Dr. Sucheta Priyabadini, Joint Registrar, KIIT University has received the prestigious’ Prananath Samman-2013’ for her contribution to the field of social Science and arts.
Dr. Sucheta Priyabadini is an eminent social scientist and a known face in Orissa in the field of literature, culture and social activism. She began her academic career in Social Science from Utkal University, Orissa where she topped both Graduation and Post Graduation. She did her Ph. D from Utkal University on “Role of Mother in Educational Achievement and Social Development of Children”. She subsequently did her D.Litt. on “Social Mapping of Women Students in Engineering: A case study of Bhubaneswar”. Her academic pursuit later took her to Australia in the year 2010 for Post Doctoral Research on “Bilateral linkages between Australia and India” under Endeavour Research Award at Monash University, Melbourne. Her subsequent works focused mostly on issues relating to Gender-bias and Women Empowerment. She has several publications to her credit in National and International Journals, besides presenting research papers in various universities and Institutions. In 2007, she presented a Research paper at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic on “Breakthrough in the Glass Ceiling: Women at Cross Roads”.
In 2010, she presented a paper on “Feminine Power, Spirituality and Human wellbeing” at 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference at Melbourne, Australia. Her research work “Study on Gender-bias and social security of Asians in Australia: was published in Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, Vol.I of 2011. She has also written columns in some leading newspapers besides contributing in text books book named “Journey through the Gender Prejudices: Women in Engineering” by Lambert publisher, Germany.
Besides, having a successful academic career, she also has deep interest in music and Fine arts, which has got her several awards at State and National level.
Presently, she is working as Joint Registrar, KIIT, Bhubaneswar. Being engaged in an administrative capacity, she still considers academic pursuit and social excellence to be an unending quest.
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Source: Amit Ansari, click4college Specialist
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