Dr. Birpal Singh is Professor of Panchayat Administration & Nyaya Panchayat and Chairperson, Centre for Tribal Studies and Research at the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has over twenty-two years of teaching, research, and academic administrative experience.
Before joining NLIU in September 2006, he served as a Guest Lecturer in the Departments of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Lucknow and as Faculty (MBA – HR & IR) at the Institute of Management Sciences, University of Lucknow. His academic training and fieldwork reflect a deep engagement with tribal communities, customary practices, and issues of social change in contemporary India.
He has held several academic and administrative responsibilities at NLIU, including Member, Executive Council; Member, Academic Council; Assistant Proctor; Warden (Boys’ Hostel); Member, IQAC; Member, Examination Committee; Chairman, Internal Examination Audit Committee; and Faculty In-charge, Cell for People United for Law, Education and Rehabilitation (PULER).
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- M.A. in Anthropology
- M.A. in Sociology
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Lucknow, India
- UGC-NET Qualified
His academic specialization includes Social-Cultural Anthropology and Political Sociology. His M.A. dissertation focused on “Development Prospectus among the Bhils of Mount Abu, Rajasthan,” and his Ph.D. thesis examined “Continuity and Change among the Tharus of Lakhimpur Kheri District in Uttar Pradesh.”
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- Social-Cultural Anthropology
- Sociology of Law and Legal Anthropology
- Tribal and Customary Law
- Panchayat Administration and Nyaya Panchayat
- Caste, Law and Social Justice
- Gender and Law
- Law Relating to Affirmative Action
- Law and Social Transformation
- Democratic Decentralization in Rural India
- Dr. Singh has more than forty publications in reputed national and international journals, including:
- American Anthropologist
- Environment and Social Psychology
- The Eastern Anthropologist
- The Oriental Anthropologist
- Gender Forum
- Indian Journal of Dalit and Tribal Studies and Social Action
- Journal of Social Anthropology
Books Authored / Edited
- Social Inequality and Exclusion of Scheduled Tribes in India – Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany
- Tribal Culture and Society – Mittal Publications, New Delhi
- Affirmative Action in India: Issues and Perspectives (Ed.) – Mittal Publications, New Delhi
Forthcoming Books
- Development Anthropology
- Sociology of Indian Society
He has also contributed chapters to edited volumes published by Cambridge University Press, Vietnam National University–HCMC Press, and Rawat Publications.
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- Participation in more than 100 national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops as paper presenter, resource person, keynote speaker, session chair, and organizer
- Worked on national and international research projects including UNDP–NLIU projects and a Ministry of Justice, Government of India project titled “Examining and Strengthening Informal Justice Systems in Madhya Pradesh”
Training Programmes
- Co-coordinator for 10 training programmes on Laws related to Women and Children for Government and Non-Government officers of Madhya Pradesh
- Co-coordinator for 5 training programmes on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 for members of Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees of Madhya Pradesh
- Tribal and Customary Law
- Panchayat Administration and Nyaya Panchayat
- Sociology of Law
- Legal Anthropology
- Social-Cultural Anthropology
- Sociological Theories
- Caste and Law
- Gender and Law
- Law Relating to Affirmative Action
- Law and Social Transformation
- Democratic Decentralization in Rural India
- Research Methodology
Professor (Dr.) Bir Pal Singh
Professor, Panchayat Administration & Nyaya Panchayat
Chairperson, Centre for Tribal Studies and Research
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, India
Email:- [email protected]
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