“Disasters not only takes away lives of the people, it also claims the livelihood of people, leaving them without their means to earn their bread”, said Prof. (Dr.) Sunita Reddy, Jawaharlal Neheru University, New Delhi at KSFH Lecture Series on 25th April 2022.
KIIT School of Social, Financial & Human Science (KSFH) organizes talks by industry expert and eminent academicians regularly for perennial flow of knowledge dissemination for its students. In this backdrop KSFH Lecture Series is organized, where various eminent persons from different walks of life come and deliver lectures. In this edition of KSFH lecture Series, the School was privileged to host Prof. (Dr.) Sunita Reddy from Jawaharlal Neheru University, New Delhi to speak on the topic “Know Disasters for No Disaster”. Prof. Reddy is currently working as an Associate Professor at Centre of Social Medicine & Community Health of School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Neheru University, New Delhi. She is also the Founder Chairperson of Anthropos India Foundation, an organization which aims to promote the discipline of Anthropology, its philosophy and methods and engage in applied and Action Research.
In her lecture, Prof. Sunita Reddy explained the various facets involved in the study of disasters and how disasters impact the lives of the affected, by referring to her first hand research and filed visits to Andaman & Nicobar Islands after the devastating Tsunami in the year 2004. From 2005 to 2010, Prof. Reddy had made extensive visits to many islands, which were affected, to study the aftermath of the disaster, the response by the Administration and the reaction of the indigenous tribal inhabitants, towards the measures taken by the administration. Prof. Reddy also put light on some of the emerging research areas for the students in the fields of Anthropology and Disasters. Prof. (Dr) Jayanta Kumar Parida, Honorable Director, KSFH chaired the session. Faculty Members and students of the School were present in huge number.
