Social Science Researchs in North East India: Challenges and Pathways

Fr. K Jose SVD is the Founder Director of Sanskriti-North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion.  He is a life-time member of Divine Word Society (SVD) which has a number of Anthropological and Folklore Research Institutions world wide.  He is currently doing his doctoral studies in Anthropology from NEHU, Shillong.  He has presented several research papers in various international, national and regional seminars and has recently organized a national seminar on tribes and castes of North-East India.  His areas of special interest are mapping cultural change among the people of North-East India, indigenous knowledge systems for sustainable development and symbols as transmitters of culture of the people.