Masaaki FUKUNAGA

Region of Interest

South Asia

Primary Country of Residence

Japan

Title

Professor, Center for South Asian Studies and Executive Managing Director

Affiliation

Gifu Women's University and IRF-SAARC

Email

fukunaga@gijodai.ac.jp

Mailing Address

58-5 Kokuryo -5 chome,
Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-0022 JAPAN

Websites

http://www.irf-saarc.org/index.html

Countries of Specialization

India, South Asia

Education

Ph.D. (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi India)

Research Interests

Sociology of North Indian Rural Society
Hindu Pilgrimage in North India
Study of holy city, Varanasi
Hindi

Publications

Society, Caste and Factional Politics. Manohar Book Service, New Delhi, 1993.

Keywords

South Asian studies ; North India ; village studies ; SAARC ; Indian Society ; Varanasi.