Asok Kumar Sarkar

Faculty Member

Asok Kumar Sarkar
Professor
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Department
Social Work

Date of Birth 01.11.1971
Date of Joining 01.06.2009
Brief Biographic Information Dr. Asok Kumar Sarkar presently serves as Professor at the Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan-731236, West Bengal, India. He is also Chairperson of the International Consortium for Social Development -Asia Pacific branch. He is an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Among the administrative responsibilities, he served as Head, Department of Social Work and Principal (Dean of Faculties), Institute of Rural Reconstruction, in the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal. Prior to it, he was Head at the Department of Social Work, Assam University, Silchar, Assam. He has authored and edited books such as NGOs: The New Lexicon of Health Care (Concept), NGOs and Globalization: Developmental and Organizational Facets (Rawat), Human Development and Sustainability: Challenges and Strategies (Atlantic), Welfare of Disadvantaged: Exploring Community Development Approach (Concept), and Contextualizing Peace - Experiences of Contemporary India and Neighboring Countries (Manak). His recently co-edited book is ‘Understanding Women’s Empowerment in South Asia - Perspectives on Entitlements and Violations’ (Palgrave Macmillan). He is the founding editor of Journal of Social Work and Social Development, a UGC-CARE listed journal (of India) and served from 2010 to 2017. His areas of research interests include maternal morbidity, reproductive health, health care, NGOs and social development.
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