
MA, MPhil, PhD in Sociology from Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi.
- Culture and Society in Europe
- Diaspora Studies
- Gender and Empowerment of women
- Methodology of Social Sciences, Sociological theories
- Research Methodology
- Education and Social Development
- Joined as Assistant Professor in January 2008 at Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies.
- Worked as Lecturer at Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India, and taught emergence of Sociological Theory in Europe and Methodology of Social Sciences as curriculum of degree program of London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from 1999-2007.
- Selected for Prestigious European Union Visitors Program, 2020 (EUVP, 2020). EUVP is a study visit to Brussels, individually tailored to gain first-hand information on the EU's values, functioning, activities, policies and perspectives.
- Awarded Consultancy project titled as ‘Update of 2015 Perception Study’, by PPMI Group UAB Europe acting on behalf of *European Commission - Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI), January – September 2021.
- Awarded Grant on JNU Jean Monnet Project titled as ‘Art and Culture in Everyday Life: An Interface of European and Indian Values’, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2019, to promote European Studies from 2020-2023.
- Awarded Grant on JNU Jean Monnet Module titled as ‘Institutions, Diversity and Change in the European Union’, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2019, to promote European Studies from 2020-2023.
- Co-PI in the Financial Grant on JNU Jean Monnet Project titled as ‘Strengthening and Promoting EU Studies Across India, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2019, to promote European Studies from 2020-2023.
- Awarded JNU Research Excellence Award for outstanding contribution and excellence in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities for the year 2018-19 in the Young Scholars Category.
- Awarded Grant on Jean Monnet Network titled as REACTIK - cReative Economy and Cultural International link, as partner institution (along with Network partners from Israel, New Zealand, Japan, and Denmark) under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Network- 2018 for Intercultural studies 2018-2021.
- Awarded Grant on JNU Jean Monnet Module titled as ‘Society, Culture, and Social Change in Europe’, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2017, to promote European Studies from 2017-2020.
- Awarded the UPF Erasmus+ mobility grant, for Staff mobility for teaching and training between programme and partner countries, KA107 -2016, as VISITING SCHOLAR to University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, from 9-14th Oct, 2017.
- Received grant for the project titled as ‘Socio-cultural aspects of Indian Diaspora in the UK: A Sociological Study’ under UPoE (University of Potential Excellence) call by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, from 2015-2019.
- Course Coordinator for MOOCs Courses titled as Sociology-I, and Sociology-III, for School Education offered by NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training), offered through SWAYAM platform of MHRD, Government of India.
- Invited as an Expert Evaluator for Evaluation of H2020-MSCA-IF-2020 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships H2020-MSCA-IF-2020) assisting the Research Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission with the evaluation of the proposal(s) submitted in response to the call.
- Invited as Consultant by Ed.Cil (Educational Consultant India Limited) a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for Assessment Study for Evaluation of Institutions under YMCA, New Delhi.
- Invited as an Expert Evaluator by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the European Commission, for the evaluation of the proposal(s) submitted for Project in Capacity Building in Higher Education (EAC-A02-2019-CBHE) for year 2020.
- Invited as an Expert Evaluator for Evaluation of H2020-MSCA-IF-2019 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships H2020-MSCA-IF-2019) assisting the Research Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission with the evaluation of the proposal(s) submitted in response to the call.
- Nominated by Ministry of Human Resource Development, as Member-Expert in the subject-field of Sociology, and Gender Studies in Selection Committee for the ‘2018 Commonwealth Scholarship in the United Kingdom’ offered by the Government of United Kingdom.
- Nominated as Subject Matter Expert in Sociology to Develop e-contents for MOOC for School Education by MHRD, online courses to be offered through SWAYAM platform of Government of India, at CIET, NCERT Central Institute of Educational Technology, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi.
- EC member of African Studies Association, New Delhi.
- Indian and European Responses to Migration and Refugee Crises, in R. K. Jain (ed.), India and the European Union in a Turbulent, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, ISBN 978-981-15-3916-9, pg 205-217.
- Social and Political Participation of Indian Diaspora in the UK, in Ruchi Verma et.al (ed.) Diaspora and National Building, Prabhat Prakashan, New Delhi, 2019, pg- 62-70.
- Multiculturalism in India and Europe: Policy and Practice, in Gulshan Sachdeva (ed.) Challenges in Europe, Indian Perspectives, Palgrave Macmilan, 2019, pg-271-290.
- Delhi’s Superdiversity: A Historical Understanding, in Tiziana Caponio, Peter Scholten and Ricard Zapata-Barrero (ed.), The Routledge Handbook to the Governance of Migration and Diversity in Cities, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group: London and New York (2019) pg 275-286.
- Gender Equality in Nordic Countries: How much Real, How much Successful? in Bhaswati Sarkar (ed.), India and the Nordics in a Changing World, Kaveri Books, New Delhi.
- Freedom or Subjugation: Interpreting the Subjectivity of Women in Indian Diaspora Communities (2018) in Amba Pande (ed.) Women in the Indian Diaspora, Springer Nature Singapore Pvt Ltd. page 39-52.
- Pakistani Diaspora in the United Kingdom (2017), in RK Jain (ed.), India, Europe and Pakistan, KW Publishers, New Delhi. Pp, 213-238.
- Social and Political Participation of Indian Diaspora in the UK, International Studies, Journal of the School of International Studies, JNU, Sage Publication, Vol. 51, No. 1-4, Jan-Oct, 2014.
- Contours of Multiculturalism in India and Europe, World Focus, Special Issue on the theme, Turmoil in Europe and India-EU Ties, August, 2017.
- Gender Equality and Status of Women in Baltic States and Central and Eastern Europe in post-Soviet Period, Contemporary Central Asia, CRCAS Journal, Vol.–XVIII, Number 2-3, May-December 2014.
Video Lecture Series published:
Topics |
Link |
World Politics and Cold War |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBRDDfRiDs |
Cold War and Division of World in Eastern and Western Blocs |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyTDNjad8Ek |
Iron Curtain and Influence of Super Powers |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3_8rOUI2w |
Cold War and Treaties between the Super Powers and their Alliance |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2qACM4-7m0 |
Cold War and Emergence of Non-aligned Movement |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTS6lchlLQE |
Cold War and New International Economic Order |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAKzhDtg2pc |
Bipolarity and Soviet Union |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5jqENwLdI |
Features and Problems of Soviet Economy |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOzbvkgQWhg |
Reforms Initiated by Gorbochev |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_GVPXhYEB8 |
Disintegration of USSR, Shock Therapy and India’s Relations with Post Communist Countries |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQrK3ALUkd8 |
US Hegemony in World Politics |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85aPVBavlXU |
US in Cold War Era |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtXlPa0OVPs |
US as Structural Power |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRha1HUGZ2o |
US as Soft Power |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjYTF76M298 |
US Hegemony in Post Cold War Era |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYqkZU4NYAA |
Alternative Centers of Power |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuaXeUUCdNI |
The European Union |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IpJhKDNCyQ |
The ASEAN |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYXzJcbUZLY |
Asian Tigers |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od4q6FTui4M |
Rise of China |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6nw8SSqcc |
India China Relations |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvmxeMZ4vGM |
Contemporary South Asia |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyo72w0AFPI |
India and Nepal Relations |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNO9tyJ0mw |
India Bangladesh Relations |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoJyBy-ce8 |
India- Sri Lanka |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF35eGwyB5M |
India- Maldives and Bhutan |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7K54-NmnPI |
India and Pakistan Relations |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElcDnQKPaq4 |
British Colonialism in India |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86QL07J9xHA |
Process of Industrialisation and Urbanisation |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFHuWOPB0H0 |
Social Reform Movement in India |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4GzwZXmyQA |
Modernity and Enlightenment |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb1fBEdIdGc |
Westernisation and Sanskritisation |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiyoln9Ac5Y |
Secularisation and Globalisation |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EkqvbNVFUU |
Understanding Democracy |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alGxI_2llPI |
Constitution of India |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4n-lyb78aQ |
Panchayati Raj System |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qH2fab4w0A |
Role of Political Parties |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4IVqRMNDFg |
Agrarian Society |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5QmhSVQzw |
Impact of Land Reforms on the Rural Society in India |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5QmhSVQzw |
Impact of Green Revolution |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOr6valgUVM |
Rural Society in India |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jBHLoZxKNc |
Nature of Industrial Society |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koNCdGWJmrQ |
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Nature of Industrial Society -2 |
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Industrialization in India |
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Process of Industrialisation of India |
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Nature of Industrialisation in India after Independence |
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Work & Finding Employment |
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Mass Media |
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Mass Media and Social Change |
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Beginning of Mass Media in India |
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Types of Mass Media and Communications |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6yjC_pgX_w
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Mass Media after Independence |
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Print and electronic Media and Communications |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yav2o44yrY
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Social Movements |
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Social Movements and change |
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Caste and Class based Movements |
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Reasons for Social Movements |
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Types of Social Movements |
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Peasants and Labour Movements |
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Understanding Globalization |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xxnjf7-JLg |
Theories of globalization |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWjdW_CF_w |
Economic aspects of globalization |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_AIKIphTxw |
Globalization and social change |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLJSBkMIrs4 |
Anti-globalization |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gftHuCi1eAE |
Introduction to Political Theory |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKtc5pNX5o |
Introduction to Political Science and Political Theory |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Scpx5oSFM |
Introduction to Freedom |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG0oUx3MakA |
Freedom and its Constraints |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2TuMT2wOuc |
Harm Principle and Rights of Citizens |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NchkwSz7Wik |
Liberty, its Types and Importance of Freedom |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oz-lp5AhBA |
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Culture and its Components |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfc6j0kvkIw |
Emergence of Different Cultures in Various Dimensions |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubAWdAtuTI |
Cultural Change and Cultural Identities |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vYvK_hGTjs |
Socialisation and Various Agencies of Socialisation |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xcVfdEJwY4 |
Research Methodology in Sociology |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O98kNXCR5xY |
Subjectivity and Objectivity in Research |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYZEqta0vzI |
Micro and Macro Methods in Sociological Research |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3i613Tbyg |
Research Designs in Sociological Research and Types of Data |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBsP4We8_w |
Advantages and Disadvantages of Types of Research Methods in Sociology |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWcNyR5bwM |
Process of Research in Sociology |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYVkOVesk8I |
Field Work Method of Research in Sociology |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzlbMVBGDXU |
- List of Text-Modules developed for MOOCs in Sociology for NCERT
Module Code |
Title |
Course Introduction |
Introducing Indian Society |
lesy10301 |
Caste System and Sanskritization |
lesy10302 |
Tribes in India |
lesy10303 |
Family, Kinship and Marriage |
lesy10501 |
Social Inequality, Social Exclusion and Social Stratification, Prejudice, Stereotypes, Discrimination |
lesy10502 |
Caste, Other Backward Classes and Untouchability |
lesy10503 |
Adivasi Struggles |
lesy10504 |
Women’s Struggles and Disability |
kesy10201 |
Social Groups-concept, features, Types |
kesy10202 |
Social Stratification- Caste, Class, Race, Ethnicity, Gender |
kesy10203 |
Social Control & Social Sanction |
kesy10204 |
Status & Role, Role conflict( Khasi tribe), Role stereotyping |
Kesy10301 |
Family, Marriage, Kinship -Concept, Types, Changes |
kesy10401 |
Culture- Definition and Dimensions |
kesy10402 |
Socialization & its Agencies -Family, Peer Group & School, Mass Media, other agencies |
kesy10403 |
Ethnocentrism and Cosmopolitanism and Cultural Change |