• Member of the Board of Management of Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mohali, sponsored by Ministry of HRD, (Department of Elementary Education and Literacy), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
• Member of the advisory Board of Human Rights Law Networking, Chandigarh .
• Member of Board of Finance, 2005-06, Panjab University , Chandigarh .
• Member of Organizing Committee of 10 th World Punjabi Conference, Chandigarh , May 28-30, 2004 .
• Life Member of North West Indian Sociological Association (NWISA).
• Member of Editorial Board of the Panjab University Research Journal (Arts).

• Chief Guest honour at the seminar on Bharat Ratan Baba Sahib Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Dalits and Globalisation, organized by Gramin Shikshan Vikas Sanghthan (GSVS) & National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR0, December 9, 2007 .
• Honoured at 7 th X-Mas celebrations, by National Christian League, Panjab University , Chandigarh , December 7, 2007 .

• Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademi conferred Bharat Rattan Dr. Ambedkar State Award at its 5 th State Conference of Dalit Writers, Mansa ( Punjab ), 16 September 2007 .
• Dr. Ambedkar Fellowship Sanman 2004 presented at 20 th National Dalit Sahitkar Sammelan organized by Bhartiya Dalit Sahit Academy, Delhi, 10-11 Dec. 2004.

• Chief Guest Honour at “Birthday Celebration of Babasaheb Ambedkar” organized by Ambedkar Mission Society, Sarmastpur, Jalandhar, 17 April 2004.
• Dr. Ambedkar Award (for outstanding and dedicated services to Dr. Ambedkar Mission) presented at International Dalit Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and 16-18 May 2003 by Association for International Dalit Conference.
• Distinguished Guest honour at Birthday celebration of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, organized by Ambedkar Mission Society, Punjab (Regd.), Jalandhar, 14 April 2003.

• Reader in Political Science, P.U., Chandigarh from June 12, 2004 continuing.
• Lecturer in Political Science, P.U. Chandigarh from 25 March 1998 . Sr. lecturer w.e.f 25 th March 1999 .
• Lecturer in Gandhian Studies, Panjab University , Chandigarh , from June 12, 1995 to March 25, 1998 .
• Lecturer in Political Science, Goa University , Goa from Feb. 22, 1995 to June 10, 1995
• Research Associate, SIS, CIPOD, JNU, New Delhi , July 21, 1992 to May 31,1995 .
• Senior Research Assistant, SIS, CIPOD, JNU, New Delhi , Jan. 20, 1992 to June 19, 1992 .
• Research Investigator, Punjab State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh , Nov. 4, 1985 to June 3, 1986 .

• “Social Exclusion, Resistance and Deras: Exploring the Myth of Casteless Sikh Society in Punjab ”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.42, No.40, October 6-12, 2007 , pp.4066-74.
• “Capital versus Labour: Globalisation, Marginalised and Crisis of Governance”, Man & Development, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, June 2007, pp. 5-28 [included in Parliamentary Documentation Vol. 33, No.15, August 1-15, 2007].
• “Untouchability in India with a Difference: Ad Dharm, Dalit Assertion and Caste Conflicts in Punjab ”, Asian Survey, ( Berkeley ) Vol.XLIV, No.6, November-December 2004 pp.895-912 [abstracted in Centre de Documentation Regards, Religion Compass Online, CSA Illumina]. Also included in the course POLS 298.3 Turmoil and Change: Politics in Modern India, Dept. of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan , Canada , Summer Study/ Travel Program 2006.
• “Untouchability, Dalit Consciousness, and the Ad Dharm movement in Punjab ”, Contributions to Indian Sociology (sage) [n. s.], Vol.38, No.3, September-December 2004, pp.323-349 [one of “The 50 Most-Frequently Read Articles in Contributions to Indian Sociology during June –September 2007].
• “The Dalit Sikhs”, Dalit International Newsletter ( Waterford USA ) Vol. 9, No.3 October 2004.
• “Limits of Untouchability, Dalit Assertion and Caste Violence in Punjab ”, in Harish K. Puri, ed., Dalits in Regional Context (Jaipur: Rawat, 2004), pp. 132-189.
• “Punjabi Dalit Parivas: Chetna Ate Sangharsh” (Punjabi Dalit Diaspora: Consciousness and Struggle), South-Asian Review (Prince George, B.C.), September 2006, pp. 22-25 & 29 [also serialized in Amritsar Timeswww.amritsartimes.com (California), August 2-8, August 9-15, and August 16-22, 2006; Nisot, October-December, 2006www.nisot.com (Canada); Hashia(Patiala), Vol.1, January-March 2008, pp.98-110. ].

• “Vishvikaran Noo Pachhere Mulkan Vich Samjhan Da Masla” (Understanding Globalisation in Under-developed Countries), in Bhim Inder Singh, ed., Vishvikaran: Vishleshan Ate Vivechan [Globalisation: Description and Analysis] (Jalandhar: Kuknus, 2006), pp. 62-69.
• “Ajoke Punjab wich Dalit Sathiti ate Chetna: Rajnitak Mulankan” (Dalit Position and Consciousness in Contemporary Punjab: Political Analysis), in Dhanwant Kaur and Jaswinder Kaur Maangat [eds.], Samkali Punjabi Samaj [Contemporary Punjabi Society], ( Patiala : Punjabi University Publication Bureau, 2006), pp. 51-55.
• “Afro-Asian Dialogue: Contesting Globalisation in the Periphery”, in Gopal Singh and Ramesh K. Chauhan (ed.), South Asia Today , ( New Delhi : Anamika: 2005).
• “Punjabi Quam, Dalit Mukti Ate Shaktikaran” (Punjabi Nationality, Dalit Emancipation and Empowerment), South Asian Review ( Prince George , B.C.) May 2005, pp. 7-12 [also published in Bhim Inder Singh, ed. Dalit Chintan: Marxi Pripekh (Marxist Perspective of Dalit Thought), (Jalandhar: Kukness Prakashan: 2005), pp. 50-63].
• “Spiritual Regeneration, Guru Ravidass and Dera Sach Khand Ballan”, Begumpura Souvenir 2004 (Jalandhar: Dera Sach Khand Ballan, 2004), pp. 117-122 [also carried in two installments in Begumpura Shaher (Jalandhar), No. 7, June 14, 2004, p. 10 and No. 8, June 21, 2004, pp. 6-7].
• “Role of Ad Dharmis: Chamar Protest in Punjab is linked to Talhan Caste Violence”. Dalit Voice, Vol. 23, No. 4, February 16-29, 2004 , pp. 11-12 [also carried in two installments in Begumpura Shaher, No. 48, March 29, 2004 , p. 9 and No. 49, April 5, 2004 , p. 9].
• “From the Anarchy to Anarchy: State and Governance Problematique”, the IndianJournal of Political Science, Vol. 62, No. 4, December 2001, pp. 520-531.
• “From Servitude To Assertion: Ambedkar’s Subaltern Approach To Nationalism and Dalit Liberation”, Social Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2001, pp. 146-170 [also available in www.ambedkartimes.com and in abridged version at www.ambedkar.org ].
• “Power v/s Dialogue: Gandhian Dialectic and Conflict Resolution”, Social Sciences Research Journal, vol. 7, Nos. 1 & 2, 1999, pp. 103-123.
• “What does Gandhi mean to the Youth?” Journal of Peace and Gandhian Studies, Vol. I, No. 2, January-March 1996, pp.75-78.

• “Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh atey Dalit Masley da Hal” [Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and Resolution of the Dalit Question], Begumpura Shaher, December 10, 2007 .
• “Punjabian dey Jaat-paati Maslayan”, Punjabi Tribune, November 11, 2007 .
• “A Conflict of New Assertions”, Tehelka, Vol. 4, Issue 27, July 8-14, 2007 [Cited in EPW, Vol.42, No.40, October 6-12, 2007 , p.4065].
• “Catastrophe in Making: Religion, Deras, and Dalits in Punjab ”, World Sikh News, June 13-19, 2007 .
• “Babu Mangoo Ram and Emancipation of the Dalits – I”, World Sikh News, June 6-12, 2007 .
• “Babu Mangoo Ram and Emancipation of the Dalits – II”, World Sikh News, May 30-June5, 2007.
• “The Elephant and the Broken Pyramid: Mayawati’s Victory Promises a new Construct for our Democracy”, Tehelka, Vol. 4, Issue 21, May 27- June 2, 2007 .
• “Mayawati and the Second Socio-cultural Revolution in UP”, World Sikh News, May16-22, 2007.
• “Punjab Vich Daltan di Rajnitak Sathithi”, Punjabi Tribune, March 19, 2007 .
• “Guru Ravidass: Prophet of Dalit Consciousness”, World Sikh News ( California ), February 14-20, 2007 . Also carried in Voice of Buddha ( New Delhi ), February 16-29, 2008 .
• “Punjabi Parvasi Dalit Chetna”, Punjabi Tribune, September 13, 2006 .
• “Baba Sahib Ambedkar, Samajak Samanta atey Loktantar”, Punjabi Tribune, April 13, 2006 .
• “Punjabi Quam vich Dalit Bhrama de Puchch-parteet kyon Nahin”, Punjabi Tribune, July 27, 2004 .
• “Punjabi Boli Satta de Galiarian to duur duur Kyon”, Punjabi Tribune, July 26, 2004 .  

• Sundeep Waslekar, A Handbook for Conflict Resolution in South Asia, Delhi: Konark Publications, 1996, Journal of Peace and Gandhian Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, Oct.-Dec. 1997, pp. 94-7.
• Sardara Singh Mahil, Sansar Viopar Sangathan atye Zrai Sankant (World Trade Organisation and Agrarian Crisis), Jalandhar: Kuknus, 2005, Amritsar Times www.amritsartimes.com ( California ), February 21-27, 2007 .
• Gopal Guru (ed.), Atrophy in Dalit Politics, Mumbai: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra, 2005, The Book Review, Vol. XXXII, No. 1, January 2008, pp.25-27.  

• “Social Exclusion, Resistance and Deras: Exploring the Myth of Casteless Sikh Society in Punjab ”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.42, No.40, October 6-12, 2007 , pp.4066-74 [Cited in Seminar 581, January 2008, p. 54].
• “A Conflict of New Assertions”, Tehelka, Vol. 4, Issue 27, July 8-14, 2007 [Citedin EPW, Vol.42, No.40, October 6-12, 2007 , p.4065].
• “Untouchability in India with a Difference: Ad Dharm, Dalit Assertion and Caste Conflicts in Punjab”, Asian Survey, (Berkeley) Vol.XLIV, No.6, November-December 2004 pp.895-912 [cited in EPW, Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 17, 2006, p. 2479].
• “Untouchability, Dalit Consciousness, and the Ad Dharm movement in Punjab ”, Contributions to Indian Sociology (sage) [n. s.], Vol.38, No.3, September-December 2004, pp.323-349. [Cited in EPW, October 27, 2007 , p.21; http://www.ediindia.org/Creed/data\Gurpreet%20Bal.htm (October 19. 2007), also one of the 50 Most-Frequently Read Articlesin Contributions to Indian Sociology continuously for the months of June –September 2007].
• “The Dalit Sikhs”, Dalit International Newsletter ( Waterford USA ) Vol. 9, No.3 October 2004 [cited inhttp://www.ambedkartimes.com/raju_kamble.htm ( October 19, 2007 ).
• “Limits of Untouchability, Dalit Assertion and Caste Violence in Punjab ”, in Harish K. Puri, ed., Dalits in Regional Context (Jaipur: Rawat, 2004), pp. 132-189 [cited in Global Networks (Blackwell) Vol. 7, No. 3, July 2007, p. 331].

• Paper presented on Dalit Assertion and Social Conflicts in Punjab, February 8-9, 2006, at Seminar on Politics in North-West India: Emerging Trends and Changing Patterns, organized by Department of correspondence Courses, Punjabi University, Patiala [cited in Diviner – A Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 2, Feb-July 2007, pp.128 & 134].

• “Making Sense of Caste Violence in Talhan: A View from Within”, presented at Regional Seminar on Media and Communal Harmony in Multi-Cultural Society, organized by IDC, Chandigarh in association with Press Institute of India, New Delhi, Communication Management Foundation, New Delhi and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, New Delhi, September 27-28, 2003 [cited in John C.B. Webster, “The Dalit Sikhs: A History”, in Tony Ballantyne (ed), Textures of the Sikh Past (New Delhi: OUP, 2007), p. 148].
• Paper presented on Reading Caste with Ambedkar, at Weekly Seminar, of the Dept. of Sociology, Panjab University , Chandigarh January 23, 2002 [cited in Indian Social Science Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, July-December 2005, p.117].
• Paper presented on Untouchability and the question of Dalit Identity: A Critique of Ad Dharam Movement at National Seminar on Liberalistion, Dalits and the State, organized by the Department of Sociology, Panjab University , Chandigarh , May 3-4, 2001 [cited in EPW Vol. 37, No. 3, August 3-9, 2002 , p. 3245 ].

• “Punjabi Sabhiachar, Punjabi Bolie atey Punjabi Darshan”, presented at The First Panjab University World Punjabi Conference, Chandigarh , March 30-31, 2008 .
• “Punjabi Quam dae Jati ate Jamati Masley” presented at 3 rd World Punjabi Conference, organized by South Asian Review ( Prince George ), Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall, Jalandhar, Punjab , February 15-18, 2007 .
• “Punjabi Dalit Parivas: Chetna Ate Sangharsh” presented at 22 nd international Punjabi Development Conference, organized by the Department of Punjabi Languages, Punjabi University, Patiala, February 1-3, 2006.
• “Contemporary Society and Political Analysis” presented at 21 st International Punjabi Development Conference, organized by The Department of Punjabi Languages, Punjabi University , Patiala , March 10-12, 2005 .
• “Burden of Past and Vision of Equality: Political Sociology of Jat-Dalit Conflicts” presented at International Conference on Punjab Peasantry in Turmoil, organized by Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Punjabi University, Patiala, January 27-28, 2005 [also available at www.ambedkartimes.com]
• “Punjabi Nation and Dalit Emancipation” (Punjabi), presented at Second World Punjabi Conference, organized by the South Asian Review and Sahit Sabha, Prince George, Canada, June 28-July 1, 2003.
• “Contextualising Ad Dharm Movement (Punjab): Dalit Consciousness, Social Justice and Cultural Transformation”, presented at International Dalit Conference, organized by Association for International Dalit Conference Inc., Vancouver, Canada, May 16-18, 2003.
• “Agenda for Conflict Resolution: Theoretical Dimensions”, paper presented at International Seminar on Violence in India: Prospect and Prognosis organized by Institute for Development and Communication, Chandigarh , January 18-20, 1998 .
• “Domestic Challenges to World Peace: Crumbling Borders between Domestic and International Politics”, paper presented at International Seminar on Geo-Politics of Peace, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, January 16-18, 1988.

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Social Democracy, Globalisation and Dalits in India ”, presented at National seminar on Development Experience of Dalits in India : the Unresolved Issues in Democracy, Equality and Freedom, organized by Dept. of Sociology, Himachal Pradesh University , Shimla, March 28-29, 2008 (on March 29).
• “Regional Specificities, Caste Hierarchies Dalit Politics in Punjab ”, presented at National seminar on Socio-Economic & Political Transformation of Dalits and the State in India : A Geographical Appraisal, organized by Dept. of Geography, Panjab University , Chandigarh , March 17-18, 2008 (on March 17).
• “Punjab Vich Dalit Chetna de Sroot” [Sources of Dalit Consciousness in Punjab], presented at seminar on Dalit Chetna in Punjab, organized by Dalit Chetna Manch Punjab Regd., Mohali, January 20, 2008.
• “Self Versus Other: Morality in Public Life”, presented at national seminar on Morality and Public Life, organized by Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, January, 17-18, 2008 (on 18 th January, also Chaired the fifth session the same day).
• “Right to Information Act 2005 and Good Governance”, presented at seminar on Right to Information, organized by The Political Science Department of S.G.G.S. Khalsa College, Mahilpur, January 11, 2008 .
• “Understanding Dalit Assertion in Punjab ”, presented at seminar on Ikyvi Saadi Vich Parvesh Kar Raeha Punjab: Samaj de Saravpakhi Vikas de Sandarab Vich, organized by Punjab Basha Academy and Punjab Academy of Social Sciences, Literature and Culture, Jalandhar, November 24-25, 2007 .
• “Understanding Dalit Assertion in North India ”, presented at seminar on Samkalin Bharatiya Sahitya Mein Samajik Nayaya Ki Avadharana: Vishesh Sandarbh Dalit Sahitya, organised by IIAS, Shimla, November 14-16, 2007 (also chaired the Sixth Session: Poetry, Fiction: Realism, Rebellion and Interrogation).
• “Status of Human Rights of Dalits in Punjab ”, presented at Workshop-cum-consultancy on Dalit Rights, organised by Human Rights Law Networking Chandigarh, October 28, 2007 .
• “Shaheed-e-Azam “Bhagat Singh and the Question of Untouchability”, presented at seminar on Bhagat Singh and his Legends, organised by the World Punjabi Centre, Punjabi University Patiala, October 22-23, 2007 .
• “Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Social Justice”, presented at seminar dedicated to the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, organized by Dr. Ambedkar Chetna Society, Banga, April 29, 2007 .
• “Globalisation, Dalits and Labour”, presented at seminar on Labourer, Labour and Globalisation, organized by Dalit Chetna Manch Punjab (Regd), April 28, 2007 .
• “Social Exclusion and Dalits in Punjab ”, presented at National seminar on Social Exclusion, State and Globalisation, organized by Ambedkar Centre, Panjab University , Chandigarh , March 29-30, 2007 .
• “Human Rights and Dalit Consciousness in Punjab ”, presented at UGC sponsored National seminar on Human Rights and Duties Education, organized by Khalsa College Amritsar, March 23, 2007 .
• “ Situating Subordination in Regions within a Region: Dilemmas of Dalit Solidarity in East Punjab” presented at National seminar on Regions within Regions: Rethinking State Politics in India, organized by Dept. of Political Science, Panjab University, February 26-27, 2007.
• “Contesting Globalisation in the Periphery”, presented at seminar on Globalisation, Social Institutions and Values, organized by Dev Samaj College for Women, Chandigarh , February 3, 2007 .
• “Patterns of Dalit Population in Punjab”, presented at National seminar on Population, Environment and Development in the Northwestern India, organized by the Dept. of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 1- 2, 2007.
• “Identity Formation Among the Dalits of Punjab : Some Critical Reflections”, presented at UGC sponsored National seminar on Participatory Democracy: New Context, New Challenges – Inclusion and Exclusion, organised by Dept. of Correspondence Studies, PU, Chandigarh , January 23-24, 2007 .
• “Ad Dharm Movement and Dalit Consciousness in Punjab ”, presented at a National seminar on India since the 1990s and Social Science Research, organised by ICSSR ( North-Western Regional Center ), PU, Chandigarh , January 18-19, 2007 .
• “Human Rights: Dalit Consciousness and Caste Conflicts in Punjab”, presented at UGC sponsored National seminar on Status of Human Rights in Punjab, organised by Lajpat Rai DAV College Jagraon, November 30 -December 1, 2006.
• “Human Rights: Dalit Consciousness and Caste Conflicts in Punjab”, presented at a UGC sponsored National seminar on Evolution of the Concept of Human Rights and Emerging Dimension of Human Rights, organised by Shri Guru Gobind Singh College, Chandigarh, November 29-30, 2006 (presented on 29 th November, 2006).
• “World Punjabi Conferences and Indo-Pak Cooperation”, presented at UGC sponsored seminar on Conflicts and Cooperation in South-Asia, organised by R.R.M.K. Arya Mahila Mahavidyala, Pathankot, November 25-26, 2006 (presented on 25 th November, 2006 ).
• “Critically Analyzing Human Rights: Trends and Dimensions”, presented at UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Human Rights, organized by SDSPM College for Women, Rayya (Amritsar), October 28,2006.
• “Spiritual Regeneration, Dalit Consciousness and Dera Sach Khand Ballan”, presented at Seminar on Pirs, Sants and Babas of Punjab: Their Role in Social, Religious and Political Spheres, organized by RSD College, Ferozepur City, March 4, 2006.
• “Human Rights, Civil Society and Democracy”, presented at Seminar on Is Terrorism a Threat to Indian Democracy? Organized by Department of Political Science, Guru Nank College , Muktsar, February 21-22, 2006 .
• “Contesting the ‘Essential’: Relocating Dalits in India’s Globality” presented at National Seminar on India’s Globality: Politics of Resistance, Recovery, Relocation and Reinvention, organized by Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh (UGC Special Assistance Program), February 9-10, 2006.
• “Dalit Assertion and Social Conflicts in Punjab” presented at Seminar on Politics in North-West India: Emerging Trends and Changing Patterns, organized by Department of correspondence Courses, Punjabi University, Patiala, February 8-9, 2006 (present on February 8, 2006) [cited in Diviner – A Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 2, Feb-July 2007, pp.128 & 134].
• “Dalit Identity Formation in Punjab : Cultural Transformation, Spiritual regeneration and Political Assertion” presented at Seminar on Dalit Identitywith Special reference to Punjab , organized by Govt. college for Women, Ludhiana on January 18, 2006 .
• “Punjabi Sahit Sabhayachar Paripekh”, presented at Seminar on Vishav Vatavaran: Sambhal Ate Chunotiyan, organized by Samvedna, Chandigarh , December 16, 2005 .
• “Dalit Consciousness and Challenges of Democracy in India ”, presented at National Seminar on Democracy and Civil Society:Salient Issues for North Western India, organized by Dept. of Philosophy, Panjab University , Chandigarh , September 19-20, 2005 .
• “Dalit Manukh Da Bavikh Ate Jota Vitkara” presented at Seminar organized by Dalit Chetna Manch Punjab at Bakarpur, Mohali, May 8, 2005 .
• “Understanding Globalization in the Periphery”, presented at National Seminar on Globalization: Prospects and Challenges for India, organized by Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara, Feb. 19, 2005 .
• “Myths, Worship and Syncretic Religion – A Study of Perceptions in Doaba Punjab, presented at the Weekly Research Seminar, organizedd by Department of Sociology, P. U. Chandigarh, February 2,2005
• “Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Dalit Consciousness”, presented at Seminar on The Role of Sikhs ad Dalits in the Future of South-Asian Sub-Continent, organized by Department of Philosophy and Sikh Student Federation, January 19, 2005 .
• “Critically Analyzing Regionalism in the Context of Globalization”, presented at National Seminar on Regionalism – A threat to Indian Nation-state (in the context of North-western States), organized by Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, November 29-30, 2004 (presented on 30 November).
• “Social Transformation and Empowerment of Dalits and Women at the Grass-root” presented at Workshop on The Empowerment of Dalits and Women through Reservation in Panchayati Raj Institution of North-west India, organized by Ambedkar Center , Department of Sociology, P. U. Chandigarh, November 29-30, 2004 (presented on 29 November).
• “Understanding Social Injustice in India ”, presented at Seminar on Justice to Weaker Section of the Society, organized by Chandigarh People’s Welfare Forum and Punjab and Haryana High Court Advocates’ Committee on Judicial Accountability, Chandigarh , November 6, 2004 .
• “Dalit Consciousness and Literature in Punjab ”, presented at National Seminar on Creativity and the State in Contemporary India, organized by IIAS, Shimla at India International Center , New Delhi , April 25-26, 2004 .
• “Dalit Assertion and Caste Conflicts in Punjab ”, presented at Workshop on Dalit Assertion and Emerging Politics in Punjab and Haryana, organized by Ambedkar Center and Department of Sociology, P.U., Chandigarh , March 19, 2004 .
• “Dalit Consciousness in Punjab: Spiritual Regeneration, Guru Ravidass and Dera Sach Khand Ballan”, presented at National Seminar on State Politics: Analysing the Emerging Trends, Organized by Department of Political Science, P.U., Chandigarh, March 17-18, 2004.
• “Human Rights in Punjab with Special Reference to the Dalits”, presented at National Seminar on Human Rights Today: India’s Quest for A New Moral Bedrock, organized by Department of philosophy, P.U., Chandigarh , February 19-20, 2004 .
• “Expanding Individual in Shrinking Familial Space: Dilemmas of Family in Contemporary India”, presented at National Seminar on Family in Contemporary India: Changes and Challenges, organized by Department of Sociology, P.U., Chandigarh, February 12-14, 2004.
• “Higher Education And the Downtrodden: Emancipation V/S Employment” presented at Seminar on Quality of Higher Education in India: The Challenge of Change, organized by Panjab University , Chandigarh , November 18-19, 2003 .
• “Dalit Sikhs and Dalit Consciousness in Punjab ”’ presented at the Weekly Research Seminar, organized by Department of Sociology, Chandigarh , November 5, 2003
• “Making Sense of Caste Violence in Talhan: A View from Within”, presented at Regional Seminar on Media and Communal Harmony in Multi-Cultural Society, organized by IDC, Chandigarh in association with Press Institute of India, New Delhi, Communication Management Foundation, New Delhi and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, New Delhi, September 27-28, 2003 [cited in John C.B. Webster, “The Dalit Sikhs: A History”, in Tony Ballantyne (ed), Textures of the Sikh Past (New Delhi: OUP), p. 148].
• “Globalization And Marginals: From Market to Governance”, presented at National Seminar on Globalization and The Underprivileged: Perceptions, Fears and Consequences, organized by Department of Sociology, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, February 8-9, 2003.
• “Capital V/S Labour: Globalisation or ‘Workers of the World Unite’ ”, presented at Seminar on Globalisation and Political Economy of North-West India, organized by Department of Political Science, SGGS College , Chandigarh , December 6-7, 2002 .
• “Reading Caste with Ambedkar”, presented at Weekly Research Seminar, organized by Dept. of Sociology, Panjab University , Chandigarh , January 23, 2002 [cited in Indian Social Science Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, July-December 2005, p.117].
• “Untouchability and the question of Dalit Identity: A Critique of Ad Dharam Movement”, presented at National Seminar on Liberalistion, Dalits and the State, organized by the Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, May 3-4, 2001 [cited in EPW Vol. 37, No. 3, August 3-9, 2002, p. 3245].
• “Indian Renaissance, Dalit Consciousness and Politics of Situational Response”, paper presented at Seminar on Dalit Consciousness and Social Change in Punjab, sponsored by Department of Welfare of SCs and BCs, Punjab, organized by School of Punjabi Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Nov. 29-30, 1999.

• “Region-Religion Problematique” Paper Presented at National Seminar on Dynamics of Regional Politics in the States of North-West India, organized by the Deptt. of Political Science, Panjab University , Chandigarh on March 26-27,1998 .
• Urbanization, Urban Youth Conflicts and Conflict Resolution”, Paper presented at National Symposium on Youth in Urban Areas, organized by IDC, Chandigarh , February 3-5, 1997 .
• “Conflict Prevention and Resolution: Prospects for Peace” (co-authored), paper presented at Deptt. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University , Sweden , May 21, 1993.

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Workshops : International

• International Seminar on Bhagat Singh and his Times organised by Indian Council of Historical Research in collaboration with the Institute of Punjab Studies , Chandigarh , September 27-29. 2007.
• International Conference on Exploring the Possibilities of Cooperation in Global Context organised by World Punjabi Centre, Punjabi University , Patiala , December 26-28, 2006 .
• 23 rd International Punjabi Development Conference organised by Dept. of Development of Punjabi Language, Punjabi University , Patiala , December 14-16, 2006 .
• International Conference on Contribution of Different Faiths and Communities for World Peace, organized by Christian Institute for Religious Studies, Baring Union Christian College, Batala, September 20, 2006.
• International Seminar on NGOs and Women’s Empowerment: Indian and Canadian Experiences, organized by Canadian Study Center and ICSSR, North-West Regional Center, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 23-24, 2006.
• International Consultation on Identifying Peace Issues for Research in South Asia organized by Institute for Development and Communication, Chandigarh , December 5-7, 2005 .
• International Seminar on Creative Forms of Punjabi Culture, organized by Punjabi Academy, Delhi and DCC, P. U. Chandigarh, February 28-March 1, 2005.
• World Punjabi Conference, 2004 , organized by Punjabi University , Patiala , December 1-3, 2004 .

• Tenth World Punjabi Conference, Chandigarh, May 28-30, 2004, (Panelist in the panel discussion on Economic Cooperation, between the two Punjab: A Burning issue).
• World Punjabi Conference, organized by World Punjabi Congress Committee, Lahore, January 29-31, 2004.

• International seminar on Mid-West and Central Asia , organized by P.U., and IIAS, Shimla at Chandigarh , January 21-23, 2004 .
• International Seminar on the Life, Teachings and Philosophy of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji, organized by Sri Guru Ravidas Foundation, India , Panjab University , Chandigarh , August 16, 2003 .

• International Seminar on Science, Technology and Society, organized by Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh, January 29-31, 2003.
• Roundtable on Power Cycle Theory: War and Peace in South Asia, organized by Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, November 19-20, 2002.
• International Conference on Rethinking Boundaries: Geopolitics, Identities and

Sustainability, organized by Center for the Study of Geopolitics, Panjab

University, Chandigarh, February 21-26, 2000.

• International Seminar on Political Landscapeson the Threshold of 21 st Century

and Emerging Patterns , organized by I.G.U. Commission on the World Political

Map at Panjab University , Chandigarh , on December 13-15, 1999 .

• International Seminar on Globalizations and India organized by SIS, JNU, New Delhi , January 14-17, 1999 .
• International Round Table Conference on India and Hungary : Perspectives on the Changing World Order , Center for Russian, Central Asian and East European Studies, SIS, JNU, New Delhi , November 17-18, 1998 .

National

• National seminar on The Other Side of Politics: People’s Movements in India, organised by Dept. of Political Science, Panjab University Chandigarh, March 14-14, 2008 (chaired a session on March14).
• National seminar on Indian Ideas of Freedom, organized by Dept. of Political Science (UGC Special Assistance Programme) Panjab University Chandigarh & ICSSR Northwest Regional Centre, February 21-23, 2008.

• National seminar on Person, Consciousness and Culture, organized by Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 6-8, 2008.

• National seminar on Ideological and Cultural Significance of Guru Nanak Bani in the Present Scenario, organized by Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh in collaboration with Harayana Punjabi Sahit Academy & ICSSR, Chandigarh, December 6, 2007.

• U.G.C. sponsored seminar on Consciousness, Culture and Creativity: Indian and Western Perspectives, organized by Department of Philosophy, Panjab University Chandigarh, December 4-5, 2007.

Regional Workshop on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, organized by Women’s Resource and Advocacy Centre, Chandigarh, November 22-23, 2007.

• Roundtable Discussion on Agrarian Crisis and Food Security of India, organized by IDC, Chandigarh, November 17, 2007.
• National seminar on The Contribution of the Udasis to Sikh History, organised by Gobind Sadan Institute for Advanced Studies in Comparative Religions, New Delhi, September 21, 2007.
• National seminar on Science and Spirituality in the Indian Context, organized by Dept. of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, August 9-10, 2007.
• Seminar on India Envisioned by Ambedkar, organized by Ambedkar Social Justice Forum India (Regd), Chandigarh, March 24, 2007.
• National Seminar on Moral Goodness and Human Nature, organized by Dept. of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 14-15, 2007.
• National seminar on Ideological & Cultural Perspective of Guru Arjan’s Bani, organized by Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University, in collaboration with Punjabi Akademy, Delhi & ICSSR Northwestern Regional Centre Chandigarh, March 8-9, 2007.
• National Seminar on Foundations of Social Life in India: Cultural, Aesthetic and Religious, organised by Department of Philosophy, P.U., Chandigarh, December 6-8, 2006.
• Seminar on Impact of Globalization on the Landless Dalit Workers, organized by Punjab Khet Majdoor Union, Dehati Majdoor Sabha, Punjab and Pendo Majdoor Union (Mashal), on October 25, 2006.
• Seminar on Why Babasaheb Embraced Buddhism organised by Dr. Ambedkar Study Circle (Regd.), Chandigarh, October 14, 2006.
• National seminar on The Life, Teaching and Philosophy of Shri Guru Ravidass Ji, organised by Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Regd.), PGI, Chandigarh, September 15, 2006.
• Seminar on The present Economic Condition of Punjab and the Future of Dalits, organized by Dalit Chetna Manch, Punjab (Regd.) at Mohali, April 28, 2006.
• Seminar on Values from Different Perspectives, organized by Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 27-28, 2006 (participated on March 27 th, 2006).
• Seminar on Life and Philosophy of Baba Saheb B. R. Ambedkar, organisd by Dr. Ambedkar Chetna Society, Banga, April 16, 2006.
• National Seminar on Technology and Society – Issues and Interface with Special Reference to India, organized by department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 16-17, 2006.
• Workshop on Economic and Social Backwardness Among Sikhs, organized by Indian Social Institute and National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, New Delhi, February 17, 2006.
• Workshop on Dissemination on Punjab Human Development Report 2004, organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 17-18, 2006 (participated on February 18, 2006).
• Seminar on The Role of Sufis in the Making of Medieval Punjab, organized by Dept. of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh, December 13-14, 2005.
• Conference on Samkali Sarokar: Samajik Sabhyacharak, Bhasha Ate Samaj-Vigyan Prasang Vich (Punjabi), organized by Punjab Academy of Social Sciences, Literature and Culture at Jalandhar, November 26-27, 2005.
• National Seminar on Life and Works of Maharishi Valmiki, organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh, October 13-15, 2005.
• National Seminar on Social transformation in North-Western India during the Twentieth Century, organized by Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh, September 7-9, 2005.

• National Seminar on 400 year of Sri Guru Granth Sahib organized by Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University , Chandigarh in collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi , August 22-23, 2005 . (Participated on August 22, 2005 ).
• Social Scientists Meet on Emerging Problems of Social Sciences in the Context of Globalization organized by ICSSR (North – Western Regional Center ), Chandigarh , July 26, 2005 .
• Workshop on Measurement of Social Variables: Towards Standardization organized by Deptt. of Sociology and IASSI, New Delhi at Chandigarh , May 5-6, 2005.
• Workshop on Politics of Discourses on Secularism and Communalism: Implications for Research in History, organized by IDC, Chandigarh , April 21, 2005 .
• Seminar on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Philosophy and Dalit Liberation in India, organized by Deptt. of Sociology ( Ambedkar Center ) March 28, 2005 .
• National Seminar on Politics of Globalization, Identity and Development, organized by UGC Special Assistance Programme, Deptt. of Political Science P.U., Chandigarh , March 23-24, 2005 .
• Seminar on Comprehensive Security, organized by Delhi Policy Group and Panjab University, March 9, 2005.
• Seminar on The Role of Economy and Education in Social Equality in the Twenty-first Century, organized by the office of District Welfare Officer, Patiala, March 5, 2005.
• National Seminar on The Future of Rural Development in North-west India, organized by Department of Sociology, P. U. Chandigarh, February 24-25, 2005.
• A Seminar on Violence against Women in the State of Punjab, organized by Center for Women’s Studies and Development, P.U., Chandigarh , Feb. 7, 2005 .
• Seminar on Indo-Pak Relations, organized by Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak College for Girls, Muktsar, January 22. 2005.

• Regional Workshop on Autonomy of Higher Education Institutions, organized by Central Advisory Board of Education at P. U. Chandigarh, January 20-21, 2005.

• Seminar on Issues in Inter-Disciplinary Research: Special Context; Literature and Social Sciences, organized by ICSSR Chandigarh and Department of Hindi, P. U. Chandigarh, January 14-15, 2005.
• National Consultation on Police and Community Interface: Problematics and Remedies, organized by IDC, Chandigarh , December 12-13, 2004 .

• Seminar on Dalits’ Future, organized by Vigilant Brotherhood (International), December 4, 2004.

• National Seminar on 400 th Prakash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, organized by Shri Guru Gobind Singh College , Chandigarh , November 6-7, 2004 , (participated on 7 th November).
• Seminar on Narrative Patterns of Contemporary Punjabi Novel, organized by Department of Evening, P. U. Chandigarh and International Center for Punjabi Studies at Chandigarh, October 31, 2004.
• Workshop on Social Empowerment through Information Technology organized by IDC Chandigarh, AMIC-India and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, New Delhi, at Chandigarh, September 22-23, 2004.
• Seminar on 400 years of Shri Guru Granth Sahib, organized by P. U. and ICSSR Chandigarh, September 21,2004.
• National Seminar on Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of the Future of Humanity, organized by Sri Aurobindo Society, Chandigarh, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and IIAS, Shimla, at Chandigarh, September 18-19, 2004.
• Seminar on Coalition Governments and Activities of Political Parties, organized by Punjab Academy of Social Sciences, Literature and Culture and Punjabi Bhasha Academy, Jalandhar at Chandigarh, April 18, 2004.
• Seminar on Rural Development, organized by Punjab Development Society and ICSSR North-Western Regional Center, P.U., Chandigarh, March 27-28, 2004.
• Seminar on Corruption and Quality of Governance, organized by Department of Public Administration, P.U., Chandigarh, March 13, 2004.
• Workshop on Impact of Special Component Plan on the Scheduled Castes in the State of Punjab-Measures for Effective Implementation, organized by Department of Sociology, P.U., Chandigarh and Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Punjab, January 28-29, 2004.
• Workshop on Youth for Democracy, organized by Ambedkar Center, P.U., Chandigarh in collaboration with Indian Social Institute, New Delhi and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, New Delhi, October 30-31, 2003.
• Regional Seminar on Participatory Research and Agenda for Social Transformation, organized by PRIA, Haryana and Center for Women’s Studies and Development, P.U., Chandigarh, August 29-30, 2003.

• Seminar on Human Rights Awareness and Enforcement, organized by IGP, Ambala, Haryana, July 26, 2003.

• Symposium on the People of OBC Are Not Enemies, But Are Brothers of SC/ST and Minority Communities, organized by BAMCEF, Chandigarh , April 19, 2003 .
• Colloquium on Role of Youth In Building Bridges of Amity And Social Harmony, Organized by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smriti, New Delhi and Yuvsatta, Chandigarh, April 13, 2003.
• Seminar on Marxwadi Sahit Aalochna Ate Samkali Sarokar, organized by Panjabi Sahitya Academy , Ludhiana , February 22-23, 2003 .
• Seminar on Rethinking Women: Culture, Literature and Media, organized by MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh , February 15, 2003 .
• Seminar on Dynamics of India’s Security in the North Western Region: Challenges and Responses, organized by Center for Defense and National Security Studies, Panjab University, February 13-14, 2003.

• Symposium on Power, Violence and Society, organized by Punjab Academy of Social Sciences, Literature and Culture, and Punjabi Bhasha Academy, Jalandhar in collaboration with Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad, December 1, 2002

• Seminar on Imperialist Globalization and Indian Response, organized by All India Peace and Solidarity Organization, Chandigarh, November 16, 2002.

• Seminar on Punjab Di Kisani Da Sankat (Crisis of Punjab Peasantry), organized by Punjab Academy of Social Sciences, Literature and Culture, Jalandhar, October 19-20, 2002.

• National Seminar on Science, Society, Values and Consciousness, organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh and Center for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi, May 27-28, 2002.
• National Seminar on Democracy, Development and Discontent In South Asia, organized by Department of Political Science, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla on May 13-15, 2002.
• Seminar on Life and Philosophy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, organized by Ambedkar Institute, Mohali, April 29, 2002 .

• Seminar on History, Literature and Society: Treatment of Social Problems inPunjabi Fiction During the Twentieth Century, organized by Institute of Punjab Studies and Sheikh Baba Farid Chair, Panjab University, Chandigarh, April 19-21, 2002.

• Panel discussion on the Life, Mission and Works of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar , organized by Department of Laws, Panjab University , Chandigarh , March 30, 2002 .
• National Seminar on Rethinking Indian Foreign Policy, organized by Department of Political Science and Center for the Study of Geopolitics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 26, 2002.

• Seminar on Freedom From Socio-Cultural And economic Injustice, Organized by Department of political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 26-27, 2002.

• Seminar on Rethinking Indian Federalism with Special Reference to North-WesternRegion, organized by Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, January 28, 2002.

• Bhopal Conference on Charting a New Course for Dalits for the 21 st Century, organized by Madhya Pradesh Government, Bhopal, January 12-13, 2002.

• Seminar on Punjab Wich Dalit Varg Di Sathiti, organized by Shergill Memorial College , Mukandpur (Nawanshahr), October 12, 2001 .

• Workshop on Female Foeticide/Infanticide, organized by Center for Women Studies and Development, Panjab University, August 29-30, 2001.

• Seminar on Regional Dialogue on Dimensions of Violence: Culture, Society and State, organized by Department of Sociology, Panjab University , Chandigarh , April 11-12, 2001 .
• Colloquium on Women & Peace, Organized by The British Council and Center for Women’s Studies and Development, University of Delhi, March 17-19, 2001.

• Seminar on Autonomy Debate in Comparative Perspective: J & K and Punjab, Organized by Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 12, 2001.

• Regional Workshop on Gender and Law Enforcement, sponsored by National
• Commission for Women, organized by Center for Women Studies and Development, Panjab University , on February 23-24, 2001 .
• Seminar on Prevention and Detention of Corruption, Organized by State Vigilance Bureau, Haryana, December 18, 2000 .

• Seminar on Autonomy: A Shift in Federal Equations – New Parameters, Organized by Govt. College for Women, Ludhiana, November 25, 2000.

• National Seminar on Social Transformation of Indian Society: Post-Independence Era, Organized by Department of Sociology, P. U. Chandigarh, March 9-11, 2000 .

• National Seminar on Economic Development and Social Transformation in Northwest India, organized by Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 11-13, 1999.

• National Conference on Globalisation and National Security, organized by Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, February 3-5, 1999.
• National Seminar on Dalit and Backward Castes Mobilization in Contemporary North India, organized by Department of Political Science, P.U. Chandigarh, December 4-5, 1998.
• Consultation Workshop on Police Reforms and Human Rights, IDC, Chandigarh , November 5, 1998 .
• National Seminar on Culture, History and Time, Deptt. of Philosophy, P.U. Chandigarh, October 10-11, 1998 .
• Workshop on Militancy affected by Children in Punjab , organized by Institute for Development and Communication, Chandigarh , May 16,1998 .
• National Seminar on Elimination of Inequality with Reference to Caste System in India , Deptt. of Philosophy, P.U. Chandigarh, March 9 -10, 1998.
• National Seminar on Culture and Development, Department of Sociology, Panjab University , Chandigarh , February 26-28, 1998 .
• Seminar on Urban Governance in Punjab Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi , (organized in Chandigarh ) November 21-22, 1997 .
• Workshop on Inter-State Migrant Labour Deptt. of Sociology, Panjab University , Chandigarh , on September 26-28, 1997 .
• National Seminar on Modes of Conflict Resolution and Gandhian Thought, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi , February 5-7,1997 .
• National Seminar on Gandhi in India Today , Deptt. of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University , Chandigarh , October 1-3, 1996 .
• National Seminar on M.N. Roy and the National Idea organized by National Integration Chair, Punjabi University, Patiala, September 16-17, 1996.
• Seminar on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Weaker Sections organized by the Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, June 21, 1996.
• IPSA Regional Conference on Democratization in Asia , Deptt. of Political Science, Panjab University , Chandigarh , January 28-31, 1996 .
• National Youth Colloquium on Gandhi organized by Gandhi Samriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi , December 15-17, 1995 .
• Seminar on Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ideas Today, Deptt. of Political Science, Kurukshetra University , November 3-4, 1995 .
• National Workshop on Women Development and Gender Justice organized by Institute of Development and Communication, Chandigarh , September 25-27, 1995 .
• Thematic Approaches in International Relations , organized by School of International Studies , JNU and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, November 28 to December 10, 1988 .
• National Seminar on Dalit and Backward Castes Mobilization in Contemporary North India, organized by Department of Political Science, P.U. Chandigarh, December 4-5, 1998.
• Annual Extension Lectures on Major Issues in Contemporary International Relations, School of International Studies, JNU, 1987.

Special/extension lectures, /Keynote addresses/Presided over/Seminar organized

• Extension lecture on: Civil Society and Governance, at Lovely Institute of Law, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, April 21, 2008.

• Extension lecture on: Dr. Ambedkar, Market and Caste, at 117 th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, organized by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Society (Emp.) Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur), April 18, 2008.
• Extension lecture on: Dr. Ambedkar and Social Justice, at 117 th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, organized by Ambedkar Sena, Phagwara (Kapurthala), April 14, 2008 (during night).

• Extension lecture on: Dr. Ambedkar and Social Democracy in India, at Janam Diwas of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Ji, organized by Ambedkar Force Punjab, Hoshiarpur, April 14, 2008.

• Extension lecture on: Violence, Structural Violence and Human Rights in India, at Refresher course on “Human Rights and Gender Studies”, organized by Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 7, 2008

• Extension lecture on: Understanding Human Rights: Theoretical Dimensions, at Refresher course on “Human Rights and Gender Studies”, organized by Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 5, 2008.

• Extension lecture on: Understanding Democracy in India, organized by Dept. of Political Science, S.D. College for Women, Moga, February 19, 2008.

• Keynote address on National seminar on: Relevance of the Philosophy of Guru Ravidass Ji Today, organized by the History Association, JC DAV College, Dasuya (Hoshiarpur), February 28, 2008.

• Extension lecture on: Thinking World Polity: A Holistic View, organized by Forum for Integration of Science & Spirituality, Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Chandigarh, November 18, 2007.
• Presided over Guru Vandan-Chatra Abhinandan, organised by Bharat Vikas Parishad (regd.) Mohali, 29 September 2007 .
• Extension lecture on: Exploring Peace amidst Anarchy: World Polity – Form and Feasibility, organised by Forum for Integration of Science & Spirituality, Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Chandigarh, September 23, 2007, 2007.
• Extension lecture on: Baba Sahib Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Education and Dalit Emancipation, organized by the Dr. Ambedkar Chetna Manch (Regd.), Dinanagar (Gurdaspur, Punjab), September 2, 2007.

• Extension lecture on: Polity for Co-existence, organized by Forum for Integration of Science & Spirituality, Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Chandigarh, March 18, 2007.

• Resource person on UGC sponsored four-day workshop on the theme: Status of Human Rights in Punjab, organized by Lajpat Rai DAV College, Jagraon, March 10-13, 2007 [participated on March 13].

• Keynote address on UGC sponsored seminar on: Regionalism in Indian Politics, organized by SDAM College, Dinanagar, March 10, 2007.

• Extension Lecture on: Rawls’s Theory of Justice, organized by the Political Science Association of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, March 3, 2007.
• Resource person on the panel on: Promoting the Underclass – True Democracy: Giving Voice to the Poor, Rule of Law and the access to Justice in the Forum on Enlightened Development: Making Capitalism Inclusive, organized by Gobind Sadan Institute Forum on Development and Civil Society, New Delhi, February 23-24, 2007.

Extension Lecturer on: Understanding Conflicts: Computer and Social Sciences Interface at Refresher Course on Computer Science and Information Technology, organized by Department of Computer Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, December 18, 2006.

• Presided over 26th Annual Prize Distribution Function of the Mai Malan Educational Trust, Piplanwala, Hoshiarpur, 26 November 2006.

• Resource person on: Presentation of Research Problem/Project, in Panel discussion on March 31, 2006, at Training Program on: Research Methodology, The Emerging Needs in Designing and Implementing Research Proposals in Social Sciences, organized by ICSSR North-West Regional Center, PU, Chandigarh, March 27-31, 2006.
• Extension Lecture on: Political Culture and Democracy, organized by DM College, Moga, November 30, 2005.
• Extension lecture on: Conceptualizing Human Rights, at Refresher Course on Human Rights and Gender Issues, organized by Dept. of Sociology, Political Science, and Center for Women Studies and Development in collaboration with the Academic Staff College, P.U., Chandigarh, September 21, 2005.
• Extension Lecture on: Gos – NGOs: Supplementary – Complementary Partnership, Current and Emerging Economic and Social Issues, organized by Society For Service to Voluntary Agencies (North)- Punjab, at Chandigarh, September 20, 2005.
• Extension Lecture on: Philosophical Foundations of Social Sciences Research, at One Day Training Programme-cum-Seminar in Social Sciences, organized by S.G.G.S. College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, August 30, 2005.
• Extension Lecture on: Philosophical Foundations of Social Sciences Research, at One Day Training Programme-cum-Seminar in Social Sciences, organized by Guru Nanak College for Girls, Muktsar, August 23, 2005.
• Extension Lecture on: English and Indian Liberalism, organized by Political Science Association, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, February 26, 2005.
• Extension Lecture on: Vichar Parivartan hee Harr Taran Dee Parivartanan da Mool hai (Punjabi) organized by BAMCEF Punjab Unit on its 14 th Punjab State Conference, Jalandhar, July 25, 2004

• Extension Lecture on World Punjabi Conferences: An Analysis, organized by Sahit Chintan, Chandigarh, June 6 2004.

Extension Lecture on Understanding Non-Violence and Peace with Mahatma Gandhi at Campaign for Peace, organized by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi and Yuvsatta, Chandigarh, May 3, 2004.

Extension Lecture on: Birthday Celebration of Babasaheb Ambedkar organized by Ambedkar Mission Society, Sarmastpur, Jalandhar, April 17, 2004.

Extension Lecture on: Scarcity in Abundance: Sarvodaya and Conflict Resolution at Consultation on Conflict Resolution: Developing Skills and Strategies Through Peaceful Means”, organized by IDC, Chandigarh and Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala university, Sweden, at Mohali, January 17, 2004.

Extension lecture on Intervention Methods: Early Warning to Crisis Intervention at Consultation on Conflict Resolution: Developing Skills and Strategies Through Peaceful Means, Organized by IDC, Chandigarh and Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden, at Mohali, January 16, 2004.

Extension Lecture on: Dalit Consciousness and Social Justice at convention on “Dalit Concerns” organized by Dalit Dastan Virodhi Aandolan, Phillaur and National Dalit Forum, Hyderabad at Chandigarh, November 12-13, 2003.

• Extension Lecture on “Concept of Political Socialization in the Age of Globalization”, organized by Department of Political Science, SCD Govt. College, November 3, 2003.

Extension lecture on: B.R. Ambedkar and His Political Ideas, organized by Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha ( Ludhiana), October 28, 2003.

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture on: Politics of Poona Pact, organized by Dr. Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA), P.U., Chandigarh, September 24, 2003.
• Distinguished Guest lecture on Birthday celebration of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, organized by Ambedkar Mission Society, Punjab (Regd.), Jalandhar, April 14, 2003.
• Extension Lecture on: A Gandhian Approach to Conflict Resolution at Colloquium, Role of Youth in Peace Building organized by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, Dean Foreign Students and Yuvasatta at Chandigarh, April 13, 2003.
• Keynote address on the occasion of United Nations Day celebration, October 24, 2002, DAV College, Chandigarh.
• Extension Lecture on: Modern Indian Political Thought with Special Reference to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, organized by Dept. of Political Science, Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, September 3, 2002.
• Organized a Seminar on Social Oppression and the Emancipation Project, sponsored by Social Welfare Department, Chandigarh Administration, February 27-28, 2001.
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