Personal Details Office Address: Curriculum Vitae Dr. Akhaya Kumar Nayak Faculty in Sociology Area of Humanities and Social Sciences Management Indore E-mail: aknayak@iimidr.ac.in, akhayasoc@gmail.com Nationality: Date of Birth: 21 st February 1982 Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Education Room No. 201, Faculty Block C Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar Rau-Pitham Pur Road Indore 453556 Indian 2013 Ph.D. in Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India Sociology 2005 B.Ed. Berhampur University, Odisha, India 2004 M.A. in Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Odisha, India Sociology 2002 B.A. in Sociology Utkal University, Odisha, India Title of Ph.D. Dissertation Self-help Group Movement and Socio-economic Development: Empirical Explorations from the Eastern Indian State of Odisha Areas of Specialization and Interest Areas of Specialization Sociology of Development, Sociology of Social Movement, Sociology of Third Sector Areas of Interest: Research Methodology, Rural Sociology, Sociology of Religion
Teaching Interest: Introduction to Sociology; Indian Society and Culture; Contemporary Social Issues; Population and Society; Research Methodology; Pragmatic Approach of Bhagavad Gita; Essentials of Human Values. Teaching Experience November 2013 onwards January 2013 to November 2013 UG: Introductory Sociology, Indian Society and Culture, Contemporary Social Issues, Essentials of Human Values, Learning by Experience PG: Contemporary Social Issues, Pragmatic Approach of Bhagavad Gita Introductory Sociology, Indian Society and Culture, Poverty, Illiteracy and Unemployment Management Indore as a full time faculty Management Indore as a Visiting Faculty 2005-2007 Research Methodology, Sociological Thinkers, Indian Society, and Introduction to Sociology Rajdhani College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha as a Guest Faculty Administration Member of AoL (assurance of learning) team for Integrated Programme in Management, Management Indore Publications Peer Reviewed Journal 2015 Developing Social Capital through Self-help Group Indore Management Journal, Vol 7, Issue 1 2012 Studying ISKCON as a Social Movement Organization: Some Reflections E-Journal of Indian Sociological Society, Vol.1, Issue 1 Magazine 2011 Eradication of Corruption: Social Scientists vs. Vedas (in Hindi) Hare Krishna Sandesh, ISKCON Kanpur Magazine no.2, vol. 2
Under Review 1. Development of Self-help Groups as a Social Movement: A Study from the vantage point of Resource Mobilization Theory (in Social Change by Sage) 2. Self-help Group Movement and Socio-economic Empowerment: An empirical Exploration from Odisha (in Economic and Political Weekly) Conference Proceedings (Full Papers) 2016 ISKCON and BAHAI: A comparative Study of Two Religious Movements (Electronic Format) in 21 st International Conference on Alternative Future and Popular protest 2015 Gulabi Gang: A Social Movement with a Difference (CD Proceeding) in 20 th International Conference on Alternative Future and Popular protest 2013 Self-help Group Movement: The Odisha experience, published in the Proceedings (CD format) of 18 th International Conference on Alternative Future and Popular protest 2012 Empowerment through SHG: Same phenomenon different results, published in the proceedings of conference on Empowerment of Women through SHG 2012 SHG-Bank Linkage Perils and Prospects, published in the proceedings of International Seminar on "Financial Inclusion and Micro-finance 2009 Self-help Group Movement: The Orissa Experience, published in the proceedings of National Level Conference on Women Empowerment through Micro Credit, Microenterprises and SHGs Alaka Mahavidyalaya, Anantabata, Anakhia, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal Department of Sociology, Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh Conference Proceedings (Abstract) 2013 Enhancing Effectiveness through Participation: A Study of SHGs of Odisha, The 17 th World Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Manchester, IUAES 2013 (Abstract accepted and published, Will attend the conference) The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), Manchester, UK
2012 Women Self-help Group Movement and Sustainable development in Odisha 8 th International Conference of the Research Network RLDWL 2011 Is the Phenomenon Women Self-help Group a Social Movement?, XXXVII All India Sociological Conference of Indian Sociological Society on Sociology and the Crisis of Social Transformation in India 2010 ISKON as a Social Movement Organization: Some Reflections, XXXVI All India Sociological Conference of Indian Sociological Society on Development, Polity and Social Tensions 2009 Self-help Group Movement: The Orissa Experience, XXXV All India Sociological Conference of Indian Sociological Society on Identity, Development and Nation Building CYSD and Utkal University in association with RC 10 of International Sociological Association, held at XIMB, Bhubaneswar, India Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Ravenshaw University, Cuttack University of Kashmir, Srinagar Conference and Workshop Participations and Presentations 2016 21 st International Conference on Alternative Future and Popular Protest and presented a Paper titled ISKCON and BAHAI: A comparative Study of Two Religious Movements 2016 International Conference on Spirituality and Management: Indigenous Models of Sustainability, Good Governance and Spiritual Transformation 2015 National Seminar on Social Ecology & Environmental Movements in India (13-14 October 2015) and presented a Paper on A Vigilant Women s Movement in India: An Analysis from the Social Movement Perspective" 2015 20 th International Conference on Alternative Future and Popular Protest and presented a Paper on Gulabi Gang: A Social Movement with a Difference 2013 18 th International Conference on Alternative Future and Popular protest and presented a paper titled Self-help Group Movement: The Odisha experience Management Bangalore, Bangalore, India Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
2012 8 th International Conference of the Research Network RLDWL (27 th 30 th Dec 2012) and presented a paper entitled Women Self-help Group Movement and Sustainable development in Odisha 2012 Course on Various Methods in Microfinance Research (Oct 29- Nov 02) and presented a paper entitled Is Microfinance Empowering Women? 2012 Faculty Development Programme on SPSS and Research Methods 2011 National Workshop on Capacity Building for Empowerment of Women (7 th & 8 th March 2011) and presented a paper entitled Capacity Building through SHG Movement: The Issue of Empowerment of Women in Orissa 2011 Presented a Paper entitled Vedic Conception of Self, at HUMS discussion group 2011 National Seminar on Social Movements in Contemporary India: Issues and Concerns, (5 th & 6 th September 2011) and presented a paper entitled ISKON as a Social Movement Organization: Some Reflections CYSD and Utkal University in association with RC 10 of International Sociological Association, held at XIMB, Bhubaneswar, India V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, India. School of Management, Gautam Buddha University- Greater Noida in collaboration with SPSS, South Asia Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India 2010 XXXVI All India Sociological Conference of Indian Sociological Society on Development, Polity and Social Tensions and presented a paper titled ISKON as a Social Movement Organization: Some Reflections Ravenshaw Cuttack, India University, 2009 Young Scholars Programme (YSP) 2009 sponsored jointly by UNDP & Planning Commission of India and presented a paper titled Self-Help Groups in Orissa: An Analysis of the Shift in the Support System IGIDR, Mumbai, India
2009 XXXV All India Sociological Conference of Indian Sociological Society on Identity, Development and Nation Building and presented a paper titled Selfhelp Group Movement: The Orissa Experience University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Academic Laurels and Recognition Laurel 2005 Literary Champion K.S.U.B. College of Teacher Education, Bhanjanagar Recognition 2006 National Eligibility Test (NET) (Eligibility for Lectureship) Fellowships University Grant Commission NET Bureau, New Delhi, India 2007-2012 Institute Fellowship for Ph.D. Technology Kanpur Extracurricular Activities 2002-2001 Secretary Social Service Guild S.C.S. (A) College, Puri, Odisha 2002-2004 Seminar Secretary Department of Sociology, Ravenshaw College (Autonomous) Cuttack, Odisha 2009. Volunteer International Conference on Liberalizing Research in Science and Technology, Studies in Science Policy 2010 Member Department Post Graduate Committee, Department of HSS Technology Kanpur, India Technology Kanpur Membership in Professional Bodies 2015-present: Life Member of Indian Sociological Society 2016-present: Member of International Sociological Association I hereby solemnly declare and affirm that the information furnished herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Akhaya Kumar Nayak