Papers presented  

• Dutta, Sumedha. 2019. “Leisure and Sustainable Rural Development in Thailand: A Case Study of the Khlong-Bang-Bai-Mai and Khlong-Roi-Sai Agri-tourism Sites”, at the International Sociological Association conference on the theme, Leisure and Social Development in the Post Modern Era: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, held at Lucknow University, India, from the 2^nd to the 4^th of December, 2019.
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2017. “Beginning with Polanyi: Global Capitalism Vs. Civil Society Movements in Neo-liberal India”, in the international conference, A Great Transformation? Global Perspectives on Contemporary Capitalisms, at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, from 9th to 13th January.
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2016. “Religion and Welfare in the Indian Scenario: A Study of Ramakrishna Mission and Salesians of Don Bosco”, at the 42nd All India Sociological Conference, held at Tezpur University, Assam (27th – 30th December)
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2016. “A double movement? Global Capitalisms vs. Civil Society Movements in Neo-liberal India”, at the 42nd All India Sociological Conference, held at Tezpur University, Assam (27th – 30th December)

• Dutta, Sumedha. 2014. “The Salesian Movement and Civil Society in Guwahati”, at the 40th All India Sociological Conference, held at the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi (29th November - 1st December).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2013. “Forced Nationalisms, Failed Development and the Politics of Recognition: Understanding the Dynamics of Statehood Demands in Assam” at the 39th All India Sociological Conference, held at the Karnataka State Open University (27th - 29th of December).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2013. “Negotiating the Adaptability of Tradition: The Role of Religious Associations in Modern India”, at the Interdisciplinary National Seminar on ‘Towards Understanding Modernization of Indian Tradition’, honoring the contributions of Prof. Yogendra Singh and celebrating 40 years of his book, Modernization of Indian Tradition, organized by the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, in collaboration with ICSSR (9th - 11th December).
• Dutta, Sumedha.2013. “Religious Associations and Development in India: A Study of the Ramakrishna Mission”, at the 2nd International Conference of Social Sciences (ICSS), organized by the University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (22nd - 23rd of November).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2013. “The Politics of Power vs. the Politics of Identity: Understanding the Dynamics of Statehood Demands in Assam” at the seminar entitled “North-east: New Issues, Young Voices”, organized by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) in collaboration with India International Centre (IIC), at IIC, New Delhi (23rd of August).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2012. “Urban Associational Cultures and Civil Society in India”, at the 38th  All India Sociological Conference, of the Indian Sociological Society, held at the Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur  (27th -  29th of December).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2011. “Frenzied Urban Living and Quality Time with Family”, at the 37th All India Sociological Conference, of the Indian Sociological Society, held at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi  (11th - 13th of December).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2010. “Rise of Residents Welfare Associations and the Phenomenon of Urban Development- A Case- study of Three RWAs in South Delhi”, at the 36th All India Sociological Conference, on the theme Development, Polity and Social Tensions, held at the Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa (27th  -  29th of December).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2010. “The Dynamics of Displacement in North East India: A Reflection”, at the National Seminar on Social Research on North East India: Issues and Challenges, organized by the North East India Studies Programme (NEISP), Jawaharlal Nehru University, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (25th -26th February).
• Dutta, Sumedha. 2009. “Mapping the Plight of the Urban Poor in the Era of Globalization: A Sociological Study” at the 35th All India Sociological Conference on the theme Identity, Development and Nation Building, organized by the Indian Sociological Society, held at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Kashmir  (10th  - 12th  of October).

Participation in conferences/seminars/workshops

• National webinar on Ecosystem restoration and Environmental sustainability, organized by Alumni Association JNU, in collaboration with BRICS, JAAPC, and Central University of Gujarat, 2021
• International webinar on Contested Narratives about National Identity, organized by Institute for South Asia Studies and the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Centre for Bangladesh Studies, UC Berkeley, 2021
• National Seminar on India between Caste and Casteless-ness in the Era of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) organized by Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), in collaboration with ICSSR and Ambedkar Chair, at JNU (25th - 27th July 2014).
• Peace Symposium on Interfaith Harmony, organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, in the Chinmaya Mission, New Delhi (13th of April, 2013).
• International Seminar on International Understanding for Human Unity: Past Lessons and Present Prospects, organized by the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Government of India (1st - 3rd March, 2013).
• International Conference on Sociology Matters: Challenges and Possibilities of Social Science Knowledge in Contemporary India, in view of the completion of 40 years of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), JNU, New Delhi (18th - 20th December, 2012).
• International Conference on Studying Social Sciences in the Era of Globalization, organized by the Global Studies Programme, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, in collaboration with the University of Freiburg, University of Cape Town and FLASCO, at JNU (30th March - 2nd of April, 2012).
• Democracy under the Challenge of War: Comparing the US and India, organized by the United States- India Educational Foundation and Global Studies Programme, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (18th - 19th of April, 2011)
• Dealing with Controversies - Workshop with Prof. Bruno Latour, organized by the European Studies Programme, University of Delhi, at Delhi University, New Delhi (3rd - 5th of January, 2011)
• Workshop for Young Sociologists, on the theme, Sociology in Action, held at the Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa (25th - 26th December, 2010).
• International Seminar on Human Migration and Displacement: New Challenges to National, Regional and Global Governance, organized by the International Jurist Organization and Centre for the Study of Social Systems, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, (11th - 12th of December, 2010).
• Academic Writing and Publication Workshop, organized by the Central University of Gujarat, in collaboration with ICSSR- Western Regional Centre, Mumbai at the Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (16th - 20th November, 2010).
• Hind Swaraj Centenary Workshop: Dynamics of Modernization – Understanding the Gandhian Approach, Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CAS/GSP), Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, and Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi (26th - 28th March, 2009).
• Prof. M.N. Panini Felicitation Seminar: Economy, Society and Sociology, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (7th - 8th March, 2009).
• International Conference on Eradicating Chronic Poverty in India: Policy Issues and Challenges, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1st - 3rd of October, 2008).
• Satyagraha Centenary International Conference, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Bheetiharwara, Champaran, Bihar (13th - 20th November, 2007).