“Understanding the Criminalization of Healing Practices of Jogi Nath Sapera of Rural Thar Desert.”
Areas of Interest
Medical Anthropology, Rituals and Healing, Religion and Magic, Possession and Trance, Epidemiology, Nomadism, Mobility, South Asian Nomadic Communities, Indigenous Communities, State and Land Relationship, Thar Desert's Equilibrium and Environmental Anthropology, Folklore and Social Equilibrium, Ethnography.
Work Experience
(Since 2014) Founder and Director- Centre for Dialogue, Debate and Argument - create discourse among society through Debates, Discussions, Lectures and Conferences to address the contemporary Issues of India and abroad.
(Since 2015) Freelance Journalist :Writing Opinion Articles, Detailed Reports, Columns and Interviews in National Daily Newspapers, Magazines And News Portals - Navbharat Times, Deshbandhu, Media Vigil, Caravan Magazine, News Laundry, The Citizen, The Print, News Click, Amar Ujala, Daily News, Rajasthan Patrika, Satyagrah.Scroll and Outlook Magazine.
(2018 - 2019) Chairman of Rajasthan Unit of Campaigning for Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reform : To address the human rights issues among Indigenous Community, organizing public hearings, providing legal remedies and advocating their interests.
(Since 2019) Convenor – Nayi Dishayein Program : A National Program for the preservation and promotion of centuries old Indigenous Knowledge of Nomadic Communities.
(Since 2019) Nomadic Festival : I have designed, coordinated and conducted the nomadic festival every year for the Nomadic community of India. This is the only festival of nomadic communities in India. We have organized the festival four times in the last four years.
Workshops and Presentations
(26 Aug- 4 Sep 2021) Workshop: "Nispandan'’- Designed and conducted a ten days workshop at Tribal Museum, Bhopal ( Government of Madhya Pradesh) To address the Life-Culture and Art work of the Kalbeliya Nomadic Community. It was India's first workshop for any nomadic community that highlighted different colors of their life. The Government of Madhya Pradesh invited me to conduct this workshop.
(August, 30th 2022) Performance and Presentation - Designed, Training and Presentation of Bhopa Nomadic community at Tribal Museum, Bhopal.
(August, 31st 2022) Performance and Presentation - Designed, Training and Presentation of the Kathputli Bhat Nomadic Community at Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh).
Publications
Books
Monograph on the “Kalbeliya Nomadic Community” (life- Culture of Kalbeliya) Tribal Museum, Bhopal Invited me to write this Monograph (State Government of Madhya
Pradesh) - 2021 (Book under publication).
Monograph on the Rebari the Pastoralist nomadic community (life- Culture of Rebari Nomadic Community) Tribal Museum, Bhopal Invited me to write this Monograph (State Government of Madhya Pradesh) - 2023 (Book under publication).
Book on the "Dying Arts of Nomadic Communities of Rajasthan". (Ministry of Art and Culture, State Government of Rajasthan) - 2023
(Book under publication).
Book on the “Historical Trade Routes, Borderland And Nomadic Community” - With the help of Border Security Force, Government of India (Book underwriting).
Research Papers
(January 30, 2019) On "Search of Gandhi in the Nomadic community". (Ghumantu Samuday me Gandhi ki Talash) Published in AnSI Journals and a separate chapter in a book, published by AnSI. This two day Conference was organized by Anthropological Survey of India, (AnSI), Udaipur (Rajasthan)
(Sep. 4th 2019) On Ghumntuon ko Jano- “Hamari jivan Dhawaniyan" (घुमंतुओं को जानो: "हमारी जीवन ध्वनियां".) Published in Cultural Magazine and Daily Newspaper. This two day Conference was organized by Centre For Dialogue with the support of Jawahar Kala Kendra, Department of Art and Culture, Government of Rajasthan. At JKK, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
(February 7- 8, 2020) On “Gandhi ka Bharat Or Ghumantu Samuday." (गांधी का भारत और घुमंतू समुदाय".) Published in Cultural Magazine and Daily Newspaper. This two day Conference was organized with the help of the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Rajasthan. At Ravindra Manch, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
(February 2021) On "Kalbeliya Traditions and Modernity" in a three days conference, which was organized by Tribal museum, Bhopal. My paper was published in Chaumasa Magazine - (Tribal Museum, Bhopal).
(October 2021) On "Bahurupiya's Art and Characters" in a three days conference which was organized by Tribal museum, Bhopal. My paper was published in Chaumasa Magazine (Tribal Museum, Bhopal).
(September 2022) On "Kalbeliya's Healing Practices" in a three days conference which was organized by Tribal museum, Bhopal at Ujjain. My paper was published in Chaumasa Magazine (Tribal Museum, Bhopal).
Conferences
(5- 6th May, 2018) Convener of the Conference - Possibilities of Alternative Development Model: Tribal and Nomadic Community." (विकास की वैकल्पिक व्यवस्था की संभावनाएं: जनजातीय और घुमंतू समुदाय) at Dera Shree Sadan, Rajasthan University, Jaipur.
(4 - 5, Sep. 2019) Convener of the Conference: Ghumntuon ko Jano- Hamari jivan Dhawaniyan" (घुमंतुओं को जानो: "हमारी जीवन ध्वनियां".) with the Help of Jawahar Kala Kendra, Department of Art and Culture, Government of Rajasthan. At JKK, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
(7- 8th, February 2020) Convenor of the Conference : Gandhi ka Bharat Or Ghumantu Samuday." (गांधी का भारत और घुमंतू समुदाय".) with the help of the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Rajasthan. At Ravindra Manch, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
(June 25 - 26, 2021) Convenor of the Conference : Ghumantu ko Jano: "Shikari or khad Sangrahak, Healers and Pastoralist ki Jivan Sanskriti" (घुमंतुओं को जानो: "शिकारी और खाद्य संग्राहक, हिलर और पशुचारक समुदाय की जीवन संस्कृति."at Bakrashni Panchayat Bhawan, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
(20th, October 2023) Participant in Round Table Conference: “Southern Theorising for South Asia”. Participant in this Conference Which was Organized by the Department of Anthropology, SAI, Heidelberg University, Germany.
Policy Drafting
2022- 2023- (Nomadic Policy) - The State Government of Rajasthan (India) invited me along with other experts to draft the nomadic policy for Rajasthan. It is the first Rajasthan who make and implement this Policy
Seminars
(Feb, 5th, 2015) Convenor of the Seminar: Purpose of Education : "Issues and Challenges." with Prof Yashpal - at Batra Cinema Auditorium, Delhi.
(April 15th, 2015) Convenor of the Seminar- Media in the 21st Century: Issues and challenges. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujrat.
(April, 17th 2015) Convenor of the Seminar -Indian Economy after Independence: Challenges and Opportunities. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujrat.
(April, 19th 2015) Convenor of the Seminar - Indian Politics Since Independence: Challenges and Opportunities. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
(April 21st, 2015) Convenor of the Seminar - Indian Society after Independence: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
(April 23rd, 2015) Convenor of the seminar - Public Health System of India: Issues and Challenges. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
(April 25th, 2015) Convenor of the Seminar - India’s Foreign Policy after Independence: Challenges and Opportunities. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
(May, 5th 2015) Convenor of the Seminar - Idea of India: “Social, Political, and Economical Idea”. at SPIPA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
(February, 7th, 2016) Convener of the Seminar: Constitution and Cultural Idea of India - Issues and Opportunities." (संविधान और भारत की सांस्कृतिक संकल्पना: मुद्दे और संभावनाएं.") at Batra Cinema Auditorium, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi.
(February, 24th, 2017) Convener of the Seminar - Public Institution in India: "issues and Challenges." (भारत में लोक संस्थाओं की स्थिति) -at Batra Cinema Auditorium, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi.
(March, 23rd 2018) Convenor of the Seminar - Samay Se Samvad: Naitikta Avm Nyay- (समय से संवाद: नैतिकता और न्याय) - at Maharana Pratap Sabhagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
(April, 20th 2018) Convenor of the Seminar - “Human Rights and Nomadic community”- 'मानवाधिकार और घुमंतू समुदाय' at Pushkar, Ajmer, Rajasthan.
(April, 15th, 2019) Convenor of the Seminar- Prof. Yashpal Memorial Lecture: "Hamare Samay ke Vimarsh."( प्रो यशपाल स्मृति व्याख्यान: हमारे समय के विमर्श.") at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
(May 17th, 2021) Convenor of the Seminar - Bio Medicine and Traditional Healer's :Healing, Criminalization and Livelihood."at Jhalana, jaipur (Rajasthan)
Conference Lectures
Special Lecture - Delivered a special Lecture on January, 30th, 2019 in two days Conference which was organized by AnSI, Udaipur.
Special Lecture - Delivered a special Lecture on June, 2019 in a Seminar “Indigenous Knowledge System” organized by Tribal Excellence Center, Indian Institute of Public Administration at Delhi.
Opening Lecture - Delivered the opening Lecture in three days Conference which was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh) on February 25th, 2021.
Presidential Address - Delivered the Presidential Address in three days Conference which was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh) on February 26th, 2021.
Special Lecture - Delivered the special lecture on Nomadic Community:” Life Beyond Books” घुमंतू समुदाय: “किताबों से बाहर की दुनियां” in a Public lecture series which was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh) on August 31st, 2021.
Keynote Speaker - Delivered the Keynote Address in three days Conference which was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh) on October, 26th, 2021.
Special Lecture - Delivered the Special Lecture on the “Bhopa: The Oral Historian of Rural Thar Desert” on August, 30 2022. This Lecture was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh)
Special Lecture - Delivered the Special Lecture on the “Kathputli Bhat Nomadic Community” on August, 31st 2022. This Lecture was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh)
Keynote Speaker - Delivered the Keynote Address in three days Conference which was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh) at Ujjain on September, 2022.
Conference Paper’s Review Lecture - Delivered the Paper’s Review Lecture in three days Conference which was organized by Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh) at Ujjain on September, 2022.
Teaching Experience
Delivering lectures in State Public Administration Institutions such as SPIPA, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Police Training Academy, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). Government Colleges and Universities.
Anthropological Survey of India, Udaipur ( Rajasthan). Tribal Museum, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).
