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RESEARCHES FOR DEGREE
2007
(Doctoral) ‘Dynamics of Identity Formation: The Political Economy of Backward Castes in Bihar’
2001
(M.Phil.) ‘Modernity and its Critics: An Analysis of Select Texts of Gandhi, Marcuse and Foucault’
OTHER RESEARCHES
Ongoing
Field based research on Monitoring the Citizen’s Social Charter in India: Assessing the Status of Right to Elementary Education and Right to Food (Mid Day Meal Scheme) in six states on India
Field based research on Social Justice Agenda and Development of the Backward Castes: Examining Evidences from the Field in Bihar
Completed
(2005) Worked on India’s first Social Development Report 2006
(October, 2005) Forgotten Villages: A People’s Perspective on Village Displacement from Sariska Tiger Reserve
(2004) Educational Deprivation of the Marginalized: A Village Study of the Mushar Community in Bihar
(February 2001-March 2002) People’s Report on Status of Untouchability (a study on status of untouchability in 52 villages of Bihar & Jharkhand
(January-March 2000) An ethnographic study titled Education in the Times of Extremist Violence in Rampur Chai village of Central Bihar
EVALUATION REPORTS
(2006) Evaluation of State Resource Centre (for National Literacy Mission), Bhopal
BOOKS
(Forthcoming, co-edited with Dave Hill) Global Neoliberalism and Education and its Consequences, New York: Routledge
(2006, edited) The Crisis of Elementary Education in India (New Delhi: Sage Publications)
(2005) Dahleej Tak…: Gawain Bihar Mein Chuachut par Taaza Adhyan (Hindi) (A Study of Practices of Untouchability in Rural Bihar), (Books for Change: New Delhi)
(2004, co-edited) The Politics of Imperialism and Counterstrategies (Aakar Books: New Delhi)
CHAPTERS
(Authored, forthcoming 2008) ‘State, Class and Critical Framework of Praxis: The Missing Link of Indian Educational Debates’, in Kelsh, Deborah, Hill, Dave and Macrine, Sheila (eds.), Teaching Class: Knowledge, Pedagogy, Subjectivity, Routledge: New York
(Authored, forthcoming 2008) ‘Rhetoric of Growth, Pauperisation and Widening Inequity: Market, deprivation and education in the age of globalization’ (tentative title) in Hill, Dave and Rosskam, Ellen (eds.) When State is Mortgaging the Future: The Corrosion of Public Education in Developing Countries, Routledge: New York
(Authored, 2006) ‘Introduction: Equality, Quality and Quantity – Mapping the Challenges before Elementary Education in India’, in Kumar, Ravi (ed.), The Crisis of Elementary Education in India, Sage Publications: New Delhi
(Authored, 2006) ‘Educational Deprivation of the Marginalized: A village study of Mushar Community in Bihar’, in Kumar, Ravi (ed.), The Crisis of Elementary Education in India, Sage Publications: New Delhi
(Authored, 2004, March) ‘Continuity, Change and Resistance: Changing Patterns of Social Mobilization in Latin America’ in Mukherjee, Indrani & Sanyal, Sovon (eds.), Reading “Culture” in Spanish & Luso-Brazillian Studies, Centre for Spanish Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
(Authored, 1998) ‘Omar Torrijos - Crusader Against Colonialism’in Chattopadhyay, Aparajit (ed.) Panama - An Indian Perspective; Embassy of Panama; New Delhi
(Co-Authored, 2006) 'Transforming Spaces or Refashioning Hierarchies?: Some Preliminary Reflections on Gender Relations, Media and Globalisation' in Somayaji, Sakarama and Somayaji, Ganesh (eds.) Sociology of Globalisation: Perspectives from India, Rawat Publications: New Delhi and Jaipur
(Co-Authored, 2006) 'Institutionalizing Discrimination: Challenges of Educating Urban Poor in Neo-liberal Era
in Ali, Sabir (ed.) Managing Urban Poverty, Uppal Publishing House: New Delhi
JOURNALS EDITED
(September 2006) Guest Edited Social Change, 36(3) on the theme 'Perspectives on Globalisation and Education'
(Since 2006) Member, Editorial Committee of Social Change, brought out by the Council for Social Development, New Delhi
PAPERS IN JOURNALS
Refereed
(2006) ‘State, Class and Critical Framework of Praxis: The Missing Link in Indian Educational Debates’ in Journal of Critical Education Policy Studies, Vol.4, No.2
(Forthcoming, 2007) ‘Globalization and Changing Patterns of Social Mobilization in Urban India’, Social Movement Studies: Journal of Social, Cultural and Political Protest (a Taylor and Francis, Routledge Journal)
(2006) ‘When Gandhi’s Talisman No Longer Guides Policy Considerations: Market, Deprivation and Education in the Age of Globalisation’, Social Change, 36(3)
(Winter 2005) ‘Quality to Quantity Education?: Inequality and Politics of Educational Opportunity in India’, Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Volume7, Issue 2
Non-refereed
(Authored, 2006) ‘From Welfarism to Neoliberalism: Some Debates on Education and Equality - A Bibliography’, Social Change, 36(3)
(Authored, 2000) 'Peruvian Crisis: An Enquiry into the Socio-Economic Realities', Hispanic Horizon (Journal of Centre for Spanish Studies, JNU)
(Co-Authored, March 2006) 'Policy and Process of Relocation from Conservation Areas: The Case of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan', Social Change, 36(1)
(Co-Authored, September 2005) Burden of Diseases, Healthcare Priorities and Role of State in India, Social Change, 35(3)
ARTICLES
(25th December 2006) 'On Special Education Zones', The Economic Times
(September 17, 2005) Education, State and Class in India: Towards a Critical Framework of Praxis, Mainstream, XLIII (39)
(July 29-August 4, 2005) 'Farewell to Class Struggle in Name of Secularism', Mainstream
(November - December 2005) 'Failure to Translate Social Justice into Development: Exploring Backward Caste Politics in Bihar' , EurAsia Bulletin, Vol. 9 No. 11 & 12 (Published by European Institute of Asian Studies, Brussels)
(19th August, 2005) 'Making Villagers Pay', The Times of India
(Co-authored, August 6, 2005) 'Pushed Over the Edge', Economic and Political Weekly
(July - August 2004) 'Nationalism and education in India & the BJP', EurAsia Bulletin, Vol. 8 No. 7 & 8 (Published by European Institute of Asian Studies, Brussels)
(June 29, 2004) 'Educational Agenda: Expectations and Fears', The Hindu
(May 1, 2004) 'Ideologies, Practices and Communal Fascism in India: Reinventing Spaces of Contest', Mainstream, Vol. XLII (19)
(April 10, 2004) ‘Spectacle’ of Democracy in Times of Elections: About Shrinking Critical Space and Marginalized Collectivities', Mainstream, Vol. XLII (16)
(September 21, 2002) 'Resisting Images of Violence: Criticality, Tolerance and Secularism After Gujarat', Mainstream, Vol. XL (40)
(February 2000) 'Beyond the Facade of Democracy - The Logic of Elections in Contemporary Times', www.jugnuonline.com
(March 15, 1998) 'Contemporary Political Realities', Pioneer (Delhi ed.)
(October 18, 1997) 'Students Politics: Need for Reorientation - JNU a Test Case', Mainstream,
(May 31, 1997) 'Status of Education in India - Myth and Reality', Mainstream, VOL.XXV (5)
(April 12, 1997) 'Peruvian Crisis: An Enquiry into the Socio-Economic Realities', Mainstream, VOL.XXV (18)
(Monsoon, 1995) 'Zapatistas and Peasant Revolt in Mexico - Unraveling the Reality', Hispanic Horizon, No.14 (republished in Mainstream, VOL. XXIV (39), August 31, 1996)
(Winter 1995) 'Religious Practices in Ancient Latin American Cultures', Hispanic Horizon, No.13
BOOK REVIEWS
(September, 2006) ‘Modernity, Globalisation and Identity: Towards a Reflexive Quest’ by Pathak, Avijit, Social Change, 36(3)
(December 2004) ‘Paradigms of learning – The Total Literacy Campaign in India’ by Malavika Karlekar (ed.), Social Change, 34(4)
(12th June, 2004) 'Asserting People’s Power: Paradigms of Resistance in Agrarian Bihar' (A Review Essay of Louis, Prakash, ‘People’s Power: The Naxalite Movement in Central Bihar’, Wordsmiths, Delhi, 2002), Mainstream 42(25)
(March 2004) ‘Sociology of Gender – The Challenge of Feminist Sociological Knowledge’, Social Change, 34(1)
(26th April, 2003) 'History as Experienced: A Dalit Narrative on Endeavors for Social Transformation' (A book review of ‘Growing Up Untouchable in India – A Dalit Autobiography’ by Vasant Moon), Mainstream, VOL.XLI (19)
SEMINARS ORGANISED
(31st May-2nd June 2006) Organised a Lecture series by Prof. Dave Hill (Professor of Education Policy, University of Northampton) in different institutions (NCERT, CSD, JNU and IHD) of Delhi
(November 21-22, 2005) National seminar on ‘Burden of Diseases, Health Care Priorities and Role of State’ supported by Ford Foundation
(October 7-8, 2004) Organized a National Seminar on ‘Towards Quality Education for All – Issues and Challenges Beyond 86th Amendment’ supported by Ford Foundation
(2005-2007) Organises a seminar series called 'Discourses in Development' on a variety of issues which contributes to enriching the discourse on development
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS /LECTURES/PAPERS
(March 29-30, 2007) Presented paper on Poverty Accessibility and Opportunities for Education – Locating the Quota for Poor at Seminar on Issues in Inclusive Education of Children From Economically Diverse Backgrounds organised by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi
(10th February, 2007) Made presentation on 'Globalisation and Education' at a seminar at Jamia Millia Islamia University
(January 24, 2007) Presented a paper on Changes in Social Research in the Context of the ‘New Centres of Knowledge Production' organised by the Centre for Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
(20th May 2006) Delivered a public lecture organised by All India Students Federation and Marxist Study Group at Patna on Changing Patterns of Social Mobilisation in Latin America
(23rd December 2005) Lectured students on Participant Observation Method at the Social Science Research Methodology Workshop organised by the Council for Social Development
(August 20-24, 2005) Presented paper on Dynamics of Identity Formation at ‘International Convention of Asia Scholars’, Shanghai
(7-8 October 2004) Presented a paper titled Educational Deprivation of the Marginalized: A Village Study of the Mushar Community in Bihar in a national seminar organized by Council for Social Development (supported by Ford Foundation)
(29-31 August, 2003) Presented a paper titled 'Urban Social Movements in the Age of Globalization - Studying the Changing Patterns of Social Mobilization in the Cities' at Sarai/CSDS
(24-26 March, 2003) Presented paper in the ‘V International Conference on Hispanism and Luso-Brazillian Studies’ titled Continuity Change and Resistance: Changing Patterns of Social Mobilization in Latin America
(4-6 February, 1997) Presented paper titled Peruvian Crisis – An Enquiry into the Socio-economic Realities in the ‘IV International Conference on Hispanism and Ibero-American Studies’