Faculty - Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology

Faculty

Dr. Vishav Jyoti

Associate Professor & Head
Qualification Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A. in Sociology, B.A.
Specialisation Gender Studies; Women and Law; Social Exclusion and Marginalised Communities; Gender and Health; Himalayan Society and Culture

Dr. Anil Kumar

Professor
Qualification PhD and MPhil (Jawaharlal Nehru University), UGC-NET- JRF in Sociology and Women’s Studies
Specialisation Social Theory, Sociological & Knowledge Traditions, Socio-Legal Studies, Social Philosophy, Social Justice and Intersections of Sex, Gender, Religion, Caste and Health

Dr. Shreeya Bakshi

Assistant Professor
Qualification Ph.D in Sociology
Specialisation Gender issues, Culture, Tribes, Displacement, Political and Gender issues of Jammu and Kashmir

Dr. Gireesh Gourav

Assistant Professor
Qualification M.A. (Sociology), Ph.D., LL.B., Post-Doctoral Fellow (ICSSR), UGC-NET
Specialisation Folk Culture and Society in India; Sociology; Anthropology; Indian Religious Sects and Semitic Religions.

Dr. Nirupoma Kardong

Assistant Professor
Qualification MA, Ph.D Gauhati University (Assam)
Specialisation Social and Cultural, Tribal Studies, Folklore and Ethnicity, Indigenous Knowledge

Dr. Vishv Mohan

Assistant Professor
Qualification Ph.D., LL.B., B.E. (Hons.), M.A., PGDPFHS
Specialisation • Law, Legislation, Governance, and Public Policy • Deviance, Social Unrest, and Administrative Reforms • Sociology of Health, Welfare, and Sustainable Development • Social Justice, Human Rights, and Institutional Accountability • Social Engineering, Cultural Transformation, Youth Perception and Generational Gaps