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Prof Prasanna K Samal

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Professor, Department of Tribal Studies, Art, Culture and Folk Literature
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak

Expertise

  • Anthropology

Publications

Total Articles 154
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 331
h-index 8

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Citations 97
h-index 5
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Professional Recognition

2010

SCHOLL Research Challenge Award, 2010 for high caliber action research in development and governance on ‘Technology for Development’

National Foundation for India and North East Development Foundation
2010

SCHOLL Research Challenge Award, 2010 for for high calibre action research in development and governance on ‘Sustainable Development and Preservation of the Ecosystem’

National Foundation for India and North East Development Foundation
2010

Second Prize for the presentation Avaifauna diversity of Namdapha National Park

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu

Community & Membership

2022

Executive Council, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University

Member
2019

Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies

Member, Board of Studies
2019

Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology, IGNTU

Member, Board of Studies
2021

Dept. of Yoga, IGNTU, Amarkantak

Member, Board of Studies
2018

Dept. of Education, IGNTU, Amarkantak

Member, Board of Studies
2021

Dept. of Hindi, IGNTU

Member, Board of Studies
2020

Dept. of Philosophy, IGNTU

Member, Board of Studies
2022

Dept. of AIHC and Archaeology, IGNTU

Member, Board of Studies
2019

Dept. of Anthropology, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh

Member, Board of Studies
2016

Dept. of Tribal Studies, Art, Culture and folk Literature

Chairman, Board of Studies
2021

Dept. of Museology, IGNTU

Chairman, Board of Studies
2021

Dept. of Linguistics & CSTLs

Chairman, Board of Studies

State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Arunachal Pradesh (Notified by MoEF&CC, Govt. of

Member
2015

Research Advisory Group (RAB), Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat

Member

Research Advisory Committee, State Forest Research Institute (SFRI), Dept. of Environment

Member
2016

Academic Council, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University

Member
2010

State Project Steering Committee, Arunachal Pradesh State Medicinal Plant Board

Member

Working Group for Environment and Forests Sector (Preparation of State Action Plan on Clim

Member
2009

State Level Steering Committee on CBNRM, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh

Member Secretary

State level Taskforce under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Govt. of Aru

Member
2003

SHARP Selection Committee (Min. of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India)

Member
2017

Joint Coordination Committee, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi

Co-Charperson

International Journal – The Anthropologist

Member, Editorial Board,

Bulletin of Arunachal Forest Research

Member, Editorial Board

Journal - Studies of Tribes and Tribals

Member, Editorial Board

Himalayan Studies Journal : An International Research Journal

Member, Editorial Board

Hima Paryavaran

Member, Editorial Board

ENVIS Newsletter on Himalayan Ecology

Member, Editorial Board

Indian Science Congress Association

Life Member

Indian Academy of Social Sciences

Life Member

Indian Anthropological Association

Life Member

Indian Sociological Society

Life Member

Indian Society for Human Ecology

Life Member

Indian Society of Ecological Economics

Life Member

Central Himalayan Environment Association

Life Member

Mountain Forum - Asia Pacific Mountain Network

Life Member

Bio

Tribal Studies, Resource Management, Indigenous Knowledge System

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Professor , Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
  • IGNTU Amarkantak
B.Sc. (Hons), MA, Ph.D.
Andhra University 1996
Professor Jul 2016 – Present
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak | Department of Tribal Studies, Art, Culture and Folk Literature
Regional Head Jun 2006 – —
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
Library In-Charge Jan 2022 – Jul 2022
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
Head Sep 2020 – Jan 2022
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
Head Jan 2020 – Sep 2022
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
Dean Nov 2016 – Aug 2022
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
Head Aug 2016 – Jul 2022
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
Scientist F Jan 2011 – Jul 2016
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
Scientist E Jan 2006 – Jan 2011
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
Scientist D Jan 2001 – Jan 2006
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
Scientist C Jan 1996 – Jan 2001
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
Scientist Jan 1991 – Jan 1996
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development

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Scholarly Work

Centre of Excellence

Funding Agency: Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Director/Principal Investigator

8 Crores

2018 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Landscape initiative for far eastern Himalaya (Hi-LIFE) Preparatory phase Consultation workshops on (i) understanding ecosystem services perspectives for effective resource management and (2) developing livelihood interventions for Hi-LIFE

Funding Agency: ICIMOD

Principal Investigator

14,10,000

2014 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Brahmaputra Salween Landscape Conservation and Development (Preparatory phase – conduct of National & Regional Consultations)

Funding Agency: ICIMOD, Kathmandu

Principal Investigator

31,91,000

2014 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Preparation of wildlife management plan/biodiversity conservation plan for Trans Arunachal Highways.

Funding Agency: Govt of Arunachal Pradesh

Principal Investigator

15,29,500

2011 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of baseline information and identification of potential corridors for Namdapha national park (Tiger Reserve) and Mouling national park

Funding Agency: ICIMOD

Principal Investigator

US$ 34,000

2009 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Biodiversity conservation through Community based natural resource Management in Arunachal Pradesh

Funding Agency: GOI-UNDP

Principal Investigator / State Coordinator

2.90 Crores

2008 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Cultural landscape: the basis for linking biodiversity conservation with sustainable development of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Funding Agency: UNESCO-McArthur

Principal Investigator

US$ 25,000

2007 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Institutionalizing technology backstopping and capacity enhancement for sustainable New Delhi agricultural development and encouraging entrepreneurship development based on simple technologies within the tribal areas of the NE India.

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Principal Investigator

16,11,150

2006 - Ongoing

Ongoing
UDWDP: environmental and social guidelines (ESG) Environmental and social implementation and monitoring Dehradun manual (ESIMM)

Funding Agency: WMD, Govt. of Uttranchal, Dehradun

Principal Investigator / Consultant

8,00,000

2003 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Summer Programme for Canada from Canadian Universities

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI, Canada

Principal Investigator / Coordinator

5,25,000

2001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Summer Programme for student from Canadian Universitiess

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI, Canada

Principal Investigator / Coordinator

3,25,000

2000 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Access to social infrastructure & human resource development: a situational analysis of states of Indian Himalaya

Funding Agency: ICIMOD, Kathmandu

Principal Investigator

US$5000

2000 - Ongoing

Ongoing
People, gender and indigenous know- ledge in the use & conservation of resources in the central Himalayan region of India.

Funding Agency: ICSSR, New Delhi

Principal Investigator / Project Director

217,350

1999 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Agriculture & interventions for its development in the C. Himalayan region: an impact study from the perspectives of environment & policy planning

Funding Agency: IGIDR/WB Mumbai

Principal Investigator

300,000

1999 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Summer Programme for students from Canadian Universities

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI

Principal Investigator / Coordinator

395,500

1998 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Summer Programme for students from Canadian Universities

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI, Canada

Principal Investigator / Coordinator

245,500

1997 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Summer Programme for students from Canadian Universities

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI, Canada

Principal Investigator / Coordinator

190,000

1996 - Ongoing

Ongoing
For extension of the project entitled “An empirical study of development of tribal communities from eco-cultural perspectives: a study in the Central Himalayan region of India”

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI, Canada

Principal Investigator

Can$ 30000

1995 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Bio-National Mega Project on “An empirical study of development of tribal communities from eco-cultural perspectives: a study in the Central Himalayan region of India”

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI Canada

Principal Investigator

Can$ 100000

1994 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Seed money for developing a project

Funding Agency: CIDA-SICI, Canada

Principal Investigator

Can $4000

1993 - Ongoing

Ongoing

Major Conservation issues in proposed Tsangyang Gyatso Biosphere Reserve, Eastern Himalaya, India with special reference to Human-wildlife Conflict

University Assam University, Silcher, Assam
Year 2016

Impact of communication technology on de-notified tribes: an ethnographic study in Nagaur district of Rajasthan

University Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Year 2020

A comparative study of status and fertility behaviour of rural and urban women Himalayan Kumaon: A geographical perspective

University Kumaon University
Year 2002
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Scholarly Publications

Land holding scenario in the Central Himalaya.

Open Access
book chapter
Authors: Swarup, R., P.K. Samal and N.A. Farooquee

The community dynamics in institution building: an analysis from Central Himalayan context.

Open Access
article
Authors: Samal, P.K., N.A. Farooquee., D.S. Rawat

Eco-development in the Himalaya: a cultural interpretation.

Open Access
article

Backwardness a myth: remoteness a reality

Open Access
article
Authors: Farooquee, N.A. and P.K. Samal,

The problem, the development and the role of culture: the case of the Himalaya.

Open Access
article
Authors: Samal, P.K.

Nandadevi festival: an annual religio-cultural celebration.

Open Access
article
Authors: Samal, P.K. and D. Choudhury

Facts and figures about the Eastern Ghats.

Open Access
data paper

Demographic setting of Kolleru lake.

Open Access
book chapter
Authors: Samal, P.