Research experience (1983-2020)- 37 years in different aspects of Social Sciences like Area Study, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Demography, Migration, Tribal Development, Forest Conservation, Health, Ethnicity, Electronic Media, etc. in various states all over India.As Director I/C AR, (DG:AIR), (2013-2020)-guided, supervised, reports of various media studies/research activities.
It is the fact that only the various measures and legislation on forest in order to control the d... more It is the fact that only the various measures and legislation on forest in order to control the deforestation caused by human beings will not yield the desired results, until people’s sincere participation is there. And, when initiatives come from the local/concerned people themselves for participation, rather than from external forces/sources, the results are no doubt best. This study deals with mainly that how the tribal of Manatu village has been maintaining an excellent and exemplary task by protecting forest from their own and not due to any external factors, and thus contributing to a greater extent to conserve the forest and environment in the area.
The A. attempts to highlight the nature of inter-relationship between ethnicity and land question... more The A. attempts to highlight the nature of inter-relationship between ethnicity and land question in Sikkim. Sikkim being a purely agriculture-based State is a unique case in which land has always been an important question related to ethnicity. Historically, land in Sikkim had an important contribution to promoting the emergence of an ethnic identity. Ethnicity in this study means the sense of recognition of significant difference between « them » and « us » for purposes of identification. The data presented are based on field survey but also include relevant secondary information.
It is the fact that only the various measures and legislation on forest in order to control the d... more It is the fact that only the various measures and legislation on forest in order to control the deforestation caused by human beings will not yield the desired results, until people’s sincere participation is there. And, when initiatives come from the local/concerned people themselves for participation, rather than from external forces/sources, the results are no doubt best. This study deals with mainly that how the tribal of Manatu village has been maintaining an excellent and exemplary task by protecting forest from their own and not due to any external factors, and thus contributing to a greater extent to conserve the forest and environment in the area.
The A. attempts to highlight the nature of inter-relationship between ethnicity and land question... more The A. attempts to highlight the nature of inter-relationship between ethnicity and land question in Sikkim. Sikkim being a purely agriculture-based State is a unique case in which land has always been an important question related to ethnicity. Historically, land in Sikkim had an important contribution to promoting the emergence of an ethnic identity. Ethnicity in this study means the sense of recognition of significant difference between « them » and « us » for purposes of identification. The data presented are based on field survey but also include relevant secondary information.
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