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Dr. Dheeraj Pratap
Mitra
India
Chandauli
I am a sociology researcher with a deep academic interest in Sociology of Religion, Subaltern Studies, caste dynamics, and processes of social change in India. My academic training includes an M.Phil. in Subaltern Studies, and my doctoral research focuses on Vaishnav sadhus of Kashi, with special emphasis on the Ramanandi sampradaya. My work is grounded in empirical research, and I rely extensively on primary data, ethnographic methods, interviews, and content analysis to understand social realities from the perspective of lived experience. My research interests are wide-ranging and include caste among ascetic communities, Dalit struggles, tribal societies and their cultural transformations, urbanization, and changing forms of religious authority. I am also engaged with the sociological study of religion and communalism as reflected in Indian cinema, where films are treated as cultural texts that reveal shifting identities and social tensions. I write and publish in both Hindi and English, aiming to make sociological knowledge accessible while remaining theoretically rigorous. I see sociology not only as an academic discipline but as a critical lens to examine power, inequality, resistance, and social justice. Through research, writing, and academic engagement, I strive to connect classical sociological theory with contemporary social issues in Indian society.
Dr. Dheeraj Pratap Mitra is a sociologist specializing in Sociology of Religion, Subaltern Studies, caste dynamics, and social change in contemporary India. He completed his high school education from the Uttar Pradesh Board and his intermediate education from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. He pursued his undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil., and doctoral studies at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where his academic training was shaped by strong theoretical foundations and rigorous research orientation. His doctoral research focuses on Vaishnav sadhus of Kashi, with particular emphasis on the Ramanandi sampradaya, examining issues of sectarian identity, religious authority, social organization, and urban adaptation. His broader research interests include caste among ascetic communities, Dalit struggles, tribal identity and cultural transformation, urbanization, and the sociology of religion. He also works on themes such as communalism, religious identity, and social change in Indian cinema, treating films as significant sociological texts. Methodologically, Dr. Mitra relies extensively on primary data, ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and qualitative content analysis. He has written and published academic work in both Hindi and English and actively contributes to research writing, curriculum development, and scholarly discourse, with a sustained commitment to subaltern and marginalized perspectives.
