Bhubaneswar, Feb. 26 -- The Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput, has secured four major research projects from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, under a special call for multidisciplinary studies on the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of India.
Eight faculty members from the University are part of the research teams, and CUO will collectively receive funding of over Rs 60 lakh for the projects.
Dr. Prasant Kumar Behera, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, is the Project Director of a study titled "From Sacred Walls to Producers' Doors: Livelihood Dynamics, Cultural Heritage, and Sustainability through GI-Tagged Idital Art of the Lanjia Saura Community of Odisha."Another proje...