Soumendra Mohan Patnaik (M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D) Professor & HEAD
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Prof. Patnaik has been teaching Social Anthropology for more than two decades.
He was a Fulbright –Nehru Visiting Lecturer at VT Institute for Policy and Governance /Urban Affairs and
Planning Virginia Tech University, USA (August 2011 to Jan 2012). He was also visiting faculty to many universities both home and abroad.
He is currently the President of Indian Anthropological Association. He now heads a commission on
Policy and Governance in the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES).
Currently he is the Convener of Research Committee, Rural, Peasants and Tribal Commission.
He is also the Director of Publication of Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society.
He is a member of Editorial Board of the Asian Anthropology, a journal published by the Hongkong Anthropological Society.
He is the Chairman, Governing board of Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi; Treasurer/member,
Governing Board of Shaheed Rajguru College for Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi.
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Prakash Ranjan Mondal (M.Sc., Ph.D) Professor
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Prof. P R Mondal was trained in Anthropology in University of Kolkata and University of Delhi
with a specialization in Physical Anthropology. Prior to joining Department as an assistant professor, he has worked
as research assistant in an Indo-German Project and then in Nutrition Foundation of India. He teaches papers on Primatology,
Human origins & variations, Paleoanthropology and Molecular Anthropology, Dermatoglyphics to undergraduates and postgraduates.
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Manoj K. Singh (M.Sc., Ph.D) Professor
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Prof. Manoj Kumar Singh received his training in Anthropology from Gossner College, Ranchi and
University of Ranchi. He earned his doctorate in Archaeology from University of Delhi in 2002 and has subsequently been teaching archaeological
anthropology and paleoanthropology at Department of Anthropology in University of Delhi as an assistant professor. He has also been serving as
deputy proctor of University of Delhi since 2013. Dr. M.K.Singh has been recently elected as the President of the Section of Anthropological and
Behavioural Sciences at the 108th Session of INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS.
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K N Saraswathy (M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D) Professor
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Prof. K N Saraswathy completed her postdoctoral research in Molecular
Genetics from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA. Prior to joining the department in 2002, she worked at Amity institute of biotechnology.
She currently teaches papers on Population Genetics, Biochemical Genetics,
Human Biological Diversity, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity, Techniques in Human Genetics to Undergraduates and postgraduates.
She has also been the principal and co-principal investigator in several projects in the field of molecular and genetic anthropology
based in the molecular anthropology laboratory in the Department.
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Benrithung Murry (M.Sc., Ph.D) Professor
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Prof. Benrithung Murry was trained in anthropology in North Eastern Hill University, Nagaland University and University of Delhi with a specialization in physical anthropology. Prior to joining the department in 2004 as a lecturer, he worked in the capacity of Research Officer at Law Research Institute, Gauhati High Court and as Guest Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, North Eastern Hill University. He has also served as the Resident Tutor in Jubilee Hall, University of Delhi during 2008-2009. He teaches papers on Human Evolution and Variations, Human Genetics, Demography and Biodiversity and also supervises research students.
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R. P. Mitra (M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D) Professor
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R. P. Mitra, is Professor of social anthropology at Department of Anthropology in the University
of Delhi. Prior to joining the department in 2003, he worked as Research Fellow at the Institute
of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), under the Department of Health,
Government of Delhi. He was trained in social anthropology in University of Delhi. His areas of
academic interests include medical, development, psychology and environmental anthropology.
He has worked on the indigenous knowledge systems, ecology and developmental issues in tribal
and rural communities in India and specializes on ecologically sustainable developmental
modeling with emphasis on participative action research and has been associated with impact
evaluation studies sponsored by the Government of India. He has directed the impact evaluation
of centrally sponsored conservation-cum-development (CCD) program, for the Department of
Tribal Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was also the Project Director for the study
on ‘Status of Crimes against Women in Eastern India’ sponsored by the BPRD, Ministry of
Home Affairs, GOI. He has published 2 books and more than 50 papers in reputed journals in
the field. He has participated and presented papers in many national and international
conferences. His most recent publication are on the topic of ‘Doing Impact Evaluation with a
Primarily Vulnerable Community’ published by the Sage, India and ‘Bharia Religion’ (Springer,
Nature). Currently he is the member of the Board of Research Studies at the Department of
Anthropology, Central University of Hyderabad, NIRTH, ICMR Jabalpur, University of
Nagaland, RGU, Arunachal Pradesh and the Central University of Bihar. He has guided five
PhD’s and eighteen M.Phil. dissertations.
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Avitoli G Zhimo (M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D) Associate Professor
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Dr. Avitoli G Zhimo has been teaching social anthropology at the
University of Delhi since January 2009. She received her Master’s degree, M.Phil degree and PhD from the University of Delhi.
She teaches Media Anthropology; Development Anthropology; Gender and Society; Tribal cultures of India; Anthropological Theories; Visual Anthropology; Social Institutions.
She had worked extensively among the Naga tribes exploring the politics of conversion and the dynamics of customary law.
She had also attempted to capture the changing realities among Naga tribes in the era of globalization. Her research papers
had been published in reputed peer-reviewed journals. She was instrumental in reviving Visual Anthropology Lab in 2018. Her ethnographic films and photo-essays have featured in international platforms like the IUAES Congress 2020 (Croatia),Photo Oxford Festival 2021 (United Kingdom), Visual Ethnography journal(Italy). Currently she is also holding the position of Joint Director, Centre for Tribal Studies, University of Delhi. Full CV
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Vipin Gupta (M.Sc., Ph.D) Associate professor Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance “Intermediate fellow”
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Dr. Vipin Gupta has research interest in lifecourse epidemiology, public health, genomics and social epidemiology. He is the recipient of the prestigious Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance “Intermediate Fellowship” award in Public health. He has received the Excellence Award for In-Service Teachers in 2021 by University of Delhi for his outstanding service and contributions in research. He is also the director of GaRBH cohort ("Gestational Route to Healthy Birth") which is an ongoing longitudinal study on metabolomics of maternal and child health. He has been teaching in the Department of Anthropology since 2013, and introduced Epidemiology and Public Health in M.Sc. curriculum and established the laboratory of “Public Health & Genomics” in the department. From the last 14 years, he is consistently involved in large scale studies in genetic epidemiology of cardiometabolic traits. To date he has received research grant of INR ~8 crores from different funding agencies, like, DBT, ICMR, UGC, SERB, and Wellcome Trust, UK. He has published 80 research articles in reputed national and international journals with >20,000 citations and h-index of 26. In collaboration with LSHTM, UK, he has established a large inter-generational cohort i.e. “Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study” (APCAPS), and developed a Dry blood spot based large bio-bank for National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR. He has also initiated “COPD genetics Consortium” in collaboration with leading Indian pulmonologists. He has conducted a variety of anthropological fieldworks in different caste and tribal populations and has fair experience of running consortiums in India.
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Naorem Kiranmala Devi (M.Sc., Ph.D) Associate professor
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Prior to joining Department of Anthropology as an Assistant Professor in 2013, Dr. Kiranmala worked as a research officer in the INCLEN Trust International, New Delhi. She teaches papers on Paleoanthropology, Primate Biology, Biochemical Genetics, and Human origin and variation in addition to supervising students of M.Phil and PhD.
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Chakraverti Mahajan (M.Sc. Hons., Ph.D.) Associate Professor
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Chakraverti Mahajan is Associate Professor in Anthropology at the University of Delhi. Dr Mahajan completed has Masters and PhD from Panjab University, Chandigarh. His doctoral work explores the impact of armed conflict on Hindu-Muslim relations in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been teaching in Delhi for a decade and was Charles Wallace Fellow (2021-22) at the Queen's University, Belfast, UK. Currently he is working on an Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) funded project on Social and Mental Health of Border Communities in Jammu and Kashmir and has just completed a collaborative project on Infertility and Psychological well-being funded by the National Commission for Women (NCW). His research on Jammu and Kashmir has been recognised by peers and professional bodies. Dr Mahajan was recently awarded Professor M N Srinivas Memorial Prize (2022).
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Mitashree Srivastava (M.Sc., D.Phil) Associate Professor
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Dr. Mitashree Srivastava is an assistant professor of social anthropology.
She was educated and trained in social anthropology at University of Allahabad.
Her thesis explored the evolution of Bodh Gaya as a sacred complex focusing on the
Study of religion emphasizing narrative and discourse analysis in relationship to
constructions of religious identities in South Asian globalizing contexts.
She has perennial interest in finding out the significance of trans-nationalization
in shaping up experiences and interpretations of what constitutes "authentic" Buddhist identity / Collection,
description, and analysis of Narrative histories and testimonials of becoming Buddhist in order to explore
the relationship between religious experience and identity formation in 21st century South Asia.
She currently teaches Anthropology of Religion, Politics and Economy, Human Ecology: Social -Cultural Dimensions,
Ecological Anthropology, Anthropology of Development, Anthropology of Religion and Symbolism and Anthropological Theory,
Psychological Anthropology.
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Shivani Chandel (M.Sc., Ph.D) Associate Professor
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After completing her doctorate in anthropology from University of Delhi in 2012,
Shivani Chandel joined the department as an assistant professor in 2013.
She has recently completed a project titled “Occupational health of farm workers of Uttar Pradesh”
funded by University of Delhi Research council. She teaches papers on Introduction to biological anthropology,
biological diversity in Indian population, human ecology: biological dimensions, human growth and development, physiology,
kinanthropometry and ergonomics and medical anthropology to Undergraduates and Postgraduates.
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Moiranthem Kennedy Singh (M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D) Associate Professor
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Dr. M. Kennedy Singh was educated in Manipur University and University of Hyderabad. He has previously worked as a consultant faculty in National Institute for Micro Small and Medium Entreprise, Hyderabad, Govt. of India and faculty member in Centre for Rural Studies, NIAR, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Massoorie before joining Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi as an assistant professor. He currently teaches papers on Research Methodology, Urban Anthropology, Anthropological theories of Society and Culture, Anthropological Theory, Reading of Ethnography, Indian Tribes, Psychological Anthropology, Material Culture.
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Durga Rao Pedada (M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D) Associate Professor
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Dr. Durga Rao Pedada had his early training in Anthropology at Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam, India. Prior to joining the present assignment at University of Delhi as
Associate Professor, he served as Assistant Professor at Asmara College of Health Sciences,
Ministry of Education, Eritrea; Associate Professor in the School of Humanities at Lovely
Professional University, Punjab, India; and Professor and Head in the Department of Social
Anthropology at Bule Hora University, Ethiopia.
His areas of interest include: Forest Environment, Livelihoods, Health, Education, Ethno-
Medicine and Development. He has been teaching Anthropological Theories,
Anthropological Research Methods, Urban Anthropology, Anthropology of Economic
Systems and Pastoral Society, Development Anthropology, and Medical Anthropology to
both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
He has supervised 6 doctoral Theses, in addition to several Masters Dissertations. He is
member of many academic bodies and editorial Board Member of National and International
Journals.
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Dannarapu Venkat Prasad (Ph.D) Associate Professor
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Dr. D.V. Prasad obtained his Doctorate from Department of Anthropology, University of
Hyderabad. He was awarded University Grants Commission’s Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF) in 1998. Previously he worked as Assistant Anthropologist (Cultural) in Anthropological
Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India at Port Blair and Mysore during 2003-
2011. He also taught the students at the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology,
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak in the capacity of Assistant Professor
from 2011 to 2023. Being a student of human science, he carried out anthropological research in
tribal and rural villages of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and Goa. Till date, he successfully completed six major and two minor projects on
impact of Tsunami, Jarawa subsistence, Traditional Knowledge System of Nicobarese, cultural
pluralism, Syncretism, Livelihoods Patten of Baiga, Management of Sickle Cell Anemia, and
Evaluation of CSR Projects of SECL. Dr. Prasad Awarded Smt. Rajalakshmi Misra Memorial
Medal 2009 for Excellence in Anthropological Research by Anthropological Association,
Mysore.
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Ramesh Sahani (MSc, Ph.D) Associate Professor
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Ramesh Sahani joined Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi on 29-05-2023. Prior ,
he was associated with the Deptt. of Anthropology , Panjab University (10 years )and
Anthropological Survey of India for more than 20 years. He served at different offices of
Anthropological Survey of India, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Shillong,
Meghalaya. He himself feels proud to work among the hunter-gatherer tribes of Andaman and
Horticulturist of Car Nicobar Island. Though, his specialization is biological, but also worked in
Cultural Anthropology and other emerging field such as social impact assessment, molecular
anthropology, cognitive sciences, etc. He got his Anthropological training from Calcutta
University, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya and Gauhati University. He completed his
Ph.D work under the supervision of Prof. Bapukan Chaoudhoury of Gauhati University. He
completed more than 10 research project during his tenure at the Survey as Co-PI and PI. At
Panjab University he was also involved as co-PI in four Social Impact Assessment Projects and
one as PI. The remarkable contribution of his research is " Particularly Vulnerable ---- an
Overview" which crossed more than13000 reads and another article “Major Famines in India
during British Rule: A Referral Map” just going to cross 10000 read on researchgate. One of his
paper “Nutritional and health status of Jarawas----- was cited in current Anthropology. At present
( 14-06-2023) his goggle citation is 347 with 7 h-index and 6 i-10 index.
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Meenal Dhall (M.Sc., Ph.D) Assistant Professor
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Dr. Meenal Dhall is presently an Assistant Professor in Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi,
Delhi. She did her doctoral degree in 2013 on pattern of physical activity and metabolic syndrome among adults of Delhi. She was University
Teacher Assistant during her Phd in Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi. She has received post graduate diploma in public health
nutrition from PHFI, Delhi in 2011. She has been actively working on public health problems especially obesity and cardio metabolic disease;
nutritional status, physical activity and its related health outcome among different populations. She has seventeen international and national
publications in this field.
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Suniti Yadav (M.Sc., Ph.D) Assistant professor
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Abigail Lalnuneng (M.Sc., Ph.D) Assistant professor
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