Srinagar, May 27 (KNO) : Prof. Tareak Ahmad Rather has taken over as Director, Center of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir. Prof. Tareak is well known Sociologist of Kashmir having expertise on Globalization, Migration and Central Asia. He has visited many countries of the world including England, Russia, Germany, France, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
He has been a visiting fellow of the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. Prof. Tareak has authored 3 books and more than 32 research papers in international/national journals/books and presented more than 40 papers in international/national conferences.
Prof. Tareak has completed 6 research projects and coordinated many international/national conferences. He has guided 18 M. Phil. and Ph.D. scholars in the field of Sociology and presently 9 scholars are pursuing research under his supervision.(KNO)