Research Interests :
Agrarian studies, rural development, society and culture, natural resource management
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The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
The activities of the Institute are organized into divisions, of which seven are for research, development and consultancy activities. Each division comprises of Units. Furthermore, there are Associated Institutions and dedicated R&D Centres of the Institute.
This Institute of National Importance is a unique multi-locational one. The Headquarters are in Kolkata and Centres in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Tezpur and a branch in Giridih. The academic programmes are offered in these locations. In addition, there are offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara primarily for consultancy on statistical quality control and operation research in a wide range of industries.
Agrarian studies, rural development, society and culture, natural resource management
PhD (Anthropology), University of Hyderabad, 2008
M.Phil (Anthropology), University of Hyderabad, 2003
M.Sc (Anthropology) with speicialization social anthropology, Samablpur University, 2001
B.Sc (Zoology Honours, Chemistry and Botany pass), Utkal University, 1998
UGC-NET-2005
Membership in Professional bodies
2017- Fellow of Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), London
2017 Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London
2016- Life Member, Indian Sociological Society
2015- Life Member, Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society
2015- Life Member, Indian Anthropological Association
2008- Life Member, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA)
Research Projects with External or Internal Grants
2018- Principal Investigator-“Strengthening livelihood opportunities for the forest dwellers in Jharkhand and Odisha”, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India
2018- Principal Investigator-“Baseline Survey of Beneficiaries of Horticulture Development in Paschimanchal district in West Bengal”, Government of West Bengal
2018- Principal Investigator-“Contract farming: Participation, partnership and socioeconomic development in eastern India”, DCSW/TAC project, Indian Statistical Institute
2016-18 Principal Investigator- “Small-marginal landholders’ farming and livelihood issues in Jharkhand”, DCSW/TAC project, Indian Statistical Institute
2014-16 Principal Investigator- “Contract farming participation and emerging agrarian relations: A case of potato growers in West Bengal”, DCSW/TAC project, Indian Statistical Institute
2013-14 Principal Investigator-“Dynamics of Land Use Pattern in North Chotanagpur Plateau: A Micro-level Study”, TAC/DCSW project, Indian Statistical Institute
2011-13 Headed and supervised-“Identifying Existing Capacities to Execute the National Records Modernization Programme in West Bengal: An appraisal”, Sponsoring Agency: Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, 2011
2011-12 Headed and supervised “Assessment of Computerization of Land Records in Orissa”, Sponsoring Agency: Department of Land resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
2010-11 Headed and supervised “Impact and Effectiveness of “Watershed Development Programmes” in India: A review and Analysis based on the Studies conducted by various Government Agencies and Other Organizations”, Sponsoring Agency: Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
2008-10 “Evaluation of Computerization of Land Records in Gujarat”, Sponsoring Agency: Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Selected Articles
Behera, H.C. (2019). Land, property rights and management issues in tribal areas of Jharkhand: An overview in M.C. Behera (ed) Shifting Pespectives in Tribal Studies: From an Anthropological Approach to Interdisciplinarity and Consilience, Singapore: Springer, pp.251-271.
Minh, H.V.T., Avtar, R., Kumar, P., Tran, D.Q., Ty, T.V., Behera, H.C., & Kurasaki, Masaaki (2019). Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Fuzzy-AHP in An Ginag Province of Vietnam, Geosciences, 9(8), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9080330 (registering DOI)
Behera, H.C., Pal, M.R., & A.A. Sinha (2018). Contract farming among the potato growers in West Bengal: Opportunities and challenges, The Eastern Anthropologist, 71 (1&2), 161-182.
Rao, P.V. & H.C. Behera (2017). Agrarian questions under neoliberal economic policies in India: A review and analysis of dispossession and depeasantisation, The Oriental Anthropologist, 17 (1), 17-42.
Behera, H.C. (2015) Socioeconomic perspective of land use practice in Jharkhand, The Eastern Anthropologist 68 (4), 497-526.
Behera, H.C. (2015) The pattern of landholding and emerging agrarian relations; A study in north Chotanagpur region of India, The Oriental Anthropologist 15(1), 151-175.
Behera, H.C. (2009) Constraints in land record computerization, Economic and Political Weekly, June 20, Vol. XLIV No. 25, 21-24.
Behera, H.C. (2008) Weekly Market in Tribal Areas: A Case Study in Kandhamal District of Orissa, Man in India, 2008 88 (4), 585-600.
Behera, H.C. (2014) Land alienation, dispossession and displacement: A reappraisal of constitutional safeguards and tribal rights in K.K. Misra and N.K. Das (eds.) Dissent, Discrimination and Dispossession, New Delhi: Manohar, pp.321-337.
Behera, H.C. and A.P. Singh (2014) Land reforms and record management in tribal areas: Pertaining issues and prospects in M.C. Behera and Jumyir Basar (eds.) Resources, Tribes and Development, New Delhi: Rawat, pp. 173-187.
Behera, H.C. (2011) Traditional agriculture: A case of tribal community in Orissa, published in R.M. Sarkar (ed.)Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Folk Panorama Genesis, Development & Applications, Serials Publications (ISBN: 978-81-8387-470-0) pp. 137-157.
Articles reviewed for international journal
"Migrant Networks and the Unintended Consequential Exclusion in Urban Areas-Towards a Hybrid Model of Migrant Integration in Britain", International Sociology, Sage Publications (Reviewed in 2018).
“Doing Privacy” in an Accelerating Society: A Sociological Perspective on How Wearable Technology May Shape People’s Recognition and Practice” International Sociology, Sage Publications, UK (Reviewed in 2017).
"The Reflection of Neoliberal Economic Policies on Education: Privatization of Education in Turkey”, European Journal of Educational Research (Manuscript id #201) Reviewed in 2018.
Books/Reports
1. Land Records Management in India: A Plea for Reforms, published by Concept Publishing Company (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2014, (ISBN-13:978-93-5125-095-1). (Coeditor: A.A.A. Faizi)
2. Agrarian Transformation in Tribal Areas: Emerging Trends and Issues, Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi, 2010 (ISBN: 978-81-8356-636-0)
3. Impact and effectiveness of “Watershed Development Programmes” in India: Review and Analysis based on the studies conducted by various government Agencies and Other Organisations), LBSNAA, Mussoorie, 2011. Report presented before Experts at DoLR, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, published 2011. (Coauthor: Prem Singh and Aradhana Singh). Online Available at http://www.dolr.nic.in/dolr/downloads/pdfs/Impact%20and%20Effectiveness%20of%20WDP%20by%20LBSNAA.pdf
4. Identifying Existing Capacities to Execute the National Land Records Modernisation Programme in West Bengal: An Appraisal, 2014, CRS, LBSNAAOnline available at http://centre.lbsnaa.gov.in/crs/admin/upload/Publication_Int/F_Final_WEST_BENGAL_Web.pdf
5. Assessment of Computerization of Land Records in Orissa published in 2012 by CRS, LBSNAA, Mussoorie (Coauthor: Prem Singhi).
6. Evaluation of Computerization of Land Records in Gujarat, LBSNAA Publication, Mussoorie (coauthored) submitted to DoLR, Government of India, published 2011 (Coauthor: Asish Vachhani).
7. Evaluation of Computerisation of Land Records in Rajasthan, CRS, LBSNAA Publication, Mussoorie, (coauthored), submitted to DoLR, Government of India, 2008 (Coauthor: T.K. Manoj Kumar and A.P. Singh)
8. Computerization of Land Records in India: Achievements and Experiences, (Associate Editor), submitted to DoLR, Government of India, 2008, CRS, LBSNAA (Editor: Asish Vachhani and N.K.K. Raja)
Ccontribution to course material/Unit/Lesson for University/Institute
State and Stateless Societies: Political Institutions as UNIT for IGNOU study material under Anthropology discipline
Agriculture Unit for IGNOU under Environmental Anthropology Section
Land Ownership Pattern in Tribal Society for Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Tribal Development Management. National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad
Land Based Movement for Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Tribal Development Management National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad
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