Dr. Sunita Arya
Dr. Sunita Arya
Principal, Department of Law
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Law
Dr Sumita Sarkar is a sociologist by profession. She did her MPhil and PhD at the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai. Under the Sir Dorabji Merit Fellowship and the Ministry of Home Affairs Doctoral Fellowship, New Delhi.
She pursued her postdoctoral research at the Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, under the Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship.
Dr Sarkar has over two decades of experience in academics and action research. Her research collaboration focussed on the gender and development area, alternative tourism, indigenous livelihood and sustainable development, media studies, urban gentrification and youth crime, women in coal mines, micro-entrepreneurship and women in BPO and its impact on reproductive health.
Her study is on displaced women plantation workers in North Bengal Tea Gardens and emerging issues of sustainable and alternative livelihoods. This study has led to the development of the “Gender and Underclass” theory by her in the area of labour studies in the context of India and the Global South.
Dr Sarkar’s collaborative research with international universities like LSE, UK; York University, UK; the University of Manchester, UK; the University of Brighton, UK; Charles University Prague, Czech Republic; CEU, Vienna and Hungary; ICUB, the University of Bucharest, Romania; the Peleki Institute of Polish Government, Warsaw, Poland; the University of Lodz, Poland; and James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, are a few important ones to mention to her credit.
She has authored two books titled Globalisation & Gender and Gender Inequality & Discriminatory Practices in India – Discourse & Dilemmas. She has about 32 research publications and 10 international working research papers and monographs to her credit
Apart from academics and research, Dr Sarkar has been actively involved in action research and collaborating with PETA, Greenpeace, CARE India, CRY and a few local NGOs in Mumbai and Bengal working in the area of women’s and children’s health.
We welcome her as she has now joined Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR, Indore) as Dean, Department of Liberal Arts and Science at PIMR, UG Campus.
Subjects
- Law of Crime-I
- Law and Social Transformation of India
- Judicial Process
- Evendtiary issues and forensic in criminal trial
- Law of Crime-II
- Law of Contract-II
- Criminology and Victim Jurisprudence
Professional Affiliation
- HOD of Examination Board\result Committee in Law u/s 11 of Ordinance 5 of DAVV in Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P. since 2017 to till date.
- Member of Academic Council of Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P. since 2017 to till date.
- Member of Board of Studies of Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P. since 2017 to till date.
- Editor in Peer-Reviewed Journal Research Analysis and Evaluation ISSN- 0975-3486
- Editor in Peer-Reviewed Journal Shodh Samiksha Aur Mulyankan ISSN-0974-2832
- Ph.D. (Law) , Govt. New Law College, Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalya, Indore-March 2010
- LL.M. (Criminal Law), Govt. Art and Commerce College, Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalya, Indore – 2004
- LL.B. Govt. Art and Commerce College, Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalya, Indore – 2001
- M.A. (English Literature), Govt. Art and Commerce College, Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalya, Indore ), 1998
- B.Sc. (Bio.), Govt. New Science College, Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalya, Indore), 1996
- Best Research Paper Award in the year 2023 For Law by Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P.
- Best Research Paper Presentation Award in the year 2021 For Law by Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P.
- Best Teacher Award in the year 2020 for the academic year 2018-2019 by Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P.
- Best Teacher Award in the year 2019 for the academic year 2017-2018 by Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore M.P.
- Best Research Paper Award for the year 2011-12 and 2012-13 by Research Link, Indore M.P.
- Karuna Shree Award in the year 2013 for saves life of injured animals by Karuna International, Chennai T.N.
- Best Player Award in the year 1996 by Govt. New Science College, Indore M.P.
Arya S. and Joshi K. (2023). Data security and Digital data protection with reference to the Digital Data Protection Bill 2022. Paper No- 16450, (Innovations, No.(72). Franch 44522).(SCOPUS Indexed Journal). ISSN-19650256 (E), 12674982 (P).
Arya S. and Kag G. (2021). Environmental Activism & Supreme Court of India: Tracing the Transformative Approach Research. (Research Analysis and Evaluation) V(IV). I(1). pp- 18-23.ISSN- 0975-3486.
Arya S. and Bandi S. (2021). Families Of Choice’ – A Review of Inclusivity of Lgbt Community In Laws Governing Marriage Institutions in India.(Kalyan Bharti), V( 36) No. (XXVIII). Pp-131-137. (UGC-CARE List Group I). ISSN No. 0976-0822.
Arya S. and Trivedi T.(2021). Green Businesses: An Environmental Superhero Aiding The Sustainable Development.(Wesleyan Journal of Research). V(14) No.(32).pp.-48-54., (UGC-Care Listed Journal). ISSN – 0975-1386.
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