Dr. Debendra Kumar Biswal

• Teaching and research in Master’s Degree Anthropology and Ph.D. coursework and supervision.
• Conducting classes for:
  • Master of Arts (Tribal Law & Governance)
  • Master of Laws (Tribal & Customary Law)
  • Ph.D. courses in Research Methodology and Human Rights
• Teaching postgraduate classes at the Centre for Anthropological Studies.

• Researcher, Indian Social Institute (ISI), New Delhi
  • Duration: 17 February 2009 – 16 April 2009
• Assistant Research Officer, International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN Trust International, Headquarters: Philadelphia, USA), New Delhi
  • Duration: 1 August 2007 – 15 November 2008
• Assistant Research Officer, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
  • Duration: 3 May 2007 – 31 July 2007
• Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS, ICSSR Research Institute), Delhi
  • Duration: 16 November 2005 – 7 May 2007

1. Radio Talk/ Invited Lecture (01.01.2013) on “Tribal culture in un-divided Koraput region: an overview” organized by Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India (AIR, Jeypore).
2. Programme Associate (01.03.2014 till date), Centre for PRIs, Woman and Child Development Studies, CUJ to Undertake Research and Training activities.
3. Invited Lecture (26.02.2014) on “Role of Panchayatti Raj Institutions in Strengthening Enforcement of Laws related to Women and Children in Jharkhand” organized by UNICEF-Jharkhand, Department of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of Jharkhand and Central University of Jharkhand.
4. Resource person/ Invited Lecture (23.04.2014) Training for PRI members UNICEF Jharkhand, Department of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of Jharkhand and Central University of Jharkhand.
5. Resource Person/ Invited Lecture (24th-26th Oct. 2013) Training Programme on Customary Law, Minorities and Dalit Communities Jharkhand Mahila Samakhya Society (Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India).
6. Invited Lecture/ National Colloquium (22.03.2015) on “Customary Law and the Scheduled Tribes in India” organized by National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi.
7. Invited Lecture (03.02.2016) on “Customary law to minimize tribal unrest: a field in legal anthropology” organized by Department of Anthropology, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh.
8. Visiting fellow (22 Feb- 04 March 2016) on “Research Methodology” classes for M.Phil. programme Department of Anthropology, Sambalpur University.

9. Invited Lecture (3O.01.2018) on “Customary Law in Conflict with Rule of Law: Experiences of Land Governance in Odisha and Jharkhand” organized by Sociological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand.
10. Resource person/ Invited Lecture (26.03.2018) “Customary Law: Theory and Practice”, ICSSR Workshop on research methodology in Social Sciences for Research Scholars, Centre for Tribal Folklore and Literature, Central University of Jharkhand.
11. Invited Lecture (01.05.2018) “Tribes, Customary laws and State”, Department of Sociology, Central University of Orissa.
12. Invited Lecture (17.08.2018) “Advanced Research Methodology”, Department of Far East Languages, Central University of Jharkhand.
13. Invited Lecture (27.10.2017) “Social security schemes and food security in the tribal areas: A critical socio-legal analysis”, Seventh annual conference on “Good Rural Governance and Citizen Participation” Sehgal Foundation, New Delhi.
14. Invited Lecture (18.03.2019) “Maternal Health Care needs Private sector initiatives: case of community participation in JSY in the tribal areas of Jharkhand”, Networking Event and Workshop on “Exploring Link between Female Empowerment and Child Health” University of Nottingham, UK and ANSISS, Patna at Patna.
15. Invited Lecture (01-10 April 2019) “Qualitative data collection and analysis in Social Science Research”, ICSSR – National workshop on Research Methodology for Doctoral Scholars in Social Sciences at CUJ Ranchi.
16. Invited Lecture (May 2019) “Livelihood options for Most Vulnerable Tribal Groups in India”, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad at SIRD, Ranchi.
17. Invited Lecture (August 2019) Indigenous day 2019 Central University of Jharkhand
18. Invited Lecture (29th July 2020) Invited Lecture on “Protection of Heritage of Indigenous People: Principle and Challenges” Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar.
19. Invited Lecture (30th August 2020) “Anthropogenic factors in agricultural injury and Farmers Suicide in Western Odisha”, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur, Odisha
20. Invited Lecture (9th August 2020) “A legal Approach to COVID-19 and Tribal Health” in the National Webinar on “Culture and Health: Exploring Resilience in Tribal India” Department of Tribal Studies, Central University of Jharkhand.
21. Invited Lecture On “Gandhi and Atmanirvar Bharat”, Voice for Voiceless, Cuttack.
22. Training programme (9-11 Sept. 2020) On “Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction” National Institute of Disaster Management (GoI) and MPSS.
23. Invited Lecture (3rd December 2020) “Human Rights of the Marginalised Sections” Faculty Induction Programme, UGC-HRDC, Allahabad University
24. Invited Lecture (March 2021) “Human Rights: Issues and Challenges”, HRDC-UGC Allahabad University.
25. Invited lecture (March 2021) “Customary Laws and protection of traditional knowledge” National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD, Hyderabad).
26. Invited Lecture (Nov 2021) Birsa Munda: A Rebellion for Ecological Democracy Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, CUJ.
27. Invited Lecture (December 2021) “Bhagwan Birsa Munda” Press Information Bureau and Regional Outreach Bureau, Bhubaneswar.
28. Invited Lecture/Panellist (December 2021) “Human Rights Issues in India”, Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights, Alliance university, Bengaluru.
29. Invited lecture/resource person (December 2021) “Customary Law” UGC-HRDC, Dr. Harisingh Gour Viswavidyalaya, Saugor
30. Invited Lecture (Jan 2022) “Human Rights of the Marginalized” Faculty Induction Programme, UGC-HRDC, Allahabad University.

31. Rapporteur in the session III. 2010 International Conference on “Farmers Suicide” Pondicherry University.

Customary Law and Challenges to Governance in the Context of Land Inheritance among the Tribal Women: A Socio-Legal Study among the Mundas Shalini Saboo22nd May 2021

1. Ph.D. Coursework syllabus (2013-14), Centre for Tribal and Customary Law, Central University of Jharkhand. Research methodology-I & II, Socio-Legal Research Methodology, Legal Anthropology and Comparative Customary Law.
2. Member (January 2015), Syllabus committee, “Re- structuring the History Syllabus” Centre for Education, CUJ. B.A./ B.ED, CUJ .
3. SWAYAM Programme (December, 2019) “Conflict between Customary Laws and Statutes: Experiences in the tribal areas) National Resource Centre, Tribal Studies, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.

4. SWAYAM Programme (December, 2019) “Food Security and Tribal Communities: Contemporary Challenges and Policy Alternatives”, National Resource Centre, Tribal Studies, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India.

1. External Expert, Selection Committee, Interview for JRF (30th Oct. 2012), M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Jeypore, Odisha.
2. Fieldwork (4 weeks), Semester-4 MA/M.SC Anthropology (2010-13), Central University of Orissa.
3. Observer, National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test- UG, Medical Admission 2013” (5th May 2013), Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
4. Question Paper setter for Ph.D. Programme, CTCL, CUJ (19.04.2015) Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET-2015).
5. Member (External), Ph.D. candidates selection (25th August 2015), Centre for Far East Languages, CUJ.
6. Question paper setter for CUCET, Ph.D. programme (May 2016) CUCET.
7. Nominated Member, Selection Committee for Assistant Professor (August 2016), CTCL, Central University of Jharkhand.
8. Nominated as RAC member (April 2017) Centre for Mass Communication, CUJ
9. Paper evaluator (2nd Semester, M.A.- Anthropology) paper no.423 (April 2017), Sambalpur University.
10. Question Paper Setter (PGQP-15), Centre for Tribal and Customary Law, CUJ (April 2017), CUCET
11. Observer, CUCET-2017 (May 2017) Central Universities Common Entrance Test
12. Member, Ph.D. selection committee (July, 2017) Centre for Indigenous Culture Studies, Central University of Jharkhand
13. Nominated as Member, Board of Studies, CTCL (July 2017) Centre for Tribal and Customary Law, Central University of Jharkhand.
14. Nominated as Member, School Board (for 3 years) August 2017 School for the Study of Culture, Central University of Jharkhand
15. Nominated as Member, RAC (2017), Centre for Mass Communication, Central University of Jharkhand.
16. Observer, Joint Entrance Examination (2018) April 2018 Central Board of Secondary Education, GoI.
17. External Examiner (May 2018), M.Phil. Dissertation (Enrolment no. 15/MPHIL/DS/01), Topic- Socio-cultural complexities in Educational attainment of Kondha Girls’ Centre for Sociological Studies, Central University of Orissa.
18. Question paper (RPQP-33, Ph.D. Human Rights) setter (March 2018) CUCET-2018.
19. External evaluator (May 2018), Post-Graduation dissertations, Centre for Human Rights and Conflict Management, CUJ.
20. Paper evaluator (2nd Semester, M.A.- Anthropology) paper no.423 (July 2018) Sambalpur University, Odisha.
21. External Expert, Practical examination (Jan 2019), Department of Anthropology, Sambalpur University, Odisha.
22. External Examiner (February 2019), M.Phil. Dissertation (Enrolment no. 16/MPHIL/DS/02), Topic- Changing Weekly Market: A Study in Koraput District Centre for Sociological Studies, Central University of Orissa.
23. Participated (12-14 March 2019) in ANVESHAN- National Student Research Convention as ZONAL COORDINATOR (East Zone) Association of Indian Universities at Ganapat University, Gujarat.
24. Observer, CTET, (2019), Central Board of Secondary Education, GoI.
25. Observer, UGC NET-JRF Examinations (2019), NTA, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.
26. Observer, IIFT examination (2019) NTA, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.
27. OBSERVER, NTA JEE Examination January 2020.
28. Examination Paper Evaluator, MSW 3rd Semester, Paper- Vulnerable Children and Their Development (Paper code-513) Examination date 13.12.2019 Sambalpur University, Odisha.
29. Examination Question Paper Setter, MSW 4th Semester, Paper- Corporate Social Responsibility (Code-522). Letter no. 171/MSW/2020 Sambalpur University, Odisha.
30. Observer, NTA-NEET Examinations (13th September 2020), Ministry of HRD, GoI.
31. Nominated as Member, Board of Studies (24th August 2021), Department of English, Central University of Jharkhand.
32. Observer, NEET-2021 (12th September 2021), National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
33. External Examiner (September 2021), M.Phil. Dissertation (Enrolment no. CUO/EXAM/MPHIL/CE/09-2021/161), Topic- Shopping Mall Development and its Effect on Small Town Consumers and Retailers: A Study of Semiliguda in Koraput district. Centre for Sociological Studies, Central University of Orissa.
34. Observer, BHU- BBAU Entrance Test 2021(3-4 October 2021), National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
35. Observer, Central Teachers Eligibility Test 2021 (27-28 December 2021), Central Board of Secondary Education, Govt. of India.
36. Observer, Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination June 2021 Phase-II1 (5th February 2022), National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
37. Observer, Indira Gandhi National Open University Ph.D. 2021 (24TH February 2022), National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education, Government of India

• Synergy between Customary Law and Statute in Natural Resource Management for Tribal Development: Case Study of Kutia Kondhs in Phulbani District of Odisha
  • ICSSR Multi-Disciplinary Studies on Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of India (2025–26)
• Impact of Social Security Schemes on Food Security and Mother Child Health (MCH) among the Bonda Highlanders of Odisha
  • Extra-Mural Research Funding under MRIP-2025 (25EIWAN/03)
• Research Studies AWP-2023-24, NHM PIP Monitoring and HMIS Data Verification
  • Population Research Centre, Bhubaneswar (2023–25)
• Ethnographic Studies of PVTGs of Jharkhand: Asur, Birhor, Birjia, Korwa, Parhya, Mal Pahariya, Sauria Pahariya & Sabar
  • Department of Contemporary and Tribal Customary Law, Central University of Jharkhand (2019–23)
• Centre for Women and Child Development Studies
  • Programme Associate (Honorary), Central University of Jharkhand (01.03.2014–2022)

• Ecology and Health: A Comparative Study. Palaka Prakashan, New Delhi. ISBN: 81-85799 (2011).
• Anthropology of Farmers Suicide and Public Policy. Oxford Publisher, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-9363-194-7 (2024).

• Beyond Statutes: Customary Laws for the Protection of Traditional Environmental Knowledge of the Adivasis in India. Indigenous Tribes and Biodiversity Conservation, SSDN Publication. ISBN: 978-93-8895-035-0 (2021).
• Beyond Altruism: Economic Anthropology of Social Laws, Marginal Farmers and Suicide in Western Odisha. Agrarian Crisis and Farmers Suicide in India, Sumant Kumar (Ed.), Best Publishing House, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-8900-127-3 (2020).
• Children in-between: State, Children and Naxalite Movement in India. Securing Childhood: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies, Alex Ekka (Ed.), XISS, Ranchi. ISBN: 81-904112-0-9 (2017).
• Green Economy for Inclusive Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Tribal Areas in Odisha. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection, C.M. Lakshmanan (Ed.), Bookwell Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-80574-92-9 (2016).
• Public Policy and Migration: A Lost Paradigm in Jharkhand. Human Resources, ISRD Publication, Ranchi, pp. 119–127. ISBN: 978-93-84686-04-8 (2015).
• Socio-economic Factors and Child Mortality: An Exploratory Analysis of Tribal Groups. Ethno-medical Practices in Tribal Areas, J. Dash et al. (Eds.), SSDN Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-8183-918-8 (2014).
• Environment and Health Research: Beyond the School of Biomedicines. Dimensions of Health Care System among Tribal and Other Communities, J. Dash et al. (Eds.), SK Book Agency, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-8315-828-7 (2014).
• Kutia Kondhs: Deconstructing Gender Differences. Tribal Society in India and Beyond, pp. 353–365, Deepak Behera and George Pfeffer (Eds.), Concept Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN: 81-8069-534-4 (2009).
• Ecology, Food Habits, Modern HSS and Health Behaviour of the Bonda Highlanders: A Primitive Tribe in Orissa. Cultural Ecology of Indian Tribes, pp. 156–181, K.V. Reddy (Ed.), Raj Publication, New Delhi. ISBN: 81-86208-20-8 (2002).

• Incompatibility of Environmental Laws, Equity and Sustainability: Experiences of Forest Laws and Adivasis in India. International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 356–360. ISSN: 2664-6838 (Online), 2664-682X (Print) (2024).
• Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Livelihood: A Contextual Debate in Contemporary Economic Anthropology. International Journal of Social Research and Development, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp. 36–39. ISSN: 2664-8709 (Online), 2664-8695 (Print) (2021).
• Shifting Cultivation, Climate Change and Environment Poverty Nexus: An Anthropological Study among Tribal Communities of Odisha, India. International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp. 5–10. ISSN: 2664-7117 (Online), 2664-7109 (Print) (2021).
• Customary Laws and Protection of Traditional Ecological Knowledge: A Paradigm for Tribals in India. International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 35–39. ISSN: 2664-6838 (Online), 2664-682X (Print) (2021).
• Decoding Environmental Politics: Industrialization, Indigenous Rights and Resistance Movements in India. South Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 29–38. ISSN: 2582-7065 (2021).
• Incompatibility of Security Laws and Human Rights: Case of Naxalite Movement and the Tribals in Odisha, India. International Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp. 1–10. ISSN: 2249-6637 (Print), 2321-5771 (Online) (2020).
• ICT for Promotion of Tribal Farmers and Food Security: An Anthropological Study in Koraput District of Odisha, India. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 10. ISSN: 2321-8819 (Online), 2348-7186 (Print) (2020).
• Role of SHGs in Development of Entrepreneurship Skills among the Tribal Women: A Case Study of Parajas in Koraput District of Odisha. International Journal for Social Development, Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 128–135. ISSN: 2320-9283 (2018).
• Development from Above: Anthropology of Resistance, Neoliberal Truths and POSCO in Odisha. Proceedings of the All India RASK International Seminar on India-Korea Relations: Forging a Multidimensional Partnership in the 21st Century (2016).
• Anti-Witchcraft Law and Culture: A Critical Anthropological Analysis. VBU Journal of Law and Governance, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1–9. ISSN: 2349-8188 (2016).
• Beyond Public-Private Dichotomy: Anthropology of Indian Women Entrepreneurs in Post-Globalization Era. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education Research, Vol. 4, Issue 9(2), pp. 23–31. ISSN: 2277-7881 (2015).
• Ecology, Health Behaviour and Development of the Small Communities: An Anthropological Analysis. International Journal of Development Research, Vol. 5, Issue 9, pp. 5562–5565. ISSN: 2230-9926 (2015).
• Feminization of Poverty, Tribals and Fertility Behaviour: An Empirical Study in Odisha. Jharkhand Journal of Development & Management Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4. ISSN: 0973-8444 (2014).
• Shifting Cultivation: A Practice of Deforestation or Sustainable Development. Everyman’s Science, Vol. XLVIII, No. 3, pp. 147–156. Published by the Indian Science Congress (2013).
• Shifting Cultivation and Policies of Sustainable Development: A Meaningless Obsession. Journal of Economic and Social Development, Vol. VIII, No. 2, pp. 132–138. ISSN: 0973-886X (2012).

• 01.01.2026: Mao Samasya O Adibasi Sishu (in Odia), The Samaj, Odia Daily.
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• 22.10.2025: Manabachorachalana O Trutipurna Bidhibyabastha (in Odia), The Samaj, Odia Daily.
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• 12.12.2024: Kamdhenu Yojanara Samajsastra, The Samaj, Odia Daily.
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• 02.01.2023: Prasnabachire Hirakud (in Odia), The Samaj, Odia Daily.
• 16.04.2023: Is Institution of Marriage in India Under Attack, The Pioneer, English Daily.
• 14.03.2023: Nutana Sikshya Nitira Nrutatwika Drustikona, The Samaj.
• 2022: Education as Power, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2021: Sacred Cow, Political Cow, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2020: Indianisation of the Universal, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2019: Legal Lacunae Need Exorcism, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2019: Blind Man’s Bluff, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2018: Straitjacketed Childhood, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2018: A Rebellion for Ecological Democracy, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 26.10.2018: Deconstructing Sexual Politics, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 27.09.2018: The First Indian Postmodernist, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 14.07.2016: In Land of Lawlessness, Orissa Post, Editorial.
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• 2013: Social Background of the Oraons of Chhota Nagpur, Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 4, CTCL, CUJ.
• 2013: Game of Indigenization & Indian Tribals, Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 3, CTCL, CUJ.
• 2013: Broken Republic: Three Essays, Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 2, CTCL, CUJ.
• 2010: Tribals in India: The Game of Indigenization, Orissa Post, Editorial.
• 2003: Political Economy of Globalization, Tribal Livelihood and Reinvention of Applied Anthropology, in Understanding People of India: Anthropological Insights, pp. 392–396.
• 2000: New Anthropology and International Relations, Vol. XXIV, No. 41, 8–14 January 2000.

• Number of Ph.D. Scholars Guided: 3
• Ongoing Ph.D. Supervision: 6
• M.Phil. Dissertations Guided: 1
• M.A./M.Sc. Dissertations Guided: 100+
• LL.M. Dissertations Guided: 20+
• Ph.D. Thesis Evaluations Completed: 14

Total 26 research papers presented in International and 50 in national seminars/conference.

• 1997–1998: Qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Anthropology in June 1997 and NET-cum-Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in December 1997 (JRF Award No. 150/JRF (Dec. 97), dated 24.06.1998), awarded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India.
• National Cadet Corps (NCC): Awarded Certificate-A (Certificate No. ORI/JO/84/19072) by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
• May 2013: Selected as Assistant Professor at the Nodal Centre for Human Rights Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.
• March 14–19, 2006: Invited to participate in a series of Public Lectures and Group Discussions held in Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi, jointly organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, and the South Asia Partnership, Lahore, Pakistan.
• 2010: Invited to participate in the International Conference on Climate Change organized by the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG), London.

• Observer, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, and National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education, Government of India (since 2013).
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Centre for Mass Communication, Central University of Jharkhand (April 2017 – March 2020).
• Member, Board of Studies, Centre for Tribal and Customary Law, Central University of Jharkhand (July 2017 – May 2022).
• Member, School Board, School for the Study of Culture, Central University of Jharkhand (2017–2020).
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Centre for Far East Languages, Central University of Jharkhand (2018–2021).
• Zonal Coordinator, Anveshan – East Zone Students’ Research Convention, Association of Indian Universities (2019).
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Centre for Tibetan Studies, Central University of Jharkhand (2019–2021).
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Centre for Anthropology and Tribal Studies, Central University of Jharkhand (since 2019).
• Member, Board of Studies, Department of English, Central University of Jharkhand (since 2021).
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Department of Politics and International Relations, Central University of Jharkhand.
• Member, Dean–Academic Affairs, Central University of Jharkhand (since 2021).
• Member, College Development Council for Inquiry, Utkal University (since September 2022).
• Member, Departmental Research Committee (DRC), Board of Studies (BoS), and Vice-Chancellor’s Nominee, Nabarushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (ICSSR Institute), Bhubaneswar (since 2022).
• Member, Board of Studies (BoS), Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha (since 2023).
• Research Supervisor, Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (since 2022).
• Member, Departmental Research Committee (DRC), Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (since August 2023).
• Examiner, Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), Odisha (since May 2023).
• Member, Board of Studies (BoS), Department of Anthropology, Allahabad University (since September 2023).
• Member, Selection Committee for Faculty Positions at University of Hyderabad (2023), Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur (2024), Khallikote University (June 2024), and Kalahandi University (October 2024).
• Member, Board of Studies (BoS), Department of Anthropology, Kalahandi University, Odisha (since October 2024).
• Member, Academic Council, BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar (2024–2027).
• Member, Research Committee for Selection of Research Projects, OURIP, Odisha State Higher Education Council (2024).
• Member, Disciplinary Committee, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (2022–2023).
• Deputy Director, Population Research Centre, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (1 June 2022 – 2 December 2024).
• Head, Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (1 June 2023 – 17 February 2025).
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, Department of History, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (since 2023).
• Member, Consultative Group, Geographical Indications Registry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India (2026).

• Member, Society for Indian Medical Anthropology (SIMA), Mysore, India.
• Member, International Union of Ethnological and Anthropological Sciences (IUAES).
• Editorial Board Member, Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) (ISSN Print: 2330-8176; ISSN Online: 2330-8184). Website.
• Member, Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE-India), Membership No. SFE/22/1-2334. Website.
• Managing Editor, Editorial Board, Voice for Voiceless. Editorial Board.
• Member, Expert Committee, Millet Mission, Government of Odisha (October 2024).
• Life Member, Indian Association for Study of Population (IASP).
• Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Criminology and Forensic Studies, published by Academic Strive, Hyderabad. Editorial Board.
• Member, Editorial Board, Adibasi Journal, SCSTRTI, Government of Odisha.

• Refresher Course on Indigenous Knowledge for Faculty Members, HRDC, Utkal University (January 2023).
• Convenor, World Anthropology Congress 2023, jointly organised by the United India Anthropology Forum, University of Delhi, Utkal University, and Sambalpur University (July 2023).
• Convenor, World Anthropology Post-Congress 2023, jointly organised by the United India Anthropology Forum and Utkal University (July 2023).
• Convenor, Refresher Course on Indigenous Knowledge and Good Governance, HRDC, Utkal University (December 2023 – January 2024).
• Organizer, Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) Conference, Utkal University (2024).
• Organizer, L. K. Mahapatra Memorial Lecture 2024, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
• Organizer, National Seminar on Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Tribal Development, Department of Anthropology, Utkal University (2026).

International:
1. Outside the Country: 3 (Brazil, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan)
2. Within the country: 33
National: 60+

• Panel and Paper Presentation, IUAES Congress, Poland.
• Participation in IUAES 2019.
• Panel on “Against Universality of Human Rights: Political Economy of Human Rights, Local Values and Legal Pluralism in the New World Order”, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia (2020).
• Panel, World Anthropology Congress 2023, jointly organised by the United India Anthropology Forum, University of Delhi, Utkal University, and Sambalpur University (July 2023).
• Panel on “Customary Laws in Conflict with Rule of Law: Natural Resource Governance, State and Indigenous Communities”, World Anthropology Congress 2023.
• Panel on “Farm to Fashion: Cultural Appropriation, Activism and Indigenous Communities in Asia”, World Anthropology Congress 2023.
• Panel on “Contemporary Discourse on Development”, 19th IUAES World Anthropology Congress, New Delhi (14–20 October 2023).