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CSSS Doctoral Programme

CSSS Doctoral Programme

2010-2011

  • Ms. Charu Malhotra, "Internally displaces Kashmiri People - A Sociological study of Response Strategies and Change" 
    Supervisor: Dr. Nilika Mehrotra
  • Ms. Renu Vinod, "Mobilization for Participatory Democracy and Good Governance in India - A Sociological Study" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar
  • Ms. Urna Dutta, "Sociology of Consumerism - A Study of Selected Malls in Kolkata" 
    Supervisor: Professor Avijit Pathak
  • Ms. Shubhangi Vaidya, "A Sociological Study of Families of Autistic Children in Delhi" 
    Supervision: Dr. Nilika Mehrotra
  • Ms. Sridhara Mishra, "Family and Kinship - A Study of the Bania Community of Roorkee, Uttrakhand" 
    Supervisor: Professor M. Chaudhuri
  • Ms. Manjeer Mukherjee, "Engineering 'Family Values' - Assisted Reproductive Technologies and their Impact on Kinship Relations in West Bengal" 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta
  • Ms. Prabha Devi Kain, "Women and Public Policy - Evaluating Programmes of Micro-Credit and Political Quotas in Nepal" 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta
  • Mr. Felix Ngunzo Kioli, "Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents among the Akamba People of Machakos District, Kenya", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Renuka Singh
  • Mr. Manish Tiwari, "Water Management Through People's Participation in Rajasthan - A Sociological Study" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar
  • Ms. Uma Uttam, "Child Labour in the Brick Kiln Industries - A study of Kanpur Nagar district (U.P.)" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar
  • Mr. Birendra Suna, "Alternative Credit Institutions and Poverty Alleviation - A Study of Self-Help Groups in Nabarangapur District, Orissa" 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N. Panini & Professor Anand Kumar
  • Ms. Chitralekha Dhamija, "The Context of Extremism - A Comparative Study of Naxalism and Hindutva in Two Regions of India" 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta
  • Ms. Manisha Sethi, "Asceticism among Jaina Women - Power, Sexuality and Social Control in Selected Districts of North India" 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta
  • Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, "Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Agribusiness Practices in Selected Villages of the Terai Region of Uttrakhand" 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N. Panini
  • Mr. Haresh Narayan Pandey, "Globalization and Identity Formation - A comparative Study of a Village and a Town in Muzaffarnagar, District, Uttra Pradesh" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar
  • Mr. Sujit Kumar Chaudhuri, "Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Education and Formation of Social Capital among Tribals - A Comparative Study of Two Villages in Jharkhand", 
    Supervisor: Professor Nandu Ram
  • Ms. Saswati Bhattacharya, "Murtikaras (Idol-makers) of Bengal - A Sociological Study of their craft to occupational mobility and market" 
    Supervisor: Professor Susan Visvanathan
  • Mr. Om Prakash Mishra, Social Structure and Violence - A Case Study of Growth and Crime in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh and Professor Anand Kumar
  • Ms. Naoko Yatani, Subsistence and sustainable agriculture - A sociological study of NGO Intervention for the Empowerment of Rural Women in Medak District, Andhra Pradesh" 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini
  • Mr. Yuingam Jajo, "Negotiating Identity and social change in the Tangkhul Society - A Sociological Analysis" 
    Supervisor: Dr. Vivek Kumar
  • Mr. Lepoth Deniyage Sarath Vitharana, "Political Intervention and Social Change - A Case Study of a Village in North Western Sri Lanka" 
    Supervisor: Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri
  • Ms. Kiranmayi Bhushi, "Exploring Transnational Communities in Delhi and Chicago - An Ethnographic Study of Life Cycle Rituals" 
    Supervisor: Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri

2007-2008

  • Ms. Manjima Bhattacharjya, "Globalization, Women and Work - A Study of Selected Centres of the Glamour Industry in India" 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini.
  • Ms. Grace Don Nemching, "Marriage Rituals - A Sociological Study of the Meiteis and the Paite Tribe of Manipur" 
    Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma.
  • Mr. Govind Subedi, "Institutions, Gender Relations and Poverty - A Sociological Study of Two Villages in Nepal" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Amrita Mishra, "Power, Authority and Capital in the Laboratory - A Study of Elites and Modes of Association in Science" 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.
  • Mr. A. Rambabu, "School Education and the Ideology of Nationalism in Post-Independence India - A Sociological Analysis" 
    Supervisor: Professor Avijit Pathak.

2006-2007

  • Mr. Arundhatie Biswas, "Violence Against Women in Contemporary Popular Hindi Cinema" 
    Supervisor: Dr. Renuka Singh.
  • Ms. Jung Hee Pae, "Organizational Goals, Programmes and Strategies of Select Foreign and Local NGOS Working among Street Girl Children in Delhi" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar and co-supervisor of Dr. Nilika Mehrotra.
  • Mr. Yutaka Sato, "Urban Poverty Women's Empowerment and Grass Roots Organizations - A Sociological Study of Selected Slums in Ahmedabad, India" 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini.
  • Mr. Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan, "People, State and Forest Conservation - A Case Study of Dhenkanal District (Joranda-Gandia) of Orissa" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. Pramil Kumar Panda, "Peasantisation of Migrant Agricultural Labourer in the Green Revolution Belt of Western Orissa" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Sarmistha Pattanaik, "Development, Environment and People - A Case Study of Lake Chilika in Orissa" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. Khuraijam Bijoykumar Singh, "Sanamahi Movement Among the Meiteis of Manipur - A Sociological Study of a Socio-Religious Movement" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. D;Souza Paul Mathew, "Urbanization Exclusion and Identity - A Study of Scavengers in Ahmedbad (Gujarat)" 
    Supervisor: Professor S.S. Jodhka.
  • Ms. Sridevi S., "Local Banking and Material Culture Amongst the Natukottai Chettiars of Tamil Nadu" 
    Supervisor: Professor Susan Visvanathan.
  • Mr. Susanta Kumar Jena, Cyclone and Society - A Study of Disaster Management Patterns in Orissa" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. Arvind Kumar Pandey, "Politics & Society in Rural Bihar - A Comparative Study of Selected Villages of Buxar District" 
    Supervisor: Professor Aand Kumar.
  • Mr. N.R. Suresh Babu, Dynamics of Caste Conflicts in Some Selected Villages of Tamil Nadu - A Sociological Study" 
    Supervisor: Professor Nandu Ram.
  • Mr. P.J.P. Andrews, "Peace As a Social Resource - A Sociological Study of Individuals and Institutions in Auroville" 
    Supervisor: Dr. Vivek Kumar.

2005-06

  • Mr. Vatti Sambasiva, "Child Labour in the Roadside Dhabas - A Study of National Highways from Secunderabad to Karnataka", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Makiko Kimura, "The Emergence of Ethnic Movement in Assam - Issue of Language, Migration and Identity", 
    Supervisor: Tiplut Nonglor.
  • Mr. Roddur de, "The Representation of Masculinity in Popular Cinema - A Study of Select Hindi Films", 
    Supervisor: Professor Avijit Pathak.
  • Ms. Gidtika De, "Factional Violence in the Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh, 1956-2000", 
    Supervisor: Professor Susan Visvanathan.
  • Ms. Narayani Rajashree Kanungo, "Women's Engagement with Mass Media - A Sociological Study of the Media Culture in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor Avijit Pathak.
  • Mr. Sricharan Behera, "Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Livelihood - A Comparative Study of Selected Villages of Rayagada District of Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Gomati Bodra, "Tribal Women in an Urban Setting, Gender and Stratification in Ranchi Town", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Kiran Mathews. "Socio-Economic Adaptation of Indians in Qatar with Special Reference to the Disapora", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. Bikram Keshari Mishra, "Women and Work - A Sociological Study of Select Female Professionals in Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Professor Avijit Pathak.
  • Mr. Athikho Kaisii, "Emerging Generation - A Sociological Study of Youth among the Shiipforamth Nagas", 
    Supervisor: Professor Tiplut Nongbri.
  • Mr. L.Lam Khan Piang, "Kinship Territory and Politics - The Study of Identity Formation amongst the Zo", 
    Supervisor: Professor Susan Visvanathan.
  • Mr. Lalatendu Sahoo, "Police Culture and Human Rights - A Comparative Study of Two Districts in Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Renuka Singh.
  • Ms. Sudeshna Roy, "Police & Women's Rights - A Sociological Enquiry with Special Reference to Select Districts in Karnataka", 
    Supervisor: Professor Avijit Pathak.

2004-05

  • Ms. Shruti Singh, "Doms in Gorakhpur District (Eastern U.P.) - A Study of Dalit Ethnography", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Mr. Pradeep Kumar, "Voluntary Organizations and the Tribal Questions - A Sociological Study of Selected NGO's in South Rajasthan", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. Bhimasen Hantal, "New Economic Policy and Social Justice in Indian - Policy of Reservation and Employment Opportunities in Educational Institutions in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Mr. A. Prabaharan, "Information Society and Changing Gender Relations - A Comparative Study of Delhi and Chennai", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, "Overlapping Distinctions - A Case Study of Hindu and Muslim Identities in Eastern Uttar Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.
  • Ms. C.L.Kavitha, "Professionals and Entrepreneurs - Social Mobility and Stratification among Software Specialists of Hyderabad", 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.
  • Mr. Deepak Kumar, "Internet and the Digital Divide in India - A Case Study of Dhar", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.

2003-04

  • Ms. Binita Behera, "Schooling and Construction of Gender Identities - A Sociological Study of A Co-Educational School in Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Mr. Dollu Venkateswara Kumar, "Modernization and Ethnicity - An Enquiry into Their Relationship with Reference to the Telugu Community in Bangalore", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Mr. K.V.Cybil, "Ethnography of a Sacrifice - The Content and Form of the Custodial Death of "Sardar" Gopalakrishnan of the First Republic Day of India", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Susan Visvanathan.
  • Ms. Chandrima Biswas, "Migrants and the Construction Industry in the Informal Sector - A Case Study of the Construction Workers in Navi Mumbai", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Mr. Abhijit Kundu, "Changing Iconography of the Women in Bengali Cinema (1950s to 1990s) - A Sociological Study of Some Select Films", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Mr. Surinder Singh Ahlawt, "Sociological analysis of a Regional Movement - The Case of Uttarakhand", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Ms. Sonia Kapur, "Life Worlds and Social Systems of Hindu Punjabi Refugees in Delhi - Caste, Class and Power", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oomemen.
  • Mr. R.Madhavan, "Religious Orders, Language Resurgence and Collective Identity in Tamil Nandu - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Ms. Urvashi Chandra, "Consumerism and Culture - Tradition and Modernity in An Urban Setting", 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.

2002-03

  • Mr. Buddha Deva Biswas, "Poverty and Declining Fertility - A Study of Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.
  • Mrs. Gopi Devdutt Tripathy, "Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Hussein - A Sociological Exploration of the Shia Worldview", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Mr. Jamin Rays Masasabi Masinde, "The Social Dimensions of Ageing and Old Age - A Study of Bungoma District in Kenya", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Tiplut Nongbri.
  • Mr. Kankanige Karunathilake, "Changes in the Rural Society of Sri Lanka - A Social Anthropological Study of the Village Teripahe", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Mr. Debendra Kumar Panigrahi, "Conflict and Cooperation in Small Scale Industry - A Case Study of Industrial Relation in some Selected Small Scale Units of Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Ms. Namita Anand, "Gender Inequality and Female Child Morality - A Study of Hardoi District", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ms. Promila Yadava, "Total Literacy Campaign and Social Change - A Study of Six Selected Localities in Bhopal District", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ms. Suhrita Saha, "Resurgent Hindu Nationalism in the Age of Globalization - The Case of West Bengal", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Ms. Shobha Kusuma, "Non-Governmental Organizations and Child Labour - Case Studies in Two Cities of Andhra Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Subrat Kumar Nanda, "Nationalism and Regionalism in Orissa - A Sociological Analysis", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. Manish Kumar verma, "Development, Ecological Changes and Involuntary Displacement - A Sociological Analysis of Selected Projects", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma and Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Ms. Fouzia Mannan, "Gender and Development - An Analysis of Selected NGO Interventions in Bangladesh and India", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Ms. Sheetal Sharms, "Women Lawyers Practising at Delhi Courts - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Ms, Sebati Malik, "Religious and Socio-economic Profile of the Bhumij in Keonjhar District of Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. Rajib Nandi, "Depletion of Natural Forest in a Multi-Ethnic Setting - An Analysis of Ecology and Social Structure in the Dooars Region of West Bengal", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Mr. Modho Govind , "Normative Dimensions, Community Life, and Cultural Orientation of Scientists in National Physical Laboratory, Delhi and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Ms. Susmita Dasgupta, "Sociology of Hindi Commercial Cinema - A Study of Amitabh Bachachan", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.

2001-02

  • Mr. Syed Vesali, "Religion and Work in Iran - A Study of Two Craft Centres in the Centres in the City of Kashan", 
    Supervisor: Professor C.N.Venugopal.
  • Mr. Nirakar Mallick, "Changing Dimensions of Tribal Markets in Sukinda Region of Orissa - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor C.N.Venugopal.
  • Ms. Ruby Tiwari, "Socio-cultural Dimensions of Doctor-Patient Interactions Under Different Medical Systems in the Metropolitan Setting of Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor C.N.Venugopal.
  • Ms. Prachi Jaiswal, "Non-Governmental Organizations and Child Labour - A Sociological Study of Protection and Rehabilitation of Child working Children by Selected Non-Governmental Organisations in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini.
  • Mr. Tulshi Kumar Das, "Culture of Slim Dwellers - A Study of a Slum in Dhaka", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Ms. Arcahana Singh, "Social Mobility and Emerging Class Structure in India - a Study of Selected Regions from a Sociological Perspective", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ms. Swati Mitra, "Multinational Corporations & Socio-Eco. Status of Working & Non-Working Women in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi and Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Kiran Jha, "Socio-Legal Study of the South Asian Community in Britain - The Problem of Runway Girls in Glasgow", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Ms. Manisha Tripathy, "Impact of New Economic Policy and Women", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. Bhibhuti Bhusan Malik, "Social Ecology of Forest Resources - A Study of a Tribal Region of Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.

2000-01

  • Mr. Devendra Kumar, "Role of Voluntary Organisations in Rural Development and Community Empowerment", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Ms. Nirupama Singh Dar, "Dress, Fashion and Feminity - A Case Study of fashion Models, Fashion Designers and Women Students in Delhi Metropolis", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. Joseph Bernard Percy, "Film Industry and Contemporary Culture - A Sociological Analysis with Special Reference to Form, Technique and Theme in Tamil Cinema", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Mr. Pushkar Misra, "Sadhus in Contemporary Indian Society - A Sociological Study of Selected Sampradayas", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Ms. Suruchi Pant, "Understanding Rape - Society, Law and Government Policy", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Mr. Sharad Kumar, "The Constitution of Modern Ideology - A Discourse Analysis of the Intellectuals of Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh. '
  • Ms. Disha Nawani, "Children's Story Books and their Pedagogic Functions - A Sociological Study of Three Selected Schools of New Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Mr. Amman Madan, "Work, Culture and Education - A Social Anthropological Study of Milk Production, Fatehabad, Haryana", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Pathak.
  • Ms. Smita Verma, "A Sociological Analysis of Ageing and the Agend among the Middle Class in Urban India - A Case Study of Lucknow", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Mr. Rabindra Kumar, "Differential Impact of Development on Scheduled Castes A Study of Rural Central Bihar", 
    Supervisor: Professor Ehsanul Haq.
  • Mr. Vivek Kumar, "Nature and Dynamics of Dalit Leadership in Northern India - A Sociological Study of Selected Regions of Uttar Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor Nandu Ram.
  • Ms. Kulwinder Kaur, "Tradition in the Postmodern Context - A Sociological Study of the City of Amritsar", 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N. Panini.
  • Mr. Amitabh Rajan, "Status and Perception of Children's Rights in India - A Sociological Study of India's Least Literate District of Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S. Gandhi.
  • Mr. Ranaweera Banda, "Knowledge - Responses to Transnational Culture in a Rural Community in Sri Lanka", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Ms. Anjali Widge, "Beyond Notional Conception - A Sociological Investigation of Assisted Reproduction with Special Reference to India", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Mr. Navneet Anand, "Role of the Press in Political Mobilisation - A Comparative Analysis of Colonial and Independent India" 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, "The Formation of Social-Self in a Media Centred World - A Sociological Enquiry into Effect of Television on Self in relation to Other Social Agencies", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. Mohamad Firoz, "Communication, Values and Advent of STAR TV in India - A Sociological Study of Social and Cultural Impact in Delhi Metropolis", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1999-2000

  • Mr. Sarath Wimalasiri Amarasighe, "Rural Women in Grassroots Level Organizations - A Sociological Study of Selected Development Programmers in the Hombonta of Sri Lanka", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • A. Ramaiah, "Protest Movements and Scheduled Caste Identity - The Impact of Constitutional Provisions on Scheduled Castes in Selected villages of Tamil Nadu", 
    Supervisor: Professor Nandu Ram.
  • Rajeev Jaiswal, "Tibetan Refugees in India - A Sociological Study of the Continuity and Change", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Meenakshi Singh, "Culture, Change and Communication in an Indian Village - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Achla Pritam Tandon, "Press as a Construction of Social Reality-Reportage of Conflict/Crisis Situations in Major National and Regional Dailies", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Rakesh Raman Jha, "Sociology of Peace and Non Biolence - A Critical Analysis of the Approaches of Mahatama Gandhi and Dalai Lama towards Conflict Resolution", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Rajesh Kumar, "Drug Addiction and Relapse - A Sociological Study of Drug Addicts Drawn from Some De-Addiction Centres of Delhi" 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.

1998-99

  • Kethu Subba Reddy, "Tribal Education in Andhra Pradesh - A Sociological Exploration", 
    Supervisor: Professor C.N. Venugopal.
  • K.Lavanya, "Scheduled Castes in Medical Profession - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Arvinder Kaur, "Impact of Communal Violence on Women - A Sociological Study of Riot Victims of Delhi and Surat", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Minakshi P.Thorat, "A Gender Perspective of Female Participation in Some Selected Occupations in Pune City", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Fazila Banu Lily, "Construction of the Gender Division of Labour in Rural Production Systems in Bangladesh - Policy Implications", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Vasanijali Devika Perara, "The Puberty Ritual and Socialization Among the Veddas - An Anthropological Study", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Maitrayee Chaudhuri.
  • Afroza Begum Lily, "Changing Position of Women in Bangladesh - A Sociological Study of Women England in Different Professions", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Pragati Gihar, "Urbanization and Changing Social Structure - A Study of Three Selected Localities in New Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor Nandu Ram.

1997-98

  • Maithili Ganjoo, "Religious Life and Practice Among Emigrant Kashmiri Pandits - A Case Study of Jammu", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Indu Sekhar, "Power Elite - Structure, Ideology and Change - A Sociological Study of A Village in Madhipura District" 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Gordhan Ram, "Politics, Development and Modernization among the Bhils of Rajashthan" 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Padma Rani, "Occupational Patterns and Family Roles - A Sociological Analysis", 
    Supervisor: Professor C.N. Venugopal.
  • V. Rajyalakshmi, "Language as Symbol of Ethnic Identity - A Study of Mulky Movement in the Telangna Districts of Andhra Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Gh.Nabi Itoo, "Social Development of Women and Children in Jammu & Kashmir - A Sociological Study of Policies and Processes in District Anantnag", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • S. Lazar, "Forms and Styles of Everyday Protest - A Study of Two Villages in Tamil Nadu", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Alexius Ekka, "Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation - A Comparative Study of Selected Villages in the Singhbhum District of Bihar" undr the Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Pradeepta Kumar Nayak, "Tribal Development - Modern Health Care Practice among the Santal Tribes of Some Selected Villages in Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Professor Nandu Ram.

1996-1997

  • Shashi Khurana, "Sociology of the Indian English Novel - A Textual and Empirical Study of Women and Society" 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ranjita Mohanty, "Environmental Movement in the Context of Development - A Sociological Study of the Movement Against the Narmada Valley Project", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Syed Ahmad Hosseini Hajibekandah, "Children's Welfare in Iran (1979-1989) - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Uday Kumar Singh, "Water Management, the Community and the Ecological Setting - A Sociological Study of the Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Lavleena Vyas, "Notions of Masculinity and Feminity and Caste Identities - A Comparative Study of Brahmins Rajputs and Banias in the City of Jaipur" 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Samuel Asir Raj, "Social Displacement and Environmental Degradation - The Case of North Arcot District of Tamil Nadu", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Amarendra Jha , "Cultural Impact of Satellite (Foreign) TV - A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Social Settings in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.
  • Manoj Kumar Tiwari, "Video Journalism in Delhi - A Study in Sociology of Communication" 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • B.N.Prasad, "Radicalism and Violence in Agrarian Structure - A Sociological Study of Selected "Senas" in Bihar", 
    Supervisor: Professor Anand Kumar.

1995-96

  • Awadh Kishor Pandey, "Ethnicity and Class Formation Among the Tribes of Bihar - A Comparative Study of Selected Villages in Khunti Sub-Division of Ranchi District", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • K.K.Bhagat, "The Country Town Nexus in an Urban Village - A Study of Social and Cultural Transition in village Munirka", 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.
  • Poornima Jain, "Religious Sects and Social Development with special emphasis on Jains, Christians and Sects in Agra City - Sociological Analysis", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Janaki Turga, "Ecological Movements as People's to Alternative Development - A Study of Western Ghats din Karnataka", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • A.S.Yaruingam, "Hinduism and Christianity in Manipur - A Comparative Study of Vaishnavism and Baptist Sect", 
    Supervisor: Professor C.N. Venugopal.

1994-95

  • Usha Panini, "Social Structure and Occupation - A Sociological Study of Women Employees in the Banking Industry Delhi Region", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Savita Bhakhry, "Towards a Sociology of Cinema - A Study in Delhi Metropolitan City", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Vijayalakshmi Brara, "Politics, Society and Cosmology in the other state - An Analysis of Manipuri Kingdom in N-E. India", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Kameshwar Choudhary, "Intellectuals and Society - A Study of Teachers", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Raj Kishore Meher, "Industrialization and the Urban Social Structure - A Sociological Study of Interrelationships between Industry, Ecology and Society in Rourkela" 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini.
  • Amit Kumar Sharma, "Symbols of Kinship Identity in a Village in Bihar", 
    Supervisor: Der. Patricia Uberoi.
  • Preeta Nath, "Women in Management - A Behavioural Analysis of Gender Perceptions in Selected Industries in India", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Abha Chauhan, "Tribal Women Amidst Continuity and Change - An Enquiry into Three Villages of Shivpuri District (M.P.)", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Gaurang Ranjan Sahay, "Social Formation of Rural Bihar - A Case Study of Selected Bhojpur District Villages", 
    Supervisor: Professor Dipankar Gupta.
  • C.K.Mishra, "Doctors and Their Professional World View - A Study of Ayurvedic and Allopathic Doctors in the City of Varanasi", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Shakeel Ahmad Khan, "Women Entrepreneurs and Their Social Milieu - A Sociological Study of Women Entrepreneurs of Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor J.S.Gandhi.
  • Manju Bhatt, "Slums in a Metropolis of Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.

1993-94

  • 1. Muhammad Mizamuddin, "Social Organisation of the Urban Poor in Bangladesh - A Case Study of the Squatter Settlements in Dhaka", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • 2. Kalpana Kannabiran, "Temple Women in South India - A Study in Political Economy and Social History", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • 3. M.Nadarajah, "Class and Non-Class Practices in Historical Materialism - A Sociological Elaboration and Reconstruction", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Patricia Oberoi.
  • 4. Kenneth Vidia Parmasad, "The Changing Socio-Historical Context of Cultural Symbols in the Indian Community in Trinidad with Comparative Reference to the Bhojpuri-Speaking Region of India, 1845 to the Present", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • 5. Kyung Hak Kim, "Socio-Political Dominance and Segmentation - An Ethnography of Group Dynamics in a Village of Northern Madhya Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Janaki Menon, "Sources and Patterns of Social Mobility - A Case Study of the Syrian Christians of 20th Century Kerala", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1992

  • Mr. Chitra Sen Pasayat, "Rural Urban Continum and Folk-Culture - An Exanimation of Persistence and Change in Sambalpur", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. S.K.Palit, "Social and Cultural Matrix of industrial Entrepreneurship - A Case Study of Selected Small Scale Industries in Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Mr. Jitendra Prasad, "Structure of Exploitation and Styles of Protest - The Case of Santhals 1855-1985", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. Neshat Quaiser, "Ideology Class and Collective Action - Peasant Movements in Post 1947 India, Pakistan and Bangladesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1991

  • Ms. Nigar Fatima Abidi, "Social Roles and Professional Roles - A Study in Role-Conflict of Female Physicians in Government Hospitals of Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Dr.J.S.Gandhi.
  • Mr. Phul Chand Singh, "A Sociological Analysis of the Mode of Production in Agriculture - A Case Study of A District in Bihar", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ms. Madhu Nagla, "A Sociological Study of Medical Profession - A study of Medical Organisation and Profession of Medicine in Haryana", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Mr. Arvind Chauhan, "Dynamics of Agrarian Relations and Social Structure (with special reference to a village in Uttar Pradesh)", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. S.K.Mishra, "Industrialization and Social Structure - A Case Study of Hatia, Ranchi', 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. Raghudan Sharma, "Making of the Indian Working Class - A Comparative Study of Two Industrial Town in Bihar", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1990

  • Mr. Monirul Hussain, "The Assam Movement - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ms. S.R.D.S.Jayatilaka, "Changing Agrarian Relations - A Comparative Study of An Irrigated and A Non-irrigated Village in Sri Lanka", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Ms. Amrita Rangasami, "The Study of Social Responses to Disasters - The Case of Scarcity and Famine in India", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Ms. Lindsay Barnes, "Women, Work and Struggle - Bhowra Colliery, 1900-1985", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1989

  • Mr. P.K.Jaiswal, "Professionals in Organisations - A Study of Trained Librarians in University Public and Special Libraries" 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. M.Rama Krishnan, "Changing Patterns of Family, Kinship and Occupational Structure Among the Saurashtrans of Madurai", 
    Supervisor: Dr. C.N.Venugopal.
  • Ms. Rita Sood, "Changisng Status of Women and Patterns and Adjustment - A Sociological Study in Delhi Metropolis", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. Satyendra Kishore, "Re-Settlement of Ex-Servicemen in India-Problems, Patterns and Prospects", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. Biswajit Ghosh, "Organising Unorganised Workers - A Sociological Study of Trade Unionism in the Leather and Book Binding Industries in Calcutta", 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini.
  • Mr. Uma Kant Awasthi, "A Comparative Sociological Analysis of Three Refugees Communities in India Viz.Tibetens, Punjabis and Bengali", 
    Supervisor: Professor M.N.Panini.
  • Mr. A.K.Gupta, "Political Mobilization, Social Structure and Change - A Study of Peasant Uprising in Kakdwip", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Mr. G.Singh, "The Changing Social Structure and the New Middle Class in India - A Socio-Historical Perspective", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.LSharma.
  • Mr. C.Limawati Imchen, "A Comparative Typology of Naga-Socio-Political Systems", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Mohd. Akbar Ansari, "The Growth of Muslim Entrepreneurship in India - A Case Study of Moradabad, 1947-80", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Mrs. Lalitha Chandrasekharan, "Social Mobility of the Scheduled Castes in Karnataka - A Study of The Madiga", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1988

  • Mr. H.N.Singh, "Power and Privilege - A Sociological Analysis- A Study of Dhobi Block in Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh",
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Mr. Avijit Pathak, "Contemporary Youths and Their Worldview - A Sociological Study of Youths in Two Comparative Settings of Calcutta University and Jawaharlal Nehru University", 
    Supervisor: Dr. J.S.Gandhi.
  • Mr. A.Daili, "Naga Movement and Political Modernization, 1947-1975", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1987

  • R.P.Singh, "Sociology of Development - A Case Study of Azamgarh District in Eastern Uttar Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Ramesh Chand Swarankar, "Legislative Elite in Rajasthan (A Sociological Study of Formation and Functioning)", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Nirmal Singh.
  • Maitreyi Chaudhery, "Participation of Women in the Trade Union Movement of Bombay Textile Industry", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Nirmal Singh.
  • Ms. Rochita Talukdar, "The Styles of Adjustment of Bengali Refugees - A Sociological Analysis", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Ms. Renuka Singh, "Status of Indian women - A Sociological Study of Women in Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.

1986

  • Annapurna Devi, "Social-Political Background of Women in Orissa Politics", 
    Supervisor: Dr. C.N.Venugopal.
  • Ajit Kumar Pandey, "Kinship and Power Structure - A Comperative Study of Mundas and Oraons in Bihar", 
    Supervisor: Professor K.L.Sharma.
  • Madan Chandra Paul, "A Sociological Exploration into the Phenomenon of Dowry in a Metropolitan City with Special Reference to Delhi", 
    Supervisor: Dr. J.S.Gandhi.
  • Anand Ibnathan, "Tamil Migrants in Delhi - A Sociological Analysis of the Styles of Adoptation", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1985

  • Gopal Krishna Karanth, "Change and Continuity in Agrarian Relations - A Case Study of a Karnataka Village", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Krishan Lal Sondhi, "Communication Growth and Public Policy", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Rajendra Singh, "Rural Elite and Changing Patterns of Agrarian Power Structure - Basti District (U.P.) 1801-1970", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1984

  • Saraswathi Menon, "Social Characteristics of Land Control in Thanjavur District during the Nineteenth Century - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Promila Sharma, "Leisure Time Activities of College Students of Delhi - A Sociological Study", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Geeta Katarya, "Occupation, Family Structure and Styles of Socialisation - The Case of Clerks, Traders and Sailors", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • D. Venkateshwarlu, "Harijan-Upper Class Conflict in Andhra Pradesh - A Study in Six Villages in Three Districts", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1983

  • Dinesh Bhardwaj, "Dacoits of Chambal Valley - A Study in the Sociology of Deviant Behaviour and Rehabilitation", 
    Supervisor: Dr. K.L.Sharma.
  • Joseph Verghese Viruthiyal, "Migration and Social Structure in Rural Kerala", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Nirmala Srinivasan, "Patterns of Minority Identity - A Study in Lucknow", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Joseph Mathew, "Ideology, Protest and Social Mobility among Maharas and Pulayas - A Comparative Study", 
    Supervisor: Dr. C.N.Venugopal.
  • Jagabandhu Acharya, "Class Hegemony and State Policy - A Sociological Study of the Evolution of Industrial Policy in India", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendera Singh.
  • Bal Govind Baboo, "Economic Exchanges in Rural Orissa - A Comparative Study of Six Villages", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.

1982

  • P.M.Suresh Kumar, "Family and Marriage among the Keralite Immigrants in Delhi - A Study with Reference to Ideology, Values and Norms", 
    Supervisor: Dr. C.N.Venugopal.
  • Shobhita Jain, "Women Workers on a Tea Garden in Assam - A Social-Anthropological Study of the Nimari Labouring Community", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1981

  • George Mathew, "Secularisation and Communalisation - Contradiction and Change in Keral (1890-1980)", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Sarvjit K.Chopra (nee Sekhon), "Community Response to Systems of Medicine - A Study of Net-Works", 
    Supervisor: Professor T.K.Oommen.
  • Ram Gopal Singh, "Rural Modernization - A Study of Contradictions and Change in Two Villages of Eastern Uttar Pradesh",
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • Ranjit Kumar Bhadra, "The Changing Social Stratification in Rural Assam", 
    Supervisor: Dr. K.L.Sharma.

1980

  • Ram Sagar Singh, "Rural Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Social Change - A Sociological Study of Bilariaganj Block in Azamgarh District", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Andries Metenda Rukobo, "Land, Class and Dominance in North-Western India - Social Structure, Agrarian Relations and Change in a Muzaffarnagar Village, Western Uttar Pradesh", 
    Supervisor: Professor R.K.Jain.
  • C.N.Venugopal, "G.S.Ghurye and Radhakamal Mukerjee - A Comparative Sociological Appraisal of their Selected Contributions", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1979

  • Nirmal Singh, "Private Control of Higher Education - A Study in Ideology, Its Conditions and Sociological Consequences", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Pradip Kumar Bose, "Agrarian Structure, Society and Social Change - A Study of Selected Regions in West Bengal", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1978

  • Bhupinder Kumar Nagla, "Factionalism, Social Structure and Political Parties - A Sociological Study of Udaipur District in Rajasthan", 
    Supervisor: Dr. K.L.Sharma.
  • Joginder Singh Gandhi, "Lawyers at a District Court - A Study in the Sociology of Legal Profession", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.

1977

  • Dipankar Gupta, "The Shiva Sena Movement - 1966-1974 - A Sociological Analysis", 
    Supervisor: Professor Yogendra Singh.
  • Jagannath Pathy, "Political Elite of Orissa", 
    Supervisor: Dr. Parthanath Mukherji.

1975

  • Ehsanul Haq, "Education and Politicization - An Analysis of the Sources and Consequences" 
    Supervisor: Dr. T.K.Oommen.

 

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