List of M.Phil/M.Litt. Thesis Available at the Resource Centre

S.No. Name Topic Year of Supervisor’s Name Thesis Type Submission

1 P D Khera The Family in the Indian Census 1969 A M Shah M Litt

2 K.R. Marak A Comparative Sociological Analysis of Local Government in the 1972 B.S. Baviskar M.Litt. North East Region of India. 3 Surender Mohan Batra Socio-Economic Study of Livestock in India. 1972 B.S. Baviskar M.Litt.

4 M. Horam Tangkhul Naga. 1973 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil.

5 Pamela Reynolds The Child and Society: An approach through the Sociology of 1975 Veena Das M.Litt. Learning Theories. 6 Satish Kumar Types of Rural Habitation Patterns. 1976 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Litt.

7 Arun P. Bali A Sociological Study of Virasaiva Movement. 1976 M.S.A. Rao M.Litt.

8 Alka Malvankar Approaches to Education. 1977 Malavika Karlekar M.Phil.

9 Abdul Matin Agrarian Structure in Purnea District (1793-1950). 1977 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil.

10 Surender Nischal Social Mobility Movements among the Scheduled Castes of South 1977 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil. India. 11 Dennis Gordon Fountain Economic Inequality: A Sociological Assessment of the Way 1977 P.C.Joshi M.Phil. (Selected) Economists Analyse the Problem in the Indian 12 Mithilesh Pandey StudentC Politics in Southeast Asia. 1977 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil.

13 Smita Tewari Agrarian Relations in Awadh. 1977 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil.

14 Shanti George An Evaluation of Modernization Theory as an Approach to the 1978 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil. Study of Social Change. 15 Girish Chandra Roy Disparity in the Growth of Education in Orissa: Its Socio Cultural 1978 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil. Consequences. 16 Malathi Varma Some Sociological Aspects of Rural Health Care in India. 1978 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

17 N. Rajaram Cooperatives in India: Towards a sociological framework 1978 T. K. Oommen M.Phil.

18 Padmaja Kelkar Socio-Economic Profile of Dhulia District, Maharashtra. 1979 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil.

19 Rajni palriwala A Socio-Economic Profile of Sikar district, Rajasthan 1979 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

20 Rama Agarwal Voting Behaviour in India. 1979 E.A. Ramaswamy M.Phil.

21 Laisram Dilly Devi The Onges of Little Andaman. 1979 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil.

22 T.R. Shama Bhat Some Aspects of Artisan and Servicing Castes in Karnataka. 1979 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil.

23 Manjula Jain Sheveru Education and Inequality. 1979 Malavika Karlekar M.Phil.

24 Sigrid Dax Dairy Development in India: A Sociological Study. 1980 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil.

25 Monica Luthra Trade Union Government and Worker Protest. 1980 E.A. Ramaswamy M.Phil.

26 Khalid Tyabji Science, Magic and Religion. 1980 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

27 S. Naganandini The Role of Local Administration in Development: An Analysis 1980 A. M. Shah M.Phil. of Panchayati Raj in India. 28 Suman Pangasa Effectiveness of CSIR Technologies for Industrial Progress. 1980 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

29 Promila Yadava Politicisation of the Backward Classses in Northern India with 1980 M.S.A. Rao M. Liit special reference to Uttar Pradesh. 30 Meenakshi Thapan Education and Ideology: A Study of the Work of J. Krishnamurti. 1980 Malavika Karlekar M.Phil.

31 Meera Mitra ‘Professional’ Migration from India to the United States: Some 1980 S.D. Badgaiyan M. Phil issues in Theory, Government Policy and a study of Channels and 32 Neera S. Burra AnT Analysis d f of h theMi Reports i of the Commissioner for Scheduled 1980 Andre Beteille M.Phil. Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1951 to 1977-78. 33 Subhalakshmi Sankaran Women and Work. 1981 E.A. Ramaswamy M.Phil.

34 Kishalay Kumar Ghosh Scheduled Castes’ and Scheduled Tribes’ Education Since 1981 Malavika Karlekar M.Phil. Independence. 35 Annie Thomas Body in Christianity : An Essay Towards the Anthropological 1981 Veena Das M.Phil. Understanding of the Body. 36 Lancy Lobo S.J. The Agrarian Structure of Kadi Division (Baroda State): 1860- 1981 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. 1920. 37 Radhika Chopra Patterns of Conflict in Rural Punjab. 1981 Andre Beteille M.Phil.

38 Yuiko Nishikawa Population Growth and Social Variables in India A Case Study of 1981 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. Kerala. 39 K.J. Geetha The Theory of Labour Commitment: An Examination of the 1981 E.A. Ramaswamy M.Phil. Basic Correlates in the Indian Context. 40 Deen Dayal Sharma Ideology, Class-Character and Social Consequences: A 1981 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil. Sociological Analysis of Selected Indian Agrarian Movement, 41 Jatin Sarkar Nativist Movements in Assam: A Study in Their Pre-Conditions 1981 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil. and Dynamics. 42 Raema Khosla Modern Concept of the System of the Body: With Special 1982 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil. Reference to the work of William Harvey on the Circulation of 43 Deepak Mehta GandhiBl d and the Village. 1982 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

44 Basavaraj Chavadi A Study of Feedback Effects of Overseas Migration from 1982 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil. Dharwad District in Karnataka. 45 Mohd. Ehsanullah Some Aspects of the Agrarian Structure of Benaras Region with 1982 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. Special Reference to Azamgarh District During the Colonial 46 Alphonsus Benedict D’Souza TheP id Process of Inculturation among Indian Catholics. 1983 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

47 Sujitav Dash Rural Development Programme in Orissa: A Sociological 1983 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Analysis. 48 Meenu Sharma Role of Prophethood in Islam: Some Social & Cultural Aspects. 1983 Andre Beteille M.Phil.

49 Sanjay Kumar Roy Migration Work and Politics in Calcutta Slums. 1983 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil.

50 Gitasri Pani Trade Union Leadership in India: Problems and Prospects. 1984 Bashiruddin Ahmad M.Phil.

51 Zaheer Baber Two Perspectives in the Sociology of Science: Robert K. Merton 1984 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil. and T.S. Kuhn. 52 Subas Chandra Mohapatra A Sociological Analysis of the Problem of Dropouts in Primary 1984 Malavika Karlekar M.Phil. Schools of Orissa. 53 Sonali Chatterjee Communal Riots in India: A Study of Two Towns in Uttar 1984 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil. Pradesh. 54 Christina Ann Joseph Pilgrimages: A Comparative Account of the Hindu and the 1984 Veena Das M.Phil. Islamic Traditions. 55 P.V. Mercy The Female Chile in Indian Society and Culture. 1984 Veena Das M.Phil.

56 Sangeeta Chattoo Death, Personhood and the Body: An Analysis of the Interspace of 1984 Veena Das M.Phil. Cultural and Clinical Discourse on Death. 57 C. Krishnaswami Police and Society in India. 1984 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

58 Despina Ilipoulou Middle Class in India – Prolegomena To A Study of the Middle 1984 A.M. Shah M.Phil. Class in Gujarat. 59 Jayoti Gupta Some Aspects of Agrarian Change in Ludhiana District 1880- 1984 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. 1944. 60 Manju Bhatt Socio-Economic Factors of Infant Mortality. 1984 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil.

61 Shaila Srinivasan Impact of Emigration on Social Structure (Consequences of 1984 M.S.A. Rao M.Phil. International Labour Migration for Kerala). 62 Sumati Nageswaran The Social Impact of Delhi City on some selected Villages. 1985 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil.

63 Vasavi A.R. Gowda Social Discontinuities: The Effects of Famine in the Case Studies 1985 N.E.C. Vidyasagar M.Phil. of Bengal and the IK. Reddy 64 Valluri Srinivas Advertising as Communication: A Semiological Analysis. 1985 Patricia Uberoi M.Phil.

65 Rashmi Pant A Structural analysis of British and Indian Narratives on Caste 1985 Veena Das M.Phil. for the Kumaon Garhwal Region of UP. 66 T. Sekhose Religion and Social Structure among the Nagas. 1985 Veena Das M.Phil.

67 Gopi Devdutt Representation of Dharma and Devotion in Popular Texts (A 1985 Amitabh Ghosh M.Phil. Study of Nine Siva Kathas). 68 Kamala Barari The Sacred and the Profane in the Constitution of the City: An 1985 Amitav Ghosh M.Phil. Account from Islamic and Hindu Traditions. 69 Rajiv Saxena Social Organization of Agricultural Production: The Green 1985 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil. Revolution Phase in Punjab. 70 Harish N. Aspects of the Culture of Science and Medicine. 1986 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

71 Helen Wangkheimayum The Constitutional Provision of Reservation in Services and 1986 Suren Navlakha M.Phil. Educational Institutions: Post Independence Experience in India. 72 S. Selvam The Pannaiyal System in Thanjavur District: 1800-1955. 1986 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil.

73 Ringyuichon Zimik Naga Land Tenure Systems: A Comparative Study. 1987 Suren Navlakha M.Phil.

74 Hari Kumar Tyagi Change and Mobility Among Scheduled Castes (With special 1987 V.K. Jairath M.Phil. reference to Uttar Pradesh). 75 Vandana Madan Death and Society: A Comprehensive Understanding with Special 1987 Veena Das M.Phil. Reference to India. 76 Mala Bhandari A Comparative Study of Food Cooperatives in India. 1987 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

77 Tarini Rajadhyaksha Religion and Society Among Untouchables. 1987 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

78 Monirul Islam Khan Agrarian Classes in Bangladesh: A Review of some Micro-Studies. 1987 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

79 Lakshmi Bhatia The Dowry System in India: A Socio-Legal Analysis. 1987 Andre Beteille M.Phil.

80 Sunita Juneja Women and Work Women Workers in the Unorganised Sector: 1987 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. Economic and Social Aspects. 81 Ruma Rani Craft Cooperatives: A Sociological Study. 1988 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil.

82 Kaushlesh Kumar Agrarian Structure and Conflict in Bihar. 1988 Sharit K. Bhowmik M.Phil.

83 Neil Peter May Self, Body and Cosmos in the Indian Context. 1988 Veena Das M.Phil.

84 Renu Adlakha Possession Mediation and Healing. 1989 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

85 Smriti Srinivas Heteroglossia, Structure and Anti-Structure. 1989 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

86 R. Nimmi The Interpretation of Symbolism in Rituals. 1989 V.K. Jairath M.Phil.

87 Archana Sharma Body-Image in Notions of the Self. 1989 Veena Das M.Phil.

88 Charu Kala Notions of Pain in Religious and Medical Models. 1989 Veena Das M.Phil.

89 Shail Mayaram The construction of Identity: A Study of Mev Oral Narratives. 1989 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

90 Gopa Sabharwal Ethnic Groups and Concepts of Ethnicity: A Comparison of 1989 Andre Beteille M.Phil. Selected Approaches. 91 Zhoponeyi Zu-O The Impact of Christianity on the Ao Tribe of Nagaland. 1990 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil.

92 Bharatesh M.S. Small-Scale Enterprises in Theories of Development. 1990 Sharit K. Bhowmik M.Phil.

93 Surabhi Tandon The Social Practices of Stigma and Exclusion: A Review of the 1990 Veena Das M.Phil. Discourses on Leprosy. 94 Kalpana Viswanath Reproduction and Gender Inequality in Education. 1990 Vinod K. Jairath M.Phil.

95 Shubhra Gururani Representation of the Communal Phenomenon in India in 1990 A.M. Shah M.Phil. Selected Literature. 96 Mukulika Banerjee An Analysis of Selected Literature on Segmentary Political 1990 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. Systems. 97 Ruby Bhardwaj Sociological Analysis of Disease Etiology in a Holistic 1990 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. Framework. 98 Aarti Aggarwala Body and Taboo Among Tamil Hindus 1991 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

99 Meera Warrier Early Modern Mentality and the Growth of Science 1991 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

100 Sujata Ghosh A Colonial Mode of Production: The Case of Kerala 1800-1921- 1991 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. 22. 101 Ratnesh Laboratories as Sites for Social Construction of Sciences: A Study 1991 Vinod K. Jairath M.Phil. of Implications for Sociology of Knowledge. 102 Rowena Robinson The Social Construction of Communalism: Two Cases from 1991 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. Contemporary India. 103 Anurita Saini Doctor-Patient Relationship in Modern Medicine with Special 1991 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. Reference to the Aspect of Authority and Conflict. 104 Arima Mishra Fuelwood Crisis in Rural India: Some Sociological 1992 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil. Considerations. 105 Shalini Panjabi Education as History: Introduction of Western Education in 1992 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Nineteenth Century Bengal. 106 Patricia Loveridge A Study of Selected Women’s Organizations in India. 1992 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

107 Abhay Chandra Communication and Measures of Fertility Control in Patna 1992 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil. District, Bihar. 108 Teena Gill Processes of Social Differentiation in Punjab: An Examination of 1992 Sharit K. Bhowmik M.Phil. Agricultural Labour and Small and Marginal Cultivator 109 Lester F. Coutinho AnH Analysis h ld of the Discourse on Rehabilitation and Resettlement 1992 A.M. Shah M.Phil. with Reference to the Sardar Sarovar Project in Gujarat. 110 Shalini S. Rural-Urban Relations in India: With Special Reference to 1992 A.M. Shah M.Phil. Karnataka. 111 Kabeer N.V. A Profile of Religious Organizations Among Muslims in Kerala. 1992 Andre Beteille M.Phil.

112 Aruna Grover A Sociological Review of Some Critiques to Modern Medicine. 1992 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

113 Ravtosh Bal Aspects of Science, Medicine and Modern European Culture: 1993 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil. From Paracelsus to Newton. 114 Shoma Choudhury Environment and Sustainable Development: A Sociological Study 1993 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil. of Social Forestry in India. 115 Geetanjali Krishna The Viewer and the Viewed: A Sociological Study of TV Serials. 1993 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

116 Nirupama Mishra Women’s Education in Orissa After Independence. 1993 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil.

117 Indrani Poddar Workers Participation in Trade Unions and Industrial 1993 Sharit K. Bhowmik M.Phil. Democracy. 118 Mukul Kumar Caste and Crime in India with Special Reference to Bihar: A 1993 Veena Das M.Phil. Discourse Analysis. 119 Bina Jayapaul Member Participation in Co-Operatives. 1993 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

120 Fr. Abraham Kallarackal Higher Education and Student Politics: A Sociological Study with 1993 Andre Beteille M.Phil. Special Reference to the Universities of Allahabad, Bombay and 121 Pankaj Darad TheCl Backward Classes Movement in Bihar: A Sociological 1993 Andre Beteille M.Phil. Analysis. 122 Reema Gopal Constraints on Health: A Comparative Analysis. 1993 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

123 Shirish Jain Character and Environments of Shamanism “The Exploration of a 1994 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Healing System”. 124 Chandan Kumar Sharma Agrarian Structure and Peasant Unrest: A Case Study of 1994 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil. Medieval and Colonial Assam. 125 Anuja Agrawal Anthropology and Sexual Difference: A Psychoanalytic 1994 Veena Das M.Phil. Complement. 126 Praachi Tewari The Ramjanmabhumi Babri Masjid Issue: A Sociological 1994 Veena Das M.Phil. Perspective. 127 Manisha Rao Underdevelopment Theories: A Gender Sensitive Critique. 1994 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

128 Chae-Seong Jeong Agrarian Class Structure in India: An Analysis Based on 1994 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. Contemporary Sources. 129 Mohammed Asif The Genesis of Mafia, in the Context of the Social and Economic 1994 Andre Beteille M.Phil. Situations in the Coalfield of Dhanbad District. 130 Suman Bisht Slums in Delhi: A Sociological Study. 1995 B.S. Baviskar M.Phil.

131 Yasmeen Arif The Text of Jihad in the Context of the Iranian Revolution. 1995 Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

132 Maya Warrier The Sociology of Charismatic Religious Leaders in Hinduism. 1995 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

133 Neelanjana Mukhia Religious Practice in Sufi Tradition. 1995 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

134 Jyotsna Sivaramayya Arya Samaj Educational Institutions As Agencies of Social 1995 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Change Till Independence. 135 Alka Agrawal Can the Theory of Gift Explain ‘Dowry Violence’? 1995 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

136 J. Sivapurna Violence Against Women: A Selective Review. 1995 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

137 Navita Sonkar Leadership Pattern in the Jharkhand Movement. 1995 S.D. Badgaiyan M.Phil. 138 Ritambhara Hebbar Forest-Tribe Affinity: The Case Study of Bastar (Madhya 1995 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. Pradesh). 139 R. Savithri Spouse Selection in India (With Special Reference to South India). 1995 A.M. Shah M.Phil.

140 Mahuya Bandyopadhyay Ethnicity and Race Relations: A Socio-Historical Investigation 1995 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. with Reference to Sikhs in England. 141 Janaki Abraham Change in Nayar Marriage Practices: An Examination of Legal 1995 Andre Beteille M.Phil. And Anthropological Literature. 142 Mushtaq Ahmed Lone Social Structure and Culture: A Study of Intergroup Relations 1995 Andre Beteille M. Phil and Composite Culture (Kashmiriyat) in the Valley of Kashmir). 143 Sanjay W. Anand Tribal Identities and Movements in India: A Conceptual 1995 Andre Beteille M.Phil. Exploration. 144 Vani S. Kulkarni Gender as an Explanatory Variable of Health Status in India: A 1995 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. Reappraisal. 145 Ishita Ghosh A Sociological Study of the Nature of Female Criminality. 1996 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

146 Meenakshi Verma Rhetoric of Violence: Contextualising Sadhavi Rithambara’s 1996 Rita Brara M.Phil. Speeches. 147 Aditya Bharadwaj Medically Managed Childbirth in Two Cultures: An Analysis of 1996 Veena Das M.Phil. Biomedical and Cultural Dimensions of Childbirth. 148 Majakhon Kamei Process of Identity Assertion among the Nagas. 1996 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

149 Shalini Parmar Migration and Family and Kinship Networks with Special 1996 A.M. Shah M.Phil. Reference to India. 150 Kavita Misra Disease and Control: A Sociological Study of Aids. 1996 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

151 Indrani Chaudhuri Women and Environment in the Development Process: A Case 1996 Amita Baviskar M.Phil. Study of the Chipko Movement in Uttarakhand. 152 Aparna Lal Das Panchayati Raj and the Empowerment of Women: A Critical 1996 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil. Overview. 153 Rashmi Kapoor A Sociological Study of Adoption with Special Reference to India. 1996 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

154 Amit Prasad What is in an Experiment? 1997 Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

155 Niharika Bandyopadhyay A Comparative Study of the Slum and the Ghetto. 1997 Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

156 Simanti Dasgupta The Absent Wo(man): A Sociological Study of the Veil in South- 1997 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. West Asia. 157 R. Kumaran The Dynamics of Cultural Construction of Person in Tamil 1997 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Society: A Study of Tamil Films. 158 Srirupa Guha Violence As Strategy: Ideology and Practice in the Naxal Bar 1997 Veena Das M.Phil. Movement 159 Jamal Kidwai NGOs in India: A Critical Assessment. 1997 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

160 Gayatri Nair Development Programmes and Policies in India: A Gender 1997 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Perspective. 161 Swati Sinha The Place of Thought Between the Materialism and Moralism of 1997 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Marx: A Critical Study. 162 Aparna Joshi Environmental Movements and Development. 1997 Amita Baviskar M.Phil.

163 Sumie Nakatani Dynamics of Power in Rural India. 1997 Andre Beteille M.Phil.

164 Suparna Majumdar Planning the Family in India. 1997 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

165 Ranu Jain Painting, Autobiography, Modernity: Lives and Works of Two 1998 Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Indian Painters. 166 M. Rajyasri Rao The Question of a National Identity. 1998 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

167 Apaar Kumar The Mentality of Capitalism: A Critical Examination of the 1998 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Frankfurt School. 168 Maneeta Sawhney The Social Construction of Senility. 1998 Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

169 Anuradha Sharma Excess and Constraint in Popular Hindi Films: A Case Study. 1998 Veena Das M.Phil.

170 Ruchi Chaurvedi Witchcraft and the Problem of Other Minds. 1998 Veena Das M.Phil.

171 Sanjay Barbara Plantation Systems and Labour Movements in North East India. 1998 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

172 Shefali Jain Disease and Control: A Sociological Study of Cholera. 1998 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. 173 Rohini Kohli On Some Aspects of Totalitarianism. 1998 Andre Beteille M.Phil.

174 Shilpa Khatri Tuberculosis; Illness Treatment and cure from a sociological 1998 Aneeta A. Minocha M. Phil perspective 175 Shashi Bhushan Singh New Social Movements 1999 J.P.S. Uberoi M.Phil.

176 Satendra Kumar Positive Discrimination in Tamil Nadu: A Sociological Case 1999 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Study of a Backward Class Movement. 177 Sudeep Basu Perspectives on the Sociology of Knowledge 1999 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

178 Gauri Raje Working for Health: The Health Worker and Community Care. 1999 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

179 Shelly Sharma The Gay Movement: A Sociological Study of the Cultural and 1999 Radhika Chopra M.Phil. Political Dimensions of Urban Space. 180 Alka Gautam A Sociological Appraisal of Cooperatives in India. 1999 Rita Brara M.Phil.

181 Radhika Gupta From Nomads to Nomadism: Archetype and practice. 1999 Rita Brara M.Phil.

182 Kruti. R Sociology of Music: A Critical Appraisal. 1999 Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

183 Pamchuila Kashung Shimray Everyday Life: Locating the Discourse. 1999 Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

184 Rashmi Kumari Time, Self and Society in the work of G.H. Mead 1999 Dr. Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

185 Farhana Ibrahim A Comparative Study of an Islamic Ritual: Liturgy and Everyday 1999 Amita Baviskar M.Phil. Life in the Karbala Paradigm. 186 Luis Lechiguero A Sociological Analysis of Leprosy Management in India. 1999 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

187 Sarmistha Pattanaik Environmental Movements in a Global Context: A Case Study of 2000 Amita Baviskar M.Lit. Chilika Lake in Orissa. 188 Sarbani Bandyopadhyay Patterns of Class Conflict in Rural Bihar. 2000 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil.

189 Shikha Batra From One Body to Another: Cultural Perspectives on 2000 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. Transplantation of Human Organs. 190 Arpita Mandal Paradigm, Construction, Discourse: A Case Study of the Black- 2000 Prof. J.P.S. Oberoi M.Phil. Body in Physic c.1900 191 Mitali Chakrabarty Education, Women’s Autonomy and Fertility: Exploring 2000 Tulsi Patel M.Phil. Sociological Interlinkages. 192 Chaitali Dasgupta Between Child and Man A Gendered Reading of the Male Life 2001 Radhika Chopra M.Phil. Cycle 193 Antonysamy Sagayara The Contribution of European Missionaries To Tamil Language 2001 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. and Dravidian Consciousness, 194 Joseph M.T. Babasaheb Ambedkar and His Followers’ Conversion to 2001 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. Buddhism 195 Nomita Yadav The Other Backward Classes: Then and Now- A Sociological 2001 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. Analysis 196 Sarasij Majumdar Role of Civil Society in Development A comparison between 2001 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. West Bengal and Kerala 197 Sharmistha Bhattacharjee Health, Education and Well Being of Working Children in India, 2001 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

198 Rewa Shankar Misra Development Finance Through Micro Credit Impact on Rural 2001 Tulsi Patel M.Phil. Society 199 Jasmeet Bawa The Sikh Diaspora: Perceptions of Identity and homeland 2002 Rita Brara M.Phil.

200 Sonali Ghosh Interrogating Silences The Representations of Displacement and 2002 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Resettlement in the Narmada Valley 201 T. Deepamanjuri Devi In Search of an Identity: A Study of the Meiteis of Manipur 2002 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

202 Debarti Sen Battles over Biodiversity: The Discourse on State and Property 2002 Amita Baviskar M.Phil. Regimes in India 203 So Youn Jeun A Study of the Contemporary Women's Movement in India: The 2002 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Anti Dowry Campaigns Since the 1970s 204 Swati Sharma Sexuality and Body: Gender Dynamics and HIV-AIDS 2002 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

205 Sandeep Phukan Media and Public Policy: A Case of the Environment 2002 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

206 Madhumita Biswal Issues of accessibility in primary health care: study of a rural 2002 Dr. N. Purendra Prasad M.Phil. health centre in Patanchera (Andhra Pradesh) 207 Tapoja Chaudhuri Middle Class Environmentalism 2002 Amita Baviskar M.Phil. 208 Wasim Yousuf Bhat Muslim Politics and the Nation State: An Inquiry into Muslim 2002 Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Political Articulations in the Indian Subcontinent 209 Rashmi Singh Profane Practice in and around a Sacred Complex 2002 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

210 Rafia Kazim Powerlessness of Muslim Women: Myth or Reality 2003 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

211 Nisha Making Sense of State-Society Relations in Rural North India 2003 Rita Brara M.Phil.

212 Lavanya Murli Hindutava Nationalism and Construction of Self 2003 Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

213 Tae-Jo-Park Violence in Violent conflict between Hindus and Muslims in 2003 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. India 214 Chumben Humtsoe The State – Politics and Human Rights in Nagaland 2003 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

215 Saumya Shankar Inclusion and Exclusion of Mentally Ill Patients in Tele Society 2003 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil.

216 Akshay K. Choudhary A Sociological Study of Marriage Among the Brahmins of 2003 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Mithila 217 Vanshree Agarwal Women’s status and Fertility: A Study of the Interrelations 2003 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

218 Priyanka Trehan The Concept of the Fetish: An Understanding through the 2004 Radhika Chopra M.Phil. Sociology of the Body 219 Subhashim Goswami Visual Representations: The Technical and Social Production of 2004 Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Photographic Images 220 Kamei Aphun Ethnic Crisis in Manipur 2004 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

221 Rekha Konsam A Sociological Review of the Literature on a Religious Festival: 2004 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Lai Haraoba 222 Joan Lalromawi Shifting Cultivation and Its Alternatives: A Sociological Critique 2004 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

223 Ritu Jacob The Tibetan Community in India: Nationalism in Exile 2004 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

224 Swargjyoti Gohain Politics of the Homeland 2004 Anand Chakravarti M.Phil.

225 Saswata Ghosh Zamindari Abolition in U.P.: A Sociological Analysis. 2004 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

226 Gunjan Solanki Organization – A Theoretical Insight 2004 Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

227 Shinjini Chatterjee Ages in the Making: Problematizations, Politics and Identities of 2004 Tulsi Patel M.Phil. Old Age 228 Rokhsar Vakharia Grammar of the Cinematic Image 2005 Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

229 Kanika Kakar Empowerment of Women in India: A Study of the Role of the 2005 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Indian State 230 Shalu Bindal Rural Women and Self Help Groups 2005 Rita Brara M.Phil.

231 Elizabeth Khawlhring The Role of Tribal Youth in Social Transformation with special 2005 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. reference to the Young Mizo Assocation 232 Pranta Pratik Patnaik The Construction of Gender through Television Advertisements: 2005 Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil. A Sociological Analysis 233 Jyoti Sinha Globalisation and its Impact on the Indian Working Class 2005 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

234 Laimayum Basanti Devi Micro-finance Program and Women’s Empowerment: A 2005 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Sociological Analysis 235 Wrick Mitra Groundwork for an Anthropology of Corruption 2005 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

236 Geetika Bapna Kinship and Female Sexuality in Postcolonial Tamil Societies - A 2005 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Critical Overview of the Anthropological Literature 237 Sirisha Indukuri Rural and Urban Ecologies: Bridging the Divide 2005 Rita Brara M.Phil.

238 Gayatri Elizabeth Koshy Community and Modernity : An Exploration into the shaping of 2005 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Modernity 239 Anindita Majumdar Rites of Passage and Interpersonal Kin Relations in Bengal 2005 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

240 R. T. Grace Nurila The Sociological Study of Conversion: A Case Study of the Tribal 2006 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. Society in North East India 241 Uddhab Prasad Pyakurel Social Origins of the Maoist Movement in Nepal 2006 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

242 Sital Mohanty Policies and Implementation of Reproductive and Child Health 2006 Aneeta A. Minocha M.Phil. (RCH) Programmes in Orissa 243 Mana Tabata Baei Rud Love and Marriage: A Sociological Analysis 2006 Anuja Aggrawal M.Phil.

244 Siddartha Kumar Conceptualizing Agency: A Theoretical Analysis of Human 2006 Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Capabilities 245 Suchita Chakraborty Reproductive Rights, Women's Empowerment and the Politics of 2006 Jayoti Gupta M.Phil. Population Policies 246 Amiya K. Das Poverty and Aspects of the Social Structure With Reference to 2006 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Three Regions in India 247 Paksima Mojarezi The Sociology of Literature in Iran Through the Lens of Three 2006 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Iranian Novels 248 Samprati Pani Culture and Class Struggle: An Enquiry into the Cultural 2006 Rita Brara M.Phil. Revolution in China 249 Babyrani Yumnam Development Aid- Shifts and Changes in the idea behind Aid 2006 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

250 Sharmistha Mallick Fertily, Infertily and Gender: A Mapping 2006 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

251 Monalisa Mishra Tribal Poverty in Orissa: A Sociological Analysis 2006 Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil.

252 Sumita Mishra Negotiating Public Space: Filipina Domestic Workers in 2007 Prof. A .Dasgupta M.Phil. Transnational Migration 253 Dwaipayan Banerjee Scientific Reference and the making of the Social: An Analysis of 2007 Dr. Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Artificial Languages 254 Moyukh Chatterjee The " Communal Riot" in India: Reading , Writing and 2007 Dr. Sudha Vasan M.Phil. Sociological Interpretation 255 Avantika Berwa Culture and Beauty : A Sociological Analysis of Beauty Pageants 2007 Dr. Anuja Agarwal M.Phil.

256 Irfan Zuberi Theodor W. Adorno's Theory of the "Culture Industry" A 2007 Prof. Nandini Sunder M.Phil. Critical Appraisal in the context of North Indian Classical Music 257 Gowhar Ashraf Fazili The idea of Modernity in the Writings of Mohammad Iqbal and 2007 Dr. R. Ray M.Phil. Abdul Kalam Azad 258 Subhadeepta Ray The Information Society 2007 Dr. Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

259 Mayuri Samant Dalit Politics: Debates over Caste, Gender and Religion 2007 Prof. Nandini Sunder M.Phil.

260 Samuel L. Chuaungo Technique, Code and Essence : Jazz and the Place of Sound in 2007 Dr. Jayoti Gupta M.Phil. Anthropological Research 261 Kusum Lata Representation of Womanhood on Television : A Sociological 2007 Dr. M. Radhakrishna M.Phil. Study of the Indian Soap Opera 262 Vinod Kumar Yadav Public Health in Colonial India 2007 Dr. Poonam Bala M.Phil.

263 Ishita Dey Migration and Entrepreneurship : Chinese Community in Kolkata 2007 Prof. Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil.

264 Ratna Biswas Migration Remittances and Development : A Sociological 2008 Prof. A .Dasgupta M.Phil. Perspective 265 Tathagatan R Social Movements and the Construction of Political Identities in 2008 Prof. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. the Andean Region 266 Bijita Biswas Pedagogic Practices in Schools - Pluralities and Diversities across 2008 Dr. Anuja Agarwal M.Phil. Cultures 267 Tannu Singh Alienation at Workplace 2008 Prof. A .Dasgupta M.Phil.

268 Apao Bunni Land Relations and Social Structure in Tribal Society of India 2008 Prof. Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

269 Nivedita Ghosh Viewing Violence: An Analysis of the Cinematic Spectator 2008 Dr. Roma Chatterjee M.Phil.

270 Abid Saittu. K Experience of Development and Social Change in Kerela: A 2008 Dr. M. Radhakrishna M.Phil. Critical Re-assesment 271 Rahul Sarwate Foucault and the Discourses of Sexuality in India 2008 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

272 Manoj Bandan Balsamanta Ambedkar and the process of Canon formation in Indian 2008 Prof. Satish Despande M.Phil. Sociology 273 Riddi Bhandari A Sociological Analysis of Shopping Malls 2008 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

274 Shruti Choudhry Honour in North India: A Sociological Review 2008 Prof. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

275 Putul Borah The Dynamics of Labour Exploitation: Tea Plantation Labour in 2008 Prof. Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Assam 276 Saloni Zutshi Events , Discourse and the Construction of Facts 2008 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

277 Ajay N. Mali Alienation and the media in Henri 2009 Satish Deshpande M.Phil. 278 Alexius Dung Dung Discourses on Tribes and Conversion 2009 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil.

279 Chayanika Pal Christian Missionary Schools in Bengal (1793-1854): A 2009 Rabind Ray M.Phil. Sociological Perspective 280 Suchismita Das Consensus Building in Ecotourism: Concepts and Contradictions. 2009 Sudha Vasan M.Phil.

281 Das Swati Gentrification of the "Folk": The Caseof 'Bhavai' in Gujrat 2009 Nandini Sunder M.Phil.

282 Khushboo Jain Locating Women's Empowerment in the Maoist Movement in 2009 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Nepal 283 Mritunjay Kumar Yadavendu A Sociological Analysis of the Debate on Capital Punishment 2009 Nandini Sunder M.Phil.

284 Mhd. Amin Ansari Politics of Conservation 2009 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

285 Preetibanya Pattanaik Aging & Society: A Sociological Analysis 2009 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

286 Sakshi Khurana The Impact of Liberalization on the Lives of Industrial Labour in 2009 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. India 287 Cheong Yoon Jeong Position of a Witness with Reference to Life and Words 2009 Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

288 Soibam Haripriya Sacred Sites, Symbols, Landscapes and Kingships 2009 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

289 Sandeep Rai A Sociological Study of the Works of Bhikhari Thakur and 2009 Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Gorakh Pandey; Stalwarts of Bhojpuri Literature 290 Seram Rojesh Armed Conflicts: A Comparative Study Between Manipur and 2009 Nandini Sunder M.Phil. Kashmir 291 Rukmini Barua Working Class Neighbourhoods: Power, Popular Culture and 2010 Satish Deshpande M.Phil. Politics 292 Jyoti Locating Creativity and Conventionality in the modern Arts of 2010 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. India 293 G. Suguna Marriage Among the Low Ranking Caste Groups in India: A 2010 Anuja Aggrawal M.Phil. Literature Review and Analysis 294 Amrita Achamma Kurian Formation of Community and the Cult of Martyrdom: Case of Sri 2010 Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Lanka and Israel-Palestine 295 Radhika Ralhan Perceiving the Cultural Essence of Food 2010 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

296 H. Theresa Darlong State and Tribes in India: Examining the Fifth and Sixth 2010 Virginius Xaxa M.Phil. Schedules of the Constitution 297 Maitrayee Deka Realizing the Virtual: Body and Gender in Cyberspace 2010 Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil.

298 Brij Mohan Dalit Representation: A Socio- Political Study of Poona Pact, 2010 Tulsi Patel M.Phil. 1932 299 Vasundhara Bhojvaid Law and the Mask of the State: Formation of Publics Around the 2010 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. R.T.I. 300 Madhuri Karak The Death of a Hero: Anthropology in a Brave, New World 2010 Yasmeen Arif M.Phil.

301 Vineet Rathee State Practices and the Politics of Identity: An Analysis of the 2010 Anuja Aggrawal M.Phil. Gujjar Case 302 Bhavna Kataria 'Gender and Lobour in Global Workplaces' 2010 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

303 Syed Mohammed Faisal Islamic Reform in the Indian Subcontinent. Shah Waliullah: 2010 Rita Brara M.Phil. Thought and Influence 304 Kishan Mohan Maurya Impact of Globalization on Industrial Relations in India 2010 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

305 Vikrant Kumar State Policy and Food Insecurity in India 2010 Dr. Meena M.Phil. Radhakrishna 306 Satya Prakash Gender and Environment: Exploring issues and perspectives in 2010 Prof. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. India 307 Tuhina Ganguly An Enquiry into the Naxalite Discourse and its Rhetoric 2010 Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

308 Ishani Saraf Nuclear Waste: Some Conceptual Issues 2011 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

309 Rajib Das Sociology of Market: Agricultural Markets in Colonial Bengal 2011 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. and Bihar 1900-1947 310 Ransaigra Daimary The Discourse of Social Exclusion in Assam with Specific 2011 Nandini Sunder M.Phil. Reference to the BODO Movement 311 Pooja P. Palicha Theorizing and Dalit Standpoint: An Exploration of Dalit 2011 Tulsi Patel M.Phil. Literature 312 Ghanshyam Kushwaha Political Participation of Women through Panchayati Raj in India 2011 Anuja Aggrawal M.Phil. 313 Benu Verma Plenitude of the Singular: Draupadi as an Epic Herione a Goddess 2011 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. and aWomen 314 Ashima Subherwal Protecting the Cow: The Politics of Sacred Symbols 2011 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

315 Ashawani Chaudhary All the World's A Stage: Exploring Performance, Rituals and 2011 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Ressentiment through the Bank of Bengals 316 Pallavi Singh Rawat Women, Health And Development: The Rate of NGOs 2011 Abhijit Dasgupta and M.Phil. Meena Radhakrishnan 317 Bhaskar Chakraborti Sociological Aspects of Microfinance: An Appraisalof the Rate of 2011 Rita Brara M.Phil. MFIs in Ameliorating Poverty and Gender Based Poverty in Developing Countries 318 Sarover Zaidi Understanding Experience: Between Life, Language and Knowledg 2011 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

319 Madhusmita Sahoo Academic perspectives on the "Middle Class" in India: The Place 2011 Satish Deshpande M.Phil. of Economic, Socio-Cultural and Political Dimensions 320 Medha Shreyasi Development, Displacement and Tribal India: A sociological 2012 Dr. Meena M.Phil. Analysis Radhakrishna 321 Hemlata Kheria Understanding the Caste and Gender Intersection: Two Cases of 2012 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil. Violence Against Women in Rajasthan 322 Daniel Mulugeta The State Africa: A Study of the State Idea and Institutional 2012 Prof. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Practices in Ethiopia 323 Yusuf Khan Marriage Among Muslim In India 2012 Dr. Anuja Agarwal M.Phil.

324 Vidhi Shah I, Me & Myself : Anthropological Distance and Personal 2012 Dr. Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Narrative 325 Preeti Singh Gender Issues in Resettlement and Rehabilitation in India 2012 Dr. Sudha Vasan M.Phil.

326 R. Vaishno Bharati The Anti-Nautch Movement and the Resultant Changes in 2012 Prof. Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Dance: A Case Study of the Kalakshetra School 327 Siddhi Bhandari Changes in Rhetoric: From Industrial Relations to Human 2012 Dr. Rabindra Ray M.Phil. Resources 328 Dyuti Ailawadi Re-Thinking the SC/ST and Queer Bodies Through Law 2012 Prof. Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil. (1989/2009) 329 Kim Joohee Food Practices in Globalization: A Sociological Review 2012 Prof. Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil. and Nandani Sundar 330 Sneha Kadyan Representation of Tourist Attractions in Rajasthan: A 2012 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil. Sociological Analysis 331 Rajwant Kaur Sikhism and the Caste Question: A Case Study on Punjab 2012 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil.

332 Genevieve Z. Yogaraja Enquiry Committee Reports and the Constitution of Publics 2013 Dr. Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

333 Laishram Jeena Devi Tsunami and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Review of Reconstruction 2013 Dr. Yasmeen Arif M.Phil. with a Focus on Women's Issues 334 K. S. Hakim E.M.S. Namboodiripad and the Practice of Communism in Kerala 2013 Dr. Rabindra Ray M.Phil.

335 Guangchunliu Gangmie Changing Land Relations and its Impact on the Tribes of 2013 Dr. Kamei Aphun M.Phil. Northest India 336 Paankhi Agrawal Implicating the Indegenous: A Study of the Influence of Views on 2013 Dr. Anuja Agarwal M.Phil. the Colonial Discourse on Criminal Tribes 337 Megha Sidhu Culture, Inversion and Transmission: Understanding Punjab 2013 Dr. Radhika Chopra M.Phil. through its Folksongs 338 Devika Narayan Economic Change and Reconfiguration of the State-System: 2013 Dr. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Perspectives from Mexico and Argentina 339 Sharib Zeya Shifts in the Ideas of Torture Post 9/11 (with Special Reference 2013 Dr. Anuja Agarwal M.Phil. to Abu Ghraib) 340 Rijul Kochhar The Analytics of Disability: Bodies, Documents, and the Order of 2013 Dr. Deepak Mehta M.Phil. the State 341 Muhammed Jefra V P Theorising Self and Society: An Inquiry into the Life of two 2013 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil. Women 342 Neha Dhole Waste, Materiality and Politics in Delhi 2013 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

343 Kh. Neil Young Nationalizing the Frontier: Development Challenges in 2013 Dr. Sudha Vasan M.Phil. 'Northeast' India 344 Tanya Mattthan Political Ecology of Mineral Extraction: Land, Labour and 2013 Dr. Sudha Vasan M.Phil. Capital in the Commodification of Nature 345 Saumya Malviya Claude Levi Strauss and the Nature/Culture Opposition 2013 Prof. Roma Chatterji M.Phil.

346 Urvashi Tilak Trafficking in Women: A Sociological Study 2013 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil. 347 Amishi Panwar Constructing a New Normal: On the Foundations of Suffering, 2013 Dr. Tulsi Patel M.Phil. Disease and Death 348 Preeti Agrawal Land Acquisition: Variation in People's Response 2013 Dr. Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

349 Trishna Senapaty Pain And Violence: Movements from the Body to Speech 2013 Dr. Deepak Mehta M.Phil.

350 Prita Das Gupta Politics at the Margins: A Study of Electoral Reservation at the 2013 Dr. Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Local Government in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh 351 Nargis Vasundhara Female Domestic Workers: Re-imagining Gendered Labour 2013 Dr. Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

352 Fahad Hashmi Islamism and Public Sphere in India: A Study of Jamaat-e-Islami 2013 Dr. Deepak Mehta M.Phil. Hind 353 Nandini Hebbar N. Youth and Everyday Controls 2013 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil.

354 Trishna Moni Thakuria Gender, Militarism and Sexuality in Armed Conflicts in North 2014 Dr. Kamei Aphun M.Phil. East India 355 Chukka Vikram Hitec Cyberabad: An Antropology of Affect and the City 2014 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

356 Viren Chopra Text and Context of Graphic Novels: A Study through Maus and 2014 Dr. Yasmeen Arif M.Phil. Persepolis 357 Anupama Ramakrishnan The Government of Others: Conservation, Indigenous Rights and 2014 Dr. Sudha Vasan M.Phil. Anthropological Discourses on the Jarawa of the Andaman 358 Gideon Thomas Mathson ImagingIl d Protest: Tactics, Crowds and Networks 2014 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

359 Bhavneet Kaur Memory, Resistance and the Everyday: Locating Women's 2014 Dr. Radhika Chopra M.Phil. 'Unfinished Narratives' in Indian Administered Kashmir 360 Keya Bardalai Ethnicity, Migration and Conflict: Locating the Case of Assam's 2014 Dr. Kamei Aphun M.Phil. 'Illegal Immigrants' 361 Haider Ali Askary Politics of Representation: Formation and Assertion Identity in 2014 Dr. Sudha Vasan M.Phil. Ladakh 362 Jasmine Kalha Trauma as an Event : An Analysis of Post-Traumatic-Stress- 2014 Dr. Roma Chatterjee M.Phil. Disorder 363 Kamalpreet Singh Gill The Agrarian Crisis in Punjab -A Study 2014 Dr. Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

364 Mahendran C Ethnic Identity and Citizenship: Stateless in North East India 2014 Dr. Kamei Aphun M.Phil.

365 Navita Pradhan Culture, Identity and Social Change: A Sociological Study of the 2014 Dr. Kamei Aphun M.Phil. Sikh Diaspora in North America 366 Shagufta Kaur Bhangu Understanding Pain and the Body 2014 Dr. Roma Chatterjee M.Phil.

367 Ojaswita Sharma A Sociological Understanding of North Indian Women's Folk 2014 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil. Songs 368 Lokesh Global Mobility and Emerging of New Relations : Social 2014 Prof. Satish Despande M.Phil. Characteristics of Paid Domestic Workers 369 Sarah Haq Bodies in Creation: The Social Dynamics of Tattoo Art in 2014 Dr. Yasmeen Arif M.Phil. Contemporary Lives 370 Sanjay Kumar Transforming Rural India: Local Self-Governance and Mgnrega 2014 Prof. Satish Despande M.Phil.

371 Yashwant Singh The Reservation for OBC in Higher Education in India and the 2014 Prof. Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. Field of Visibility: Interrogating Inter-Subjective Recognition and Individual Autonomy

372 Draghima Basumatary Witch-Hunting: A Sociological Analysis 2014 Dr. Anuja Agrawal M.Phil.

373 Eveleen kaur Sidana Sense of the city : Factors of mediation 2014 Dr. Rita Brara M.Phil.

374 Arunoday Majumder Social Composition and Media Representation: An Examination 2015 Dr. Kamei Aphun M. Phil. of the Anti- Corruption Agitation in New Delhi 375 Sonia Kumari Childhood and Children's Literature 2015 Prof. Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil.

376 Sadiqali. T In search for a Safe Zone: Educated unemployed and the Indian 2015 Dr. Anuja Agrawal M.Phil. middle classes 377 Seema Chandra Women in Dalit Literature: A Sociological Analysis 2015 Prof. Nandini Sunder M.Phil.

378 Devika Mittal Nationalism and Schooling: A Study in the Indian Context 2015 Prof. Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil.

379 Nassef M.K Reform as a Discursive Tradition: Critical Reassessment of the 2015 Prof. Roma Chatterji Dr. M.Phil. Reformist thought of Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Maududi and Janaki Abraham 380 Zeba Siddiqui ReadingTh iMedicalisation through Narratives 2015 Dr. Tulsi Patel M.Phil. 381 Jayprakash Sharma Development and Discontent: Relevance of Polanyi's double 2015 Dr. Kamei Aphun M.Phil. movement in Chhattisgarh 382 Leki Wangmo Thungon Urban Violence and Memory : The 1984 anti-Sikh Pogrom 2015 Dr. Nandini Sundar M.Phil.

383 Shrabana Chakroborty A Sociology of Clssification of Dance in India with Special Focus 2015 Dr. Roma Chatterjee M.Phil. on Kathak 384 Aakriti Kohli Formations of Martial Masculinity- With Special Reference to 2015 Dr. Radhika Chopra M.Phil. Punjab 385 Amit Ranjan Verma Unorganised Sector in India: A Sociological Study 2015 Dr. Ilito. H. Achumi M.Phil.

386 Madhulika Sonkar Recasting Dars-i-Nizami for the 'Ideal Woman': An Inquiry into 2015 Prof. Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil. Curriculum Development in Educational Institutions for Muslim 387 Raghav Pasricha VisualityW and Framing: A Sociological Excursus 2015 Prof. Rita Brara M.Phil.

388 Rohini Ram Mohan Family Courts in India: Processes, Practices and Experiences 2015 Dr. Anuja Agrawal M.Phil.

389 Amrita Middey Alternative Sexualities and Family in Hindu Religion and Popular 2015 Dr. Anuja Agrawal M.Phil. Culture in India: A Preliminary Exploration 390 Swati Dogra Paid Domestic Workers: Mobilisation and Regulation 2015 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil.

391 Usman Jawed Siddiqi Land, State and Capitalism in India 2015 Prof. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

392 Bhawna Surrogacy and Motherhood 2015 Dr. Janaki Abraham M.Phil.

393 Antasa Vairagya Public Opinion on Climate Change: A Comparative Study 2015 Prof. Rita Brara M.Phil.

394 Shahrukh Alam Exploring links between Governmentality and Violence through 2015 Prof. Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Practices of Policymaking 395 Antasa Vairagya Public opinion on climate change: A comparative study 2015 Rita Brara M.Phil.

396 Kasturi Hazarika Narrative Approach to Conflict Resolution: The Case of Assam 2015 Kamei Aphun M.Phil.

397 Suraj Gogoi Migration, wet rice cultivation and monastic practices: 2016 Kamei Aphun M.Phil. Understanding mobility and wet-rice agricultural practices of the 398 Varun Patil AT Sociological i Kh i fReflection L hi d onN the Contradictions i Di i f A of Actually h l P d h 2016 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. Existing Democracies. 399 Meghnad Sahu Informal Sector: A Sociological Study of Brick Kiln Workers. 2016 Charu Sawhney M.Phil.

400 Snigdha Kumar (W) Informalized Labour and Capitalism in Contemporary India: A 2016 Nandini Sundar M.Phil. Theoretical Exercise. 401 Sophia Zehra Abbas Land, law and public interest: A sociological study of the Land 2016 Nandini Sundar M.Phil. Acquisition Acts in India. 402 Arif Hayat Nairang Technology and Violence: Practices of ‘Thanatopolitics’. 2016 Yasmeen Arif M.Phil.

403 Nafisul Quamar Jilani “Being Muslim” in Contemporary India: Community’s 2016 Tulsi Patel M.Phil. Construction of the Self and the process of othering. 404 Manshi Singh Ritual Giving: A Sociological Analysis of Sikh Philanthropy. 2016 Radhika Chopra M.Phil.

405 Bikashita Saikia Food and Identity; A study of Cookbooks, Hospitality and 2016 Radhika Chopra M.Phil. Memory. 406 Pragya Tripathi Postfeminism, feminism and new femininities. 2016 Anuja Agrawal M.Phil.

407 Dhiraj Anand Unemployment, Precariousness and Higher Education in India. 2016 Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil.

408 Asem Chanu Manimala Understanding the Formations of Everyday Violence in 2016 Yasmeen Arif M.Phil. Contemporary Bodoland. 409 Yogesh S Queer Struggles and Pride March: Struggle for “Pride”. 2016 Janaki Abraham M.Phil.

410 Baljeet Socio-Economic Condition of Waste Pickers in India. 2016 Satish Deshpande M.Phil.

411 Md. Maidul Islam Muslim Dalits in Bengal; A Comparative Study. 2016 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil.

412 Dhamma Dharshan Nigam Dalit Identity; From Ambedkar to Mayawati. 2016 Satish Deshpande M.Phil.

413 Tahiba Banu Representation and Self Representation: Dalits in Ethnography 2016 Satish Deshpande M.Phil. and Autobiography 414 Abir Misra Postulating an “Elementary Structure of Gender”: Sacred-Profane 2017 Anuja Agrawal M.Phil. Dichotomy and its Significance for the study of Hindu Society. 415 Karandeep Mehra A Political Anthropology of Humour. 2017 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. 416 Ancy Thomas Coloured Portraiture: A Sociological Study of Painted 2017 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Photography in India. 417 Fariya Yesmin Contested Identity, Citizenship and the Formation of a new other; 2017 Abhijit Dasgupta M.Phil. A case of Muslims of Assam. 418 Aastha Tyagi Saadhna Karti Chalein: Deconstructing Rashtra Sevika Samiti’s 2017 Meenakshi Thapan M.Phil. Ideology. 419 Tamineile Pame Religious Movement as a Political Agency: Through the Lens of 2017 Shashi Bhushan Singh M.Phil. Heraka Cult in Zeme Society. 420 Mili Das Rituals of Charak Festival (Coitro Songkranti): A Study of Rural 2017 Shashi Bhushan Singh M.Phil. Bengali Communities. 421 Neha Lal World Class Aesthetics and City Making in Millennial Delhi: 2017 Radhika Chopra M.Phil. Governance, Citizenship and Urban Poor. 422 Rinsophy Chamroy Manipuri Cinema and the Clout of Social Norms. 2017 Sunil Babu C.T. M.Phil.

423 Shivangi Patel Conveptions and Measures of Women Empowerment. 2017 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

424 Krishan Takhar Contesting Western Universalism, Three Visions: Walter 2017 Satish Deshpande M.Phil. Mignolo, Dipesh Chakrabarty and World Anthropologies 425 S. Bharat ReverberantPj Bodies: Listening and Meaning in Electronic Dance 2017 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Music Cultures. 426 Vekar Hussain Mir Enforced Disappearances in Kashmir: A sociological analysis of 2017 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil. the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) as resistance. 427 Bhawana Singh Meena Dimensions of Child Marriage in India. 2017 Rajni Palriwala M.Phil.

428 Shweta Rani What is good to eat? Food, body and technology. 2017 Tulsi Patel M.Phil.

429 Sandeepan Das Crisis in Tea Gardens of North Bengal: Dominance and 2017 Janaki Abraham M.Phil. Dependency. 430 Thanzeel Nazer V Power as an Analytical Category: Reading Talal Asad 2017 Nandini Sundar M.Phil.

431 Tanya Singh Emerging Art on the Streets: Tracing the Development and 2017 Roma Chatterji M.Phil. Impact of Street Art in Delhi. 432 Virendra Kumar Idea of Religious Equality: Ambedkar and Periyar. 2017 Sunil Babu C.T. M.Phil.