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An Autonomous Social Science Research Institute Supported by
the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Government of Gujarat (GoG)
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| Kiran Desai |
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Kiran Desai |
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M. Phil, Ph. D. ( Sociology ) |
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Professor |
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Labour, Urban Society,
Communal Issues,
Development
Issues, Literarure
Society
Interface. |
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Phone :
+91-261-2977172/74 (O)
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Fax : +91-261-2977017 |
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E-mail: kartikkirandesai@gmail.com |
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| Bio-sketch |
Kiran Desai has been associated with CSS since last twenty five years. His areas of interest have been mainly labour related issues; especially concerning industrial and informal sector workers, problems and issues pertaining to urban social order, communal issues, issues concerning development and literature-society interface. His concern remains applying and linking research endeavours and academic pursuits with society and people. He has been associated with editorial team of CSS Gujarati journal “Arthat”. |
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| Current Projects/Work |
1. Relevance of Gandhian Ideas and Methods
2. Impact of Globalisation with special reference to Labour
3. Searching for Space in Globalisation Era: fringe Sector Livelihood Earners in Urban Economy – The Case of Surat City |
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| Selected publications |
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"Gramin Gujaratma Shram Sthalantar" (in Gujarati) (with Arjun Patel), Centre for Social Studies, Surat,1992. |
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"The Pardi Annakhed Satyagraha : Adivasi Assertion for Rights" (with Hakumat Desai), Centre for Social Studies, Surat; 1997. |
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"Child Labour in Diamond Industry of Surat" (with Nikhil Raj), V V Giri National Labour Institute, Noida; 2001. |
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“Searching for Space : Livelihood Seekers in Fringe Sector of Surat City”, in G Shah, H Streefkerk and M Rutten (Eds.) ‘Development and Deprivation in Gujarat : A volume in honour of Prof. Breman’, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2002. |
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“On Determinants of Communal Relations – A Case Study of Surat”, in Lancy Lobo and Biswaroop Das (Eds.), ‘Communal Violence and Minorities’, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2006. |
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