Academic Qualifications:

S.No.	Degree	Institution	Year
1	M.A.	BHU	1978
2	Ph.D.	BHU	1982

A. Teaching Experience (in years) : 35 years (approx.)

B. Areas of specialization : Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Ageing

C. Number of Ph.D. Supervised : 24

D. Number of Publications -

Books : 03

National : 30

International : 02

SLM for Open Universities : 11

E. Major Publications :

1. Older Persons in India, (ed.) Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2006.

2. Emigration and Social Change, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2005.

3. Globalisation and Ageing in India, The International Journal of Social Quality, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 2011, pp. 33-44. Berghahn Journals, New York : Oxford.

4. Adhikari, C.D.; Arvind K. Joshi, "Aged in India and Canada : The Missing Social Capital" Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2013, Jaipur, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 476-494.

5. Joshi, A.K., Special Article on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, "Dekhbhal ki Samasya aur Sarkari Prayas" (in Hindi) Yojana, New Delhi, pp. 47-49, Oct. 2011.

F. Research Projects :

One UGC Major Project on "Elder Abuse and Neglect" Completed

G. Conferences / symposia / seminars / Workshops attended :

International : 10

National : 64

H. Courses and Papers Taught :

U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. Course Work.

Indian Society and Culture

Social Research

Industrial Sociology

Social Thinkers.

I. Academic / Professional Membership :

Life Member- ISS

Life Member UP Sociological Society

Life Member ISSA

Life Member Association of Gerontology India

Life Member Academy for Social Development

Member ISA.

J. Administrative Responsibilities held :

Chief Proctor

Students Advisor

Administrative Warden

Coordinator (Social Work)

Observer (UET/PET), etc.

K. Honors & Awards received :

Prof. D.N. Mazumdar Memorial Medal awarded by The Indian Social Science Association during ISSA National Seminar, Agra, Oct. 05-07, 2014.

Delivered Prof. D.N. Mazumdar Memorial Lecture in The Indian Social Science Association National Seminar, Agra, on Oct. 5, 2014.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose National Best Teacher Award, 2013 by Vishal Bharat Sansthan, Varanasi.

Visiting Fellow, Department of Sociology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, 21-28 September, 2012.

'Kashi Ratna Award' by Indian Association of Journalist (IAJ), Varanasi, 2010 for Excellent Contribution in the field of Education, 29.5.10.

Panelist in Chiba University, 21st Century COE Programme International Symposium / The First Asian Public Policy Research Consortium Meeting, Chiba University, Japan, 27-28 March, 2006.

Convened a session at the 36th World Conference of the International Institute of Sociology, Beijing, China, July 7 � 11, 2004.

Visiting Professor- Mahamakut Buddhist University, Bangkok, Thailand, May 27 to June 7, 2000.

First Prize for Creative Writing in �Tribal Study� by the Foundation for Eastern Sociologists: A Forum for Creative Writing and Social Services, 1992, Varanasi.