ph.d. 

Currently, I am a Ph.D. Scholar at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, INDIA [a central university]

Period: September 2022 to Continue
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Details of the Research; My Ph.D. Research is on; 

Assessment is on the 'Backwardness' and why tribal regions [Indigeneities] are still backward. it explores the indicator of 'Backwardness' for the Bhil tribe in Alirajpur and Jhabua region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Furthermore, the natural resources services for the same will be assessed. The Bhils [one of the tribes] have a vital role in resource management; they also have a unique Indigenous knowledge system, which indicates the detailed investigation. In the urban-centric approaches, they continue to be connoted as ‘backward.’ Their struggles for existence, including land, water, and forest rights issues, but they are more forward than the so-called civilised society, like circular in water and waste management, low-use of energy, natural resources practices, and zero footprints on the planet and place and utilisation of ecology, both on utilitarian and future grounds. The Bhils not only hold Indigenous methods of preservation of natural resources but also play a significant role in environmental management and climate change.

Research Expertise / Fields of Study: 

Built Environment
Indigenous Knowledge System 

Keywords: 

'Backwardness', Natural Resources, Ecological Services, Circularity, IKS 

Subjects:
Built Environment, Ecology, Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Themes:
Indigenous Knowledge System
[Land, water, and forest]

Geographical areas:
Jhabua and Alirajpur region of Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

PhD research relation with SDGs 

P- SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 12, and SDG 13
S- SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, and SDG 11

• Nominated for Prime Minister Research Fellow [PMRF] in August 2023.

• 84% in PhD coursework 

• PhD coursework credits - 20

Conference[s]: 

1. Dogne Nitesh, Zia Hina, (2024) Seventy-five years of Independence: An analysis of the development of tribals [indigeneities] in India. National Science Conference, organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  [CSIR], New Delhi and CSIR AMPRI, Bhopal. 

2. Dogne Nitesh, Zia Hina, (2024) Understanding the Statistical Testing:
   Choosing the Method for Identifying the Indigenous Region for Bhils. International Research Seminar on Architecture, Design, and Planning organised by Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

3. Dogne Nitesh, Zia Hina, (2024) Indigenous Material: Mapping of the building materials of the Bhil region. International Seminar for Architecture for Masses organized by Department of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

4. Dogne Nitesh, Zia Hina, (2024) 'Indigeneities' and Bhils: An Exploratory Study of Circularity. International Seminar for Architecture for Masses organized by Department of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.