Sunil Kumar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3724832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sunil Kumar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sunil |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumar |
| SIGNATURE | KUMAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8442-2272 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 92 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 87 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 91 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Rulers, Subordinates, Literati, Slaves: Institutional Precedents and Legacies of the Sultanate of Delhi
This chapter discusses the institutional precedents and legacies of the Delhi Sultanate. The Ghurid conquest of northern India between 1192 and 1204 is sometimes identified as the chronological beginning of the Delhi Sultanate. Yet, the Afghan Ghurids represented none of the major streams of Islam; nor were they at home in the Persian language. From the 1190s on, their military commanders in India were mainly Turkish military slaves (bandagan-i k…
Tourism Social Entrepreneurship and Artisan Empowerment: Pathways to Well-Being in Kashmir
This study investigated the role of social entrepreneurship in advancing sustainable livelihoods and reviving traditional craftsmanship in the Kashmir Valley, India. A survey was conducted among 238 artisans and social entrepreneurs engaged in tourism-related activities. The results indicate a statistically significant positive relationship between artisan empowerment and well-being, suggesting that empowerment serves as a key mechanism through w…
Consumption Inequality and Poverty in India
Trends in consumption inequality and poverty in India are examined using data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES) for 2011-12, 2022–23 and 2023–24. The analysis reveals a decline in overall consumption inequality across both rural and urban areas which also coincided with periods of high real GDP growth. The Gini coefficients for food and non-food consumption show consistent declines especially in urban areas. However, the d…
Selection of principles of transboundary water resources management in the Indian context based on multi-criteria evaluation
India is endowed with several perennial rivers that traverse international boundaries. To facilitate cooperation and coordination over the management of these shared water resources, India has entered into multiple treaties and established information-sharing mechanisms with its neighbouring countries. Domestically, all river basins of the country are shared between two or more Indian states. Over the past century, various principles for water al…
Long‐Term Land‐Use‐Driven Changes in Nutrient Storage (Macro and Micro), Biological Health, and Carbon Pools in the Eastern Himalayas, India
Long‐term land‐use transitions significantly alter soil nutrient dynamics, microbiological functions, and carbon (C) pool distributions in the soil profile. This study assessed the long‐term effects of converting a 50‐year‐old primary forest into cultivated land‐use systems, namely, agriculture (AGLU), horticulture (HOLU), and agroforestry (AFLU), over a period of 20–26 years in the Eastern Himalayas, India. The soil was taken to a depth of 1.0 m…
Animal Abuse and Colonial Oppression in Premchand’s Short Stories: A Postcolonial Reading
Munshi Premchand, one of the most prominent authors of early 20th-century Hindi and Urdu literature, often used animals as protagonists in his short stories. These figures are not just illustrative characters but also symbolic beings in the social, moral, and political structures. His stories protrayed how animals are subjected to neglect, exploitation, physical violence, and emotional abandonment, imitating substantial systems of domination in c…
Women and Child Health Status of Purulia District in West Bengal: An Evidence From NFHS-5,2019-21
This study examines women’s and children’s health in Purulia district, West Bengal, using NFHS-5 (2019–2021) and supporting local studies. Purulia shows markedly poor nutrition and maternal-care indicators: NFHS-5 records 98,726 stunted children under five, 78,659 wasted children, and 58,202 pregnant women registered for antenatal care (ANC). Prevalence among children under five is high stunting 37%, wasting 29%, underweight 46%, and anemia 70% r…
Sustainable choices matter: Exploring consumer perceptions of green branding and purchase intention
This research seeks to determine how the perceptions of green branding in terms of perceived environmental responsibility, green trust, and brand authenticity are related to consumer purchase intentions. Quantitative research design was employed in the research, and data were gathered by a structured survey of 325 respondents with various demographic backgrounds. To identify the predictive strength of these constructs and the mediation of green a…
The Absolute and Relative Facets of the Economic Gradient in Educational Attainment: Large-Scale Evidence from Brazil
A bibliometric analysis of research on forensic accounting from 2006 to 2024
This study examines the key trends, impacts, and contributions of research on forensic accounting from 2006 to 2024. Data were extracted from the Scopus database, and 109 research papers were filtered by applying the PRISMA framework, followed by a bibliometric analysis using the ‘biblioshiny’ tool of the R-studio package. The leading universities and institutions are Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Debrecen, in which resea…
Vulnerability of Disabled bodies as Societal Issues in A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry was a Parsi writer who depicted the lives and struggles of common man between 1947 – 1984. In his work he portrays about the reality of India aftermath independence. Most of his works such as ‘A fine Balance’, ‘Such a long journey’,‘Family Matters’, ‘The Tale of Firozsha Baag’, has a deep message related to socio-political and cultural realities of India. Major themes include: social inequality, caste system, political oppression,…
Distribution, Sources, and Heavy Metal Interactions of Microplastics in Groundwater and Sediment of Semi‐Arid Regions of Northwest India
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a growing public health concern, yet its presence in groundwater, a critical potable water source, remains underexplored. This study investigates MPs in groundwater from open and closed well systems, as well as in sediment samples, in the semi‐arid region of Didwana‐Kuchaman, Rajasthan, Northwest India. The MPs, identified using a fluorescence microscope, were ubiquitous at all sampling sites, with groundwater conce…
System Models for Synchronous Strategies in Operational Healthcare Forecasting
The delivery of healthcare in Low-to-Medium-Income Countries (LMICs) has long posed challenges, with established models predominantly found in wealthier nations. These models are found to be either strategic or operational, and very rarely combine these two perspectives. Most importantly, these models lack a comprehensive, holistic and synchronous construct that accompanies a systems thinking approach. This research evaluates international best p…
Banking for Climate Change: South Asia Initiatives
Climate change and its associated risks are gaining attention from regulatory authorities in the banking sector. Climate‐related risks can significantly affect banks' lending behaviors, investment decisions, and operational practices, ultimately affecting their stability. As banks play a crucial role in fulfilling financing needs, including climate financing and confronting this global challenge, their actions make a significant difference. There…
(Wl-1049)-The Unconstitutionality of Marital Rape
Marital Rape has been widely criticised by scholars and experts and is an abnegation of the basic human right of a woman. A recent Chhattisgarh High Court ruling has brought its continued presence in the Indian legal system under scrutiny. This letter is in response to a published article and calls for the de-legitimisation of ‘marital rape as it falls short on accepted principles of justice and fair play
Intersectional Barriers in Women’s Entrepreneurial Aspirations: A Study of Kurukshetra District in Haryana
Men and women are interconnected and essential for a harmonious society, like as two wheels of a cart, and imply that both man and woman resemble two bulls yoked in a chariot. Both genders’ contributions are vital for a balanced and prosperous society. Traditionally, patriarchal societies like India have limited women's roles to domestic duties and childcare, while men held power and influence, restricting women's access to education, employment,…
A Review on Human Resource Information System (Hris) in Consonance With Potentialities of Big Data for Corporate Communication and Its Effectiveness in Steel Industries of India
Human resource is a prime variable without which the entire equation of profit and productivity becomes imbalanced. It can appreciate in value. Entrusted with the successful operation of a business, human resource management is an extremely complex and demanding duty. According to Farndale et al. (2010) and Troshani et al. (2011), HRIS systems that support decision-making about essential HR functions can be used to create strategic value." Strate…
Women in Power: An Analytical Study of Legislative Participation and Political Representation in Haryana
This study examines the status and dynamics of women’s legislative representation in Haryana, situating it within the broader discourse on gender and political participation in India. Drawing on electoral data from 1967 to 2024, the research highlights trends in women’s candidature, party-wise distribution, and socio-economic as well as educational profiles of elected legislators. The findings reveal that while women’s representation has increase…
The Changing Aspects of Marriage Rituals and Practices in Rural Haryana: A Sociological Insight
Marriage, as a social institution, holds a pivotal role in structuring human relationships and ensuring cultural continuity. In rural Haryana, wedding rituals have historically embodied the region's deep-seated traditions and communal values. However, the dynamics of these rituals have shifted over time, reflecting broader societal transformations. Thus, keeping in view, the present study has been undertaken to know and analyse the changing aspec…
A Study of Role of Financial Planner in Stock Market Investment in India
It's difficult to plan for a stable financial future. However, people are taking more and more responsibility for their own financial destiny. Although most people understand how important planning is, many lack the time or knowledge to create a plan and make the necessary financial decisions. Financial advisors are therefore required to manage an individual's wealth, and this process is referred to as wealth management. Numerous financial adviso…
Teachers' Perspectives on Professional Ethics
This research paper attempts to study school teachers' perspectives on the professional ethics required of them. The authors mainly studied the awareness and understanding of teachers on some essential professional ethics. It has been found that teachers are confronted with many moral issues while discharging their responsibilities and in decision-making. The paper's significant findings highlighted the need for a professional code of conduct for…
Diversified cropping modules designed for soil restoration, CO 2 sequestration, and generating carbon credits
This study aimed to know the potential of different cropping modules (CMs) that started on the degraded land representing 4450 km 2 of the Vindhyan region of India. The objective of the study was to know (i) the higher carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) biosequestration, (ii) enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions, and (iii) generate carbon (C) credit to the additional income as a climate currency to the farmers. The experiment was carried out on 4–13 y…
Interplay of mindfulness, psychological empowerment and ostracism: An empirical study in the university setting
Purpose The objective of this research is to examine the connections between mindfulness, psychological empowerment and the manifestation of ostracism in the workplace, particularly instigated ostracism, among university professors. Design/methodology/approach The study relies on data from 746 professors from a renowned university located in northern India. The researchers utilized pre-established scales to measure latent variables, and a seven-p…
Prioritizing geographic parcels for improved catchment conservation using morphometry, landuse, and soil characteristics following statistical and MCDM techniques
Social inclusion, social innovation, and urban governance
Social inclusion, social innovation, and urban governanceMaking cities more equitable and inclusive is an ongoing challenge worldwide.The failure of existing institutions to recognise and address these issues can lead to the creation of new social conflicts or the exacerbation of existing social tensions ( Kabeer, 2000 ).Yet, cities are complex and innovative problem-solving mechanisms ( Cooke & Kemeny, 2017 ).New actors or new institutions can m…
Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by Saperas community of Khetawas, Jhajjar District, Haryana, India
Background Plants have traditionally been used as a source of medicine in India by indigenous people of different ethnic groups inhabiting various terrains for the control of various ailments afflicting human and their domestic animals. The indigenous community of snake charmers belongs to the 'Nath' community in India have played important role of healers in treating snake bite victims. Snake charmers also sell herbal remedies for common ailment…
Landlordism in Third World Urban Low-income Settlements: A Case for Further Research
Subsistence and Petty Capitalist Landlords: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Landlordism in Third World Urban Low Income Settlements
Adaptively Rational Retrospective Voting
Since the seminal work of Key (1966), Kramer (1971), and Nordhaus (1975), retrospective voting has been a major component of voting theory. However, although these views are alive empirically (Lewis-Beck and Stegmaier, 2000; Franzese, 2002; Hibbs, 2006), most theorizing assumes rational citizens. We suspect that Key had a less heroic view of voter cognition, and we formalize his verbal theory accordingly. Our model is based on two axioms: if an i…
The Ignored Elites: Turks, Mongols and a Persian Secretarial Class in the Early Delhi Sultanate
The consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate coincided with the Mongol devastation of Transoxiana, Iran and Afghanistan. This paper studies the Persian literature of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries invested as it was in the projection of the court of the Delhi Sultans as the 'sanctuary of Islam', where the Muslim community was safe from the marauding infidel Mongols. The binaries on which the qualities of the accursed Mongols and the monolith…
The research–policy dialectic: A critical reflection on the virility of landlord–tenant research and the impotence of rental housing policy formulation in the urban Global South
Since the 1980s, research has significantly improved understanding of rental housing in the Global South. This has informed, albeit sporadically, policy reports emanating from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) that are yet to be translated into policy. Policymakers continue to doggedly pursue ‘ownership’ as the preferred housing tenure; renting is viewed as exploitative—tenants are seen to be the victims of unscrupulous …
The Adaptive Dynamics of Turnout
We present a dynamic model of turnout in which voters’ behavior in one election depends only on whether they voted in the last election and whether their party won. This assumption may be justified by assuming citizens satisfice or by assuming they adjust subjective beliefs about being pivotal in ways that depend on whether they voted and on the outcome of the election. Regardless of the individual-level mechanism, the assumption that prior voter…
When Slaves were Nobles: The Shamsî Bandagân in the Early Delhi Sultanate
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Best: Adaptive versus Optimal Organizational Reliability
Organizations such as the Food and Drug Agency can make both type I (approving bad drugs) and type II errors (rejecting good ones). Optimal reliability entails balancing these two kinds of mistakes just so. This paper addresses the question of whether and when an imperfectly rational agency - in particular, one using an adaptive decision-making policy - would become optimally reliable. We establish a necessary condition that an adaptive scheme mu…
Embedded Tenures: Private Renting and Housing Policy in Surat, India
Over the past two decades, urban housing research in poorer countries has drawn attention to the importance and significance of rental housing. Increasingly, this is also being recognised by international development agencies such as the World Bank and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). However, the housing policies of national governments have been resilient to change–the conferring of ownership rights is preferred to att…
How poorer groups find accommodation in Third World Cities: A Guide to the Literature
Exploring the Relationship Between Social Ties and Resilience From Evolutionary Framework
This conceptual paper examines the necessity and importance of social bonds and networks in building resilience to fight the COVID-19. Resilience is a quality that energizes an individual’s actions and acts as a buffer to stressful events. The current article is intended to explore the evolutionary programmed behavior of the human mind to make social ties and structure. Humans have a strong need to connect and relate with other individuals by dev…
The value of the Ādāb al-Muluk as a historical source: An insight into the ideals and expectations of Islamic society in the Middle Period (A.D. 945-1500)
The value of the Ādāb al-Muluk as a historical source: An insight into the ideals and expectations of Islamic society in the Middle Period (A.D. 945-1500)
How poorer groups find accommodation in Third World Cities: A Guide to the Literature
When Slaves were Nobles: The Shamsî Bandagân in the Early Delhi Sultanate
Subsistence and Petty Capitalist Landlords: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Landlordism in Third World Urban Low Income Settlements
Landlordism in Third World Urban Low-income Settlements: A Case for Further Research
Phytotoxic and antimicrobial constituents of Argyreia speciosa and Oenothera biennis
Medicinal plants from Nepal: Evaluation as inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis
Embedded Tenures: Private Renting and Housing Policy in Surat, India
Over the past two decades, urban housing research in poorer countries has drawn attention to the importance and significance of rental housing. Increasingly, this is also being recognised by international development agencies such as the World Bank and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). However, the housing policies of national governments have been resilient to change–the conferring of ownership rights is preferred to att…
Women and Development: The Indian Experience
Acquisition of aspect and aktionsart by children in Croatian and French
Our results indicate some differences in the use of aspect between French and Croatian speaking children. In Croatian language children always manage to keep the appropriate aspect, unlike French children. However, the imperfective aspect seems to be better acquired in French children than the perfective aspect. The perfective aspect, the marked form both in French as well as in Croatian, is related to the lexical meaning of the verbs. The acquis…
Taste Sensitivity to PTC and Incidence of Colour Blindness Among the Schedule Castes of District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
PTC taste sensitivity in 146 Chamar and 138 Koli from Dist. Mandi, H.P reveals bimodal distribution of tasters and non-tasters; the incidence of tasters being 71.91% for Koli. There is a non-significant difference in their ability to taste PTC (χ2 = 1.9080) among Chamar and Koli. The percentage of incidence of colour blindness among Kolis has been found to be 2.9% while in the Chamar it is 2.7%, respectively
Cost–benefit analysis of landfill system with gas recovery for municipal solid waste management: A case study
The advantages and disadvantages of alternatives for urban solid waste management are discussed. Landfill is considered to be a suitable and simple technology for tropical countries such as India. The recovery and reuse of landfill gas generated in MSW landfills is economically viable in most situations. A case study of cost–benefit analysis of landfill system with gas recovery option has been carried out for Port Blair City, Andaman Islands, Ind…
E‐waste: A new challenge for waste management in India
Discarded electronic equipment or e‐waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the industrialized world, due to the growing sales and rapid obsolescence of these products. E‐waste encompasses a broad and growing range of electronic devices like televisions, computers, refrigerators, air conditioners, and hand held cellular phones etc, which contain various types of toxic materials that poses both occupational and environmental health ha…
Preferential voting and Political Engineering: The case of Fiji's 1999 and 2001 general elections
The foundation for a new political order was laid in Fiji after the successful endorsement of the 1997 Constitutional Amendment Act in July 1997, which put in place a preferential voting system replacing the decades-old First-Past-the-Post (FPP) system. The preferential voting system, also known as alternative vote (AV) system, was adopted in order to strengthen democratic rule in Fiji. It was a significant departure from the past since the new C…
Arsenic uptake potential of water lettuce ( Pistia Stratiotes L.)
Arsenate uptake by aquatic plant water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) was studied in the laboratory condition to investigate a low cost natural aquatic treatment system for pollutant removal. The plants were harvested from a local pollution‐free pond in young condition and hydroponically cultured in the laboratory. Bio‐accumulation was noticed to be both concentration and duration dependent. The results show that the plant could effectively absor…
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Best: Adaptive versus Optimal Organizational Reliability
Organizations such as the Food and Drug Agency can make both type I (approving bad drugs) and type II errors (rejecting good ones). Optimal reliability entails balancing these two kinds of mistakes just so. This paper addresses the question of whether and when an imperfectly rational agency - in particular, one using an adaptive decision-making policy - would become optimally reliable. We establish a necessary condition that an adaptive scheme mu…
La communauté musulmane et les relations hindous-musulmans dans l'Inde du Nord au début du XIIIesiècle: Une Réévaluation Politique
Exprimer les sensibilités de la société médiévale indienne dans un lexique anglais moderne est un exercice périlleux, ce que les historiens de l'Inde médiévale ont mis du temps à reconnaître. Aujourd'hui, on attend des historiens qu'ils combattent la posture qui réduit l'islam à l'iconoclasme et discutent la nature des affrontements entre musulmans et hindous à l'époque pré-moderne ; il est en effet choquant de constater à quel point le traitemen…
The Adaptive Dynamics of Turnout
We present a dynamic model of turnout in which voters’ behavior in one election depends only on whether they voted in the last election and whether their party won. This assumption may be justified by assuming citizens satisfice or by assuming they adjust subjective beliefs about being pivotal in ways that depend on whether they voted and on the outcome of the election. Regardless of the individual-level mechanism, the assumption that prior voter…
The Ignored Elites: Turks, Mongols and a Persian Secretarial Class in the Early Delhi Sultanate
The consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate coincided with the Mongol devastation of Transoxiana, Iran and Afghanistan. This paper studies the Persian literature of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries invested as it was in the projection of the court of the Delhi Sultans as the 'sanctuary of Islam', where the Muslim community was safe from the marauding infidel Mongols. The binaries on which the qualities of the accursed Mongols and the monolith…
Perceiving ‘your’ land: Neighbourhood settlements and the Hauz-i Rani
Adaptively Rational Retrospective Voting
Since the seminal work of Key (1966), Kramer (1971), and Nordhaus (1975), retrospective voting has been a major component of voting theory. However, although these views are alive empirically (Lewis-Beck and Stegmaier, 2000; Franzese, 2002; Hibbs, 2006), most theorizing assumes rational citizens. We suspect that Key had a less heroic view of voter cognition, and we formalize his verbal theory accordingly. Our model is based on two axioms: if an i…
Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by Saperas community of Khetawas, Jhajjar District, Haryana, India
Background Plants have traditionally been used as a source of medicine in India by indigenous people of different ethnic groups inhabiting various terrains for the control of various ailments afflicting human and their domestic animals. The indigenous community of snake charmers belongs to the 'Nath' community in India have played important role of healers in treating snake bite victims. Snake charmers also sell herbal remedies for common ailment…
Challenges and Opportunities for Agrarian Transformation and Development of Agribusinesses in Fiji
The research–policy dialectic: A critical reflection on the virility of landlord–tenant research and the impotence of rental housing policy formulation in the urban Global South
Since the 1980s, research has significantly improved understanding of rental housing in the Global South. This has informed, albeit sporadically, policy reports emanating from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) that are yet to be translated into policy. Policymakers continue to doggedly pursue ‘ownership’ as the preferred housing tenure; renting is viewed as exploitative—tenants are seen to be the victims of unscrupulous …
Intra-household income inequality and poverty in a small developing economy
Ignoring consumption inequality between individuals within a household is shown to not only underestimate the Gini coefficient and poverty measures but these vary considerably over different income groups even in a small island state like Fiji. Interestingly, the Kuznets curve for intra-household inequality is absent and to our knowledge the paper provides the first attempt in determining the factors that influence intra-household inequality. It …
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