International paper Presentations (Oversea):
1.
Plenary
Talk: Globalization, ICT Revolution
and Socio-Cultural Changes in India: Sociological Explorations, presented the ISA RC 10 organized International conference on Democratic Partcipation in Employment
and Societal Regulation, at
Ecole Normal Superior de Cachan,
Paris, France, during
27-30, June 2011.
2.
Attended
the XVII World Congress of Sociology
(of the International Sociological Association) at Gothenburg,
Sweden, during July 11-17, 2010, and presented a co-authored (With S Panda)
paper entitled: Contemporary
Tribal resistance Movements in Orissa: Debate on Development
and Displacement, in RC 48, session entitled: Collective Mobilization by the Development
Induced Displaced
3.
Attended the Virginia Tech organized Annual Conference of the (4S) Society for the Social Studies of Science,
(the global professional body of S&T policy researchers)
at Arlington, Washington DC, USA during OCT 27 –NOV 1, 2009
with full financial support of IITKanpur.
Paper entitled (presented):
Science Technology and Social inequality in India: A Socio-historical
Perspective.
4.
Attended the 16th World Congress of
the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological
Sciences (IUAES) at the University of Yunan
Kunming, China during July 27-31, 2009 with Full Financial support from the IUAES
and presented the paper entitled: Indigenous
vision and Sustainable Development in the Panel: Indigenous Knowledge for Ecological
Resource Management.
Chaired the technical session entitled: Traditional Forest related knowledge and
Forest Resource Conservation,
and was discussant to the technical
session: Shifting
Cultivation and agricultural Production Management
.
5.
Delivered an Invited talk entitled "Understanding
People's Science Movement in India :
From the Vantage of Social Movement Perspective (Visit partially
funded by the Russian Society of Sociologists) at the III All-Russia Sociological Congress "Sociology
and a Society: Problems and Ways of Interaction" held during
October 21-24, 2008
at Moscow, Hotel "Academicheskaya".
6.
Attended Ist ISA Forum Sociology, Barcelona,
Spain, September. 5-8,
2008 (partially Funded by the International Sociological Association).
By Invitation Chaired Technical sessions,
(I) Research Committee: 23, entitled Session: 11 The Internet: from Utopia to Nightmare, Joint Session RC07 with RC14 and RC23
Sociology of Science and Technology Friday, Sept. 5, 18:00-20:00 Faculty
of Communication Blanquerna, University
of Ramon Llull, Room A101
(II) Research Committee 48, Session 09. Social Movements:
Vision, Persuasion
and Power, Saturday Sept. 6, Universitat De Barcelona,
Faculty of Philosofia
7.
Attended First ISA Forum Sociology, Barcelona, Spain,
Sept. 5-8, 2008 and Presented two papers:
(i) Science Technology
and Social Inequality in India: A Sociological Perspective,
in RC 23, Session 6; Science and technology for Whom;
(ii)
Understanding Peoples Science Movement in India: from the Vantage of social Movement
perspective, in RC 48 Session 07A: Traditional and New Forms and Arenas of Social Mobilization Part I.
8.
Delivered invited talk
(Partially funded by the Russian Academy of Sciences to visit IHNST,
RAS, Saint Petersburg, Russia)entitled:, 'Current Problems of Science
and the Public Understanding of the Role of Science and Technology
in Developing Countries', in the XXIII, Session entitled,
Fundamental Problems of Sociology and Economy of science:
Past and Present, of the International School of Science and
Technology Sociology, during
Oct.15-1.2007, IHNST, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg,
Russia, 2008.
and Chaired a Technical Session in the XVI World Congress of
Sociology of the International Sociological Association in its RC 23 Session
4 entitled "Science and Technology Under Globalization” celebrated
at Durban, South Africa (Hosted by the University of Kwa Zulu Natal) during 23 -29 July 2006.
10.
Presented a paper
entitled 'Science Popularization
Movement in Orissa, mid-20th Century Onward: A
Sociological Analysis’ (with Subhasis
Sahoo) presented in the RC 48 Session 5 of the
International
Sociological Association's XVI World Congress of Sociology
celebrated at Durban South Africa, During July 23-29 2006.
11.
Presented a paper entitled 'Understanding People’s Science Movement
in India: From the Vantage of Social Movement Perspective’
at the ISA XVI World Congress
of Sociology, in its RC 23 Session 7, Celebrated at Durban,
South Africa during 23-29 July 200
12.
Presented a paper entitled ' Socio Psychological
Determinants of Career Alternatives to scientific Profession
in India’ in the XXII
session on October 23-25, 2006 (Theme: The Images of scientists
in Mass Consciousness: History Paradoxes and New Alternatives)
of International school
of Science Technology Sociology, Institute for History of
Natural Science and Technology, Saint
Petersburg, Russian Academy
of Sciences, Russia
12. Presented a paper entitled
'People's Science Movement
in Late 20th Century India’ (With Subhasis
Sahoo)
in the 9th International Conference on Public
Communication of Science and Technology (PCST-9)
organized by the Korean Science Foundation
and Korea Academy of Science and Technology,
Coex, Seoul, Korea during 17-20 May 2006.
13. Paper entitled: Role of Grassroots NGOs In India: A New Social Movement Perspective, presented
in the 9th International Conference on
Alternative Futures & Pupular
Protest, Organised by the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester,
UK, during 22-24 April 2003.
14. Paper entitled:
'Determinants of Scientific Productivity: A Study among Indian Academic Scientists' has been Presented in
the Session 6, in RC23
Sociology of Science and Technology, the XV World Congress of Sociology of the International Sociological
Association, held at Brisbane,
Australia during7-13 July 2002.
15. Attended and presented paper entitled: R&D
Cultures: Fostering Innovations in Organizations (with Shikha Suman) in the international R&D Management Conference held at the National Institute
of Technology Management, (NITM) Dublin, Ireland,
6-7 September 2001.
Forthcoming International (Oversea) Presentations:
1.
Invited
Keynote speaker: Globalization of Science and Technology in Developing Countries,
A Sociological Perspective; in the 36th session
of the International School of Sociology of Science and Technology,
IHST Saint Petersburg, Russian Academy of sciences , devoted
to the theme
"Innovations in Science and Education: Recent Trends”, to be held during 25-27 October 2011.
2.
Organising session
entitled: Democratizing Science and Technology for Social Justice, under
the RC 23 at the forthcoming ISA Forum II, to be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina
during August , 1-4,
2012
National / premier Institutes/
Depts. Presentations/ Lectures:
1.
Delivered
Key-Note address to the International Conference entitled :
Science Technology and Society, (supported by the M P council
of Science and Technology) under the auspices of Indore Christian
College, Devi Ahlya Bai
University, Indore on the 12th of March 2011.
2.
Under
UGC Special Lecture series of the Dept. of Sociology, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, delivered Lectures on :
Contemporary Tribal Resistance Movements in Orissa: Studies on Collective
Mobilization by the Development Induced Displaced, during 03-04-05 March 2011.
3.
Symposium
Speaker at the International Seminar entitled: Science Technology
and the Nation; (European Commission funded Project) at the
University of Hyderabad (Central University) under the auspices of Centre for Knowledge, Culture and Innovation Studies,
during 24-26, 2011, on the theme, Science Technology in
India Contributing to Class Formation
?
4.
On the invitation of the Dept. of Humanities
and Social Sciences IIT Guwahati,
delivered series of Lectures on Science and
Technology under Globalisation,
Social and Economic aspects of Industrial Technology transfer
from Developing countries to Developed countries, during
14th December to 18th December 2010.
5.
On the invitation of Department. of Sociology,
University of Pondicherry, a Central University
Delivered UGC series of Lectures on Contemporary Resistant Movements in Orissa and Social Impacts
of IT Revolution in India during 25- 26-27,
October 2010 at the Pondicherry University .
6.
Delivered an invited
lecture entitled: Globalization and Industrial R&D in India, to
the Indian Institute of Metals NALCO Angul
Chapter on 15th June 2010 at the Chanakya Hall,
NALCO, ANGUL.
7.
Presented paper entitled:
Globalization. ICT revolution
and Sociocultural Changes: Sociological
explorations, to the International conference on 'Globalization, Society and
Culture' organized by the University
of Poona, Dept of Sociology, during 23-25 February 2010.
8.
Delivered invited
lecture entitled: Science and
Technology in the Global South a Perspective to Globalization, at the National Institute
of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), CSIR, New Delhi, on 29th
January, 2010
8. Delivered Valedictory address on 25th Feb 2009 to International conference on ‘Globalization, Society and
Culture’ organized by the University
of Poona, Dept of Sociology, during 23-25 Feb 2010.
9. Delivered an invited talk at the Department of Humanities
and Social Sciences,
IIT Kharagpur, on the
theme : Science
and Technology in India for Class formation or Class annihilation, on 18th February, 2009
10. Delivered invited Lecture entitled: Science Technology and Social Stratification
in post–independent India, at the Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry, during March 28-30, 2007.
11. Delivered the key note address
as the Chief speaker to the UGC funded National Seminar organized
by the DAV College Kanpur, on the theme Environment
and Development,
on 19th February 2007.
Title of the Key Note
Address: Indigenous Vision for Ecologically Sound Development.
12. Presented an invited
paper entitled: Globalization
and the Scientific Technological regime in India: Aspects of Change, at the UGC and UNDP sponsored international
seminar entitled: Globalization: Potentialities and Predicaments,
Organized by the Department of Sociology, University
of Calcutta, Kolkata, during January16-17, 2007.
13. Delivered a Plenary talk to
the Symposium-I “ScienceTechnology and Society: Emerging Issues” of the XXXII All India Sociological Conference, organized by the University of Madras, Chennai, during
27-29 December 2006.
Title
of the Plenary Talk:
Science Technology
and Social Inequality in the Developing Societies: A Critical Perspective
14.
Delivered Key-note Address entitled: Sociology in the IITs and IIMs
Retrospects and Prospects,
in inaugural session of the
Symposium on “Sociology in the IITs and IIMs:
Trends, Prospects
and Possibilities.” Organized by the Department
of Humanities and Social Sciences,
IIT Bombay, during 12-13 November,
2005.
15. Chaired a Technical Session and presented a paper entitled "Productivity issues in In-House R&D units:
An empirical enquiry in Indian metal industry" (with Shikha Suman) in the International
Conference on Productivity and Quality Research, organized by the IIT Delhi in collaboration with
International Society for Productivity and Quality Research, (University of Miami,
USA) during December 12-15,
2005.
16. Presented a paper entitled "Changing
trends of Technological Research in India under Globalization"
in the International Conference on Globalization
and Economic Asymmetries organized at the IIM Kozhikode
in association with The
Athenian Policy Forum INC,
USA, during December 15-17,
2005.
17. Chaired a technical session entitled "Status of R&D in India and other Countries" in the 2005 NISTADS-CRRID
International Conference on Science and Technology Policy:
Future Challenges in the Context of Globalization,
(Co-sponsored by the UNESCO and DST,
Government of India) organised
at the CRRID Chandigarh,
During March 7-10, 2005
18. Delivered a Keynote address as the Chief speaker in the inaugural session
of the UGC funded National
Seminar on Sociology in Orissa, hosted by the Dept. of Sociology at Sambalpur University,
during February 22-23,
2005.
19. Chaired a Technical session: Social and Ecological Values in Tribal India, and presented a paper entitled :Indigenous Vision for a sound Environmental and Ecological Future, at the International Conference on Tribal Society
in India and Beyond held at the Sambalpur
University during December 17-19,
2004, jointly organized
by the Dept. of Anthropology and the Orissa Research Project
of Institute of Ethnology, Free University of Berlin,
Germany.
20. Delivered
an invited lecture on the theme: Indigenous
Vision for Environmental Ethics, at the Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad, Central University
Post, Hyderabad, on 13th April 2004.
21. Delivered
an invited lecture on the theme "Values and objectivity
in Social Science Research
", at the Department of Sociology, Lucknow University,
Lucknow on 20th January 2004.
22. Delivered three lectures on : Theories of Sociology
of Development, on 12 and 13 January 2004, as
resource person at the second Refreshers'
Course in Sociology organized by the UGC and Academic
Staff College, BHU for College and University teachers during 2-22, 2004.
23. Invited Symposium speaker at 5th Andhra Pradesh
Sociological Society Conference
on Technology Society and Development in the Developing
Countries, during 7-8th August 2003 at Osmania University Hyderabad
24. Paper entitled: Indigenous Vision for
Environmental /Ecological Protection, presented in the DN Majumdar Centennial
Conference (2003-2004),Organised by the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow, during 28th Feb- 2nd March 2003.
25. Visiting Scholar to the Indian
Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, During October 27-31,
2002.
Delivered two Lectures entitled: (i) Social
Inequality in Scientific Productivity and (ii) Impact
of Globalisation on Indian Science
and Technology in India. presented in the National seminar: Marginalisation and Technology: The Dialogue and the Dialectic,Organised by the Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta during November 15-16, 2002.;
27. Delivered the
Keynote Address as the Chief speaker to the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the P G Department of Sociology at the Ravenshaw College (Autonomous), Cuttack on 9th
March 2002.Theme- Development and Empowerment: Theoretical Discourses.
Organised by the PG Department of Sociology at Ravenshaw College (Autonomous) in collaboration with the Orissa Sociological Association.
28. Delivered
a Lecture asthe
resource person/expert to the Second Conference of Ph.D Scholars
of U P Region during 26th Feb. to 1st March 2001, Theme-Values
and Objectivity in Social Science Research Organised by the
G B Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad.
29. Chaired Technical
Session V entitled Collaboration
aspects:An introspection from Non-Bibliomatric Perspective'
at the International Workshop: Emerging Trends in Science and
Technology Indicators: Aspects of Collaborations.
Paper presented entitle:
Patterns of Scientific
productivity among Indian Academic Scientists
Organized by the NISTADS, CSIR New Delhi at the CSIR Science
Center, Lodi Gardens,
New Delhi 110003, During 20-25 Feb. 2001
30. Paper entitled: Aspects of Effectiveness
of Environmental NGOs: An Empirical Study, presented at the XXVII All India Sociological Conference in RC 04., Organised by the Department of Sociology, Guru
Nanakdev University, Amritsar, during December 26-28, 2001.
31. Paper entitled : Relations Between Science, Technology and
Environment: Theoretical Explorations. (Published in the
Proceedings) Presented at the National Seminar :
Eco-Environmental Concerns
2000 and Beyond
Organized by the Department
of Sociology, Lucknow University,during 25-26 February, 2000.
32. Paper entitled : Quality Research
Performance Among Academic Scientists of India. Presented at the National Seminar : Scientific
and Technological Research
in Indian Universities.
Organized by The Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi in collaboration with
the CSIR, New Delhi, held at R R
L, Bhopal during September 20-21,1999.
33. Paper entitled: Impact
of Liberalization and Globalization on Science and Technology in India. Presented at the Seminar :
India on the Threshold of the New Millenium:
the Unfinished Agenda and New Challenges, Organized
by GB Pant Social Sciences Institute, Allahabad, collaboration with
the Association of Social Science Institutions, New Delhi, during November 26-27, 1999.
34. Lectured at the UGC funded Refreshers Course as resource person on the theme: Joint Forest Management and Participatory
Development in India Organised by the Department of
Sociology, University of Bombay,
Mumbai, during May 1997.