National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Socio - Anthropological
Areas of Interest
  • Development-induced Displacement & Resettlement
  • Urban Sociology
  • Rural & Tribal Studies

Sthitapragyan Ray Associate Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences

raysp@nitrkl.ac.in

Biosketch

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sthitapragyan Ray

Associate Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

Room Number: CS-120

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2007

Ph.D.
Sociology
Utkal University (Research Fellowship from NIRD).

1997

M.A
Sociology
Utkal University

1995

B.A (Hons)
Sociology
Ravenshaw College (Auto)

Teaching Experience
  • Sociology,  NIT Rourkela,   07 Oct 2015 - Present
  • Sociology,  Ravenshaw University,   01 Dec 2014 - 30 Sep 2015
  • Sociology,  NIRD&PR,   01 Nov 2013 - 30 Nov 2014
  • Sociology,  Ravenshaw University,   27 Jan 2010 - 31 Oct 2013
  • Sociology,  CSS (ICSSR Institute),   11 Mar 2008 - 25 Jan 2010
Industrial Experience
  • Development Studies,  World Bank,   01 Aug 2007 - 29 Feb 2008

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Total Publications: 9
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S. Ray,"Technology, Gender and Fishing in an Odisha Village", Indian Journal of Gender Studies, SAGE 2021       Article

S. Ray,"Globalisation, information technology, media and social movement", Social Movements: Concepts, Experiences and Concerns, ch.six, vol.one, pp.14, Sage, February 2020, https://study.sagepub.com/ghosh_sm       Inbook

S. Ray,"Smart city planning and disasters: coping with Fani in squatter settlements of Bhubaneswar, India", Accepted paper for international conference, vol.-, no.-, pp.- 2020       Misc

S. Ray,"Globalisation, social movements & transnational networks", E-PG Pathsala, vol.1, no.1, pp.1-12, September 2016       Misc

P. K. Swain and S. Ray,"State intervention in epidemic prevention: the case of bird-flu out-break in India", International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, vol.4, no.12, pp.30-37, International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, December 2015       Article

International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
Workshop on Results-Based Management (RBM) for Strengthening Public Health Nutrition Programme Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
Project Management for Development Professionals and Researchers (PMDPR) Humanities and Social Sciences (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 27 Jan 2017 - 29 Jan 2017
  • Brochure
National Seminar on Development, Dispossession and Resistance Humanities and Social Sciences (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 14 Nov 2016 - 15 Nov 2016
  • Brochure
National Seminar on Development, Dispossession and Resistance (DDR 2016) Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 14 Nov 2016 - 15 Nov 2016
  • Brochure

  • Classical Theories in Sociology and Social Anthropology {Theory}
  • Contemporary Theories in Sociology and Social Anthropology {Theory}
  • Gender and Development {Theory}
  • Introduction to Society and Culture {Theory}
  • Natural Resource Management {Theory}
  • Rural Development {Theory}
  • Science, Technology and Society {Theory}
  • Social Change {Theory}
  • Social Exclusion Inclusive Development {Theory}
  • Social Institutions and Development {Theory}
  • Social Movement in India {Theory}
  • Social Movements in India {Theory}
  • Socio-Anthropological Perspectives on Development {Theory}
  • Sociological Perspectives on Development {Theory}
  • Trends and Issues in Tribal Studies {Theory}
  • Tribal Development in India {Theory}
  • Urban Governance and Development {Theory}
  • Language Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [5]
Decentralization and Development:: Local Government, Civil Society and Rural Health in Odisha, India
Suman Das
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  Sep 2025
Supervisor
Smart Urbanism and Sustainability: The Case of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela Smart Cities in Odisha, India
Chandrapal Singh
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Impact of Development Induced Displacement on Tribal Culture and their Society
Sagun Murmu
Enrolled: Feb 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Social Psychology
Swayamsidha Samant
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
Sramana Mukherjee
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Continuing
Supervisor