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Affiliation Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central University of Himachal Pradesh

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Mailing Address Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dehra Campus, Dehra Gopipur - 177101, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Phone/Fax Number(s) +91 9911685347

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Education MA, MPhil, PhD

Research Interests Social Theory; Social Philosophy; Social Development and Variables of Sex, Gender, Religion, Health, and Caste; Socio-Legal Studies; Sociological and Indian Knowledge Traditions

Teaching Interests Sociological Theory, Sociology of Law, Sociology of Religion and Philosophy of Social Sciences

Publications * Books • Translated: (Forthcoming) Dogri Translation of Fundamentals of Sociology by P. Gisbert, National Translation Mission, Project of the Ministry of Education, Government of India at Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. • Translated:(2021) Dogri Translation of Hindu Society: An Interpretation by Irawati Karve, National Translation Mission, Project of the Ministry of Education, Government of India at Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, pp. xi+174, ISBN: 978-93-91386-15-3 • Edited:(2019) Women, Gender and Justice: Issues and Perspectives, Pragati Publications, New Delhi, pp. xxiv+248, ISBN: 978-81-7307-176-8 Articles in Journals • Srivastava, S., Pandurangan, H., & Kumar, A. (2024). Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Nursing Competence Assessment Questionnaire (CNCAQ) to Determine the Perceived Clinical Competence of Nursing Graduates. Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal, 20(2), 96-111. • Kumar, R., Angral, T., & Kumar, A. (2023). Is snatching a crime without penalty? Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research, 5(4), 1591-1609. • Dansalia, S., & Kumar, A. (2023). Fostering Religious Identities: Reflections from North India. Kashmir Journal of Legal Studies, 10(1), 91-97. • Sarkar, P., Srivastava, S., Pandurangan, H., & Kumar, A. (2023). Reliability Measurements: Methods and Estimation in Healthcare Research. European Chemical Bulletin, 12(s.7), 7227-7237. • Sarkar, P., Srivastava, S., Das, J., & Kumar, A. (2023). Narrative Review on Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism and Public Awareness in India. The Malaysian Journal of Nursing (MJN), 15(1), 173-186. • Manhas, P. S., Singh, R., Malik, I. U., & Kumar, A. (2022). Exploring the Role of Tourism Social Entrepreneurship (TSE) and Government Initiatives in the Development of Craftsmanship in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir. AVAHAN: A Journal on Hospitality and Tourism, 10(1), 39-48. • Srivastava, S., & Kumar, A. (2022). Breast Cancer Survivorship among Indian Women: An Overview. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, 12(3), 262-266. • Rajput, M., & Kumar, A. (2021). Social Comparison and Personal Relative Deprivation among Young Female Social Media Users: A Survey. Journal of Society in Kashmir, 11(1), 1-15. • Kumar, A. (2021). Finding Concepts with Sexuality and Making Sense of Social Institutions in Foucauldian Perspective. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12(1), 21-26. • Kumar, A. (2021). Gandhi on Religious Neutrality: A Holistic Vision for Societal Harmony. Shodh Sarita, 8(29), 29-34. • Kumar, A. (2021). Symbiosis of Belief and Reason: Exploring the Interplay of Religion, Culture, and Modernity. Shodh Sarita, 8(29), 92-97. • Kumar, A. (2021). Social Significance of Ashrama System: Lessons from Indian Knowledge Traditions. Shodh Sanchar Bulletin, 11(41), 46-51. • Kumar, A. (2020). Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace: How far is Indian law protective? International Academic Journal of Law, 1(1), 35-39. • Kumar, A. (2020). The Singular Standpoint of Sex Education: An Overview,” International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies, 2(6), 24-30. • Rajput, M., & Kumar, A. (2019). When Pessimistic Becomes Entertaining: Exploring an Added Face of Online Media Content. International Journal of Communication and Social Research, 7(1&2), 12-16. • Kumar, A. (2019). The Use Theory of Meaning: A Reading of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, 6(5), 223-226. • Kumar, A. (2018). Complexity of Varna and Jāti: A Relook at the Indian Caste System. International Journal of Novel Research and Development, 3(12), 59-63. • Kumar, A. (2018). Social Justice through Philosophical Traditions: Outlining the Conceptualisation. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 5(3), 212-216. • Kumar, A., & Bendukurthi, N. (2017). The Unfinished Legal Business on (Homo)Sexuality: A Media Mapping of LGBT Activism in India. International Journal of Communication and Social Research, 4&5(1&2), 11-26. • Kumar, A. (2016). An Exploration of Sex Work in Relation to Tourism in Kashmir. Journal of Kashmir for Tourism and Catering Technology, 1(8), 57-62. • Kumar, A., Ajaz, M., & Tripathi, P. (2015). Varna – Jāti Interconnection: Revisiting Indian Caste System. American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 12(2), 246-251. • Kumar, A. (2015). Varna – Jāti Interconnection: Some Reflections on Caste and Indian Tradition. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 5(3), 788-793. • Kumar, A. (2014). Personhood, autonomy, agency and responsibility: An appraisal of Frankfurt’s philosophy of action. KAAV International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(1), 202-207. • Kumar, A. (2013). Social thinking to scientific social theory: An introduction to sociology and social anthropology. International Journal of Research in Sociology and Social Anthropology, 1(1), 1-5. • Kumar, A. (2012). Pregnancy and Patriarchy: Freedom of Women in Question,” International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 2(4), 752-760. • Kumar, A. (2011). Economic development in India: A response to the information technology (IT) revolution. ECONSPEAK: A Journal of Advances in Management, IT & Social Sciences, 1(1), 105-109. Book Chapters • Kumar, A. (2019) “Problematising Gender and Issues of Inequality,” in A. Kumar, Women, Gender and Justice: Issues and Perspectives, Pragati Publications, Delhi, pp. xv-xxiv. • Kumar, A., & Altaf, M. (2019) “Discrimination against Widows in India: A Case of Gender Inequality,” in A. Kumar, Women, Gender and Justice: Issues and Perspectives, Pragati Publications, Delhi, pp. 97-109. • Jan, S., & Kumar, A. (2019) “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: A Critical Analysis,” in A. Kumar, Women, Gender and Justice: Issues and Perspectives, Pragati Publications, Delhi, pp. 193-205. • Kumar, A., & Goswamy, G. (2019) “What is Socialist Feminism, and Where Does It Fall Short?” in A. Kumar, Women, Gender and Justice: Issues and Perspectives, Pragati Publications, Delhi, pp. 207-213. Other Publications • (2018) “Confession of a husband”, Engendering Higher Education, WISCOMP, pp. 32-33. • (2015) “Emotion”, Online Poetry, Aspiring Writers Society, http://awspublishing.com/poetry/46/emotion/ • (2010) “What is philosophy?”, The Images, Annual Magazine of Government Degree College Mendhar (J&K), Inaugural Number, pp.49-50.

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