Trajectory of SC Women in Rural Politics

Dr Archana Kumari (M.A., PH.D., B.Ed) has been engaged in teaching and research in Political Science for last one and half decades and has taught at VKS University, Ara and B R A Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. She has books and a dozen of research papers published to her credit in reputed research journals like Indian Journals of Political Science, Bhartiye Rajniti Vigyan Shodh patrika, Bihar Journal of public Administration and Review of Politics. She has published a book (entitiled, Nepal Rajniti: Samvidhanvad Evam Prajatantra ka Vikas) on politics of Nepal in context to development of democracy and constitutionalism. She has also been contributing substantially and actively in other academic ventures like editing, lesson writing and participating as resource person and presenting papers in various seminars, She has also organized a UGC national seminar.Dr Kumari is associated with various academic institutions like Indian Institute of Public Administration, Indian Political Sciences Association and other local academic organizations. She has been also contributing to the editorial work as a member, Editorial Board. At present she is working as a senior  Lecturer at P G Department of political Science, R.N College (a constituent unit a P G Centre of B R A Bihar University, Muzaffarpur) Hajipur ( Vaihali), Bihar.