Hemant Tigga

Ph.D. Research Scholar

  • Department : Tribal Studies

  • School : School for the Study of Culture

  • Institution : Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi (India)

  • Birth Date : 10 November 1988

  • Blood Group : O +ve

  • Domicile State : Jharkhand

  • E-mail : hemant.18230201002@cuj.ac.in / ricky.hemant123@gmail.com

  • Preceding Degree : Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD) - 1st class

  • Qualified UGC-NET (with JRF) : Subject - Social Work, Roll. – JH02501004, June -2019

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Information Concerning Doctoral Research

  • University Registration No. - 18230201002

  • Topic of Research : Protecting Nature Through Cultural Practices with Reference to the Oraons of Jharkhand: A Comprehensive Study

  • Supervisor : Dr. T. Neishoning Koireng

  • Research Advisory Committee : Constituted (notification)

  • Course Work Status : Completed Successfully - 16 Credits (8.5 SGPA)

  • Date of Registration-cum-Admission : 7th Sept. 2018

  • Fellowship Source : Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) [Tenure : 12-07-2019 to 11-07-2024]

  • Current Status : Writing Thesis

Paper Presentation in Seminars / Conferences

  1. Presented paper, ‘A study of the Environmental Sustainability from the Oraon folklore of Jharkhand’ at ICORM, 2020- International Conference on Recent Trends in Multidisciplinary Research.

  2. Presented paper, ‘Folksong as an Indigenous Communication of Transmitting Knowledge: A Study on the Oraons of Jharkhand’ at WOSAM, 2020- World Conference on Start-Up, Entrepreneurship, and MSME Development.

  3. Presented paper, ‘A Folkloristic Approach of the Environmental Sustainability from the traditional knowledge systems of the Oraons of Jharkhand: In the light of SDGs’ at the 3-day National Conference on Development and Resilience among Dalits in India: towards understanding the differences and diversity between and within states, by Department of Economics, University of Calicut and KILA (Kerala Institute of Local Administration).

  4. Presented paper, ‘Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development Practices through Folklore of Oraon community' in Three Day National Seminar on Life, Lore and Identity, an Interdisciplinary Approach to Folklore, by the Department of Tribal Studies, Central University of Jharkhand.

  5. Presented paper, ‘Covid-19 and Tribal communities of Jharkhand- A Folkloristic Approach’ at ‘The National virtual conference on Narrativizing Tribal Life in the context of Covid-19 (Emic and Etic Perspectives).

Publications (conference proceeding / journal / book chapter)

Book Chapter :

  • “A study of the Environmental Sustainability, from the Oraon folklore of Jharkhand” in the book titled “The Future of World Research: Recent trends in Futuristic Research”, ISBN: 979-8544599142, Published on 27th July 2021.

  • Four chapters in the book, ‘The Educational Spectrum: A collection of articles’, published by Books Clinic Publishing, ISBN No: 978-93-90655-60-1, in Feb 2020 namely :

      • ‘Society and Education’

      • ‘The importance of spirituality in Education’

      • ‘New Education Policy: Mirror of Gandhi’s Basic Education’

      • 'Can we use the power of our talks in healing others?


Book Review :

  • Review of "The Oraons of Chotanagpur' by S.C. Roy, published in Kala Kalpa, A Journal of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (UGC care listed journal), ISSN 2456-8201, Vol. 6(2), 2022.


Journal Article:

  • “Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Practices from Oraon Folklore” Journal - Kalyan Bharti (UGC care listed), Vol. 36(5), Sep. 2021.

Field Work / Data Collection – Photographs