(Mrs.) Dr. Gita Khawas

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Education

Professional Experiences

Voluntary Teacher for Total Literacy Campaign in DGHC area (Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Saksharta Samiti, 1998)
Programme Coordinator, Tarumitra (Students' Forum for Environment), Digha Ghat, Patna, Bihar (2000-2001)
Field Coordinator, Prodigal Home, Dimapur, Nagaland (June 2004 onwards)
Administrative Officer, Human Rights Law Network Kolkata (December 2004-2005)
Consultant Evaluator and Women's Group Organizer of 'Uthnau,' a Birbhum (W.B) based NGO (2005-2018)
Project Consultant, DRCSC (Development Research Communication and Services Centre), Bosepukur, Kolkata (2006)
Volunteer Service at Ahmedabad and Baroda of Gujarat under 'Indicorps USA' (NRI's NGO) (2007)
Guest Lecturer at Jadavpur University, Dept. of Sociology, E.D Courses (Social Work) for the sessions 2009-2010 and 2014-2015
Part-time Lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Society, Jadavpur University, for the 'One-Year P.G Diploma Course in Society, Religion and Social Work' (2015)
Guest Faculty at Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Social Welfare Department (2017-2019)
Part-time Lecturer at Faculty Centre for 'Integrated Rural Development and Management (IRDM)' School of 'Agriculture and Rural Development,' Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI), Narendrapur, Kolkata (2019)

Research Interests

Publications

"Covalence of Livelihood and Culture: Case Studies on Darjeeling Hill Community" - Published in Jadavpur University Journal of Sociology Culture and Social Categories, February 2013. ISSN 0976-5212
"Emerging Ideas and Specialization in the Field of Sociology" - Published in Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Level Conference, December 2010. ISBN: 978-81- 921808-1-6
"Socio-Economic and Health Problems of the Elderly Population at Jaldhaka Hilly Region (Darjeeling District)" - Published in International Journal of Information and Computing Science (IJICS), December 2012. ISSN 0972-1347
"Social Problems of The Elderly People In Jaldhaka Region" - Published in COMSOMATH Magazine on Computer Science, Social Science & Mathematics, March 2013. ISSN 0972-2971
"Nutritional Health Status of Primary School Children: A study in Jaldhaka Hill Community" - Published in International Journal of Information and Computing Science (IJICS), June 2013. ISSN 0972-1347
"Interpersonal violence against and among LGBT+ community: A qualitative study on LGBT Youth in Metropolitan Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2021" - Published in IJRAR, June 2021.

Authored Book

Conferences and Training Programs Attended

Participated in the Training Program on Self-Help Groups (SHG) & Watershed Management at GNANODAYAM TRAINING CENTRE (GTC) MYRADA Dharmapuri Project. The program was organized by the Centre for Institutional Development and Organizational Reforms (CIDOR) at Kelamangalam Road, Achettipalli Gate, HCF Post, HOSUR in 2003.
Participated in a Training on "Project Formulation, Evaluation, and Management of Income Generating Projects (IGPs)" at the RUHSA DEPARTMENT, CMC, VELLORE in 2003.
Completed a Professional Training Workshop on Empowerment, Rights, and Access for the welfare of individuals with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities. The workshop was held at the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy on Taratolla Road, Kolkata in 2005.
Presented a paper at the International Conference on the Interface between East and West: Multiculturalism and Identity. The conference was organized by the Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University (JU), and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with NSS, JU, and IFSSR, Kolkata, on June 10-12, 2009.
Presented a paper at the 4th Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of West Bengal, organized by the Department of Sociology, Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College. The paper titled "Emerging Ideas and Specialization in the field of Sociology" was presented on December 6, 2010.
Participated in a Training Course in Research Methodology in Social Research, organized by the Department of Sociology, West Bengal State University, with support from the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. The course took place from March 28th, 2012, to April 7th, 2012. The paper presented during the course was titled "Nutritional Health Status of Primary School Children: A Study in Jaldhaka Hill Community."
Presented a paper titled "The Effective Role of Gram Sansad in Authorizing Villager's Decision: A Case Study" at the International HR Conference 2023, themed "Decoding The HR Mantra: HR Roadmap and Future of Workforce." The conference was held on March 1st and 2nd, 2023.

Assistant Professor

(Mrs.) Dr. Gita Khawas
MSW, PhD

Profile

Education

Professional Experiences

Research Interests

Publications

Authored Book

Conferences and Training Programs Attended

(Mrs.) Dr. Gita Khawas MSW, PhD

Profile

Education

Professional Experiences

Research Interests

Publications

Authored Book

Conferences and Training Programs Attended

(Mrs.) Dr. Gita Khawas
MSW, PhD