Umesh Kumar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3598558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Umesh Kumar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Umesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumar |
| SIGNATURE | KUMAR U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Anthropological Survey of India |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4715-7967 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Reaching global net‐zero targets has become an urgent priority as businesses and nations face increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving carbon neutrality in manufacturing supply chains requires comprehensive systemic changes across business processes. It demands forward‐looking strategies that guide companies toward long‐term sustainability and net‐zero objectives. While earlier research has identified several drivers and …
In Pursuit of Dignity
This article delves into the lived experience of Dalits in seeking justice under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Based on a case study of caste discrimination and humiliation of a Dalit child in a school in Idiyanpara (pseudonym), Kerala, it explores the real-time experiences and challenges of Dalits at the grassroots level in pursuing a case under the Act. Drawing on primary data collected through personal narratives of the victims in …
Subverting the Norms
Exploring Media Policy Framework and Media Freedom in Saarc Countries
This research paper examines the media policy frameworks and the status of media freedom in SAARC countries, namely India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka. The study seeks to analyse how constitutional provisions, statutory media laws, and regulatory institutions shape the operational environment of print, electronic, and digital media across the South Asian region. The central objective of the paper is t…
From negative emotions to negative behavior in tourism
From Purdah to Participation
The role and status of women in Indian society have undergone significant transformation from the Mughal period to contemporary India. Practices such as purdah, child marriage, and restrictions on education once defined women’s position, limiting their agency. Purdah Pratha is a traditional practice followed in many parts of India, where women were expected to cover their faces and stay out of public view, especially in front of men who were not …
Bangladesh
Reconsidering the Everyday Ambedkar
The main concern in the present article is to bring out the heroic portrait and life-world of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar as witnessed by followers living around/with him from the ‘mundaneness’ of every day. By taking recourse into the autobiographical evidences produced by his followers, the article attempts to investigate how the heroic capital of Ambedkar is continuously (re)produced, (re)imagined and disseminated in the contemporary Dalit life/…
Draft of the Policies for Great Andamanese and Sentinelese
Biosphere Reserves of India
The biosphere reserves (BRs) of India are the repository of biodiversity as well as the abode of many traditional societies. Such traditional societies derive many of their livelihood requirements from the rich biodiversity around them. All the more, the BRs also contribute to food security of the people within their premises. Many of the forest-linked activities of the traditional societies are mediated through rich traditional ecological knowle…
Impact of Contact and Conflict
Quality of Life (QoL) Concept for the Evaluation of Societal Development of Rural Community in West Bangal, India
Justice in a One-Party African State
Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America" analyses legal and constitutional developments in all states or regions outside of Europe as well as their regional and international integration. Founded in 1968 and inspired by decolonization and the idea of a cooperative new beginning, the Journal also promotes a special interest in contributions on 'Law and development'. The journal aims to provide a forum for a variety of perspectives on th…
Justice in a One-Party African State
Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America" analyses legal and constitutional developments in all states or regions outside of Europe as well as their regional and international integration. Founded in 1968 and inspired by decolonization and the idea of a cooperative new beginning, the Journal also promotes a special interest in contributions on 'Law and development'. The journal aims to provide a forum for a variety of perspectives on th…
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Justice in a One-Party African State
Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America" analyses legal and constitutional developments in all states or regions outside of Europe as well as their regional and international integration. Founded in 1968 and inspired by decolonization and the idea of a cooperative new beginning, the Journal also promotes a special interest in contributions on 'Law and development'. The journal aims to provide a forum for a variety of perspectives on th…
Justice in a One-Party African State
Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America" analyses legal and constitutional developments in all states or regions outside of Europe as well as their regional and international integration. Founded in 1968 and inspired by decolonization and the idea of a cooperative new beginning, the Journal also promotes a special interest in contributions on 'Law and development'. The journal aims to provide a forum for a variety of perspectives on th…
Quality of Life (QoL) Concept for the Evaluation of Societal Development of Rural Community in West Bangal, India
Impact of Contact and Conflict
Biosphere Reserves of India
The biosphere reserves (BRs) of India are the repository of biodiversity as well as the abode of many traditional societies. Such traditional societies derive many of their livelihood requirements from the rich biodiversity around them. All the more, the BRs also contribute to food security of the people within their premises. Many of the forest-linked activities of the traditional societies are mediated through rich traditional ecological knowle…
Draft of the Policies for Great Andamanese and Sentinelese
Reconsidering the Everyday Ambedkar
The main concern in the present article is to bring out the heroic portrait and life-world of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar as witnessed by followers living around/with him from the ‘mundaneness’ of every day. By taking recourse into the autobiographical evidences produced by his followers, the article attempts to investigate how the heroic capital of Ambedkar is continuously (re)produced, (re)imagined and disseminated in the contemporary Dalit life/…
Bangladesh
From Purdah to Participation
The role and status of women in Indian society have undergone significant transformation from the Mughal period to contemporary India. Practices such as purdah, child marriage, and restrictions on education once defined women’s position, limiting their agency. Purdah Pratha is a traditional practice followed in many parts of India, where women were expected to cover their faces and stay out of public view, especially in front of men who were not …
From negative emotions to negative behavior in tourism
Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Reaching global net‐zero targets has become an urgent priority as businesses and nations face increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving carbon neutrality in manufacturing supply chains requires comprehensive systemic changes across business processes. It demands forward‐looking strategies that guide companies toward long‐term sustainability and net‐zero objectives. While earlier research has identified several drivers and …
In Pursuit of Dignity
This article delves into the lived experience of Dalits in seeking justice under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Based on a case study of caste discrimination and humiliation of a Dalit child in a school in Idiyanpara (pseudonym), Kerala, it explores the real-time experiences and challenges of Dalits at the grassroots level in pursuing a case under the Act. Drawing on primary data collected through personal narratives of the victims in …
Subverting the Norms
Exploring Media Policy Framework and Media Freedom in Saarc Countries
This research paper examines the media policy frameworks and the status of media freedom in SAARC countries, namely India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka. The study seeks to analyse how constitutional provisions, statutory media laws, and regulatory institutions shape the operational environment of print, electronic, and digital media across the South Asian region. The central objective of the paper is t…
Political science (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Economic Justice (3 works) · Caste (2 works) · Decolonization (2 works) · Development economics (2 works)