Pawan Kumar

Assistant Professor with 3 years of experience successfully contributing to political science curriculum development and delivery. Driven to contribute to program outcomes by facilitating engagement and supporting learning objectives. Enthusiastic professional with background in academic advisement.

• Participated in the winter school on “Life and Thought of MK Gandhi” organized by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla from 12/01/16 to 12/15/16.
• Worked as a coordinator from India for the Global project entitled GPS Women and Girls “Empowomen” Summitvirtual Experience Across Borders 2022. (Countries: Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Bahamas, Ghana, Sri Lanka, India).
• Worked as a Field Investigator for the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sponsored research survey on “Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram and Quest for Self-Dependent Tribal Communities: A Study with Special Reference to the PESA and FRA" in Gujarat (2019).
• Worked as a Regional Field Coordinator for “Peoples Pulse” (a Hyderabad based research organization engaged in social and political research) sponsored pre-poll survey of 2017 Assembly Elections of Gujarat (2017).
• Participated in the two-day International Conference on "Global Dynamics and Contemporary Challenges: Europe and India" October 20-21, 2021, organized by JNU Jean Monnet Module, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in collaboration with Centre for Studies in Strategic Technologies (Cyber/Space Security), School of National Security Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.
• Participated in the seminar on the theme “Affect, Embodiment, And Ecology: Multi-Disciplinary Perspective” (March 2-4, 2020) at IIT Gandhinagar.
• Participated in the Online International Conference on Advances in Applied Sciences, Humanities and Technology to overcome Global Disasters, September 18-19, 2020, ICAASHTOGD-2020.
• Participated in the two-day International Conference on Human Security & Pandemic held on 11/23/20 and 11/24/20, organized by Amity Institute of Liberal Arts, Amity University Mumbai and Transbrahma, Delhi.
• Participated in the Water Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Water Future, 09/24/19 - 09/27/19 Bengaluru, India.
• Participated in the four-day National Youth Camp on “Gandhian Thought: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” held on 01/30/21 to 02/02/21 at Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Kalyan, Mumbai.
• Participated in the one-day Symposium on “Partirodhano Mahaswar Mahasweta Devi” organized by the “Adivasi Sansodhan Ane Taleem Kendra” (Center for Adivasi Amendment Education), Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 09/05/16.
• Participated in the three-day ICSSR sponsored international seminar on the theme “Debating Swaraj after Hundred years of Gandhi’s Return to India from South Africa”, organized by the Centre for Studies and Research in Gandhian Thought and Peace, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 10/04/15 - 10/06/15.
• Participated in the ‘First Lucknow Social Sciences’ Congress (LUCSOC 2013), on the theme “Social Sciences: Past Experiences and Future Challenges” held at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 03/14/13 - 03/15/13.

• Qualified for Assistant Professor, National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) 12/31/19
• Qualified for Assistant Professor, National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) 07/01/18
• Awarded University Gold Medal in M. A. Political Science in the 5th Convocation held on 01/13/15, at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University: A Central University, Lucknow, India
• Fellowship: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Full-time Doctoral Fellowship (2018-2020)

• Political Concepts and Values
• Contemporary Political Theory
• Democracy and Climate Politics
• Politics in the Age of Post-Humanism
• Green Politics

• Criteria Coordinator, NAAC, SRM University Delhi NCR, Sonepat
• IQAC In charge. Dept. of Political Science, SRM University Delhi NCR, Sonepat
• Member of Organising Moot Court Committee of the First Intra-School Moot Court Competition (28-29 March 2022), organised by School of Law, BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandlur, Chennai
• Participated in Red Riban Express Pariyojana from 12/26/10 to 12/27/10, in Barabanki to aware about HIV/AIDS conducted by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation New Delhi
• Participated in the NSS Academic Sessions and Educational Tour Summer Mega Camp 2010 organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, under the auspices of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, From 8th to 19th 2010
• Participated and Coordinated two National Camps, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 National Service Scheme (NSS), Organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Post Graduate College Barabanki

• Kumar, P. (in progress). Democracy, Water Scarcity, and Hindi Cinema: A Critical Analysis of Jal. South Asian Popular Culture.
• Kumar P. et al. (Forthcoming). Beyond the Surface: Uncovering the relationships between Corruption perception, Human insecurity, and Democracy deficit. International Journal of Public Opinion Research.
• Kumar, P. & Laishram, C. (2022). COVID-19 Cases and Vaccination Inequality: A Comparative Analysis of Political Regimes. Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 57, Issue No. 44-45.
• Laishram, C. and Kumar, P. (2021). Democracies or Authoritarians? Regime differences in COVID-19: Epidemiological containment in 158 countries. Indian Journal of Public Administration (Sage), Vol. 67, No. 3, 1-14.
• Kumar, P. (2020). Democracy & Water Politics. Students Struggle.
• Kumar, P. & Singh, K. K. (2019). A Political Ecology Perspective on Global Pandemics. Lohia Shodh Manch, 16(8). (ICSSN No. 2278-4519).
• Kumar, P. (2019). Crashing of Abundance and Scarcity: The Tragedy of Water Resources of Kanpur, UP. International Research Journal of Management Sociology & Humanities, 10(6), 479-493.
• Kumar, P. & Singh, K. K. (2018). गाँधीवादी राजनीति दर्शन में ‘राजनीति’ और ‘आधुनिकता’. Lohia Shodh Manch, 13(7), 80-84. (ICSSN No. 2278-4519).
• Kumar, P. & Singh, K. K. (2016). The Distinctiveness of Indian Concept of Secularism. Lohia Sodh Manch, 10(5), 125-128. (ICSSN No. 2278-4519).

• Western and Eastern Political Thought
• Indian Political Thought: Ancient and Modern (BLD 1208)
• Political Theory: Concepts and Debates (22 PSBA 201)
• Modern Political Philosophy (20 BPS 601)
• Principles of Political Science: Theory and Organisation (BLD 1107)
• Modern Government: World Constitutions (BLD 2206)
• Introduction to Comparative Politics (21 PSBA 301)
• Nationalism in India (22PSBA 103)
• Governance: Issues and Challenges (21GEPS 101)

• Dr. (Prof.) Lajwanti Pahilajrai Chatani, Faculty of Arts, MSU Vadodara Gujarat, lajwanti.chatani-polsci@msubaroda.ac.in, 9825290744
• Dr. (Prof.) Sartik Bagh, Department of Political Science Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, sartikboi@yahoo.co.in, 9621116753
• Dr. Dhananjay Rai, Centre for Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar, jnudhananjayrai@gmail.com, 7227978128