Dr. Niranjan Chichuan has over 10 years of experience in socio-economic development research and policy work. He has worked with organizations such as Lokashraya Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, National Council of Education Research and Training, analyzing issues related to welfare schemes, poverty alleviation, education, and more. He has published several papers on topics like food security, housing, evaluation of welfare programs, and conducted field visits to study community development projects. Dr. Chichuan holds a PhD in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has experience managing research projects, writing reports, and organizing conferences.
Socio economic differential dimensions on health and educationA comparative s...inventionjournals
Abstract : The aim of this paper was to find out the association between socio economic status and health of
the individuals residing in Delhi. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in the month of May 2014 in
five areas namely Trilokpuri, Sultanpuri, Seelampur, Seemapuri and Mangolpuri of Delhi. A total sample of 85
participants was conveniently selected from Medical mobile unit (MMU) of HelpAge India A semi structured
questionnaire was developed and pilot study was conducted to validate the tool. A written consent from the
respondents was taken. Kuppuswamy scale was used to calculate the socio economic status. Then the data was
analyzed using SPSS and MS excel. Results are represented as frequency, percentage and Chi-square test. The
study concluded that socio economic status and health as well as socio economic status and education has a
statistically significant association (p<0.05).
Innovative Participatory Health Education ‘IPHE’ ™ An approach for QUALITY and RELEVANCE of health professional education
Dr. Khalifa Elmusharaf, PhD Researcher in health system & Policy
Head of Reproductive & Child Health Research Unit 'RCRU’
University of Medical Sciences & Technology
Occupational performance in primary schoolchildren with special education needsKhinNyeinYin
Children’s occupational performance are activities of daily living, play/ leisure, social participation, education, and work. In developed countries, school-based therapy services are being provided for schoolchildren with special needs. The importance of these services in Malaysia is timely to be explored. This exploratory cross-sectional study identified occupational performance levels of primary schoolchildren with special needs in integrated special education programmes in Malaysia; children with intellectual disability, autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, Down syndrome, speech impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and specific learning disorder. Researchers conducted Motor-Free Visual Perceptual Test Third Edition (MVPT-3), Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration Fifth Edition (Beery-VMI), Test of Gross Motor Development – 2 (TGMD-2), Test of Hand Writing Skills-Revised (THS-R), and School Function Assessment (SFA) for 121 students. Results showed that 69.5% of the students scored very low to low average in MVPT-3 (median standard score = 70.0, Std. IQR = 37); 69.4% were very low to below average in Beery-VMI (mean standard score = 78.8, Std. deviation = 20.5); 73% were below age level raw score in TGMD-2; 72.8% were below average in THS-R (median standard score = 74.0, Std. IQR = 27.0); and 81% were below the criterion cut-off in school function. The children with below-normal MVPT, VMI, TGMD2, and THS scores, compared to the children with normal scores for these tests had significantly lower scores (p < 0.001). All the students had impairment in occupation performance at least in one area. This study recommends school-based occupational therapy and other rehabilitation services in the school system in Malaysia.
It is important to get practical insights into the problems faced by community dwelling elderly in rural and urban India.
Information collected can act as a guideline for taking necessary steps to reform awareness and attitude of assistive technology amongst professional care providers of the elderly and the elderly in India.This keynote presentation was done at Akita,Japan ,in October 2009.
Socio economic differential dimensions on health and educationA comparative s...inventionjournals
Abstract : The aim of this paper was to find out the association between socio economic status and health of
the individuals residing in Delhi. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in the month of May 2014 in
five areas namely Trilokpuri, Sultanpuri, Seelampur, Seemapuri and Mangolpuri of Delhi. A total sample of 85
participants was conveniently selected from Medical mobile unit (MMU) of HelpAge India A semi structured
questionnaire was developed and pilot study was conducted to validate the tool. A written consent from the
respondents was taken. Kuppuswamy scale was used to calculate the socio economic status. Then the data was
analyzed using SPSS and MS excel. Results are represented as frequency, percentage and Chi-square test. The
study concluded that socio economic status and health as well as socio economic status and education has a
statistically significant association (p<0.05).
Innovative Participatory Health Education ‘IPHE’ ™ An approach for QUALITY and RELEVANCE of health professional education
Dr. Khalifa Elmusharaf, PhD Researcher in health system & Policy
Head of Reproductive & Child Health Research Unit 'RCRU’
University of Medical Sciences & Technology
Occupational performance in primary schoolchildren with special education needsKhinNyeinYin
Children’s occupational performance are activities of daily living, play/ leisure, social participation, education, and work. In developed countries, school-based therapy services are being provided for schoolchildren with special needs. The importance of these services in Malaysia is timely to be explored. This exploratory cross-sectional study identified occupational performance levels of primary schoolchildren with special needs in integrated special education programmes in Malaysia; children with intellectual disability, autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, Down syndrome, speech impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and specific learning disorder. Researchers conducted Motor-Free Visual Perceptual Test Third Edition (MVPT-3), Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration Fifth Edition (Beery-VMI), Test of Gross Motor Development – 2 (TGMD-2), Test of Hand Writing Skills-Revised (THS-R), and School Function Assessment (SFA) for 121 students. Results showed that 69.5% of the students scored very low to low average in MVPT-3 (median standard score = 70.0, Std. IQR = 37); 69.4% were very low to below average in Beery-VMI (mean standard score = 78.8, Std. deviation = 20.5); 73% were below age level raw score in TGMD-2; 72.8% were below average in THS-R (median standard score = 74.0, Std. IQR = 27.0); and 81% were below the criterion cut-off in school function. The children with below-normal MVPT, VMI, TGMD2, and THS scores, compared to the children with normal scores for these tests had significantly lower scores (p < 0.001). All the students had impairment in occupation performance at least in one area. This study recommends school-based occupational therapy and other rehabilitation services in the school system in Malaysia.
It is important to get practical insights into the problems faced by community dwelling elderly in rural and urban India.
Information collected can act as a guideline for taking necessary steps to reform awareness and attitude of assistive technology amongst professional care providers of the elderly and the elderly in India.This keynote presentation was done at Akita,Japan ,in October 2009.
An overview on Dengue Virus, its epidemiology, prevention, evolution, structure & components, transmission, life cycle, pathophysiology, coagulopathy, symptoms, diagnosis, antiviral drugs/vaccination. Performed by Catherine Duong, Diana Elborno, Zehraa Cheaib, Michael South, Veronica Nguyen & Zachary Jilesen at McMaster University, Virology, Fall of 2014.
An overview on Dengue Virus, its epidemiology, prevention, evolution, structure & components, transmission, life cycle, pathophysiology, coagulopathy, symptoms, diagnosis, antiviral drugs/vaccination. Performed by Catherine Duong, Diana Elborno, Zehraa Cheaib, Michael South, Veronica Nguyen & Zachary Jilesen at McMaster University, Virology, Fall of 2014.
PRIA has engaged with academia in a multitude of interventions, bringing community and practitioner knowledge into the portals of traditional research institutions and processes. By doing this, PRIA has helped Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) realize their social responsibility towards a community’s needs and aspirations. This document traces PRIA’s work in promoting community engagement within HEIs in India and beyond. The experience, garnered over three decades, have been classified into six categories to highlight the different forms PRIA’s interventions as a facilitator have taken to build bridges between the world of formal research, the practitioner knowledge of civil society actors and the experiential knowledge of local communities. The experiences discussed in this paper are not intended to be comprehensive; a few specific interventions are described under each category to illustrate the nature of the engagements fostered and the practices promoted.
Hello I am Anita Dahal. Currently I am working as an Assistant Professor in School of Development and Social Engineering at Pokhara University Nepal. I am delvering lectures on polulation studies, migration and urbanization, human right, conflict tranformation for development, development studies, gender studies and social work. I am also a research consultant and interested to do reserch with GOs and NGOs organization.
Associate Professor
Department of Education
Netaji Subhas University
Jamshedpur
Rehabilitation Professional
Special Education
Intellectual Disability
CRR No. A20735
Teaching Experience: 12 years
Books published: 02
Article/Research papers: 19
Contact No. 7724943057
E-mail: drjpsingh151@gmail.com
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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Niranjan Chichuan
JG1/36 B, DDA Flat, Vikaspuri, New Delhi-110018, Mobile: +91 9968016490, email:
niranjanchichuan@gmail.com
Area of Specialization
Socio-Economic Development
Area of Expertise & Research Interest
Project Management, Research & Documentation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Networking, Policy
Advocacy etc.
Work Experience:
Fellow, Lokashraya Foundation, New Delhi (1 August, 2011 to September 2014).
Writing policy papers, and briefing current socio-economic issues: Which focuses
on the issues pertaining to women and children as they are the vulnerable group and
suffer from worst form of exploitation.
Food Security, Livelihood, Housing (Indira Awass Yojana as well as Rajiv Awaas
Yojana), Water and Sanitation, and Assessment of Welfare Schemes in India:
When the issues of food, nutrition, shelter and livelihood come, the women and children
and particularly the pregnant women, lactating mothers and infants are in question. As
the children are not voters, so they hardly attract the attention of the policy makers so as
to find the issue in the policy and programme.
Research Associate, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation (Nov 2006 – 30 June 2011).
2. Undertook Desk Review and Research work on diverse areas including Political
economy, community development and socio-economic development relating to welfare
state. The job assignment included writing policy papers, develop project proposals,
briefing & report writing. Also organized four national level conferences.
While doing the research and review, it was found that the programmes like ICDS
envisaged the cognitive development of the children but there have been lots of
implementation gaps. These were the gap between enrolment and the attendance, the
infrastructure and the services available.
Also worked extensively on the panchayati raj system in India. The panchayats are the
focus of the governance system but the role defined for 29 subjects are never
implemented except the building and construction. The role relating to registration of
birth, monitoring of schools, etc. have never been the priority of the panchayats.
Senior Research Associate, Department of Elementary Education, National Council of
Education Research and Training (September 2006-November 2006)
Works include report writing on the project titled, “Preparation of Source Book on
Learners’ Assessment at the Primary Level,” .The work assigned included data analysis,
interpretation, compilation and report writing for the project. It is being published by the
NCERT, New Delhi.
Junior Project Fellow, Department of Elementary Education, National Council of Education
Research and Training (March 2006- August 2006)
Worked on the project entitled, “An Exploratory Study of Good Practices on Community
Participation in the Context of UEE”. The work includes data analysis, interpretation and
report writing.
Junior Project Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education,
National Council of Education Research and Training (November 2004-March 2005)
Worked on the project entitled, “Development of Tools to Assess Value Attainment of
Students at Upper Primary Level”, The work includes data analysis, interpretation and
report writing.
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Academic Qualifications:
3. Ph. D in International Relation, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, January 2007. The doctoral thesis was on Implementation of Oslo Accords by
Rabin-Peres Government.
M. Phil in International Relation, School of International Studies, New Delhi, 2001. The
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dissertation was on PLO’s Attitude Towards a Negotiated Settlement with Israel
M.A. in Political Science from Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1999.
B.A. Political Science and History from Berhampur University, Orissa, 1997.
Academic Achievement:
Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in Political Science, examination
conducted by the University Grants Commission, 1999.
Computer skills:
Microsoft Office, Internet, etc.
Publications:
a. Articles
Food Consumption and Calorie Intake in India, National Seminar on the results of
NSS 66th Round and Proposed Ten Year Cycle of NSS, Seminar Proceeding,
National Sample Survey Office, National Statistical Organisation, Ministry of
Statistics and programme Implementation, Government of India (20-21 June
2013).
Indira Awaas Yojana: Quantity and Quality Matters, Journal of Institute of
Information Technology and management, special Issue, volume, 4, Issue, 1,
Jan-Jun 2013.
“Preparation of Source Book on Learners’ Assessment at the Primary Level,”
URL:
http://www.ncert.nic.in/html/pdf/announcement/sourcebook/SourceBookTeam.pdf
Restoring Parliamentary Accountability: Towards more transparent governance,
Governance Now, August 1-15, 2011.
To smash terror, learn from Israel. The Pioneer, 15 December 2008.
4. URL:http://www.dailypioneer.com/143425/To-smash-terror -learn-from-Israel.html
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Food Security Bill: Time to Act,
http://www.countercurrents.org/chichuan270613.htm
Evaluation of Nutrition Security Programmes in India, Poverty First e Journal,
December 2013, Volume 1, No. 7.
Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation in India: Assessment of an experience and
impact ( Under Publication)
b. Presentation of Papers
2013: Information and Communication Technology In Agricultural Development
in India: Progress So Far, International Seminar on Food Systems Innovation
in the South And South East Asia Region, Organised by the USAID Higher
Education Solutions Network (USAID), Michigan State University and the
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, December 17 and 18,
2013, Magnolia, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
2013: Food Consumption and Calorie Intake in India, National Seminar on the
results of NSS 66th Round and Proposed Ten Year Cycle of NSS, Organised by
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (held at Bangaluru on
20-21 June 2013)
2013: An Assessment of Rural-Urban Housing Situation in India. National
Seminar on Human Rights issues in Indian Constitution: Judicial Response in
wake of decline of Representative Institutions, at Baba Balraj Panjab University
Constituent College, Balachaur, Punjab.
2013: Indira Awaas Yojana: Quantity and Quality Matters, National seminar on
Issues and Challenges in the Growth of Indian Economy, at Institute of
Information Technology and management, Janak Puri, New Delhi.
2012: Industrialization in Odisha: Challenges and Opportunities. National
Seminar on Industrialization for whom? at Motilal Nehru College, University of
Delhi, New Delhi.
5. 2009: Interface between Displacement, Rehabilitation and Governance in Orissa:
A Critique in the “National Seminar on Displacement, Resettlement and
Rehabilitation: Existing Laws and the Role of Judiciary” organized by Rajiv
Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. New
Delhi.
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c. Field Visits undertaken
As part of the project entitled “Right to Housing for Poor in India” visited Ratlam,
Madhya Pradesh to study a village called Ahimsa Gram (A composite cluster). The
objective of the visit was to understand the concept and workings of Community
Housing. The aim was also to gauge the idea of a community housing through a
discussion with the community and to understand the effect of housing on poverty
reduction particularly children, and women perspective. This study evaluates the
impact of housing on poverty reduction by taking a case study of Ahimsa Gram,
Ratlam.
d. Professional Services
2012: Participated as a discussant on “Poverty Alleviation through Adequate
Housing”, Lokashraya Foundation, New Delhi.
2008: participated as a discussant on “Dialogue with a Diplomat (H.E. Mr. Zhang
Yan, Ambassador of China”, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. New Delhi.
2008: Participated as a discussant on “Arms control, Non-proliferation and
Environment Protection talk by a Hon. Dr. Douglas Roche”, Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation. New Delhi.
2008: Participated as a rapporteur in the national conference on “the Role of
Private Sector for Inclusive Healthcare System” Rajiv Gandhi foundation, New
Delhi.
2007: Participated as a rapporteur on "Slumbering Shepherds- the State of
Regulatory Institutions in India”, Rajiv Gandhi foundation, New Delhi.
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Reference
Prof. Ashok Pankaj
Senior Fellow
Council for Social Development
Sangha Rachna
53, Lodi Estate
New Delhi - 110003.
Phones: 91-11-24615383, 24611700,
Email: ashokkpankaj@gmail.com
D. SHYAM BABU
Senior Fellow
Centre for Policy Research
Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi - 110 021
Email: dshyambabu@hotmail.com
Mobile: 99686-99990
Place: New Delhi
Date: 05/12/2014 (Niranjan Chichuan)