English
Gender and Forest Management: The Joida Experiences. Mysore: CIDA-Shastri Partnership Project Publication, 2002.
Women in Technical Education. New Delhi: Sharada Prakashana, 1989.
Kannada
Hennu, Hakku mattu Hooraata (Collection of columns on gender issues published in Kannada daily Prajavani between 2009 & 2013). Mysore: Pragati Prakashana, 2016.
Hosadaari 11-12 (Collection of columns on social issues published in Kannada daily Prajavani during 2011 & 2012). Mysore: Jyoti Prakashana, 2012.
Hosadaari (Collection of columns on social issues published in Kannada daily Prajavani during 2009 & 2010). Mysore: Jyoti Prakashana, 2010.
Maanushi (Collection of columns on gender related themes published in the Kannada daily Prajanudi between 2002 and 2006). Mysore: Sarah Enterprises, 2007.
Streevaada Diksuchi (Feminism-A Reader). Hampi: Kannada University, 2007 (Third Edition). The First (1995) and Second (1999) Editions were published by Samata Adhyayana Kendra, Mysore.
Mahile, Samaaja mattu Samskruti (Women, Society and Culture). Hampi: Kannada University, 2002.
Saamaajika Samshoodhanaa Vidhaanagalu (Research Methods in Social Sciences). Mysore: Vidyasagar Printing and Publishing House, First Edition (1979), Second Edition(1986)Third Edition(2001).
Bharatiya Samaaja (Indian Society). Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara, Bangalore: Government of Karnataka, 1995.
Muudhanambikegalu (Superstitions). Mysore: The Family Planning Association of India, First Edition(1989), Second Edition(1994).
English
Chief Editor: Gender and Women’s Studies English-Kannada Translation Equivalents (with Shanthi G and Premula Raman). Abhiruchi Prakashana, Mysore: 2022.
Consultant Editor: Sociology-English-Kannada Translation Equivalents. National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Ministry of Education, Government of India, Mysore: 2022.
Themes in Sociology of Education (Studies in Indian Sociology). New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2011.
Baseline Data on Villages in the Joida Taluk of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka. Mysore : Shastri Applied Research Project Publication, 2006.
Manual for Effective Self-Help Group Management(with Karim Aly Kassam). Mysore: Shastri Applied Research Project Publication, 2006.
Environment, Forestry and Gender: A Select Bibliography (with Karim Aly Kassam). Mysore: CIDA-Shastri Partnership Project Publication, 2001.
Gender and Society in India (2 Volumes) (with D.K. Behera as Co-editor). Volume 1: Theme Papers and Urban Studies, Volume Two: Rural and Tribal Studies. New Delhi: Manak Publications Limited, 1999.
Kannada
Principal Editor: Samaaja Shaastra (Sociology-Subject Encyclopaedia). Mysore: Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore, 2012.
Editor: Samaajashaastra- Bhaaga Ondu mattu Eradu (Sociology-Part One and Sociology-Part Two). Volume 1: Textbook for First Pre-University , Volume Two: Textbook for Second Pre-University, Hampi: Kannada University, 1997.
Work in Progress
Team Leader-Translation of the book Sociology (6th Edition) by Anthony Giddens, National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Ministry of Education, Government of India, Mysore: 2022.
English
“Sociology in Karnataka: Looking Back on its Century Old Trail” (with Shanthi G), Handbook of Indian Sociology: Regions and Histories (Editor: B.K. Nagla). Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2025: pp.219-236.
“Giving a Voice to Forest Dependent Communities: Are Village Forest Committees following an Inclusive Governance Model?”, Contemporary Development Debates: A Festschrift in Honour of Prof. V.K. Natraj (Editors: Abdul Aziz and K. Gayathri). New Delhi: Writers Choice Publications Pvt. Ltd. , 2025: pp.39-55.
“Sociology in Karnataka: Its Trajectory and Contemporary Challenges”, Hundred Years of Sociology in India: Evolving Issues and Emerging Trends(Editors: Abha Chauhan, Ajailiu Niumai and Tattwamasi Paltasingh). Singapore: Springer Nature, 2024: pp.17-24.
“Conserving Natural Resources in Development Driven Times: Challenges and the Way Forward”, Peasant Movements, Consumer Culture and Conservation of Natural Resources(Editor: Anirban Banerjee). New Delhi: Mittal Publications, 2024: pp.59-74.
“Gender and Mobility: Examining their Interconnection in the Context of Shakti Scheme in Karnataka”, Routledge Handbook on Culture and Development in India: In Honour of Prof. Antony Palackkal (Editors: N.B. Lekha and Pradeep Kumar). Routledge, 2024: pp.331-337.
“Interrogating Relocation of Forest Dependent Communities from a Gender Lens: Perceptions from the Kali Tiger Reserve in Karnataka” (with Shanthi G), Gender, Environment and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Responses from India (Editor: Shwetha Prasad). Routledge, 2024: pp.77-87.
“Inequality, Poverty and Injustice: Changing Contours and Persistent Patterns” , Inequality and Poverty (Editors: R.B. Patil and Jagan Karade). Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2021: pp.170-178.
“Feminization of Care Giving: Is There a Pattern in Elderly Care?”, Ageing, Care and Wellbeing- Reinventing Social Gerontology : Essays in Honour of Professor Jacob John Kattakayam (Editors: Antony Palackal and Nisha Jolly Nelson). Jaipur: Rawat Publications. 2021: pp.145-151.
“Development as Equity: Towards Creating a Sustainable Future in a Globalizing World”, Diversity, Democracy and Development (Editor: B.K. Nagla). Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2021: pp.67-76.
“Women and Panchayat Raj Institutions”(With Sham N Kashyap), Media and Development: Karnataka State Report( Editors: N. Usha Rani, Y.S. Sidde Gowda and Muzaffar Assadi). Mysore: University of Mysore, 2020: pp.177-196.
“The Sociology of Professor C. Parvathamma: Going beyond Stereotypes”, Re-imagining Sociology: Feminist Perspectives (Editors: Gita Chadha and Joseph M.T). Oxon and New York: Routledge: 2018: pp.87-102.
“Media and Gender Profiling: Stereotyping of Female Images”, Media Ethics (Editors: Asha Krishnaswamy, B.T. Muddesh and Nesara Kadanakuppe). Tumkur: Srusti Publication, 2028: pp.79-83.
“Convergence between Sociology and Literature: Crossing the Indo-Canadian Borders”, Convergence and Configurations of Disciplines: Canada and India (Editors: B. Hariharan and P. P. Ajayakumar). New Delhi: Creative Books, 2014: pp.37-47.
“Education and the Girl Child”, Schooling, Stratification and Inclusion: Some Reflections on the Sociology of Education in India (Editor: Yogendra Singh). New Delhi: National Council of Educational Research and Training, 2011: pp.194-233.
“Social Justice: The Hidden Faces”, Backward Classes and Social Change (Editors: M.H. Makwana and Richard Pais). Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2011:pp.35-47.
“Fructured Aboriginal Identities and the Struggle for Land Rights in Canada: The Calder Saga”, Ethnicity and Identity: India and Canada (Editor: M. Dasan). New Delhi: Creative Books, 2009:pp. 68- 78.
“Battered and Bound in their Own Homes: Does Family Violence have an Answer?”, Family Violence in India: Human Rights, Issues, Actions and International Comparisons (Editor: Swati Shirwadkar). Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2009: pp.273-281.
“Gender as a Source of Inequality in Education” (With R. Nagaraju), Inequality in Indian Education (Editor: R.P. Sinha). Bombay: Vikas Publishing, House Pvt. Ltd., 1997: pp.131-142.
“Childhood and the Girl Child in India”, Contemporary Society-Childhood and Complex Order (Editors: Georg Pfeffer and D.K. Behera). New Delhi: Manak Publications Limited, 1996: pp.296-304.
“Gender Dynamics in the Context of a Tribal Society” (With Shanthi G), Contemporary Society Tribal Studies (Volume one) (Editors: Georg Pfeffer and D.K. Behera). New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 1996:pp.168-179.
“The Role of United Nations in Securing a Better Future for Women”, The United Nations-The Next Fifty Years (Editor: S. Indumati). Prasaranga, Mysore: University of Mysore, 1995: pp. 97-106.
“Sati-A Current Social Problem”, Social Problems and Welfare in India (Editor: Jogan Shankar). Mumbai: Ashish Publishing House, 1992: pp.125-130.
“Dowry”, Social Problems and Welfare in India (Editor: Jogan Shankar). Mumbai: Ashish Publishing House, 1992: pp.141-146.
Kannada
Vyavasthe Nirmisida Tadegoode Kaaranavee?” (Has the System Built a Wall?), Hennusira Tallanagalu ( Editor: Rupa Hasana). Mysore: Abhiruchi Prakashana, 2015: pp.42-46.
“Streevaadi Samshoodhane” (Feminist Research), Samakaaleena Samshodhane: Enu? Etta? (Editors: H.S. Umesh and Haalati Somashekar). Mysore: Vismaya Prakashana, 2014: pp.37-45.
“Namma Aranyayaatre mattu Itara Prabhandagalu: Ondu samaajashaastreeya Inuku Noota ”(Our Sojurn in the Forest and Other Essays: A Sociological Insight), Prof. M. Ramarao: Nuurara Nenapu (Editors: R. Indira, R. Purnima and R. Pratibha). Mysore: Prakruti Publishers, 2014: pp.202-214.
“Streevada mattu Bhaaratiyate: Stree Samveedanaa Saahityada Punar Vimarshegondu Aahvaana” (Feminism and Indianness: Invitation to Revisit Gender Sensitive Literature), Dharani Hejjeya Saddu (Editor: Kavita Rai). Mysore: Pooja Mudrana mattu Prakashana, 2012: pp.141-147.
Mahilaa Shikshana (Women’s Education), Mysuru Darshana-Volume IV (Editors: D. K. Rajendra, Maleyuuru Guruswamy & Y.C. Bhanumathi). Mysore: Karnataka State Open University, 2012: pp.151-155.
“Ma Na Ja Virachita Ambedkar mattu Saamajika Nyaaya” (Ambedkar and Social Justice), Ma Na Ja Saahitya Samagra Adhyayana (Editors: M. Leelavati & S. Narendra Kumar). Mysore: Bahujana Media Centre, 2010: pp.618-625.
“Karnaatakadalli Aranyavaasi Samudaayagala Jeevana” (Life of Forest Dependent Communities in Karnataka), Suvarna Karnataka: Samaaja mattu Samskruti (Editors: C.V Mulgunda and G.M. Hegde). Hubli: Sahitya Prakashana, 2006: pp.291-297.
“Bahishkaara mattu Shuddhikarana” (Excommunication and Purification), Kannada Vishvavidyala Vishvakosha: 3 DHARMA (A Subject Encyclopaedia of Religion) (Editor: Rahamat Tarikere).Hampi: Kannada University, 2000: pp.247-252.
Bhaaratadalli Mahileyaru: Itihaasika mattu Saamskrutika Drushtikoona (Women in India: Historical and Cultural Perspective, Vichaara Saahitya(Editor: Vijayashree Sabarada). Bangalore: Karnataka Saahitya Academy, 2000: pp.275-279.
Neletapputtiruva Girijanaru( Tribals at Crossroads), Samadarshi( Editor: Shivakumara Swamy), Mysore: Pratibha Samsat, 1996: pp.531-538.
Samuuha Maadhyamagalu mattu Samaaja( Mass Media and Society), Samparka (Editor: H.S.K.). Mysore: District Kannada Saahitya Academy, 1994: pp.24-29.
Newspaper Columns
SAMAAJAMUKHI: Weekly Column published in MYSURU MITRA from March 2022-2023.
HOSADAARI: A Fortnightly Column on Social and Gender issues published in the Kannada Daily PRAJAVANI between January 2009 and May 2013). The 128 columns published in the series have been brought out in the form of two books in 2010, 2012 and 2016.
MANUSHI: A Fortnightly Column on Women’s issues published in the Kannada Daily PRAJANUDI from 2002-2005. The 87 columns published in the series during this period were compiled in the form of a book in 2006.