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CV_Gadadhara Mohapatra, Ph.D., Post Doctorate,
1. Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
DR. GADADHARA MOHAPATRA, Ph. D., Post Doctorate,
Present Designation: Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, Tripura University (A Central University),
Suryamaninagar – 799022, Tripura.
Topics Taught:
• Modern European Social Thought
• Sociological Thinkers
• Fundamentals of Sociology
• Political Sociology
• Family Life & Kinship in India
• Tribal and Ethnic Studies
Areas of Interest:
Dynamics of Poverty, Tribal Development, Food Security, Women’s Self Help Groups,
Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihoods
E-mail: mohapatrajnu@gmail.com
Mobile no: 08974095415/ 09871840494
Date of Birth : 25-02-1983
Nationality : Indian
Language Skill: Can read, write and speak English, Hindi and Oriya
Computer Proficiency: MS Office, SPSS, MAXQDA
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2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
• Post Doctorate from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany under
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Commission, 2011.
• Qualified University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (NET) for
Lectureship in the Subject SOCIOLOGY in the academic year 2006.
Qualification Board/University Year of Passing Division
Direct PhD JNU, New Delhi Thesis
(Sociology) Thesis awarded on 31st awarded
August, 2010
M.Phil(Sociology) JNU, New Delhi Promoted to Direct PhD 1st
P.G. Degree (M.A) JNU, New Delhi 2005 1st
Sociology
Degree (B.A) FMU, Vyasavihar, 2003 1st
Sociology (Hons) Balasore, Orissa (Distinction)
10+2 (Arts) CHSE, Bhubaneswar, 2000 1st
Orissa
10th(Matriculation) B.S.E, Bhubaneswar, 1998 1st
Orissa
TITLE OF PhD THESIS AWARDED:
“Dynamics of Poverty: Role of Women’s Self-Help Groups in Kalahandi District”, under
the supervision of Prof. Anand Kumar, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School
of Social Sciences, JNU( Thesis awarded on 31st August, 2010).
TITLE OF POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH:
“Dynamics of Chronic Poverty and Food Security: A Sociological Study of Forest-based
and Mining Areas of Odisha,” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hermann Schwengel,
Institut für Soziologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany (Post Doctoral
thesis submitted at the institute on 15th June, 2010).
Post Doctoral Fellow under the supervision of Prof. Amiya Kumar Bagchi,
Coordinator, Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Human Development Studies (RNTCHDS),
A Joint Initiative of University of Calcutta & Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata
(Sponsored by UGC) for 3 months, 2011.
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3. ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Recipient of the Post Doctoral Scholarship by the Erasmus Mundus Cooperation
Window Lot 13 India (EMECW13), funded by European Commission, for ten months
between 1st September 2010 to 30th June, 2011.
Selected and availed UGC Post Doctoral Fellowship at Rabindranath Tagore Centre for
Human Development Studies (RNTCHDS), A Joint Initiative of University of Calcutta &
Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata.
Recipient of THE PAUL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP for 2006 & 2007,
APEEJAY SURENDRA GROUP, Park Street, Kolkata-700016.
1st Division with distinction in Graduation & throughout career secured 1st Division.
Life Membership, Indian Sociological Society (LMI-3354), Institute of Social Sciences,
8 Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070.
Life Membership, Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH),
A Chapter of the Asia Pacific Network (APNET), L-826, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
400703.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS PUBLISHED AS SINGLE AUTHOR
Mohapatra, Gadadhara (2011), ‘Dynamics of Poverty: Role of Women’s Self Help
Groups in Kalahandi District’, published by VDM Verlag Dr. Muller
Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-639-28068-5, paperback, 400
Pages.
Mohapatra, Gadadhara (2011), ‘Dynamics of Chronic Poverty and Food Security: A
Sociological Study of Forest-Based and Mining Areas of Odisha’, Published by
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-
8443-5048-7, paperback, 190.
REPORTS:
Mehta, Aasha Kapur, Gadadhara Mohapatra, Akhtar Ali & Suparna Das Mukherjee
(2009), ‘Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihoods in MNRE-UNDP-FRG Project
Villages in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand: A Report’ Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi sponsored by the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy, Government of India, available at:
http://mnes.nic.in/pdf/rerl-project.pdf
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4. Mohapatra, Gadadhara (Project Investigator), Data collection, Data Analysis and
Computer Support extended for ‘Integrated Programme for Street Children – An
Evaluation’, Published by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child
Development, New Delhi.
ARTICLES:
Mohapatra, Dr. Gadadhara (2012), “Hunger and Coping Strategies among Kondh
Tribe in Kalahandi District, Odisha”, The Tribal Tribune, ISSN: 2249-3433,
Vol.4, Issue 4, available at: http://www.etribaltribune.com
Mohapatra, Gadadhara (2006), “Towards Democratic Nepal” (2006), THIRD
CONCEPT: An International Journal of Ideas, ISSN 0970-7247, Vol.20 No.230,
April Issue, pp.15-21.
Mohapatra, Gadadhara (2006), “Reservations: Practice and Rationale”, THIRD
CONCEPT: An International Journal of Ideas, ISSN 0970-7247, Vol.20 No.233 July
Issue, pp.13-21.
Mohapatra, Dr. Gadadhara (2012), “Globalization And Changing India”, COUNTER
CURRENTS.ORG, 03, August, available at:
http://www.countercurrents.org/mohapatra030812.htm
Mohapatra, Dr. Gadadhara (2012), “Drought, Dignity and Development: Field
Findings”, COUNTERCURRENTS.ORG, 05 August, available at:
http://www.countercurrents.org/mohapatra050812.htm
Mohapatra, Dr. Gadadhara (2012), “Poverty dynamics and Social Justice”, THE
SANGAI EXPRESS, Manipur, 05, August, available at:
www.thesangaiexpress.com/sangai-express-news.php?newsid=18079
Mohapatra, Dr. Gadadhara (2012),“Drought, Dignity and Development”,
THE MORUNG EXPRESS: Nagaland News, available at:
http://www.morungexpress.com/Infocus/84259.html
Mohapatra, Gadadhara (2012), “Rights-Based Approach and Chronic Poverty in
India”, Abstract of the Paper Submitted & Printed in a Booklet at Refresher Course
on Sociology as an Art form, organized by Department of Sociology, Jadavpur
University in collaboration with Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University, 10th
March-30th March, 2012.
Mehta, Aasha Kapur, Sanjay Pratap, Suparna Das Mukherjee and Gadadhara Mohapatra,
“Efforts to Reduce Chronic Poverty: A Few Best Practice Cases” (forthcoming),
CPRC IIPA Working Paper 50, as cited in India Chronic Poverty Report: Towards
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5. Sollution and New Compacts in a Dynamic Context, Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi, 2011, ISBN: 81-86641-41-6.
http://www.chronicpoverty.org/publications
Mehta, Aasha Kapur, Gadadhara Mohapatra & Trishna Satpathy, “Inequalities and
Poverty Alleviation” (forthcoming), in Yashada Journal, Lesson prepared for the
Module on Economics for Rural Management for the Post Graduate Diploma in
Rural Management. Commissioned and applied by Yashwanta Rao Chavan
Academy of Development Administration, Pune, in PGDRM.
Mohapatra, Gadadhara (2012), Article accepted on “Hunger and Coping Strategies
among Kondh Tribe in Kalahandi: Major Field Findings” in Transcience Journal
online, Vol. 4, Issue 2, ISSN: 2191-1150.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS
Mohapatra, Gadadhara “Globalization and Changing Tribal Identity in India:
Emerging Issues” (Book Chapter 12: 174-196) in Prof. P.K. Haldhar et.al. (2012)
(ed.), Contours of Globalization, Global Publishing House, Visakhapatnam-2,
Andhra Pradesh, India, ISBN: 978-93-81563-13-7, paperback, 495 pages.
Mohapatra, Gadadhara,“India Food Security and Increasing Energy Consumption” in
Pelfini, Alejandro et.al (ed.), “Global Environmental and Energy Policy:
Renewable Energy in South-South Cooperationn"(forthcoming), Global Studies
Programme-FLACSO-Argentina.
Mohapatra, Gadadhara “Hunger and Coping Strategies among Kondh Tribe in
Kalahandi: Major Field Findings”(Forthcoming) in Gernot Saalmann (ed.),
Changing India – Yesterday and Tomorrow, Palm Leaf Publication, 2012.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Present Position: Teaching Sociology as an Assistant Professor at Department of
Sociology, Tripura University (A Central University), Tripura till date.
Appointed as Guest Teacher to deliver lectures to the MBA, 1st Semester (2012-2014
batch), Department of MBA, Course PS 107- Fundamentals of Psychology and
Sociology, Tripura University.
Appointed as Paper Setter and Examiner for Evaluation of Answer Scripts, B.A. LLB- 3 rd
Semester, Sociology-III, Paper L.G.T-308, 2011-12, Tripura University.
Taught Global Studies International Master Students in Sociology during Winter
Semester, 2010 in the course titled “Modern European Social Thought” at Institut für
Soziologie Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany.
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6. REFRESHER/ORIENTATION/TRAINING-CUM WORKSHOP
Participated in the UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in the subject “Sociology as an
Art Form”(Interdisciplinary) organized by Department of Sociology in Collaboration
with UGC - Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from 10 th March to
30th March 2012 and obtained Grade A.
Attended the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi sponsored Capacity
Building in Social Science Research Training-cum-Workshop (10days) on Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) organized by the ICSSR-North Eastern Regional
centre, Shillong on 13th -22nd February 2012 at ICSSR –NERC, NEHU Campus, Shillong.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Name of the Designation Nature Nature of Period Length of
Institution / of post assignment experience
Department /
Organisation
Indian Institute of Research Ad-hoc Preparing the 23-03- 6 months
Public Officer basis annotated 10
Administration bibliographies in to
(IIPA), New Delhi CPRC- India Project 31-08-
under the guidance of 10
Prof. Anand Kumar
Indian Institute of Research Ad-hoc Conducting field 1-08-09 4 months
Public Officer basis survey & Report to
Administration Writing for the 30-11-
(IIPA), New Delhi Project titled ‘Rapid 09
Assessment for
Mission
Convergence’
sponsored by Govt. of
NCT of Delhi.
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7. Indian Institute of Research Ad-hoc Conducting Baseline 29-01- 2 years & 6
Public Officer basis & Impact Assessment 07 to months
Administration Survey, FGD & In- 31-07-
(IIPA), New Delhi depth Interview and 09
Report Writing on
Renewable Energy
for Livelihood-
MNRE-UNDP
project at the project
villages in Rajasthan
& Uttarakhand.
National Institute of Project Ad-hoc Field work at Delhi, 26-06- 2 months
Public Cooperation Investigator basis Haryana, Himachal 06 to
and Child Pradesh on Integrated 25-08-
Development Programme for Street 06
(NIPCCD), New Children-An
Delhi Evaluation.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PRESENTATION
Presented and participated in the Indian Sociological Society- Diamond Jubilee
Celebrations XXXVII All India Conference- 2011 held at Centre for the Study of Social
Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi during 11 th
– 13th December, 2011 on “Dynamics of Chronic Poverty and Food Security: A
Sociological Study of Forest-Based and Mining Areas of KBK Districts of Odisha”,
under the theme of the conference: Sociology and the Crisis of Social Transformation in
India.
Presented a paper on “India: Food Security and Growing Energy Consumption”, in the
Alumni Seminar on Global Environmental and Energetic Politics: Renewable Energies in
South-South Cooperation held from 22 to 25 September 2010 in Buenos Aires, organized
by the Global Studies Programme of Freiburg University at FLACSO-Argentina.
Presented a paper on “Hunger and Coping Strategies among Kondh Tribe in
Kalahandi”, in Prof. Anand Kumar and Prof. Hermann Schwengel’s M.A. level course in
Global Studies Programme titled Understanding Globalization and Emerging India at
Institut für Soziologie Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany, May, 2011.
Presented a paper on “Dynamics of Chronic Poverty and Food Security in India:
Review of Issues and Evidence”, in Research Colloquium on Changing India –
Yesterday and Tomorrow, June 10-11,2011 organized by Gernot Saalmann, Department
of Sociology and Global Studies Programme, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, June,
2011.
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8. Presented and participated in the XXXVI ALL INDIA SOCIOLOGICAL
CONFERENCE -2010 held in the Ravenshaw University at Cuttack in Orissa during 27-
29 December 2010 on “Dynamics of Poverty and Food Security in Rural Orissa” under
the theme of the Conference: Development, Polity and Social Tensions.
Presented paper titled “Self-Help Groups and Poverty Alleviation in Orissa: A Study of
Kalahandi District” in ‘Annual Research Workshop’ held at Centre for the Study of
Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 10th- 11th April 2010.
Presented a paper on “Self-Help Groups and Poverty Alleviation in Orissa: A Study of
Kalahandi District”, for International Conference on “Eradicating Chronic Poverty in
India: Policy Issues and Challenges”, held at JNU, New Delhi from 1 st – 3rd October,
2008.
Co-Editor of the Souvenir for International Conference on “Eradicating Chronic
Poverty in India: Policy Issues and Challenges”, 2008 sponsored by Chronic Poverty
Research Centre, IIPA, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, Indian Council for Social
Science Research & Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
OTHER LEARNING EXPERIENCE
• Participated in ‘Hind Swaraj Centenary Workshop: Dynamics of
Modernisation – Understanding the Gandhian Approach’ on 26 th-28th March,
2009 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
• Participated in M.N. Panini Felicitation International Seminar: Economy,
Society and Sociology on 7th-8th March, 2009 at Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi.
• Participated as a volunteer in the National Seminar on: Dynamics of Indian
Society: Stratification & Change, at the Centre for the Study of Social
Systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi.
• Attended the International Seminar (2011) on “Understanding Poverty
Dynamics and Eradicating Chronic Poverty”, Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi.
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