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Sonal Mobar Roy

Assistant Professor · NIRDPR

https://researchid.co/sonalmroy
@nirdpr.org.in
14Scopus Publications
43Google Scholar Citations
3Google Scholar h-index
1Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Public Policy and Development; Governance; Social Sector Development (Poverty, Literacy, Education, and Health); Sociology of Health and Wellness; Research Methods and Methodology; Tribal/Culture Studies; Monitoring and Evaluation; Visual Anthropology and Narr...

Biography

Dr. Sonal Mobar Roy is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Wage Employment and Livelihoods at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, India. Dr. Roy earned her master’s in Social Anthropology from Lucknow University and her doctorate in Sociology from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her research interests include Sociology of Health and Education, Culture and Tribal Studies, Rural Development, and Ethnography. She is a member of international editorial boards and has been involved in teaching, training, and research at her institute. She has authored national and international publications and strives to bridge the gap between theory and practice through her writings and research. She has presented papers at universities of repute, such as Oxford University, Imperial College London, and the University of California, Berkeley. She can be reached at smobar2@gmail.com

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology from IIT Kanpur M.A. in Social Anthropology from Lucknow University

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. UGC and Its Transformative Role in Higher Education in India: A Glimpse into NEP 2020 and Digital Initiatives
    Emerald Handbook on International Higher Education Navigating Workforce and Leadership Changes in A Digital Age, 2025
  2. Spatial Analysis of the Mid Manair Dam: Assessing Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts Using GIS Technology
    Journal of Rural Development, 2025
  3. Enhancing climate resilience through natural resource management: the role of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Jharkhand
    Data Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals, 2025
  4. Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals
    Data Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals, 2025
  5. Preface
    Data Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals, 2025

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