VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY
Faculty Information System
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Self Declared Document
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Prof. Amit Kumar Kisku
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Professor , Head
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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+91 3222 298-298 Extn. 395
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kiskuamit@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
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7365860851
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http://vidyasagar.ac.in/dept_of_anthropology/CV_Amit_Kisku.pdf
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Dept. of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University
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| Degree Name | Institute | Year of passing/awarded |
| PhD | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London | 2016 |
| M.Sc. | Vidyasagar University | 2004 |
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| Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University since 06.03.2020 |
| Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University from 16.06.2006 to 05.03.2020 |
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| Common Property Resource Management, Indigenous Knowledge of Biodiversity Conservation, Indigenous Politics, and Anthropology at Home |
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| Indigenous Identity and Environmentality of the Santals of Jungle Mahals |
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| Socio-cultural Anthropology |
| Ecological Anthropology |
| Medical Anthropology |
| Anthropology of Women |
| Development Anthropology |
| New Trends in Socio-cultural Anthropology |
| Anthropology of Civilization |
| Indian Anthropology |
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| International Publication |
| Title | Published in | Year | Published by |
| "Forests of Cooperation and Conflict: A Study on Joint Forest Management in Jungle Mahals, India" (second author and corresponding author in joint authorship with Shahbaz Hussain) | Journal of Human Ecology, 73 (1-3): 89-101. (ISSN 0970-9274) | 2021 | Kamla-Raj Enterprises (KRE), Haryana, India |
| “Religious Beliefs and Ethnomedicinal Practices of the Santals of a Village of West Bengal, India” in the book entitled “Tribal Health Care System” (2019) edited by Ranjana Ray | Asiatic Society
Kolkata-700016 (ISBN-978-93-81574-86-7) | 2019 | Asiatic Society
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| "Why pregnant women die?": Identifying the Determinants of Maternal Health (Second author and corresponding author in joint authorship with Suparna Ghosh Bhowmick) | The Indian Journal of Anthropology, 6:1 | 2018 | Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists |
| History of Anthropology | The Indian Journal of Anthropology (TIJA), 5:1::117-120 (ISSN 2320-3757) | 2017 | Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists |
| "Anthropology of Houses: Reflections from Existing Literature on Architecture" (second author in joint authorship with Arghya Santra) | The Oriental Anthropologist, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 277-287 (ISSN: 0972- 558X) | 2017 | Prints Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
| "Educational Policies and their Implementations: A Case Study on the Lodhas of Muchibere Village, Paschim Medinipur" (first author and corresponding author in joint authorship with Sourav Das) | International Research Journal of Human Resources and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue. 8, pp. 1-13 | 2017 | Associated Asia Research Foundation |
| "Participation of Lodhas in Joint Forest Management (JFM) at Muchibere Village in Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal" (first author and corresponding author in joint authorship with Manoj Raul) | Research Journal of Social Science and Management (RJSSM), Vol. 07, No. 05: pp. 50-57. | 2017 | The International Journal Research Publications |
| "Ecotourism: Another Way of Sustainable Development" (first author and corresponding author in joint authorship with Arghya Santra) | Research Journal of Social Science & Management, Vol. 07, No. 05: pp. 24-30. | 2017 | The International Journal Research Publication |
| "Understanding Santal Identity through their Architecture" (first author and corresponding author in joint authorship with Arghya Santra) | IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Volume 2, Issue 9, Version 5: pp. 24-29. | 2017 | International Organisation of Scientific Research |
| “Why pregnant women die?”: Identifying the Determinants of Maternal Health" [second author in joint authorship with Suparna Bhowmick (Ghosh)] | The Indian Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 6, no. 1, (ISSN- 2320-3757) | 2017 | Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologist |
| "Health Maintaining and Disease Curative Ethno-medicinal and Religious Practices by the Santals of Keonjhar District, Orissa" (second author with F. Chakrabarty and M.C.Dolai) | Journal of Humanities and Social Science (JHSS), 2(5): 35-45 | 2012 | International Organisation of Scientific Research (IOSR) |
| "A Santal Jaher: Rituals and Biodiversity Conservation" (first author in joint authorship with Ram Kumar Bhakat and Abhijit Guha) | Journal of India Anthropological Society, 45: 143-151 | 2010 | Indian Anthropological Society |
| "Forest Policies and Tribals: A Case Study of a Santal Village in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal" | International Research Journal of Social Sciences, Puducherry, Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 1-12 | 2008 | Pondicherry University |
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National Publication
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| Title | Published in | Year | Published by |
| Opportunities of Tribal Development:Some Rays of Hope | In V. Srinivasa Rao edited Disadvantaged Tribes of India: Regional Concerns (in Press) | 2020 | Rawat Publications, Jaipur. |
| "Culture and Conservation: Case Study of a Sacred Grove" (with R.K.Bhakat and A.Guha) | Science and Culture, 75 (5-6): 213-217 | 2009 | Indian Science News Association, Kolkata |
| "Learning to Ask Questions through Encounters with Sabars in Orissa: Methodological Experiments in a Pedagogical Context" (Book Chapter jointly with Abhijit Guha) | In Abhijit Guha edited book Levels of Existence: Issues and Challanges | 2008 | Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), Jhargram |
| "Joint Forest Management in West Bengal: Micro-level Realities" | Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, 14: 62-68 | 2008 | Vidyasagar University |
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Other Publication
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Books Published
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Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
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| Arghya Santra | Ethnography on the Mud House Architecture in a Santal Village, Jhargram District, West Bengal | | Submitted | 2019 |
| Sumit Hembram | Modes of Origin, Formation and Expression of Religion: An Ethnographic Inquiry Among the Santals of Jhargram (Working Title) | | Ongoing | 2023 |
| Sangita Rani Das | Health Awareness Among Adolescent Girls of Egra I, Purba Medinipur (Working Title) | | Ongoing | 2023 |
| Shahbaz Hussain | An Ethnographic study on the Participation of Lodhas in Joint Forest Management in Jhargram District, West Bengal | | Ongoing | 2022 |
| Suparna Bhowmick (Ghosh) | Bio-cultural Perspectives of Maternal Health and Infant Care: A Study on the Maids of Kolkata | | Ongoing | 2021 |
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| Blessings for Anthropology in the Twenty First Century India | INCAA Roundtable of the Indian Anthropology Congress 2020 on the theme Envisioning Anthropology in Twenty First Century India | Indian Museum, Anthropological Survey of India, and Asiatic Society during 21-22 February, 2020 | 2020 |
| Food and Drinks of Hierarchy: Anthropological Insight from Jungle Mahals | Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia in collaboration with Cultural Research Institute, Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal | , Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia,held on 20th February, 2019. | 2019 |
| "Should we worry about tribal education?": Some thoughts | Cultural Research Institute, Kolkata | Shantiniketan, Bolpur | 2019 |
| Indigenous Debate and Ethical Issues: Reflections from Researching on One s Own Community | Workshop on Ethical Issues for Doing Fieldwork with Indigenous Peoples - Indian Perspective organised by Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University under the sponsorship of ICSSR IMPRESS Programme | West Bengal State University, Kolkata during 6-8 November 2019 | 2019 |
| World Environment and Indian Tribes | Department of Santali, Vidyasagar University | Vidyasagar University held during 22-28 March, 2018 | 2018 |
| “Changing Scenario in Santhal Society" | Prasar Bharati, All India Radio | Kolkata | 2018 |
| Identity Politics and Tribals as Indigenous People | Eastern Regional Centre, Anthropological Survey of India | Eastern Regional Centre, Anthropological Survey of India held on 9th August 2018 | 2018 |
| Radio Talk on Changing Scenario in Santhal Society | Prasar Bharati, All India Radio, Kolkata | Broadcasted from Kolkata-A Chanel on 19 July 2018 | 2018 |
| Being tribal Vs. becoming tribal: The dilemmas of conferred and achieved identity | Cultural Research Institute, sponsored by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India | Cultural Research Institute, Kolkata, held during 28 – 29 June, 2018 | 2018 |
| “Being tribal Vs. becoming tribal: The dilemmas of conferred and achieved identity” | Cultural Research Institute, sponsored by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India | Kolkata | 2018 |
| Rights of the Indigenous People | Vidyasagar University Sponsored by UGC | Vidyasagar University held during 28-29 March, 2017 | 2017 |
| Rights of the Indigenous People: Discourses | UGC Innovative Research Project [Humanities and Social Sciences], Vidyasagar University
(UGC-sponsored) | Vidyasagar University held during 22- 24 March, 2017 | 2017 |
| “Religious Beliefs and Ethnomedicinal Practices of the Santals of a Village of West Bengal, India” | Asiatic Society, Kolkata-700016 | Asiatic Society, Kolkata-700016,held during 23-24 February, 2017 | 2017 |
| Transformation of Tangible into Intangible Culture Heritage of the Santals of Jungle Mahals, India: A critique of Indigenous Politics | Department of Sociology, Presidency University, Kolkata | Presidency University, Kolkata, held during 20-21 February 2017 | 2017 |
| Radio Talk on "Globalisation and Santals" (in Santali) | Prasar Bharati, All India Radio, Kolkata | Broadcasted on AIR, Kol-A Channel on 07/09/2017 ten minutes from 6:20 pm | 2017 |
| Introduction of the Santal Community | Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal,Rohini Chiyara Paruy Muluk (Sankrail Block) in collaboration with Majhi Pargana Trust | Keshiapata G.M. High School, Sankrail, Jhargram, West Bengal during 16-18th October | 2017 |
| "Materialisation of Mythology in the Village-Life of the Santals of Jungle Mahals" | Indira Gandhi Rastriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Bhopal on 25th August, 2016 | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | 2016 |
| "Many People Know Many Things": Supernatural Beliefs and Environmental Actions of the Santals of Jungle Mahals | Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University (WBSU) during 21-22 March, 2016 | PROGGALOY, Barasat, West Bengal | 2016 |
| Challenges and Strategies of Practicing Anthropology at Home in Jungle Mahals | Organised by The European Association for South Asian Studies | University of Edinburgh, Scotland | 2014 |
| Problems and Prospects of the Indigenous People | Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India | Anthropological Survey of India held during 8-9th August, 2013 | 2013 |
| Positive Discrimination of SC, ST, and Women for National Development | Equal Opportunity Centre (Sponsored by UGC), Balaka Praktani Samsad, Raja N.L. Khan Womens College | on 30th January at Raja N. L. Khan Womens College, Gope Palace, Midnapore | 2011 |
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| Life member of Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) |
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| Secretary, Ph. D. committee in Anthropology, Vidyasagar University | 2018 to 2019 |
| 2. Coordinator, M. Phil. Committee in Anthropology, Vidyasagar University | 2018 to 2019 |
| 3. Member, Local Advisory Committee of UGC-SAP (DRS-I) in the Dept. of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University | 2017 to 2019 |
| 4. Chairman, PG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Vidyasagar University | 2018 to 2019 |
| 5. Chairman, UG Board of Studies in Anthropology, Vidyasagar University | 2018 to 2019 |
| Coordinator, Certificate Course in Museum Studies, Vidyasagar University | 2019 to 2019 |
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| Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop | Year | Role | Held at and Organiser |
| International Seminar on Tribe, State and Development: Exploring Anthropological knowledge held during 7-8 February, 2019 | 2019 | Presented a paper entitled “Economic Change and Santal Architecture”: An Anthropological study in a Santal village | Organized by Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal. India [under the UGC SAP (DRS-I)] in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India held during 7-8 February, 2019 |
| National seminar on "Tribal Education and Development" | 2019 | Chaired a session | Organised by the Cultural Research Institute (CRI), Kolkata and held at Visva Bharati Cooperative Credit Society, Shantiniketan, Bolpur on 28th June 2019 |
| National Seminar on “Food and Nutrition among Tribal People” | 2019 | Delivered an invited lecture entitlted “Food and Drinks of Hierarchy: Anthropological Insight from Jungle Mahals” | organized by Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia in collaboration with Cultural Research Institute, Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal held on 20th February, 2019. |
| International Seminar on "Socio-Economic Development of the People in India: Prospects and Challenges" | 2019 | Chaired the Professor Prabodh Kumar Bhowmick Memorial Lecture | Punyatma Dipak Narayan Dhar Bhabanisankar Singha Tarpanaashram in collaboration with the Indian Anthropological Society and held during 6-8th September 2019 at Bidisha, Paschim Medinipur |
| National Convention on "Anthropological Concept and Approaches to Sustainable Tribal Development: Challenges and Opportunities" as part of the celebration of One Hundred Years of Anthropology in India | 2019 | Delivered an invited lecture on "The Opportunities of Tribal Development" | Organised by IBRAD, Kolkata and held during 19th to 20th October 2019 |
| National Workshop on "Ethical Issues for Doing Fieldwork with Indigenous Peoples- Indian Perspectives" as part of the Celebration of 100 Years Institutional Teaching of Anthropology in India | 2019 | Delivered an invited lecture entitled "Indigenous Debate and Ethical Issues: Reflections from Researching on Ones Own Community" | Organised by the Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research (IMPRESS Programme) and held during 6-8 November 2019 |
| National Seminar on Tribal Education and Development in West Bengal | 2019 | Delivered an invited lecture entitled "Should we still worry about tribal education?": Some thoughts | Organised by the Cultural Research Institute (CRI), Kolkata and held at Visva Bharati Cooperative Credit Society, Shantiniketan, Bolpur on 28th June 2019 |
| International Indigenous People’s Day | 2018 | Invited Lecturer | Eastern Regional Centre, Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India held on 9th August |
| National Seminar on "Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Social Engineering" | 2018 | Presented a paper entitled "Problems of Food Security and the Emergence of Child Labouring: A Case Study on the Brick Kiln Labourers" | Organised by the SC, ST, OBC Employees Welfare Association of Visva-Bharati and held at Lipika, Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan during 13-14th April 2018 |
| International Conference on Indigenous People, Human Security and Sustainable Development: Emerging Challenges in the Present Global Context | 2018 | Presented a paper entitled "The Indigenous Debate and the Identity Crisis of the Tribal of India" | Organised by the Commission on Human Rights, International Union of anthropological and Ethnological Sciences and the Dept. of Anthropology, WBSU in collaboration with ICMR, ICHR, AnSI held during 19-21 January 2018 |
| National Seminar on Tribal Culture in West Bengal | 2018 | Delivered an invited lecture entitled "Being Tribal vs Becoming Tribal: The dilemmas of conferred and achieved identity" | Organised by the Cultural Research Institute, Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal and held at Cultural Research Institute during 28th to 29th June 2018 |
| “Training Module for Capacity Building for Tribal Welfare Functionaries” working in Andhra Pradesh | 2017 | Participated as an Invitee Resource Person and was entrusted to write a unit on the “Opportunities for Promotion of Tribal Sports, Arts and Crafts” for the said training module | Jointly organized by the Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS) and the Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad and held at the University of Hyderabad on 27th November 2017 |
| UGC sponsored two day International Seminar on "Santal and Their Culture" | 2017 | Participated and presented entitled "Who Are We? Identity Politics from the Perspectives of Santals" | Department of Santali, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal and held at B.N.Sasmal Hall, Vidyasagar University Campus |
| International Conference on "Heritage and History in South Asia" | 2017 | participated as an invitee and presented a paper entitled "Transformation of Tangibles into Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Santals of Jungle Mahals, India: A Critique of Indigenous Politics" | Jointly organised by the Presidency University and The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London during 20th to 21st February 2017 |
| Two-day International Seminar on "Tribal/Indigenous Health Care System: Tribute to P. O. Bodding" | 2017 | Participated as an invitee and presented a paper entitled "Religious Beliefs and Ethno-medicinal Practices of the Santals of Keonjhar District, Odisha" | Organised by Asiatic Society and held at the premises of Asiatic Society during 23 & 24 February 2017 |
| Indian Anthropology Congress 2017 on "Shaping New India: Role of Anthropology and Anthropologists" | 2017 | presented a paper entitled "Houses are taken for granted by anthropologists: Reflections from Existing Literature on Architecture" | Organised by the Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University under the aegis of Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) during 21-23 February 2017 |
| One day workshop on Religion and Environment | 2015 | participated | organised by SOAS South Asia Institute (SSAI) and held at SOAS, University of London |
| Anthropology in London Day Conference on Anthropology on the Move | 2015 | participated | organised by the Anthropology in London Planning Committee, SOAS, University of London and held at University College London (UCL). |
| One day event on The Future of the Rural World? Africa and Asia | 2015 | Participated as an invitee | organised by Professor Edward Simpson, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS and held at SOAS, University of London |
| Graduate Workshop Programme entitled Crossing Borders in South Asia | 2014 | participated as an invitee discussant | held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and organised by the South Asia Institute, SOAS, London |
| Anthropology in London Day Conference 2014 on Directions and Connections Across Anthropology | 2014 | participated and presented a paper entitled Challenges and Practices of Anthropology at Home An Autoethnographical Account | held at the Department of Anthropology, University College London (UCL) arranged by the London School of Economics (LSE) in conjunction with the anthropology departments of UCL, SOAS, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Brunel, and UEL. |
| European South Asian Studies PhD Workshop | 2014 | participated as a nominated student and presented a paper entitled Challenges and Strategies of Practicing Anthropology at Home in Jungle Mahals | held at the University of Edinburgh and organised by the European Association for South Asian Studies. |
| International Seminar on Directions and Connections across Anthropology | 2014 | Presented a paper entiled "Challenges and Practices of Anthropology at Home: An Auto-ethnographical Account" | Organized by University College London and University of East London held on 7th May 2014 |
| PhD Workshop on European South Asian Studies | 2014 | Delivered an invited lecture entitled Challenges and Strategies of Practicing Anthropology at Home in Jungle Mahals | Organised by The European Association for South Asian Studies and held at University of Edinburgh, Scotland on 2014 |
| Graduate Workshop Programme entitled Crossing Borders in South Asia | 2014 | Invitee discussant | Organised by the South Asia Institute, SOAS, London and held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on 2014 |
| Anthropology in London Day Conference 2012 on Certainity | 2012 | participated and volunteered to organize the event | held at University College London (UCL) and organised by UCL and University of East London (UEL) in collaboration with Brunel University, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Goldmiths, and London School of Economics (LSE) |
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| International Seminar on Tribe, State, and Development: Exploring Anthropological Knowledge organised by Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
Held on 7th-8th February 2019 | 2019 | Organisaed as a Head of Department of Anthropology,VU | Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India |
| WBCS (Executive) Etc. Exams for Students and Aspirants held on 27.02.2018 | 2018 | Organised as Head of Department of Anthropology, VU | None |
| "Food and Health: Bio-cultural Dimensions" held during 21-22 March | 2018 | Convener | UGC |
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| Award Name | Awarded By | Year |
| National Overseas Scholarship for ST Candidates (2007-2008) | Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India | 2008 |
| National Eligibility Test Lecturership | University Grants Commission, Government of India | 2005 |
| Silver Medal for standing second in M.Sc. in Anthropology | Vidyasagar University | 2004 |
| Silver Medal for standing second in B.Sc. in Anthropology | Vidyasagar University | 2002 |
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