Prof. (Dr.) Naresh Kumar

Professor & Chairperson
Central University of Gujarat

naresh.jnu@gmail.com

Field of Study: Demography, Geography, History, Population and Development, Public Health/ Epidemiology, Sociology
 
Specialization: Economic Demography, Families and Households, Gender Roles-Differentials, Historical Demography, Internal Migration, International Migration, Labor force/Employment, Population and Development, Population and Environment, Social Demography, Urbanization, Vulnerability and Human Rights
 
Regional focus: United States and Canada, Western Europe, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia
 
Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), , Population and Development, 2011
 
Working languages: English
Hindi
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA), Population Association of America (PAA)
1) International Sociological Association (ISA)


Curriculum Vitae:
Prof.Naresh Kumar.pdf
Professional web page:
www.cug.ac.in  
 
Professional Summary:

Dr. Naresh Kumar is Professor & Chairperson at Centre for Diaspora Studies (Independent Centre), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. He is teaching and research of Migration & Diaspora of M.Phil./Ph.D. research scholars in CDS, Since 2011. He educated his B.A.(H) degree in Geography, University of Delhi. M.A., M.Phil. & Ph.D. degree in Geography & Population Studies from Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His major research works involved around Migration (Internal/International), Indian Diaspora & Development, Issues of emigration/Immigration, Migration/Diaspora Governance. Social Demography/Population & Development/ Cultural Studies, Caste & Marginality, Refugees, Social Network & Transnationalism. He holds university academic positions/member in Academic Council (AC) in Central University of Gujarat, Chairperson/member of Board of Studies (BoS) Centre for Diaspora Studies , School of International Studies (SIS), Centre for Science Technology and Innovations Policies, CUG. He has visited abroad (South Africa, USA, U.K., Thailand, and South Korea). He has associated with different academic capacities BIARI (Brown University, USA), US Fulbright Scholastic Support, ICM (MEA, Govt. of India), NAAC (CUG).

 

Publications:

1) Narnolia, N., & Kumar, N. (2022). “Crusade” for African American Civil Rights: Female Rhetoric and Autobiography of Ida B. Wells. Journal of African American Studies, 26(1), 53–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-022-09576-4
2) Kumar, N. (2021). "Domestic migration and multiple deprivations: Cycle rickshaw pullers in Delhi, Kumar" A., & Bhagat, R.B. (Eds.). (2021). Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India (1st ed.). Routledge India. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367765477
3) Narnolia, N., & Kumar, N. (2021). Being Black in 21st-Century America: Struggle, Challenges and Possibilities. Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, 7(2), 172–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/23944811211020377
4) Kumar, N.(2012) Book Review "Indian Migration Report 2010-2011: The Americas, Educational Planning and Administration, Volume ISSN No. 0971-3859., Year 2012, Pages 169-172.
5) Kumar, N (2011) “Living Conditions, Life Style Issues and Health Seeking Behaviour Among Cycle Rickshaw Pullers” Artha Vijnana, Volume III, Year 2011, Pages 423-438.

 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
Professor & Chairperson, Centre for Diaspora Studies (Independent Centre), Central University of Gujarat.

Member of international & nationally academic bodies International Union of Scientific Studies of Population (IUSSP), International Geographical Union (IGU- Population Geography), International Sociological Association (ISA), Indian Sociological Society (ISS) and its RC RC-02 (ISA), RC-04 (ISS), RC- 18 (ISS), Asian Population Association (APA), IIPS.
Research grants:


1) Awarded International Travel Grant for presenting paper in International Population Conference(IPC), Organised by International Union of Scientific Research in Population (IUSSP) on 29th October to 4th November 2017. Cape Town, South Africa.

2) Awarded International Travel Grant for presenting in International Union of Scientific Studies of Population (IUSSP), Busan (South Korea) in 2013.

3) Awarded fellowship from Brown International Advanced Research Institute (BIARI), Brown University (USA) in 2013.

4) Awarded financial grant from ICSSR for participation in International Conference in Royal Geographical Society (RGB), London (U.K) 2012.

5)Director in ICSSR-New Delhi major Project “Impact of Gujarati Diaspora & Transnational Social Network in Development Process in Gujarat: A Study of Mehsana, Anand, Kutch, and Gandhinagar District”.