Prof. (DR.) JAGDISH JADHAV Dean, School of Social Sciences, CURAJ ======

Prof. (Dr.) Jagdish Jadhav is in social work teaching since March, 2000 and having unique combination of teaching, research, creating writing, and administration. He is passionate for teaching and known for his innovative and unique experiments in social work education.

He has taught at Jain Minority Educational Institute (Walchand College, Solapur, Maharashtra) for nine years, Christian Minority Educational Institute (CSRD-ISWR, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra) for one year, North Maharashtra University, (State University) Jalgaon, Maharashtra for one year and worked as a Deputy Registrar for Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, Maharashtra for two years.

He is with Central University of Rajasthan since 2013.

Recognizing his passionate understanding and academic inclination for marginalized societies, President of India appointed him as a Deputy Director (Research) for the National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes during 2006-2007; he has served Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on deputation, later on consultative basis.

Natural Resources Management, WaSH, Social Advocacy, Community Organization and Development Practices, Higher Education are the areas of his academic interest, wherein he published Eight Books and more than 15 articles. He has assisted Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune in editing two books.

 Perspectives in Governance of Higher Education  Quality Concern in Higher Education

Both these books were released in All India Vice Chancellor’s Conference, (2010) which acknowledges nationwide appreciation.

Water, Equity and Community Development and Unique People: Different Paths these two books have been published by Manas Publication, Jaipur,

Agali Manase;Weglya Wata and Prakashbije published by Parammitra Publication Mumbai.

Abhyasoni Prakat Whave and Gaon Janatali Manatali these two books are on Social Work Education Experimentation. Received greater appreciation from education community.

He has presented more than 25 papers in various international-national seminar-conferences. He is a social commentator on various social-political issues, and still so far more than 200 popular articles have been published in Maharashtra’s leading paper such as Loksatta, Sakal, Lokmat, Sanchar, Kesari, and magazines like Lok-Rajya, Apala-Parammitra. He has his regular column on issues of higher education in Daily Tarun Bharat, Belgaon, Karnataka since 2019.

He himself is instrumental to organize various National Seminar and Conferences, He has successfully coordinated Two Research Methodology courses, supported by ICSSR. At Present two Major Action Research is in process with the support from DST-NCSTC, New Delhi and ICSSR, New Delhi

Professor, Dept. of Social Work, Central University of Rajasthan, N.H. 08, Bandarsindari, 305801, AJMER (Rajasthan) +91-1463-238717/719 Cell: 08290495636/0942206747 email- [email protected] and [email protected] Page 1

Prof. (DR.) JAGDISH JADHAV Dean, School of Social Sciences, CURAJ ======

He is Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Sustainable Development (ISSN- 9224-7674), Editorial board member for “South Asian Journal of Participative Development” (ISSN 0976 2701) Associate Editor for “Indian Journal of Democratic Governance”

Award:

In recognition of the exceptional performance for work with District Collector, Ajmer in Implementing Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by converting Mundoti Village in to Open Defecation Free (ODF) with solid and liquid waste management facility under Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA) on 14th September, 2017 at the hands of Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Secretary, Higher Education, MHRD, Chairperson, UGC and Chairperson AICTE.

Recently he is being nominated on the Central Government Employment Council, function under the Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi