Ph.D. Scholars Ayushi Kiran “Role of vernacular language in school curriculum”Supervisor: Shalini Suryanarayan (Hindu College)Registration: 3-Mar-2022Email: ayushikiran94@gmail.com Deepak Ojha “From Temple to E-Temple: Technological Innovation and Changing Religious Institution & Practices in Hinduism”Supervisor: Ritu Sharma (Kamla Nehru College)Registration: 22-Feb-2022Email: deepakjha.448@gmail.com Yashasvi Chaurasia “Social Construction of Pain: An intergenerational analysis”Supervisor: Ruby Bhardwaj (Janaki Devi Memorial College)Registration: 31-Jan-2022Email: yashasvichaurasia@gmail.com Prarthana Changkakoti “Women of Assam as Youtube Content creators: Making and Unmaking of Self”Supervisor: Archana Prasad (Kamala Nehru College)Registration: 25-Jan-2022Email: prarthana18@gmail.com Anurag Singh “Sociological Impact on Work, Employment and Everyday Life of Young Differently Abled through the lens of Emerging Technologies and Promises it Hold”Supervisor: Reema Bhatia (Miranda House)Registration: 17-Jan-2022Email: anuragsingh060186@gmail.com Leivon Albert Lamkang “Identity, Culture and Change: A Sociological Study of Lamkang Tribe”Supervisor: Kamei AphunRegistration: 15-Jan-2022Email: broalb27@gmail.com Anurag Babu “Relationship between commodification of Healthcare and Migration of Healthcare Workers”Supervisor: Anuja AgrawalRegistration: 14-Jan-2022Email: anuraagxls@gmail.com Anuja Das “Loving from Afar: An Exploratory Study of Long-Distance Romantic Relationships”Supervisor: Anuja AgrawalRegistration: 12-Jan-2022Email: anujadas567@gmail.com Mukul Pandey “Rethinking Resilience: Inquiring Indigenous Agriculture in in Barendrabhumi, West Bengal”Supervisor: Nabanipa Bhattacharjee (Sri Venkateswara College)Registration: 12-Jan-2022Email: mukul.philosophia@gmail.com Rohini Tyagi “Tracing the Labour-Processes of Waste-Work in the Waste-Recovery Sector in Delhi and changes under the Covid-19 Pandemic”Supervisor: Pravati Dalua (Kamla Nehru College)Registration: 12-Jan-2022Email: tyagirohini22@gmail.com Puneet Repalle “Studying the Interactions between the Police and the Marginalised in Theatres of Insurgency and Contexts of Militant Agitations”Supervisor: Tila KumarRegistration: 12-Jan-2022Email: puneetrepalle@gmail.com Annanya Chatterjee “Exploring the implications of Gender Based Violence on Educational Access of Adolescent Girls”Supervisor: Gitika De (Hindu College)Registration: 6-Jan-2022Email: a.chatterjee1004@gmail.comPersonal Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anannya-chatterjee2194 Shivangi Srivastava “To Explore the Lived Experience of Women with Visual Impairment in an Intimate Relationship in Delhi”Supervisor: Gopa Sabharwal (Lady Shri Ram College for women)Registration: 6-Jan-2022Email: shivangishri26399@gmail.com Prithibi Biswas “Inside The Mother’s Womb: The Cultural Landscape of Coal Mines in The Raniganj-Asansol Area, West Bengal”Supervisor: Shashi Bhushan SinghRegistration: 5-Jan-2022Email: biswasprithibi007@gmail.com Aditi Vashistha “War Making in Ancient India: A Study of the Invention, andUniversalization of the Concepts of Dharma and Kaliyuga in the Indian Society”Supervisor: Achla Tandon (Hindu College)Registration: 19-Mar-2021Email: adivashistha05@gmail.com Mihika Banerjee “Staging the ra(a)striya: politics and patronage of dance festivals in India”Supervisor: R. Rajyalakshmi (Janki Devi Memorial Collge)Registration: 11-Mar-2021Email: mihika.banerjee26@gmail.com Muhammad Ajaz Ur Rehman “Social Picture of Kashmiris Outside Kashmir: A Sociological Study of Mass Medias”Supervisor: Gopa Sabharwal (Lady Shri Ram College for Women)Registration: 23-Feb-2021Email: aijazurrehman5@gmail.com Vinay Brandon “Neither Head nor Tail: A Sociological Exploration of Cryptocurrencies”Supervisor: Ruby Bhardwaj (Janki Devi Memorial College)Registration: 20-Feb-2021Email: brandon.vinay@gmail.com Abhivyakti Vivek “Education and State Intervention: A study of a Model school in Delhi”Supervisor: Nabanipa Bhattacharjee (Sri Venkateswara College)Registration: 19-Feb-2021Email: abhivyaktivivek@gmail.com Nishant Kharkwal “The Impact of Digital Platforms on the Lives of Car Rental Drivers in Indian Cities”Supervisor: Shalini Suryanarayan (Hindu College)Registration: 19-Feb-2021Email: nishantkharkwal@gmail.comLink to Personal Academic Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-kharkwal/ Akash Sanjay Khobragade “The study of inter-political relationship within Dalit politics: A case study of Dalit political parties of Maharashtra”Supervisor: Tila KumarRegistration: 12-Feb-2021Email: ask5340@gmail.com Mahima Malik “Assessing the space of River Groups in Riverfront Development Projects : case of Yamuna in Delhi and Gomti in Lucknow”Supervisor: Reema Bhatia (Miranda House)Registration: 12-Feb-2021Email: mahima02asma@gmail.comLink to Personal Academic Page: Mahima Malik | Centre for Policy Research (cprindia.org) Aaradhana Jhunjhunwala Dalmia “A River in an Urban Metropolis: The Yamuna in Contemporary Delhi“Supervisor: Janaki AbrahamCo-Supervisor: Yasmeen ArifRegistration: 13-Dec-2019Email: aaradhana25@gmail.com Harsh Vardhan Yadav “Shadow Education, Childhood & Technologies of the Self: An Ethnographic Exploration of Private Coaching in India”Supervisor: Nandini SundarRegistration: 9 Dec-2019Email: harshyadav1818@gmail.com Deepali Datta “Understanding Adoption in 21st Century Urban India”Supervisor: Janaki AbrahamRegistration : 2 Dec-2019Email: deepalidatta14@gmail.com Sagar Dey “Bauls and Everyday Life: Negotiating Culture and Identity in the Era of Globalization”Supervisor: Anuja AgrawalRegistration: 27 Nov-2019Email: sagardey092@gmail.com Richa Dang “Exploring Social Inequalities through Children’s Literature”Supervisor: Gitika De (Hindu College)Registration: 27 Nov-2019Email: richa9dang@gmail.com Anshu Agarwal “Material Objects evoking autobiographical memory: A Sociological Analysis of the Relationship between material objects and the construction of personal memory”Supervisor: Anuja AgrawalRegistration: 27 Nov-2019Email: anshu49a@gmail.com Amritha Mohan Kumar “Caste, Gender and Modernity: Assertion of Ezhava Caste Identity and their Association in Urban Sphere”Supervisor: Satish DeshpandeRegistration: 25 Nov-2019Email: amrithapreetham@gmail.com Debadrita Saha “A Sociological Analysis of Political Humour through Memes on Social Media”Supervisor: Reema Bhatia (Miranda House)Co-Supervisor: Roma ChatterjiRegistration: 25 Nov-2019Email: debadritas@gmail.com Johnson Soibam “The Art of Assembling Social: A Study of Leikai in Manipur”Supervisor: Kamei AphunRegistration: 16 Oct-2019Email: johnsonsoibam77@gmail.com Mohammad Saad “Instruments of Indoctrination: Social Media and Ideological Dissemination by extremists”Supervisor: Nabanipa Bhattacharjee (Sri Venkateswara College)Registration : 19 July-2019Email: saadarchy@gmail.com Raman Deep “Dalits in Contemporary India: Valmikis of Haryana and Delhi”Supervisor: Sunil Babu C.T.Registration : 25 Jun-2019Email: raman.danoda@gmail.com Azeem Ahmed “Caste Identity among the Muslims in North India”Supervisor: Satish Deshpande Registration : 14 June-2019Email : ahmed13azeem@gmail.comWebpage: https://du-in.academia.edu/AAhmed Kadambari “Spaces of Paid-Sexual Pleasure: Relationship between Sex Work, Spaces and Sexual Pleasure”Supervisor : Gitika De (Hindu College)Registration : 27 May-2019Email : writetokadambari4@gmail.com Waseem Akber Baba “Social Construction of Tuberculosis: A Study of the Relation between Clinic and wider Social Context”Supervisor: Ruby Bhardwaj (Janki Devi Memorial College)Co-Supervisor: Roma ChatterjiRegistration : 27 May-2019Email : waseemakber01@gmail.com Gailianglung Panmei “Negotiating Indigeneity: Politics, Identity and Culture in the context of Assertion for Tribe Recognition”Supervisor : Satish DeshpandeRegistration : 26 Jan-2019Email : ga.panmei17@gmail.com Remya Ann Mathew “Digital Childhoods in Urban Indian Scenario with reference to Delhi-NCR”Supervisor : Anuja AgrawalRegistration : 30-Jan-2019Email : anmat12@yahoo.co.in Sarita Kumari “Untouchables as Custodians of Salvation: A study of Doms in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh”Supervisor : Sunil Babu C.T. & Abhijit Dasgupta.Registration : 28-Jan-2019Email : kashyapsarita910@gmail.com Rajat Kumar “Sociology of Urban Agriculture: A case study”Supervisor : Sudha VasanRegistration : 19-Dec-2018Email : rajjat.kr@gmail.com Sampurna Das “Drifting with the River: Understanding the chars of Assam”Supervisor : Sudha VasanRegistration : 06-Dec-2018Email : sampurnasoc@gmail.com Fancy Jamatia “The Politics of Identity Construction in School Curriculum: A Study of Schools in Gomati District, Tripura”Supervisor : Tila KumarRegistration : 19-Nov-2018Email : fancyjamatia@gmail.com Shweta Rani Khatri “Living with Mosquitoes: Entanglement and the Politics of Life”Supervisor : Janaki AbrahamCo-Supervisor: Yasmeen ArifRegistration : 07-May-2018Email : shwetakhatri02@gmail.com Sandeepan Das “Tea Plantation Workers in a changing economy: The case of North Bengal”Supervisor : Janaki Abraham & Abhijit DasguptaRegistration : 07-May-2018Email : sdas83913@gmail.com Shamayeeta Ghosh “Producing the Land of Maharajas: A Sociological Study of Tourist Sites and Touristic Practices in Contemporary Rajasthan”Supervisor : Vikramendra KumarRegistration : 01-May-2018Email : samayita.zoya@gmail.com Syeda Asia “Rethinking Inter-Organizational Relations: A Sociological Study of Consortia”Supervisor: Anuja AgrawalCo-Supervisor : Roma ChatterjiRegistration : 07-May-2018Email : syedaasia@gmail.com Haruna Watabe “Emerging Tourism Industry in Nagaland: Exploring Between the “Exotic” Culture and Tourism”Supervisor : Kamei AphunRegistration : 28-Dec-2017Email : haru7wtb@gmail.com Abir Misra “An Enquiry into the Structure and Process of Fan Activity”Supervisor : Anuja AgrawalRegistration : 25-Oct-2017Email : abir.misra@gmail.com Fahad Hashmi “The Politics and Piety of Ahl-i Hadith Jamaat in India: Continuities and Transformations”Supervisor : Nandini SundarRegistration : 25-Oct-2017Email : fahad.dse@gmail.com Meghna Bohidar “The Performances of Reel and Real Life: Exploring ‘Love’ In Public Spaces”Supervisor : Janaki AbrahamRegistration : 12-Oct-2017Email : bohidar.meghna@gmail.com Atiya Gopinath “The Resurgence of Cow Protection in Contemporary North India: Politics, Religion and Economy”Supervisor: Nandini SundarRegistration : 12-Oct-2017Email : atiya11g@gmail.com Ishaque P.K “The Idea of an ‘Authenticated Islam’: Mappila Muslim Traditions in Nadapuram, Kerala”Supervisor : Shashi Bhushan SinghRegistration : 12-Oct-2017Email : ishaquepkvanimal@gmail.com Mohammad Sajjad Hussain “Platform Economy and Labour: A Sociological Study with Reference to Delivery Boys”Supervisor : Nandini SundarRegistration : 10-Oct-2017Email : reach.sajjadhussain@gmail.com Tathagato Ganguly “Decolonization is not a Metaphor: Contemporary Capitalism and Politics of Recognition in Latin America”Supervisor : Nandini SundarRegistration : 28-Nov-2016Email : tathagatoganguly@gmail.com Priya Bharti Churiyana “Challenges of Gender and Caste : Dalit Research Scholars in Metropolitan University”Supervisor : Satish DeshpandeRegistration : 27-Oct-2016Email: priyachuriyana@gmail.com Virien Chopra “How do comics communicate: Analysing semantic formations in Comics”Supervisor: Reema Bhatia (Miranda House)Co-Supervisor: Roma ChatterjiRegistration: 05-Oct-2016Email: virienchopra@gmail.comWebpage: https://virienchopra.academia.edu/ Ojaswita Sharma “Deusi and Bhailo Songs: Performative Arts and Beyond”Supervisor: Janaki AbrahamCo-Supervisor : Roma ChatterjiRegistration : 05-Oct-2016Email : ojaswita22sharma@gmail.com Neerab Raj Gupta “Understanding Disability identity and the role of Academic Researches in India”Supervisor : Satish DeshpandeRegistration : 04-Oct-2016 (De-registered)Email: neeravraj89@gmail.com Antora Borah “Assam-Nagaland Foothill Border: Identity, Migration and Development of Sema Nagas and Immigrant Bangladesi”Supervisor : Shashi Bhushan SinghRegistration : 03-Oct-2016Email : antoraborah88@gmail.com Lenpu Rangla Khouchung “The politics and dynamics of clan formation among kharam tribe”Supervisor : Shashi Bhushan SinghRegistration : 03-Oct-2016Email : lenpu.khouchung@gmail.com Priti Chandra “Understanding reproductive health services in the realm of body politics and caste in Uttar Pradesh”Supervisor : Janaki AbrahamRegistration : 10-Mar-2016Email : chandrapriti0703@gmail.com Seema Mahi “Formation of Dalit Identity: The case of Punjab”Supervisor : Kamei Aphun/Radhika ChopraRegistration : 07-Mar-2016Email : s_mahi12@yahoo.co.in Shivani Katara “Conceptualizing reproductive health and family planning practices: A study among married Muslim women in a small town of Uttar Pradesh”Supervisor : Janaki Abraham/Rajni PalriwalaRegistration : 03-Feb-2016Email: shivanikatara83@gmail.com Kh. Neil Young “Eroding Island, Shifting Lives: Socio-Ecological Change on Majuli Island, Assam”Supervisor : Sudha VasanRegistration : 20-Nov-2015Email: neilleo24@gmail.com Akriti Bhatia “Understanding urban informality and Exclusion: A Sociological study”Supervisor : Satish Deshpande/Rajni PalriwalaRegistration : 19-Nov-2015Email: akritibhatia01@gmail.com Haider Ali Askary “People, Politics and Ideology: Study of the Changing Aspects in Ladakh”Supervisor : Sudha VasanRegistration : 11-Jun-2015Email: haider.ali748@gmail.com Soumodip Sinha “Social location and political assertion: an ethnography of everyday student activism in Delhi”Supervisor : Satish DeshpandeRegistration : 07-May-2015Email: soumodipsinha@gmail.com Nargis Vasundhara “Female Domestic Workers in India-Reproduction of Gendered Labour in Urban Homes”Supervisor : Shashi Bhushan Singh/Radhika ChopraRegistration : 23-Mar-2015Email: nargisv@hotmail.com Anupama Ramakrishnan “Ethnography of Migrants in the Andaman Islands”Supervisor : Sudha VasanRegistration : 08-Jan-2015Email: mhalsabai@yahoo.co.uk Yaduvendra Pratap Singh “The Changing status of a scheduled caste: A Sociological study of jatavs of city of Meerut”Supervisor : Janaki AbrahamRegistration : 02-May-2014Email: ypsinghsocio@gmail.com Nikita Kaul “Crafts and Forest: Understanding the relation through the vicissitudes of power” (Submitted)Supervisor : Sudha VasanRegistration : 22-Mar-2013Email: nikitakaul@gmail.com