Prof. Vijai Nath Giri

Prof. Vijai Nath Giri
Adjunct Professor-RGNAU Prof. (on Re-Employment) HSS, IIT Kharagpur
Expertise in Communication Studies, Happiness and Wellbeing, Relationship
Prof. V. N. Giri

Professional Experience:

  • Teaching: 36 Years

Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Science of Happiness, Communication, Happiness & Well-being (Undergraduate & Postgraduate Level)

  • Research:

Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, Gender and Communication, Communication Style, Computer-Mediated Communication, Workplace Happiness, Science of Happiness

  • Thesis Guidance:

    1. Doctoral Candidates for Ph.D. Degree - Completed - (Ten)

    2. Doctoral Candidates for Ph.D. Degree - in Progress - (Three)

Awards and Distinction:

  • DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Reinvitation Programme (2007), Post- Doctoral Research, Institute of Media and Communication Science, Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany

  • Goethe Institute Stipend (2005), International Teachers’ Training Programme, Berlin,Germany

  • DAAD-Stipend (2005) International Conference on Cultural Conflicts, Paris, France

  • DAAD-Reinvitation Programme (2003), Post-Doctoral Research, Institute of Media and Communication Science, Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany

  • ICSSR (2002) Doctoral Thesis Publication Award, New Delhi, India

  • DAAD-Fellowship (1998), Universities of Magdeburg and Heidelberg, Germany

  • Short-Term DAAD Fellowship (1994), University of Göttingen, Germany

  • DAAD-Fellowship (1988-89), University of Regensburg, Germany

  • MMB-Scholarship (1985) Pune, India

  • Endowment Scholarship (1982) BHU, India

  • National Merit Scholarship (1975-79) U.P. Board, Allahabad, India

  • Doctoral Dissertation under my guidance was awarded Professor Durganand Sinha Doctoral Dissertation Award (Gold Medal) for the best doctoral dissertation at XVIIIth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), 2008 at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

  • Doctoral Dissertation under my guidance was awarded Professor Durganand Sinha Doctoral Dissertation Award (Gold Medal) for the best doctoral dissertation at 27th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), 2017 at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Sponsored Project:

  • Principle Investigator:

Name of the Research Project:

Urban- design planning & urban engineering exploration of Varanasi (UDE)

Name of the Sponsoring Agency: MHRD, GOI, New Delhi Total Project Cost: Rs. 15 million (Rs. 15000000) Duration: 36 months (w.e.f. 01.01.2014)

  • Principle Investigator:

Development of indices and measurement of well-being at Madhya Pradesh (AWP),

Name of the Sponsoring Agency: Rajya Anadn Sansthan, MP commencement: 01-07-2017, completion: 31-12-2020 , sanctioned grant(rs.): 6360000.00/=

  • Principle Investigator:

Development of volunteer screening tools for madhya pradesh (YMP)

Name of the Sponsoring Agency: Rajya Anadn Sansthan, MP commencement: 01-01-2018, completion: 31-12-2020, sanctioned grant(rs.): 2040000.00/=

  • Co-Principle Investigator:

Name of the Research Project:

A creative economic regeneration and urban design revival project: Boipara- College street Kolkata ( in association with KMoMA, Kolkata (RAK)

Name of the Sponsoring Agency: MHRD, GOI, New Delhi Total Project Cost: Rs. 10500000 Duration: 48 months (w.e.f. 15.01.2014)

  • Co-Principle Investigator:

Name of the Research Project:

To develop a scientific rationale of IELS (Indo-European Language Systems) applying

(a) Computational Linguistics & (b) Cognitive Geo-spatial mapping approaches (AIP)

Name of the Sponsoring Agency: MHRD, GOI, New Delhi Total Project Cost: Rs. 15 million (Rs. 10000000) Duration: 48 months (w.e.f. 15.01.2014)

Papers Presented/ Sessions chaired at National and International Conferences:

  1. Giri, V. N. “Assessing the Impact of Maximizing Tendency on Career Outcomes of Indian IT Professionals” the International Conference for Multiple Academic Disciplines, (MAD18Swiss Conference), Zurich - Switzerland. July 13-15, 2018.

  2. Giri, V. N. “Role of Perfectionism in shaping Vocational Quality of Indian IT Professionals” NAOP, University of Delhi, 19-21 December, 2018.

  3. Giri, V. N. “Assessing the Impact of Spirituality on Happiness” Tomorrow People Organization’s International Conference on Spirituality and Psychology 2017. Bangkok, Thailand, March 13-15, 2017.

  1. Giri, V.N. “ NAOP Kharagpur 2017 Chaired sessions. Giri, V.N. “Effect of Gender Role and Self-Esteem on Communication Style of Indian College Students”, 31st                   International Congress of Psychology (ICP-2016) Yokohama, Japan, July 24 to 29, 2016.​

  2. Giri, V.N. “ Impact of organizational culture on organizational effectiveness: The mediating role of organizational communication. National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), IIT Chennai, December 29, 31, 2016.

  3. S. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N.” Impact of Engineering Faculty Participation in decision Making and commitment on organizational citizenship behavior. Paper presented at International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education (ICTIEE)-January 6- 8, 2015, Bengaluru.

  4. Giri, V.N. “ Assessing Spirituality for Self-Management” key note address delivered at the International Conference on Spirituality: The Essence of Ethical Leadership and Management, Novemver 22-24, 2014. SMS Varanasi.

  5. S. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N. “Assessing the relationship between participation decision making and OCB. The mediating role of OC.” Paper presented at HR Summit during February 8-10, 2013 at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.

  6. Giri, V. N. & Sengupta, A. “Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution and Managerial Styles” Paper presented at 4th International Conference on "Cross Cultural Transformation through Emotional Intelligence and Peace Education” Jointly Organized by World Without Anger (WWA) and Global Peace Association (GPA) Nepal, December 17, 2013 Kathmandu, Nepal.

  7. Giri, V. N. “Analysing Leadership Style and Organizational Effectiveness: The Mediating Role of Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication” paper presented at 62nd Annual Conference of International Communication Association, 24-28 May, 2012, Phoenix, Arizona , USA.

  8. Giri, V. N. “Analysing the Association of Leadership Style, Face-to-Face Communication, and Organizational Effectiveness” paper presented at XXIst Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat, December 12-14, 2011.

  9. Giri, V. N. chaired a session at XXIst Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat, December 12-14, 2011.

  10. Giri, V. N. “Assessing the Role of Power Distance in Intercultural Communication”, paper presented at XIXth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by the Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, March 6-9, 2010.

  11. S. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N. “HR Practices: An enhancer to emotional intelligence” paper presented at XXth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), Zakir Hussain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, December 12-15, 2010

  1. Giri, V. N., chaired a session at XIXth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by the Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, March 6-9, 2010.

  2. Giri, V. N. “Assessing the Role of Power Distance in Intercultural Communication”, paper presented at XIXth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by the Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, March 6-9, 2010.4

  3. S. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N. “Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Engineering Colleges and its Relationship with Teachers’ Participation in Decision Making”, paper presented at XIXth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by the Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, March 6- 9, 2010.

  4. B. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N. “ Emotional intelligence: A key to job performance”, paper presented at XIXth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), organised by the Department of Psychology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, March 6- 9, 2010.

  5. Giri, V. N., chaired a session at National Conference on Communication and Soft Skills from Academia and Corporate Perspectives, Department of Mathematics and Humanities, and Centre for Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, January 5-6, 2009.

  6. Giri, V. N., “Communication Style: How to Create a Kaleidoscope” paper presented at National Conference on Communication and Soft Skills from Academia and Corporate Perspectives, Department of Mathematics and Humanities, and Centre for Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, January 5-6, 2009.

  7. B. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N., “Examining the relationship of organizational communication and job satisfaction in Indian organizations” paper presented at XVIIIth Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAoP), 2008 Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, December 14-17, 2008.

  8. Giri, V. N., “Assessing the Role of Context in Intercultural Communication” paper presented at the International Conference on Soft Skills Development Strategies: Corporate and Academia Perspectives, 19-20 September 2008, BITS Pilani.

  9. Giri, V. N. chaired a session on “Verbal and Non Verbal Communication” at the International Conference on Soft Skills Development Strategies: Corporate and Academia Perspectives,19-20 September 2008, BITS Pilani.

  10. Giri, V. N., “Assessing Leadership Styles, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Organizational Effectiveness” paper presented at the XVII National Annual Conference of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur, December 17-19, 2007.

  11. Giri, V. N., “Effect of Gender Role and Self-Esteem on Communication Style of Indian College Students”paper presented at 10th European Congress of Psychology ,Prague, The Czech Republic, July 3-6, 2007.

  1. Giri, V. N., & B. Pavan Kumar, “Assessing the Impact of Communication on Job Satisfaction and Job Performance in Indian Organizations” paper presented at 10th European Congress of Psychology, Prague, The Czech Republic, July 3-6, 2007.

  2. Giri, V. N., chaired a session on “Social Psychology” in the 16th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology-India (Affiliated to: International Union of Psychological Science) organized by Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Bombay, December 14-16, 2006.5

  3. Giri, V. N.,“Assessing the self-esteem level and communication style of college students” paper presented at the XVI National Annual Conference of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay, December 14-16, 2006.

  4. B. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N., “Impact of Organizational Climate on Job Satisfaction and Job Performance” paper presented at the XVI National Annual Conference of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay, December 14-16, 2006.

  5. Santra, Tirumala & Giri, V. N., “Analyzing Computer-Mediated Communication and the Organizational Effectiveness” paper presented at the XVI National Annual Conference of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay, December 14-16, 2006.

  6. B. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N., “Impact of Organizational Climate on Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: A Pilot Study of DRDL, Hyderabad” paper presented at the national conference on Emerging Paradigms in psychology organised by DRDO, New Delhi, September 22-24, 2006.

  7. Giri, V. N. “Nonverbal Behaviours in Intercultural Communication” paper presented at 29th Indian Social Science Congress organized by the Lucknow University, Lucknow December 26-30, 2005.

  8. Giri, V. N., “Gender Differences as Cultural Conflicts in Communication” paper presented at the 11th International Congress “Germanistics in Conflicts of Cultures” August 26-September 3, 2005, University of Paris, France.

  9. Giri, V. N., chaired a session on “Social Psychology” in the 15th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology-India (Affiliated to: International Union of Psychological Science) organized by K.S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya, Faizabad, March 4-6, 2005.

  10. Giri, V. N., “Assessing the Role of Context in Intercultural Communication” paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology-India (Affiliated to: International Union of Psychological Science) organized by K.S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya, Faizabad, March 4-6, 2005.

  11. Giri, V. N., chaired a session on “Knowledge Management” in an “International Conference on Globalization & Competitiveness” organized by Vinod Gupta School of Management & Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur jointly with AIB-India, January 11-13, 2005.

  1. Giri, V. N., “Gender Differences in Intercultural Communication” paper presented at the National Seminar on Meeting Communication Challenges at Workplace organized by BITS, Pilani, September 10-11, 2004.

  2. Santra, Tirumala & Giri, V. N., “Assessing Some Aspects of Ethical Issues in Organizational Communication” paper presented at the National Seminar on Meeting Communication Challenges at Workplace organized by BITS, Pilani, September 10 -11, 2004.

  3. B. Pavan Kumar & Giri, V. N., “Analysing the Effect of Computer Mediated Communication and Face-to-Face Communication on Self-Disclosure” paper presented at the National Seminar on Meeting Communication Challenges at Workplace organized by BITS, Pilani, September 10-11, 2004.

  4. Giri, V. N. & Sharma, H. O.,“Assessessing the Effect of Brain-Wiring on Communication Style” paper presented at 27th Indian Social Science Congress organised by the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur and Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad at IIT Kharagpur, December 3-7, 2003.

  5. Giri, V. N., “Assessing the Effect of Sex Role on Communication Style of Indian College Students” paper presented at 8th European Congress of Psychology organized by the Austrian Professional Association of Psychologist, Vienna, Austria, July 6-11, 2003.

  6. Giri, V. N., “Gender Differences in Communication of Indian College Students” paper presented at Conference of the National Academy of Psychology and Shastri Indo- Canadian Seminar, Utkal University, Bhubneswar, January 27-31, 2003.

  7. Giri, V. N., “Assessing some Aspects of Culture and Media” paper presented at the National Conference on Power, Violence and Society, Andhra University, Visakhapatanam, January 22-26, 2003.

  8. Giri, V. N., “Assessing the Impact of Culture on Communication Style” paper presented at the International Conference on Communication for Development in the Information Age: Extending The Benefits of Technology For All, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, January 7-9, 2003.

  9. Giri, V. N., Participated in the National Seminar organized by the University of Osnabruck, Germany during my stay in Germany from October1, 1988 to September 30,1989........Read More