Sl.No. Category Achievements
1. Name Dr. Kabiraj Behera
2. Department Anthropology
3. Designation Asst. Professor (Stage-I)
4. Email/ Phone Number 9337966658
5. Date of Joining in Government Service (As per service book) 01.02.2016
6. Date of Joining in this College (as per service book) 17/03/2023
7. Qualification (Highest) M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D.
8. Field of Specialisation/ Interest Social and Cultural Anthropology
9. Remarkable achievements/ Awards Attended the workshop in University of Laussane, Switzerland.
10 Recognised Research Guide: M.Phil Research Guide of IGNOU, Delhi, India
11 Number of Research scholars (PhD awarded/ Pursuing):      -No-
12 Names of Research scholars and title:  Prasanta Kumar Sahoo

M.Phil Research Topic:

“Development of Kandha Tribe: An approach towards Sustainability”. (2021), under IGNOU, India.
List of Research Projects Conducted 1.     A comparative Study on Socio-Cultural Status of transgender among the Caste and Tribal communities of Kandhamal & Khurda districts of Odisha. (2021-2023)

2.     Gurumain Tradition, Dreams, Oral Literature and Gender Issues: A study on tribal life of Odisha (2018-2020).

3.     Odisha Research Project- “Adorable Gods and Goddess of Odiisha” (2021) work conducted by collaboration with by collaboration with Cornelia Mallebrein, of Universitat Tubingen, Germany.

4.     “The Shamanistic Cult in Paraja Society” work conducted in collaboration with Raphael Rousselau, EHESS (Ecolo des Hautes in science Socials) Paris.

5.     “Shamanistic wisdom, Rites and art of Healing in Dravidian Community”: A Case Study of The Paraja. (UGC Sponsored Projects in 2005).

6.     Behavioral Surveillance Survey on HIV/ AIDS control Programme Prevention for FHI, New Delhi & State AIDS Cell, Odisha,

7.     A qualitative Assessment of SHG members in Self Help group for their sustainability, that nurture by CARE, India.

8.     “Evaluation the process of New Born Care in Odisha” Under the active project of ICMR, New Delhi.

9.     Evaluation and Assessment along with Monitoring of Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan Programme in Odisha”.

10.  “Food Security in rural Tribal areas of undivided KBK and Phulbani district of Odisha”.

11.  “Religions and Development Research Programme consortium (RaD)” worked with Department of International development, Bermingham and Center for Development Studies, Bath.

12.  Action Project “Monitoring and Evaluation the status of HIV affected family and its impact to the society”. Under HLFPPT, ORG NELSON Marg.

13.  Evaluation of the social Status of 6 caste/ communities for considered the list of SCs in Odisha.
List of Publications in UGC Care/WoS/Scopus:  1.     Published in International Journal for Social Development: Vol.10, 202

Topic: Biological Structure leads to Social Exclusion: A Case study of Transgender of Kandhamal and Khurdha District of Odisha”.

2.     International Journal: Vol;09, 2021

3.     “The Identity Crises of Transgender: A Case Study from Kandhamal and Khurdha District of Odisha”.
List of Publications in Peer Reviews/ other Journals:  1.     “Social Stigma Endangers Identity Crises of Transgender: An Anthropological Enquiry”.

2.     “Pandemic Sojourned livelihood: A case Study of Transgender of Kandhamal and Khurdha District of Odisha.

3.     “Biological Structure Leads Social Exclusion: A study on Transgender”

4.     The Transgender: majour Constraint for social inclusion”.

5.     “The Identity Crises of Transgender: A Case study of Kandhamal and Khurdha district of Odisha”.

6.     “Belief of witchcraft initiate rigorous Socio-Cultural Issues: A case Study of Paraja of Koraput district of Odisha”.

7.     Impact of Covid-19 on Socio- Economic life and Health Care Services of Transgender: An empirical Study in Kandhamal district of Odisha”.

8.     Indigenous Religion and Culture are at Peril: A case Study of Kandhamal District of Odisha”.

9.     “Scheduled Tribe and Forgotten kings: Ethno-history of Joria parajain the erstwhile Nandapur and Jeypore kingdom of Odisha”.

10.  Education is an essential tool for survival: An empirical Study on Transgender in Kandhamal District of Odisha”.

11.  “Covid-19 Gust Socio-Economic life of Transgender: Empirical Study in Kandhamal District of Odisha”.

12.  “Biological Structure Leads Social Exclusion: A Study on Transgender of Kandhamal and Khordha district of Odisha”
List of Books published/ edited/ chapters in edited books:  Book:

1.     “Tribal shamanistic Wisdom” SSDN Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.

ISBN: 978-93-8117-693-1.

2.     Anthropology: (A Text Book), Kalyani publishers. ISBN: 978-93-5359-024-6.

 

Chapter in Edited Book:

3.     Covid -19, Squalls Socio-Economic life of Transgender: An empirical study in Kandhamal District of Odisha”. ISBN:978-81-942371-3-6.

4.     The Indigenous Religion and Culture are at Jeopardy: A case Study of Kandh of Kandhamal district of Odisha.

5.     Value Addition by house wives to the family Income: A study in a village of Kalahandi District of Odisha.

6.     The State of shamanistic Knowledge system in the face of Globalizations: Need for a policy dialogue.
List of National/ International Seminars Attended/ Conducted during the last five years:  Seminars:

National Seminar:

1.     Elementary Education is the Foundation of Tribal Education”. ( V.D. Univ. 2024)

2.     Seminar paper presented on “Mapping of Future Human: An Anthropological Perspective” (F.M Univ)

3.     “Indigenous Knowledge plays a vital in sustainable development of Dangaria Kondh around Niyamgiri, Kalahandi District of Odisha”.

4.     “Traditional healer, Dreams, oral literature. And gender Issue”.

5.     “Life-Cycle Rituals among the Kandh Community and their access to Natural resources, A case Study of Kandh of Belapadar village of Kandhamal district of Odisha”. (ASI, Jagdalpur)

6.     “A study of value addition by the Housewives to the family Income through entered of National Accounts Activities”.

7.     “The Transgender: A Socio-Biological Minority suffers from identity Crises: A case study of Kandhamal and Khurdha district of Odisha”. (Vidya Sagar University 2022)

8.     “The Indigenous Religion and Culture are at Jeopardy: A case Study of Khurdha district of Odisha”.

9.     “Indigenous Knowledge is the key of tribal survivality”.

10.  “A comparative study among the caste and tribal community of Kandhamal and Khurdha district of Odisha”.

11.  “Elementary Education is the Foundation of tribal Education”.

12.  “Empowering Tribal women through participation: A strategic change in Economic sustsinability”.

International Seminar:

13.  Presented a paper on: “Traditional Healer,Dreams, Oral Literature and Gender Issues” at UNIL, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

14.  “Stigma and Discrimination towards Transgender: A Comparative Study among the Caste and Tribal Community of Kandhamal and Khurdha District of Odisha”. (World Anthropology Congress: 2023.)

15.  “The state of Shamanistic knowledge system in the face of Globalization: A policy Dialogue”.

 
Membership in Professional bodies/DRC during the last 5 years:      Member of Research Committee.
List of FDPs/ Refresher courses/Orientation programmes Attended during the last five years:  1.     Attended Induction Training Programme, conducted by UGC- Human resource Development Centre, Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar. (2016)

2.     Attended UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme, conducted by UGC- HRDC, Center, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur. (2018)

3.     Attended Refresher Course, Conducted by UGC-HRDC, Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar. (2019)

4.     Atteneded Refresher Course at UGC-Malavya Mission Teacher training Centre, Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar. (2023)
Administrative experiences in this college:    —