Personal Information

Dr. WAIROKPAM PREMI DEVI

Assistant Professor
Department of Society - Technology Interface

PDF (NTU, Singapore), PDF (Centre for Policy Research-EDII, DST), PhD and MPhil (CSSTIP Central University of Gujarat), M.A. (Sociology, MSU).

wairokpam@curaj.ac.in
  • Specialization
    Science, Technology and Society Studies, Innovation Studies, Informal Sector
    Innovations, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Actor Network, Gender,
    Technology and Science, Research Methodology in Social Science, Socio
    Technological Imaginaries with focus on Genome projects and Precision medicine.

 

PDF- NTU Singapore                2019-2021

PDF- DST GoI                              2017-2019

PhD- CSSTIP, CUG                      2012-2017

MPhil- CSSTIP, CUG                   2010-2021

M.A Sociology, MSU Baroda     2008-2010

 

 

1. Ongoing Research Project sponsored by National Commission for Women (NCW) 

Mapping the Customary Practice of Nata Pratha amongst Tribal Communities of Rajasthan

2. Post Doctoral Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2019-2020)

Co-Principal Investigator

Research Projects- 

• Imaginaries of Genomic Innovation: Precision Medicine and National Development in Singapore.

• GenomeAsia100K: Singapore Builds National Science with Asian DNA

3. Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2017-2019)

Research Project- 

• Role of Innovation in Making MSMEs Globally Competitive.

                      

 

S. No. Authors Title of Article Journal/Conference Details Journal/Conference Publication Year
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1. Vimal, M., Devi, Wairokpam Premi, & McGonigle, I. (2021), Generational Medicine in Singapore: A National Biobank for a Greying Nation. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal, 1-17. 

2. Vimal, M., Devi, Wairokpam Premi, & McGonigle, I. (2021), GenomeAsia100K: Singapore Builds National Science with Asian DNA. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal, 15(2), 238-259. 

3. S Badrinarayan, Sheth BP, Pal K, Lakshman K, Sinu PA, K Sri Manjari, Nagaleekar VK, Devi, Wairokpam Premi. “Overhauling the communicational inconsistencies in Indian Science”. Current Science. 116, (1) (2019):20-21 

4. Devi, Wairokpam Premi. “Actor-Network Theory and Informal Sector Innovations: Findings from Value-Added Products of Rice in the Food Processing Industry, Manipur.” In Analytical Frameworks, Applications, and Impacts of ICT and Actor-Network Theory, pp. 191-215. IGI Global, 2019.

5. Devi, Wairokpam Premi, and Hemant Kumar. “Frugal Innovations and Actor–Network Theory: A Case of Bamboo Shoots Processing in Manipur, India.” The European Journal of Development Research 30, no. 1 (2018): 66-83. 

6. Rana, Suman, and Devi, Wairokpam Premi. “A Review on Educational Status of Scheduled Tribes of Rajasthan”. Journal of Indian Education (XLIII), no 3. (2017): 49-68 

7. Devi, Wairokpam Premi, and Thounaojam Somokanta. “Gender, Technology, and Work: Case of Women Employees in Selected Food Processing Industries in Manipur.” Gender, Technology and Development 20, no. 1 (2016): 81-104. 

8. Devi, Wairokpam Premi, and Hemant Kumar. “Innovation processes of Cymbopogon citratus Tea in Manipur, India: An Actor network theory perspective.” International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI)8, no. 3 (2016): 10-25.

 

Mapping the Customary Practice of Nata Pratha amongst Tribal Communities of Rajasthan (Ongoing) Sponsored by National Commission for Women (NCW) Project amount- Rs. 14,05,800/- Dr. Wairokpam Premi Devi, Co-PI.

 

Attended

1. Presented a paper titled, Informal Innovation and Actor-Network Theory: A Case of Value-Added Products of Rice, India, at 4S organized by the Society for Social Studies of Science, Sydney, Australia, from 29th August-1st September 2018. 

2. Presented a paper titled, from idea to commercialization: The Network and Diffusion of Cymbopogon citratus Tea in Manipur, India, at The Fourth International Conference on Creativity and Innovation from Grassroots organised by Honeybee Network from 28-30th January 2019.

3.Participated in the virtual conference on the Changing Nature of Innovation, held from May 26-29, 2021, by Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER), Ahmedabad University.

 4.Presented a paper titled, “Imaginaries of Genomic Innovation: Precision Medicine and National Development Plans in Singapore” at the 8th STS Italia Conference - Dis/Entangling Technoscience: Vulnerability, Responsibility and Justice Organised by STS Italia – The Italian Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology on June 17 - 19, 2021. 

5. Presented a paper entitled ‘“Slow Science” and human microbe relations: The case of Fermented Bamboo Shoots in Manipur, India’.in the STS-CH 2023 Conference (Basel, 31August–1 September 2023).

6. presented a paper entitled ‘Innovations in Genomic Innovation: Precision Medicine and Development Plans in Singapore’ in the STS-CH 2023 Conference (Basel, 31 August–1 September 2023).

7. Presented a paper entitled ' The Paradox of Women Empowerment: Ima Keithel- Asia's Largest All Women Market in Manipur, India, in two days interdisciplinary National Seminar on Sankalp Se Siddhi: Developed India @2047- Opportunities and Chanllenges, organised by Shri Ratanlal Kanwarlal Patni Government P.G. College Kishangarh, Ajmer (Rajasthan) from 9th October 2024- 10th October 2024. 

8. Presented a paper titled ' Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development: Case Study of Meira Food Industry in Manipur, India', in the International conference on Management, Business and Economy (ICMBE-2025) held at Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management and Garmothan, Jaipur on December 02-03-2025. 

9. Presented a paper entitled 'Influence of Digital Technologies on Electoral Behavior and Political Communication in India' in the International Conference "SDHAI-2025 (22nd December 2025- 24th December 2025).

10. Presented a paper titled 'Perpetual Contact, Social Connectivity, Social Control and Health in Digital Age: A Case Study of Female Students Experiences in Central University of Rajasthan, India, at two day International Conference on Scholarly Confluence 2026: Multidisciplinary insights into Society and Self, organised by the ICFAI School of Liberal Arts, The ICFAI University, Jaipur, held on 17th April 2026- 18th April 2026. 

Faculty Development Programmes/ Training Programs

1. Participated in the Four Weeks Online Induction Training Program for Faculty Members of HEIs under the Ministry of Education-sponsored by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), organized by Central University of Rajasthan (20 January-16 February 2021).

2. Participated in the Four Weeks Online Orientation Programme for Faculty in Universities/ Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education, organized by Teaching Learning Centre Ramanujan College, University of Delhi (20th January – 18th February, 2023).

3. Participated in the ICSSR sponsored 2-Week Capacity Building Programme (CBP) on Research Methodology and Quality Publications for Young Faculty Members in Social Science, organised by Department of Management, Central University of Rajasthan (4th March 2024-16th March 2024).

4. Completed Five days Teacher's Training Program on Curriculum Development Process, Design, Evaluation and Implementation, jointly organised by National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training and Research, Bhopal and Central University of Rajasthan (9th September 2024- 13th September 2024).

5. Completed the Short Term Training Programme on Gender Studies under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) organised by UGC-MMTTC, Central University of Rajasthan (18th August 2025- 23rd August 2025).

 

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