Curriculum Vitae in Favour of Professor Vijoy S. Sahay
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CURRICULUM VITAE IN FAVOUR OF PROFESSOR VIJOY S. SAHAY 1. Name: VIJOY S. SAHAY (VIJOY SHANKAR SAHAY) 2. Date of Birth: February 12, 1950 3. Father‟s Name: Late Dr. Jagdanand Sahay 4. Present Designation: Professor & Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad- 211 002, (India). 5. Mailing Address: Department of Anthropology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad- 211 002, (India). 6. E-mail ID and Telephone Numbers: [email protected] Tel: 0532-2507460 and Mobile: 91- 9415340356 7. Educational Qualification: Examinations Year of Board/University Subjects Division & % Passed Passing Bihar Sec. School Ex. El. Maths., E.P.H., Second Div. With Matriculation 1964 Board, Patna Geog, English, Hindi, 51% marks Civics, Sanskrit B.A.(Honors in Ranchi College, Honors in First Position in Anthropology) 1969 Ranchi (under Ranchi Anthropology; First Class with University) Philosophy as Pass 60.1% Course M.A. in Ranchi University, Ranchi Anthropology with First Position in Anthropology 1971 Dissertation as Special First Class with Paper on “Snake cult in 60.1% India”. Ph.D. Ranchi University, Ranchi Topic: “The 1979 Nicobarese: A Study in Nature-Man-Spirit Complex”. 1 8. Teaching Experience and Service Details: Date of Post Department & Type of Appointment Appointment University 23.9.1973 Junior Research Fellow Department of Temporary (U.G.C.) Anthropology, Ranchi University, Ranchi 21.9.1979 Research Associate Department of Temporary (U.G.C.), Centre of Anthropology, Special Assistance Ranchi University, Ranchi 19.11.1981 Lecturer Giridih College, Giridih Permanent (Ranchi University) 26.5.1983 Lecturer (Transferred to) K.O.College, Gumla Permanent (Ranchi University) 18.11.1989 Reader (merit promotion K.O.College, Gumla, Permanent in 8 years) (Ranchi University) 27.8.1993 Reader (Joined the Department of Permanent Department of Anthropology, Anthropology, University University of Allahabad, of Allahabad) Allahabad 12.12.2003 Professor Department of Permanent Anthropology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 9. Research Guidance: Sl. Name of the Topic of Ph. D. Awarded/Su Year of No. Candidate bmitted Award/Sub mission 1 Prabhat K Nature –Man-Spirit Complex of the Awarded 1986 Singh Kurmis: A Study in Search of Identity. Ranchi University 2 Sangita Sinha Political Awareness and Participation of Awarded 2001 Rural Women of Uttar Pradesh. Allahabad University 3 Ram Pujan Wild Life vis-à-vis Tribal Life: A Study in Awarded 2001 Srivastava Ecological Anthropology. Allahabad University 4 Priya Anthropology of Organizational Behavior Awarded 2006 Srivastava and Personnel Management: With Allahabad Reference to Two Industrial Units of Tribal University Region. 5 Siddharth Untouchability Among the Untouchables in Awarded 2006 Singh India. Allahabad (I.A.S.) University 2 6 Suruchi Gender Differences in Child Health and Awarded 2007 Tewari Health Care in Allahabad. Allahabad University 7 Anupama Sacred Complex of Hindu Prayag: A Study Awarded 2007 Sharma in Changing Dimension of Indian Allahabad Civilization. University 8 Malini Human Materialism Reconsidered: With Awarded 2008 Srivastava Reference to Two Multicaste Villages in Allahabad India. University 9 Alka Correlation Between Fertility and Health Awarded 2008 Srivastava Status: A Comparative Study of Rural and Allahabad Urban Population in India. University 10 Neeraj Munda and Their Killies: A Study in Social Awarded 2008 Kumar Organization vis-à-vis Territorial Allahabad Thakur Organization. University 11 Suchita Folk-Urban-Continuum Reconsidered: A Awarded 2009 Tripathi Case Study of Allahabad District. Allahabad University 12 Anjuli Impact of Environmental Degradation on Awarded 2009 Chandra Socio-Cultural Settings: A Comparative Allahabad Study of Two Industrial Areas of University Allahabad. 13 Waseem An Anthropological Study of Inbreeding Awarded 2015 Fatima among a Muslim Community. Allahabad University 14 Mitashree How a Sacred Place Blossoms: Evolution of Awarded 2013 Srivastava Bodh Gaya as a Sacred Complex. Allahabad University 15 Karuna Sacred Complex of Hindu Gaya: A Awarded 2015 Shankar Restudy. Allahabad Pandey University 16 Ashok The Baiga: A Study in Nature-Man-Spirit Submitted 2014 Pandey Complex. Allahabad University 17 Rajkumar Chattisgarh Ke Satnami Samaj Ka Final draft 2014 Manavshastreeya Adhyayan. submitted Allahabad University 18 Sanjay Prem Chand ki Kritiyon Mein Final draft 2014 Kumar Manavshastriye Tatva: Sahitya submitted Allahabad Dwiwedi Manavshastra Par Ek Adhyayan. University 19 Neha Singh Religious Beliefs and Practices in a Multi- Final draft 2014 Caste Hindu Village of Central India. submitted Allahabad University 20 Lungaithui Cultural Areas of Manipur: A Study in Registered 2014 Kamei Anthropogeography. 3 21 Vineet Aapada Prabandhan: Allahabad Shahar Ke Registered 2014 Kumar Singh Paripeksh Me Ganga Janit Barh Vibhishika Ka Ek Manav Vaigyanik Adhyayan. 10. Field Experiences: 1. Three weeks of fieldwork among the Oraon tribesmen at Palkot Block in Gumla Sub- division, District Ranchi as an undergraduate student of Anthropology. 2. Six weeks of fieldwork as post graduate student of Anthropology in Bhojpuri Linguistic Cultural Zone at Buxar in Central Bihar. 3. Seven months of intensive fieldwork for PhD in the Nicobar Islands in 1974. 4. Six months of fieldwork again in the Nicobar Islands for verification of data in 1975. 5. Supervised the fieldwork of post graduate students of Ranchi University among the Birhors, a hunting and gathering tribesmen of the state of Jharkhand for six weeks in 1976. 6. Supervised the fieldwork of post graduate students of the same university among the Munda tribesmen of the state of Jharkhand in 1984. 7. Led the team of post graduate students of Anthropology of Allahabad University to study the Himalayan polyandry for six weeks in Dehradoon District of the state of Uttaranchal in the Himalayas in 1994. 8. Twice led the team of post graduate students of Anthropology of Allahabad University to Bastar in 1996 and 1999 to study the Dhurwa tribesmen and the Gharwas, a caste practicing the age-old Lost Wax Technique of bell metal craftsmanship. 9. Led the team of post graduate students of Anthropology, Allahabad University for fieldwork in 1997 to study a Lingayat village in Karnataka State in South India; a Bhil village in Udaipur District in Rajasthan in 2001; and to Sunderban (Delta region of the Gangetic Plains) in 2003. 10. Convener of the Allahabad University team during fieldwork jointly carried out by the Department of Anthropology, University of Allahabad and the Department of Religious Studies, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada during the Kumbha Fair in Allahabad (Prayag) in 2001. 11. Individually carried out intensive fieldwork in the Nicobar Islands in the summer (May-June) of 2002 in order to refresh the data collected over two decades earlier. 12. Led the team of undergraduate students of anthropology of Allahabad University, to study the “Anthropologist of Sports in Jharkhand” at Ranchi in January 2004. 4 13. Led the team of postgraduate students of Allahabad University in April 2004 to study “The Lodhas: An Ex-criminal Tribe of West Bengal” in the district of Medinipur in West Bengal. 14. Led the team of undergraduate students for fieldwork among the Tharu tribe of Balrampur District of Uttar Pradesh in January 2005. 15. Led the team of postgraduate students for anthropological fieldwork in two Garhwali villages in the Uttarkashi District of Uttaranchal in April-May 2005. 16. Led the teams of postgraduate and undergraduate students of Anthropology of Allahabad University to study the Mundas and their Killies (Clans) in Khunti Sub-division of Ranchi District in Jharkhand during January and April 2006. 17. Led the team of undergraduate students to study the Oraons of Gumla District in Jharkhand in January 2007. 18. Led the team of postgraduate students for fieldwork on the “Sacred Complex of Bodh Gaya” in April- May, 2007. 19. Led the team of research investigators in data collection for Bara and Karchana Power Projects sponsored by the UP Power Corporation in December-January 2007-2008. 20. Supervised the fieldwork of the team of undergraduate students of Anthropology in January 2009 in the study of a multi-caste village in Chattisgarh. 21. Supervised the fieldwork of postgraduate students in April 2009 in the study of Gond and Bhuiyan communities of Jharkhand. 22. Supervised the fieldwork of undergraduate students in February 2010 in a Village Study in Kanke Block of Ranchi District in Jharkhand. 23. Led the team of postgraduate and research scholars of the Department of Anthropology in June 2010 to study the Khasi tribe of the State of Meghalaya. 24. Supervised the fieldwork of undergraduate students in January 2011 in a Village Study in Ranchi District in Jharkhand. 25. Supervised the fieldwork of postgraduate students in April 2011 in a Village Study in Dehradun District in Uttarakhand. 26. Supervised the fieldwork of postgraduate students in March 2013 at Barpeta, Assam. 27. Supervised the fieldwork of undergraduate students near Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand for three weeks during May-June 2014. 5 11. Areas of Specializations: (a) Theoretical: Anthropological Thought, Methodology, and Foundation Course in Social Cultural Anthropology. (b) Empirical: The Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, the Himalayas, and the tribes of Central India living in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Rajasthan. 12. Publications