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Sanjeev Sharma

Sanjeev Sharma

Sanjeev Sharma
Sanjeev Sharma
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of Regional Development,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
442, SSS-III
Off. Phone
91-11-26704571
Residence
9418613054
Email
sanjeevsharma@mail.jnu.ac.in , sanjuscorp@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

M.A., M.Phil; Ph.D., Post Doc. Fellow (IISER, Mohali),

PG Diploma in Environmental Law & Policy ( from NLU, New Delhi & WWF-India)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Human Ecology; Environmental Impact Assessment and Management; Environmental Management and nature conservation; Science Society and nature Study; Landscape development and management.

Experience

1. Assistant Professor, Deptt. of General & Applied Geography, School of Applied Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar (M.P.)-India (May 2013-July 2017).
2. Research Associate (Post Doc. Fellow), Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, (IISER) Mohali-India (August 2011-May 2013).
3. Sr. Project Officer, WWF-India, Field Office, Shimla-India (April, 2008-July 2011).
4. Sr. Research Fellow, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development (MoEF, GOI), Himachal Unit, Mohal-Kullu (H.P.)-India (October, 2005- March, 2008).  

Awards & Honours

* Fellowship from UNESCO-IHE for pursuing Online Course on Faecal Sludge Management, March, 2016.
* MEMBER: Subject Expert Advisory Committee for the preparation of Dictionary of Geography. Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology, MHRD, Deptt. of Higher Education, Govt. of India since, 2014.
* UGC Post Doc Fellowship, 2013 (No. F./PDFSS-2012-13-ST-HIM-1958) awarded but not accepted due to joining as regular faculty.
* Approved Empanelled Expert (EIA) by National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET), Quality Council of India for Socio-economic Sector (Functional Area), 2012-13.
* National Young Geographer Award-2011 (First Dr. Saminderjeet Singh Young Geographers National Awrard for 2011) by Association of Punjab Geographers (APG).
* Post Doctorate Fellowship- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, (IISER), Mohali (An autonomous Institute of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India), August, 2011-May, 2013.
* Sponsorship from University of Cambridge, U.K. and WWF-India to participate in 11th Student Conference on Conservation Science, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, U.K. March 18-27, 2011. 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

* Sharma, S., Kuniyal J.C. (2016) Hydropower development and policies in India: A case of Himachal Pradesh in northwestern Himalaya, India. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy. Vol. 11(4): 377–384 (Taylor & Francis, ISSN:-1556-7249).
* Sharma, S. (2015) Impacts of Hydropower Construction Project on Economically Important plants in the upper Beas Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Transactions, Vol. 37 (1): 120-132. (ISSN: 0970-9851).
* Kuniyal, J.C., Thakur, A., Thakur, H. K., Sharma, S., Pant, P., Rawat, P.S. and Moorthy, K.K. (2009) Aerosol optical depths at Mohal-Kullu in the northwestern Indian Himalayan high altitude station during ICARB, Journal of Earth Science System, 118 (1): 41-49 (Springer Journal, ISSN:-0253-4126).
* Sharma, S. and Butola, J.S (2008) Role of Minor Forest Produce in the livelihoods of Gaddis: a Tribal Community in Bharmour region, Himachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Forest Usufructs Management, 9 (2): 68-83, (ISSN:-0972-3927).
* Sharma, S., Kuniyal J.C. and Sharma, J.C. (2007) Assessment of manmade and natural hazards in the surroundings of hydropower projects under construction in the Beas valley of northwestern Himalaya’’. Journal of Mountain Science, 4 (3): 221-236 (Springer Journal, ISSN:-1672-6316). 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

* Sharma, S., Kaushik, S.P. (2016) Public participation in environment management and planning for implementing hydropower projects in the upper Beas basin, northwestern Himalaya. The Geographers, Vol. 63 (1): 93- 102, (ISSN: 0072-0909).
* Sharma, S. and Kuniyal J.C. (2013) Ambient Air Quality and Health Status during Construction of Hydropower projects in the Hilly Region of Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Transactions, Vol. 35 (1): 13-24. (ISSN: 0970-9851).
* Thaplyal, V., Sharma, S. and Batt, A.B. (2012) Sacred groves as ethnobotanical gene pools in tribal areas of the western Himalayas in India: case study of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. The Indian Forester. Vol. 138 (1): 70-83. (ISSN:-0019-4816). 

Patents (if any)

 

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.