Biswaranjan Tripura
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, Loyola College
0000-0002-2406-7213
About
Biswaranjan Tripura is a faculty member in Indigenous and Tribal Studies at the Centre for Social Justice and Governance, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India. He holds BA in Economics from Loyola College,Chennai, University of Madras, an MA in Social Work with a specialization in Tribal Studies from TISS, Mumbai and a PhD in International Development Studies (passed with magna cum laude/with great distinction) from the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE), Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
Dr. Tripura was awarded the Brot für die Welt Development Scholarship to pursue his doctoral research at Germany. At TISS, currently, he teaches Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and MA Social Work students focusing on tribal studies and supervises PhD research projects.
His research interests encompass social policy, social work and social inequalities, the anthropology of state and development, Indigenous studies, decolonial studies, governance, Indigenous education, political economy, Tiprasa Studies, and Northeast India studies. His scholarly work has been published in several notable journals, including the Journal of Asian and African Studies, Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Journal of Social Work, Social Action, Frontiers in Political Science, Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Policy and Practice, Social Work with Groups, Journal of Tribal Intellectual Collective India, and Indian Journal of Dalit and Tribal Social Work.
He is the author of "Educational Experiences of Indigenous Peoples" (2014, Mittal Publication, New Delhi) and his latest single authored book is "Everyday State and Development in Northeast India" (2025, Routledge, London/New York). He is also the editor of the volume title 'Social Work Research: Methodologies in Fields of Practice' (2025, Springer Nature, Singapore).
Dr. Tripura is also an editorial board member of "Journal of Tribal Intellectual Collective India", an active member of several academic and advocacy organizations, including Tribal Intellectual Collective India, LAYA Resource Center for Adivasis and United Tiprasa Forum.
Employment
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Ruhr University Bochum PhD in International Development Studies2018 - 2023
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences Senior Assistant Professor2012 - Present
Education
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Ruhr University Bochum PhD in International Development Studies2018 - 2023
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences MA in Social Work with Specialization in Tribal/Indigenous studies2009 - 2011
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Loyola College BA in Economics (Major)2006 - 2009
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (21)
- Deconstructing F Deconstructing Feminist P eminist Perspectiv erspectives on W es on Work: Insights fr ork: Insights from Uchoi Indigenous T Uchoi Indigenous Tribal W ribal Women’s Worldview in Nor orldview in Northeast India Save
- Social Work Research: Methodologies in Fields of Practice Save
- Everyday State and Development in Northeast India Save
- Introduction: The Frame of Reference Save
- Reading “Methodologies” in Tribes and Community Development Practice: Insights from the Peripheral/Endangered Tribe of Tripura, Northeast India Save
- Trends and Scope of Social Work Research: The Indian Experience Save
- Negotiating the Everyday State in Contemporary Tripura, Northeast India Save
- From Tripura Upajati Juba Samity To TIPRA Motha: The Journey Of Indigenous Politics In Tripura Save
- Decolonizing ethnography and Tribes in India: Toward an alternative methodology Save
- Forming an alumni association relief group to address the needs of Indigenous peoples in Tripura, India during the COVID-19 pandemic Save