Mir Azad Kalam
Narasinha Dutt College, University Grant Commission, India, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata
0000-0002-3009-746X
About
Dr. Mir Azad Kalam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah. He completed his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Calcutta in 2022, with a thesis titled Culture, Biology and Anthropological Demography: A Study on the Darbhangia Khotta Muslim Population of Malda District, West Bengal. Dr. Kalam has also been awarded the UGC-NET Junior Research Fellowship in 2014.
With over 10 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Kalam has contributed significantly to the academic and research community. He has supervised several ethnographic field studies among various communities in India, including the Santhal in Jharkhand, the Kumbhakar community in Kolkata, and the fishermen in Odisha. His research interests include cultural anthropology, demography, consanguinity, and socio-cultural transformations in tribal and migrant communities.
Dr. Kalam has published numerous research articles in prestigious journals, such as Scientific Reports, Human Biology, Journal of Biosocial Sciences, Journal of Bioanthropology, and The Oriental Anthropologist. He has presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences, exploring consanguinity, fertility decline, mortality, and cultural heritage. His work has also been featured in newspapers, including The Telegraph India.
He is an active member of professional organizations like the Indian Anthropological Society (IAS) and the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA).
Dr. Kalam's dedication to teaching, research, and community engagement makes him a prominent figure in the field of anthropology.
Employment
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Narasinha Dutt College ASSISTANT PROFESSOR2016 - Present
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University Grant Commission, India Junior Research Fellow2015 - 2016
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Institute of Development Studies Kolkata Research Investigator2014 - 2014
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Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha Guest Lecturer2013 - 2015
Education
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Publications (22)
- Menstrual Practices across Generations: A Tribal Case Study from Jhargram district of West Bengal Save
- Intergenerational anthropological-demographic study on the changing trajectory of age at marriage in Howrah district of West Bengal Save
- Age beyond Years: the Construction of social age and ageing in Rural Eastern India Save
- Consanguineous Marriage in Global Perspective: Anthropological Roots, Genetic Risks, Contemporary Relevance, and the Way Forward Save
- Regional Inequalities in Age at First Marriage: Evidence from Rural and Urban Howrah, India Save
- Experiences of trust, accessibility and community participation in rural sub health centres in West Bengal Save
- Generational Shifts in Fertility Behaviour: Evidences from an Ethnographic Study from Howrah District of West Bengal, India Save
- The implementation of Bal Sansad and developmental changes in a tribal village in Jharkhand: Insights from a longitudinal ethnographic study Save
- Consanguinity in twenty-first century India Save
- Consanguinity among migrants: a population-based ethnographic study from West Bengal, India Save