Research on Folklore  

  • Folk Epics of Western Orissa, Journal of the Institute of Asian studies, Madras Vol. VII, 2, March 1990.
  • Influence of the Ramayana tradition in the Folklore of Central India, in “Ramakatha in Folk and Tribal Tradition of   India”, Anthropological Survey of India, Calcutta, 1993
  • A Hero of Mahabharata in Folklore of Central India in Folk and Tribal version of Mahabharata in India, 
  • Indian institute of Advance Study, Shimla, 1993
  • Pan-Indian Folklore: A Quest for Unity (A Sacred Center of Hinduism in a Tribal region) Folklore, Calcutta, July1989.
  • Role of Traditional Media Today – Folklore, Calcutta, Sankar Sengupta Commemoration Volume January 91
  • Toki Parab: A Kondh Paraja related to Festival related to Female infanticide, Orissa Historical Research Journal Vol. XXXV, No 1&2,Dept. of Culture, Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
  • Drought Picture in the Folklore of Kalahandi, in Journal of Anthropological Survey of India, Calcutta. 1990,Vol.39: 237-245
  • Love songs of Paharia Tribe of Kalahandi, Journal of Folklore Research,  Calcutta.1998
  • Contribution of Pandit Nilakantha Das to Folklore studies in Orissa, Mayur Publication, 1997.
  • Ethnic Identity and Folk Narrative: A Study of Kamar Tribe of Orissa, 1995, ISFNR, Mysore session
  • A kind Tiger and Truthful Cow: Folk Discourse on Oral and Written Literature, Lisa Vesik(Ed) Folklore,Dec 2000 Tartu University 
  • Oral Epics in Kalahandi, 1999, B.N.Saraswati (Ed), Epics along the Silk Road-Katha Vachana and Katha Vachaka, IGNCA, New Delhi.
  • Papers Contributed to Encyclopedia of South Asian Folklore, 1997, (Ed)Peter J Claus and Margaret A Mills,2000,  Garland Publishing  House,USA
    Papers Presented 
                   1.Tribal Oral Epics in India, 
                   2. Navanna (New Rice Ceremony) 
                   3. Chait Parab (Spring Festival) 
                   4. Rathayatra (Car Festival)
    •  Research Papers on Tribal Education
    • Tribal Education In Orissa:Problems and Issues:Strategies for Intervention,August 1996,DPEP Calling
    • Report on AttitudinalTraining to Tribal area Teachers,January1998, DPEP Calling
    • Peport on Use of Folklore in Primary Education,June,1999,DPEP Calling (DPEP Calling is a monthly Newsletter publshed by the Ministry of HRD,Dept. of Education, Govt. of India, New Delhi)
                                                Home Page