Brief about the Scholar: Ashish Saxena presently teaches Sociology at University of Allahabad. Earlier he was Associate Professor in Sociology at University of Jammu and was also Director (I), Ambedkar Studies Centre; He has over fourteen years of teaching experience and has significant publications on the issues related to Social exclusion, Social Justice, Subaltern communities, Land reforms, Democratic decentralization, Identity politics and Globalization in India with specific reference to Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir State. Mailing Address: Department of Sociology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P (India). [Email: [email protected]]; Mobile: +91-09559931313 CURRICULUM VITAE Name : Dr. ASHISH SAXENA Date of birth : 01.09.1972 Address for communication : Dr. Ashish Saxena, Deptt. of Sociology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad -211002 TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: • Over 14 years of postgraduate teaching and research at University level. He deals with courses on Indian society, rural studies, classical sociological thinkers, Indian thinkers, peasant movement, social exclusion, sociology of religion. He guided over 4 Ph.D’s and 17 M.phil dissertations on issues related to Religion, urban space, migrants, agrarian reforms, democratic decentralization, rural development, subaltern communities etc. RESOURCE PERSON/GUEST LECTURE/HONORS/AWARDS: • Key speaker in Symposium on ‘Peasantization of Tribes in North-West India’ at IX NWISA Conference, organized by Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla on 18-19th Oct. 2005. • Resource Person for Orientation Programme (for Village Level Workers) on ‘Strengthening of good governance in J&K’, organized by Institute of Social Science, New Delhi. • Resource Person for Training to weaker sections on Social Issues (13th March 2008) organized by NABARD, Jammu unit, Jammu. • Guest Talk delivered under ‘Workers Education Scheme’ to Supervisors/Managers of organized sector in Jammu (28-29th April, 2008) on ‘Motivation and Morale’, organized by Central Board for Workers Education, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India, Jammu Unit (J&K). • Resource Person for Orientation Programme of Teachers on ‘Development, Participation & Globalization’, organized by Academic Staff College, University of Jammu, January 2009. • Felicitated with ‘Certificate of Participation’ for India Social Science Research Award (ISSRA) – 2009 on December 19, 2009 at NCUI complex, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Regional office for South Asia, New Delhi for paper on ‘Anticipating Alternative Development for Rural India through Multimedia Technologies: Retrospect and Prospects’ in the category Rural Innovation System. • Resource Person for 11th Refresher Course in Philosophy on ‘Applied Ethics’ and delivered lecture on ‘Debating Ethics in Social Sciences: A Sociological Appraisal’, organized by Academic Staff College, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 10th March, 2012. • Resource Person for Panel discussions on ‘Understating North-east India’ and delivered lecture on ‘State, ethnicity and identity in North-East India’, organized by Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 10th March, 2012. • Resource Person for Refresher Course in Sociology on ‘Research methodology in social sciences: Emerging research trends’ and delivered lecture on ‘Methodological issues for Subaltern categories in the Era of Globalization – A Critical View’, organized by Department of Sociology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 7th December, 2012. • UGC Visiting Fellow (one week) under UGC-SAP and delivered lectures on ‘‘Globalization and Development’, organized by Department of Sociology, BBAU, Lucknow, 1st - 5th April, 2013. • Resource Person for delivering lectures on ‘Understanding Gender’ and delivered lecture on ‘Gender and Sociology’, organized by Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 8-9th April, 2013. • Resource Person for Faculty Development Programme on ‘Entrepreneurship development’ and delivered lecture on ‘Sociology of Entrepreneurshipship & Ethics vs Entrepreneurship’, organized by Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, KNIT, Sultanpur, 25th December, 2013. • Resource Person/Panelist for National Seminar on ‘Dimensions of Inequality, Exclusion and Social Transformation in Rural India’ organized by Department of Sociology, Lucknow University, Lucknow on 1st – 2nd March 2014 and presented on ‘State Policies And Rural Transformation: Challenges Of Inclusive Development Through MGNREGA in U.P. ’. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/LECTURES ORGANIZED: • Organized Special Lecture under Dr. Ambedkar Studies Centre on ‘Dr. Ambedkar and Scheduled Castes: Could Equity be Preferred over Reservation’ on November, 10, 2008 by Professor Satish Sharma, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. • Organized 3rd Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture under Dr. Ambedkar Studies Centre on ‘Dr. Ambedkar as a Sociologist: Beyond Reductionism” by Prof. P.G.Jogdand, University of Mumbai on April, 15th 2009. • Organized Two-Day National Workshop on 12-13th September, 2009 under Dr. Ambedkar Studies Centre on ‘Social Justice and the Marginals”. Distinguished delegates contributed for the workshop were – Prof. Emeritus T.K.Oommen, Prof. Nandu Ram, Prof. Salil Misra, Prof. Saraswati Raju, Prof. G.Aloysious, Dr. Mahalaxmi, Dr. Vivek Kumar, Dr. Vishalakshi, Dr. Dhirendra Dhangwal, Dr. Krishan Mohan, Dr. Mathew Joseph, Dr. Ronki Ram and others. • Organized 4th Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture under Dr. Ambedkar Studies Centre on ‘Caste and Democracy: Three Paradoxes” by Prof. M.S.S.Pandian, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, New Delhi on April, 15th 2010. • Organized Special Lecture under Dr. Ambedkar Studies Centre on ‘Buddhism and Social Transformation: Ambedkarite Perspective’ on April, 19th, 2010 by Shri Dhammachari Lokamitra, President, Jambudvipa Trust & Friends of Western Buddhist Order, United Kingdom. • As an Academic Co-coordinator, organized three-weeks UGC sponsored Refresher course in Sociology on 3-23rd December, 2012 under aegis of Academic Staff college, University of Allahabad on ‘Research methodology in social sciences: Emerging research trends’. Distinguished resource persons contributed for the course were – Prof. Partha Nath Mukherji (Inaugural address), Prof. Yogesh Atal (valedictory address), Prof. Mark Lindley, Prof. K. Ramasubrahmanian, Prof. Jean Dreze, Prof. Partha Ghosh,; Prof. H.M Desardia. Prof. S.N Choudhary, Prof. Debal Singha Roy; Prof. Ashok Kaul, Prof. B.K.Pattnaik, Prof. Abha Chauhan, Prof. Sukant Chaudhury, Prof. Vinod Chandra. SEMINAR/CONFERENCES ATTENDED: • Attended National Seminar on “Governance, Technology & Development” at Academic Staff College, University of Hyderabad on 20-21 Nov. 2006 and presented a paper entitled: “Enhancing Knowledge and Information Capabilities of Multimedia Technologies in India’s Rural Development: A Sociological Perspective”. • Attended Diamond Jubilee Conference on ‘Tradition and Modernity: Development and Change among Tribals in India’ at Lucknow University on 23rd –25th Feb 2007 and presented paper entitled: “Nomad-Sedentary Continuum among the Gujjar Tribes of Jammu Siwalik: A Dialectical Analysis”. • Attended XXXIV All India Sociological Conference from 27th -29th Dec. 2008 at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and presented paper on ‘Religion, Caste and Community: A Sociological exploration of ‘maile’’ congregations among Dogra community of Jammu Region”. • Attended National Seminar on ‘Conflict in J&K: Impact on Society Polity and Economy’ organized by Centre for Security Analysis Chennai and Dept. of Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Jammu, Jammu on 21-22nd Sept. 2010 and presented a paper on ‘Experiencing implications of conflict over governance in J&K State: a viewpoint’ • Attended International Conference on ‘Changes in caste hierarchies in rural India and their political implications’ jointly organized by IIAS, Shimla, School of Advanced study, University of London & South Asian Studies Council, Yale University at Shimla on 1-3rd June 2011 and Presented paper on “State initiatives and Scheduled Castes: Analyzing shifting caste hierarchies in rural Jammu region”. • Attended National Seminar on ‘Social Movement in Contemporary India: Issues and Concerns’ organized by Department of Sociology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad on 5th -6th Sept. 2011 and presented a paper on ‘Dalit Mobilization in contemporary India: Shared Experiences of Scheduled Castes in Jammu Region’. • Attended National Seminar on ‘Emerging Paradigms of Human Rights: Issues, Challenges and Prospects’ organized by Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh on 19th - 20th October 2011 and presented a paper on ‘State Policies vis-à-vis the Marginalized Communities: Concerns for Weaker Sections in Jammu and Kashmir State’. • Attended National Seminar on ‘Communal Harmony & Secularism: Indian Experiences’ organized by Rajiv Gandhi Chair in Contemporary Studies, University of Allahabad, Allahabad on 11th - 12th November 2011 and presented a paper on ‘Latent Communalism during Shri Amarnath Shrine Episode in J&K: A View-point’. • Attended International Conference on ‘1st Humanities Forum’ co-organized by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea, UNESCO, Korean National Commission on 24th – 26th November 2011 and presented a paper on ‘Shifting identities in the era of globalization: Emerging concerns for ‘marginals’ in India’. • Attended XXXVII All India Sociological