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Pranay Swain

School: 

Humanities & Social Sciences

Designation: 

Reader-F

Chairperson, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Education: 

PhD, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur

MA, University of Hyderabad-Hyderabad

BA (Hons), Ravenshaw College-Cuttack

Higher Secondary (PCMB), BJB College-Bhubaneswar

Specialisation: 

Social Development, Contemporary Social Issues and Social Transformation

Awards: 

• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF, January, 1998-December, 1999) and subsequently Senior Research Fellowship (SRF, January, 2000-December, 2002) by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
• University Merit Scholarship during 1995-96 from Central University of Hyderabad
• University 1^st rank in BA Sociology Honours in 1995
• National Merit Scholarship from 1990 to 1995
• National Rural Talent Search Scholarship from 1987 to 1990
• State Merit Scholarship  from 1985 to 1987

Publications: 

Swain, P.K. (2019), “Domestication of Jagannath Temple rituals in Odia Households: A Sociological Understanding of the Pantheism”, in Bonding  with the Lord: Jagannath, Popular Culture and Community Formation , Eds Jyotirmaya Tripathy and Uwe Skoda, Bloomsbury Publishing, New Delhi, pp xx- xx

Swain, P.K.& Nayak, M. (2017), Involuntary Displacement and Dispossession: Could The Key Social Actors Do Things Differently?, Research Process, Vol 56, No. 2, pp 1-18

Swain, P.K.& Nayak, M. (2016), Attaining the SDGs: A Status Check of Water and Sanitation in Rural Odisha, Proceedings of Odisha Environment Congress-2016, pp. 216-224

Swain, P.K. & Ray, S. P. (2015). State Intervention in Epidemic Prevention: the Case of Bird-flu Out-break in India, International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, Vol IV, No. 12 (ISSN: 2319 – 4421)

Swain, P.K . (2015). Water Contamination and Health Concerns: Exploring Appropriate Technology to trim down the Predicaments in Odisha, Proceedings of Odisha Environment Congress-2015, pp. 216-223

Swain, P.K . (2014) Entrepreneurship in Social Sector: Looking at the Definitional Aspects through ITC E-choupal and Bakul Foundation, International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences, Vol IV, No. 3, 35-40 (ISSN: 2249-7463)

Swain, P.K. & Ray, S. P. (2013). Social welfare through guaranteed wage employment: experience of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in an Indian state, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (Taylor& Francis), Vol. 29, No. 1, 79-90 (ISSN: 2169-9763, DOI: 10.1080/21699763.2013.809665)

Swain, P.K., Kumar, C. and Rajkumar, C. P., Corporate Farming vis-a-vis Contract Farming in India: A Critical Perspective, International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 1(3), 60-70, Dec 2012 (ISSN: 2319 – 4421)

Swain, P.K. and Nayak, A.P., Policy, Proactiveness and Programme Implementation: A Deep Dive into the State Initiatives in Implementing RCFCE Act in Orissa, Conference Proceeding, Vol-II, pp 118-125, International Conference on Public Policy and Governance 2012, 04-06,September, 2012, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Swain, P.K., “Understanding the INGO Phenomenon: Theoretical Perspectives”, Bangladesh Sociological Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, 124-152, 2011 (ISSN:1815-2163)

Swain, P.K., International NGOs in Development Landscape of India, VDM Publishing House, Germany, 2010 (ISBN: 978-3-639-29001-1)

Swain, P. K. and Baldeep Singh, “Financial Inclusion of Rural Markets: Developing the Right Framework for Indian Scenario”, in     Finding Pathways: Social Inclusion in Rural Development, Eds. Smita Premchander, Sudin K and Peter Reid, Books for Change, Bangalore, 2009, pp: 248-275

Swain, P.K., Pinching the INGO Phenomenon: Putting Perspectives into Practice, WPS No. 637/April 2009, Working Paper Series, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata

Swain, P. K. and Baldeep Singh, Financial Inclusion of Rural Markets: Understanding the Current Indian Framework, WPS No. 630/October 2008, Working Paper Series, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata.

Swain, P. K.,  Directory of Organizations in Rural Development, Vol. XI, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, 2008

Swain, P. K., Changes in Society, Culture and Technology and the Consequent Impact on Human Capital, Compendium, Seminar on HRD and Man Management in Changing Environment in the Indian Army, Army AD College, Oct 2007: 16-22

Swain, P. K. and Dave Manningsmith, PC Market Overview, CMG Market Research and Insights, Windows Client Research, Microsoft Corp., March 2007

Swain, P. K. and Dave Manningsmith, PC Market Overview, CMG Market Research and Insights, Windows Client Research, Microsoft Corp., January 2007

Swain, P. K. and Dave Manningsmith, Home Networking: What’s in it for Microsoft?- Situational Analysis, CMG Market Research and Insights, Windows Client Research, Microsoft Corp., March, 2007

Swain, P. K. and Dave Manningsmith, PC Market Overview, CMG Market Research and Insights, Windows Client Research, Microsoft Corp., October 2006

Swain, P. K., International NGOs (INGOs) in Developing Countries: An Indian Experience, proceedings of International Conference entitled  “Social Values and Social Policies”, 2002, by the European Social Policy Research Network (ESPRN), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Research: 

Science-Society Interface, Public Policy and Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Social Issues (focussing on Health, Education and Livelihood)

Teaching: 

At NISER: 

- Introduction to Sociology (Core)

- Sociology of Science and Technology (Elective)

- Perspectives on Indian Society (Elective)

- History of Science (core)

At IIM-Calcutta

- Indian Social Structure (Core)

- Entrepreneurship (Elective)

- Rural Development and Social Change (Elective)

- Rural Market and Agrarian Structure (Elective)

- Research Methodology ( FPM)

Contacts: 

Email: pranay@niser.ac.in

Phone: +91 674 2494010

Phone No.: 

+91 674 2494371 /4010