Alphabetical Order |
 |
Name |
Dr. R. P. Achari (b. 1957) |
Areas of Specialization : Development of - State Institutes of Rural Development (SIRDs),ExtensionTraining Centres(ETCs),Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Adult Education) |
| Email |
rpa@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Anil Takalkar (b.1956) |
| Areas of Specialization : Documentation; Information Technology; Applications to Library Operations; Networking & Resource Sharing; Library Management |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Qualification |
M.A. (Sociology), M.Lib.Sc.
Ph.D. (Library Science) |
| Email |
anil@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Anish Gandhi |
| NIRD Faculty House, New Delhi |
|
| Designation |
Advisor |
| Qualification |
B.E., Diploma in Comsumer Protection Law, Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication |
| Email |
anishgandhi@hotmail.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr V. Annamalai (b.1955)
(On Deputation) |
| Areas of Specialization : Panchayati Raj ; Local Institutions ; Common Property Resources ; Decentralization of Natural Resources Management ; Panchayati Raj and Agriculture |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.Phil. & Ph.D (Political Science) |
| Email |
anm@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr.Aravind Yadappanavar (b.1950) |
| Areas of Specialization : Tribal Education ; Women Development ; Micro credit. |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.A; Ph.D.(Sociology) |
| Email |
avy@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. T. Brahmanandam (b.1967) |
| Areas of Specialization : Empowerment of Dalit women, Reservation Policy, Scheduled Caste Development, Migration and Muslim Minarities |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.A., M.Phil.(JNU), Ph.D (Pol.Sc.) (HCU) |
| Email |
tramayya@yahoo.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. B Chakravarty (b.1953) |
| Areas of Specialization : Participatory Micro Planning & Project Management; Rural Housing; Primary Education; Planning & Management of Disasters; Planning for social development; Convergence of Services and Basic Services |
|
| Designation |
Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Economics) |
| Email |
bch@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. R. Chinnadurai |
| Areas of Specialization : Regional Planning; Micro level planning |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D ( Regional Planning) |
| Email |
drrchinnadurai@yahoo.com |
|
|
Name |
Dr. B. C. Das (b. 1967) |
Micro-finance, Micro-credit, SHG/Small Groups Development and Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Training Management, HRD |
|
| Designation |
Assistant
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D., MBA |
| Email |
drbdas1@rediffmail.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Dayanand Bidari (b.1953) |
| Areas of Specialization : Management of Training ; Participatory watershed management ; Sericultural management ; Community Resource Management Programme |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Agril.Extn) |
| Email |
bid@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Shri. Dhiraj Barpujary (b. 1975) |
| Areas of Specialization : Object Oriented Analysis & Design; System Analysis and Design; Network Management; Management Information Systems; Software Development ;Web Technologies; Project Management; Database Management |
|
| Designation |
Asst. Professor (Systems) |
| Qualification |
B.E.(Computer Science & Engg.) |
| Email |
dhiraj@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr P. Durgaprasad (b. 1953) |
| Areas of Specialization :Sociology ; HRD; Social Demography; Participatory Training; Rural Health; Drinking Water and Sanitation; Participatory Rural Appraisal/Participatory
Learning and Action; Rural Development; Communication; Environment; Voluntary Action (NGOs); Action Research.->Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Professor
& Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Sociology) |
| Email |
pdp@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Geethakutty (b.1959) |
| Areas of Specialization : Gender Studies and Policy Advocacy for Gender Mainstreaming; Women friendly Technologies and Women Empowerment ; Farm Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Livelihoods; Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Development Projects; ITK and Sustainable Agriculture |
|
| Designation |
Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
B. Sc (Agriculture), M. Sc. (Agricultural Extension),Ph.D (Agricultural Extension) |
| Email |
geethakutty@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Gyanmudra (b. 1960) |
| Areas of Specialization : Stress management ; Personality evaluation ; Monitoring and evaluation; participatory approaches ; Capacity building ; Team building ; Attitude and Behaviour Change ; Interpersonal relationship ; Leadership ; NLP ; Survey methodologies and advanced statistical techniques ; Developmental and social psychology ; Communication skills.-> Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D(Psychology) |
| Email |
drgmudra@yahoo.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. K. Hanumantha Rao (b. 1949) |
| Areas of Specialization : Poverty and Development indicators ; Food Security; Employment ; Institutional Development |
|
| Designation |
Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Economics) |
| Email |
khr@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. R.N. Hegde (b.1947) |
| Areas of Specialization : Rural Development Banking; Horticulture Development; Tribal Development; Agriculture Extension; Project Planning, monitoring and evaluation |
|
| Designation |
senior Fellow |
| Qualification |
M. Sc., Ph. D(Agricultural Development) |
| Email |
hegdern@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. U. Hemantha Kumar (b.1967) |
| Areas of Specialization : Development Economics, Demography, Land and Water Management, Labour Economics, Participatory Irrigation Management, Community based Natural Resources Management, Institutional and Environmental aspects of Watershed Development and Management |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph. D (Economics) |
| Email |
hemanth_ummiti@rediffmail.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Jacob George |
| Areas of Specialization : Participatory Micro Level Planning, Regional Planning, Action Teserach, Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Planning and Management, Rural Energy and Management of Common Property Resources |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Economics) |
| Email |
@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. K. Jayalakshmi (b.1957) |
| Areas of Specialization : Governance & Basic Services ; Gender Issues ; Child Labour ; Local Bodies ; Health Services |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Political Science)
M.A |
| Email |
kjl@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. G. V. Krishna Lohi Das |
| Areas of Specialization : Seed
Physiology, Growth analysis, Crop Physiology, Molecular Genetics,
Genetic Engineering, Tribal development through conventional means
etc., |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. (Agriculture) |
| Email |
glohidas@yahoo.com |
|
| |
Name |
Ms. P. Leelavathi (b. 1965) |
Areas of Specialization : Dry land Agriculture, Rural Livelihood Opportunities, Women Empowerment |
|
| Designation |
Visiting Fellow |
| Qualification |
M.Sc (Ag.) |
| Email |
leela.petals@gmail.com
|
|
 |
Name |
Dr. K. P. Kumaran (b.1955) |
| Areas of Specialization : Participatory Development ; Self-Help Groups ; Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Development ; Urban Ethno- city ; Micro-Credit and Capacity Building of CBOs ; Economic, Urban and Socio-Cultural Anthropology |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Anthropology) |
| Email |
kum@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Shri D.S.R. Murthy (b. 1959) |
| Areas of Specialization : Information Technology; Electronic Data Processing; Software Development ; Management Information Systems |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.A.(Econ.) |
| Email |
dsrmurthy@yahoo.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. R. Murugesan (b.1966) |
Areas of Specialization : Energy Economics, Micro-Enterprise Development, Financial Management and Resource Economics
Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Sr. Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Energy Economics) |
| Email |
rmu@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Shri S. Nagabhusana Rao (b.1964) |
| Areas of Specialization : Panchayati Raj ; Participatory Rural Appraisal |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.Phil (Political Science) |
| Email |
snr@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. K. Papamma (b.1959) |
| Areas of Specialization : Education, Journalism |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Director |
| Qualification |
M.S. (Sociology),M.A. (Pol.Sc)
Ph.D. (Education), Diploma in Journalism, Hindi Vishrada |
| Email |
papa@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Pradip Prabhu |
| Areas of Specialization : |
|
| Designation |
Professor
& Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
| Email |
pdprabhu@nird.gov.in |
|
| |
Name |
Shri Pradip Kumar Nath (b. 1965) |
Areas of Specialization :Regional Disparity, Development of the Marginals (SCs/STs), Folklore, Rural Financial Institutions |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.A. (Economics) |
| Email |
aanustoop@yahoo.co.in |
|
|
 |
Name |
Dr. R. R. Prasad (b.1955) |
| Areas of Specialization : Development of weaker sections : Scheduled castes , Scheduled tribes ; Participatory Development ; Social Audit ; Empowerment of the poor |
|
| Designation |
Professor
& Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D.(Tribal Studies) |
| Email |
rrp@nird.gov.in |
|
|
 |
Name |
Dr P. Purushotham (b 1952) |
| Areas of Specialization : Micro Finance ; Micro-Enterprises ; Marketing ; Rural Non-farm Sector |
|
| Designation |
Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
MA (Econ), MBA, Ph D |
| Email |
pur@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh |
| Areas of Specialization : |
|
| Designation |
Senior Fellow |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
| Email |
@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Ch. Radhika Rani (b. 1968) |
| Areas
of Specialization : Subsidies
in farm sector ; Sericulture ; Micro level Research priority setting
,monitoring and evaluation ; World Trade agreements related to
Agriculture ; Agricultural Trade; Food Security ->Detailed
Profile |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
PhD (Agricultural Economics) |
| Email |
crr@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. S Rajakutty (b.1949) |
| Areas of Specialization : Institutional Development Participatory Methods of Micro Planning; Monitoring & Evaluation ; Project Management ; Project Appraisal ; Social Assessment ; Impact Evaluation ; Community Participation; Technology Transfer. |
|
| Designation |
Professor
& Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Economics) |
| Email |
raja@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Vasala Madhava Rao (b.1956) |
| Areas of Specialization : Information and Communication technology (ICT) ; project management; rural housing; rural energy; rural water supply and sanitation;Geospatial Technologies( GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS); Natural Resource Management (GIS based knowledgebase on Water Resources ; Land Information System, Forestry, Ecology, Environment, Atmosphere, Climate, Marine Resources, Agriculture, Watershed, Vegetation, Soil), Disaster Management (GIS based knowledgebase on Flood, Cyclone, Earthquake, Land slides, Fire, Community Preparedness, Early Warning System, Monitoring, Surveillance), Customised GIS Packages, Modeling, Web GIS, Decision Support Systems, Development Studies |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D.(Economics);
M.Tech(Remote Sensing);
Ph.D (Spatial IT); M.B.A.(Symbiosis);
BTech.(Electrical); PGDPM (UOH) |
| Email |
madhava@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. Rajender. R. Hermon (b-2.9.1954) |
| Areas of Specialization : Econometrics; Geo-informatics ;Micro planning; policy evaluation; project planning & management Geospatial staticsal development; programmes &geographic information systems;Application of GIS & RS for planning & management Of Watersheds ; Natural Resource Management ;Disaster Management ; Infrastructure Planning ;Application of RS to Environmental Studies ; GIS & GPS Applications for Participatory Village Level Planning. |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. (Economics);
M.A.(Econometrics); |
| Email |
rrh@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. T Rama Devi (b 1956) |
| Areas of Specialization : Grey Literature; Library Automation ; Documentation; Library Management and Administration; Web Technologies/Web publishing; Research and Training; e-learning technologies URL:www.geocities.com/ramadevi_tella |
|
| Designation |
Documentation Officer |
| Qualification |
Ph. D (Library Science), Fulbright
Fellow 2003-2004,Inf. Sc. &
Tech. (Univ. of Kansas & Illinois) |
| Email |
ramadevi_tella@yahoo.com |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. T. G. Ramaiah (b.1955) |
| Areas of Specialization : Planning and Development Projects on Coastal Fisherman; Planning Skills for sectoral officers and Planning and Management of Rural Housing Projects; Planning and Management of Micro Entreprises. |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. (Sociology) |
| Email |
tgr@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. A. Rizwana (b.1950) |
| Areas of Specialization : Gender Studies ;SHGs;Empowerment ;Micro credit; Incoming Generating for Women. |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
M.A., Ph.D (Pub. Administration) |
| Email |
riz@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. P. Satish Chandra(b. 1956) |
| Areas of Specialization : Project Management Techniques ; Management Information Systems ; Analyze Training data for decision making ; Design Tailor -made-Training for various clients ; System Administration-> Detail Profile |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph D (Rural Development) |
| Email |
psc@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Shri. G. V. Satyanarayana |
| Areas of Specialization :Information Technology; Electronic Data Processing; Software Development ; Network Management |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
M.Sc.(Stat.) |
| Email |
gvs@nird.gov.in |
|
|
 |
Name |
Dr. P. Sivaram (b.1960) |
| Areas of Specialization : Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation; Sociology; Rural Health; Participatory Rural Appraisal/Participatory Learning and Action; Participatory Training; Management of Training;Communication; Environment;->Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Qualification |
PhD (Sociology) |
| Email |
siva@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. P. C. Sikligar (b.1954) |
| Areas of Specialization : Social Security; Social Equity and Social Justice; Participatory Development |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. (Sociology) |
| Email |
sik@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. C. S. Singhal (b. 1958) |
| Areas of Specialization : Behavioral and Organizational Development; Participatory Development through Community Based Organizations ; Stress Management ; Youth and Child Development.->Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Associate
Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D(Psychology) |
| Email |
singhal@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. K. Suman Chandra (b.1957) |
| Areas of Specialization : Child Labour ; Welfare of Socially Excluded Communities |
|
| Designation |
Professor
& Head |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. (Sociology) |
| Email |
sum@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. B.K. Swain (b. 1956) |
| Areas of Specialization : Micro Finance, Rural Credit, General Banking, Credit Management. Details |
|
| Designation |
Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., MBA |
| Email |
bks@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr.
B. K.
Thapliyal (b.1950) |
| Areas of Specialization : Decentralized Planning / Micro Level Planning ; Planning and Management of Rural Development ; Project Planning ; Appraisal and Project Management ; Disaster Management ; Monitoring and Evaluation |
|
| Designation |
Professor
& Head |
| Qualification |
PhD
(Micro Planning) |
| Email |
bkt@nird.gov.in |
|
| |
Name |
Dr. B. Uday Kumar Reddy |
Areas of Specialization : Stress Management ; Stress Audit ; Executive Health Care ; Managerial Skills and Yoga
->Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Stress Management) |
| Email |
bukreddy@nird.gov.in |
|
|
 |
Name |
Dr.G. Venkata Raju (b. 1962) |
| Areas of Specialization : Fisheries specialist; Aquaculture; Post harvest Fisheries; Assessment of fishery resources and alternative livelihoods; Sea safety and disaster management; Project planning, monitoring and evaluation |
|
| Designation |
Associate Professor (Deputation) |
| Qualification |
M.Sc. , Ph.D (Marine Living Resources) |
| Email |
raju@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. S. Venkatadri (b. 1953) |
| Areas of Specialization : Live stock Enterprise Management ;Participatory Natural Resource Management ;Participatory Livestock Development . |
|
| Designation |
Professor & Head |
| Qualification |
BVSC , MVSC & Ph.D |
| Email |
ven@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr E. Venkatesu (b 10 .03.1969) |
| Areas of Specialization : Emerging Trends in Panchayati Raj ; Right to Information ; National Rural Employment Guaranty Act ; Social Audit ; Good Governance |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D ; M.A ; M.Phil |
| Email |
evs@nird.gov.in |
|
 |
Name |
Dr. T. Vijay Kumar (b.1967) |
| Areas of Specialization : Attitude and Behavior Development, Education for Rural Development, Group processes, Community mobalisation and leadership Detailed Profile |
|
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Qualification |
Ph.D (Educational Psychology) |
| Email |
tvk@nird.gov.in;vijayakt2002@yahoo.co.in |
|