Associate Professor, Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC).

Area of Specialisation

• Rural Sociology

Ph D in Sociology – University of Poona, 1994
Title of the Thesis: Social Change Among Holeya Community: A Case Study of Bidar District (K.S.)

M Phil in Sociology – Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, 1989
Title of the Dissertation: Rite and Passage Among Holeya – A Case Study of Village Madakatti Taluk, Bhalki District, Bidar District.

Books

• The Holeyas: A Study in Social Change. Mangalore: Mangala Publications, 2003.

Articles

• Rural Development Programmes in Karnataka: People’s Perception. In S. M Jharwal, R.S Deshpande et.al (eds), Glimpses of Indian Agriculture: Macro and Micro Aspects, Vol. 2, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2008.

• "Marriage Customs Among Holeyas", Samaja Shodhana, Journal of the Mangalore Sociology Association, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2000

• Gandhian Philosophy of Social and Rural Development, Participative Development, 2004.

• People’s Perception about Rural Development Programmes in Karnataka

• Changes in Work Participation of Weaker Sections in Karnataka: A Study of Last Three Decades

• Study for Estimation of Seed, feed and Waste Ratios for Major Foodgrains