Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Munmun Jha
Associate Professor of Sociology
Telephone: +91-512-259 7615
+91-512-392 7615
E-mail: mjha@iitk.ac.in
BA (Hons) 1987 (St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University), MA 1989 and MPhil 1992 (Jawaharlal Nehru University), PhD 1996 (Glasgow University)
Lecturer, Goa University (1996-97); Lecturer, IIT Kanpur (1997-99); Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur (1999-2005); Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur (2005-present).
Current teaching interests: Indian society and culture, human rights.
Current research interests: human rights issues, child labour, human rights education, NGOs, and social movements.
Publications include:
“Ideology, Violence and the Human Rights Movement.” In The Indian Journal of Political Science, Volume 67, Number 4, October-December 2006, pp. 679-694.
“Human Development in a Rights Framework.” In Human Development: Concept and Issues in the Context of Globalization, edited by S. K. Pant. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2006, pp. 41-63.
“Remembering Peter Benenson: Amnesty’s Founder.” In Freedom First, Number 470, July 2006, pp. 31-34.
“Language, Dominance and Rights.” In Globalization: Language, Culture and Media, edited by B. N. Patnaik and Imitaz Hasnain. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 2006, pp. 71-78.
“Children in Need: The Role of Helplines.” In Indian Journal of Social Research, Volume 46, Number 2, 2005, pp. 89-100. (With N. K. Sharma)
“Morality, Legality and Human Rights: Gandhi and Ambedkar in a Rights Framework” In Gandhi Marg, Volume 26, Number 3, October-December 2004, pp. 293-304.
“Nehru and Civil Liberties in India.” In International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 7, Number 3, 2003, pp. 103-115.
“Human Rights NGO Strategies in India.” In International Human Rights Perspective, Volume 1, Number 1, 2002, pp. 67-80.
“Association for the Protection of Human Rights: The First Two Decades.” In Indian Journal of Human Rights. Volume 5, Numbers 1 and 2, January-December 2001, pp. 171-186.
“Human Rights NGOs in India: Membership and Leadership.” In New Quest: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Society and Culture, No. 142, October-December 2000, pp. 398-411.
“Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights: An Ethnic NGO.” In The Eastern Anthropologist, Volume 52, Number 4, October-December 1999, pp. 359-368.
“The Indian State and Human Rights NGOs.” In Ko’aga Rone’eta, (International and Human Rights Organizations Series), Series 6, Volume 1999.
Awards and recognition include:
The Human Rights Millennium Award by the Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi, 2000.
Commonwealth Scholarship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London, 1992-1995.
Junior Research Fellowship by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, 1989-1992.
Updated: January 2007