Personal Information
- Full Name: Prof. Nilakantha Panigrahi
- Mobile Number: 9981860112
- EmailID: nilakantha.panigrahi@gmail.com
- Designation: Professor
Qualification
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1995Doctorate of Philosophy
Sambalpur University, Burla
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1988LLB
LR Law College, Sambalpur, Odisha
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1987M.Phil.
Sambalpur University, Burla
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1985Master of Arts
Sambalpur University, Burla
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1982Bachelor of Arts
Rairangpur College
Experience
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2016 - PresentProfessor
Guru Ghasidas Viswavidyalaya (GGV), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
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2013 - 2016Associate Professor
Guru Ghasidas Viswavidyalaya (GGV), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
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1997 - 2013Research 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
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Berhampur University
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Sephali Mohanta
Management of Land Resources and Empowerment: A Study among the Bhuiyan Women in Keonjhar District
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Utkal University
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Mrs.Rashmirahi Balabantaray
Accessibility and utilization of Health services among the Munda women of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa
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Utkal University, Odisha
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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