Scavengers in Twenty-First Century: Realities of Rehabilitation

Akash Gulalia obtained Masters and Doctoral degrees in Social Work from University of Delhi. He is presently working as Professor in Department of Social Work, BPS Women University. He is actively involved in building the department and the university in the capacity of Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences. He is an imminent scholar and practitioner having worked for over twenty year at University of Delhi, UNDP, NACO, NHAI, DFID and other bilateral agencies. He has worked extensively on HIV prevention, drug abuse and other social problems. He has contributed in making of a documentary on life of truck drivers in India titled Highway in my Veins shown on Discovery Channel. Presently he is working on HIV/TB co-infection studies and is part of EUCONET a prestigious consortium established by European Union to draw a road map and research priorities. He has written extensively in national and international journals.