Prof. Kavita Suri

Prof. (Dr.) Kavita Suri is working as Professor and Director, Department of Lifelong Learning (formerly Centre for Adult, Continuing Education & Extension), University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. She has also worked as a Member, J&K State Commission for the Protection of Women and Child Rights, Jammu and Kashmir government for a full three years’ term. She has also been Member, Board of Directors, Jammu and Kashmir Women Development Corporation, J&K.

A PhD in Education from the University of Jammu, she has authored eleven books including ‘Gujjars and Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir-In the shadows of conflict, ‘Voices Unheard-Women, conflict and Kashmir’, 'Turtuk Unveiled', ‘Impact of Violence on Girls’ Education in Kashmir’, ‘Women, Gender and Society in India: Emerging issues from Jammu & 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 for the women journalists working in areas of conflict 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.

She has attended many international and national workshops, seminars and conferences on women, peace building and Kashmir conflict, marginalized and tribal communities etc. Her interest areas include education, gender, conflict, displacement, refugees, marginalized groups including tribal societies etc. in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. She is fluent in Kashmiri, Punjabi, Dogri, Hindi and English languages. She regularly writes for The Statesman and other newspapers.