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Name Dr. Dipak K. Midya
Designation Professor
Department Name ANTHROPOLOGY
Office Phone No +91 3222-298 Extn. 394
Email ID dipakmidya@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
dkmidya@gmail.com
Mobile No 9433278378
Personal Website http://vidyasagar.ac.in/dept_of_anthropology/CV_DipakMidya.pdf
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Educational Qualification              
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
UGC-IUC Post-Doc. AssociateshipIndian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla2016
Ph.D.Vidyasagar University2007
M.Sc.University of Calcutta1990
Career Profile / Teaching Experience        
Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University since 24.10. 13
Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University from 24.10.10 to 23.10.13
Reader, Dept. of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University from 10.09.10 to 23.10.10
Reader, Dept. of Anthropology, Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya from 24.10.07 to 09.09.10
Senior Scale Lecturer, Dept. of Anthropology, Seva-Bharati Mahavidyalaya from 24.10.04 to 23.10.07
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Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Sociocultural Anthropology
Ethnic identity
Social unrest
Tribal problems
Maoist violence
Indigenous people
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Course/ Subject Taught 
Sociocultural Anthropology
Indian Society and Culture
Ethnographic Fieldwork
Anthropology of Civilization
Ethnicity
Research Methodology
Development Anthropology
Anthropology of Complex Society
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
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Menstruation in Adolescent Girls: Myths & Taboos [with M. Ganguly, S.Jana, & A. Ganguly]Acta Biologica Slovenica 67 (2): 1-11Jul, 2024UL PressCorresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.67.2.18725
Gender Discrimination in Education among the Muslims: A Case Study in an Indian Village for Identifying the Key Factors [with Md. Mohidul Islam].Journal of Asian and African Studies, 59 (1): 274-291Feb, 2024SageFirst Author Impact Factor: 1.03200
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Article's Web Link: DOI: 10.1177/00219096221106079
Intersecting Knowledge with Landscape: Indigenous Agriculture, Sustainable Food Production and Response to Climate Change – A Case Study of Chuktia Bhunjia Tribe of Odisha, India [with Bhubaneswar Sabar]Journal of Asian and African Studies, 59 (1): 123-141.Feb, 2024SageCo-Author Impact Factor: 1.03200
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Article's Web Link: DOI: 10.1177/00219096221099634
Menstrual hygiene among the school-going early adolescent girls (10-14 years): A socio-cultural study in Bankura district, West Bengal, IndiaActa Biologica Szegediensis, 67 (1): 103-110.Dec, 2023University of Szeged, HungaryCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.15600
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Article's Web Link: Doi: 10.14232/abs.2023.1.103-110
Is Fieldwork loosing its grace? Encontering Western and Indian ExperienceThe Oriental Anthropologist,23(1) 131– 146, 2023Jun, 2023SageSole Author Impact Factor: 0.22000
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Article's Web Link: DOI: 10.1177/0972558X221147834
Encountering Illness: Local Knowledge, Institutions and the Science of Healthcare Practices among the Chutkia Bhunjia Tribe of Odisha, India [with Bhubaneswar Sabar]Journal of Asian and African Studies, 58 (7): 1349-1372May, 2022SageCo-Author Impact Factor: 1.03200
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Article's Web Link: DOI: 10.1177/00219096221086541
Empowerment of Women through Self Help Group: SHG participants perception about enhancement of their capacityJournal of Indian Anthropological Society, 56: 109-1262021IASFirst Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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How long the tribes will remain 'tribes'?International Bilingual Journal of Culture, Anthropology and Linguistics, 3 (1-2): 8-16.2021IBJCAL  Impact Factor:
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Marginalization within own region: a study on LWE and counter-violence and their impact on tribal life [with Ashim Das]Man in India, 100 (1-2): 107-1242020Serial Publications  Impact Factor:
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Reproductive health of the early married Muslim women in India: a study at Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal [with Bithika Adak]Antrocom Journal of Anthropology, 16 (2): 173-1822020Antrocom  Impact Factor:
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Violent extremism and education: a study in a tribal village of Junglemahal in West Bengal[with Ashim Das]International Journal of Applied Social Science, 5 (12), December (2018): 2140-2150.2019SSS  Impact Factor:
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Secular Trend of Muslim Education in IndiaInternational Education & Research Journal, 5 (9): 1-6.2019The Writers Pub.  Impact Factor:
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Social Exclusion of Ethnic Groups and Extremist Violence: A study in Junglemahal, West BengalSummerHill IIAS Review, XXIV (2): 35-432018IIAS, Shimla  Impact Factor:
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Social Exclusion and the Vulnerability to Subversive Activity: Looking into the Ethnic Groups in the Red Corridor of IndiaJournal of the Anthropological Survey of India, 65(2), 225-2362016AnSI (Sage)Sole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X20160204
Social Exclusion and the Vulnerability to Subversive Activity: Looking into the Ethnic Groups in the Red Corridor of India.Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, 65 (2): 225-236. ISSN 2277-436X.2016Anthropological Survey of India  Impact Factor:
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Ethnic Fluidity, Boundary Maintenance, and Integration: A Study on the Indigenous People along the Red Corridor in Eastern India.Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society 48(3): 263-272. ISSN: 0019- 43872014IAS  Impact Factor:
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Negotiating Ethnic Identity in Tribal Life along the Red Corridor in India.The Indian Journal of Anthropology. 2(1): 41-58. ISSN 2320-3757.2014INCAA  Impact Factor:
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Ethnic Unrest and Political Militancy: A Tale of Junglemahal.Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, 63(2): 265-285.2014Anthropological Survey of India  Impact Factor:
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Rice-Beer in the Tribal LifeThe Oriental Anthropologist 3(2): 198-2032004Serial Publications, New Delhi (now taken over by Sage)Sole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Article's Web Link: DOI:10.1177/0976343020040209
A Study on the Ritual Actions in Ho Festivals.Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society 31: 2, pp. 161 – 170. ISSN: 0019- 4387.1996IAS  Impact Factor:
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The Changing Life of an Inmigrant Ethnic Group in Industrial Setting.Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society, 28(1): 55 – 68. ISSN: 0019-43871993IAS  Impact Factor:
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National Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRoleDetails
Traditional Political System: Customary Laws and Social Control in a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Odissa, India [Bhubaneswar Sabar]Man In India, 102 (1-2): 2022:: 97-127May, 2022Serials Pubs.Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Poor people, poorer politicsFrontier, June 212020Frontier weekly  Impact Factor:
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Will hierarchy matter? Social Life in post-Covid19 IndiaFrontier, May 232020Frontier weekly  Impact Factor:
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Education and the Muslim women: study in a Bengal villageNorth Bengal Anthropologist 7: 146-1662019Dept. of anthropology, NBU  Impact Factor:
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Ethnic Boundary, Minority Identity, and the Role of the StateIdentities, Ethnic Boundaries, and the State, edited by Ajit K. Danda, pp. 125-133. ISBN: 978-93-83088-14-0.2017INCAA  Impact Factor:
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Who cares for Human Rights when Social Unrest turns Violent? The Context of JunglemahalAnthropology and Human Rights, edited by B. Chaudhuri & S. Biswas, pp.45-58.ISBN 978-81-316-0838-8.2017Rawat Publications  Impact Factor:
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Social Exclusion and the Vulnerability to Subversive Activity: Looking into the Ethnic Groups in the Red Corridor of India.Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, 65 (2): 225-236. ISSN 2277-436X.2016Anthropological Survey of India  Impact Factor:
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Extremist Violence and Life of the Indigenous People inside Red Corridor in IndiaNorth Bengal Anthropologist, 3: 109-120. ISSN: 2320-8376.2015Dept. of Anthropology, NBU  Impact Factor:
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The Ho concept of Life and continuity: Reflections from Mortuary Rites.Nrtattv: The Anthropology, 5 (7) & 6 (8): 81-90. ISSN: 2249-9830.2015Dept. of Anthropology, Visva-Bharati Univ.  Impact Factor:
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Insurgency Movement and the Nation-State: Role of Welfare MeasuresUnrest, Insurgency, and Beyond. Edited by A.K.Danda, S. Sengupta and D. G. Danda, pp.223-243. ISBN: 978-93-83088-06-5.2015INCAA  Impact Factor:
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Introduction.Indigenous People in India: Identity, Empowerment and Discontent, edited by D.K. Midya, pp.1-11.2012APH Publishing Corporation: New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-313-1439-5.  Impact Factor:
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Assessing the Dying Life: The Lalgarh Context.Maoism in India: Ideology and Ground Reality, edited by Abhijit Guha, pp. 63-89.2012INCAA: Kolkata. ISBN: 81-903866-6-2.[Co-authors: S. Shit & C. Bej]  Impact Factor:
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Ethnicity and its Role in Survival of a Displaced Indigenous People.Dimensions of Anthropological Research in India. Edited by J. Sarkar, A. Basu and A.K. Singh.2012The Indian Anthropological Society: Kolkata. ISBN: 81-85525-06-4.  Impact Factor:
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Ethnicity, Migration and Identity Multiplicity: A Study on a Ho.Anthropology of Management. Edited by A.K. Danda & R.K. Das, pp. 71– 80.2007INCAA: Kolkata. ISBN: 81-903866-3-8.  Impact Factor:
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A PTG in Transition: Identification of some Socio-Demographic Indicators.Anthropology of Management. Edited by A.K. Danda & R.K. Das, pp.81-87.2007INCAA: Kolkata. ISBN: 81-903866-3-8.[Co-author: A. Dinda  Impact Factor:
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Human Rights, Indigenous People and Context: The Bhumij Reality.Anthropology and Human Rights in Contemporary Era,Vol. 3, pp.149-159. Edited by B.Chaudhuri and S. Chaudhuri.2007InterIndia Publications: New Delhi. ISBN: 81-210-0432-2.  Impact Factor:
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Development, Displacement and Identity Crisis: A Study on the Ho.Indigenous People, Traditional Wisdom and Sustainable Development, Vol. 4, pp.166-175. Edited by B.Chaudhuri and S. Chaudhuri.2007InterIndia Publications: New Delhi. ISBN: 81-210-0433-0.  Impact Factor:
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From Subsistence to Cash Crop Substitution and its Implications for Rural Development: The Case of Kuttiya Khonds of Andhra Pradesh.Perspectives of Rural Development: Problems and Prospects. Edited by Rajat Kanti Das, Arabinda Basu & Abhijit Guha, pp.139-149.2006IAS & Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University: Kolkata. ISBN: 81-85525-05-6.[Co-author: A.Dinda]  Impact Factor:
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Denial of Tribal Right to Livelihood and Emergence of Social Unrest: West Bengal Scenario.Social Unrest. Edited by A.K. Danda, S.B. Chakraborty and A. Basu, pp.135-142.2006INCAA: Kolkata. ISBN: 81-903866-1-1.  Impact Factor:
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A Dynamics of Self and Modernity: Reflections on the Methodology and the People.Journal of the Department of Anthropology (C.U.), 3: 2, pp. 23-29.[Co-author: A.Das]1996The Department of Anthropology (C.U.)  Impact Factor:
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The Rationales of Becoming Baha’is: A Study of the Ideological Integrity.Journal of the Department of Anthropology (C.U.), 2: 1, pp. 41 – 57.[Co-authors: Das, A., S.S. Bagchi, S. Talukdar1994The Department of Anthropology, CU.  Impact Factor:
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Regional/Local Publication


Book Published
Title of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Anthropology of MusicVU Pub. Div.Jan, 2024Co-Author [edited with S. Bandyopadhyay] Indexing: Others
Link: ISBN: 978-81-954650-4-0
The Ho: Ethnicity & Ritual Actions – the case of an indigenous people in India.LAP Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany. ISBN 978-3-8473-2868-1.2012Sole Author Indexing:
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Indigenous People in India: Identity, Empowerment and Discontent.APH Publishing Corporation: New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-313-1439-5.2012Sole Author Indexing:
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Many Faces of Development.INCAA: Kolkata. ISBN 81-903866-4-6.2012Second Editor [with R.K. Das] Indexing:
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Essays in Cultural Anthropology.INCAA & IGRMS: Jhargram. ISBN 81-903866-7-02009Third Editor [with Danda, A. K., R. K. Mutatkar] Indexing:
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Book Chapter Published
ChapterTitle of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Ajit K. DandaBiographical Account of Indian AnthropologistsConcept Publishing Company Pvt. LtdFeb, 2023Sole Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS)
Link: ISBN:978-93-5594-168-8
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Amit MaityLivelihood and indebtedness: an ethnographic study of the Bhumij Tribe in West Bengal. OngoingJan, 2023
Bhubaneswar SabarAn Ethnoecological Study on the Livelihood and Eco-restoration among the Chuktia Bhunjia tribe of Odisha, India OngoingJan, 2023
Subhojit SenLivelihood and identity: an ethnographic study of the Kalbelias of Rajasthan OngoingJan, 2023
Brahamadev JanaCyber Bullying among the Tribal PG Students of Jhargram and PaschimMedinipur Districts OngoingMay, 2026
Nandadulal SahooGender inequality among the tribal and non-tribal communities in a village of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal OngoingSep, 2026
Mousumi GangulyReproductive health among the adolescent girls of the Kora and the Bengali caste people: A bio-cultural study in Khatra block of Bankura district, West Bengal, India OngoingMay, 2027
Sila JanaEducation, Elderly Health and Care Giving: A Comparative Study between Tribal and Non-Tribal Elderly People in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India OngoingMay, 2025

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Bithika AdakEffect of early marriage on reproductive health among the Muslim women in Contai, Purba Medinipur , West Bengal. AwardedFeb, 2022
Md. Mohidul IslamEducation among the Muslims in Bengal - A Case Study Awarded2020
Ashim DasCulture and Politics in the Maoist- affected villages of Junglemahal in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India. Awarded2020
Project Work



Completed Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year
Status
Tribal Jan Dhan: An assessment of the impact of PMJDY on the Scheduled Tribes of West BengalProject DirectorICSSR12000001 year20232024
Awareness on Health and Sanitation in JunglemahalProgram CoordinatorUGC500000 year and 6 months20162017
Extremism at Junglemahal in West Bengal: A Study in search of Socio-Economic Roots of the ViolencePrincipal InvestigatorICSSR10000002 year20162018
Ethnic groups and their role in extremist movement in the Junglemahal regionPrincipal investigatorUGC-SAP (DRS-I)500005 year20162021
Nature of exclusion and the inclusive policies and the extent of marginality of the ethnic groups in the Junglemahal regionCoordinatorUGC-SAP (DRS-I)500005 year20162021
Cyber Anthropology: An Exploration on perception and use of Govt. websites by the SC, ST and minority communities in JunglemahalPrincipal InvestigatorUGC-SAP (DRS-I)500005 year20162021
Maoist Extremism, Tribal Life and their Survival Strategy within Junjlemahal, Paschim Medinipur, West BengalPrincipal InvestigatorUGC (Innovative Research Scheme)500001 year and 6 months20152017
Ethnic Unrest and Political Militancy: An Anthropological Enquiry.PIUGC500002 year20082010
Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueDate
Observation & Interview: Types and the Processes (Research Methodology Course sponsored by ICSSR)Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, NIT Rourkela, OdishaNIT RourkelaApr, 2023
Key Concepts of Philosophy of Research: Epistemology, Ontology, Induction, Deduction, Methodology and Method (Research Methodology Course sponsored by ICSSR)Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, NIT RourkelaNIT RourkelaApr, 2023
Gender Ineqality: Trends, Indian Tribal Situation and the Path Ahead [in the Workshop on "How best to Ensure Gender Equality in Tribal Areas: Role of Youth" during 13-15 March, 2023Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies, Maharaja Sriram Chandra BhajaDeo University, Baripada in collaboration with RGNIYD, Ministry of Youth Affairs& Sports, GoI.MSCBU, BaripadaMar, 2023
Research Problem and Inductive & Deductive ReasoningIndian Anthropological Society, KolkataOnline modeJul, 2022
Key-note Address at the National Seminar on Concept of Human RightsUniversity Department of Botany and the University Department of Bio-Informatics, Tilka Manji Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar.Dept. of Botany, Bhagalpur UniversityApr, 2022
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Membership of Learned Society 
Indian Anthropological Society (IAS)
Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
United Indian Anthropology Forum (UIAF)since 2020
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
UIAF World Anthropology CongressAug, 2023Governing Council Member & Paper presenterKISS, Bhubaneswar
INCAA IAC2023Feb, 2023Chaired a SessionSidho-Kanho-Birsha University, PuruliaOrganised by the Department of Anthropology, SKBU
Concept of Human RightsApr, 2022Key-Note speakerUniversity Department of Botany and the University Department of Bio-Informatics, Tilka Manji Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur
Dr. Ambedkar: Relevance TodayMar, 2022Chaired a SessionDr. Ambedkar Chair in Anthropology, University of Calcutta.
INCAA: Indian Anthropology Congress 2022Feb, 2022Round Table speakerUoH, organized by UoH in collaboration with INCAA
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Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
Post-Congress of World Anthropology Congress, 2023Sep, 2023Joint ConvenerIGRMS, AnSI, ICSSR, VU, CU
Hundred Years of Biocultural Studies in Anthropology in BengalJul, 2022Organizing SecretaryVidyasagar University
International Seminar on State, Tribe and Development: Exploring Anthropological Knowledge2019Organizing SecretaryUGC SAP, AnSI
Indian Anthropology Congress (INCAA Congress)on Shaping New India: Role of Anthropology and Anthropologists2017Organizing SecretaryIGRMS, AnSI, ICSSR, ICHR, ICMR & UGC-Unassigned grant
Anthropology of Music2016Joint ConvenerUGC
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Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
Post-Doctoral AssociateshipUGC-IUC2016
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