Weaving Indigenous Knowledge into the SDG Narrative: Whispers from the Field by – Prof. K. K Misra (24 April 2025)
Prof. Kamal K. Misra, Ph.D., is an eminent Indian anthropologist with over four decades of distinguished academic, research, and administrative experience. He currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at KISS Deemed to be University (KISS-DU), Bhubaneswar. He formerly served as Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture and was the Dean of the School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad. He has also held several other prominent positions, including Director of the Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, and Director of the National Museum of Mankind (Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya), Bhopal. Prof. Misra has made significant contributions to cultural and social anthropology, with a deep focus on Ecological Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Anthropological Theory and Museum Anthropology. He has authored and edited 27 impactful books and more than 75 research papers. He has also been involved with national-level policy-making, serving on the High-Level Committee on Scheduled Tribes of India. In addition to his administrative leadership, Prof. Misra has held academic positions in prestigious institutions in India and abroad, including Austin College in Texas, USA; University of Bergen, Norway, etc. He is a Life/Founding Member of many anthropological associations/societies in India and abroad, including Anthropos India Foundation (AIF).
