Gururaj Devarhubli

@law.nirmauni.ac.in

Assistant Professor of Law, Institute of Law, Nirma University
Institute of Law, Nirma University

Gururaj Devarhubli


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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
LL.M., Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
B.A.LL.B. (Hons), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
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Scopus Publications

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Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • Constructing ‘Gujaratiness’: a critical analysis of identity framing in pre-revival Gujarati cinema (1932–2011)
    Gururaj Devarhubli, Amit Kumar Kashyap, Tomar Anjani Singh
    Cogent Arts and Humanities, 2026
    The Gujarati film industry (Dhollywood), dating back to 1932, has experienced significant critical and commercial resurgence since 2011, marked by National Award wins and successful pan-Indian adaptations. However, this revival has followed decades of creative stagnation. This study critically examined the representation of regional identity in 50 commercially successful Gujarati films released between 1932 and 2011. Employing qualitative content analysis guided by the theoretical framework of agenda-setting, priming, and framing, this research deconstructs the cinematic construction of ‘Gujaratiness’. The findings reveal a consistent and hegemonic identity frame that is overwhelmingly rural, Hindu, and traditional, prominently featuring Saurashtrian settings, Rajput communities, and cultural symbols such as Garba. We argue that this framing was not an organic cultural expression but heavily influenced by industrial factors, particularly a state subsidy policy that incentivised formulaic productions for a niche rural audience. This has led to a disconnect between urban viewers and an industry-wide identity crisis. The study concludes that the pre-revival era’s narrow framing ultimately proved unsustainable, establishing the stage for thematic diversification and industrial renewal that characterizes Dhollywood’s contemporary comeback.
  • Interdisciplinarity Research in Sustainability: A 15 Year Bibliometric Analysis of Sustainability Journal
    , Gururaj Devarhubli, Amit Kumar Kashyap, , Anjani Singh Tomar, and
    Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 2025
    In 2024, Sustainability celebrates its 15th year of publication. To commemorate this milestone, this study presents a retrospective bibliometric analysis of the journal, utilizing data from the Scopus database. Through a range of bibliometric tools, we analyze Sustainability’s growth in terms of publication and citation impact. Citation data mainly were retrieved from Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, comprising scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Additionally, data on the most downloaded articles were obtained from Sustainability’s official website. The most cited articles in Sustainability were identified along with the most prolific authors. As of 2023, Sustainability has achieved a CiteScore (CS) of 6.8 — an impressive 485% increase from its initial CS of 1.4 in 2011. The journal is indexed under multiple subject categories in Scopus, ranking as follows: Computer Networks and Communications – 95th out of 395 journals; Computer Science (miscellaneous) – 17th out of 133 journals; Energy Engineering and Power Technology - 69th out of 272 journals; Environmental Science (miscellaneous) – 36th out of 219 journals; Geography, Planning and Development – 94th out of 821 journals; Hardware and Architecture – 46th out of 177 journals; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law – 89th out of 399 journals; and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment – 97th out of 270 journals. Since its inception in 2009, Sustainability has published 65,636 articles from scholars worldwide, with the highest contributions from China and the United States. The journal has primarily published sustainability studies in various aspects, with a predominant emphasis on quantitative methodologies. Although widely used in academia, bibliometric methods might also prove useful in sustainability jurisprudence, such as helping people understand the publication trends in scholarly sustainability journals.
  • Can copyright protection be extended to tattoos and body art? Analyzing the issues, challenges and framing a possible solution in light of the Indian and US copyright protection regimes
    Anjani Singh Tomar, Gururaj Devarhubli
    Cogent Social Sciences, 2025
    This study explores the potential expansion of copyright protection for tattoos and body art and the associated challenges. The fundamental principles of copyright law are first examined, along with how they relate to the creative character of tattoos and body art. The paper then discusses issues such as originality, ownership and fixation before diving into the difficulties and legal hurdles that arise when considering the copyrighting of tattoos. Additionally, it explores the ramifications of protecting copyright rights over tattoos, as well as the difficulties of managing copyright and infringement from a legal and practical standpoint. Furthermore, it examines how trademark and design protection overlap with traditional copyright protections. This paper concludes with recommendations and suggestions aimed at enhancing and clarifying the legal environment for tattoos and suggesting potential solutions to better balance the rights of tattoo artists, recipients and other parties.
  • Ten years of the Cogent Social Sciences: a bibliometric analysis
    Gururaj Devarhubli, Amit Kumar Kashyap, Anjani Singh Tomar
    Cogent Social Sciences, 2025
    Cogent Social Sciences (CSS) is a top worldwide journal in the field of social sciences that aims to encourage the discovery of linkages between disciplines and communities. This article follows the CSS journal from its inception in 2015 until 2024, when it will celebrate 10 years of publication. Its objective is to find journal trends in published articles, authors, the most productive institutions and nations, research themes, and citation patterns (most cited papers and typology of cited articles). Bibliometric analysis was performed, and the Scopus database provided the data necessary to apply bibliometric markers. A variety of bibliometric methods indicate that the journal has dramatically expanded in terms of articles and references from throughout the world; nevertheless, most of these contributions originate in South Africa and Indonesia. The journal has published conceptual articles by writers who predominantly use qualitative methodologies. The authors formulated a visual mapping of bibliometric data by applying software to visualise similarities, which showed that the culture of collaboration among authors has evolved. These graphs show the correlations among keywords, citations, journal co-citations, and co-citation analysis. The findings demonstrate that the journal has experienced substantial expansion over the years, with an increase in both the quantity and variety of published articles and citations received. This expansion helped the journal achieve a good trajectory in terms of its influence and exposure in the field. A notable trend is the increasing geographical diversity of the publications. The journal’s primary focus is on accounting, management, business, environmental sciences, and social sciences.
  • The advancement of environmental procedural rights in India: an analysis of issues, problems and prospects
    Gururaj Devarhubli, Alaukik Shrivastava
    Cogent Social Sciences, 2024
    Environmental Rights comprises of both procedural and substantive rights.The right to information, the right to public participation and the right to access justice are the three rights that make up environmental procedural rights.
  • Do software payments amount to royalties? Tracing the answer in the context of the engineering analysis case and proposing an alternative model
    Gururaj Devarhubli, Yogendra Batra, Alaukik Shrivastava
    Cogent Social Sciences, 2023
    After almost two decades of litigation characterizing software payments for income taxation, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment on a batch of over a hundred appeals before it. The judgment respited the taxpayers. The present article analyzes the various arguments presented by the taxpayers and the Revenue Department and tests their applicability on the touchstone of International and Indian legal provisions and the established understanding of copyright law. The article concludes that the impact of copyright law on taxation cannot be avoided and any exploitation of copyright leading to income-generation is subject to tax. However, instead of bypassing copyright laws, a correct interpretation of the nuances of copyright laws would lead to more effective and less debilitating results.
  • Interface Between FRAND Licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPS) and Competition Law: Issues and Challenges
    Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 2020

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Constructing ‘Gujaratiness’: a critical analysis of identity framing in pre-revival Gujarati cinema (1932–2011)
    G Devarhubli, AK Kashyap, T Anjani Singh
    Cogent Arts & Humanities 13 (1), 2647148 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Can copyright protection be extended to tattoos and body art? Analyzing the issues, challenges and framing a possible solution in light of the Indian and US copyright …
    A Singh Tomar, G Devarhubli
    Cogent Social Sciences 11 (1), 2563041 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Ten years of the Cogent Social Sciences : a bibliometric analysis
    G Devarhubli, A Kumar Kashyap, A Singh Tomar
    Cogent Social Sciences 11 (1), 2564774 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Interdisciplinarity research in sustainability: A 15 year bibliometric analysis of sustainability journal
    G Devarhubli, AK Kashyap, AS Tomar
    Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources 8 (1), 209-240 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 3
  • The advancement of environmental procedural rights in India: an analysis of issues, problems and prospects
    G Devarhubli, A Shrivastava
    Cogent Social Sciences 10 (1), 2312949 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 3
  • Do software payments amount to royalties? Tracing the answer in the context of the engineering analysis case and proposing an alternative model
    G Devarhubli, Y Batra, A Shrivastava
    Cogent Social Sciences 9 (1), 2221099 , 2023
    2023.0
  • A STUDY OF PLAGIARISM IN RESEARCH WRT THE 2018 PLAGIARISM POLICY OF UGC FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITIONS.
    GD Devarhubli
    International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education 14 (3) , 2022
    2022.0
  • Copyright Law in the Digital Environment: Issues and Challenges in India
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Jus Corpus LJ 3, 272 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Independent Judiciary and Freedom of Press for Free and Fair Reporting
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Part 1 Indian J. Integrated Rsch. L. 2, 1 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Women Participation in the Fight for Climate Justice: India’s Future
    G Devarhubli
    Current World Environment 17 (3), 805 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Is Prostitution a Crime or Exigency?
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Issue 1 Int'l JL Mgmt. & Human. 5, 1317 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Right to Health–A Constitutional Mandate in India
    G Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Journal on Contemporary Issues of Law 7 (9), 68-74 , 2021
    2021.0
  • A Critical Study on Copyright Violations in the Indian Entertainment Industry in the Internet Age.
    GD Devarhubli, AS Tomar
    Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 12 (6) , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 2
  • Prison Reforms in India-Is It a Constitutional Mandate?
    GD Devarhubli, PB Sarfaraj
    Supremo Amicus 27, 150 , 2021
    2021.0
  • Doctrine of Harmonious Construction-A Critical Analysis
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Indian JL & Legal Rsch. 3, 1 , 2021
    2021.0
  • A Critical Study on Liability of Intermediaries for Copyright Infringement-Analysis of Indian and German Position
    GD Devarhubli, AS Tomar
    Pt. 2 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 24, 1 , 2021
    2021.0
  • Interface Between FRAND Licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPS) and Competition Law: Issues and Challenges
    GD Devarhubli
    Indian JL & Just. 11, 115 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 1
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Impact on IP Laws of India & US
    GD Devarhubli
    Int'l JL Mgmt. & Human. 1, 68 , 2018
    2018.0
  • Has Bollywood Exposed Indians to Mental Health Issues?–A Critical Study
    G Devarhubli
    International Journal of Health Sciences 6 (S7), 4482-4498 , 0
  • Journal Homepage:-www. journalijar. com
    G Devarhubli, BS Patel

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Interdisciplinarity research in sustainability: A 15 year bibliometric analysis of sustainability journal
    G Devarhubli, AK Kashyap, AS Tomar
    Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources 8 (1), 209-240 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 3
  • The advancement of environmental procedural rights in India: an analysis of issues, problems and prospects
    G Devarhubli, A Shrivastava
    Cogent Social Sciences 10 (1), 2312949 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 3
  • A Critical Study on Copyright Violations in the Indian Entertainment Industry in the Internet Age.
    GD Devarhubli, AS Tomar
    Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 12 (6) , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 2
  • Ten years of the Cogent Social Sciences : a bibliometric analysis
    G Devarhubli, A Kumar Kashyap, A Singh Tomar
    Cogent Social Sciences 11 (1), 2564774 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Interface Between FRAND Licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPS) and Competition Law: Issues and Challenges
    GD Devarhubli
    Indian JL & Just. 11, 115 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 1
  • Constructing ‘Gujaratiness’: a critical analysis of identity framing in pre-revival Gujarati cinema (1932–2011)
    G Devarhubli, AK Kashyap, T Anjani Singh
    Cogent Arts & Humanities 13 (1), 2647148 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Can copyright protection be extended to tattoos and body art? Analyzing the issues, challenges and framing a possible solution in light of the Indian and US copyright …
    A Singh Tomar, G Devarhubli
    Cogent Social Sciences 11 (1), 2563041 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Do software payments amount to royalties? Tracing the answer in the context of the engineering analysis case and proposing an alternative model
    G Devarhubli, Y Batra, A Shrivastava
    Cogent Social Sciences 9 (1), 2221099 , 2023
    2023.0
  • A STUDY OF PLAGIARISM IN RESEARCH WRT THE 2018 PLAGIARISM POLICY OF UGC FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITIONS.
    GD Devarhubli
    International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education 14 (3) , 2022
    2022.0
  • Copyright Law in the Digital Environment: Issues and Challenges in India
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Jus Corpus LJ 3, 272 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Independent Judiciary and Freedom of Press for Free and Fair Reporting
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Part 1 Indian J. Integrated Rsch. L. 2, 1 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Women Participation in the Fight for Climate Justice: India’s Future
    G Devarhubli
    Current World Environment 17 (3), 805 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Is Prostitution a Crime or Exigency?
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Issue 1 Int'l JL Mgmt. & Human. 5, 1317 , 2022
    2022.0
  • Right to Health–A Constitutional Mandate in India
    G Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Journal on Contemporary Issues of Law 7 (9), 68-74 , 2021
    2021.0
  • Prison Reforms in India-Is It a Constitutional Mandate?
    GD Devarhubli, PB Sarfaraj
    Supremo Amicus 27, 150 , 2021
    2021.0
  • Doctrine of Harmonious Construction-A Critical Analysis
    GD Devarhubli, BS Patel
    Indian JL & Legal Rsch. 3, 1 , 2021
    2021.0
  • A Critical Study on Liability of Intermediaries for Copyright Infringement-Analysis of Indian and German Position
    GD Devarhubli, AS Tomar
    Pt. 2 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 24, 1 , 2021
    2021.0
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Impact on IP Laws of India & US
    GD Devarhubli
    Int'l JL Mgmt. & Human. 1, 68 , 2018
    2018.0
  • Has Bollywood Exposed Indians to Mental Health Issues?–A Critical Study
    G Devarhubli
    International Journal of Health Sciences 6 (S7), 4482-4498 , 0
  • Journal Homepage:-www. journalijar. com
    G Devarhubli, BS Patel