Dr. Aditya Raj

Dr. Aditya Raj
Associate Professor
Ph.D, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Ph: +91-612-255 2095
aditya.raj[*AT]iitp.ac.in
Research Areas
  • Sociology of Education, Migration and Diaspora Studies, Development Discourse, Qualitative Research Design, Youth
Students
Sr. No. Photo Area of Reasearch Degree
1
Dr. Pooja
Asst. Professor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya
2
Dr. Manish Kumar
Trustee/Regional Director, Innovators in Health
3
Dr. Shamsher Alam
Asst. Professor, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
4
Dr Thakur Prem Kumar
Asst. Professor, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
5
Ms Madhu Manjuri Gohain
Regular and Fulltime Post-Graduation (Tata Institute of Social Sciences); Fellowship- Institute (IITP)
6
Ms Isabel Salovaara
Fulbright Fellow to IIT Patna Department of Anthropology, Stanford University
7
Mr Elijah Dalton
Shastri-Indo Canadian Institute Fellowship University of Guelph, Canada
8
Ms Rashmi
Employed and Part-time (Asst. Professor, DIET, Muzaffarpur, Bihar)
9
Mr Bijoy Bhattacharjee
Regular and Fulltime; Post-Graduation (Indian Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai); Fellowship- External (UGC)
10
Ms Anushka Sinha
Regular and Fulltime; Post-Graduation (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi); Fellowship- Institute (IITP)
11
Mr Anwar Ahmad Ansari
Regular and Fulltime; Post-Graduation (Aligarh Muslim University); Fellowship- External (UGC)
12
Mr Shubham Kumar
Regular and Fulltime; Post-Graduation (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati); Fellowship- Institute (IITP)
Professional Experience
  • Postdoctoral Associate (2007-2010): University of British Columbia, Vancouver Teaching and Research Fellow (2002-2007): McGill University, Montreal Lecturer (2001-2002): Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Awards & Honours
  • Professor M N Srinivas Memorial Prize 2013 [Constituted in 2001, by the Indian Sociological Society, this prestigious prize is given to young Sociologist (under 40) for noteworthy publication. Dr. Aditya Raj is 11th winner and the 1st from a new IIT. Other winners from the IIT system are Professor R. Robinson (IIT Mumbai, 2001), Dr. V. Arora (IIT Delhi, 2008), Dr. P. Vigneswara (IIT Delhi, 2009) and Dr. A. Chakrabarti (IIT Kanpur, 2010)] Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2008-2009) University of British Columbia: CSICS (2007-2008) McGill University: Alma Mater (2004 & 2006) Commonwealth Scholarship (2002-2006) UGC (NET) Sociology Dec. 1998
Member of Professional bodies
  • Indian Sociological Association; American Sociological Association; International Sociological Association; American Educational Research Association. Co-Convener, Research Committee (04) Migration and Diaspora Studies, Indian Sociological Society.
Publications / Journals / Conferences
Presentations
  • "Politics of Healthcare and the Imperatives for Social Change in India" Asian Studies Association, India Habitat Center- Ashoka University, New Delhi, 5-8 July 2018 "Exploring New Grounds of Studying Bihar" Discussant at Darbhanga House, Patna University, Tata Institute of Social Science Research, February 27, 2017 "Knowing in contemporary society: engagement with public and theories" 42nd All Indian Sociological Conference, Department of Sociology, Tezpur University 27-30 Dec, 2016 "A Study of Different Public Policies for Rural Development" 2nd International Conference on Contemporary debates in Public Policy and Management, Indian Institute of Management Kolkata, 15-17 January, 2016 "Education of Indian Diasporic Youth in Canada" 40nd All Indian Sociological Conference, Department of Sociology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi,9-30 Nov-1 Dec, 2014 Youth: Lifestyles, Vulnerabilities, and Education, Sociology of Youth, World Congress of Sociology, July 13-19, 2014, Yokohama, Japan (accepted, with Dr. Papia Raj) Indian Sociology- Future Trends, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sponsored Book-release and National Conference, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, February 2014 Critical Foundations of Migration and Diaspora Studies, Aditya Raj, 39th All India Sociological Conference, 27-29 December 2013 MGNREGA Implementation in Bihar: Problems and Perspectives, Contemporary Debates in Public Policy and Management, Indian Institute of Management Kolkata, 07-09 February 2013 Contemporary Indian Youth: Dynamics and Trends, Conference on Critical Youth Studies, University of Calgary (Edmonton), 30-31 May 2013. Contemporary Development in India: Case of MGNREGA, Canadian Sociological Association, Congress 2013 Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Victoria (British Columbia), 03-08 June 2013 Implementation of MGNREGA in Bihar and its effects on Rural Migration, All India Sociological Conference, JNU Delhi (December 2011) Indian Youth in India and in the Diaspora", International Conference of Youth, Calcutta University (November 2011) with Dr Papia Raj Migration and Development: Assesing the Impact on the sending context, All India Sociological Conference, Cuttack (December 2010) Diaspora and Education: Community, Culture, and Capital, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad 26 July, 2010 Learning and Teaching with Films: Bollywood Cinema, Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 30, 2008. Globalization, Youth, and Education, English Language Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 9, 2008. Diaspora Dimension in Curriculum Studies, AAACS, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, 21-24 March, 2008. Me, Myself, Memoirs: Journey and Beyond, CSICS, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Feb.12, 2008. Role of Immigrant Community in Educating their Youth, American Educational Research Association Annual Conference (Sociology of Education), San Francisco, 8-12 April, 2006. Indian Diaspora in North America: The Role of Ethnic Networks and Organizations, American Sociological Association Annual Conference (Sociology of Culture), San Francisco, CA. August 14-17, 2004. Multiculturalism and Ethnic Groups: Indian Diaspora in Canada, Annual All-India Sociological Conference, Amritsar (Punjab) India, Dec. 26-29, 2001