Scholars awarded the Ph.D, M.Phil and M. Tech since the last issue of JNU News.

(The name of the Supervisor is in parentheses)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• Tanuja Upadhyaya, “Cloning, Characterization and Expression of Aeromonas Hydrophila Outer Membrane Porin Gene for the Development of Recombinant Vaccine”, (Aparna Dixit, CBT)

• Alka Mehra, “Study of Cell Surface Molecules of Entamoeba Histolytica”, (Alok Bhattacharya, SLS)

• Shobha Kanta Lamichhane, “MEMS: Response of a Strained Silicon Semiconductor Structure”, (Prasenjit Sen, SPS)

• Mirza Nehal Ahmad Baig, “A Comparative Study of the Short Stories of Kahlil Gibran and Rabindranath Tagore Two Planets of Reality”, (S.A. Rahman, CAAS/SLLCS)

• Agha Md Zafar Hassnain, “Pakistan Ki Muzahmati Urdu Shaeri: Ek Tajziyati Mutala” (Resistance Urdu Poetry of Pakistan: An Analytical Study)”, (S.M. Anwar Alam, CIL/SLLCS)

• Shakeel Ahmad Khan, “Urdu Aur Hindi Khwateen Afsana Nigaron Ke Yahan ’Aurat’ Ka Tasawwur: Ek Taqabulli Motala”, (S.M. Anwar Alam, CIL/SLLCS)

• Moinuddin Khan, “Asre Hazir Ke Urdu Qaraein Ka Adab Ke Taein Rawaiyya” (Attitudes of Contemporary Urdu Readers Towards Literature), (S.M. Anwar Alam, CIL/SLLCS)

• Daniel Joseph Kuba, “The Political Debate on Anti-Terrorist Legislation: A Comparative Study of India and the United Kingdom”, (Swaran Singh, CIPOD/SIS)

• Herkan Neadan Toppo, “Changing Perception of Russia Towards North Atlantic Treaty Organisation”, (Nirmala Joshi and Tulsi Ram, CRCAEES/SIS)

• Homen Thangjam, “Democratization of the Russian Political System: 1991-2001”, (Anuradha M. Chenoy, CRCAEES/SIS)

• Sonam Joldan, “Ladakh’s Traditional Ties With Buddhist Tibet”, (Mahendra P. Lama, CSCSEASWPS/SIS)

• Vellaithamby Ameerdeen, “Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: Origin and Growth of a Minority Ethnic party, 1981-2001”, (P. Sahadevan, CSCSEASWPS/SIS)

• Vinoj Abraham, “Labour Productivity and Employment in the Indian Information and Communication Technology Sector”, (R.K. Sharma, CSRD/SSS)

• K. Elumalai, “India’s Trade Policies and Protection in Dairy Industry”, (R.K. Sharma, CSRD/SSS)

• Nidhi Sadana, “Child Labour in Rural Areas of Haryana: Their Socio-Economic Determinants”, (M.H. Qureshi, CSRD/SSS)

• Shyam Narayan Lal, “Agrarian System of the Rastrakuta in the Deccan Region”, (B.D. Chattopadhyaya, CHS/SSS)

• Sharanjot Saini, “Interaction of DNA Polymerased and Rhp6 with Heterochromatin Components in Schizosaccharmoyees pombe”, (Jagmohan Singh, IMT, Chandigarh)

• Bashir Ahmed Bhat, “Synthesis of Novel Antidiabetic and Hypolipidemic Agents”, (D.P. Sahu, CDRI, Lucknow)

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)

• Md. Jalis Akhtar Nasiri, “Development of Arabic Media in the United Kingdom After 1950: A Survey”, (Rizwanur Rahman, CAAS/SLLCS)

• Mohd. Akram Nawaz, “Maulana Hussain Ahmad Al-Madani Life And Works: An Analytical Study”, (Mujeebur Rahman, CAAS/SLLCS)

• Meraj Ahmad, “Shaikh Al-Hind Mahmood Al-Hasan Al-Deobandi Wa Mauqifuhu Min al-Iste’mar Al-Biritani Min Khilale Aa’malihi Dirasah Tahliliyah”, (S.A. Rahman, CAAS/SLLCS)

• Uday Kumar, “Aawam Mein Samajik Yatharth”, (Devendra Kumar Chaube, CIL/SLLCS)

• Awadhesh Kumar Tripathi, “Gorakh Pandey Ki Kavya Drishti Aur Unka Rachna Samsar”, (Manager Pandey, CIL/SLLCS)

• Obaidul Ghaffar, “Ibne Insha Ke Safar Namon Ka Tajziyati Motalea”, (Mohd. Shahid Husain, CIL/SLLCS)

• Sharan Kumar S., “Essais Choisis De Soupramania Baradi: Traduction Et Analyse Critique”, (Shantha Ramakrishna, CFFS/SLLCS)

• Rajiv Kumar Ranjan, “United Nations Development Programme and Human Development: A Case Study of India”, (Yeshi Choedon, CIPOD/SIS)

• Anurag Ranjan, “Media and Democratization in Hungary and Romania: 1989-1999)”, (Bhaswati Sarkar, CRCAEES/SIS)

• Ritu Ranjan Kumar, “Political Empowerment of Women in Central Asia, 1991-2000”, (Phool Badan, CRCAEES/SIS)

• Dorothy Roy Chowdhury, “Foreign Trade of the Central Asian Republics 1992-2004”, (Tahir Asghar, CRCAEES/SIS)

• Dibyananda Sahu, “Globalization and Democratization in Post-Soviet Central Asia”, (Tahir Asghar, CRCAEES/SIS)

• Monica Chadha, “American Media and Coverage of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars: Comparison”, (Chintamani Mahapatra, CCUSLAS/SIS)

• Uma Purushothaman, “US  Turkey Relations and the Iraq War”, (Christopher S. Raj, CCUSLAS/SIS)

• Thari Sitkil, “Asymmetric Federalism: The Case of Canadian Inuit and the Mizos in India”, (Christopher S. Raj, CCUSLAS/SIS)

• Arup Kumar Deka, “Migration and Conflict: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Migrants in Assam from 1975-1985)”, (Mahendra P. Lama, CSCSEASWPS/SIS)

• Shalender Sinigh Chauhan, “Sikkim as a Factor in Sino-Indian Relations (1975-2003)”, (Mahendra P. Lama, CSCSEASWPS/SIS)

• Neikesanuo Sorhie, “Women in Conflict: A Case Study of Maoist Insurgency in Nepal”, (Uma Singh, CSCSEASWPS/SIS)

• Cho Oun Ho, “Insurgency in Northeast India: External Dimensions Since the Early 1980’s”, (P. Sahdevan, CSCSEASWPS/SIS)

• Neha Kohli, “The Status of Shias in Saudi Arabia”, (P.R. Kumaraswamy, CWAAS/SIS)

• Subash Ranjan Nayak, “Urbanisation and Globalisation: An Indian Experience”, (M.N. Panini, CSSS/SSS)

• Kanihar Kant, “A Sociological Analysis of Poverty in Bihar Since Independence”, (Anand Kumar, CSSS/SSS)

• Faisal K.P., “Tradition and Modernity Among Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A Sociological Study”, (Amit Kumar Sharma, CSSS/SSS)

• Teruaki Watanabe, “The Political Economy of Social Exclusion in Urban India”, (M.N. Panini, CSSS/SSS)

• Suresh Babu G.S., “Privatisation of Higher Education and Its Impact on Dalits in India: A Sociological Analysis”, (Vivek Kumar, CSSS/SSS)

• Subha S., “Shifts in Rural Water Supply Policies in Kerala: An Exploratory Study”, (Rama V. Baru, CSMCH/SSS)

• Aparna Mohanty, “Social Science Issues in Malaria: A Review”, (Rama V. Baru and Rajib Das Gupta, CSMCH/SSS)

• Sangeeta Singh, “Understanding Responsiveness of Health Services Through Social Experiences of Tuberculosis: An Exploratory Study”, (Rama V. Baru and Sanghmitra S. Acharya, CSMCH/SSS)

• Lipika Dasgupta, “The Changing Role of the Seed Industry in Indian Agriculture: A Consideration of Paddy and Cotton”, (Jayati Ghosh, CESP/SSS)

• Sakti Golder, “On Some Implications of the Financing of Health Care”, (Anjan Mukherji, CESP/SSS)

• Sudarshana Bardoloi, “Maternal Health and Health Care in India: Socio-Economic and Demographic Correlates”, (Anuradha Banerjee, CSRD/SSS)

• Vinod Kumar, “Population Growth and Its Impact on Housing & Basic Housing Amenities in India: A Comparative Analysis of Punjab and Jharkhand: 1991-2001”, (Anuradha Banerjee, CSRD/SSS)

• Bikram Doley, “Land Use Changes and Land Use Planning in Sikkim”, (Milap Chand Sharma, CSRD/SSS)

• Prakasha Chandra Sahoo, “Socioeconomic and Life Style Impact on Geriatric Health in India: An Analysis on NSSO 52^nd Round Data”, (Murali Dhar Vemuri, CSRD/SSS)

• Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, “Governability and Well-Being: A State Level Analysis of Politics and Space in India”, (B.S. Butola, CSRD/SSS)

• Shashi Kant Upadhyay, “Spatial Distribution of Rural Settlements in Uttar Pradesh, India”, (Sudesh Nangia, CSRD/SSS)

• Sibabrata Das, “Nutritional Status of Women and Children: A Comparative View of Scheduled Tribes and Others in Six Large States of India”, (P.M. Kulkarni, CSRD/SSS)

• Ashish Kumar Sinha, “Public Expenditure and Social Sector in India: An Interstate Analysis”, (Atul Sood, CSRD/SSS)

• Animesh Naskar, “Inter-State Disparity in Indian Manufacturing: Growth, Productivity and Efficiency”, (Atul Sood, CSRD/SSS)

• Indravir Kumar, “Cold Desert: Processes and Land Use Management in Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh”, (Milap Chand Sharma, CSRD/SSS)

• Madhav Mukund Pathak, “Analysis of Female Age at Marriage and Cohabitation in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh Based on NFHS  II Data”, (M.D. Vemuri, CSRD/SSS)

• Pooran Mal Gurjar, “Urbanisation and Migration in Razasthan (1971-2001): A Districtwise Analysis”, (Aslam Mahmood, CSRD/SSS)

• Rajesh Kumar, “Floods in the Lower Rapti River Basin: Occurrence, Causes and Management”, (Milap Chand Sharma, CSRD/SSS)

• Kailash Chandra Bishnoi, “Trends and Determinants of School Education in Razasthan: A Spatio Temporal Analysis”, (Sachidanand Sinha, CSRD/SSS)

• Bhupinder Kaur, “growth and Variability in Punjab Agricultural Production (1961-2003): A Case for Diversification Through Contract Farming”, (R.K. Sharma, CSRD/SSS)

• Animesh Roy, “Irrigation Systems and Their Impact on Agricultural Sector in West Bengal: A District Level Analysis”, (Sucharita Sen, CSRD/SSS)

• Raushan Kumar, “Agricultural Growth in Uttar Pradesh: A Spatial-Temporal Analysis”, (Ravi S. Srivastava, CSRD/SSS)

• Radha Raman, “Environmental Degradation and Land Use/Land Cover Changes in the Yamuna Floodplain with special reference to North of Delhi”, (Harjit Singh, CSRD/SSS)

• Suman Negi, “Primary Education Infrastructure, Enrolment and Retention: A Regional Analysis”, (Sudesh Nangia, CSRD/SSS)

• Tata Ramakrishna, “Development Displacement and Rehabilitation: Evaluating the Government Policies on Dams in Orissa”, (Pralay Kanungo, CPS/SSS)

• Kiran Yadav, “Interplay of Government and Non-Governmental Organisations: A Case Study of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in Haryana”, (Sudha Pai, CPS/SSS)

• Siba Prasad Panda, “New Social Movements and Democracy: A Study of Environmental Movements in Orissa”, (Valerian Rodrigues, CPS/SSS)

• Jagnnath Ambagudia, “Preferential Treatment and Its Limitations: A Case Study of Scheduled Tribes in Orissa”, (Sudha Pai, CPS/SSS)

• Neeru Sharma, “Dalit Organizations, Forms of Protest and Politics of Identity in Tamil Nadu”, (Sudha Pai, CPS/SSS)

• Pramita Sarkar, “Link Between Education and Occupation Structure: A Comparative Study of Bihar and West Bengal”, (Saumen Chattopadhyaya, ZHCES/SSS)

• Shalini Dixit, “Development of Historical Understanding in 9- to 14- Year Old Children”, (Ajit Kumar Mohanty, ZHCES/SSS)

• Himani Pasbola, “Physico Mathematical Concepts in Everyday Activities: A Study From Cultural-Psychological Perspective”, (Minati Panda, ZHCES/SSS)

• Madhulika Singh, “Dynamics of Technical Education in the United Provinces: A Case Study of Horcourt Butter Technological Institute, Kanpur (1921-1971)”, (Deepak Kumar, ZHCES/SSS)

• Sushil Prasad, “Evolution of Central Advisory Board of Education and Indian Education: 1920-48”, (Deepak Kumar, ZHCES/SSS)

• Priya Srivastava, “Globalisation of Information Technology and the Advent of Outsourcing: The Case of the Indian BPO Services and The Demand for Skilled Workers”, (Binod Khadria, ZHCES/SSS)

• Siddhartha Rai, “Hindus, Muslims and the Revolt of 1857”, (Bhagwan Singh Josh, CHS/SSS)

• Santosh Kumar Malau, “Seventeenth Century Bihar: Some Aspects of the Shaping of a Regional Economy”, (Razat Datta, CHS/SSS)

• Sejuti Jha, “Free Trade Agreements and Rules of Origin: A Case Study of the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement”, (K.N. Harilal, CDS, Thiruvananthapuram)