• Population and Environmental Issues

• Population Geography

• Environmental Health

• Gender and Developmental Issues

M.A. Ph.d  Bangalore University (1998)
Ph.D thesis "Population Change and socio-economic Development of Tumakur District".

Books

• Population Change and Health Care: Study in Karnataka, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2011.

• Dynamics of Population Change in Karnataka: Social and Economic Change Monographs. Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, 2010.

Working Papers

• Changing Child Population: Growth, Trends and Levels in Karnataka, Working Paper No-203, 2008.

• Demographic Change and Gender In-equality: A Comparative Study of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, Working Paper No-183, 2007.

• Spatial Dimensions of Literacy and Index of Development in Karnataka, Working Paper No. 163, 2005.

Articles (since 2005)

1. A Study on Health Care Infrastructure for Children in Karnataka: A District-wise Analysis’ in Journal of Health Management, Vol. 12. No.4. 2010, Sage Publication, New Delhi. Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur.

2. ‘Women Health, Education and Empowerment: India’s Status and Challenges’ in International Journal of Development and Social Research, Issues No. 1 and Vol.No.1. 2010. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

3. ‘Gender Literacy and Aspects of Deprivation among India’s Tribes’ in Indian Journal of Adult Education, Vol.70, No.3, Indian Adult Education Association (IAEA), New Delhi, 2009.

4. ‘A Scenario of Crude Literacy and Aspects of Deprivation among Scheduled Tribes in India, in Perspectives in Education, Vol.25, No.2, 2009. A Journal of the Society for Educational Research and Development. Baroda, India.

5. Demographic Change and Gender In-equality: A Comparative Study of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, in Demography India, Vol. 37/2. 2008

6. “Effects of Population Growth on Environmental Degradation”: With Reference to India”.  Demography India, Vol 37/1, January –June 2008. The Indian Association for the Study of Population, New Delhi.

7. 'Geographical Analysis of Population Growth: A Study in Karnataka', National Geographical Journal of India, Vol.53, September-December, 2007.

8. 'Geographical Scenario of Sex-Ratios in Karnataka in the last two decades of the 20^th Century', Annals of National Association of Geographers India, Vol.XXVI, No.2, December 2007.

Papers in Edited Books

1. ‘Changes in Occupational Structure for selected urban centers in Karnataka’ in Annals of National Association of Geographers India, Department of Geography, Bangalore University, Bangalore. 2008.

2. ‘Effects of Population Growth on Environmental Degradation’ with reference to India in Migration, Health and Environment, IIPS Mumbai, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, March 2011.

1. Land Degradation, Bio-diversity and Environment in India’ A Geographical Overview, paper presented at the 32^nd Indian Institute of Geographers Meet/International Conference on Climate Change, Geo-hazards and Disaster Management held at Department of Geography, University of Jaipur, Jaipur, India. 17^th to 19^th 2011.

2. "Environmental Degradation" Issues and Concerns in India, paper presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) held in Dallas, Texas, USA, during April 15 to 17, 2010.

3. ‘Increasing Population and its impact on Environmental Degradation” A Regional analysis of Karnataka, paper presented at the 31^st Indian Institute of Geography (IIG) international conference on Environment, Agriculture and Food security held at Department of Geography, Bangalore University, Bangalore, 19^th to 21^st Feb 2010.

4. Understanding Women Education with reference to Professional and Higher Education in India’ paper presented at the international conference on Women Education for Empowerment organized by the Immaculate College of Women for Education, Puduchery, Tamil Nadu, India, 5^th to 6^th Feb 2010.

5. "Indian Women in 21^st century" Emerging Issues and Challenges with reference to Educational Leadership and Empowerment, paper presented at the 2^nd International Women’s Leadership Conference held in University of Augsburg in cooperation with the Women’s Special Interest Group (SIG) of the university Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), the American Association of School Administrates (AASA), Cardinal Stritch University, Duquesne University, and the French academic Munich (FAM), Augsburg, Germany, during 16^th to 18^th September 2009.

6. ‘Population Growth and Environmental Degradation in India’ paper presented at the 3^rd Deccan Geographers Society of India, international conference on World Tourism, Environment and Sustainable Development’ held at Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Nagpur, Maharastra, India, September 26-28, 2008.

7. "Effects of Population Growth on Environmental Degradation in India" paper presented at the IIPS, International Conference at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, Dec 10-13,2006.

8. "Patterns of Population Growth and Development in Karnataka" paper presented at the International Conference at Central College Bangalore University organized by the Centre for Adult and continuing Education, Bangalore University, Bangalore-56, 1^st to 3^rd of Aug, 2005.

9. "Sex-Ratio Trends in Karnataka -A Demographic Perspective" paper presented at the International Seminar on Demographic Changes and Implications, held at Department of Demography University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, INDIA (7^th to 9^th December 2004).

1. ‘Dimensions of Gender Differentials in General and Professional Education in India focusing the EAG States’ paper presented at the IIPS Annual National Conference held in Jaipur, 4^th 6^th April, 2011, India.

2.  ‘Population Explosion and Environmental Degradation and its impact on Climate Change’ presented at the special training programme on Climate Change at Administrative Training Institute, Mysore. 29^th March 2011.

3. ‘Environmental Degradation’ Regional Experience of India, project completion seminar given at ISEC, ^5th Jan 2011.

4. ‘Linkages of Poverty, Pollution and Environmental Degradation and its impact on Health in India’ paper presented at the 32^nd Indian Association for Study of Population (IASP), annual conference held at Utkal University, 28-30, Nov, 2010.

5. ‘Social Development and Gender In-equality’ The Recent Experience in India, paper presented at the  Development Convention-2009, on Road Map for Optimal Inclusive Growth, organized by the Council for Social Development (CSD), Hydarabad, March 5-6, 2009.

6. ‘Women Health, Education and Empowerment’ India’s Status and Challenges, paper presented at the 31^st annual IASP conference held at Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, November 3-5, 2009.

7. ‘Gender Literacy and Aspects of Deprivation among Scheduled Tribes in India’ paper presented at the 30^th annual conference of the Indian Association for the study of Population held at Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, October 17-19, 2008.

8. ‘Changing Child Population and Health Care Infrastructure – A Study in Karnataka, paper presented at the 29^th annual conference of IASP, held at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, October 26-28, 2007.

9. ‘Demographic Change and Gender In-equality- A Comparative Study of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka’ at the National Seminar on Popualtion, organized by the Population Resource Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Jan 18 – 20, 2006

10. ‘Women status and Quality of Life- A Case study of Kattigenahally Village of Tumkur District’ at the national seminar on Social Well-being and Human Development, organized by the Department of Geography, National College, Patna, Bihar, March 25-26, 2006.

11. ‘Changes in Occupational Structure of selected urban centers of Karnataka’ paper presented at the 27^th Indian Geography Congress, held at Department of Geography, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Dec 2-4, 2005.

1. ‘Environmental Degradation’: Regional Experience in India (2011)

2. Population Dynamics and Crude Literacy Deprivation among STs in India (2010)

3. Effects of Population Growth on Environmental Degradation in India (2009)

4. Changing Child Population and Health Care Infrastructure in Karnataka  (2008)

5. Population Change in Karnataka: A Decadal Overview (A Taluk- wise Study), 2007.

6. A study on Global Aging and Adult Health, WHO Study by IIPS, Mumbai, 2006 ( as co-coordinator).

• Life member, Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), New Delhi

• Life Member Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

• Member (2006-2007), International Union of Scientific Study of Population, USA.

• Member, Population Association of America (PAA), USA

•  Member, Asian Population Association, Bangkok, Thailand

• Life Member, Indian Institute of Geographers (IIG), Pune

• Member, Women Leading Education, International Forum