Department of Tribal Studies Research Projects

Research Projects

  • Major Research Project on Ethnographic Studies of PVTGs of Jharkhand: Asur, Birhor, Birjia, Korwa, Parhya, Mal Paharias, Sauria Paharia and Savar; funded by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India through Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Research Institute, Government of Jharkhand. [Jointly with the Department of Contemporary and Tribal Customary Law]
  • Archival, non archival and oral sources- based compilation and analysis of Bir Budhu Bhagat and revolt of 1831-32. funded by Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Research Institute, Government of Jharkhand.
  • ICSSR funded Major Research Project on A Study about the Empowerment through Mobile phones among Oraons of Jharkhand (2018-2020) [Jointly with the Department of Mass Communication]
  • Social Impact Assessment (SIA) projects of Government of Jharkhand [along with Prof. Ajay Singh as Nodal Officer – SIA Team, Central University of Jharkhand].
  • UGC Research Award – (2016-2018) for Dr. M. Ramakrishnan
  • UGC Research Award – (2016-2018) for Dr. Sujit Kumar Choudhary
  • CICT funded project on The Epistemological Foundations of Cultural Models – Semiotic and Cognitive Study of Pazhamozhi Naanuuru (2015-2016)
  • Monumental Documentation at Bundar, Chhatarpur, MP. Funded by Rio Tinto, Australia.

Thesis report

Fellowship