Solman raj Tekmal

Sociologist specializing in Mobility Studies, Urban Sociology, Spatial Apartheid, and Marginalized Communities. Expertise in ethnographic methods, subaltern studies, and caste performance. Published researcher on widow studies, Dalit rights, and sanitation labor. Active peer reviewer and chief editor with focus on social science research. Born into traditional Dappu-playing community providing native experiential grounding for research on subaltern spatial and kinetic realities.

Assistant Professor & Unit Head, Department of Sociology at QIS College of Engineering and Technology (2025-07 – Present) Design and teach undergraduate papers on Indian Culture and Heritage. Guide student research projects and manage Sociology curriculum.

• Design and teach the UG paper 'Indian Culture and Heritage,' covering Classical Music, Folk Theatre, Raga-Tala, and Regional Performance Traditions • Guide student research projects on caste, culture, and social reform • Serve as Unit Head managing the Sociology curriculum for B.Tech programs Assistant Professor (Sociology) at Bhaskar Law College (2024-10 – 2025-07) Guest Faculty (Sociology) at Bhaskar College of Nursing (2024-11 – 2025-07) Peer Reviewer at International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT) (2023-01 – Present) • Conduct rigorous blind peer-reviews for submitted manuscripts, ensuring methodological and theoretical soundness in social science research Chief Editor at International Eminent Research Centre and Publishing House (IERCPH) (2022-01 – Present) • Oversee the publication pipeline for academic manuscripts, coordinate the peer-review process, and uphold editorial standards for social science research outputs

Ph.D