Department of Sociology

Faculty of Social Sciences
Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi-221005

Department of (Sociology and Social Work)

 
 

Sr.  no.

Name of Teachers

Designation

Educational Qualification

Teaching Experience

Area of Interest

Research, Project& Publication

1

Prof. P.N.Pandey

(Prem Narain Pandey)

Professor &
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

M.A., Ph.D. (Sociology), LLB, Dip. Scy.

38 Years

-       Social Theory

-       Social Change & Development

-       Rural Urban Systems

-      Produced 36 Ph.Ds

-      Published 70 Papers in National & International Journals

-      Presented papers and also chaired sessions in National and International conferences, seminars & workshop

-      Contributed chapters in 4 books

-      5 Books published-

  1. Education & Social Mobility 1988, Daya Pub. House. New Delhi
  2. Sports and Social System, 1998, Saraswati Prakashan, Vns.
  3. Rural Development & Structural Change, 2000, Rawat, New Delhi
  4. Sociological Theory, 2008 National Pub. House, New Delhi
  5. Tradition Modernization & Globlization(ed.), 2008 National Pub. House, New Delhi

- 1 Project – Violence Against Women: A Special Study of  UP. Sponsored by NCW, Govt. of India, New Delhi , 2008

- Visiting Proessor, University of Chiang Mai, Prince of Sonkhla University & Mahamokut University, Thailand, 1999

-          

2

Dr. Mohammad Salim

Professor

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

37 Years

-       Rural and Urban

-        Minorities

-       Social Institutions

-   Published 1 book

-   Ph.D. Guided- 21

-   Submitted  project in UGC on

-   Communal Riots and National harmony

Preparing on Weaving Community in Varanasi

3.

Dr. Manjeet Chaturvedi

Professor  

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

32 Years

-       Social process in conjunction with economic, political, technological processes from global to local and vice versa

-       Philosophy & Ideology

-   ICSSR- Rural middleman ship

-   Ford Foundation- Common Property Resources

-   ICSSR- Rural Market

-   Ph.D. Guided- 12

-   Publications of Books: Commonmen in Stress, Human stress & Stressors

-   Rural Middleman

-   CPR and Tribal & Rural Poor

-   Most Recent Papers (2007) : Hate Communities in Cyberspace

-   Living on the Edge

-   State, Social Justice and Marginalized Groups

-   Organizing & Chairing a panel in 8th Interuniversity ASEAN Conference to be held from May 28-31, 2008, Philippine 

4.

Dr. Jai Kant Tiwary

Professor & Head,  
Dept. of  Sociology

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

30 Years

-      Rural Development

-      Sociology of India

-      Sociology of Administration

-         Produced 20 Ph.Ds

-         Published 3 books and 40 articles

-         Submitted a project on Work plan for Rural Development in Naxal Affected Area

5.

Dr. Sohan R. Yadav

Professor

M.A. , Ph.D.

(Sociology)

29 Years

-Rural Sociology

-Nepal Studies,

- Social Statistics

-   Ph.D. Guided- 16

-   Completed one Research Project on Rural Formation in Nepal Tarai – awarded by UGC

 

6.

Dr. Arvind K. Joshi

Professor Coordinator,

Social Work

M.A. , Ph.D.

(Sociology)

27 Years

-         Sociology of Ageing

-         Industrial Sociology

-         Community Studies

- Ph.D Guided- 14

-         Published  3 books and dozens of  papers/articles

-         Associated with Media Lab Project (World Bank) I.T. BHU

-         Working experience with JICA team, Sulabh International, Students of  Liverpool  School of Tropical Media etc.

 

 

 

7.

Dr. Ashok Kaul

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Professor

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

27 Years

- Modernization and Social Theory

Phd supervised: 15

Post doctoral fellows presently working: 3

Books: 4

1.'Samjshaster ka Bhartikaran',Rawat,2005

2. Kashmir: Fractured Nativity, VDM, Germany,2008

3. Kashmir: Contested Identity, Rawat, 2011

4. Kashmir: Nativity Regained ( a Novel),2011

Some significant publications:

1.'Ethno- nationalism in India' in Peter Ratcliff’s book on Race, Ethnicity and Nation, London University Press, UK (1994)

2. 'Sociology of India' in Langer’s book on ‘Emerging Sociology ‘published by Aldershot, London,

3. 'Sustainable Development: A need for comprehensive Human Approach’ in Sustainable Development and Global community, Vol.111, edited by G.Laskar and K Hiwaski, IIASD, 2002, pp.35-40

4. 'Geographical and social dimensions of Naxal Movement: A micro level observation' in 'Bangladesh Sociological studies: An International Biannual Journal’ Volume 3, Number 2 (published in 2011) pp153-170.

8.

Dr. Ajit Kumar Pandey

Professor

M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. (Sociology)

29 Years

-   Sociological Theory and Research Methodology

-   Kinship and Tribal Polity and social development

-   Ph.D. Guided- 12

-   Project on- Cultural Response  to the environment, by Ministry of Environment

-   Alternative perspective on health for all

9.

Dr. Neha Kala

Lecturer

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

4 Years

-   Sociology of Enlivenment

-   Social Anthropology

-   Sociology of Administration

-Tournism, Environment and society

 

10..

Dr. Chittaranjan Das Adhikary

Lecturer

M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. (Sociology),

PG Diploma in Rural Development

 

4 Years

-           Development, Decentralization

-           Urban Systems

-Two years research experience in NGOs on Antipoverty strategy, Health, Panchyats and Society, Micro finance Institutions and local self government and civil society

11.

Dr. D.K.Singh

Lecturer

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

8 Years

-         Medical Sociology

-         Environment and Health

-         Urban Rural System

-Award a Gold medal – Young Social Scientist Award

-Worked  as Research Associate in N.C.W. – Violence against Women in India.

-   Pool Officer in CSIR

-   One Book published- Cancer ke Rogi

-4 Ph.D Scholar registered

-   Published 7 Paper

-   Submitted one Project in CSIR

12.

Dr. Susmita Singh

Lecturer

M.A. , Ph.D.

 (Sociology)

1 Year

 -Decentralization and women empowerment, gandian thought

 

13.

Dr.( Mrs.) Anupma Sinha

Lecturer

M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. (Sociology), B.Ed

8 years

-Women and problems related to women, problems of senior citizen and ageing, Tribes of Jharkhand

Forestry- Its impact on tribal culture (Study on selected villages of ranchi district)

14.

Dr. Awadh Kishore Pandey

Lecturer

M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. (Sociology),

5 Years

-Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Management, Sociology of Deviance

Tribal Sociology