General Information
Name : Dr. E. N. Ashok kumar
Designation : Reader
Area of Specialization : Environment; Modernization and Social Change,
and Social Dimensions of Health.
Office Address : School of Social Sciences
SRTM University, Vishnupuri
Nanded- 431 606 INDIA
Phone : 02462-259942 (O)
02462-266889 (R)
Fax : 02462-229245
Mobile No. : 9850154917
Email : erantia@rediff.com
Education
| Degree |
University |
Subject |
Year |
| Ph.D. |
South Gujarat |
Sociology |
1990 |
| M.A. |
Bangalore |
Rural Development |
1982 |
| B.Sc. |
Bangalore |
Physics, Chemistry, mathematics. |
|
Research Statement
Details of Ph.D. work
Title of the thesis: "Communication and Rural Development: A Case of Karnataka Villages".
Research Project Carried out in past, with post held
During May 1999-May 2001, completed a Research Project entitled "Economic Analysis of Forest Based Livelihood Systems: A Study of two Villages in Nanded Districts (Maharastra State), India". The study was funded by the World Bank under "India: Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project" coordinated through IGIDR, Mumbai.
During 2006, completed a project entitled "Social Dimensions of Forest Use: A Village Study in Western Ghats" funded by Winrock International India, New Delhi.
In 2007, completed a project entitled "Bypassing traditional Societies: A Study of Earthquake Rehabilitated Villages of Latur District (Maharastra)", funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
Currently, one Major Research Projects is in hand: "Typology of Contest over Forest Resources in Western Ghats" funded by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi and is likely to be completed by the end of 2007.
Consultancy
During 2001 and 2002 worked as Consultant for Total Knowledge Management Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore for the Project entitled "Sericulture 2000".
Publications
| Sr. No. |
Year/Particulars |
Title of the Book/Articles |
Publication |
| 1. |
(2000) Article in an Edited Book |
New Economic Policy and Dalits |
Rawat, Jaipur |
| 2. |
(1999) Authored a Book |
Social Dimensions of Communication and Rural Development |
Spellbound Rohtak |
| 3. |
(1998) Two chapters in an Edited Book |
Challenging Untouchability |
Sage New Delhi |
| 4. |
One Article |
Atrocities on Dalits |
Ambedkar Chair, Mussorie |
| 5. |
(1997) Article |
Understanding Village Typologies |
Exchanges/No:16 Actionaid, India |
| 6. |
(1996) Articles |
(a)What the Market Economy has Meant for Samagars of Belgaum;
(b) Preserve for the Poor, Don’t Reserve for the Rich.
|
Exchanges/No:15 Actionaid, India
Exchanges/No: 13
Actionaid, India |
| 7. |
(1993) Four Articles in the Book |
Sericulture and Development |
Indian Publishers Delhi |
| 8. |
(1992) Authored a Paper |
Gender Inequalities & Division of Labor: A Study of Sericulture Practices in Karnataka |
Man in India/72 (1)
Pp 27-34 |
Research Reports
- Bivoltine Hybrid Cocoon Production in AP (1990-91);
- Local Race Silkworm Seed Organization in AP (1992);
- NGOs, Development and Sericulture in AP (1992);
- Formation of Women’s Groups in Sericulture, AP (1992);
- Chawki Rearing Centres in AP (1993);
- The Role of Charisma and Leadership in Cooperative Sericulture in Karnataka (1995);
- Social Dimensions of People’s Participation in Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation in Karnataka (1995);
- Economic Analysis of Forest Based Livelihood Systems: A Study of two Villages in Nanded District, Maharastra (2001).
Courses taught
The subjects taught are: Administration of Social Welfare Organizations; Rural Development and Social Change (MSW); Research Methodology; Perspectives in Sociology; and Environment and Society (M.A Sociology).
Guiding the students in the preparation of dissertations as a part of their Master Degree in Social Work and Sociology.
Teaching Statement
Designed the curricula of Certificate and P.G. Diploma in Human Rights and Value Educataion.
Extracurricular Activities
Student of Pathanjali Yoga (Aasana, Suryanamaskara, Gurunamaskara, Pranayama), Angamardhana (body massage), Sarvanga Sundara Vyayam; Sidda Samadi Yoga (Positive Attitude/Leadership/Prayanayam/Dyan); Vipassana Meditation (Dynamics of Mind and Body).
Editor/Reviewer for international journal : NIL
Fellowship/Membership/ Editorship
- Regular member of Rural Development Forestry Network (RDFN), ODI, United Kingdom.
- Life Member of Indian Council for Communication Research and Training, Bangalore.
- Annual member of Indian Sociological Society (ISS); RC-11 (Environment & Society).
Honors Conferred : Nil
Students : Nil (?)
Patents: Not applicable.