List of scholars who have been awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) and Master of Technology (M. Tech) 04-03-2008 to 02-06-2008. The name of the scholar is followed by the title of the thesis/dissertation and the name of the Supervisor.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D)

School of International Studies

Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament

Ms. Mallika Joseph “International Cooperation on Prevention of Crime: A Study of Interpol”, Prof. C. S. R. Murthy.

Mr. Ran Vijay “State Policy, Resource Scarcity and Violent Conflict: A Comparative Study of Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Gaza Strip”, Prof. Varun Sahni.

Centre for South, Central South East Asian and South West Pacific Studies

Mr. Ajitabh “Afghanistan and Central Asian Republic: A Study of Bilateral Relations During the Taliban Period”, Prof. K. Warikoo.

Ms. Veeragoni Shirisha “The Humanitarian Role of International Relief Agencies in Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict Since 1983”, Prof. P. Sahavevan.

Ms. Amrita Dey “Sea Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Implications for Regional Security in the Post Cold War Period”, Dr. Man Mohini Kaul.

Mr. Mahesh Kumar Chaulagai “Balance of Payments Problems between India and Nepal”, Prof. I. N. Mukherjee.

Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies

Mr. Sumanth Ragala “US Relations with Canada in the Post-Cold War Era: A Study of Security, Economic & Environmental Issues, 1990-2004”, Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra.

Mr. Prakash Chandra Jha “Comparative Perspectives on Fiscal Federalism in Brazil, Canada and India: A Study in Inter-Governmental Transfers”, Prof. Abdul Nafey.

Centre for International Trade and Development

Mr. Manoranjan Pattanayak “Corporate Governance, Product Market Competition and Firm Performance: A Study of Indian Corporate Sector”, Prof. Manoj Pant.

School of Social Sciences

Centre for the Historical Studies

Ms. Sabita Singh “The Institution of Marriage in Medieval Rajasthan”, Prof. Dilbagh Singh.

Centre for the Study of Regional Development

Mr. Manish Piyadarshi “Migration Pattern, Level of Infrastructure and Access to Health Care Services in Selected Slums in Delhi”, Prof. Aslam Mahmood.

Mr. Amit Kumar Singh “Patterns and Process of Urban Development in Jharkhand: A Case Study of Ranchi City”, Dr. Anuradha Banerjee

Mr. Anil Kumar Roy “Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Port Cities: Comparative Case Studies of Kandla in India and Halifax in Canada”, Prof. Atiya Habeeb Kidwai.

Mr. Sadananda Mitra “Reproductive Morbidtiy in Bangladesh: Patterns, Determinants and Treatment Seeking Behaviour in Dhaka District”, Prof. Sudesh Nangia.

Centre for Political Studies

Ms. Reshmi Banerjee “Food Security in A Federal Polity: A Comparative Study of Punjab and West Bengal”, Prof. Balveer Arora.

Mr. Gurumayum Amarjit Sharma “Cultural Representation and Politics of Community Rethinking Identity Formation in the Noth-East Region of India”, Prof. Zoya Hasan.

Centre for Economic Studies and Planning

Mr. Fayq Abedel Rahman Al Akayleh “Economic Openness and Its Implications for Growth and Employment: A Case Study of Jordan (1970-2003)”, Prof. Jayati Ghosh.

Mr. Mariadas Alfred “An Analysis of the Changing Pattern of Savings and Investment in Sri Lanka (1961-2000)”, Prof. Arun Kumar.

Mr. Rupa Basu “Distributional Aspects of Water Pollution Control Programs: A Case Study of NCT Delhi”, Prof. D. N. Rao.

Centre for the Study of Social Systems

Ms. Kancharla Valentina “Masculinities and Wife Battering: A Sociological Study of Upper Castes and Dalits in Rural Andhra Pradesh”, Dr. Renuka Singh.

Mr. Kapila Khemundu “Indian Sociology and Its Engagement with Values A Comparative Study of Select Discourses”, Prof. Anand Kumar.

School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Centre of Arabic and African Studies

Mr. Mubasshir Alam “The Movement for the Emancipation of Muslim Women During Last Quarter of 19^th and First Half of the 20^th Centuries in Egypt and India As Reflected in Arabic and Urdu Literature: A Comparative Study”, Prof. F. U. Farooqi.

Mr. Mohd Aleem “Theme of Nationalism in Arabic and Urdu Poetry During 1920-1975: A Selective, Comparative Study”, Prof. F. U. Farooqi.

Md. Affan “Najib Mehfooz and Mulk Raj Anand: A Critical and Comparative Study of the Social and Cultural Values As Depicted in Their Writings”, Prof. S. A. Rahman.

Centre of Indian Languages

Ms. Neelam “Yashpal Ke Katha-Sahitya Mein Abhivyakt Stri Asmita”, Dr. Gobind Prasad.

Mr. Navlendra Kumar Singh “Shiv Prasad Singh Ke Upanyaso Me Kashi Ka Badalata Swaroop”, Dr. Devendra Kumar Choubey.

Mr. Gauri Shankar Raina “Television; Challenges & Possibilities”, Dr. Raman Prasad Sinha & Prof. Manager Pandey (Joint Supervisor).

Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies

Mr. Nurul Haque Siwani “Historical and Literary Importance of Insha (Epistolography) in Indo-Persian Literature: An Evaluative Study”, Prof. S. A. Hasan.

School of Environmental Sciences

Mr. Parmanand Sharma “Mass Balance and Chemical Characteristics of Chhota Shigri Glacier-B, Lahaul-Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh”, Prof. A. L. Ramanathan.

School of Physical Sciences

Mr. Indrajit Naik “Transport Properties of Some Niobium and Vanadium Chalcogenide Compounds: Ga_x NbSe₂, C_u (Z_n) V₂S₄ and Ga (Cu) V₄S₈”, Prof. Ashok Kumar Rastogi.

Mrs. Ruchi Agrawal “Experiments with Organic Molecular Semiconductors: Mechanism of Charge Carrier Transport”, Prof. Subhasis Ghosh.

Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

Mr. Satyendra Suryawanshi “Pharmacokinetic Studies of 16-Dehydropregnenolone, A Hypolipidemic Agent and Pattern Profiling; Standardization of Herbal Preparation CT-1”, Dr. R. C. Gupta.

Mr. Naresh Chandra Bal “Biophysical and Biochemical Characterization of Peptidy 1-tRNA Hydrolase from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis H37Rv”, Dr. Ashish Arora.

Ms. Parul Mishra “Structural and Functional Characterization of Hyaluronate Lyase (Hylp2) from Streptococcus Pyogenes Bacteriophage 10403”, Dr. Vinod Bhakuni.

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Delhi

Mr. Amjad Husain “Role of Vpu in HIV-I Pathogenesis”, Dr. Shahid Jameel.

Ms. Kalaivani Vivehananthan “Transcriptional Regulation of Co-Stimulatory Molecule CD80 in Murine B Lymphocytes”, Dr. Kanury V. S. Rao.

Mr. Ramesha A “Molecular Cloning and characterization of Full Length cDNA Clones Encoding for Enzymes Involved in Ascorbate-Glutathione Pathway from Pennisetum Glaucum to Understand Their Crucial Role in Oxidative Stress Tolerance”, Dr. M. K. Reddy.

Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh

Ms. Anuradha Ghosh “Molecular and Biochemical Analyses of Nitrophemol Degrading Pathways and Study of Bacterial Diversity in Contaminated Soil”, Dr. R. K. Jain.

Ms. Neetu Saxena “Engineering TIM Barrel Enzyme(s) Towards Defined, Altered Functions”, Dr. K. V. Radha Kishan.

Mr. Vijay Kumar “Structure Based Activity studies of D-Hydantoinase from Bacillus sp. AR9”, Dr. K. V. Radha Kishan.

Ms. Meghna Thakur “Studies on the Interaction of A Mycobacterial Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Kinase, With Its substrate(s) and the Role of Protein Phosphatase in the Process”, Dr. Pradip K. Chakraborti.

Mr. Rohan Dhiman “Study on TNF-& Mediated Death Signaling By Virulent and Avirulent Mycobacteria”, Dr. Sekhar Majumdar.

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

Ms. Preeti Paliwal “Role of Src Family Kinase, Hck, in the Regulation of p 73, A Homolog of Tumor Suppressor p53”, Dr. Ghanshyam Swarup & Dr Vegesna Radha.

Mr. Kaushlendra Tripathi “Organization of Intranuclear Lamin Domains”, Dr. Veena K. Parnaik.

Ms. S N. C. V. L. Pushpavalli “Role of RNA Interference Mutations on Transgene Silencing in Drosophila”, Dr. Utpal Bhadra.

Ms. Sowmya B. L. “Analysis of Structure and Function of Discrete Contiguous Peptide or Protein Modules”, Dr. R. Nagaraj.

Mr. Jobin Varkey “Investigations on the Antimicrobial Peptides Defensins: Important Components of Innate Immunity in Mammals and Arthropods”, Dr. R. Nagaraj.

Mr. O. G. Ramprasad “Studies on the Role of Membrane Lipids in the Regulation of Cell Adhesion, Shape and Motility”, Dr. Gopal Pande.

Master of Philosophy (M. Phil)

School of Social Sciences 

Centre for Political Studies

Ms. Saumya Parihar “The Samajwadi Party: Ideology, Strategy and Social Base”, Prof. Zoya Hasan.

Mr. J. Navyatha “India’s Policy Towards its Diaspora: Trends Since Independence”, Dr. Pralay Kanungo.

Mr. Bhaskar Kowshik “Meaning and Sense in the Philosophies of Charles Taylor and Jean-Luc Nancy”, Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan.

Ms. Malini Bhattacharjee “The Emergence of Hindutva in a Region: A Case Study of  Assam”, Dr. Pralay Kanugo.

Mr. Venkatesh “Liberalization and Labour Rights: A Study of Palamur Migrant Labour (1980-2005)”, Dr. Asha Sarangi.

Mr. Tapan Kumar Mahanand “State Formation of Modern Orissa: 1936-1956”, Dr. Asha Sarangi.

Centre for Historical Studies

Mr. Dipankar Das “Gendering Vedic Rituals: A Case Study of the Srauta Sacrifices in the Satapatha Brahmana”, Dr. Kumkum Roy.

Mr. Nitin Kumar “Indian Merchants and the English Company in Southern Coromandel in the 17^th Century”, Dr. Yogesh Sharma.

Mr. Aditya Goenka “The Anxious Empire: Education and colonialism in Mid-Nineteenth Century India”, Prof. Neeladri Bhattacharya.

Centre for the Study of Social Systems

Mr. Sunil Babu C. T. “Sociology and the Politics of Knowledge: Origin and Development of Sociology in India”, Dr. V. Sujatha.

Mr. Mritunjai Kumar “Dalits in Higher Education in Post Independent Era: A Sociological Analysis”, Prof. Nandu Ram.

Ms. Neeru Nagar “Reflection of Social Sciences in School Education: A Critical Enquiry”, Prof. Avijit Pathak.

Ms. Ketaki Dwivedi “Social Security in Unorganized Sector in India: A Sociological Study”, Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma.

Ms. Imtirenla Longkumer “Status of Ao Naga Women in Religious Institutions in Nagaland”, Prof. Susan Visvanathan.

Ms. Esha Sanyal “The Sociology of Body and Desire: A Case Study of Selected Hindi Films”, Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma.

Mr. Pawan Kumar Patel “Monarchy, Maoism and Quest for Democracy: Politics of State Formation in Contemporary Nepal”, Prof. S. S. Jodhka.

Centre for the Study of Regional Development

Mr. Bhairu Lal Yadav “Spatial Variations in HIV Prevalence in High Prevalence States in India: An Analysis of Data From Sentinel Sites”, Prof. P. M. Kulkarni.

Ms. Veena Prabha Tirkey “Maternal Health Care Utilization Among Tribal Women in Eastern-Mid-Indian Tribal Belt-An Analysis of NFHS-2 Date (1998-1999)”, Dr. Dipendra Nath Das.

Ms. Rachna Bhagat “Demographic, Social and Economic Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India”, Prof. Sudesh Nangia & Dr. Bhaswati Das.

Mr. Chetan Chauhan “Agrarian Distress and Indebtedness in India: A State Level Analysis”, Dr. Sucharita Sen.

Md. Faiz Alam Ashrafi “Land Distribution Characteristics Across Economic and Social Groups: A Micro Level Analysis”, Dr. Sucharita Sen.

Mr. Ajay Kumar “A Comparative Study of Fertility Transition in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh”, Dr. Deepak Kumar Mishra.

Ms. Smita Linda “Site Suitability Analysis for Waste Disposal Around Urban Ranchi Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”, Dr. Milap Chand Sharma.

Ms. Tonuka Dey “Determinants of Women’s Nutritional Health Status: Revisiting the ’Maternal Depletion’ Debate in the Context of India”, Prof. P. M. Kulkarni.

Centre for Economic Studies and Planning

Ms. Amrita Roy “Determinants of the Share of Services in National Income: A Panel Data Analysis”, Dr. Subrata Guha.

School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Centre of English Studies

Ms. Nilakshi Sharma “Absolute selfhood: An Analysis of Marlovian Protagonists”, Dr. Saugata Bhaduri

Ms. Smriti Singh “Representation of Visual Disability in Indian Mythology and its Impact on Modern Literature and Society”, Dr. Saugata Bhaduri.

Mr. Janet Lalawmpuii C “The Dancing Body: A Study of the Representation of Sexuality in Bollywood Item Numbers”, Dr. Saugata Bhaduri.

Mr. Viraj Kafle “Nepalese English Literature : An Introduction”, Prof. Makarand Paranjape.

Mr. Javaid Iqbal Bhat “Kashmir Revisited : Loss of Shangrila”, Prof. Makarand Paranjape.

Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies

Mr. Faizan Ahmad “Contribution of Ahmad Raza Khan Brelwi to Indo-Persian Literature”, Dr. Akhlaque Ahmad Ansari.

Centre of Indian Languages

Ms. Sweta Verma “Arabi Se Hindi Anuvad Ki Samsyaein (Khalil Gibran Ki Rachna ’Nastik’ Ke Sandarbh Mein)”, Prof. Chaman Lal & Dr. Mujeebur Rahman (Joint Supervisor).

Ms. Huma Khan “Feminist Identity in Urdu Short Stories” (With Special Reference to Representative Female Short Story Writers of India and Pakistan”, Dr. S. M. Anwar Alam.

Centre of French and Francophone Studies

Mr. K. Muthuvel “Les Problems De Traduction Des Proverbes Tamouls En Francais”, Prof. G. D. Sivam & Dr. Shoba Sivasankaran (Joint Supervisor).

Ms. Gogate Nina Durgesh “Traduction Feministe Postcoloniale Des Nouvelles D’Assia Djebar”, Prof. N. Kamala.

Mr. Dhiren Paliwal “L’ Image DU Rajasthan Dans Les Documentaries Frncais”, Prof. N. Kamala.

Centre of German Studies

Mr. Om Prakash “Muslime in Deutschland: Eine Studie Der Turkischen Muslimischen Jugend in Deutschland”, Prof. Rekha V. Rajan.

Centre for Linguistics

Mr. Abdulkhaleq Qassim Ahmed Hassan “Arabic Speakers Learning English as a Foreign Language: A Study in EA”, Prof. Vaishna Narang.

Mr. Tulasi Das Majhi “Descriptive Oriya Morphology in the Paninian Model”, Prof. P. K. S. Pandey.

Mr. Saidur Rahman “Almadaris Al Islmia Liwilayatil Bangal Al Garbiya Wa Douruha Fiddirasatil at Arabiya”, Dr. Rizwanur Rahman.

Mr. Zakir Hossain “The Jamia Salafia in Banaras and the Role of Its Prominent Teachers in the Promotion of Arabic and Islamic Leanings ”, Prof. F. U. Farooqi.

School of International Studies

Centre for European Studies

Mr. Ronald K. Thangeo “Agricultural Sudsidies of the European Union and Its Impact on Developing Countries”, Dr. Gulshan Sachdeva.

Centre for South, Central, South East Asian and South West Pacific Studies

Ms. Nisha Sengar “Trafficking in Women and children From Bangladesh to India”, Prof. I.N. Mukherjee.

Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies

Ms. Jung Hye Won “Indo-US Nuclear Relations Since1998: Dialogue to a Deal”, Prof. Christopher S. Raj.

Ms. Abhishikta Acharyya “Exploration of Revealed Comparative Advantage in Brazil and India: A Disaggregated Level Analysis with Special Focus on Bilateral Trade”, Prof. Abdul Nafey.

Ms. Khalid Abdalla Abdelwhab Ahmed “Canada’s Economic and Political Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries”, Prof Abdul Nafey. 

Centre for International Legal Studies

Ms. S. Swarna Latha “Traditional Medicine and Intellectual Property Rights: Basic Issues”, Dr. V. G. Hegde.

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