CURRICULUM VITAE

 

1.      Name                              : A.K. Sharma

 

2.      Father's Name            : Rama Nand Sharma

 

3.      Date of Birth               : 15 Dec. 1953

                                                                                                                                           

4.      Place of Birth              : Bijnor, Bijnor (U.P.)

 

5.      Address                          : Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

                                                  Indian Institute of Technology

                                                  Kanpur, Kanpur (U.P.) 208 016

                                     

6.      Marital Status             : Married

 

7.      Present Status             : Professor of Sociology

 

8.   (i)  Scale of Pay          : Rs.18400-500-22400

 

     (ii) Basic Pay                : Rs.22400.
 

 

9.     Academic Qualification: MSc. in Statistics (Meerut University), 1972, DPS (IIPS

                                                        Bombay), 1977, and Ph.D. in Sociology (IIT Bombay), 

                                                       1980.

 

10.  Job Experience:

 

1.    Investigator, State Planning Institute, Economics Intelligence and Statistics Division, U.P. 19 April 1973 - 25 July 1975.

2.      Sr. Research Asstt., Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, I.I.T. Bombay, 12 Feb. 1980 - 30 May 1980.

3.      Research Executive, Operations Research Group, New Delhi, 1 June 1980 - 9 Sept. 1980.

4.      Lecturer in Sociology, H.S.S. Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, 10 Sept. 1980 - 2 July 1985.

5.      Assistant Professor of Sociology, H.S.S. Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, 3 July 1985 - 8 March 1991.

6.      Associate Professor of Sociology, H.S.S. Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, 9 March 1991 - 28 Sept. 1993.

7.      Professor of Sociology, H.S.S.  Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, since 29 Sept. 1993.

8.      Associated faculty, Industrial Management Department, IIT Kanpur, since 2001.

 

          Total research experience - 26 years

          Teaching experience at undergraduate level – 23 years.

          Teaching experience at postgraduate level - 23 years.

 

(In addition there is a teaching experience of four semesters’ at undergraduate level as a course associate at IIT Bombay, 1977 - 1980).

 

11.Courses taught:

 

          Undergraduate Level                              Postgraduate Level

 

     a) Introductory Sociology                            a) Population in Behavioural systems*

     b) Analysis and Prediction                            b) Introduction   to

         of Human Population*                                 Statistical Inference

     c) Population, Economy                               c) Research Methods

         and Society*                                           d) Social Inequality and

     d) Society and Social                                       Stratification*

         problems of India                                     e) Social Theory in Late Twentieth

     e) Quantitative Methods                                   Century*

         (as part of Human                                    f) Social Movements: Old and New

         Resourse Management                             g) Participatory Rural Appraisal: Practical 

         stream of the HSS Department)                   Approaches and Methods*        

     f) Introduction to Social

         Cybernetics (as tutor only)

    g) Industrial Sociology                                 

        

          * Self designed courses at IIT Kanpur.

Alao taught a course on Social, Legal and Political Aspects of Business to students of MBA Programme in IME department, IIT Kanpur, during 2001- 2002 (II) and 2002- 2003(II) as Associated Faculty, IME Department, IIT Kanpur.

 

Appreciation for Teaching:

 

Received letter of appreciation from the Director, IIT Kanpur for one of the best scores in course evaluation by students across institute, in teaching a core course (SOC171), during 1997- 98 (First Semester.) and 2002- 2003 (First Semester). Again declared best teacher and best tutor in a core course (SOC171) during 2002- 2003 (First Semester).

 

1.      Research Guidance:

 

Diploma  awarded

 

1.  Dr. O. P. Misra, Critical Analysis of Health-Care System of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, for award of Diploma in Hospital & Health Management, Academy of Hospital Administration, New Delhi, 1995.

 

B. Tech./M. Sc.  projects

 

Include

  1. A Study on Migration from IIT Kanpur, MTH 417: Sample Survey,  by Arpan Das, Debadrita Choudhury, Kaushik Joarder, and Sourav Das, M. Sc. 2 Years, 2003.

 

M. Tech. degree awarded

 

1. Pranvendra Kumar, Critical Issues Related to Human Resource Planning and Management in Army with Special Reference to the Corps of EME, IME Department, Feb. 2003.

 

Ph. D. Degree Awarded:

 

1.     Asutosh Saxena, Rural Development and Elite Participation: a Socio-Political Study of Two Villages in West U.P., I.I.T. Kanpur, 1987.

2.   Abhash Panda, Contemporary Social Movements in India: A Study of their Genesis, Processes  and  Implications, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1988.

3.     Jayant Upadhyay, Fertility Patterns and Family Planning Acceptance among Slum Dwellers in Kanpur City, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1992.

4.     Irfan Khan, Fertility Behaviour and Birth Control among Muslims in India: A Study of a Village in Bihar State, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1992.

5.      Motilal Dash, Rural Development and Fulfilment of Basic Needs: A Study Based on Three Villages  of Madhya Pradesh, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1993 (jointly supervised with Prof. R. Pandey).

6.      Clymes Augustine, A Sociological Inquiry into the New Social Movements:A Study of Women, Ecology and Prohibition Movements in Kerala, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1995.

7.  Manju Singh, The Quality of Social Life: An Integrated Perspective on Development, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1995.

8.  Shailendra Dwivedi, Understanding the Voluntary Sector: A Study of two Voluntary Development Organisations (VDOs), I.I.T. Kanpur, 2000.

9.      Namrata Gupta, Women in Academic Science: A Study of Social and Work Environment at Institutes of Higher Learning in Science and Technology in India, IIT Kanpur, May, 2002.

10.     P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan, Software Work and Workforce: An Empirical Study in Silicon Valley of India, January 2004.

 

Work under Progress:

 

  1. Mamata Misra, Social Representation of Health among Tribal Women, work in progress (jointly with Dr. Sikha Dixit).
  2. D. Pattnaik, A Sociological Study of Disability in Kanpur, work in progress (jointly with Dr. Munmun Jha).
  3. Pradeep Swarnakar, Environmental Sociology.

 

Post-doctoral Work under Progress:

 

1.      Namrata Gupta, Women in  Science, study supported by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi for the period 2003- 2005.

 

13. Books Published:

 

1.      Social Inequality and Demographic Processes, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1985.

2.      Fertility and Family Planning in Rural Areas: A Longitudinal Study, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1987.

3.      Developing the Underdeveloped: A Socio-Psychological Study, Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, 1989.

4.       Issues in Social Demography, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1989.

5.    Engineering, Environment and Society, The Institution of Engineers (India) (jointly with Raka Sharan, N.K. Sharma and B.N. Patnaik), Calcutta 1993.

6. Gandhian Perspective on Population and Development, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1996.

7.    Contribution in teaching material prepared for correspondence course on population prepared and distributed by I.I.P.S. Bombay.

 

14.  Research Projects/Grants/Consultancy:

 

1.      "Residential Background, Occupational Status, and Practice of Family Planning among the Industrial Workers", a project report submitted to IIPS Bombay, 1977 (jointly with As Mohd. Amir Husain, S.C. Jhansi, and P.A. Katarki as part of the Diploma programme in population studies).

2.      A grant from the ICSSR to conduct fieldwork in the study of "Fertility and   Family Planning  in Rural areas", 1978, as part of the Ph.D. work.

3.      Cost of Education at IIT, a project sponsored by IIT Bombay and completed in 1980 (jointly with Dr.  S.R. Vemuri, and Prof. B.D. Misra).

4.      A Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) project to prepare course material on "Social Inequality and Demographic Processes," 1984.

5. “Developing the Underdeveloped: A Socio-Psychological Study”, project sanctioned by Indian Council of Social Science Research, 1986 for two years.

6.      A QIP project to develop a course on "Issues in Social Demorgaphy", 1988.

7.     A QIP project to prepare a course package on "Hostel Management", 1989 (jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma).

8.    A QIP project to prepare a course package on "Management of Quality", 1990 (jointly with Prof. N.K.Sharma).

9.      An Approach Paper on "Conducting a Reliable Census in Somalia", prepared for Ambassador of Somali Democratic Republic, New Delhi, 1988.

10.  Expert in the project "Area - specific Approach in Health and Family Welfare - Uttar Pradesh", State Institute of Health and Family Welfare U.P., 1992 (Other members of the research team were Prof. B.D. Misra, IIT Bombay, Prof. C.B. Joshi, NIHFW, New Delhi and Prof. Jagdish Bhatia, IIM, Bangalore).

11.  Transportation: Addressing the Problems of Health Workers in the Public Sector or Districts of Uttar Pradesh, a study submitted to the Population Council, May, 1997.

12.     Reviewer for the reports of project sponsored by the Population Council, 1998.

13. Modelling of Sustainable Development: Effects of Ecology (Resource), Environment, and Population, A Study sponsored by MEADOW, 1998.

14. Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Evaluation of Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas, Project submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi in December 2000.

15. Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Impact Assessment Study of Watershed Development Projects, Project submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi in Feb. 2002.

16.  Co-coordinator of a national level examination for jobs for graduate engineers for an agency of Central Government, India, (other co-coordinator was Prof. Vijay Gupta), 2002- 2003.

17.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Impact Study of Rural Development Programmes in Durg and Raigarh Districts of Chhatisgarh, Project submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi, 2002- 2003.

18.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Health Seeking Behaviour among Tribes: A Case Study of Two Districts of Chhattisgarh, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, 2003.

19.  Women Academics in India, Project of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, 2003- 05 (for post-doctoral work of Dr. Namrata Gupta).

20.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Evaluation of Innovative Scheme for Rural Housing and Habitat Development (ISRHHD) and Samagra Awas Yojana (SAY), 2003 (jointly with Dr. Sudhir Misra, Civil Engineering Deptt), Draft Report submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi, Jan. 2004.

21.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Situation Analysis of Girls’ Education in Jhabua District, Final Report submitted to UNICEF, Bhopal, Jan. 2004.

 

15.Course attended:

 

Participated in course on Social Sciences and Cybernetics in the Study of Management, sponsored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, at I.I.T. Kanpur, during 18 May - 7 June, 1981.

 

16.Main Areas of Interest:

    

Social demography, and social statistics.

 

17.Other Areas of Interest:

 

Social movements, social development, social aspects of science,  Gandhian theory, representations of health

 

18.List of Research Papers and Articles Published:

 

1.      "Fertility Differentials in India-an Analysis of Census Fertility Data" The Journal of Family Welfare. 25:2, 1978, 44-56 (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).

2.      "Demographic Transition: a Determinant of Urbanization", Social Change, 9:3, 1979, 13-17.

3.      "A Happy Life: Dimensions of Satisfaction", The Indian Journal of Social Work, Jan. 1980, 369 - 80 (jointly with P. Sinha).

4.      "Some Comments and Modifications on Arriaga's New Approach to the Measurement of Urbanization", In Srinivasan, K. et al. (eds.) Dynamics of Population and Family Welfare, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1979, 139- 49 (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena).

5.      "Projections of Rural and Urban Population of of Maharashtra (1971-2001)" IIPS Newsletter, 52, 1976 1-5 (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena).

  1. Population Projections for Cities of Maharashtra, 1971-2001", IIPS Newsletter, 55, 1976, 10-14  (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena).
  2. “Family Size Norms in India" The Economic Times, June 8, 1978 (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).
  3. "Regional Variations in the Process of Urbanization in Uttar Pradesh," Demography India, 9:1 & 2, 1980, 186-200.
  4. "Seasonality of Temporal Variations in Fertility”, The Journal of Family Welfare, 38:1, 1981, 47-50, (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).
  5. "When to Limit Family Size: Some Considerations of Indian Society", In Misra, B.D., An Introduction to the Study of Population, South Asian Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New  Delhi, 1982, 323-331 (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).
  6. "A Longitudinal Study of Fertility and Family Planning in a Rural Population, 1972-79", The Indian Journal of Social Work, July 1981, 113-122 (jointly with Prof B.D. Misra).
  7. "Population policy and Productivity  Management", In Narain, Vatsala and C.P. Prakasam (eds.), Population Policy  Perspectives in Developing Countries,  Himalaya Publishing House, 1983, 202-209.
  8. "Educational Goals and Drop-out Factors in a Rural Population", Indian Educational Review, 18:3, 1983, 1-7.
  9. "Cities in India-A Census Analysis", Nagarlok, 15:1, 1983, 73-84.
  10. "Multidimensional Sociology and Vedantic Man", Darshana International, April, 1984.
  11. "Ideal Age at Marriage in a Rural Population", The Journal of Family Welfare, December 1983.
  12. "Aspects of Population Debate and Stratification", The Journal of Family Welfare, Sept. 1984.
  13. "Contemporary Urban Trends and their Implications for India's Urban Growth", The Journal of Social and Economic Studies, 10:1 & 2, 1982.
  14. "City Primacy in Developing Countries: A case study of India", Urban India, Sept. 1984.
  15. "Social Structure and Family Planning: A case study of Two Tribal villages", The Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 32, No. 1, Dec., 1985 (jointly with Dr. S.Naik).
  16. "Social Enrolment Rate, Fertility and Development", Indian Educational Review, Jan. 1987.
  17. "Rural Non-Agricultural Employment in India: A Regional Analysis", Indian Journal of Regional Science, No.1, 1984 (jointly with Dr. Asutosh Saxena).
  18. "Stratification and Mortality", Social Change, Sept. 1984.
  19. "Family Planning Programme in India: Some Issues, Yours Health, 35: 5 & 6, 1986, 117-129.
  20. "Population of North Eastern Zone of India: Pattern and Problems", in  Datta Ray, B. (ed.), The Pattern  & Problems  of  Population  in North East India, Uppal Publishing House, New Delhi, 1986, 51-62.
  21. "A Note on Logistic Method of Urban Forecasting", Demography India, 13: 1 & 2, 1984, 247-254.
  22. "Errors in Age-Reporting in India: A Socio-Cultural and Psychological Explanation", The Indian Journal   of Social Work, 47: 2, 1986, 127-136 (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena and Dr. R.K. Verma).
  23. "Rural Development: Policy Perspective", In Tewary, I.N. (ed.), Rural Development, Anmol Publication, Delhi 1986, 168-178, (jointly with Dr. Asutosh Saxena).
  24. "Social Implications of Urbanization in India", The Journal of Sociological Studies, 6 Jan. 1987, 35-46.
  25. "Production and Reproduction in Moslem Countries", Social Change, 17:1, 66-71 (jointly with Dr.  Asutosh Saxena).
  26. "Population Policy in India: Some Issues" in Lal,  S.K. and Ambika chandani (eds.), Population Policy in India: Critical  Issues for Future, 21st Century Publishers, Meerut, 1987.
  27. “Fieldwork in Large Scale Surveys: An Experience of I.I.T.  Kanpur, in Sawhney, Nirmala, P.P.  Talwar,  and B.D.,  Misra (eds.), Large Scale Surveys in Health  and FW  Programme in India,  Population Centre,  (U.P.), Lucknow, 1988.
  28. “Reporduction among the Rural Poor in Uttar Pradesh", The Journal of Family Welfare, 35: 3, March 1989, 51-60.
  29. "What the Poor think about their Poverty-A Socio-Psychological Study", Indian Journal of Social Work, 50:2, April 1989, 171-182.
  30. "Family Planning Communication in India", in Sawhney, Nirmala, O.P. Vig and P.P. Talwar (eds.) Present Family Welfare Strategy: Some Alternatives, Population Centre, Lucknow, 1989.
  31. "Growth of Muslim Population in India: Some Policy Issues", The Eastern Anthropologist, 42:4, Oct. - Dec.1989.
  32. "Gandhian Theory of Population: Relevance and Implications", The Journal of Family Welfare, 37:4, 1991, pp. 32 - 45.
  33. "Poverty and Population: A Study of Reproductive Ideals and Attitude Towards Family Planning Among the Rural Poor in Uttar Pradesh", Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 11:2, 1990 (Published in 1992).
  34. "Demographic Revolution in Indian States", Eastern Anthropologist, 44:4, 1991.
  35. “Feminist Resurgence in India: Towards a Gandhian Framework", Gandhi Marg, 14:3, 1992, 489-502.
  36. "Gandhian Sociology: An Outline", Eastern Anthropologist, 46:3, July - Sept. 1993, pp. 297-316.
  37. Population and Sustainable Development", in Kalra, P.K. (ed.), Recent Trends in Applied Systems Research, 1993, Allied Publishers Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 414-18.
  38. “Conducting a Reliable Census in Somalia", in Aidid, Mohammed  Farah and Ruhela S.P., The  Preferred  Future Development in Somalia, Vikas Publishing  House Pvt. Ltd., 1993, pp. 161-174.
  39. “Environmental Control: A Gandhian Perspective; Gandhians in Action, 1:1, 1994, pp. 117--124.
  40. "Neo-Social Movements: A Creative Cultural Perspective, "Eastern Anthropologist, 47:3, 1994, pp. 223-256 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).
  41. "Gandhi and the Contemporary Challenges: The Emergence of New Social Movements", Gandhi Marg, 16:4, 1995, pp. 437-451 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).
  42. “Fertility Patterns and Family Planning Acceptance among Slum Dwellers in Kanpur”, Journal of Family Welfare”, 41:2, 1995 (jointly with Jayant Upadhyay).
  43. "Muslim Fertility in Urban U.P.: A Qualitative Study,” Demography India, 23:1&2, 1994, published in 1996, 41-49.
  44. "Ecology Movements in Kerala: A Sociological Inquiry", Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, Oct. 1996.
  45. "Rural Housing: Problems and Perspectives", Kurukshetra(special issue on Housing: Changing Perception), 34:8&9,1996, pp.35-38.
  46. "Gandhian Philosophy of Poverty", Gandhians in Action, 2: 5-6, 1995, pp. 155-62.
  47. “Reconstructing Theory of Social Movements in India", Social Action, 46:2, 1996, pp.111-122 (jointly with Abhas Panda).

53.  "Population Dynamics in Uttar Pradesh", Kamla Gupta and Arvind Pandey (eds) Population and Development in Uttar Pradesh, B. R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 1997, pp. 3-18.

54.  "Tisri Kranti: Sambhavnayen evam Gandhivad", Samaj Vivechan, 4, 1997, pp. 1-14 (in Hindi).

55.  "Population Control: An Essay Set in the Gandhian Framework", Gandhi Marg, April-June 1997, 19:1, 85- 92.

56.  "Theories of Population Growth: A Critique", in Singh, J.P. (ed), Studies in Social Demography, M D Publications Pvt Ltd, 1998, pp.105- 124.

57.  "Problems of Theory and Data in Demography", in Singh, J.P. (ed), op cit., 1998, pp.125- 148.

58.  "Reconstructing the Theory of Social Movements", in Sebasti Raj and A.R Choudhury (eds), Contemporary Social Movements in India: Achievements and Hurdles, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, 1998, pp.12-29 (jointly with Abhas Panda).

59.  “Conceptualization of Quality of Life: Traditional, Modern and Postmodern”, The Eastern Anthropologist, 50: 3-4, July-December 1997 (published in October 1998), pp. 357-367 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).

60.  “Crisis in the Conceptualization of Quality of Life: A Gandhian Critique”, Gandhi Marg, 20: 3, October-December 1998, pp. 279-290 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).

61.  “Role of HSS Department in the Technical Institutes”, in Sabiruddin, D.K.Nautiyal and Asha Kapoor (eds), Integrating Humanistic Values and Social Concerns with Technical Education, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, 2000.

62.  “Bharat me Jansamkhya Vridhi ke Samajshastriya Aayam”, Radhakamal Mukherjee: Chintan Parmpara, 2:1, 2000, pp.33- 35.

63.  “Power, Resistance, and Change in India at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century: The Post-Sociological View”, Gandhi Marg, 23:1, 2001, pp.45- 63.

64.  “New Organizations and Social Change, “Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 20: 1-2, 1999 (Published in 2001), pp. 27- 49.

65.  “Triple Burden among Women Scientists in India: A Sociological Study of Women Faculty at some Reputed Centres of Higher Learning and Research,” Social Action, 51, Oct-Dec. 2001 (jointly with Namrata Gupta), pp. 395- 416.

66.  “Fertility in UP: What can be Done?” in Pandey, Janak and others, Social Development, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2002, pp.101-112.

67.  “Software Work in India: Routinization or Postmodernization,” “Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 22: 2, October 2001 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan), pp. 1-27.

68.  “How Capability Maturity Model Matters: Mature Vs. Immature Software Organizations,” Subic, A. J., H.C.Tsang, C.Y.Tang, and G. Netherwood (eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Quality and Reliability (ICQR), 28- 30 August 2002, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan), pp.133- 141.

69.  “Is Software work routinized? Accepted for publication in The Journal of Systems & Software, 66: 1, 2003, pp. 1- 6 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

70.  “Women Academic Scientists in India”, Social Studies of Science, Vol. 32: 6, Dec. 2002 (jointly with Namrata Gupta).

71.  “Patrifocal Concerns in the Lives of Women in Science: Continuity of Tradition and the Emerging Challenges,” to be published in the second issue of Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 10: 2, 2003, pp.279-305 (jointly with Namrata Gupta).  

72.  “Sociology of AIDS: Some Sociological Issues”, in Pandey, Chandra M., Pradeep Misra and Uttam Singh, Biostatistical Aspects of Health and Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 2002.      

73.  “Gender Inequality in Work Environment at Institutes of Higher Learning in Science and Technology in India”, accepted in Work, Employment and Society (jointly with Namrata Gupta).    

74.  “Issues in Sustainable Development in India”, Proceedings of International Conference on Population, Development and Environment”, BITS Pilani, India, 2003 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

75.  “Voluntary Development Organisations: Mission, Vision, and Reality”, Gandhi Marg, 23: 1, April-June 2003, 5-20 (jointly with Shailendra Kumar Dwivedi).

76.  “Complexities, Ambiguities and Conflicts in Involuntary Sector: A Study of Two Voluntary Development Organizations”, Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 23: 2, 2002, pp. 11-26.  (Published in 2003).

77.  “Power, Pluralism and Equality in India:  A Sociological View”, http://www.sammaditthi.com, online Journal of Sammaditthi Social Science Research, 3 November 2003.

78. Comments on the book “Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and its Implications in the Developing World”, Population Review, 43: 1-2, Section 3, 2004.

79. “On the Revival of Magical Practices in the Indian Systems of Medicine with Special Reference to Gandhi”, Gandhi Marg, 25: 4, January-March 2004, pp.435-445.

80. A .K. Sharma and Rita Singh, “Men’s Understanding of Women’s Health Issues in Kanpur City, India: A Preliminary Research Report”, Population Review, 43(2), Section 2, 2004 (accepted for publication).

  

19. Main National Conferences/Seminars attended since 1990:

 

1.      Paper entitled "Fertility and Family Planning among Muslims", National Seminar on Population Programme: Towards 2001, Annamalai University, August 23-25, 1990.

2.      Paper entitled "Planning India's Urban Future", National Seminar on Recounstructing Theories of Modernization and Development, SSS, JNU, New Delhi, March 22-24, 1991.

3.      Paper entitled "Status of Women and Fertility: Gandhian Perspective", in National Seminar on Women in Development: Issues and Perspectives, Punjab University, Chandigarh.

4.      Paper entitled "Family Planning Programme in the Western Region", Workshop on Area Specific Approach, Population Centre, Lucknow, Oct. 13-15, 1990 (jointly with A.S. Chauhan).

5.      Invited Paper entitled "Social Acceptance of Family Planning Technologies", Committee on Science and Society, Indian Science Congress, Vadodara, Jan. 5, 1992.

6.      Invited Seminar, "Population Explosion and India's Problems of Environment", U.P. Academy of Admn. Nainital, 24 April, 1992.

7.      Paper entitled "Muslim Fertility in Urban U.P.: A Qualitative Study", Research Workshop on Demographic Transition and Development Alternatives, 26-27 Nov. IIHMR, Jaipur, 1993.

8.      Paper entitled “Synthesis of MCH and FP Studies in UP”, January 19, 1994, Clarks Avadh, Lucknow, National Workshop Organized by Population Council.

9.      Paper entitled "Population and Sustainable Development", Seventeenth National Systems Conference, 24-26 Dec. 93. IIT Kanpur.

10.  Paper entitled "Demographic Aspects of Riots", National Symposium on Riots in India, IIT Kanpur, 4-5 Dec.1993.

11.  Paper entitled "Sustainable Development and The Scheduled Tribes", National Seminar on The Scheduled Tribes and the Mainstream of Indian Society and Culture, 18-19 March, 1994, Lucknow, Deptt. of Public Admn., Lucknow University, organized by Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society.

12.  Invited paper entitled "Statistics and Medical Sciences", XII Annual Conference of ISMS on "Evaluation Technologies in Medical Education and Health Care Delivery System", 5-7 Sept., 1994, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha.

13.  Paper entitled "The Value Perspective of Social Development", XVIII Indian Social Science Congress, 12-16 Nov. 1994, M.S.University, Baroda (jointly with Manju Singh).

14.  Paper entitled "Social Development and Fertility in U.P.", Seminar on Population and Development in Uttar Pradesh, 16-18 Nov.1994, SGPGI, Lucknow.

15.  Paper entitled "Social Values and Quality of Life in India: Empirical Findings", XXI All India Sociological Conference 19-21 Dec. 1994, CSS/SSS, JNU, New Delhi (jointly with Manju Singh).

16.  Participated as Consultant in National Workshop on the Role of Private Medical Practitioners in Promoting MCH and Family Welfare Program, sponsored by Population Council, 18 January 1995, Hotel Clarks Avadh.

17.  Paper entitled "Teenage Reproductive Behaviour in Rural U.P.", 18th Annual Conference of IASP, SIHFW, Lucknow, 25-27, March 1995.

18.  Invited to participate in the Regional Workshop on Reproductive Health, 6-8 Feb. 1996, Hotel Clarks Avadh, organized by Centre for Operations Research and Training and Indian Association for the study of Population, sponsored by Ford Foundation.

19.  Paper entitled "Family Planning in India: Some Lessons from the National Family Health Survey 1992-93, "The Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Population, 26-28 Feb. 1996, Population Research Centre, M.S. University, Baroda.

20.  Paper entitled "Fertility needs a New Mindset", paper presented in One day seminar on Fertility in U.P. , Yojana Bhavan, Lucknow, 16 Jan.1997.

21.  Paper entitled "National Conference on Integrating Humanistic Values & Social Concerns with Technical Education Programme", HSS Department, Roorkee University, 3-5 Nov., 1997.

22.  Paper entitled "Voluntary Development Organization (VDO) in Civil Society: Limits of Professional Particularism", International Seminar on Gandhi and the Twenty-First Century, Wardha, 1-4 Feb. 1998.

23.  Invited paper, “Social Constraints in the Progress of the State for Population Stabilization and Related Development Issues”, Roundtable Conference on Population Stabilization and Related Development Issues in Uttar Pradesh, Hotel Awadh Clark, Lucknow, 8-9 January, 1999.

24.  Resource person in the workshop on poverty, held at Manvodaya, Lucknow, 3 February 1999.

25.  Paper “Fertility in UP: What can be done?” National Seminar on Population and Economic Development, DG Girls College, Kanpur, 6-7 January, 2000.

26.  Discussant, Millenium Conference on Population, Development and Environment Nexus, Jointly Organized by IASP-PFI-UNFPA, Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, PHD House, 4/2, Siri Institutional Area, New Delhi, 14-16 February, 2000.

27.  Presented a paper on “Environment and Peace: What can Sociologists do?” National Seminar on Environment, Peace and Technology, Lucknow University, 1-2 December 2000.

28.  Presented a paper on “Routinization and Deskilling Debate in Indian Software Industry”, XXVI All India Sociological Conference held at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, 29-31 December, 2000 (jointly with P. Vighnesh Illavarsan as the first author).

29.  Presented a paper on “Fertility in Uttar Pradesh: What can be done?” in National Seminar on Population and Health at Govind Vallabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad, 18- 19 January 2001. Also chaired a session on Population Policies: Implementation and Agencies.

30.  Presented an invited paper on “Measurement of Urbanization: Construction of Chernoff-Type Face” in National Seminar on Emerging Methodologies of Data Analysis and Related Inferences, Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 5-7 February 2001.

31.  “Would WTO Routinize System Work in India? Some Answers from a Pilot Study”,  in Opening Seminar of WTO and Allied Issues, Conducted by Strategic Forum, India at IIM Lucknow, 4-5 Feb. 2001 (jointly with P. Vighnesh Illavarsan as the first author).

32.  Presented a paper on “Some Issues in Mobilising Opinion in Favour of Family Planning in UP with particular reference to Intervention among Muslims”, State Conference on Mobilization of Opinion Makers on Population Policy, organized by Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi at Taj Residency Hotel, Lucknow, 16th May 2001.

33.  Presented invited paper on “Sociology of AIDS: Some Issues”, 19th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics, and 6th Conference of The International Biometric Society (IR), Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Dec. 1- 3, 2001.

34.  Participated in Workshop on Practice Research Engagement, Viswa Yuvak Kendram, New Delhi, February 7-8, 2002, Organized by PRIA, New Delhi.

35.  Participated in 19th UP Sociological Conference of Uttar Pradesh Samaj Shastra Parishad, Sociology Department, 9th February, 2002 and presented a paper on “Social Movements in India and Uncertainty: A Post-Sociological View.”

36.  Presented paper entitled “Dilemmas in Sustainable Development,” National Seminar on Environmental Ethics: To What Extent Does it Go Beyond Human-Centered Ethics, Organized by Christ Church College Kanpur and sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, January 21- 23, 2002 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

37.  Presented paper entitled “Sustainable Development: Shift from Population to Cultural Paradigm.” International Conference on Population, Development and Environment, BITS Pilani, 15- 16 March 2002 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

38.  Presented paper entitled “Managing Bench Workers in Indian Software Industry: An Agenda,” in National Seminar on Structure of Employment and its Interface with Technology: Present Status and Policy Imperatives for Productivity Enhancement, HSS Department, IIT Delhi, 27- 28 March 2002 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

39.  Presented paper entitled “Social Construction of Health and Illness among women”, IRMS Silver Jubilee & XX Annual Conference of Indian Society of Medical Statistics, AIIMS, New Delhi, 19- 22 December 2002 (jointly with Shikha Dixit and Mamta Misra). Also chaired a session on Fertility and Contraception during the conference.

40.  “Perspectives on Health, Illness and Wellbeing: An Agenda for Future Research”, National Seminar on Dimensions of Health, Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Allahabad University, Allahabad, 10 – 12 April, 2003.

41.  “Health and Illness among Tribes: A Quick Survey of Two Blocks of District Raigarh”, Regional Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), Sponsored by United Nations Population Fund, Population Research Centre, Department of Economics, Lucknow University, 13-14 November 2003 (jointly with Ms. Rita Singh).

42.  “Indian Systems of Medicine-Commodification of Health and Marginalization of Tradition”, National Conference on Tradional Knowledge Systems of India, 9- 11 Jan. 2004, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur.

43.  Chaired sessions on Indian Systems of Medicine and Pharmacology- 4, and Philosophy of Traditional Knowledge Systems-1, National Conference on Tradional Knowledge Systems of India, 9- 11 Jan. 2004, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur.

44. Chaired a session on Socio-Political Dimensions and Indian Youth, National Symposium on Construction and Reconstruction of Indian Youth, Sri Jai Narain Snatkottar Mahavidyalaya, Lucknow, 27 Jan. 2004.

45. “Writing Proposals for a Development Project at the Grassroots Level: Some Issues”, Project Methodology Workshop, 1- 3 Feb. 04, IIT Kanpur.  

46. “Triple Burden on Women in Science at the Reputed Institutes of Higher Education in Science and Technology”, National Seminar on “Women in Science: Is the Glass Ceiling Disappearing?” 8-10 March, NISTDS, New Delhi (jointly with Dr. Namrata Gupta).

47. “Studying Globalization in Sociology: Some Issues”, National Conference on Social Change in Global India, Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, NEDA Complex Lucknow, 12- 14 March 2004.

48. “Population and Development: Participatory Perspective”, National Seminar on Socio-economic Development and Resource Dynamics in India: Implications for Human Resource Development, Department of Social Work, Lucknow University, 19-20 March 2004.

49. “Steering Development: Some Lessons from the Indian Villages”, Paper presented in the National Seminar on “Rethinking Villages: An Interdisciplinary Discourse on Development, Modernity and Change”, Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Jhusi, Allahabad, 24- 25 May, 2004.

20.            Meetings:

  1. Rapid Evaluation of ISRHHD and SAY Schemes – Approval of Tabulation Plan, Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, 6 Nov. 2003.

 

21.            Membership of Professional Associations in India:

 

1.   Member of the Indian Association for the Study of Population since 1981; Life Member since 1993.

2.      Life Member of Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, Lucknow since 1993.

3.      Life Member of Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi, since 1994.

4.      Life Member of Indian Society for Medical Statistics, New Delhi since 1994.

5.      Founder Member of Indian Academy for Mathematical Modeling in Engineering and Sciences (IAMMES), 1994.

 

22.     Membership of International Professional Association:

Member of International Union of Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).  Elected member in 1991.

 

23.  Reviewer for Journals:

 Social Studies of Science, Population Review, Demography India.

 

24.  Participation in International Conferences:

 

1.   Presented a paper on "Population policy and Productivity Management", in the International Conference on Population Policy Perspectives, held at IIPS Bombay, 1-4, Dec. 1981.

2.      Presented a paper on "Methods in Social Demography", in the International Population Conference held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 20-27, Sept. 1989.

3.  Presented a paper, "Maternal Mortality Rates: Levels, Trends and Causes", International Conference on Safe Motherhood in South Asia: Challenges Ahead, Society for International Development, Chandigarh, Hotel Mountiview, 3-5 March 1994.

4.      Presented paper on “Dilemmas in Sustainable Development,” International Conference on Population, Development and Environment,” BITS Pilani, supported by UNFPA, IIPS and UGC, 15- 16 March 2002 (jointly with Vigneswara Ilavarsan P).

 

25.  Seminars/Lectures

 

1.      “Sustainable Development”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

2.      “Social Indicators of Development”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

3.      “Role of NGOs in Improving the Environment”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

4.      “PRA as a Tool for Development”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

 

26.  Universities and Other Institutes where Lectured as a Visiting Faculty/Guest:

 

1.      Kanpur University, M.Phil (commerce), 1983.

2.      National Sugar Institute, lectures in statistics for postgraduate classes, 1986.

3.      Administrative Training Institute, Nainital, guest faculty in course on rural development, 1988.

4.      Population Centre, Lucknow, guest faculty in refresher course on population studies for university teachers, 1989.

5.      Kanpur University, M.Phil. (Education), 1990.

6.      Academy of Administration Nainital, guest faculty in population and environment, 1992.

7.      Four lectures on statistics in UGC sponsored refresher course in research methods in social sciences, Department of Sociology, Lucknow University, Lucknow, 25- 26 August, 1998.

8.      Gramodaya University, Chitrakoot on voluntary organizations, 2003.

 

 

27.  Contribution to Institute Administration:

 

1.         Convener Department Under-Graduate Committee DUGC, and member Senate   

2.         Under-Graduate Committee (SUGC) for one term, 1983-84.

3.         Warden of Hall-2 August 1988 - November 1991.

4.         Convener, Department Post-Graduate Committee  (DPGC), HSS Department, 1991-  92.

5.         Chairman, Senate Post-Graduate Committee (SPGC), 1991-92.

6.         Member IAC, 1991-92.

7.         Member, EPC, 1991-92.

8.         Convener, Inquiry Committee, constituted to inquire into disciplinary charges against some mess workers, 1991.

9.         Convener, DPGC, HSS Department and member of SPGC, 1992-93.

10.     Served as a member on the committee constituted to look into the matters regarding adoption of Career Development Scheme for Mess Workers at par with the Institute Employees, 1995.

11.     Warden Hall-3, 1 September 1994 - 19 March 1995.

12.     Warden-in-charge Hall-4, 20 March 1995- 5 June 1996.

13.     Convener DUGC, HSS Deptt. and member SUGC, 1995-96.

14.     Member House Allotment Committee-1, 24 September 1995- 31 March 1998.

15.     Convener DLC and member SLC, 1997-98.

16.     Vice-chairman, JEE -1998.

17.     Vice-chairman, JEE-1999. For JEE-99 IIT Kanpur was also the organizing Institute.

18.     Member (Director’s nominee), Slow Pace Programme Committee, 1998.

19.     Vice-chairman, Council of Wardens, w.e.f. February 1, 1999 for one year.

20.     Senate nominee, Member, Senate Students’ Affairs Committee, 1999-2000.

21.     Chairman, Council of Wardens, February 1, 2000- January 31, 2001.

22.     Chairman, Commercial Establishment Monitoring and Management Committee (CEMMC), March 13, 2001- April 30, 2002, and Member of the Security Executive Committee.

23.     Associate Coordinator, Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), IIT Kanpur, July 11, 2001- 16 May 2002.

24.     Member, CEMMC, 2002-

25.     Convener, DUGC and member APEC, 2001- 02.

26.     Represented IITK on Nyuntam Mazdoori Salahkar Board of UP, 2002.

27.     Represented IITK on Station Salahkar Samiti, Kanpur, 2002.

28.     Member Rajbhasha Salahkar Samiti, from July 2002.

29.     Chairman, Employees Problems & Welfare Consultative Committee (EPWCC), w.e.f. Nov.16 2002.

30.     Head, Humanities and Social Sciences Department, since 7 April 2003.

31.  Head, Centre of Creative Writing and Publications, wef 1 April 2004.

32.  Member, Institute Research and Development Committee, 2004 - 2006.

 

31.  Seminars/Conferences/Courses Organized at IIT Kanpur:

 

1.      Workshop on Work Motivation at IIT Kanpur, 12-13, March 1992, sponsored by Q.I.P. (jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma and Prof. M.A. Ansari).

2.      Coordinator, National Workshop on Social Development Technology and Empowerment of Women: sponsored by ICSSR, 24-25, April 1992 (jointly with Dr. Raka Sharan).

3.      Coordinator, Three week Refresher Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences, June 22 - July 10, 1992 (organized jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma)

4.      Workshop on Effective Leadership and Communication for the Upper Level Officers of IIT Kanpur, August 1993 (organized jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma, Prof. M.A. Ansari, Prof. B.N. Patnaik and Mr. V. Narasimhan).

5.      A One-Day Workshop on Machine Gradable Examination, Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, sponsored by Joint Entrance Examination-98 (jointly with Vijay Gupta and Dayanand Yadav).

6.      Project Methodology Workshop, 1- 3 Feb. 04, sponsored by Banwasi Seva Ashram, Sonbhadra.

 

32.  Other Conferences organized as Consultant:

 

1.      Organized one day workshop on "Institutional Development and Commitment to Change ", Landmark Hotel, Kanpur, sponsored by Ganga Institutional and community Development Project, Kanpur, 14 Sept.1995 (jointly with Dr.Shikha Dixit).

2.      Organized one day workshop on "Organizational Development and Commitment to Change", Mirzapur Community Centre, sponsored by Ganga Institutional and Community Development Project, Kanpur, 9 Nov.1995.

 


 

33.  Films

 

Directed a film on courses of studies at IITs (with Prof. Vijay Gupta, Aerospace Engineering Department), 1998 for the purpose of counseling of students joining UG programme at IITs.

 

34.  Awards:

 

1.      Government of India fellowship to pursue CPS programme at IIPS Bombay, 1975-76.

2.      Government of India fellowship to pursue DPS programme at IIPS Bombay, 1976-77.

3.      Second position in CPS and first position in DPS, IIPS Bombay.

4.      IIT Bombay Research Fellowship for doing the doctoral work, IIT Bombay, 1977- 1980.

5.      Elected member of the IUSSP, Belgium, 1991.

6.      Chandrasekaran Award of the Indian Association for the Study of Population, 1993.

7.      Member Executive Committee, Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, 1992- 1994.

8.      Member Executive Committee, Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, 2002- 2004.

9.      Consulting Associate, Centre for Operations Research and Training, Vadodara, 2002.

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

1.      Name                              : A.K. Sharma

 

2.      Father's Name            : Rama Nand Sharma

 

3.      Date of Birth               : 15 Dec. 1953

                                                                                                                                           

4.      Place of Birth              : Bijnor, Bijnor (U.P.)

 

5.      Address                          : Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

                                                  Indian Institute of Technology

                                                  Kanpur, Kanpur (U.P.) 208 016

                                     

6.      Marital Status             : Married

 

7.      Present Status             : Professor of Sociology

 

8.   (i)  Scale of Pay          : Rs.18400-500-22400

 

     (ii) Basic Pay                : Rs.22400.
 

 

9.     Academic Qualifications:

 

 

Year    Degree        Board/University     Subject                        Division

 

1966          High School      U.P. Board                   Hindi, English, Science,             First

                                                                              Mathematics, Art (technical)

 

1970          B.Sc.                Agra University             Statistics, Physics,                     First

                                                                              Maths.                                                 

1972          M.Sc.               Meerut University         Statistics                                   First

                                          (With specialization

                                          in Operations

                                          Research)

 

1976          Certificate in   IIPS                   Population                                First

Population        Bombay                                                                                                             

 

1977          Diploma in        IIPS                             Population                                First

                  Population        Institute of                                                                                                        Studies

                                                                       

                                         

1980          Ph.D.               I.I.T. Bombay               Sociology                     C.P.I.=9.40/10

(Thesis topic: A Longitudinal Study of Fertility and Family Planning in Rural Areas)

 

10.  Job Experience:

 

1.      Investigator, State Planning Institute, Economics Intelligence and Statistics Division, U.P. 19 April 1973 - 25 July 1975.

2.      Sr. Research Asstt., Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, I.I.T. Bombay, 12 Feb. 1980 - 30 May 1980.

3.      Research Executive, Operations Research Group, New Delhi, 1 June 1980 - 9 Sept. 1980.

4.      Lecturer in Sociology, H.S.S. Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, 10 Sept. 1980 - 2 July 1985.

5.      Assistant Professor of Sociology, H.S.S. Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, 3 July 1985 - 8 March 1991.

6.      Associate Professor of Sociology, H.S.S. Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, 9 March 1991 - 28 Sept. 1993.

7.      Professor of Sociology, H.S.S.  Department, I.I.T. Kanpur, since 29 Sept. 1993.

8.      Associated faculty, Industrial Management Department, IIT Kanpur, since 2001.

 

          Total research experience - 26 years

          Teaching experience at undergraduate level – 23 years.

          Teaching experience at postgraduate level - 23 years.

 

(In addition there is a teaching experience of four semesters’ at undergraduate level as a course associate at IIT Bombay, 1977 - 1980).

 

11.Courses taught:

 

          Undergraduate Level                              Postgraduate Level

 

     a) Introductory Sociology                            a) Population in Behavioural systems*

     b) Analysis and Prediction                            b) Introduction   to

         of Human Population*                                 Statistical Inference

     c) Population, Economy                               c) Research Methods

         and Society*                                           d) Social Inequality and

     d) Society and Social                           Stratification*

         problems of India                                     e) Social Theory in Late Twentieth

     e) Quantitative Methods                                   Century*

         (as part of Human                                    f) Social Movements: Old and New

         Resourse Management                             g) Participatory Rural Appraisal: Practical 

         stream of the HSS Department)                Approaches and Methods*        

     f) Introduction to Social

         Cybernetics (as tutor only)

    g) Industrial Sociology                                 

        

          * Self designed courses at IIT Kanpur.

Alao taught a course on Social, Legal and Political Aspects of Business to students of MBA Programme in IME department, IIT Kanpur, during 2001- 2002 (II) and 2002- 2003(II) as Associated Faculty, IME Department, IIT Kanpur.

 

Appreciation for Teaching:

 

Received letter of appreciation from the Director, IIT Kanpur for one of the best scores in course evaluation by students across institute, in teaching a core course (SOC171), during 1997- 98 (First Semester.) and 2002- 2003 (First Semester). Again declared best teacher and best tutor in a core course (SOC171) during 2002- 2003 (First Semester).

 

1.      Research Guidance:

 

Diploma  awarded

 

1.  Dr. O. P. Misra, Critical Analysis of Health-Care System of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, for award of Diploma in Hospital & Health Management, Academy of Hospital Administration, New Delhi, 1995.

 

B. Tech./M. Sc.  projects

 

Include

  1. A Study on Migration from IIT Kanpur, MTH 417: Sample Survey,  by Arpan Das, Debadrita Choudhury, Kaushik Joarder, and Sourav Das, M. Sc. 2 Years, 2003.

 

M. Tech. degree awarded

 

1. Pranvendra Kumar, Critical Issues Related to Human Resource Planning and Management in Army with Special Reference to the Corps of EME, IME Department, Feb. 2003.

 

Ph. D. Degree Awarded:

 

1.      Asutosh Saxena, Rural Development and Elite Participation: a Socio-Political Study of Two Villages in West U.P., I.I.T. Kanpur, 1987.

2.      Abhash Panda, Contemporary Social Movements in India: A Study of their Genesis, Processes  and  Implications, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1988.

3.      Jayant Upadhyay, Fertility Patterns and Family Planning Acceptance among Slum Dwellers in Kanpur City, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1992.

4.      Irfan Khan, Fertility Behaviour and Birth Control among Muslims in India: A Study of a Village in Bihar State, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1992.

5.      Motilal Dash, Rural Development and Fulfilment of Basic Needs: A Study Based on Three Villages  of Madhya Pradesh, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1993 (jointly supervised with Prof. R. Pandey).

6.      Clymes Augustine, A Sociological Inquiry into the New Social Movements:A Study of Women, Ecology and Prohibition Movements in Kerala, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1995.

7.      Manju Singh, The Quality of Social Life: An Integrated Perspective on Development, I.I.T. Kanpur, 1995.

8.      Shailendra Dwivedi, Understanding the Voluntary Sector: A Study of two Voluntary Development Organisations (VDOs), I.I.T. Kanpur, 2000.

9.      Namrata Gupta, Women in Academic Science: A Study of Social and Work Environment at Institutes of Higher Learning in Science and Technology in India, IIT Kanpur, May, 2002.

10.  P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan, Software Work and Workforce: An Empirical Study in Silicon Valley of India, January 2004.

 

Work under Progress:

 

  1. Mamata Misra, Social Representation of Health among Tribal Women, work in progress (jointly with Dr. Sikha Dixit).
  2. D. Pattnaik, A Sociological Study of Disability in Kanpur, work in progress (jointly with Dr. Munmun Jha).
  3. Pradeep Swarnakar, Environmental Sociology.

 

Post-doctoral Work under Progress:

 

1.      Namrata Gupta, Women in  Science, study supported by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi for the period 2003- 2005.

 

13. Books Published:

 

1.      Social Inequality and Demographic Processes, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1985.

2.      Fertility and Family Planning in Rural Areas: A Longitudinal Study, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1987.

3.      Developing the Underdeveloped: A Socio-Psychological Study, Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, 1989.

4.      Issues in Social Demography, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1989.

5.      Engineering, Environment and Society, The Institution of Engineers (India) (jointly with Raka Sharan, N.K. Sharma and B.N. Patnaik), Calcutta 1993.

6.      Gandhian Perspective on Population and Development, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1996.

7.      Contribution in teaching material prepared for correspondence course on population prepared and distributed by I.I.P.S. Bombay.

 

14.  Research Projects/Grants/Consultancy:

 

1.      "Residential Background, Occupational Status, and Practice of Family Planning among the Industrial Workers", a project report submitted to IIPS Bombay, 1977 (jointly with As Mohd. Amir Husain, S.C. Jhansi, and P.A. Katarki as part of the Diploma programme in population studies).

2.      A grant from the ICSSR to conduct fieldwork in the study of "Fertility and   Family Planning  in Rural areas", 1978, as part of the Ph.D. work.

3.      Cost of Education at IIT, a project sponsored by IIT Bombay and completed in 1980 (jointly with Dr.  S.R. Vemuri, and Prof. B.D. Misra).

4.      A Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) project to prepare course material on "Social Inequality and Demographic Processes," 1984.

5.      “Developing the Underdeveloped: A Socio-Psychological Study”, project sanctioned by Indian Council of Social Science Research, 1986 for two years.

6.      A QIP project to develop a course on "Issues in Social Demorgaphy", 1988.

7.      A QIP project to prepare a course package on "Hostel Management", 1989 (jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma).

8.      A QIP project to prepare a course package on "Management of Quality", 1990 (jointly with Prof. N.K.Sharma).

9.      An Approach Paper on "Conducting a Reliable Census in Somalia", prepared for Ambassador of Somali Democratic Republic, New Delhi, 1988.

10.  Expert in the project "Area - specific Approach in Health and Family Welfare - Uttar Pradesh", State Institute of Health and Family Welfare U.P., 1992 (Other members of the research team were Prof. B.D. Misra, IIT Bombay, Prof. C.B. Joshi, NIHFW, New Delhi and Prof. Jagdish Bhatia, IIM, Bangalore).

11.  Transportation: Addressing the Problems of Health Workers in the Public Sector or Districts of Uttar Pradesh, a study submitted to the Population Council, May, 1997.

12.  Reviewer for the reports of project sponsored by the Population Council, 1998.

13.  Modelling of Sustainable Development: Effects of Ecology (Resource), Environment, and Population, A Study sponsored by MEADOW, 1998.

14.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Evaluation of Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas, Project submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi in December 2000.

15.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Impact Assessment Study of Watershed Development Projects, Project submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi in Feb. 2002.

16.  Co-coordinator of a national level examination for jobs for graduate engineers for an agency of Central Government, India, (other co-coordinator was Prof. Vijay Gupta), 2002- 2003.

17.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Impact Study of Rural Development Programmes in Durg and Raigarh Districts of Chhatisgarh, Project submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi, 2002- 2003.

18.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Health Seeking Behaviour among Tribes: A Case Study of Two Districts of Chhattisgarh, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, 2003.

19.  Women Academics in India, Project of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, 2003- 05 (for post-doctoral work of Dr. Namrata Gupta).

20.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Evaluation of Innovative Scheme for Rural Housing and Habitat Development (ISRHHD) and Samagra Awas Yojana (SAY), 2003 (jointly with Dr. Sudhir Misra, Civil Engineering Deptt), Draft Report submitted to Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi, Jan. 2004.

21.  Consultant, WIZMIN, Kanpur, Situation Analysis of Girls’ Education in Jhabua District, Final Report submitted to UNICEF, Bhopal, Jan. 2004.

 

15.Course attended:

 

Participated in course on Social Sciences and Cybernetics in the Study of Management, sponsored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, at I.I.T. Kanpur, during 18 May - 7 June, 1981.

 

16.Main Areas of Interest:

    

Social demography, and social statistics

 

17.Other Areas of Interest:

 

Social Movements, Social Development, Social Aspects of Science,  Gandhian Theory, Representations of Health

 

18.List of Research Papers and Articles Published:

 

1.      "Fertility Differentials in India-an Analysis of Census Fertility Data" The Journal of Family Welfare. 25:2, 1978, 44-56 (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).

2.      "Demographic Transition: a Determinant of Urbanization", Social Change, 9:3, 1979, 13-17.

3.      "A Happy Life: Dimensions of Satisfaction", The Indian Journal of Social Work, Jan. 1980, 369 - 80 (jointly with P. Sinha).

4.      "Some Comments and Modifications on Arriaga's New Approach to the Measurement of Urbanization", In Srinivasan, K. et al. (eds.) Dynamics of Population and Family Welfare, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1979, 139- 49 (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena).

5.      "Projections of Rural and Urban Population of of Maharashtra (1971-2001)" IIPS Newsletter, 52, 1976 1-5 (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena).

  1. Population Projections for Cities of Maharashtra, 1971-2001", IIPS Newsletter, 55, 1976, 10-14  (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena).
  2. “Family Size Norms in India" The Economic Times, June 8, 1978 (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).
  3. "Regional Variations in the Process of Urbanization in Uttar Pradesh," Demography India, 9:1 & 2, 1980, 186-200.
  4. "Seasonality of Temporal Variations in Fertility”, The Journal of Family Welfare, 38:1, 1981, 47-50, (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).
  5. "When to Limit Family Size: Some Considerations of Indian Society", In Misra, B.D., An Introduction to the Study of Population, South Asian Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New  Delhi, 1982, 323-331 (jointly with Prof. B.D. Misra).
  6. "A Longitudinal Study of Fertility and Family Planning in a Rural Population, 1972-79", The Indian Journal of Social Work, July 1981, 113-122 (jointly with Prof B.D. Misra).
  7. "Population policy and Productivity  Management", In Narain, Vatsala and C.P. Prakasam (eds.), Population Policy  Perspectives in Developing Countries,  Himalaya Publishing House, 1983, 202-209.
  8. "Educational Goals and Drop-out Factors in a Rural Population", Indian Educational Review, 18:3, 1983, 1-7.
  9. "Cities in India-A Census Analysis", Nagarlok, 15:1, 1983, 73-84.
  10. "Multidimensional Sociology and Vedantic Man", Darshana International, April, 1984.
  11. "Ideal Age at Marriage in a Rural Population", The Journal of Family Welfare, December 1983.
  12. "Aspects of Population Debate and Stratification", The Journal of Family Welfare, Sept. 1984.
  13. "Contemporary Urban Trends and their Implications for India's Urban Growth", The Journal of Social and Economic Studies, 10:1 & 2, 1982.
  14. "City Primacy in Developing Countries: A case study of India", Urban India, Sept. 1984.
  15. "Social Structure and Family Planning: A case study of Two Tribal villages", The Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 32, No. 1, Dec., 1985 (jointly with Dr. S.Naik).
  16. "Social Enrolment Rate, Fertility and Development", Indian Educational Review, Jan. 1987.
  17. "Rural Non-Agricultural Employment in India: A Regional Analysis", Indian Journal of Regional Science, No.1, 1984 (jointly with Dr. Asutosh Saxena).
  18. "Stratification and Mortality", Social Change, Sept. 1984.
  19. "Family Planning Programme in India: Some Issues, Yours Health, 35: 5 & 6, 1986, 117-129.
  20. "Population of North Eastern Zone of India: Pattern and Problems", in  Datta Ray, B. (ed.), The Pattern  & Problems  of  Population  in North East India, Uppal Publishing House, New Delhi, 1986, 51-62.
  21. "A Note on Logistic Method of Urban Forecasting", Demography India, 13: 1 & 2, 1984, 247-254.
  22. "Errors in Age-Reporting in India: A Socio-Cultural and Psychological Explanation", The Indian Journal   of Social Work, 47: 2, 1986, 127-136 (jointly with Prof. P.C. Saxena and Dr. R.K. Verma).
  23. "Rural Development: Policy Perspective", In Tewary, I.N. (ed.), Rural Development, Anmol Publication, Delhi 1986, 168-178, (jointly with Dr. Asutosh Saxena).
  24. "Social Implications of Urbanization in India", The Journal of Sociological Studies, 6 Jan. 1987, 35-46.
  25. "Production and Reproduction in Moslem Countries", Social Change, 17:1, 66-71 (jointly with Dr.  Asutosh Saxena).
  26. "Population Policy in India: Some Issues" in Lal,  S.K. and Ambika chandani (eds.), Population Policy in India: Critical  Issues for Future, 21st Century Publishers, Meerut, 1987.
  27. “Fieldwork in Large Scale Surveys: An Experience of I.I.T.  Kanpur, in Sawhney, Nirmala, P.P.  Talwar,  and B.D.,  Misra (eds.), Large Scale Surveys in Health  and FW  Programme in India,  Population Centre,  (U.P.), Lucknow, 1988.
  28. “Reporduction among the Rural Poor in Uttar Pradesh", The Journal of Family Welfare, 35: 3, March 1989, 51-60.
  29. "What the Poor think about their Poverty-A Socio-Psychological Study", Indian Journal of Social Work, 50:2, April 1989, 171-182.
  30. "Family Planning Communication in India", in Sawhney, Nirmala, O.P. Vig and P.P. Talwar (eds.) Present Family Welfare Strategy: Some Alternatives, Population Centre, Lucknow, 1989.
  31. "Growth of Muslim Population in India: Some Policy Issues", The Eastern Anthropologist, 42:4, Oct. - Dec.1989.
  32. "Gandhian Theory of Population: Relevance and Implications", The Journal of Family Welfare, 37:4, 1991, pp. 32 - 45.
  33. "Poverty and Population: A Study of Reproductive Ideals and Attitude Towards Family Planning Among the Rural Poor in Uttar Pradesh", Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 11:2, 1990 (Published in 1992).
  34. "Demographic Revolution in Indian States", Eastern Anthropologist, 44:4, 1991.
  35. “Feminist Resurgence in India: Towards a Gandhian Framework", Gandhi Marg, 14:3, 1992, 489-502.
  36. "Gandhian Sociology: An Outline", Eastern Anthropologist, 46:3, July - Sept. 1993, pp. 297-316.
  37. Population and Sustainable Development", in Kalra, P.K. (ed.), Recent Trends in Applied Systems Research, 1993, Allied Publishers Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 414-18.
  38. “Conducting a Reliable Census in Somalia", in Aidid, Mohammed  Farah and Ruhela S.P., The  Preferred  Future Development in Somalia, Vikas Publishing  House Pvt. Ltd., 1993, pp. 161-174.
  39. “Environmental Control: A Gandhian Perspective; Gandhians in Action, 1:1, 1994, pp. 117--124.
  40. "Neo-Social Movements: A Creative Cultural Perspective, "Eastern Anthropologist, 47:3, 1994, pp. 223-256 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).
  41. "Gandhi and the Contemporary Challenges: The Emergence of New Social Movements", Gandhi Marg, 16:4, 1995, pp. 437-451 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).
  42. “Fertility Patterns and Family Planning Acceptance among Slum Dwellers in Kanpur”, Journal of Family Welfare”, 41:2, 1995 (jointly with Jayant Upadhyay).
  43. "Muslim Fertility in Urban U.P.: A Qualitative Study,” Demography India, 23:1&2, 1994, published in 1996, 41-49.
  44. "Ecology Movements in Kerala: A Sociological Inquiry", Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, Oct. 1996.
  45. "Rural Housing: Problems and Perspectives", Kurukshetra(special issue on Housing: Changing Perception), 34:8&9,1996, pp.35-38.
  46. "Gandhian Philosophy of Poverty", Gandhians in Action, 2: 5-6, 1995, pp. 155-62.
  47. “Reconstructing Theory of Social Movements in India", Social Action, 46:2, 1996, pp.111-122 (jointly with Abhas Panda).

53.  "Population Dynamics in Uttar Pradesh", Kamla Gupta and Arvind Pandey (eds) Population and Development in Uttar Pradesh, B. R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 1997, pp. 3-18.

54.  "Tisri Kranti: Sambhavnayen evam Gandhivad", Samaj Vivechan, 4, 1997, pp. 1-14 (in Hindi).

55.  "Population Control: An Essay Set in the Gandhian Framework", Gandhi Marg, April-June 1997, 19:1, 85- 92.

56.  "Theories of Population Growth: A Critique", in Singh, J.P. (ed), Studies in Social Demography, M D Publications Pvt Ltd, 1998, pp.105- 124.

57.  "Problems of Theory and Data in Demography", in Singh, J.P. (ed), op cit., 1998, pp.125- 148.

58.  "Reconstructing the Theory of Social Movements", in Sebasti Raj and A.R Choudhury (eds), Contemporary Social Movements in India: Achievements and Hurdles, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, 1998, pp.12-29 (jointly with Abhas Panda).

59.  “Conceptualization of Quality of Life: Traditional, Modern and Postmodern”, The Eastern Anthropologist, 50: 3-4, July-December 1997 (published in October 1998), pp. 357-367 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).

60.  “Crisis in the Conceptualization of Quality of Life: A Gandhian Critique”, Gandhi Marg, 20: 3, October-December 1998, pp. 279-290 (jointly with Clymes Augustine).

61.  “Role of HSS Department in the Technical Institutes”, in Sabiruddin, D.K.Nautiyal and Asha Kapoor (eds), Integrating Humanistic Values and Social Concerns with Technical Education, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, 2000.

62.  “Bharat me Jansamkhya Vridhi ke Samajshastriya Aayam”, Radhakamal Mukherjee: Chintan Parmpara, 2:1, 2000, pp.33- 35.

63.  “Power, Resistance, and Change in India at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century: The Post-Sociological View”, Gandhi Marg, 23:1, 2001, pp.45- 63.

64.  “New Organizations and Social Change, “Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 20: 1-2, 1999 (Published in 2001), pp. 27- 49.

65.  “Triple Burden among Women Scientists in India: A Sociological Study of Women Faculty at some Reputed Centres of Higher Learning and Research,” Social Action, 51, Oct-Dec. 2001 (jointly with Namrata Gupta), pp. 395- 416.

66.  “Fertility in UP: What can be Done?” in Pandey, Janak and others, Social Development, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2002, pp.101-112.

67.  “Software Work in India: Routinization or Postmodernization,” “Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 22: 2, October 2001 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan), pp. 1-27.

68.  “How Capability Maturity Model Matters: Mature Vs. Immature Software Organizations,” Subic, A. J., H.C.Tsang, C.Y.Tang, and G. Netherwood (eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Quality and Reliability (ICQR), 28- 30 August 2002, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan), pp.133- 141.

69.  “Is Software work routinized? Accepted for publication in The Journal of Systems & Software, 66: 1, 2003, pp. 1- 6 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

70.  “Women Academic Scientists in India”, Social Studies of Science, Vol. 32: 6, Dec. 2002 (jointly with Namrata Gupta).

71.  “Patrifocal Concerns in the Lives of Women in Science: Continuity of Tradition and the Emerging Challenges,” to be published in the second issue of Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 10: 2, 2003, pp.279-305 (jointly with Namrata Gupta).  

72.  “Sociology of AIDS: Some Sociological Issues”, in Pandey, Chandra M., Pradeep Misra and Uttam Singh, Biostatistical Aspects of Health and Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 2002.      

73.  “Gender Inequality in Work Environment at Institutes of Higher Learning in Science and Technology in India”, accepted in Work, Employment and Society (jointly with Namrata Gupta).    

74.  “Issues in Sustainable Development in India”, Proceedings of International Conference on Population, Development and Environment”, BITS Pilani, India, 2003 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

75.  “Voluntary Development Organisations: Mission, Vision, and Reality”, Gandhi Marg, 23: 1, April-June 2003, 5-20 (jointly with Shailendra Kumar Dwivedi).

76.  “Complexities, Ambiguities and Conflicts in Involuntary Sector: A Study of Two Voluntary Development Organizations”, Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, 23: 2, 2002, pp. 11-26.  (Published in 2003).

77.  “Power, Pluralism and Equality in India:  A Sociological View”, http://www.sammaditthi.com, online Journal of Sammaditthi Social Science Research, 3 November 2003.

 

 

19. Main National Conferences/Seminars attended since 1990:

 

1.      Paper entitled "Fertility and Family Planning among Muslims", National Seminar on Population Programme: Towards 2001, Annamalai University, August 23-25, 1990.

2.      Paper entitled "Planning India's Urban Future", National Seminar on Recounstructing Theories of Modernization and Development, SSS, JNU, New Delhi, March 22-24, 1991.

3.      Paper entitled "Status of Women and Fertility: Gandhian Perspective", in National Seminar on Women in Development: Issues and Perspectives, Punjab University, Chandigarh.

4.      Paper entitled "Family Planning Programme in the Western Region", Workshop on Area Specific Approach, Population Centre, Lucknow, Oct. 13-15, 1990 (jointly with A.S. Chauhan).

5.      Invited Paper entitled "Social Acceptance of Family Planning Technologies", Committee on Science and Society, Indian Science Congress, Vadodara, Jan. 5, 1992.

6.      Invited Seminar, "Population Explosion and India's Problems of Environment", U.P. Academy of Admn. Nainital, 24 April, 1992.

7.      Paper entitled "Muslim Fertility in Urban U.P.: A Qualitative Study", Research Workshop on Demographic Transition and Development Alternatives, 26-27 Nov. IIHMR, Jaipur, 1993.

8.      Paper entitled “Synthesis of MCH and FP Studies in UP”, January 19, 1994, Clarks Avadh, Lucknow, National Workshop Organized by Population Council.

9.      Paper entitled "Population and Sustainable Development", Seventeenth National Systems Conference, 24-26 Dec. 93. IIT Kanpur.

10.  Paper entitled "Demographic Aspects of Riots", National Symposium on Riots in India, IIT Kanpur, 4-5 Dec.1993.

11.  Paper entitled "Sustainable Development and The Scheduled Tribes", National Seminar on The Scheduled Tribes and the Mainstream of Indian Society and Culture, 18-19 March, 1994, Lucknow, Deptt. of Public Admn., Lucknow University, organized by Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society.

12.  Invited paper entitled "Statistics and Medical Sciences", XII Annual Conference of ISMS on "Evaluation Technologies in Medical Education and Health Care Delivery System", 5-7 Sept., 1994, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha.

13.  Paper entitled "The Value Perspective of Social Development", XVIII Indian Social Science Congress, 12-16 Nov. 1994, M.S.University, Baroda (jointly with Manju Singh).

14.  Paper entitled "Social Development and Fertility in U.P.", Seminar on Population and Development in Uttar Pradesh, 16-18 Nov.1994, SGPGI, Lucknow.

15.  Paper entitled "Social Values and Quality of Life in India: Empirical Findings", XXI All India Sociological Conference 19-21 Dec. 1994, CSS/SSS, JNU, New Delhi (jointly with Manju Singh).

16.  Participated as Consultant in National Workshop on the Role of Private Medical Practitioners in Promoting MCH and Family Welfare Program, sponsored by Population Council, 18 January 1995, Hotel Clarks Avadh.

17.  Paper entitled "Teenage Reproductive Behaviour in Rural U.P.", 18th Annual Conference of IASP, SIHFW, Lucknow, 25-27, March 1995.

18.  Invited to participate in the Regional Workshop on Reproductive Health, 6-8 Feb. 1996, Hotel Clarks Avadh, organized by Centre for Operations Research and Training and Indian Association for the study of Population, sponsored by Ford Foundation.

19.  Paper entitled "Family Planning in India: Some Lessons from the National Family Health Survey 1992-93, "The Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Population, 26-28 Feb. 1996, Population Research Centre, M.S. University, Baroda.

20.  Paper entitled "Fertility needs a New Mindset", paper presented in One day seminar on Fertility in U.P. , Yojana Bhavan, Lucknow, 16 Jan.1997.

21.  Paper entitled "National Conference on Integrating Humanistic Values & Social Concerns with Technical Education Programme", HSS Department, Roorkee University, 3-5 Nov., 1997.

22.  Paper entitled "Voluntary Development Organization (VDO) in Civil Society: Limits of Professional Particularism", International Seminar on Gandhi and the Twenty-First Century, Wardha, 1-4 Feb. 1998.

23.  Invited paper, “Social Constraints in the Progress of the State for Population Stabilization and Related Development Issues”, Roundtable Conference on Population Stabilization and Related Development Issues in Uttar Pradesh, Hotel Awadh Clark, Lucknow, 8-9 January, 1999.

24.  Resource person in the workshop on poverty, held at Manvodaya, Lucknow, 3 February 1999.

25.  Paper “Fertility in UP: What can be done?” National Seminar on Population and Economic Development, DG Girls College, Kanpur, 6-7 January, 2000.

26.  Discussant, Millenium Conference on Population, Development and Environment Nexus, Jointly Organized by IASP-PFI-UNFPA, Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, PHD House, 4/2, Siri Institutional Area, New Delhi, 14-16 February, 2000.

27.  Presented a paper on “Environment and Peace: What can Sociologists do?” National Seminar on Environment, Peace and Technology, Lucknow University, 1-2 December 2000.

28.  Presented a paper on “Routinization and Deskilling Debate in Indian Software Industry”, XXVI All India Sociological Conference held at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, 29-31 December, 2000 (jointly with P. Vighnesh Illavarsan as the first author).

29.  Presented a paper on “Fertility in Uttar Pradesh: What can be done?” in National Seminar on Population and Health at Govind Vallabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad, 18- 19 January 2001. Also chaired a session on Population Policies: Implementation and Agencies.

30.  Presented an invited paper on “Measurement of Urbanization: Construction of Chernoff-Type Face” in National Seminar on Emerging Methodologies of Data Analysis and Related Inferences, Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 5-7 February 2001.

31.  “Would WTO Routinize System Work in India? Some Answers from a Pilot Study”,  in Opening Seminar of WTO and Allied Issues, Conducted by Strategic Forum, India at IIM Lucknow, 4-5 Feb. 2001 (jointly with P. Vighnesh Illavarsan as the first author).

32.  Presented a paper on “Some Issues in Mobilising Opinion in Favour of Family Planning in UP with particular reference to Intervention among Muslims”, State Conference on Mobilization of Opinion Makers on Population Policy, organized by Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi at Taj Residency Hotel, Lucknow, 16th May 2001.

33.  Presented invited paper on “Sociology of AIDS: Some Issues”, 19th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics, and 6th Conference of The International Biometric Society (IR), Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Dec. 1- 3, 2001.

34.  Participated in Workshop on Practice Research Engagement, Viswa Yuvak Kendram, New Delhi, February 7-8, 2002, Organized by PRIA, New Delhi.

35.  Participated in 19th UP Sociological Conference of Uttar Pradesh Samaj Shastra Parishad, Sociology Department, 9th February, 2002 and presented a paper on “Social Movements in India and Uncertainty: A Post-Sociological View.”

36.  Presented paper entitled “Dilemmas in Sustainable Development,” National Seminar on Environmental Ethics: To What Extent Does it Go Beyond Human-Centered Ethics, Organized by Christ Church College Kanpur and sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, January 21- 23, 2002 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

37.  Presented paper entitled “Sustainable Development: Shift from Population to Cultural Paradigm.” International Conference on Population, Development and Environment, BITS Pilani, 15- 16 March 2002 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

38.  Presented paper entitled “Managing Bench Workers in Indian Software Industry: An Agenda,” in National Seminar on Structure of Employment and its Interface with Technology: Present Status and Policy Imperatives for Productivity Enhancement, HSS Department, IIT Delhi, 27- 28 March 2002 (jointly with P. Vigneswara Ilawarsan).

39.  Presented paper entitled “Social Construction of Health and Illness among women”, IRMS Silver Jubilee & XX Annual Conference of Indian Society of Medical Statistics, AIIMS, New Delhi, 19- 22 December 2002 (jointly with Shikha Dixit and Mamta Misra). Also chaired a session on Fertility and Contraception during the conference.

40.  “Perspectives on Health, Illness and Wellbeing: An Agenda for Future Research”, National Seminar on Dimensions of Health, Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Allahabad University, Allahabad, 10 – 12 April, 2003.

41.  “Health and Illness among Tribes: A Quick Survey of Two Blocks of District Raigarh”, Regional Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), Sponsored by United Nations Population Fund, Population Research Centre, Department of Economics, Lucknow University, 13-14 November 2003 (jointly with Ms. Rita Singh).

42.  “Indian Systems of Medicine-Commodification of Health and Marginalization of Tradition”, National Conference on Tradional Knowledge Systems of India, 9- 11 Jan. 2004, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur.

43.  Chaired sessions on Indian Systems of Medicine and Pharmacology- 4, and Philosophy of Traditional Knowledge Systems-1, National Conference on Tradional Knowledge Systems of India, 9- 11 Jan. 2004, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur.

44.  Lectures on Issues in Sampling and Qualitative Methods, UGC Refresher Course, Staff College, Banaras Hindu University, organized by Deartment of Sociology, Varanasi, 17 Jan. 04.

 

20.            Meetings:

  1. Rapid Evaluation of ISRHHD and SAY Schemes – Approval of Tabulation Plan, Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, 6 Nov. 2003.

 

21.            Membership of Professional Associations in India:

 

1.      Member of the Indian Association for the Study of Population since 1981; Life Member since 1993.

2.      Life Member of Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, Lucknow since 1993.

3.      Life Member of Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi, since 1994.

4.      Life Member of Indian Society for Medical Statistics, New Delhi since 1994.

5.      Founder Member of Indian Academy for Mathematical Modeling in Engineering and Sciences (IAMMES), 1994.

 

22.     Membership of International Professional Association:

Member of International Union of Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).  Elected member in 1991.

 

23.  Reviewer for Journals:

 Social Studies of Science, Population Review, Demography India.

 

24.  Participation in International Conferences:

 

1.      Presented a paper on "Population policy and Productivity Management", in the International Conference on Population Policy Perspectives, held at IIPS Bombay, 1-4, Dec. 1981.

2.      Presented a paper on "Methods in Social Demography", in the International Population Conference held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 20-27, Sept. 1989.

3.      Presented a paper, "Maternal Mortality Rates: Levels, Trends and Causes", International Conference on Safe Motherhood in South Asia: Challenges Ahead, Society for International Development, Chandigarh, Hotel Mountiview, 3-5 March 1994.

4.      Presented paper on “Dilemmas in Sustainable Development,” International Conference on Population, Development and Environment,” BITS Pilani, supported by UNFPA, IIPS and UGC, 15- 16 March 2002 (jointly with Vigneswara Ilavarsan P).

 

25.  Seminars/Lectures

 

1.      “Sustainable Development”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

2.      “Social Indicators of Development”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

3.      “Role of NGOs in Improving the Environment”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

4.      “PRA as a Tool for Development”, Lecture in Refresher’s Course in Environment Economics & EIA, HSS Department, IIT Kanpur, June 26- July 05, 2003.

 

26.  Universities and Other Institutes where Lectured as a Visiting Faculty/Guest:

 

1.      Kanpur University, M.Phil (commerce), 1983.

2.      National Sugar Institute, lectures in statistics for postgraduate classes, 1986.

3.      Administrative Training Institute, Nainital, guest faculty in course on rural development, 1988.

4.      Population Centre, Lucknow, guest faculty in refresher course on population studies for university teachers, 1989.

5.      Kanpur University, M.Phil. (Education), 1990.

6.      Academy of Administration Nainital, guest faculty in population and environment, 1992.

7.      Four lectures on statistics in UGC sponsored refresher course in research methods in social sciences, Department of Sociology, Lucknow University, Lucknow, 25- 26 August, 1998.

8.      Gramodaya University, Chitrakoot on voluntary organizations, 2003.

 

 

27.  Contribution to Institute Administration:

 

1.         Convener Department Under-Graduate Committee DUGC, and member Senate   

2.         Under-Graduate Committee (SUGC) for one term, 1983-84.

3.         Warden of Hall-2 August 1988 - November 1991.

4.         Convener, Department Post-Graduate Committee  (DPGC), HSS Department, 1991-  92.

5.         Chairman, Senate Post-Graduate Committee (SPGC), 1991-92.

6.         Member IAC, 1991-92.

7.         Member, EPC, 1991-92.

8.         Convener, Inquiry Committee, constituted to inquire into disciplinary charges against some mess workers, 1991.

9.         Convener, DPGC, HSS Department and member of SPGC, 1992-93.

10.     Served as a member on the committee constituted to look into the matters regarding adoption of Career Development Scheme for Mess Workers at par with the Institute Employees, 1995.

11.     Warden Hall-3, 1 September 1994 - 19 March 1995.

12.     Warden-in-charge Hall-4, 20 March 1995- 5 June 1996.

13.     Convener DUGC, HSS Deptt. and member SUGC, 1995-96.

14.     Member House Allotment Committee-1, 24 September 1995- 31 March 1998.

15.     Convener DLC and member SLC, 1997-98.

16.     Vice-chairman, JEE -1998.

17.     Vice-chairman, JEE-1999. For JEE-99 IIT Kanpur was also the organizing Institute.

18.     Member (Director’s nominee), Slow Pace Programme Committee, 1998.

19.     Vice-chairman, Council of Wardens, w.e.f. February 1, 1999 for one year.

20.     Senate nominee, Member, Senate Students’ Affairs Committee, 1999-2000.

21.     Chairman, Council of Wardens, February 1, 2000- January 31, 2001.

22.     Chairman, Commercial Establishment Monitoring and Management Committee (CEMMC), March 13, 2001- April 30, 2002, and Member of the Security Executive Committee.

23.     Associate Coordinator, Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), IIT Kanpur, July 11, 2001- 16 May 2002.

24.     Member, CEMMC, 2002-

25.     Convener, DUGC and member APEC, 2001- 02.

26.     Represented IITK on Nyuntam Mazdoori Salahkar Board of UP, 2002.

27.     Represented IITK on Station Salahkar Samiti, Kanpur, 2002.

28.     Member Rajbhasha Salahkar Samiti, from July 2002.

29.     Chairman, Employees Problems & Welfare Consultative Committee (EPWCC), w.e.f. Nov.16 2002.

30.     Head, Humanities and Social Sciences Department, since 7 April 2003.

 

31.  Seminars/Conferences/Courses Organized at IIT Kanpur:

 

1.      Workshop on Work Motivation at IIT Kanpur, 12-13, March 1992, sponsored by Q.I.P. (jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma and Prof. M.A. Ansari).

2.      Coordinator, National Workshop on Social Development Technology and Empowerment of Women: sponsored by ICSSR, 24-25, April 1992 (jointly with Dr. Raka Sharan).

3.      Coordinator, Three week Refresher Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences, June 22 - July 10, 1992 (organized jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma)

4.      Workshop on Effective Leadership and Communication for the Upper Level Officers of IIT Kanpur, August 1993 (organized jointly with Prof. N.K. Sharma, Prof. M.A. Ansari, Prof. B.N. Patnaik and Mr. V. Narasimhan).

5.      A One-Day Workshop on Machine Gradable Examination, Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, sponsored by Joint Entrance Examination-98 (jointly with Vijay Gupta and Dayanand Yadav).

6.      Project Methodology Workshop, 1- 3 Feb. 04, sponsored by Banwasi Seva Ashram, Sonbhadra.

 

32.  Other Conferences organized as Consultant:

 

1.      Organized one day workshop on "Institutional Development and Commitment to Change ", Landmark Hotel, Kanpur, sponsored by Ganga Institutional and community Development Project, Kanpur, 14 Sept.1995 (jointly with Dr.Shikha Dixit).

2.      Organized one day workshop on "Organizational Development and Commitment to Change", Mirzapur Community Centre, sponsored by Ganga Institutional and Community Development Project, Kanpur, 9 Nov.1995.

 


 

33.  Films

 

Directed a film on courses of studies at IITs (with Prof. Vijay Gupta, Aerospace Engineering Department), 1998 for the purpose of counseling of students joining UG programme at IITs.

 

34.  Awards:

 

1.      Government of India fellowship to pursue CPS programme at IIPS Bombay, 1975-76.

2.      Government of India fellowship to pursue DPS programme at IIPS Bombay, 1976-77.

3.      Second position in CPS and first position in DPS, IIPS Bombay.

4.      IIT Bombay Research Fellowship for doing the doctoral work, IIT Bombay, 1977- 1980.

5.      Elected member of the IUSSP, Belgium, 1991.

6.      Chandrasekaran Award of the Indian Association for the Study of Population, 1993.

7.      Member Executive Committee, Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, 1992- 1994.

8.      Member Executive Committee, Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, 2002- 2004.

9.      Consulting Associate, Centre for Operations Research and Training, Vadodara, 2002.