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President
Prof. Sunil Kumar Gupta, Vice Chancellor
of Himachal Pradesh University, and President, IIHS, is providing
his valuable services to the Himachal Pradesh University for
the last 29 years. Prof. Gupta joined the university as a
research fellow in the year 1979. Thereafter from the year
1981 to 1985 he worked as a Research Associate. He joined
the Department of Commerce, Himachal Pradesh University, as
a lecturer in the year 1985, further he became Reader and
then a Professor in the year 2000. He remained the Chairman
in the Department of Commerce from 2000-2002 and 2004-2006.
He also remained Coordinator in the Institute of Management
Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, from 1996 to 2003. He
has guided seven Ph.Ds and more than fifty M. Phil students.
He has completed more than eighteen research projects sponsored
by different funding agencies such as H.P. Government, UGC,
ministry of HRD and Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies.
He has published six books and seventeen research papers.
Prof. Gupta headed important positions such as President of
Teachers Association in H.P. University Shimla and Secretary
of Himachal Pradesh University Teachers Welfare Association,
Shimla. Presently Prof. Gupta is member of various academic
bodies and NGOs. He is the Chairman of SPARASH, Shimla, Chairman
of Executive and Advisory Committee of Institute of Integrated
Himalayan Studies (UGC Centre of Excellence), H.P. University,
Shimla.
Director
Prof. (Mrs.) Vidya Sharda: Prof. (Mrs.)
Vidya Sharda was born in a remote village of district Shimla.
Inspired by her parents, Prof. Vidya got her higher Secondary
education from her native village. She did her graduation
from Kanya Mahavidyalya Jullender and Post graduation from
Punjab University, Chandigarh. She was awarded doctorate degree
from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and she was the first
doctorate from tehsil Chopal. She was appointed as a Sanskrit
lecturer in department of Distance education in the University,
in 1977. In 1984, she joined as a lecturer in the P.G. centre
of Himachal Pradesh University. Thereafter she was selected
as Associate Professor in 1992 and Professor in the year 1999.
She remained the warden of the H.P.U. girls Hostel for twenty
years. She headed the department of Sanskrit from 2005-2007
and is presently the Dean, faculty of Languages. Her area
of interest is ancient literature and Indian Philosophy. She
has completed a major project funded by UGC on "Impact of
Pauraanik Literature on the Folk Life of People of Himachal
Pradesh" in the year 2005. She has supervised eleven Ph.Ds
and more than fifty M.Phil candidates and presently supervising
nine Ph.Ds and four M. Phil candidates. She is influenced
by Vedic Sahitya, epics, Puranas and Dharamshaastras. She
has written four books pertaining to Indian heritage, history
of Dharamshastras and so on. She was honored by Swami Ramanand
Acharya Samiti. She is an active member of National Council
of Sahitya Academy (National Academy of Letters), Sanskrit
State Academy, University Court, Academic Council and other
university bodies and Red Cross Society, Shimla.
E-mail: director@himalayanstudies.com
Academic Staff
Dr. Virender K. Santvan;;
M.Sc, Ph.D (Lecturer, Environmental Science) has 10 years
post Ph. D experience and his main field of specialization
is Mountain Environment and Bio-diversity. He has been associated
with the Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies since its
inception in April, 2002. He was associated with the Centre
of Environmental Studies, Himachal Pradesh University during
1994-2001. He has work experience in various fields including
ecosystem and biodiversity projects supported by the State
Council for Science Technology and Environment, Govt. of Himachal
Pradesh and Gujarat Ambuja Cement (Ltd.). He has been teaching
Ecology in the Department of Biosciences in Himachal University
and has also worked with the G.B. Pant Institute on Himalaya
Environment and Development.
E-mail: vk_santvan@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr. Richa (Lecturer, Social Sciences) has completed
her MPhil and PhD in Development Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru
University. Her preferred areas of specialization and interest
include community participation, sustainable development,
eco-tourism, education, enterprise and health. She has been
actively engaged in the development sector over the last five
years and has a gender affirmative perspective. She has worked
with various NGOs and academic agencies in project coordination/implementation,
awareness generation programmes, research and teaching. She
was a research fellow for a project on "Nature based tourism
in South Asian countries" sponsored by the South Asian Network
of Economic Institutes (SANEI). She has done consultancy for
CRY, NACO, UNIFEM and Project Development Corporation of Rajasthan
(PDCOR) on projects related to juvenile justice, Drop-in-Centers
for HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Educational infrastructure
development under the public-private partnership model for
Jalore district in Rajasthan.
E-mail: richa@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr. Rattan Singh Chauhan (Research Associate);
Ph.D, (History) from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
His area of specialization is socio-cultural and historical
aspects of hill states. He has also acquired work experience
in the department of Art, Languages and Culture, Himachal
Pradesh and is currently doing research on role of various
academic agencies and NGO's in Watershed Management and Agro
marketing.
E-mail: rattan_singh@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar(Research Associate), Ph.D (Political
Science) from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. His areas
of Specialization are Sustainable Development, Watershed Management
and Good Governance; He is also actively associated with an
NGO called Indian Democratic Individuals Research Association.
E-mail: sanjeev_chikhar@yahoo.com
Dr. Randhir Ranta (Research Associate) Ph.D, (Psychology)
from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. His area of specialization
is Clinical Psychology and he also holds a Diploma in Marketing
Management. He is strongly associated with NGOs who are working
in fields including rural artisans, Yoga and Relaxation therapy.
E-mail: randhir_ranta@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr. Pawan K. Attri (Research Associate),
), PhD (Zoology) from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
His areas of interest are Environmental Biology, Radiation
Biology, Apiculture and Environmental management and conservation.
He has acquired five years research experience and has been
associated with IIHS since its conception. He is also engaged
with various NGOs (MRDA, WWF) as a resource person for research
in Environment related projects and has also taught in academic
institutes in Himachal.
E-mail: pawan@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr. Pankaj Gupta (Research Associate), Ph.
D. (Zoology) is working in the institute since its inception.
His areas of interest are village studies, natural resource
management, primary health care, health oriented problems
of women and children particularly nutritional, anthropometric
and dietary studies, traditional health care systems and magico-religious
methods of healing, ethno-Cultural, Ethno-ecological and audiovisual
documentation of culture and nature. He is also the Associate
Editor of Himalayan Studies Journal and Biannual Bulletin
of the Institute.E-mail: pankaj@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr.
Joginder Singh Saklani (Research Associate), M. A.,
M. Phil., Ph. D (Political Science) from Himachal Pradesh
University, Shimla. He has completed his Ph. D. in “Question
of Tamil Nationality in Sri Lanka: Dynamics of Majority and
Minority Nationalism”. He is topper in MA (Political
Science) and awarded Gold Madel by Himotakarsh Sahitya Sanskriti
Evam Jan Kalyan Parishad, Una on 2001. He was awarded Subject
wise fellowship in MA and Junior Research Fellowship during
his M. Phil. and Ph.D. course. He was engaged in teaching
in Govt. College Sarkaghat, HPU Regional Centre Dharmshala,
L. R Institute of Legal Studies, Solan and PG Centre Himachal
Pradesh University, Shimla. His Area of interest is Socio-economic
and political issues.
Dr. Pushpa Thakur (Project Associate) Ph.D. (Zoology)
from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. Her area of specialization
and interest include Radiation Biology, Animal Muscle Physiology,
Environmental Ecology and Fisheries.
E-mail: pushpa_thakur@
himalayanstudies.com
Rakesh Singh Thakur (Project Associate), Ph.D (Economics)
from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. His areas of interest
and specialization include Development & Planning, Micro-Economics
and Macro-Economics Industrial Development and Agro-Economics.
E-mail: rakesh_thakur@
himalayanstudies.com
Dr. Bhawani Singh (Project Associate), Ph.D (Hindi) and
BJMC from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. His areas of specialization
are Folk Literature & Cultural aspects of Himachal Pradesh. He
is also associated with media including All India Radio.
E-mail:
bhawani_singh@
himalayanstudies.com
Kuldeep Singh (Project Associate) is pursuing his Ph.D
in Geography from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. His
areas of specialization are remote sensing, human geography,
physical geography and watershed and sustainable development.
He is associated with various NGO's and organizations such
as National Institute for Rural Development and Fulbright
for assisting in field survey
E-mail: kuldeep@
himalayanstudies.com
Chaman Premi (Project Associate), M.Phil is pursuing
his PhD in Geography from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
His areas of specialization are human geography, cultural
geography and the caste system in India. He is also a journalist
and is associated with different news papers.
E-mail: Chaman_premi@
himalayanstudies.com
Baldev Negi (Project Fellow), M.Phil (Public Administration)
from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He has recently
submitted his Ph. D. in the department of Public Administration.
His areas of specialization are Tribal Studies and Research
pertaining to Integrated aspects in Himalayan region.
E-mail: baldev_negi@
himalayanstudies.com
Sh.
Nitin Vyas (Project Fellow), MTA from HPU, Shimla.
Presently perusing Ph. D in faculty of commerce and management.
He was engaged in teaching in Rajeev Gandhi Govt. College,
Shimla, St. Bede’s College, Shimla and Hotel Management
Institute, Solan. His area of interest is Eco-tourism and
sustainable tourism development. |
