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Department of Anthropology & Tribal Development

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur | School of Studies of Life Science

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

  • Professor
  • nilakantha.panigrahi@gmail.com
  • 9981860112

Personal Information

  • Full Name: Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi
  • Mobile Number: 9981860112
  • EmailID: nilakantha.panigrahi@gmail.com
  • Designation: Professor
Qualification

  • 1995
    Doctorate of Philosophy

    Sambalpur University, Burla

  • 1988
    LLB

    LR Law College, Sambalpur, Odisha

  • 1987
    M.Phil.

    Sambalpur University, Burla

  • 1985
    Master of Arts

    Sambalpur University, Burla

  • 1982
    Bachelor of Arts

    Rairangpur College

Experience

  • 2016 - Present
    Professor

    Guru Ghasidas Viswavidyalaya (GGV), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

  • 2013 - 2016
    Associate Professor

    Guru Ghasidas Viswavidyalaya (GGV), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

  • 1997 - 2013
    Research Associate in Social Anthropology (Lecturer Rank)

    Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, (ICSSR Research Centre), Bhubaneswar

Honours and Awards

Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) Visiting Fellowship to ISEC (ICSSR Centre), ISEC (ICSSR Centre), Bangalore, India

Doctoral Theses Guided

Status of Women among the Sabar Tribe of Purulia district, West Bengal

  • Berhampur University

  • Sephali Mohanta

Management of Land Resources and Empowerment: A Study among the Bhuiyan Women in Keonjhar District

  • Utkal University

  • Mrs.Rashmirahi Balabantaray

Accessibility and utilization of Health services among the Munda women of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa

  • Utkal University, Odisha

  • Mrs. Abhijeeta Das

Publications

1. Sabka Sath and SabkaVikash:Looking through the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights Act 2019,

Alok Kumar Chakrawal, NilakanthaPanigrahi,

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Sabka Sath and SabkaVikash:Looking through the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights Act 2019, (Ed) by Alok Kumar Chakrawal and NilakanthaPanigrah

Volume: Pp-3-35

Year: 2025

2. Identity Crisis and the Roots of Social Marginalisation :A Study of the Transgender Persons in Bilaspur,, Chhattisharh,

NilakanthaPanigrahi and Gladish S Mathew

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas in India: Looking through The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019., 2025’, (Edt) By Prof Alok Kumar Chakarawal

Year: 2025

Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas in India: Looking through The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019.,

Prof Alok Kumar Chakarawal and Prof NilakanthaPanigrahi,

Publication Type: Book (Edited)

Year: 2025

2. Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas in India: Looking through The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019.,

None

Publication Type: Book (Edited)

Volume: 2

Year: 2025

Aging: A Comparative Analysis with focus from Indian Perspective

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Tribal Studies: A Journal of COATS

Volume: Vol-12, Issue-2

Year: 2024

Pages: 159-174

3. Indigenous Knowledge System and the Non-Timber based Livelihood of the Tribal People:A Study amon the Abuj Marias of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh

NilakanthaPanigrahi and Puja Kumari,

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices among PVTGs in India, by A.B.Ota, Sunita Reddy and Rajani Lamba, Vol-II,

Year: 2024

4. Relevance of Mahima Dharma in Odishan Society : A retrospective and Prospective Look,

NilakanthaPanigrahi and Kritika Mishra, in

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2023

Pages: Pp-121-136.

5. Tribal People, Forest ecology and Colonial Rule in Central India: A Retrospective Look,

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: in the book Tribe, Space and Mobilisation: Colonial Dynamics and Post-Colonial Dilemma in Tribal Studies, Edt.Maguni Charan Behera,

Year: 2022

Pages: 117-132

6. Impact of Ecology on Health Services delivery:An Empiric Note from Odisha

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2022

Socio-Economic status of Sabar women in Purulia district, West Bengal: A Feminist Perspective

Sephali Mohanta, Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Tribal Studies: A Journal of COATS

Volume: Vol-9, Issue-2

Year: 2021

Impact of COVID-19 on the day-to-day life and living of people: An Empirical study in Chhattisgarh

Nilakantha Panigrahi, Rashmi Jaiswal

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Orissa Economic Journal (OEJ) (Special Volume)

Volume: Vol-52, No-3

Year: 2021

Pages: 86-85-102

Socio-economic status of Bengali Refugee Community: An Empirical study in Rehabilitated colonies of Chhattisgarh

Nilakantha Panigrahi, Kritika Mishra

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: South Asian Anthropologist

Volume: Vol-21, No-1

Year: 2021

7. Natural Resources, Tribal Livelihood, and Development Interventions: An Empirical study,

Tribal Livelihood and Governance:Regional Concerns,

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2021

Pages: 83-108

Tribal Displacement and the Need of Good Governance

Nilakantha Panigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Challenges of Tribal Development: Contemporary Social Concerns,

Year: 2021

Pages: 126-145

Gender, Empowerment and Property Rights: A Study of the Sabar Tribal Women of Purulia District, West Bengal

Sephali Mohanta and Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Tribal Integration in India: Northeast and Beyond

Year: 2021

Pages: 155-168

11. Ecological Resources, Tribal Livelihood and State Policy: A Retrospective Look,

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Tribal Economy, Culture and Society in India’

Year: 2021

Pages: 167-187

Kanwar Tribal Women in Agriculture: A Field Note from Bilaspur, Chattishgarh

Nilakanths Panigrahi, Kritika Mishra

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Tribal Studies: A Journal of COATS

Volume: Vol-8, Issue-1

Year: 2020

Pages: 101-119

Marginalisation of Third Gender within Development: An Empirical Study in Bilaspur’, Chhattisgarh

Nilakantha Panigrahi, Gladish S Mathew

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: South Asian Anthropologist

Volume: Vol-19, No-02

Year: 2019

Pages: 151-165

12. The Cultural content of Sustainable Development: A Critical Look into the Tribal Society’, ,

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: ‘Development and Tribes Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Year: 2019

Pages: 81-107,

Educational status of the Marginalised: A Study among the Santhals of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Journal of Social Science, Kamal Raj Enterprizes

Year: 2018

Functioning of RNTCP in Tribal Dominated Regions of Odisha: Empirical Findings’, i

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: NilakanthaPanigrahi

Year: 2018

“Impact of Decentralised Governance on the implementation of MGNREGS in Scheduled Areas of Odisha:An Overview”,

, NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Two Decades of Panchayati Raj in India: Experiences, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, (Edt)

Year: 2018

18. Globalisation and Inclusive Development:Status of Tribal Communities in Odisha

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Globalisation: The Missing Roads of Tribals,

Year: 2018

Pages: 1-27

Natural Resources, Globalisation and Development of tribal people in Odisha

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: Journal of South Asian Anthropologists

Volume: Vol-15, No-2

Year: 2017

Pages: 101-117

Changing Sacred Status of Village pond in the context of People-Pond Spirit Complex

Suchita Tripathy, Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: The Oriental Anthropologists

Volume: vol-17, N0-1

Year: 2017

Pages: 149-161

Empowerment of Women: A Prospective Look through Micro Credit’,

NilakanthaPanigrahi and Pragnya Paramita Jena

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Violence against Women

Year: 2017

Health Services Delivery and Tribal Communities of Odisha: An Empirical Study

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Tribal Studies: A Journal of COATS

Volume: Vol-3, Issue-2

Year: 2015

Pages: 5-22

Status of Land Rights of the Bhuiyan Women in Odisha: An Empirical Study

Nilakantha Panigrahi, Rashmi Rani Balawanta Rai

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Tribal Studies: A Journal of COATS

Volume: Vol-3, Issue-1

Year: 2015

Pages: 18-43

Agony of the Women due to the Prospective Eviction under the Coal Mining in Angul District of Odisha: An Overview:, 2015,

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Gender Dimensions of Displacement and Rehabilitation

Year: 2015

Pages: 110-136

Promotion of Eco-Tourism and Livelihood Security of Tribal People through Public Private Partnership: Potentiality and Prospects in Odisha

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Journal of Anthropological Survey

Volume: Vol-63, No-2

Year: 2014

Pages: 243-263

Tribal Livelihood in Changing Perspective

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Book (Authored)

Journal: SSDN Publishers, New Delhi

Year: 2014

Medical Ecology, Health Service Delivery and Access of people in the Era of Globalisation: An Odishan Overview

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Contemporary Society Tribal Studies, Health in the Context of Tribal Culture,

Volume: IX

Year: 2014

Pages: 154-180

Industrial Encroachments, Negligence of the State and Tribal struggles for survivals”,

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Dissent, Discriminations and Dispossession: Tribal Movements in Contemporary India, (

Year: 2014

Pages: 193-214

Status of Tribal Development in the Fifth Scheduled Area of central India: A Retrospective look with special reference to Odisha”,

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Investigating in Globalisation :Policy, Participation and Performance in Odisha,

Year: 2014

Pages: 1-29,

Implementation of Forest Rights Act:An Analysiss of achievements in KBK Region of Odisha”

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Investigating in Globalisation :Policy, Participation and Performance in Odisha

Year: 2014

Pages: 144-172

Disinheritance of Livelihood Resources: Indigenous Communities and State Policies in Odisha

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: Humanities Circle: An international Journal of Central University of Kerala

Volume: Vol-01, Issue-02

Year: 2013

Ecological Resources and Tribal Livelihood: An Odishan Overview

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: BIODIVERSITY WATCH International Journal on Biodiversity Issues

Volume: No-2

Year: 2013

Pages: 205-221

Reconstruction of Ethnicity of the Migrants:An Empirical Study among the Gujratis of Odisha

Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Livelihood and Health issues and Process in Rural Development

Year: 2013

Pages: 133-149

Access to Health Services by Tribal Communities of Odisha:An Empirical study

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Livelihood and Health issues and Process in Rural Development

Year: 2013

Pages: 330-362,

Status of Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Displaced Families by SAIL and MCL: A Retrospective Look from Empirical Findings

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Man and Life

Volume: Vol-38,Nos-1-2

Year: 2012

Pages: 37-57

Implementation of Forest Rights Act in Odisha: An Anthropological understanding to upgrade the livelihood of the tribal people

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society

Volume: Vol-47, No-2

Year: 2012

Pages: 129-153

Ensuring Child rights and their development through National Child Labour Project in Mayurbhanja: A Scheduled Area district of Odisha

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: Asian journal of International Law

Volume: vol-7, No-1-2

Year: 2012

Pages: 47-73

Cultural Management of the Natural Resources in a Changing Perspective:A Study among the Choukhotia Bhunjia triba in Gariaband District, Chhatisgarh

Akanksha Dandekar, Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: South Asian Anthropologist

Volume: Vol-25, No-1

Year: 2012

Pages: 63-72

Potential Displaced People and loss of their Resources: An experience from Angul Industrial Hub of Odisha”.

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2012

Reaching the unreached: Status of health service delivery among the tribal communities of Malkangiri: An empiric study

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Jr. of Adivasi

Volume: Vol-51,No-1 & 2

Year: 2011

Management of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Act: Issues and Challenges in Orissa

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Lal Bahadur Shastri Journal of Management and Research

Volume: Vol-VIII No-1

Year: 2010

30. “Ethno-Ecological perspective of livelihood and the impact of land policies: A Look into the Juang tribal community of Orissa”

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2009

Eco-Tourism and Tribal Livelihood: A Prospective look in Similipal Biosphere of Odisha

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Journal of Anthropological Survey

Volume: Vol-57, No-1-4

Year: 2008

Pages: 33-46

31. “Displacement, Tribal Communities and Social Justice: Some experiences in post-Globalisation period in Orissa

. NilakanthaPanigrahi and RashmiraniBalwantarai

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2008

Role of Government Agencies in the Welfare of Tribes of Orissa: A case study of SC and ST RTI, Orissa’

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: ‘Trends and Issues in Tribal Studies’

Year: 2008

Fifth Scheduled of the Constitution of India and the Tribes of Odisha: A Retrospective Look

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Journal of Anthropological Survey

Volume: Vol-56, No-1-2

Year: 2007

Pages: 47-72

33. ‘Decentralised Governance in the Fifth Scheduled Areas of Orissa: A Prospective Look;

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Rural Development: Macro-Micro Realities’,

Year: 2007

Tribe, Caste, and Kinship in Orissa: A Retrospective and Prospective Look

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: The Eastern Anthropologist

Volume: Vol-59, Number-2

Year: 2006

Public Health Care System and Tribal Rights in the Scheduled Areas of Orissa-An Empirical Study

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Journal of Human Rights and the Law (Special Issue on Tribal Rights in India)

Volume: Vol-3, Number 1-2

Year: 2006

Pages: 79-111

Tribal Population and Chronic Poverty in Orissa: A Note on the North-South Divide

S.Padhi, N.Panigrahi, A.K.Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: MARGIN

Volume: Vol-38&39, No-4 &1

Year: 2006

Tribals and The Indian Constitution: Functioning of Fifth Schedule in the State of Orissa

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi, Prof. N.K.Behura

Publication Type: Book (Edited)

Journal: Rawat Publications, New Delhi

Year: 2006

Functioning of Panchayati Raj in Tribal Orissa: A Prospective Look

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Man and Life

Volume: Vol-31, Nos-1-2

Year: 2005

State, NGO and Disaster Management

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi, Prof.K,C,Samal, Dr.S.Meher, S.Mohanty

Publication Type: Book (Edited)

Year: 2005

Evaluation of community DOTS intervention in Malkangiri district,

Jens Seeberg and NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: ‘Accessing TB Services in a Tribal District: The Malkangiri Project, Orissa,’ DANTB, Orissa,.

Year: 2005

35. Access to Health Services in the Cut-off area of Malkangiri district, inAccessing TB Services in a Tribal District: The Malkangiri Project, Orissa,

NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Year: 2005

Development Policies: A Critical review with special reference to Orissa’,

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: ‘Development, Deprivation, and Welfare Policy

Year: 2005

37. Development of Primitive Tribal Groups (PTG) and the Role of Government in Orissa’,

N.Behura and NilakanthaPanigrahi.

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India

Year: 2005

Role of NGOs in Disaster Management with Reference to the Post-Super Cyclone Period in Orissa

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Journal of Social Development

Volume: Vol-4,N0-1

Year: 2004

Status of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the Scheduled Area of Orissa:An Empirical Study

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Man in India

Volume: Vol-84, No-3 and 4

Year: 2004

Pages: 179-196

Health System Reform and the Role of NGO: An evaluative study in Tribal Region of Orissa

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Jr. of Adivasi

Volume: Vol-44, No-1 & 2

Year: 2004

Institutional Constraints in Administration of Tribal Development Programmes in Orissa

P.K.Acharay, N.Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Man in Life

Volume: Vol-30, No-1-2

Year: 2004

Tribal Livelihood in Changing Perspective

Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Book (Authored)

Year: 2004

Disaster Management and the Need of Convergence of Services of Welfare Agencies- A Case of Super Cyclone

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (International)

Journal: Social Change (SAGE Publications)

Volume: Vol-33, No-1

Year: 2003

Rehabilitation of Fisher folk Communities: The Role of State and NGOs in Super Cyclone Affected districts of Orissa

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Journal of Review of Development and Change

Volume: Vol-VIII No-1

Year: 2003

Impact of Special Micro Project on the Livelihood of Kutia Kondhs

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Jr. Adivasi

Volume: Vol-43, No-1&2

Year: 2003

Displacement and Deprivation of Tribal People in Orissa.

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Economic Development and Problem of Displacement,

Year: 2003

39. Displacement and Development in Orissa.

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Volume: 1

Year: 2003

40. Sustainable Reproductive Health System and the Role of NGO: An Experiment in Tribal Regions of Orissa”

NilakanthaPanigrahi and Ranju Hassini Sahoo

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Reproductive Child Health: Socio-Cultural Dimensions

Year: 2003

Development of Primitive Section of Kondh Tribe in Orissa

N.K.Behura, N.Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Adivasi

Volume: Vol-42 (1 and 28)

Year: 2002

41. Disaster Management

Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Development Report of Odisha

Year: 2002

42. Prospect of Agro-Industries in Tribal Regions of Orissa

NilakanthaPanigrahi,

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Agro Industries and Economic Development: a Vision for the 21st Century,

Year: 2002

Impact of State Policies on Management of Land Resources in Tribal Areas of Orissa

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Man and Development

Volume: Vol.XXIII, No-1

Year: 2001

Power to Women Panchayati Raj in Tribal Orissa: A Retrospective Look

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences

Volume: Vol-4, No-2

Year: 1999

Pages: 81-100

Changes in Agricultural Pattern among the Lanjia Saoras

P.Panda, N.Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: The Eastern Anthropologist

Volume: Vol.51, No.1

Year: 1998

Structure and Function of Ethnic Associations among the migrant Gujuratis in Orissa: An Empiric Study

P.Panda, N.Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Anthropologist

Volume: Vol-28, Dec-No-2

Year: 1998

ICDS: A Study Experience in the Ranchi District of Tribal Bihar

Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: ADIVASI, THRTI, Orissa

Volume: Vol.XXXII, No.3

Year: 1993

43. Ethnomedicine : Among the Gonds of Orissa.

Nilakantha Panigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Tribal Demography in India

Year: 1991

A note in Language Processes of the Migrant Gujuratis of Orissa

P.Panda, N.Panigrahi

Publication Type: Journal Article (National)

Journal: Indian Anthropologists

Volume: Vol.20, N0-1&2

Year: 1990

The Migrant Gujuratis of Cuttack: A Socio-Cultural Profile.

NilakanthaPanigrahi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Cuttack: One Thousand Year,Vol-II,

Year: 1990

Jainism and Jains of Cuttack City

None

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Cuttack : One Thousand Year,

Volume: Vol-1

Year: 1990

47. The Problems of Displaced People: A Study in the Coal Mines of Brajarajnagar, Orissa.

NilakanthaPanigrahi and Suresh Chandra Bisoyi

Publication Type: Book Chapter

Journal: Monitoring & Evaluation in Tribal Development Programmes

Year: 1989

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