indian Universities; Challenges in Higher Education for the Underprivileged-A Global Perspective; SC/ST Cell, Anna University, Chennai, 12-14 April 2023
  2. Caste as Lived Reality: Structuring Belonging and Alienation in Higher Education; Beyond Access and Parity: Complicating the Narrative of Gender Equality in Higher Education in India, Brunel University London, Savitri Bai Phule Pune University, 23rd-25th February 2023
  3. Casteplaining University Campuses as Neo-Ghettos: A Case Study of Two Central Universities in India, International Seminar on Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education, Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education, NIEPA and British Council, Delhi, 16-17 February 2023
  4. The Challenge of Caste, Gender and Disability: Revisiting Well-Being: Perspectives, Challenges and the Road Ahead, Gargi College, University of Delhi and ICSSR, February 1-2, 2003
  5. Living Memories of Caste: The Thoti’s Stick, ‘CASTE IN EVERDAY LIFE’ University of Edinburgh, The United Kingdom 18-19, October 2021. (Online)
  6. Teaching Dalit Bahujan Utopias: Notes from the Classroom, Contemporary Anti-Caste Utopias: A Dalit Bahujan Discourse of Emancipatory Social Transformation, European Association of South Asian Studies, University of Vienna, 28th July 2021, (Online)
  7. Organized a Panel: Contemporary Anti-Caste Utopias: A Dalit Bahujan Discourse of Emancipatory Social Transformation, European Association of South Asian Studies, University of Vienna, 26th-29th July 2021 (Online)
  8. ‘Speaking Themselves into Existence’: Experiences of Dalit Christian Women in Indian Academia, (Co-presented) International Workshop, Existing Intellectual Paradigms of Higher Education and Social Mobility of Women and Minorities, AHRC and Coventry University, Britain, December 10th 2020 (Online)
  9. ‘To be Affected by the Poor”, Social Justice And Ecology Secretariat (SJES), 50 Years of Justice and Reconciliation: An Anniversary for Justice, New Delhi, 26-27 September 2019
  10. “Mapping the Heritage of the Dispossessed”, ECSAS 2018 Paris conference, 24th to 27th July 2018
  11. Indo-Swiss Joint Research Report writing Initiative on “Well-being, Poverty and Vulnerability”, ICSSR and University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, 30th September to 14th October, 2017.
  12. Indo-Swiss Joint Research Program in the Social Sciences, Session on “Well-being, Poverty and Vulnerability”, ICSSR and University of Lausanne, Basle, Switzerland, 4th to 6th September, 2017
  13. “Relevance of Ambedkarite Constitution in Contemporary India”, International Conference on “Reclaiming Social Justice: Revisiting Ambedkar”, Govt of Karnataka, 21-24th July 2017, Bengaluru.
  14. “Mapping the Memories of the Dispossessed”, International Conference on History, Culture and Literature: Reading the Margins, Swami Shradhanand College, Delhi University, 24th-25th February, 2017
  15. Indo-Swiss Joint Research Program in the Social Sciences, Session on “Well-being, Poverty and Vulnerability”, ICSSR and University of Lausanne, New Delhi 1-2 September, 2016
  16. Organized a Panel Title: Fractured Freedoms: Identities and Assertions from the Margins in Post-Colonial India, ECSAS 2016: 24th European Conference on South Asian Studies. Warsaw, 27-30 July 2016
  17. “A Journey with Ambedkar”, Philosophy of B.R. Ambedkar in Contemporary Period, ICSSR International Seminar Organised by Central University of Gujarat 16th to 18th March 2016
  18. “Dissent of Destitutes: Dalit Rights in Contemporary India”, International Workshop on “Democracy, Development and Social Justice in India”, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College (For Women), Delhi University, 28th October, 2015
  19. “On Well Being”, Indo-Swiss Joint Research Program in the Social Sciences, 2nd Joint Seminar, Organised by ICSSR and University of Lausanne, 8-10th September 2015.
  20. “Education for Dalits: Betwixt Emancipation and Stigma”, Paper presented in Higher Education in Transition: Perspectives from India and China, Organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi Sponsored and supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and the India International Centre, Feb 27th -28th, 2015
  21. Two Workshops on “Marginality, Humiliation and Social Recognition among Dalits, Adivasis (Tribes) and Muslims in India”, ICSSR, DFG (German Research Foundation, Germany organized in Ranchi, 22-23 September, and Delhi 28-29 September 2014
  22. “Embattled Shadows: Mapping the Thoti’s Self”, 23rd European Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 23-26 July, 2014
  23. “Decoding the Power of Language”, Paper presented in International Seminar on ‘Language and Power: Perspectives, Issues and Impact’, organised by Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU in collaboration with University of Illinois, Urbana-Campaign, USA and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore on 6-7th April, 2013.
  24. “India’s Hidden Apartheid: Equal by Law, Unequal by Caste”, Lecture Delivered at the Human Rights Forum, 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden, organized by Dalit Solidarity Network, Sweden, 12 November 2012.
  25. “Exclusion and Discrimination”, Group Discussion, Human Rights Forum, 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden, organized by Dalit Solidarity Network, Sweden, Friends of Village Community Development Society, Svalorna Indien-Bangladesh, Lund, 12 November 2012.
  26. “Dalit Citizenship Rights”, Panel Discussant, Dalit Citizenship Rights “Understanding Dalit Identity”, Lecture Delivered at the Global Week, organized by the Gothenburg Univerity, Gothenburg, Sweden, 13 November, 2012.
  27. “Caste Violence in India”, A Round Table with Swedish Parliamentarians, organized by Swedish-Indian Society at the Swedish Parliament and Dalit Solidarity Network, Sweden, Stockholm, 14 November 2012
  28. “Dalit Cultural Identity Politics in the 21st Century”, Workshop organized by the Department of Indology, Uppsala University, Sweden, 15 November 2012.
  29. ‘Constitution and its Importance for Dalits in Nepal’, Keynote address delivered for the 8th Dalit Parliament, organised by Rastriya Dalit Network (RND) Nepal, Kathmandu, 24-08-2011.
  30. “Negotiating Social Space: The Dalit Perspective”, Paper presented in International Workshop “The Politics of Poverty and the Politics of the Poor in Modern South Asia” organised by Center for Modern Indian Studies from 6-8th July 2011, University of Gottingen, Germany.
  31. “Equitable Access and Success in Higher Education”, Organized by the International Association of Universities, the World Bank and the University of Arizona, Arizona, USA, 17-19 November, 2010.
  32. Participated in International consultation on ‘Interfacing for Emancipation: Dalit Theologians and Activists in Conversation for Collaboration’ organized by, The Collective of Dalit Ecumenical Christian Scholars (CODECS) in collaboration with South Asia Theological and Research Institute (SATHRI), the Ecumenical Christian Center (ECC), the Student Christian Movement in India (SCMI) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Ecumenical Christian Center, Whitefield, Bangalore, 5-9 August, 2010.

 

Key Note Address/Chair/Jury/Consultancy/Special Lectures

  1. Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities, NIEPA, 4th May 2023.
  2. Depth in the Rot: Casteplaining in Higher Educational Institutions in India, IIT Gandhinagar, 19th April, 2023
  3. Challenges for the Dalit movement in Contemporary India, Dalit Students Union, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, 17th April 2023, Lucknow
  4. Chaired a Session, Understanding Marginality in Urban Spaces; Margin Speaks, IIC, Delhi, 4th February 2023
  5. Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities: A Critical Reflection, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, 14th September 2022.
  6. Mapping Discrimination: A Methodological Enquiry into Institutions of Higher Learning, Book Discussion, Speaking from Margin, 11th September 2022
  7. Caste Discrimination in Indian Universities: A Critical Reflection, Book Discussion Series, IIDS and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Delhi, 5th September 2022
  8. Gatecrashing into Gurukuls: Caste Discrimination in Indian Universities, CSDS Delhi, 2nd September 2022
  9. Caste Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions: Envisioning the Rohith Act, 3rd Ambedkar Lecture Series, BAPSA JNU, 6th August 2022
  10. Memorial Lecture, A Dialogue Between Democracy and Citizenship: An Ambedkarite Paradigm, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, 14th April, 2022
  11. Chaired a Session, Inaugural Session, “Appraisal of Policies of BJP Led NDA Government, UGC-SAP National Seminar, Dept of Political Science, 27th Feb 2020
  12. Chaired a Session, Gandhi and Ambedkar, JTA Multidisciplinary International Conference, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, Feb 18th 2020
  13. Special Lecture, Science and Society, National Institute of Technology, Itanagar, 31st Jan 2020.
  14. Chaired a Session, Gandhi and Religion, International Conference on Mapping the Global Legacy of the Mahatma: Reflections on Politics, Religion and Culture, Zakir Hussain Delhi College, Delhi University, 25th Jan 2020
  15. Panel Discussant, Unpacking Reservations in India, Theory, Practice and Beyond, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Dec 8th 2019,
  16. Keynote Address, Equalising Access to Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in Contemporary India, Birsa Munda Birth Centenary Celebration Committee, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Nov 15 2019
  17. Guest Speaker, Education and Marginal Groups, SWAERO 4th National Convention, Hyderabad, October 27th 2019
  18. Panel Discussant, “To be Affected by the Poor”, Social Justice And Ecology Secretariat (SJES) 50 Years Of Justice And Reconciliation: An Anniversary For Justice, 26-27 September 2019, Navjivan Trust, Delhi
  19. Keynote Address, Knowledge Production and Academic Erasures: An Ambedkarite Perspective, Symposium on Marginal Studies in India: Ambedkar’s Perspective, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, 17th September, 2019
  20. Special Lecture on Democracy and Constitution organized by Lawyers for Democracy, Tees Hazari Court, Delhi, 24th April 2019.
  21. Chief Guest, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi Celebrations, “Relevance of Ambedka’s ideas on Education’ National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, 14th April 2019.
  22. Panel Discussant, “Debating Caste and Community Violence”, organized by History Society, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, 5th April 2019 
  23. Inaugural Lecture on Ambedkar’s ideas on Democracy and Equality, Deshbandhu College, Delhi University, 5th April 2019
  24. Chaired a Session: National Conference on Dalit Studies in India, Centre for English Studies, UGC-SAP(DSA-I), JNU, March 7th, 2019
  25. Chaired the National Debate, Politics of 13 Point Roster System: Marginalization or Empowerment, Organized by Naga Scholars Association, JNU, Delhi, 22nd February 2019.
  26. Keynote Address, The Rhetoric of Exclusive Development, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 16th February 2019.
  27. Chaired the Plenary Session, Popular Imaginaries and Discourses on Politics in India: Exploring Cultural Narratives as Alternative Sites of Knowledge Construction, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla 8th-9th February, 2019.
  28. Discussant for the Technical Session, Culture, Politics and Spatial Ontology: Images of Everyday Politics of Feminine Subjectivity in Chalukyan Religious Iconography, Popular Imaginaries and Discourses on Politics in India: Exploring Cultural Narratives as Alternative Sites of Knowledge Construction, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla 8th-9th February, 2019
  29. Keynote Speaker: The Politics of the Possible: From Identity to Ideology, National Seminar on ‘Envisioning Political Empowerment of Dalits’, Dr. Ambedkar Centre for Social Justice, University of Mumbai,  10th-11th Dec 2018
  30. Dr. CR Roy First Memorial Lecture: Ambedkar on Parliamentary Democracy and Its Relevance, Department of Political Science, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi, on 2nd November 2018
  31. Panellist: Where the Mind is Free and Knowledge is Within Reach: Higher Education, Public Funding and Equity, Centre for Equity Studies and India International Centre, Delhi, 11th October 2018
  32. Special Lecture: Neo-Buddhism and Dalit Assertion in Contemporary India, Department of Buddhist Studies, Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 29th Sept 2018
  33. Chair: Periyar’s Dialogue: Annihilating Caste from within Caste Associations, on the 140th Birth Anniversary of Periyar, Tamil Conscience, JNU, 21st Sept 2018
  34. Chief Speaker: ‘Countering Brahmanical Violence: Revisiting Phule, Shahuji and Ambedkar’s Vision’, BAMCEF 20th State Convention, Delhi 12th August 2018
  35. Chief Speaker: Karunanidhi’s Contribution to Tamil Nadu and National Politics’, Lecture organized by History Society, Ambedkar University, Delhi on “Remembering Karunanidhi”, 10th August 2018
  36. Chief Speaker on the Occasion of Buddha Jayanthi on ‘Buddhism and its relevance’, at GTB hospital, organised by SC/ST employees association, GTB hospital, Delhi on 13th May 2018.
  37. Chief Speaker on the Occasion of 127th Babasaheb Ambedkar Birth Centenary celebrations at Rohini Court complex organised by SC/ST/OBC lawyers association Rohini court, New Delhi on 18th April 2018.
  38. Chief Speaker on the Occasion of 127th Babasaheb Ambedkar Birth Centenary celebrations at Dr. Ambedkar Public School, Rohtak organised by Dr. Ambedkar Siksha Samithi, Haryana on 14th April 2018.
  39. Two Lectures- 1) Researching Subalternity 2) Understanding a Concept and Its Philosophy: Lectures developed at the ICSSR Sponsored National Level Ten Days Research Methodology Workshop, on the theme- Researching Subalternity in Social Sciences and Humanities, Dr. Ambedkar Chair, Tezpur University, Assam, 19th March 2018
  40. Chaired a Technical Section, “Buddhism, Caste and the idea of Nation”, Beyond Identities: Reflections from South Asian Imaginaries of Nation and Universe, University of Delhi, 14th March 2018
  41. Plenary Lecture: “Periyar and the Idea of the Nation”, Beyond Identities: Reflections from South Asian Imaginaries of Nation and Universe, University of Delhi, 13th March 2018
  42. Valedictory Address, “Economic Lives and Dalit Colonies in Kerala”, K.R. Narayanan Chair for Human Rights and Social Justice, M. G. University, Kottayam, Kerala, 5-7th Dec 2017
  43. Keynote Speaker, “Reading Dalit lives”, Workshop in Memory of Dr. P. Pradeep, Calicut- 3-4th Dec 2017
  44. Chaired a technical secession on Gender, Sexuality and Law, Workshop on Feminist Methodology, Dept. of Political Science, Delhi University, 21st September, 2017.
  45. Special Lecture Series 101 on the Occation of B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary “Ambedkar’s Ideas on Federal System”, Organised by Center for Multilevel Federalism, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, 18th April 2017.
  46. Chief Guest on 126thR. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary, ‘Ambedkars Relevance on Education in Contemporary India’, Organised by School of Open Learning, South Campus, University of Delhi, South Moti Bagh, Delhi, 14th April 2017.
  47. Keynote Speaker, on the occasion of Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, organised by School of Open Learning, North Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi, 13th April 2017
  48. Jury- Public Hearing on Discrimination in Higher Learning Institutions: National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights, JNU, New Delhi, 25th March 2017
  49. K.R. Narayanan Memorial Lecture 2017- “Emerging Challenges of Higher Education”, M.G. University, Kottayam, Kerala, 19th January 2017
  50. Special Lecture: ‘Ambedkar in Contemporary India’, Seminar on “Dr B.R. Ambedkar Perspectives on Dalit Politics and Empowerment in India”, Centre for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Studies, Mangalore University, 7th December 2016
  51. Consultative Meeting on the National Policy on Education 2016, UGC-Centre for Federal Studies, Jamia Hamdard, 24th September 2016
  52. Key Note Speaker, 125th Birth Anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Buddha Purnima, Organised by Ambedkar Students Association, Punjab University, Chandigarh on 21st May 2016.
  53. Chaired a Discussion, Dalit Vision: Beyond Rhetoric, Decorative Politicos, Brahminical Hegemony and Maharashtra, organized by India International Centre, Maharashtra Sanskritik ani Rannaniti Adhyayn Samiti and Working Group on Alternative Strategies, Delhi, 1st May 2016
  54. Guest of Honour, 125th Birth Anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, Organised by SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, 26th April 2016
  55. Guest of Honour, 125th Birth Anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, , Organised by SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, BSNL, New Delhi, 22nd April, 2016
  56. Special Lecture-“Ambedkar and Human Rights”, Gujarat National Law University, Equal Opportunity Cell, Gandhinagar, April 14, 2016
  57. Chaired a Panel Discussion, ‘Caste in Higher Education’, organised by JNUSU and JNUTA, JNU New Delhi, 5th April, 2016,
  58. Chaired a Session, 'Race and Caste: Intercontinental Experiences' PDSE, JNU 26th, February, 2016 
  59. Chaired a Session, “Social Welfare: How Much, To Whom and How Long?”, National Seminar on ‘Social Welfare Administration in India: Linking with Digital India”, Ambedkar Chair, IIPA, Delhi, 27th November 2015
  60. Chaired a Session, National Seminar on “Rethinking Assertive Politics in Contemporary Bihar: Caste, Development and Governance, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi and ICSSR, 20th March 2015
  61. Guest of Honour, Equal Opportunity Cell, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 9th March 2015
  62. Consultant for the "Challenges and Strategies for Development of SCs and STs in Neo-liberal India, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Institute of Social Sciences, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) M.P. on  27-29 January, 2015.
  63. Member of the Jury for the Prakriti Film Festival-2012, organized by the Consortium for Educational Communication, University Grants Commission, 9th August, 2012, New Delhi.

 

Papers Presented in National Conferences:

  1. “BJP and the Politics of Pedagogy”, Appraisal of Policies of BJP Led NDA Government”, UGC-SAP National Seminar, Dept of Political Science, Delhi University, 27th Feb 2020
  2. “Reservations and Social Justice”, Reservation, Representation and Social Justice, National Seminar organized by Faculty of Social Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 22nd and 23rd March, 2019
  3. “Representing Marginality: Rosters in Reservation”, National Seminar on ‘Marginalization and Marginality in India with a focus on North Eastern Region: Multiple Contexts for State Intervention’ organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Government of India), Dr. Ambedkar Chair-Tezpur University and Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change & Development, Guwahati, 15-16th March 2019
  4. “Globalization and Dalits”, Seminar on ‘Indian Economy and Dalits’, Andhra University and Forum for Dalit Studies, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 6th December 2018
  5. “Whither Constitutional Day”, Seminar on ‘The Importance of the Indian Constitution and the Need to Protect it’, organized by Centre for Dalit Studies, Dept of English, University of Delhi, 26th November 2018.
  6. “Power and Transformation in Panchayats: A Reality Check”, National Conference on Political Representation: Theory, Practice and Emerging Challenges in India, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia, New Delhi, 23rd-24th August, 2018
  7. “Dalit Politics: Caught Between Ideology and Identity”, National Conference on Electoral Politics in Contemporary India: Emerging Trends, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, 22nd-23rd February, 2018
  8. The Margins and the Social History”, National Seminar on Pluralism and the Crisis of Identity, Organised by Dr. Ambedkar Center for Social Justice & Centre for Promotion of Democracy & Secularism, University of Mumbai, 12-13 March 2017.
  9. “Linguistic Hegemony and the Language Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions in India”, (joint paper with Deepak Kumar), National Seminar on Student Diversity and Discrimination in Higher Education in India, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, Delhi 27-28 February, 2017
  10. Panel Discussion, “Higher Education and Social Justice”, National Conference on Education in Contemporary India, Central Institute of Education, Delhi University, 22nd-24th February, 2017
  11. “Ambedkar’s Economic Thought: A Roadmap for Social Welfare”, National Seminar on Revisiting Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in the Era of Globalization, Dept of Political Science, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University and ICSSR, Delhi, 12th March 2016
  12. “Caste Stigma in Indian Universities”, Workshop on Discrimination, Exclusion and Humiliation in Higher Education: Politics, Policy and Practice, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU New Delhi, 2nd Feb 2016
  13. “Embodied Memories: A Journey with Ambedkar”, Creative Theory Colloquium 2014, Foundation for Creative Social Research and India International Centre, New Delhi, 5-6 September, 2014
  14. “The Body and the Marginality of Caste”, National Workshop on ‘Is Dalit Self Sociological or Philosophical?’ Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), Academic Research Center, Lucknow, 25th to 27th March 2014.
  15. “Contested Images: Narrativising Ambedkar’s Statues in Andhra Pradesh”, National Seminar on ‘Dalit Studies: Continuties and Change’, Dr. Ambedkar Chair, CSSS/SSS JNU, New Delhi, 20-21st March 2014.
  16. “Panchayati Raj Institution as the Agency for Promoting Social Inclusion and Social Justice”, (With Research Team- David Lal, Narender Kumar, Vinod Mishra, Sanjeev Kumar), National Workshop on ‘Inclusive Governance and Social Justice: Concerns and Strategies’, Ambedkar Chair, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, March 10-11, 2014.
  17. “Foregrounding Constitution: Ambedkar and Social Transformation”, (Joint Paper with Mr. Sanjeev Kumar), National Seminar ‘Ambedkar’s Contribution to Nation Building: Historical Role Relevance and Contemporary Challenges’, Center for Social Exclusion and Discrimination, JNU, New Delhi, February 24-25, 2014.
  18. “Ideating Atrocities and Locating Dalit Citizenship”, National Seminar on ‘Interrogating the Report of Judicial Enquiry Commissions on Caste Violence in Tamilnadu’, organised by Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, on 28-30th March 2013.
  19. “Dalit Forces and Markets”, National Seminar on Dalit Development and Inclusive Growth: Issues and Prospects, organized by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre , University of Mysore, November 26th to 28th, 2012
  20. “Forging a New Language of Caste”, Issues in Ambedkar Studies,Department of Philosophy, Pondicherry University,23-24 July 2012
  21. “Introspecting Dalit and Naxal Movements in Andhra Pradesh”, National Seminar on “Geographical Perspective of Development Deficit and Naxalite Movement”, Dept. Of Geography, Banaras Hindu University and the Planning Commission, Govt. Of India, Banaras, 5-7 May 2012.
  22. “Merit and Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions”, One day Seminar on ‘Gram Swaraj: Issues of Democracy and Social Justice’, UDSF, JNU, 11-04-2012.
  23. “Travelling With ‘Hello Baster’: In Search of Utopias”, National Seminar on ‘Indian Republic @ 60s: Appraisal from the Margins’, Dept of Political Science, Ram Lal Anand College (Evening), University of Delhi, 21-22 March 2012.
  24. “Embodied Memories: a Journey with Ambedkar”, National Seminar on “The Dalit Experience and the Question of Marginality”, Department of English, University of Delhi, February 16 – 18, 2012
  25. “Disability and Dignity”, National Seminar on “The Rights of the Physically Challenged: Socio, Economic and Political Dimensions”, A.S.N.M. Government College, Palakol, West Godaveri, Andhra Pradesh, 2nd-3rd, December, 2011
  26. “Revisiting the Ambedkarite Notions of Democracy”, National Seminar on ‘Ambedkar and Contemporary Indian Politics’, Ambedkar University Delhi, 7th April, 2011.
  27. “Dalit Movement: Some Reflections from Delhi University”, National Seminar on ‘Dalit Movement and its Contemporary Concerns’, Dr. K.R.Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 23rd March 2011.
  28. “Embodied Memories: A Journey with Ambedkar”, National Seminar on ‘Interrogating Discourses: Ambedkar and Discursivity’, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Studies Centre and Chair, University of Pune, March 14-15, 2011.
  29. “Ambedkar’s Ideas on Democracy”, Inter-Disciplinary National Seminar on “60 Years of the Indian Constitution: Retrospect and Prospect”, Jaihind College, Mumbai, 20-22 September, 2010.
  30. ‘Negotiating Citizenship: The Dalit Perspective’, National Seminar on ‘Citizenship, Nationality and Globalisation’ organized by Department of Philosophy, Dravidian University, Kuppam, AP, 16-18th September 2010.
  31. ‘Caste Violence in Uttar Pradesh: Emerging Trends’, National Seminar on ‘Human Rights in India: Dalits and Minorities’, Center for Human Rights Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad on 20-21st February 2010.
  32. ‘Mapping Dalit Atrocities in Bihar’, National Conference on ‘Exclusionary Perspectives for Muslims and Marginalised Groups’, organized by Center for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad on 22-24th February 2010.
  33. “The Thoti’s Stick: Re-hegemonizing the Self “, National Seminar on “Research Trends in Castes and Tribes of Southern India: A Centenary Seminar”. Programme for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, SSS, JNU, 24-25 November 2009.
  34. “Ambedkar’s Perspectives on Human Rights”, National Seminar on ‘Ambedkar as a Social Theorist’, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow, April 14-15, 2009.
  35. “Ambedkarism as an Ideology”, Workshop organized by the United Dalits Students Front, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, April 9-14, 2009.
  36. “Middle-Class Apathy and the Political Economy of Andhra Pradesh”, National Seminar on ‘The Middle Class Discourse, Mass Politics and the Making of the ‘Global’ India’, Punjab University, Chandigarh, March 26-27, 2009.
  37. “A Transformative Perspective on Human Rights”, National Seminar on “The Human Rights Discourse in India”, Centre for Federal and Human Rights Studies, Jamia Hamdard University, March 20-21, 2009.
  38. “Identity Politics in Andhra Pradesh”, National Seminar on ‘Identity Politics’, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, March 28-29, 2008.
  39. “Everyday Exclusion in Institutions of Higher Learning: Experiences from Hyderabad University”, National Seminar on ‘Social Exclusion’, Zakir Hussain College, University of Delhi, March 20-21, 2008.
  40. “Ambedkar and Political Rights”, APISA International Conference on Social Justice, Developing Countries Research Centre, Delhi University, November 23-24, 2007.
  41. “Telugu Dalit Writings and Gender Consciousness”, National Conference on ‘Narratives of Women and the Indian Nation’, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, November 20-22, 2007.
  42. “Politics of Poverty and Grassroots Governance: The Andhra Pradesh Experience”, The International Conference on ‘Local Governance and Public Policy: An India-China Interaction’, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi and Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, October 15-16, 2007.
  43. “Is Society Civil: Education and Disempowerment”, Osmania University, Hyderabad, March 23-24, 2007.
  44. “Freedom and Development: An Ambedkarite Critic of Amartya Sen”, National Seminar on ‘Economic Development, Globalisation and Marginalized Sections’, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow, November 28-29, 2006.
  45. “Religion, Ecology and Human Rights”, (Joint Paper with Dr. Shailaja Menon), National Seminar on ‘Human Rights in the Era of Globalization’, Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad, November 3-4, 2006.
  46. “Chittoor: State Institutions and Poverty”, National Seminar at Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, 2004.
  47. “Invisible Displacement: A Study of Dalit Displacement in Andhra Pradesh”, The 14th Grassroots Politics Colloquium, on ‘Development and Displacement’, Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi, February 13-14, 2003.

 

Lectures Delivered:

  1. Book Discussion: “Becoming Babasaheb: Birth to Mahad (1891-1929) with Aakash Singh Rathore, Speaking for Margins, 23rd April, 2023
  2. “Challenges and the Way Forward: 20 Years of IIDS”, Convention Hall, JNU, IIDS and RLA South Asia, 16th April 2023
  3. Indian Constitution and the Idea of Social Justice: Theory and Praxis, Dept of Political Science, Christ University, Delhi NCR, 16th February 2023
  4. Equity: Reflections on Caste, ICSSR Research Methodology Workshop, Dr. Ambedkar Chair, Tezpur University, 29th-30th November, 2019
  5. Social Security and the Migrant Labour in Delhi: A Study of Timarpur, On the 72nd Anniversary of the Indian Constitution, Dept of Economics, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, 16th September, 2019
  6. Public Lecture on ‘Ambedkar’s Democracy and its Relevance in Contemporary India’, Organized by Telangana Jana Vedika, Warangal, 14th April 2019
  7. “Social Exclusion and Poverty in India: A Policy Paradigm”, Dept of Public Policy and Administration, Central University of Jammu, 4th April 2019
  8. “Development Strategies and State Initiatives”, Dept of Political Science, Jammu University, 3rd April 2019
  9. “Debating Reservations and Social Justice”, Dept of Political Science, Hyderabad Central University, 22nd March 2019
  10. Public Talk on 13 point Roster System, BAPSA Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 16th February 2019
  11. “Is Political Representation Adequate for SC/ST?”, Inception Workshop on Political Participation of Caste, Ethnic, Religious Minorities and Women in India: A Study of Impact of Under Representation and Nominal Representation, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia, Delhi February 5th
  12. “Gender Sensitization”, A lecture for undergraduate students at South Study Centre, School of Open Learning, Moti Bagh, Delhi University, 5th February 2019
  13. “Modi Government’s Anti Reservation Policies, JNU Students Union, Sabarmati Dhaba, JNU, 30th January, 2019
  14. “Social Exclusion in University Spaces: Caste as a Variable”, Panel Discussion organized by Ambedkar Phule Study Circle, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, 24th January 2019
  15. “Public Hearing on Discrimination in Universalities”, Public Lecture organized by Youth for Social Justice, Arts Faculty, Delhi University, 17th January 2019
  16. “Reservation, Representation and Social Justice”, Dept of Political Science and Forum for Social Justice, 16th January, 2019
  17. “Social Justice and 10 percent Reservation”, UDSF-JNU, SIS Auditorium, 14th January 2019
  18. “Relevance of Constitution in Contemporary India’, Ambedkar Study Circle, Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi, on 14th November 2018.
  19. Book Reading on ‘States and Minorities – By B.R. Ambedkar’ organized by Ambedkar Chair IIPA and Ministry of Social Justice GOI, on 3rd November 2018 at IIPA, Delhi.
  20. Public Talk on ‘Book, Method and Truth: Reading Social Sciences and Pedagogy in Indian Universities’, Sutlej Hostel Mess, JNU, Delhi on 1st November 2018
  21. Dalits and Media, lecture delivered at Delhi School of Journalism, on 28th April 2018.
  22. Discrimination on Dalit Students in Higher Education, UDSF three day lecture series on the occasion of Ambedkar Phule Birth Centenary Calibrations, 11th to 13th April 2018.
  23. “Ambedkar’s Critique of Hindu Philosophy”, National Workshop on Philosophical Thought of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Zakir Hussain College, Evening, University of Delhi, 22nd-23rd March, 2018
  24. Special Lecture on “Reservations and the Myth of Merit”, organized by Equal Opportunity Cell, Miranda House, Delhi University, 09-03-2018.
  25. “Caste and Higher Education”, National Workshop on Dalit Rights and Democracy, Council for Social Devlopment, New Delhi, 31st August, 2017
  26. ‘Akhlaq, Rohit and Junaid: Disposed by the State’, Public lecture at JNU organised by BAPSA, Delhi on 20th August 2017.
  27. “Affirmative Action: Challenges in Higher Education”, Lecture delivered at the National Seminar on “Democracy and Rights Discourse in India”, Dept of Political Science, Delhi University, 28-29th July 2017.
  28. Special Lecture on Research Tools for Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Social Sciences, Rajasthan Central University, 5th July, 2017
  29. Panel discussion on ‘Contemporary Challenges of Neoliberal Economic Policy and Idea of Just Society’, National Seminar on “Social Justice in Neoliberal Times: Issues and Concerns”, Date: 16th-17thApril 2017, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi, 16th April 2017
  30. Lecture delivered on ‘Ambedkar’s Economic Thought’, on the occation of Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, organised by Jubilee Hall, University of Delhi, Delhi, 14th April 2017.
  31. Guest Speaker, “Higher Education and Social Justice”, National Conference on ‘Education in Contemporary India’, Dept of Education, Delhi University, 22nd Feb 2017
  32. Panellist, Book Launch, “The Past of the Outcaste: Readings in Dalit History”, (Orient Black Swan) IIC, Delhi, 14th Feb 2017
  33. “Caste Atrocities, Legal Preventions and Social Justice”, ICSSR Northern Regional Centre Sponsored Workshop on Laws and Rights, Gargi College, Delhi University, 4th February, 2017
  34. Inaugural Address, “The Role of Youth in Social Change: Contemporary Challenges”, Capacity Building Training Programme, Dept. Of Social Work, Delhi University, 27th January 2017
  35. "The Politics of Owning Ambedkar", National Seminar  on "Ambedkar Perspectives on Dalit Politics and Empowerment in India" organised by Centre for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Studies in Mangalore University on 6th and 7th December, 2016
  36. “Ethnography and Analysis of Qualitative Data”, Indian Social Institute, Dec 5th, 2016
  37. “The Fundamental Duties of the Citizens of India”, Special Lecture on Constitution Day, Kirorimal College, Delhi University, 29th November 2016
  38. “Understanding Social Exclusion: Some Reflections”, Golden Jubilee Lecture Series, Dept of Political Science, Swami Shradhhanand College, Delhi University, Delhi, 6th October 2016
  39. “Ambedkar and the Gender Question”, Dept of Political Science, Kamala Nehru College, Delhi University, 15th Sept, 2016
  40. “Creative Research in Social Sciences”, Faculty Development Programme, C R Reddy College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, August 20, 2016
  41. Qualitative Research Methods, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, 11th July 2016
  42. Democracy and Social Justice: An Ambedkarite Perspective, Dept of Social Work, Delhi University, 2nd July, 2016
  43. Discussion on, 100 years of Ambedkar’s “Castes in India”, organised by Joint Action Committee for Social Justice Delhi, at South Asian University, Delhi on 9th May 2016
  44. Panel Discussant, “Title Deeds of Democracy: Ambedkar’s Perspective”, for a ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on “Democracy, Social Exclusion and Rights in Contemporary India”, Miranda House, University of Delhi, 19th April 2016
  45. “Qualitative Research Methods: An Overview”, Workshop on Research Methodology, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, 28th February, 2016.
  46. “Caste and Exclusion in the University”, Public Lecture at Ambedkar University, Delhi 8th February 2016
  47. “Caste and the University”, Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, JNU, Delhi, Feb 1st, 2016
  48. "Dalit Students, Discrimination and Higher Education in India" Council for Social Development, Delhi, Feb 1st 2016
  49. “Rohith’s Death and the HCU Campus”, Dept of Political Science, Delhi University, January 22nd, 2016.
  50. Two Public Lectures on Caste Discrimination in the Campus in JNU on 25th and 26th January 2016
  51. “Human Rights in a Globalized World”, 3rd Orientation Program, UGC-HRDC, JNU, New Delhi, Dec 1st 2015
  52. “Ambedkar: Constitution and Nation Building”, Mahi-Mandvi Hostel, JNU, organized by UDSF, Dec 1st 2015
  53. Panel Discussant- “Indian Constitution-A Revolutionary Milestone in the Making of the Republic of India”, Govt. Of NCT of Delhi, 26th November 2015,
  54. “The Constitution and Human Rights”, Swami Shradhhanand College, Delhi University, November 25th, 2015
  55. “The Semiotics of Parenthood: A Lived Experience”, Lecture Delivered for the 114 Orientation Program at the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 14th November 2015
  56. “Six Decades of the Indian Constitution” Lecture delivered for the 14th Refresher Course in Political Science, organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, 14th November 2015
  57. “The Preamble and its Relevance Today”, Special Lecture Delivered on Constitution Day, Deshbandhu College, Delhi University, 5th November, 2015
  58. “The Concept of Human Rights: Meaning, Evolution, Classification and Changing Dimensions”, UGC Sponsored Certificate Course on Human Rights, Ramanujan College, Delhi University, 20th September, 2015
  59. “Babasaheb Amedkar and the Women’s Question”, Lecture Delivered at the Political Science Department, Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University, 17th September, 2015
  60. “Development, Dalits and Human Rights”, Centre for the Study of Exclusion and Discrimination, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, March 7th 2015
  61. “Qualitative Research Methods”, Indian Social Institute, Delhi, March 4th 2015
  62. “Theoretical Dimensions of Human Rights”, Centre for Human Rights Studies, Ramanujan College, Delhi University, Feb 15th , 2015
  63. Panellist for “Future of Dalit Politics”, organized by NACDOR, India International Centre, New Delhi, Feb 15th 2015
  64. “Democracy and Human Rights in India”, Special Lecture, Dept. Of Political Science, Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University, 16th February, 2015
  65. “Human Rights in Contemporary India”, Special Lecture, Dept. Of Political Science, Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University, 11th February, 2015
  66. “Liquor and Democracy in Andhra Pradesh”, Madras Institute of Development Studies, November 17th 2014
  67. “Dalit Students’ Experiences in Indian Universities, SC/ST NET Coaching, Dept. Of English, Madras University, 17th November 2014.
  68. “Ambedkarite Politics in University of Hyderabad”, Post Dinner Talk at University of Hyderabad, Organized by Ambedkar Students Association, 6th November 2014
  69. Panellist for the discussion, “Can Caste be swept Away?” New Socialist Initiative Public Meeting, Department of Sociology, Delhi University, 15th October 2014
  70. Panellist for the discussion, “Carving Out a New History: A Tribute to Kanshiram”, UDSF, JNU, 11th October, 2014
  71. "Experiencing Exclusion in Every Day Life of a Dalit: Some Reflections". Lecture Delivered at the Orientation Program, UGC-ASC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 29th August, 2014
  72. ‘Is Ambedkar a Feminist Thinker?’ Lecture Delivered at Lakshmibai College for ‘Society for Affirmative Action’, University of Delhi, Delhi, April 15, 2014
  73. “Adhunik Samay Mein Ambedkar ka Mahatva” Key Note Address, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, April 14, 2014
  74. Panel Discussant on “Patriarchy and Contemporary Society”, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, February 13, 2014
  75. ‘Doing Ethnographic Research’, Lectured delivered at the Workshop for Research Scholars, UGC-ASC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, January 3rd, 2014
  76. ‘Parliamentary Democracy in India: Revisiting Ambedkar’s Ideas”, Lectured delivered at the Summer Special Programme, UGC-ASC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, May 24, 2013
  77. “Parliamentary Democracy in India: Revisiting Ambedkar”, Special Lecture delivered at Ambedkar Chair, IGNOU, April 29, 2013
  78. “Ambedkar on Indian Society”, Public Lecture organized by the Andhra Association, Delhi, April 14, 2013
  79. “Self-Determination and State Suppression”, Lecture delivered at the Delhi University Students Forum, 23rd March 2013
  80. Two Lectures delivered for the UGC Refresher Course in Political Science, Delhi University a) “Formulating a Research Proposal”, 4th March 2013 and b) “Social Inclusion and Grassroots Governance”, 5th March 2013.
  81. “Social and Psychological Perspectives on Inclusion”, Lecture delivered at the UGC Orientation Course at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 25th February, 2013.
  82. “Medium and Silenced Voices”, Discussion organized by the JNU Students Union, JNU, New Delhi, 22nd August, 2012
  83. “Social Movements and Transition: Experiences from Andhra Pradesh” Lecture delivered for the UGC Refresher Course, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 19th April, 2012, New Delhi
  84. “Understanding Human Rights”, Lecture Delivered at Ramanujam College, Delhi University, March 20, 2012
  85. “Social Exclusion and Equal Opportunities”, Lecture Delivered at the Equal Opportunities Cell, Gargi College, Delhi University, March 16, 2012
  86. “Caste, Development and Exclusion”, Lecture Delivered at Political Science Association, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, March 15, 2012
  87. “Caste and Social Exclusion”, Lecture Delivered at Political Science Association, Ramjas College, Delhi University, January 17th 2012
  88. “The Development Discourse and Human Rights”, Lecture Delivered at Ramanujan College, Delhi University, January 12, 2012.
  89. Delivered Lectures on Issues of Caste, Political Ideology of Ambedkar and Gandhi for Korean Students (Study Exchange Programme) at the Dept. Of Linguistics, Delhi University, 2009-2012
  90. “75 Years of Dalit Politics”, National Convention, organized by the Andhra Pradesh SC/ST Employees Association and the Republican Party of India, 17-18th December 2011, Hyderabad
  91. ‘Gandhi’s Non-Violence and Indian State’, Lecture delivered at the Gandhian Study Centre, Y.N. College, Narsapur, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, 3rd December, 2011.
  92. ‘Indian Constitution with Special reference to Directive Principles of State Policy’, Lecture delivered in the School for Development Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi on 30-09-2011.
  93. ‘Research Writings in Social Exclusion and Inclusion Issues’, Lecture delivered for M.Phil students in Center for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy in Pondichery University, Pondichery on 28-09-2011.
  94. “The Social Vision of Dr. Ambedkar”, Foundation Day Lecture delivered at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Bio-Medical Research, University of Delhi, 13th April 2011.
  95. “Institutional Responses to Social Problems of the Marginalized”, Lecture delivered at the birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, organized by the Delhi University SC/ST Employees Association, 13th April 2011.
  96. “Social Justice and Institutional Responses”, Lecture delivered at a seminar on “Education-Emancipation”, organised by A.P. Bhavan SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Bhavan, Delhi, 9th April, 2011.
  97. “Negotiating Dalit Identity”, Lecture Delivered at a Workshop “Identities, Development and Violence”, organised by the Indian Social Institute and Foundation for Creative Social Research, 26th March, 2011.
  98. “Research Writing and Fieldwork”, Lecture delivered at the Workshop on Research Methodology, Indian Social Institute and the Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, 23/2/2011.
  99. “Social Justice and the Developmental State: Dr. Ambedkar’s Perspective”, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, 30/12/2010.
  100. Delivered a lecture on “Gandhi and His Relevance in Contemporary India”, Satyawati College, Delhi University, 8/12/2010.
  101. Delivered a lecture on “Positive Discrimination and Social Justice”, Gargi College, Delhi University, 3/12/2010.
  102. Delivered a Lecture on “The Dalit Self”, Institute of Lifelong Learning, Refresher Course in English Literature, Delhi University, November 24, 2010.
  103. Delivered a Lecture on “Ambedkar and Social Justice”, Kalindi College, Delhi University, 20/10/2010.
  104. “Understanding Dalit Narratives”, Organized by Lady Sri Ram College, University of Delhi, 15 January, 2010.
  105. Delivered Lectures for Students Pursuing M.A. and P.G. Diploma in Development Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, New Delhi, 2008-2009.
  106. Delivered the Inaugural Lecture, “Relevance of Gandhi’s Thought” for the Certificate Course in Gandhian Studies at Sri Y.N. College, Narsapur, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, November 6, 2008.
  107. “Interpreting India”, Lecture Delivered to Students of the Government Degree College, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, November 6, 2008.
  108. “Caste, Class, Gender and Religion”, Two Lectures Delivered at Nizam’s College and Post-Graduate College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, March 23rd
  109. Lecture on “Changing Nature of the State in India” at the Academic Staff College, Hyderabad Central University, October 15, 2004.
  110. Five Special Lectures for Human Rights Students of the Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, New Delhi, March 10_ 20, 2003.

 

National Workshops:

  1. Political Economy of Higher Education in India: Issues Related to Equity and Quality, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia and Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, 18 February 2023
  2. Education of Dalits: Our Responsibility, National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organizations (NACDAOR), Council for Social Development, Delhi, 8th January, 2023
  3. Member of the Expert Committee Meeting on Certificate Program on Life and Thoughts of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Faculty of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, 23rd September, 2015
  4. Participated in the Consultative Workshop on devising the syllabus for a diploma course in “Social Development”, Council for Social Development, IIC, New Delhi, 28th August, 2014.
  5. Chaired the Session in the seminar on “Regional Parties in the Changing Environment of Indian Politics”, Dept. of Political Science, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, March 18-19, 2013
  6. Panel Discussant on “Introspecting and Prospecting Dalit Politics in India”, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair, Center for the Study of Social Systems, SSS, JNU, 27-03-2012.
  7. Chaired the Valedictory Session, “Human Rights in Indian Politics: Development, Social Movements and Institutions”, UGC National Seminar, Dept of Political Science, Hindu College, Delhi University, 21-22 March, 2012
  8. Consultative Workshop on “Making Inclusion a Reality”, 12 March 2012, IIC, Delhi, Organized by, Wada Na Todo Abhiyaan and NCDHR, Delhi
  9. Participated in a Workshop on “Militant Left Radicalism, State and Civil Society: The Centrality of Tribal Land Rights”, Council for Social Development, 10-11 December 2010, New Delhi.
  10. Participated in a National Consultation on “Private Bill on the Special Component Plan for the Scheduled Castes”, organized by the National Dalit Forum, Indian Social Institute, Delhi, 7/12/2010.
  11. Participated in a National Consultation on “Ford Foundation-IIE Workshop on Reservations in Indian Higher Education”, 2nd-3rd November 2010, New Delhi.

 

Lectures/Panel Discussion through Electronic Media:

  1. Panel Discussion on Lok Sabha TV on “Ambedkar in Contemporary India”, 15th May, 2015
  2. Delivered the Keynote Address at the Human Rights Section of the Documentary Film Festival, “Prakruti”, Agartala, 16th February, 2011.
  3. Panel Discussion on the book “Developmental State and the Dalit Question in Madhya Pradesh: Congress Response”, (Author-Sudha Pai) UGC CEC Programme, December 31, 2009.
  4. “Dalit Movement in India”, UGC CEC Programme, December 7, 2010.
  5. Panel Discussion on “Atrocities on Dalits”, Lok Sabha Television, 10/8/2010.
  6. Lecture on “Is the Indian State a Welfare State” for UGC CEC Programme, August 2009.

 

Seminars / Workshops Organized:

  1. Dalit Rights and Democracy, (Co-Convenor) 5 day training workshop organized Council for Social Development, New Delhi, 28th August – 1st September, 2017
  2. Interpreting Key Texts of Ambedkar for Contemporary India, Convenor, 10 Day Research Methodology Course sponsored by ICSSR, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, Delhi – 18-27th February 2016.
  3. Creative Theory Colloquium 2- Co-Convenor, Creative Theory Foundation, IIC, Delhi- 5-6th September 2015
  4. Gender, Identity and Migration in India, (Co-Coordinator), ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, 7-8 August 2015
  5. “Power, Culture and Marginality”, (Co- Convenor) National Seminar -16th and 17th March 2015, ICSSR and Department of Political Science, Delhi University
  6. “Discrimination and Exclusion in Higher Education Institutions”, Half Day Workshop with Centre for Human Rights Studies and Dept of Political Science Hyderabad University and Department of Political Science, Delhi University, ICSSR Sponsored Project, 7th November 2014.
  7. Creative Theory Colloquium 1- Co-Convenor, Creative Theory Foundation, IIC, Delhi- 5-6th September 2014
  8. “Mindscapes of Caste: Reconciling Equity and Justice”, (Coordinator), National Seminar -23rd and 24th March 2012 UGC-SAP-I, Department of Political Science, Delhi University
  9. One Day Workshop on “Democracy, Globalization and Peace”, organized by, UGC-SAP-I, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, November 11, 2010.
  10. International Conference on “The Global Crisis and Hegemonic Dilemmas”, Organized by Delhi University (Political Science), ICSSR, ICPR, New York University (Dept. of Sociology), Popular Education and Action Centre, November 8-10, 2010.
  11. Organized a One-Day Workshop on “Exclusion in Students Union Bodies in India”, (Coordinator), in Collaboration with Special Assistance Programme, Dept of Political Science and Human Rights Programme, University of Hyderabad, October 24, 2008.
  12. The 18th Grassroots Politics Colloquium, ‘Agrarian Crisis in India’, (Coordinator), March 8-10, 2007, Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi.
  13. The 14th Grassroots Politics Colloquium, ‘Development and Displacement’, February 13-14, 2003, Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi.

 

Research Supervision:

Doctoral Theses:

  1. Understanding Violence against Dalit Women in Uttar Pradesh: Examining Feminist Discourse Engagement (Work in Progress)
  2. ‘Linguicism’ in Higher Education: A Study of Selective Universities (Work in Progress).
  3. “Social Audit in Panchayati Raj: A Study of West Bengal and Jharkhand”,
  4. Shiksha me Dr. B. R. Ambedkar ki Bhumika Aur Yogdan,
  5. Contextualizing Hindu Code Bill in Women’s Empowerment: An Inquiry into Hindu Women’s Property Rights
  6. Interrogating the Pedagogy of Exclusion: Analysis of Politics of Social Science Curriculum in the Indian Universities. 2021
  7. “Conversions in Post Ambedkar India: A Study of Deekshabhumi” 2019
  8. “Gender and Politics of Language: Voices of Jat Women in Rural North India” 2018
  9. Conceptualizing Human Dignity: A Theoretical Perspective, 2017
  10. “Kandhamal Violence and the State: An Interface between Ethnicity, Caste, Class and Religion”. 2013
  11. “Atrocities on Dalit Women in Rajasthan: A Case Study of Jaipur”, (Co-supervision) Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 2012
  12. “Prioritizing Basic Education Policy for Human Security: A Case Study of Bihar”. 2013
  13. “Gendering Governance at the Grassroots: A Study of Bihar” 2013
  14. “Political Economy of Child Labour in India: A Study in the Brassware Industry of Moradabad.” 2011

 

M.Phil Dissertations:

  • Caste and Social Policy (Submitted)
  • Ambedkar’s Idea of Nation Building: With Special Reference to Economic Democracy (Pursuing)
  • Life Under Lockdown and Mapping Domestic Abuse in Indian Cities: A Case Study of Delhi (Pursuing)
  • Changing Contours of Caste in Urban Spaces: A Case Study of Delhi, 2020
  • Caste and Manual Scavenging: Changing Nature of Labour, 2020
  • Caste and Entrepreneurship: A Study of Food and Beverage Services Sector, 2018
  • Social Exclusion and Livelihood of Hijra Community in India: An Overview, 2018
  • Understanding Caste in the Context of Rape, 2017
  • Language Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions in India, 2017
  • Understanding Women’s Question in Ambedkar’s Social Philosophy, 2015
  • Perceptions on Higher Education Among Muslims in Delhi, 2015
  • Student Protest Politics in the Indian Universities: A Comparative Study of Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Delhi, 2014
  • Insurgency in the North-East: It’s Impact on the Pangal Muslims in Manipur, 2012.
  • Climate Change and Livelihood of the Fishing Community in Coastal Regions, 2012
  • Understanding Self and Self-Respect in a Caste Society, 2012
  • Government Polices for Visually Challenged Children in Delhi Schools, 2011.
  • Understanding Social Exclusion: Theoretical Debates, 2010.
  • A Study on the Debates on Dalit Conversions in Post- Independent India, 2009.
  • Gendering Grassroots Governance in India: A Structural Political Perspective, 2009.
  • The Dalit Movement in India: The Post-Khairlanji Scenario, 2009.
  • Constitutional Provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes: A Study of the Prevention of the SC and ST Atrocities Act, 1989, 2006.
  • Urban Poverty in India: A Case Study of National Capital Territory, Delhi, 2004.
  • Child Work and Food Security: A Case Study of Palamu District in Jharkhand, 2003.

 

MA Dissertation:

  1. Impact of Globalisation on Dalits, 2004.

 

Fellowships Received:

Junior Research Fellowship offered by the University Grants Commission, India, 1994.

 

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.

 

M.A: Political Science, University of Hyderabad, 1993.

B.A: History, Economics and Political Science, Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh.

 

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