A.K. Kapoor is a voracious researcher with diverse areas of interest ranging from Tribal and Himalayan Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Biology to Health Anthropology, Human Rights, Forensic Science and Forensic Anthropology. He has carried out extensive and intensive field work among tribes, castes, minority and religious groups and ethnic groups in different states of India namely Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Orissa, West Bengal, Kerala, Goa, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Nepal, North America and United Kingdom. He has been the recipient of several scholarships and research grants from various research organisations. He held various academic, administrative and professional positions. He has published in addition to his nine books/ edited volumes, more than 170 research papers and articles in national and international journals. He has attended more than seventy national and international seminars, workshops and symposiums. He has been awarded Ruchi Award (1991), UGC Research Award (1999), Life Time Achievement Award (2006), Vidya Ratan Award (2008), and Man of the Year Award (2009, Gwalior). He has been visiting fellow in number of universities in India and abroad. He has travelled to North America and European countries for academic activities. He is consultant to many national and international NGO's. He has presided over various national and international academic, cultural and sports functions. A. K. Kapoor, Professor of Anthropology at Delhi University, Delhi, is at present adorning the office of Vice-Chancellor of Jiwaji University, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh).
