From Workshop to Ph.D.: Jyotiranjan Gudia’s Research Path at KISS

Jyotiranjan Gudia receiving certificate at KISS campus 3 in 2017.

In 2017, when I was in my final year of +3, KISS had not yet been recognized as a university. At that time, the new administrative building on the KISS campus had been constructed but was not yet inaugurated. During this period, a workshop was organized where I presented an article on the socio-cultural aspects of the Didayi tribe, written on a drawing sheet. In the picture, I am receiving a certificate of appreciation for my presentation. The certificate was handed over by the then Deputy Registrar, Promod Patra Sir, who was also the first Research Director of KISS and former Principal. His encouragement and words of appreciation greatly motivated me in my academic journey. That workshop was a memorable moment for me, as it was one of my earliest opportunities to present my research interests in front of respected academicians. The appreciation I received there boosted my confidence and strengthened my determination to pursue research on tribal communities, which later became the central focus of my Ph.D. work.