User:Karuna S Pandey

Karuna Shanker Pandey is a Research Associate (C) at Anthropological Survey of India, Dehradun since December, 2010. He was awarded D. Phil. in Anthropology by University of Allahabad. the Title of His thesis was, "The Sacred Complex in Hindu Gaya: A Re-study" after completing his post-graduation from University of Allahabad in Anthropology in the year 2007. Earlier he was a student of chemistry in undergraduate course but his keen interest in studying societies attracted him towards the Anthropology. In this sudden change a field work in Bodhgaya came as mile stone for his ideas and hence he decided to sacrifice his life in the study of societies. Within a short span of time he did several field works with special emphasis on pilgrimage center study. Village study and applied aspect are also other aspects of his interest. He did a very valuable work on SIA (Social Impact Assessment). It was a national project of Anthropological Survey of India.

He has presented several research papers in national seminars.

His Following articles have been published in National Journals.

A.	National Journals:

1.	Pandey, K. S. (2008); “Urbanization: Result of time but bunch of Problems” Sambodh; Year 2, issue- 3 January- June- 2008.

2.	Pandey, K.S. (2011); “Pitripaksa and Gayawal”, ‘Sodh Sameeksha’ year 1 volume- 2 October- 2011 (ISSN- 2249- 1597).

3.	Pandey, K. S. (2011); “JnNURM: An Anthropological Impact Assessment from the Development Prospective”, ‘Siksha Kalash’ Year- 3 Volume- 2, December- 2011 (ISSN- 0975- 2579).

4.	Pandey, K.S. (2013); “Sacred Complex in Karbary Grant Village (with special reference to Gurkha Community)”, ‘Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, volume 61 (2) and 62 (1), July- December- 2012 and January- February- 2013 (ISSN- 2277-436X).

B.	'''International Journals: ''' 1.	Kumar, Raj, K. S. Pandey and Pritish Chaudhary, (2014); “Social Structure of Poverty; effects, reasons and Alleviation” ‘Asian Man (The); An International Journal’ Volume- 8 Issue-2 July- December, 2014 (ISSN- 0974- 6366).

2.	Pandey, K. S. (2015); “Gayawal and their social life” ‘Asian Man (The); An International Journal’ Volume- 9 Issue-1 January - June, 2015 (ISSN- 0974- 6366). http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:am&volume=9&issue=1&type=toc

3.	Pandey, K. S. and Jokhan Sharma (2015) “Raji tribe of Uttrakhand in Globalized world: In a changing perspectives” Published in “International Journal of Advanced Research” in volume 3 issue 12. (ISSN 2320- 5407 and Impact factor- ). http://www.journalijar.com/current-issue/?mn=12&yr=2015#

The next and important project of the Anthropological Survey of India, "Bio-cultural diversity, environment and sustainable development" brought a very good opportunity for him to be engaged with social issues and aspects. Under this National Project he selected Mhasa tibba of Himachal Pradesh and Senapur village of Jaunpur district in Uttar pradesh of India. The first village was earlier studied by the census of India in 1961. The village was fully presented by Scheduled castes and in transformation stage while Senapur village is multiethnic and is slipping towards the class hierarchy at the place of caste hierarchy.