South Asia

India

Professor

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

ak_soc@hpcu.ac.in

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

+91 9911685347

www.cuhimachal.ac.in

India

MA, MPhil, PhD

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

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

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.