Bio-sketch
Dr. Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan is an Assistant Professor in the department of Humanities and Social sciences. He did his Ph.D, M. Phil and MA (Sociology) from JNU, New Delhi and MA (Philosophy) from Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. He also qualified for the National Eligibility Test and JRF conducted by UGC. He worked with many leading NGOs, like Odisha Association for the Blind, Progressive Union of Visually Handicapped for Fertility and National Institute for Differently Abled, Pingalakhi Public Welfare Organization, Go India Charitable Trust, in the state of Odisha for the welfare of PWDs. He also represented on behalf of persons with disability to the state coordination committee and state executive committee of the government of Odisha. He also contributed as a member to various sub-committee governments of Odisha in formulating PWD’s welfare policies from time to time. He is also an advisory member of Ravenshaw University, Cuttack for disability welfare affairs. On different occasions he also organized a number of state and national level seminars and workshops on disability studies/disability welfare and gave talks on different disabilities related issues on behalf of different organisations. He Also organised different kinds of community development/welfare activities such as blood donation camp, health camp, awareness camps relating to disability issues, plantation programs, Swachh Bharat program, interschool sports for PWD students, etc. At present, he holds the post of Secretary, PUVHF, NID and he is also a member of different state level and national level NGOs working in the area of disability studies and disability welfare. He also received a number of awards and honours from different prominent NGOs and organisations. His major academic areas of interest are disability studies, conservation of forest (in reference to JFM and CFM) and Sociology of development in reference to different issues of development, displacement and rehabilitation. He also published a number of research articles and supervised a Ph.D student.
Areas of Interest
Disability studies, Conservation of forest(in reference to JFM And CFM and Sociology of development in the context of development, displacement and rehabilitation)
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- Publications in National Journal
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- Publications in National Conferences
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- Publications in International Conferences
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