Mr. Vinayak Subhash Lashkar is working as an Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Sociology at Anekant Education Society’s, Tuljaram Chaturchand College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Baramati, Pune. Presently he is engage as an Expert Committee Member on Establishment of Independent Study Center for Denotified and Nomadic Tribes of India in Savitribai Phule Pune University. He is also a former Expert Committee Member on National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. He is also a former Five Year Perspective Plan Committee Member on Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra India. He has completed his M. Phil research work on ‘Sociological Study of Wadar Community in Pune City’ at Department of Sociology, SPPU, Pune. He has a huge experience of working as a Research Co-ordinator, Project Assistant, Research Associate, Field Work Co-ordinator and Documentation Co-ordinator with various Government Projects, University Grant Commission Projects and NGO support programs. His areas of expertise include Teaching, Research, Documentation, Data Analysis, Field Work, Translation, Training, and Evaluation. His sectors of specialization are in the subject of Sociology of Caste, Sociology of Tribe, Social and Cultural Anthropology and Gender Studies. He has presented paper and published various articles in international, national and state level conference/ seminars and journals/ books covering a wide range of topics, including issues of Denotified and Nomadic Tribes in India. His research areas include on Denotified and Nomadic tribes, Internal Security of India, Human Rights of DNT’s, Development Issues, Social Anthropology, and Sociological Studies. He is also an active member of academic bodies and nongovernmental organizations. He is also actively participated in workshop, seminar and conferences which are covering the social issues.