Kavita Suri, Professor

Lifelong Learning

Dr. Kavita Suri is working as Professor, Department of Lifelong Learning, University of Jammu. She headed the department for over six years from 2016 to 2022. She has also worked as Member, J&K State Commission for the Protection of Women and Child Rights, Jammu and Kashmir government for a full three years’ term and also as Member, Board of Directors, Jammu and Kashmir Women Development Corporation, J&K.

A PhD in Education from the University of Jammu, she has authored 12 books including ‘Gujjars and Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir-In the shadows of conflict, ‘Voices Unheard-Women, conflict and Kashmir’, ‘Impact of Violence on Girls’ Education in Kashmir’,‘Women and Development in Ladakh : Reflections from Ladakh and Beyond.’

Prof. Suri has been a recipient of a number of fellowships and awards including British Chevening fellowship at the University of Westminster, London in 2005, a US International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Fellowship in 2004, Charkha-Sanjoy Ghose media fellowship on ‘Women and peace building in Kashmir” in 2006, a UGC Minor Research Project on the topic “A study of dropouts among Gujjar tribal girls in twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri” in 2012, a Co-Investigator in University College London (Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction), London and University of Jammu’s collaborative research project on “Increasing Resilience to Environmental Hazards in Border Conflict Zones, Ladakh, India” in 2017, an INTACH Research Scholarship on “Intangible Cultural Heritage and changing tribal societies: A Study of Brogpa Tribe of Ladakh” in 2018.

Dr. Suri is a gender trainer and has delivered lectures on gender and successfully conducted various workshops on gender sensitization, sexual harassment act, domestic violence, and other related themes for universities including Delhi University, Jammu University, SKUAST Jammu, Sher e Kashmir Police Academy Udhampur, Directorate of health Services, Jammu various colleges of Jammu, Border Security Force, corporate houses including Reliance, Sun Pharma etc. 

She has attended many international and national workshops, seminars and conferences on women, peace building and Kashmir conflict, marginalized and tribal communities etc. Her interests include education, gender, conflict, displacement, refugees, marginalized groups including tribal societies etc. in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. 

Department of Lifelong Learning (Rural Development)

University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir 

India

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