TISS Hyderabad Campus 2015-2016

ANNUAL REPORT

2015-16 HYDERABAD

CONVERGING EXCELLENCE WITH RELEVANCE

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES HYDERABAD MAY 2016 (Off-campus of TISS MUMBAI, a public funded Deemed University) CONTENTS

Deputy Director's Report 2-8 Academic Programmes Introduced in 2015 Teaching: Performance of the Existing Programmes New Research Projects Collaborations with Universities & NGOs Faculty Contributions Collaborations with State Governments Projects with Government of Telangana Projects with Government of Andhra Pradesh Students & Their Achievements Counselling & Student Support Services Committee Against Sexual Harassment & Anti-Ragging Cell Library: Physical & E-Resources Job Placements Acknowledgements

Pursuit of Academic Excellence: Access, Quality and Accountability 9

Completed Research Projects 10-11

Faculty Accomplishments 12

Schools: Breaking Fresh Ground 13-29 Azim Premji School of Education School of Gender Studies School of Human Resource Management School of Livelihoods and Development School of Public Policy & Governance School of Vocational Education

TISS Outreach: Mentoring PMRDFs 30

Never a Dull Moment: Student Accomplishments 31

Literary & Cultural Activities on the campus 32

Stepping Out: Student Reflections 33

TISS Unlimited: Students' Voices 34-35

Alumni Meets 36

TISS Hyderabad Team 37

Management Committee & Coordinators 38

Annexures 39-48 Dissertation titles; Public Lecture; List of Students graduating and List of students receivingPrizes & certificates CONTENTS

Pursuit of Academic Excellence: Access, Quality and Accountability 9

Completed Research Projects 10-11

Faculty Accomplishments 12

TISS Outreach: Mentoring PMRDFs 30

Never a Dull Moment: Student Accomplishments 31

Literary & Cultural Activities on the campus 32

Stepping Out: Student Reflections 33

TISS Unlimited: Students' Voices 34-35

Alumni Meets 36

TISS Hyderabad Team 37

Management Committee & Coordinators 38

Annexures 39-48 Dissertation titles; Public Lecture; List of Students graduating and List of students receivingPrizes & certificates mentorship, visibility and footprint of the 1. Academic 2. Teaching: Institute. Programmes introduced Performance of the The academic programmes impart values in 2015 Existing Programmes in line with the vision and mission of the DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S REPORT Institute. Their education at the Institute Masters in Natural Resources & Innovative Undergraduate Programme in attempts to build them into competent but Governance Social Sciences modest individuals. All the MA programmes at the Institute, which include After a year of diligent background work, a The undergraduate BA Social Sciences Rural Development & Governance, Masters in Natural Resources & programme continues to be a major Education, Public Policy & Governance, Governance has been introduced in the attraction for several youngsters across the Women's Studies and Development academic year 2015. This programme is country. This programme developed as a Studies are graduating a total of 105 Tata Institute of Social Sciences, a public centrally from Mumbai campus is and Prof. Shyam Menon, appreciated the well structured with strong theoretical broad based Liberal Arts programme is students this year. funded Deemed University, set up the TISS embedded in the rhythms of each of the Institute's programmes, the efforts of the grounding and field exposure and offered from TISS campuses of Hyderabad, off-campus in Hyderabad and commenced TISS off-campuses. The nurturing of the teachers and the performance of students. mentorship designed by TISS with the Guwahati and Tuljapur. This programme academic programmes from the year 2012. programmes that are already on offer on TISS Hyderabad Faculty, staff and students knowledge partnership of the Foundation provides the foundation for students to 3. New Research H.E. Governor of Telangana and Andhra the one hand, and the development of are extremely delighted with the high for Ecological Security (FES), Anand, move into wide ranging social sciences Pradesh, Sri. E.L. Narasimhan inaugurated new programmes to meet the growing score of 3.89 on 4 that TISS has received in Gujarat. FES is a highly acclaimed not-for- programmes or inter-disciplinary Projects in 2012 the Institute's academic demands and requirements of the country the third round of NAAC accreditation held profit organisation that has received programmes at the Masters level. Highly Prof. Aseem Prakash: Cities, Social History programmes in the presence of Sri. S. is part of this rhythm. TISS Hyderabad is several awards from the Government of qualified Faculty members teach the in the academic year 2015-16. This is the and Muslim Entrepreneurs funded by the Ramadorai, Chairman, Governing Board, observing a steady increase in the number India and international bodies. programme and nurture critical minds. This highest score in the country among Indian Council for Social Science Research, TISS and Director, Prof. S. Parasuraman, of applicants for its various programmes. year the final year students of this institutions that have sought accreditation The programme attempts to re-calibrate New Delhi TISS. programme had carried out several short TISS Hyderabad has on offer a BA in Social in the third cycle of accreditations and our understanding of natural resources, empirical research projects on wide The research project aims to write the While awaiting the completion of a full Sciences, seven Masters degree second highest in the country to date. and develop approaches for their sensible, ranging subjects for the Planning social history of select cities from the fledged campus in Kothur Mandal, sustainable and equitable use. It is aimed programmes, and Integrated MPhil & Ph.D This annual report covers the various department of Government of Andhra vantage point of successful Muslim Mahabubnagar, the Institute is operating at creating professionals with a multi- programmes in Education and Women's milestones and key achievements that the Pradesh and for Telangana Society for entrepreneurs who control significant out of two interim campuses, one located sectoral and inter-disciplinary Studies. The total student strength is 516. Institute has garnered across its major Elimination of Rural Poverty. They had proportions of economic activities in that in the Telangana State Institute of understanding of natural resources A total of 169 students are graduating areas of work, i.e. teaching, research and received much appreciation for their particular city. In other words, how and Panchayati Raj and Rural Development through different though complimentary outreach on the one hand and its four rigorous research and the insights. The (TSIPARD), Rajendranagar and another at during the 2016 Convocation. lenses such as those of, Governance why certain economic activities (for major constituencies: Students, Faculty, students of this programme also the Roda Mistry School of Social Work, Systems, Sustainable development, instance spices in Kozhikode, perfume in The NAAC team that visited TISS, Alumni and Employers (State participate within the city, country and also Gachibowli. Faculty, students, staff and ecology and environment. Lucknow, medical equipment in Kolkata, Hyderabad campus, Prof. B.B. Bhattacharya Governments, NGOs and Business). abroad in various academic and cultural academic programmes are present across retail of electrical equipment in Bhopal) Masters in Human Resources and activities. The second batch of 57 BA both the campuses and work with utmost flourished in these cities and how Muslims Management students is graduating at the Convocation efficiency and care to ensure continuity in acquired a dominant position in these. in 2016. students' experience of the academic and TISS offers one of the most reputed Human Through this exploration, the project cultural life on the campus. Resources Management programmes from Theory and Praxis Link: Post Graduate endeavours to write a social history by the Mumbai campus. A slightly Programmes connecting the business history of The end of an academic year and the restructured programme with greater successful entrepreneurs to the “socio- preparation for the Convocation provides The hallmark of academic programmes at emphasis on IT sector and services economic” history of the particular an opportunity to document, review, TISS is the strong theory and praxis link industries for internship, summer economic sector in which they have reflect and set new goal posts for the that is embedded in the curriculum design. placements and extended period of succeeded and then examine how these Institute. TISS campus in Hyderabad has Students are taken through the rigours of business immersion has been built into the two have impacted and influenced the completed another successful year of TISS Hyderabad programme. The HRM academic learning, theoretical knowledge, social history of the city and vice-versa. offering academic programmes, engaging competencies in working with people and programme is receiving steady support Prof. Lakshmi Lingam & Dr.Srinivas students in active learning, providing institutions. Field based learning that is from industries based in Hyderabad and Surisetti: Social Impact Assessment of opportunities for Faculty to collectively scheduled between each semester and Bangalore, and mentorship from the TISS NTPC Water Corridor in Rambilli Mandal, lead the academic processes and engage in which takes place in a wide spectrum of Alumni. Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. research, publish and reach out. geographies, eco-systems, field-based The opening of the academic cycle with agencies, research and policy think-tanks TISS Hyderabad Faculty is conversant with the inaugural of a fresh batch of students and Government departments is the the Right to Fair Compensation and into various programmes, is a culmination corner stone of each programme. Transparency in Land Acquisition, of the efforts that have been afoot for Students have received support for field Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 more than a year behind the scenes. The TISS enters into an MoU with Govt of Andhra Pradesh on 5th September 2015 to implement ‘Andhra exposure from over 70 agencies across the and the relevant guidelines of various state process of admissions while organised Pradesh University Students Employability Skill Development Programme country, thus enhancing the reach of Governments. SIA is carried out as socio-

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 3 mentorship, visibility and footprint of the 1. Academic 2. Teaching: Institute. Programmes introduced Performance of the The academic programmes impart values in 2015 Existing Programmes in line with the vision and mission of the DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S REPORT Institute. Their education at the Institute Masters in Natural Resources & Innovative Undergraduate Programme in attempts to build them into competent but Governance Social Sciences modest individuals. All the MA programmes at the Institute, which include After a year of diligent background work, a The undergraduate BA Social Sciences Rural Development & Governance, Masters in Natural Resources & programme continues to be a major Education, Public Policy & Governance, Governance has been introduced in the attraction for several youngsters across the Women's Studies and Development academic year 2015. This programme is country. This programme developed as a Studies are graduating a total of 105 Tata Institute of Social Sciences, a public centrally from Mumbai campus is and Prof. Shyam Menon, appreciated the well structured with strong theoretical broad based Liberal Arts programme is students this year. funded Deemed University, set up the TISS embedded in the rhythms of each of the Institute's programmes, the efforts of the grounding and field exposure and offered from TISS campuses of Hyderabad, off-campus in Hyderabad and commenced TISS off-campuses. The nurturing of the teachers and the performance of students. mentorship designed by TISS with the Guwahati and Tuljapur. This programme academic programmes from the year 2012. programmes that are already on offer on TISS Hyderabad Faculty, staff and students knowledge partnership of the Foundation provides the foundation for students to 3. New Research H.E. Governor of Telangana and Andhra the one hand, and the development of are extremely delighted with the high for Ecological Security (FES), Anand, move into wide ranging social sciences Pradesh, Sri. E.L. Narasimhan inaugurated new programmes to meet the growing score of 3.89 on 4 that TISS has received in Gujarat. FES is a highly acclaimed not-for- programmes or inter-disciplinary Projects in 2012 the Institute's academic demands and requirements of the country the third round of NAAC accreditation held profit organisation that has received programmes at the Masters level. Highly Prof. Aseem Prakash: Cities, Social History programmes in the presence of Sri. S. is part of this rhythm. TISS Hyderabad is several awards from the Government of qualified Faculty members teach the in the academic year 2015-16. This is the and Muslim Entrepreneurs funded by the Ramadorai, Chairman, Governing Board, observing a steady increase in the number India and international bodies. programme and nurture critical minds. This highest score in the country among Indian Council for Social Science Research, TISS and Director, Prof. S. Parasuraman, of applicants for its various programmes. year the final year students of this institutions that have sought accreditation The programme attempts to re-calibrate New Delhi TISS. programme had carried out several short TISS Hyderabad has on offer a BA in Social in the third cycle of accreditations and our understanding of natural resources, empirical research projects on wide The research project aims to write the While awaiting the completion of a full Sciences, seven Masters degree second highest in the country to date. and develop approaches for their sensible, ranging subjects for the Planning social history of select cities from the fledged campus in Kothur Mandal, sustainable and equitable use. It is aimed programmes, and Integrated MPhil & Ph.D This annual report covers the various department of Government of Andhra vantage point of successful Muslim Mahabubnagar, the Institute is operating at creating professionals with a multi- programmes in Education and Women's milestones and key achievements that the Pradesh and for Telangana Society for entrepreneurs who control significant out of two interim campuses, one located sectoral and inter-disciplinary Studies. The total student strength is 516. Institute has garnered across its major Elimination of Rural Poverty. They had proportions of economic activities in that in the Telangana State Institute of understanding of natural resources A total of 169 students are graduating areas of work, i.e. teaching, research and received much appreciation for their particular city. In other words, how and Panchayati Raj and Rural Development through different though complimentary outreach on the one hand and its four rigorous research and the insights. The (TSIPARD), Rajendranagar and another at during the 2016 Convocation. lenses such as those of, Governance why certain economic activities (for major constituencies: Students, Faculty, students of this programme also the Roda Mistry School of Social Work, Systems, Sustainable development, instance spices in Kozhikode, perfume in The NAAC team that visited TISS, Alumni and Employers (State participate within the city, country and also Gachibowli. Faculty, students, staff and ecology and environment. Lucknow, medical equipment in Kolkata, Hyderabad campus, Prof. B.B. Bhattacharya Governments, NGOs and Business). abroad in various academic and cultural academic programmes are present across retail of electrical equipment in Bhopal) Masters in Human Resources and activities. The second batch of 57 BA both the campuses and work with utmost flourished in these cities and how Muslims Management students is graduating at the Convocation efficiency and care to ensure continuity in acquired a dominant position in these. in 2016. students' experience of the academic and TISS offers one of the most reputed Human Through this exploration, the project cultural life on the campus. Resources Management programmes from Theory and Praxis Link: Post Graduate endeavours to write a social history by the Mumbai campus. A slightly Programmes connecting the business history of The end of an academic year and the restructured programme with greater successful entrepreneurs to the “socio- preparation for the Convocation provides The hallmark of academic programmes at emphasis on IT sector and services economic” history of the particular an opportunity to document, review, TISS is the strong theory and praxis link industries for internship, summer economic sector in which they have reflect and set new goal posts for the that is embedded in the curriculum design. placements and extended period of succeeded and then examine how these Institute. TISS campus in Hyderabad has Students are taken through the rigours of business immersion has been built into the two have impacted and influenced the completed another successful year of TISS Hyderabad programme. The HRM academic learning, theoretical knowledge, social history of the city and vice-versa. offering academic programmes, engaging competencies in working with people and programme is receiving steady support Prof. Lakshmi Lingam & Dr.Srinivas students in active learning, providing institutions. Field based learning that is from industries based in Hyderabad and Surisetti: Social Impact Assessment of opportunities for Faculty to collectively scheduled between each semester and Bangalore, and mentorship from the TISS NTPC Water Corridor in Rambilli Mandal, lead the academic processes and engage in which takes place in a wide spectrum of Alumni. Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. research, publish and reach out. geographies, eco-systems, field-based The opening of the academic cycle with agencies, research and policy think-tanks TISS Hyderabad Faculty is conversant with the inaugural of a fresh batch of students and Government departments is the the Right to Fair Compensation and into various programmes, is a culmination corner stone of each programme. Transparency in Land Acquisition, of the efforts that have been afoot for Students have received support for field Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 more than a year behind the scenes. The TISS enters into an MoU with Govt of Andhra Pradesh on 5th September 2015 to implement ‘Andhra exposure from over 70 agencies across the and the relevant guidelines of various state process of admissions while organised Pradesh University Students Employability Skill Development Programme country, thus enhancing the reach of Governments. SIA is carried out as socio-

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 3 economic survey that identifies social and participated in a symposium on “Gender, committees, therefore have a mandate to Seminar. Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, Chairperson various Committees internally and Aasara pension scheme to understand the economic impacts on people and Education and Women's Empowerment” promote such activities on and off campus. of the Expert Committee for the Policy on externally. Faculty also participated in consumption patterns of Aasara communities facing project-induced loss of and also interacted with Faculty and Orphan and Vulnerable Children, Telangana Conferences and Seminars within the pensioners and other qualitative factors TATA – Cornell Initiative In Agriculture and property and displacement. The District students to discuss on areas of mutual and Mr. Isidore Phillips, Member of the country and outside. Five projects have affecting Aasara pensioners. The survey Nutrition, TISS Hyderabad & ICRISAT, Collector, Visakhapatnam, had interest in which research collaborations Expert Committee introduced the mandate been completed during this year and new findings and recommendations were of Hyderabad commissioned a Social Impact Assessment could be nurtured. A definite outcome of of the Committee and invited the projects that commenced last year are significant use to SERP to understand the study in Rambilli Mandal of Visakhapatnam the KTP Visiting Fellowship is that The workshop on Sustainable Global Food participants to give their ideas for a model underway. Seven Faculty members field realities of pension beneficiaries and district. The draft report has been collaborative research (involving TISS and System: Food Policy for Development policy. There was active participation of travelled outside the country to participate issues of disbursement. submitted. The public hearing on the UTS) in the broad area of gender and Countries was organised as a collaborative UNICEF, Rainbow homes and many other in conferences. Projects with Government of report and finalization of the report education is being envisaged. Also short initiative of Tata Institute of Social NGOs working in Hyderabad and the state Andhra Pradesh thereafter is pending. visits to UTS by doctoral students of TISS Sciences, Hyderabad and the TATA-Cornell of Telangana in the Seminar. working on education are being planned. Initiative in Agriculture and Nutrition. It 6. Collaborations with Building Employability among College was held at ICRISAT, Hyderabad during 20- students Collaboration with English and Foreign 4. Collaborations with 23 July 2015. 5. Faculty Contributions State Governments Languages University, Hyderabad The Government of Andhra Pradesh and The workshop covered various aspects Projects with various Departments of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences signed Universities & NGOs Dr. Murali Krishna as the Principal The backbone of TISS Hyderabad is its about understanding and analyzing food Government of Telangana an MoU on 5th September 2015 in a Coordinator of a project titled “A committed Faculty who are intensively Collaboration with the London School of and nutrition policies, programmes and massive event in Visakhapatnam. The Compilation of Theoretical Debates on involved in teaching, mentoring students' Telangana Social Welfare Residential Economics & Political Science their outcomes in developing countries, School of Vocational Education, TISS Caste and Gender in Telugu” collaborated learning and research. TISS Hyderabad Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS): including India's. The topics covered Hyderabad, is anchoring the Andhra TISS Faculty and Prof. Naila Kabeer of the with Prof. K. Satyanarayana and Dr. Uma Faculty at the behest of the Academic Involvement in the Summer Samurai helped students to understand the debates Pradesh Students' Employability Skill Gender Institute, London School of Brugubanda of the English and Foreign Council have developed a comprehensive Programme and issues around food and nutrition Development Programme. This major Economics (LSE), UK, have been working Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad to document titled “Assessments at TISS: security across the globe, the developing As part of the new generation reforms, the project of providing a parallel B.Voc degree for the past two years to build a broad research the various debates on caste and Suggested Guidelines for Enhancing world and India. The sessions also provided Telangana Social Welfare Residential to 30,000 college going youth of 100 proposal to address issues of gender gender that took place in Telugu in the Quality Standards” to provide principles an exposure to the methodology required Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) colleges of Andhra Pradesh is being done in equality and gender based violence. As undivided state of Andhra Pradesh. The and procedures to guide a range of to understand and assess food and has brought about important changes in collaboration with the Jawahar Knowledge part of this ongoing work, a two-day project, which was funded by the Research assessments of academic activities that nutrition security issues. Teachers and educational administration, teaching and Centres, NUSSD team of the TISS Mumbai workshop was organized at the LSE, Council of the Tata Institute of Social take place in each course and in an trainers from Cornell University, Tata learning domains. Faculty from the Azim campus and industrial partners from all London on 20 – 21 October, 2015. Prof. Sciences, resulted in the final compilation academic programme. These activities Institute of Social Sciences and select Premji School of Education have been over the country. Lakshmi Lingam, Prof. U.Vindhya, Prof. in September 2015 of a critical dossier of typically include classroom teaching, self- experts from the sector, including ICRISAT study, research, experiential learning and involved in conducting workshops for Anjali Dave, Dr. Ipsita Sapra, Ms. Trupti select debates. Corporate Social Responsibility conducted the sessions across four days. internship. Teachers through a semester TSWREIS teachers for Science, Math and Panchal and Ms. Meghali Senapati of Partnership Summit Collaboration with NALSAR University, Social Sciences to guide them to design various campuses of TISS visited the Collaboration with SoS Children’s Villages: assess all activities directed towards Hyderabad educational projects for children during TISS Hyderabad had contributed to London School of Economics & Political Quality of Care for Every Child - One Day achieving learning objectives of the summer break as part of the Summer conducting a CSR Partnership Summit on Science for a joint project proposal NALSAR University and the School of Seminar programme. The guidelines have been 8th December in Vijayawada. The preparation meeting. The team also had Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad held a adopted as part of TISS' commitment to Samurai program. In this context of rapid TISS Hyderabad and SOS Children's Villages industrial and corporate partners were the meetings at London School of Hygiene workshop to share experiences related to ensuring quality standards. educational innovations, an assessment of Hyderabad organised a one-day seminar study has been proposed to take stock of introduced to major gaps in knowledge and and Tropical Medicine, Economic & the working of the complaints against There are ongoing efforts to maintain on the theme “Quality Care for Every the effective functioning of these activities human resources in the emerging state and Domestic Affairs Department of UK sexual harassment committees (CASH) in standards in teaching, bringing about Child” on August 20, 2015. The objective of in the schools. Faculty from APSoE are the significance of receiving support of Government and South Hall Black Sisters to higher educational institutions in the city innovations in pedagogies, provide all the seminar was to discuss the situation of going to conduct this study in selected public and private sectors in terms of deepen understanding of gender issues in of Hyderabad, the challenges faced, and to possibilities for collective and inclusive vulnerable children and missing children, TSWREIS schools in the next academic adopting colleges and/or providing both the countries. explore the possibility and practice of learning and maintain standards in children without parental care or family year, 2016-17. This study attempts to industry internships, on-the-job training alternative resolution mechanisms. assessment and feedback to students. This Collaboration with University of support, the concept and practices of Child understand the nature of activities and the and developing skill domain knowledge is a very conscious and self-reflexive Technology, Sydney The workshop brought together Protection and Alternative Care under the kind of impact these educational content. process and we are sure we can bench participants from higher educational overarching framework of Child Rights, interventions have on the school The Visiting Fellowship awarded to Dr. mark standards in academic programme Reviewing School Text Books institutions in the city such as University of Best Practices in these fields, Statutory community. Rekha Pappu by the University of delivery and research that would help TISS Hyderabad, Maulana Azad National Urdu requirements to maintain standards of The Azim Premji School of Education Technology, Sydney (UTS) under its Key to achieve higher standards in higher Telangana SERP Rural Inclusive Growth University, English and Foreign Languages care, UN Guidelines and challenges in the undertook an assignment with the Andhra Technology Partnership (KTP) programme education and create template for Project: Building Research Evidences to University as well as from NALSAR and TISS field. The seminar brought together Pradesh State Council for Educational provided the Azim Premji School of achieving Quality and Quantity, which is Influence Programmes Hyderabad. It was emphasized that despite stakeholders from Government and Civil Research and Training (APSCERT) for Education at TISS Hyderabad with an often seen as incompatible. opportunity to explore the potential for a noticeable increase in enrolment of Society institutions and created a platform During May 2015, students of MA Rural revising the textbooks of Social Studies, collaborations of different kinds with the women students and recruitment of for the expression of views and sharing of Despite heavy credit load several teachers Development and Governance and MA- Science and Mathematics for classes VI to Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS. women faculty, there are few forums that experiences. write and publish in reputed journals. Development Studies surveyed 1800 X in English and Telugu. Dr.Murali Krishna Dr. Rekha Pappu visited UTS for a period of offer a network of mentors and support The Honourable Minister, Mr. Narasimha During this academic year, about 30 papers pensioners from Nalgonda, Adilabad, headed the Social Studies team. The team two weeks between 28th September and groups. The CASH committees, which often Reddy, Minister for Home Affairs, were published in journals and as chapters Khammam, Warangal and Mahabubnagar revised middle school and secondary 9th October 2015 during which time she are also the gender sensitization Government of Telangana, inaugurated the in books. Faculty members served on districts. They conducted a review of the school social studies textbooks keeping in

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 5 economic survey that identifies social and participated in a symposium on “Gender, committees, therefore have a mandate to Seminar. Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, Chairperson various Committees internally and Aasara pension scheme to understand the economic impacts on people and Education and Women's Empowerment” promote such activities on and off campus. of the Expert Committee for the Policy on externally. Faculty also participated in consumption patterns of Aasara communities facing project-induced loss of and also interacted with Faculty and Orphan and Vulnerable Children, Telangana Conferences and Seminars within the pensioners and other qualitative factors TATA – Cornell Initiative In Agriculture and property and displacement. The District students to discuss on areas of mutual and Mr. Isidore Phillips, Member of the country and outside. Five projects have affecting Aasara pensioners. The survey Nutrition, TISS Hyderabad & ICRISAT, Collector, Visakhapatnam, had interest in which research collaborations Expert Committee introduced the mandate been completed during this year and new findings and recommendations were of Hyderabad commissioned a Social Impact Assessment could be nurtured. A definite outcome of of the Committee and invited the projects that commenced last year are significant use to SERP to understand the study in Rambilli Mandal of Visakhapatnam the KTP Visiting Fellowship is that The workshop on Sustainable Global Food participants to give their ideas for a model underway. Seven Faculty members field realities of pension beneficiaries and district. The draft report has been collaborative research (involving TISS and System: Food Policy for Development policy. There was active participation of travelled outside the country to participate issues of disbursement. submitted. The public hearing on the UTS) in the broad area of gender and Countries was organised as a collaborative UNICEF, Rainbow homes and many other in conferences. Projects with Government of report and finalization of the report education is being envisaged. Also short initiative of Tata Institute of Social NGOs working in Hyderabad and the state Andhra Pradesh thereafter is pending. visits to UTS by doctoral students of TISS Sciences, Hyderabad and the TATA-Cornell of Telangana in the Seminar. working on education are being planned. Initiative in Agriculture and Nutrition. It 6. Collaborations with Building Employability among College was held at ICRISAT, Hyderabad during 20- students Collaboration with English and Foreign 4. Collaborations with 23 July 2015. 5. Faculty Contributions State Governments Languages University, Hyderabad The Government of Andhra Pradesh and The workshop covered various aspects Projects with various Departments of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences signed Universities & NGOs Dr. Murali Krishna as the Principal The backbone of TISS Hyderabad is its about understanding and analyzing food Government of Telangana an MoU on 5th September 2015 in a Coordinator of a project titled “A committed Faculty who are intensively Collaboration with the London School of and nutrition policies, programmes and massive event in Visakhapatnam. The Compilation of Theoretical Debates on involved in teaching, mentoring students' Telangana Social Welfare Residential Economics & Political Science their outcomes in developing countries, School of Vocational Education, TISS Caste and Gender in Telugu” collaborated learning and research. TISS Hyderabad Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS): including India's. The topics covered Hyderabad, is anchoring the Andhra TISS Faculty and Prof. Naila Kabeer of the with Prof. K. Satyanarayana and Dr. Uma Faculty at the behest of the Academic Involvement in the Summer Samurai helped students to understand the debates Pradesh Students' Employability Skill Gender Institute, London School of Brugubanda of the English and Foreign Council have developed a comprehensive Programme and issues around food and nutrition Development Programme. This major Economics (LSE), UK, have been working Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad to document titled “Assessments at TISS: security across the globe, the developing As part of the new generation reforms, the project of providing a parallel B.Voc degree for the past two years to build a broad research the various debates on caste and Suggested Guidelines for Enhancing world and India. The sessions also provided Telangana Social Welfare Residential to 30,000 college going youth of 100 proposal to address issues of gender gender that took place in Telugu in the Quality Standards” to provide principles an exposure to the methodology required Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) colleges of Andhra Pradesh is being done in equality and gender based violence. As undivided state of Andhra Pradesh. The and procedures to guide a range of to understand and assess food and has brought about important changes in collaboration with the Jawahar Knowledge part of this ongoing work, a two-day project, which was funded by the Research assessments of academic activities that nutrition security issues. Teachers and educational administration, teaching and Centres, NUSSD team of the TISS Mumbai workshop was organized at the LSE, Council of the Tata Institute of Social take place in each course and in an trainers from Cornell University, Tata learning domains. Faculty from the Azim campus and industrial partners from all London on 20 – 21 October, 2015. Prof. Sciences, resulted in the final compilation academic programme. These activities Institute of Social Sciences and select Premji School of Education have been over the country. Lakshmi Lingam, Prof. U.Vindhya, Prof. in September 2015 of a critical dossier of typically include classroom teaching, self- experts from the sector, including ICRISAT study, research, experiential learning and involved in conducting workshops for Anjali Dave, Dr. Ipsita Sapra, Ms. Trupti select debates. Corporate Social Responsibility conducted the sessions across four days. internship. Teachers through a semester TSWREIS teachers for Science, Math and Panchal and Ms. Meghali Senapati of Partnership Summit Collaboration with NALSAR University, Social Sciences to guide them to design various campuses of TISS visited the Collaboration with SoS Children’s Villages: assess all activities directed towards Hyderabad educational projects for children during TISS Hyderabad had contributed to London School of Economics & Political Quality of Care for Every Child - One Day achieving learning objectives of the summer break as part of the Summer conducting a CSR Partnership Summit on Science for a joint project proposal NALSAR University and the School of Seminar programme. The guidelines have been 8th December in Vijayawada. The preparation meeting. The team also had Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad held a adopted as part of TISS' commitment to Samurai program. In this context of rapid TISS Hyderabad and SOS Children's Villages industrial and corporate partners were the meetings at London School of Hygiene workshop to share experiences related to ensuring quality standards. educational innovations, an assessment of Hyderabad organised a one-day seminar study has been proposed to take stock of introduced to major gaps in knowledge and and Tropical Medicine, Economic & the working of the complaints against There are ongoing efforts to maintain on the theme “Quality Care for Every the effective functioning of these activities human resources in the emerging state and Domestic Affairs Department of UK sexual harassment committees (CASH) in standards in teaching, bringing about Child” on August 20, 2015. The objective of in the schools. Faculty from APSoE are the significance of receiving support of Government and South Hall Black Sisters to higher educational institutions in the city innovations in pedagogies, provide all the seminar was to discuss the situation of going to conduct this study in selected public and private sectors in terms of deepen understanding of gender issues in of Hyderabad, the challenges faced, and to possibilities for collective and inclusive vulnerable children and missing children, TSWREIS schools in the next academic adopting colleges and/or providing both the countries. explore the possibility and practice of learning and maintain standards in children without parental care or family year, 2016-17. This study attempts to industry internships, on-the-job training alternative resolution mechanisms. assessment and feedback to students. This Collaboration with University of support, the concept and practices of Child understand the nature of activities and the and developing skill domain knowledge is a very conscious and self-reflexive Technology, Sydney The workshop brought together Protection and Alternative Care under the kind of impact these educational content. process and we are sure we can bench participants from higher educational overarching framework of Child Rights, interventions have on the school The Visiting Fellowship awarded to Dr. mark standards in academic programme Reviewing School Text Books institutions in the city such as University of Best Practices in these fields, Statutory community. Rekha Pappu by the University of delivery and research that would help TISS Hyderabad, Maulana Azad National Urdu requirements to maintain standards of The Azim Premji School of Education Technology, Sydney (UTS) under its Key to achieve higher standards in higher Telangana SERP Rural Inclusive Growth University, English and Foreign Languages care, UN Guidelines and challenges in the undertook an assignment with the Andhra Technology Partnership (KTP) programme education and create template for Project: Building Research Evidences to University as well as from NALSAR and TISS field. The seminar brought together Pradesh State Council for Educational provided the Azim Premji School of achieving Quality and Quantity, which is Influence Programmes Hyderabad. It was emphasized that despite stakeholders from Government and Civil Research and Training (APSCERT) for Education at TISS Hyderabad with an often seen as incompatible. opportunity to explore the potential for a noticeable increase in enrolment of Society institutions and created a platform During May 2015, students of MA Rural revising the textbooks of Social Studies, collaborations of different kinds with the women students and recruitment of for the expression of views and sharing of Despite heavy credit load several teachers Development and Governance and MA- Science and Mathematics for classes VI to Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS. women faculty, there are few forums that experiences. write and publish in reputed journals. Development Studies surveyed 1800 X in English and Telugu. Dr.Murali Krishna Dr. Rekha Pappu visited UTS for a period of offer a network of mentors and support The Honourable Minister, Mr. Narasimha During this academic year, about 30 papers pensioners from Nalgonda, Adilabad, headed the Social Studies team. The team two weeks between 28th September and groups. The CASH committees, which often Reddy, Minister for Home Affairs, were published in journals and as chapters Khammam, Warangal and Mahabubnagar revised middle school and secondary 9th October 2015 during which time she are also the gender sensitization Government of Telangana, inaugurated the in books. Faculty members served on districts. They conducted a review of the school social studies textbooks keeping in

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 5 mind the partition of the state into Andhra students in the Roda Mistry campus. The Course Lectures, 66 Documentaries/Short have hired students have given a very Pradesh and Telangana. Dr.Ritesh 8. Student Support 9. Counselling & Library is completely automated using films, and 12 CD-ROMs with the books and positive feedback about the programmes Khunyakari headed the Science team and Services: To ensure Student Support KOHA 3.14.03 Open-Source Integrated 12 Encyclopedias. The Library subscribes to and the Experiential Learning, Research Dr. Jayasree Subramanian headed the Library System. Renewal, Reservation, & 12 News Papers & 10 Magazines. and Project Management courses being Mathematics team. For these two teams, Equality in Higher Services Recommendation of books can be done Library arranges to borrow Books that are offered. They had opined that the the basic task was to ensure that the with the help of KOHA. Books available in not available in its collection, on Inter programmes are in tune with the current Prof. U. Vindhya and a Student Counsellor, existing books are error-free and in Education the libraries of across all campuses can be Library Loan (ILL) from other libraries. This market demand for young professionals in addition, bring in changes in the content Ms. Spandana Kommuri manage the searched on Online Public Access the development sector. Students are hired In the wake of Rohit Vemula's incident, the is done on an Institution-to-Institution without making major alterations to the Counselling support services at the Catalogue (Web OPAC) and issuing and by various Government and Non- social protection cell organised a free- basis. textbooks. Institute. A second Counsellor will be return of books can be done through the Government organisations and are placed wheeling discussion with students and available at the Roda Mistry campus from Barcode system. Library subscribes to Urkund - originality pan India. faculty on 'Ensuring Equality in Higher 2016-17 academic year. A basic checking and plagiarism prevention 7. Students & their Education Institutions', which set psychometric assessment to assess the There are about 40 LAN points are software. The authenticity and originality Students are hired by various Government momentum for sharing and understanding mental health of the newly admitted provided for Internet access to users apart of students/researchers work such as and Non-Government organizations and Achievements students' problems on campus and students was done at the beginning of this from enabling entire library with Wi-Fi assignments, dissertations & thesis are are placed across pan India. Few immediate redressal of such issues that facility. The IT infrastructure of the library Apart from participating in their academic year. Students from all the programmes verified. All written work by students and organizations who have hired from us are: affect students personal and social installed in Cyber Library in both the programmes students of TISS Hyderabad took the online test under proper Faculty has comply to the plagiarism Andhra Pradesh Planning Department, wellbeing. A series of talks and discussions campuses enables for continuous participate in various academic and instructions from the TISS Mumbai related rules of the Institute. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty- on issues that affect the equality, social navigation to access the Online Databases, cultural activities in other institutions Counselling team after following ethical Telangana Government, Rajasthan Rural justice and inclusive learning in universities E-resources and 182 E-books and 10,298 e- located in Hyderabad. Both the campuses standards of testing. Livelihood Mission- Rajevika, Jharkhand is being planned to provide a better journals including UGC Infonet Consortia 12. Job Placements have each week several student led Rural Livelihoods Mission- JLPS, Dr. Reddy's perspective to students and teachers to The Counselling Centre along with a team from TISS Mumbai using Remote Login activities like talks, film viewing, plays and TISS Hyderabad had nearly 100% Foundation, Micro Housing Finance understand and negotiate with the social of students carried out several activities (Ezproxy). so on. placement track record with the current Corporation, PRADHAN, Foundation for and political circumstances that we inhabit. during this year. Stress buster evenings and There is a small collection of Non-Book passing out batch along with an enhanced Ecological Security, SEED Schools, Vignan Students from the BA and MA programmes a week long activities to draw attention to Minding the Gap: Laptop Bank Materials viz. 57 DVDs of Foundation average salary package. Recruiters who Schools & Green Peace have participated in several events across mental health issues were conducted. the country and have brought accolades to In order to prepare students to actively the Institute. Their achievements are show take part in the digital era and to facilitate cased in this report. Several students have learning with laptop and internet access, 10. Committee Against participated in international student TISS Hyderabad provided 22 laptops to the Sexual Harassment & exchange programmes under the UK-India SC, ST, OBC students from its laptop bank. Education and Research Initiative and The Social Protection Cell oversees the Anti-Ragging Cell University of Sydney. issuance of these laptops to students, in addition to placing desktops in all the The Institute has a CASH Committee since Student Edited - E-Journal – Journal of hostels. The Institute has recently bought the first year of the Institute and an Anti- Public Policy Research 18 new laptops to meet the demand of Ragging Cell as per the UGC guidelines Students of the School of Public Policy & increasing number of GOI students in the were set up during this year. The Governance are encouraged to publish institute. All students use laptops and Committees and Cell carry out sensitisation their policy research work and term papers desktops for preparing their assignments sessions with students and are also alert to in the public domain. With ongoing and all assignments are submitted on complaints. mentorship of Faculty of the School, moodle. The access to these technologies students have initiated “Policy Research: and thereby a range of knowledge Student Working Paper Series” under resources provides enormous opportunity 11. Library: Physical & which 10 working papers have been to build confidence and necessary skills published. among students. E-Resources The students conceived and developed an Financial aid The TISS Hyderabad Library is operational E-Journal – Journal of Public Policy since August 2012. The library facilities are In order to address the financial Research (JPPR) – to discuss, deliberate for reading, photocopying, cyber library, e- constraints that students face, the Institute and disseminate rigorous peer reviewed resources, catalogues, and issue & return supported 20 students to the tune of Rs. articles written by students of Public Policy of books. It has a collection of 4614 6,20,000 in the form of fee exemptions and from across the world. The first issue of the volumes (4194 titles) as on 15th April 2016 JPPR was launched in January 2016. The support for education related expenses. 20 students from low-income family in the field of Social Sciences and allied second issue of the JPPR is due to be subjects. released soon. Both issues have published backgrounds have got financial assistance, articles on a range of policy issues from which enabled them to focus on their A functional library and internet based several noted institutions. studies peacefully. access to e-resources is made available to

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 7 mind the partition of the state into Andhra students in the Roda Mistry campus. The Course Lectures, 66 Documentaries/Short have hired students have given a very Pradesh and Telangana. Dr.Ritesh 8. Student Support 9. Counselling & Library is completely automated using films, and 12 CD-ROMs with the books and positive feedback about the programmes Khunyakari headed the Science team and Services: To ensure Student Support KOHA 3.14.03 Open-Source Integrated 12 Encyclopedias. The Library subscribes to and the Experiential Learning, Research Dr. Jayasree Subramanian headed the Library System. Renewal, Reservation, & 12 News Papers & 10 Magazines. and Project Management courses being Mathematics team. For these two teams, Equality in Higher Services Recommendation of books can be done Library arranges to borrow Books that are offered. They had opined that the the basic task was to ensure that the with the help of KOHA. Books available in not available in its collection, on Inter programmes are in tune with the current Prof. U. Vindhya and a Student Counsellor, existing books are error-free and in Education the libraries of across all campuses can be Library Loan (ILL) from other libraries. This market demand for young professionals in addition, bring in changes in the content Ms. Spandana Kommuri manage the searched on Online Public Access the development sector. Students are hired In the wake of Rohit Vemula's incident, the is done on an Institution-to-Institution without making major alterations to the Counselling support services at the Catalogue (Web OPAC) and issuing and by various Government and Non- social protection cell organised a free- basis. textbooks. Institute. A second Counsellor will be return of books can be done through the Government organisations and are placed wheeling discussion with students and available at the Roda Mistry campus from Barcode system. Library subscribes to Urkund - originality pan India. faculty on 'Ensuring Equality in Higher 2016-17 academic year. A basic checking and plagiarism prevention 7. Students & their Education Institutions', which set psychometric assessment to assess the There are about 40 LAN points are software. The authenticity and originality Students are hired by various Government momentum for sharing and understanding mental health of the newly admitted provided for Internet access to users apart of students/researchers work such as and Non-Government organizations and Achievements students' problems on campus and students was done at the beginning of this from enabling entire library with Wi-Fi assignments, dissertations & thesis are are placed across pan India. Few immediate redressal of such issues that facility. The IT infrastructure of the library Apart from participating in their academic year. Students from all the programmes verified. All written work by students and organizations who have hired from us are: affect students personal and social installed in Cyber Library in both the programmes students of TISS Hyderabad took the online test under proper Faculty has comply to the plagiarism Andhra Pradesh Planning Department, wellbeing. A series of talks and discussions campuses enables for continuous participate in various academic and instructions from the TISS Mumbai related rules of the Institute. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty- on issues that affect the equality, social navigation to access the Online Databases, cultural activities in other institutions Counselling team after following ethical Telangana Government, Rajasthan Rural justice and inclusive learning in universities E-resources and 182 E-books and 10,298 e- located in Hyderabad. Both the campuses standards of testing. Livelihood Mission- Rajevika, Jharkhand is being planned to provide a better journals including UGC Infonet Consortia 12. Job Placements have each week several student led Rural Livelihoods Mission- JLPS, Dr. Reddy's perspective to students and teachers to The Counselling Centre along with a team from TISS Mumbai using Remote Login activities like talks, film viewing, plays and TISS Hyderabad had nearly 100% Foundation, Micro Housing Finance understand and negotiate with the social of students carried out several activities (Ezproxy). so on. placement track record with the current Corporation, PRADHAN, Foundation for and political circumstances that we inhabit. during this year. Stress buster evenings and There is a small collection of Non-Book passing out batch along with an enhanced Ecological Security, SEED Schools, Vignan Students from the BA and MA programmes a week long activities to draw attention to Minding the Gap: Laptop Bank Materials viz. 57 DVDs of Foundation average salary package. Recruiters who Schools & Green Peace have participated in several events across mental health issues were conducted. the country and have brought accolades to In order to prepare students to actively the Institute. Their achievements are show take part in the digital era and to facilitate cased in this report. Several students have learning with laptop and internet access, 10. Committee Against participated in international student TISS Hyderabad provided 22 laptops to the Sexual Harassment & exchange programmes under the UK-India SC, ST, OBC students from its laptop bank. Education and Research Initiative and The Social Protection Cell oversees the Anti-Ragging Cell University of Sydney. issuance of these laptops to students, in addition to placing desktops in all the The Institute has a CASH Committee since Student Edited - E-Journal – Journal of hostels. The Institute has recently bought the first year of the Institute and an Anti- Public Policy Research 18 new laptops to meet the demand of Ragging Cell as per the UGC guidelines Students of the School of Public Policy & increasing number of GOI students in the were set up during this year. The Governance are encouraged to publish institute. All students use laptops and Committees and Cell carry out sensitisation their policy research work and term papers desktops for preparing their assignments sessions with students and are also alert to in the public domain. With ongoing and all assignments are submitted on complaints. mentorship of Faculty of the School, moodle. The access to these technologies students have initiated “Policy Research: and thereby a range of knowledge Student Working Paper Series” under resources provides enormous opportunity 11. Library: Physical & which 10 working papers have been to build confidence and necessary skills published. among students. E-Resources The students conceived and developed an Financial aid The TISS Hyderabad Library is operational E-Journal – Journal of Public Policy since August 2012. The library facilities are In order to address the financial Research (JPPR) – to discuss, deliberate for reading, photocopying, cyber library, e- constraints that students face, the Institute and disseminate rigorous peer reviewed resources, catalogues, and issue & return supported 20 students to the tune of Rs. articles written by students of Public Policy of books. It has a collection of 4614 6,20,000 in the form of fee exemptions and from across the world. The first issue of the volumes (4194 titles) as on 15th April 2016 JPPR was launched in January 2016. The support for education related expenses. 20 students from low-income family in the field of Social Sciences and allied second issue of the JPPR is due to be subjects. released soon. Both issues have published backgrounds have got financial assistance, articles on a range of policy issues from which enabled them to focus on their A functional library and internet based several noted institutions. studies peacefully. access to e-resources is made available to

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True to the guiding principle of the 2016 for the entire Faculty. Institute that emphasises “Converging Inclusive Classrooms & Curriculum design, assessment design and Excellence with Relevance”, Faculty across Pedagogies classroom facilitation techniques were all the Schools work towards setting high discussed as part of the workshop. Faculty standards in teaching and mentoring Systematic engagement with questions of acknowledged the need to recognize that various aspects of students learning. Given pedagogy and assessment is rare in higher students have multiple learning the fact that the number of Faculty is fairly education. However, often times approaches and abilities. Hence the small, most Faculty members teach an individuals who join academic institutions importance of using multiple pedagogical average of 8 credits. There are ongoing with PhD degrees are expected to carry out strategies of teaching was accepted. efforts to maintain standards in teaching, a range of complex activities: develop bringing about innovations in pedagogies, curriculum, design classroom pedagogies, providing all possibilities for collective and keep students engaged in learning, assess Guidelines for inclusive learning and maintaining the courses and ensure that students standards in carrying out assessments and achieve the learning objectives. These Assessment giving feedback to students. This is a very abilities though are not necessarily TISS Hyderabad Faculty, at the behest of conscious and self-reflexive process on the imparted to teachers as part of their the Academic Council, has developed a part of all the Faculty and we are sure we education in higher education. comprehensive document titled can bench mark standards in academic Acknowledgements “Assessments at TISS: Suggested Guidelines programme delivery and research that Further, the changing context of higher education, the sheer social and linguistic for Enhancing Quality Standards” to The Institute has grown in terms of it We sincerely acknowledge the support of would help TISS to achieve higher diversity in the classroom and the provide principles and procedures to guide numbers of students, activities and the our Guest and Visiting Faculty from other standards in higher education and create a experiences students bring to the a range of assessments of academic reach of its students and alumni through educational institutes, industry, template for achieving Quality and classroom from different backgrounds are activities that take place in each course internship and employment across the Government and NGOs who actively Quantity, which is often seen as the added dimensions of what teachers and in an academic programme. These country and abroad. This may be seen as contribute and enrich the academic incompatible. have to be aware of and deal with on a activities typically include classroom the growing foot print of the Institute in programmes at TISS. We owe our thanks to regular basis. TISS Faculty is alert to the teaching, self-study, research, experiential the field of higher education. My all the Government, NGOs and industry Choice based Credit challenges arising in contemporary times. learning and internship. The guidelines colleagues, Faculty and staff, and I have that provide enormous support for These issues were addressed at a have been adopted as part of the efforts to done our best to make this place an facilitating experiential learning and System workshop held on 23rd & 24th January adhere to quality standards. extraordinary one for working, studying, internships of our students. learning, growing and enjoying! The choice based credit system was Thanks are due to the Government of introduced during the academic year 2015- The Institute wishes to acknowledge the Telangana for providing us institutional 16 where all the programmes were trust and support of the Chairman, Sri. S. space in TSIPARD and the Indian Council restructured and credits were eased up for Ramadorai and the Director, Prof. S. for Social Welfare for providing space in students to opt for courses across the Parasuraman and the support of the the Roda Mistry campus in Gachibowli. Schools. Within the timetable, Thursday Registrar Mr. C.P. Mohan Kumar. We look forward to another stimulating was dedicated exclusively for CBCS courses We acknowledge the support of Sri. Azim academic year! and student mobility across the interim Premji and Sri. Dileep Ranjekar, Azim campuses (that are set apart by 20 kms) Premji Foundation to TISS Hyderabad. Our was taken care of with the newly arrived special thanks to Mr. Jagdeesh Rao Dr. Lakshmi Lingam TISS buses. This gave an opportunity to the Puppala, Chief Executive, Foundation for Deputy Director, TISS Hyderabad students to be exposed to the perspectives Ecological Security for his ongoing support of teachers and students from other to the programmes at TISS, Hyderabad. 4th May 2016. programmes.

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 9 lThere appears to be an overall Prof. U. Vindhya and Dr. Nilanjana Ray: the parading of prospective brides in front enhancement of awareness about Marriage or Trafficking: The phenomenon of the 'Sheikh' groom who then picks his issues of gender and a steady shift from of 'Sheikh marriages' in Hyderabad (TISS- choice and (d) payment to brokers and focus on thrift and credit to LSE project on Violence against Women, parents. sponsored by the Tata Trust, March 2016). understanding barriers to repayment; Triggered by the practice of dowry in COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS greater social acceptance and This study explored the phenomenon of Hyderabad, and the practice of bride price legitimacy of the SAC women in the 'Sheikh marriages', its historical origins, in the Gulf region, and continuing against villages combined with their own social and cultural dynamics, and its the backdrop of diasporic marriage ties greater capabilities to negotiate with framing as an issue of gender-based with the Middle East, 'Sheikh marriages' public institutions. exploitation and violence. Through the presently represent essentially yet another perspectives of key stakeholders such as lThe challenges in either continuing form of gender-based exploitation and representatives of non-governmental with the SAC intervention programme oppression in the garb of 'marriage', and Dr. Chinmay Tumbe: The Growth of Cities slowed down the pace of urbanization and of Rural Poverty (SERP), an autonomous organizations, the police, and community 'custom'. The study therefore brings to or with replication elsewhere are the workers, the study sought to unravel the in India, 1870-2020 (Funded by the sustained large rural-urban wage gaps (d) society registered under the Public light newer forms of patriarchal following. marriage practice prevalent largely International Growth Centre, London Contrary to popular perception, labour Societies Act, and with financial assistance exploitation, driven by poverty and other amongst the Muslim community in the old School of Economics) mobility in India is not low but high and from the World Bank, the poverty- lDearth of regular and sustained state intersecting social and gender-based rising and is mostly male-dominated, semi- city quarter of Hyderabad, that is This research project examined the nature alleviation programme reaches the rural funding vulnerabilities that young Muslim women permanent, and remittance-based in poor through mobilisation into self-help associated with the historical links of of urbanization and urban growth in India kinship ties of the city with the Arab states in the old city of Hyderabad experience. nature leading to masculine urbanization groups (SHGs) of women. The SHGs aim to lRisk of losing out gains of SHGs and since the late 19th century against the of the Gulf region in the Middle East, and However, instead of viewing and with important implications for rural and empower women through the micro-credit financial inclusion backdrop of the unfolding demographic its undergoing of several mutations over understanding the phenomenon as urban growth (e) Economic growth and solution to women's livelihood concerns transition. The project assembled a unique l peculiar to the retrogressive tendencies of urbanization within India exhibit a tight Multiple institutions working on the the past few decades. The current form of database on Indian cities from every and reduction of poverty. Yoked to the the Muslim community, the study relationship at the regional level and this issue with poor coordination the practice of 'Sheikh marriages' of decennial Census between 1872 and 2011 economic empowerment programme is a attempted to capture the historical and has exacerbated regional inequalities over Muslim men from the Middle Eastern and other sources, on indicators covering social empowerment agenda, lNeed for capacity building on gender countries visiting Hyderabad to marry socio-cultural dynamics located at the the past three decades. population, economy, geography and implemented by the SACs since 2005, of sensitization, counselling techniques wives is characterized by (a) temporary intersection of several markers of gender- society. These findings explain India's relatively low challenging social inequalities and and new laws concerning women and nature of marriage, (b) short duration of based vulnerabilities, and not just those of structures of oppression and for addressing The findings of the project are that (a) The level of urbanisation for its level of income violence stay of the groom, (c) underage bride and culture and religion alone. gender-based violence in particular. growth of cities has been in line with the and the sustenance of large rural-urban Constituted as a three-tier structure in unfolding demographic transition. City wage gaps despite considerable labour village, mandal and district levels, the SACs population growth rates were low and mobility. It also explains the paradox of are small groups of women selected from highly variable before 1921, higher and slower urbanisation and rapid urban the SHGs. more stable between 1921 and 1951, growth in the North versus faster peaked in the 1980s and will see a marked urbanisation and slower urban growth in The study sites were Krishna and Medak deceleration in the coming decades with the South. The project also discusses the districts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana substantial regional variations. In differing regional requirements in terms of respectively. findings revealed the particular, lower fertility rates in the South urban infrastructure, based on growth following observations and insights. point towards a substantial divergence in rates and densities. lThe process of intervention by the SAC growth rates across cities in India (b) Prof. U. Vindhya and Prof. Lakshmi members includes elements of Human capital externalities in a period of Lingam: Responding to gender-based collective response and advocacy; demographic transition draw in migrants violence: The story of Social Action offering counselling services that place but also reduce fertility such that its Committees in Andhra Pradesh and 'women's interests first' and thereby relationship, as observed in Indian data is Telangana (Commissioned by the World reduce the incidence of violence; and mixed. This finding complicates the Bank, July 2015) arranging compensation (monetary and relationship between human capital and in kind) for the affected woman. city growth, which otherwise exhibits a This study aimed to analyse the lThe impact of the intervention has robust relationship in the Western world. It functioning, process, impact and been widespread in reshaping gender also explains the changing size-distribution continuing challenges of what are termed norms (Reduction in child marriages, of Indian cities (c) The nature of the as Social Action Committees (SACs) transformation in intra-household demographic transition, in particular the constituted to intervene in gender-based relations on the basis of principles of demographic divergence uncovered in this violence. The SACs are part of the gender equity and equality); Changes in self- project between rural and urban natural component of a poverty-alleviation project respect, recognition, and dignity; growth rates since the 1970s that is in the states of Andhra Pradesh and the Transformations in behaviour of attributed to stagnant agricultural newly-formed Telangana in South India. perpetrator; and speedy delivery of productivity in large parts of India, has Implemented by the Society for Elimination justice.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 11 lThere appears to be an overall Prof. U. Vindhya and Dr. Nilanjana Ray: the parading of prospective brides in front enhancement of awareness about Marriage or Trafficking: The phenomenon of the 'Sheikh' groom who then picks his issues of gender and a steady shift from of 'Sheikh marriages' in Hyderabad (TISS- choice and (d) payment to brokers and focus on thrift and credit to LSE project on Violence against Women, parents. sponsored by the Tata Trust, March 2016). understanding barriers to repayment; Triggered by the practice of dowry in COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS greater social acceptance and This study explored the phenomenon of Hyderabad, and the practice of bride price legitimacy of the SAC women in the 'Sheikh marriages', its historical origins, in the Gulf region, and continuing against villages combined with their own social and cultural dynamics, and its the backdrop of diasporic marriage ties greater capabilities to negotiate with framing as an issue of gender-based with the Middle East, 'Sheikh marriages' public institutions. exploitation and violence. Through the presently represent essentially yet another perspectives of key stakeholders such as lThe challenges in either continuing form of gender-based exploitation and representatives of non-governmental with the SAC intervention programme oppression in the garb of 'marriage', and Dr. Chinmay Tumbe: The Growth of Cities slowed down the pace of urbanization and of Rural Poverty (SERP), an autonomous organizations, the police, and community 'custom'. The study therefore brings to or with replication elsewhere are the workers, the study sought to unravel the in India, 1870-2020 (Funded by the sustained large rural-urban wage gaps (d) society registered under the Public light newer forms of patriarchal following. marriage practice prevalent largely International Growth Centre, London Contrary to popular perception, labour Societies Act, and with financial assistance exploitation, driven by poverty and other amongst the Muslim community in the old School of Economics) mobility in India is not low but high and from the World Bank, the poverty- lDearth of regular and sustained state intersecting social and gender-based rising and is mostly male-dominated, semi- city quarter of Hyderabad, that is This research project examined the nature alleviation programme reaches the rural funding vulnerabilities that young Muslim women permanent, and remittance-based in poor through mobilisation into self-help associated with the historical links of of urbanization and urban growth in India kinship ties of the city with the Arab states in the old city of Hyderabad experience. nature leading to masculine urbanization groups (SHGs) of women. The SHGs aim to lRisk of losing out gains of SHGs and since the late 19th century against the of the Gulf region in the Middle East, and However, instead of viewing and with important implications for rural and empower women through the micro-credit financial inclusion backdrop of the unfolding demographic its undergoing of several mutations over understanding the phenomenon as urban growth (e) Economic growth and solution to women's livelihood concerns transition. The project assembled a unique l peculiar to the retrogressive tendencies of urbanization within India exhibit a tight Multiple institutions working on the the past few decades. The current form of database on Indian cities from every and reduction of poverty. Yoked to the the Muslim community, the study relationship at the regional level and this issue with poor coordination the practice of 'Sheikh marriages' of decennial Census between 1872 and 2011 economic empowerment programme is a attempted to capture the historical and has exacerbated regional inequalities over Muslim men from the Middle Eastern and other sources, on indicators covering social empowerment agenda, lNeed for capacity building on gender countries visiting Hyderabad to marry socio-cultural dynamics located at the the past three decades. population, economy, geography and implemented by the SACs since 2005, of sensitization, counselling techniques wives is characterized by (a) temporary intersection of several markers of gender- society. These findings explain India's relatively low challenging social inequalities and and new laws concerning women and nature of marriage, (b) short duration of based vulnerabilities, and not just those of structures of oppression and for addressing The findings of the project are that (a) The level of urbanisation for its level of income violence stay of the groom, (c) underage bride and culture and religion alone. gender-based violence in particular. growth of cities has been in line with the and the sustenance of large rural-urban Constituted as a three-tier structure in unfolding demographic transition. City wage gaps despite considerable labour village, mandal and district levels, the SACs population growth rates were low and mobility. It also explains the paradox of are small groups of women selected from highly variable before 1921, higher and slower urbanisation and rapid urban the SHGs. more stable between 1921 and 1951, growth in the North versus faster peaked in the 1980s and will see a marked urbanisation and slower urban growth in The study sites were Krishna and Medak deceleration in the coming decades with the South. The project also discusses the districts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana substantial regional variations. In differing regional requirements in terms of respectively. findings revealed the particular, lower fertility rates in the South urban infrastructure, based on growth following observations and insights. point towards a substantial divergence in rates and densities. lThe process of intervention by the SAC growth rates across cities in India (b) Prof. U. Vindhya and Prof. Lakshmi members includes elements of Human capital externalities in a period of Lingam: Responding to gender-based collective response and advocacy; demographic transition draw in migrants violence: The story of Social Action offering counselling services that place but also reduce fertility such that its Committees in Andhra Pradesh and 'women's interests first' and thereby relationship, as observed in Indian data is Telangana (Commissioned by the World reduce the incidence of violence; and mixed. This finding complicates the Bank, July 2015) arranging compensation (monetary and relationship between human capital and in kind) for the affected woman. city growth, which otherwise exhibits a This study aimed to analyse the lThe impact of the intervention has robust relationship in the Western world. It functioning, process, impact and been widespread in reshaping gender also explains the changing size-distribution continuing challenges of what are termed norms (Reduction in child marriages, of Indian cities (c) The nature of the as Social Action Committees (SACs) transformation in intra-household demographic transition, in particular the constituted to intervene in gender-based relations on the basis of principles of demographic divergence uncovered in this violence. The SACs are part of the gender equity and equality); Changes in self- project between rural and urban natural component of a poverty-alleviation project respect, recognition, and dignity; growth rates since the 1970s that is in the states of Andhra Pradesh and the Transformations in behaviour of attributed to stagnant agricultural newly-formed Telangana in South India. perpetrator; and speedy delivery of productivity in large parts of India, has Implemented by the Society for Elimination justice.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 11 SCHOOLS: FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS BREAKING FRESH GROUND

infrastructure and livelihoods so as to Education and Society conference (MES 8) Fulbright - Nehru develop strategic policy intervention. The held at Portland State University, Portland, Azim Premji School of Education International Education Working Group was set up in September Oregan, USA from June 21st to 26th, 2015. 2015 and is expected to release its report At MES8, she presented a paper titled The Azim Premji School of Education M.Phil. degree this year. Through the Planning Department, schools such as Administrators in late 2016. Upper Primary Mathematics Curriculum, (APSoE), since its inception in 2011, is research taken up as part of the M.Phil. Vignan, educational consultancies such as the Right to Education in India and some committed to nurturing the development programme these students explored a Seed Schools and Xamcheck. Programme of the discipline and practice of education range of critical topics such as art Ethical Issues which foregrounded the As in the previous year, in addition to the Best Research Paper through its teaching programmes, research education, factors leading to dropout at Dr. Lakshmi Lingam was selected for the challenges involved in designing and the integrated M.Phil-Ph.D. and the MA prestigious Fulbright-Nehru International projects and advocacy with the State as the secondary level of schooling, use of Dr. Anupama Sharma got a Second implementing a uniform curriculum in a Education programmes, APSoE offered an Education Administrators programme to Runner-up Award at the Indian Academy of well as the communities of educational Guides in institutes of higher education, country like India. “elective basket” on education for the final travel and gain firsthand experience of a Management (IAM) Conference at IIM- practice. The vision document of the the content of Science textbooks and year students of the Bachelor of Arts cross section of U.S. institutions and meet Lucknow Noida campus held from 11-13th Dr. Bhibhu Prasad Nayak as a member of School of Education, which it pedagogic practices in schools. Their with key university administrators and December. the Behavioral Insights Research conceptualised as its first activity through dissertations were acclaimed by the (Social Sciences) programme. 6 students officials responsible for international Committee (BIRC), attended its first in- consultations with eminent educationists external examiners who evaluated their from among the BA students opted for the programs and activities at their International Travels by person meeting of all members on 7-8, and experts within the country, in fact theses. Education elective titled “Understanding institutions. The two-week visit provided April 2016 at International Environment emphasizes the core principle of striking a Education.” Apart from competently House in Geneva. Dr. Nayak also attended The successful completion of the second an opportunity to Prof. Lingam to visit 14 balance between aiming for academic completing the coursework, the BA Faculty the 6th International Research Workshop round of teaching in the MA programme is educational institutions – public & private; excellence on the one hand and critically students also carried out research and on 'Trust, Social Capital and Values in a resulting in 19 students graduating as research Universities, Autonomous Prof. U. Vindhya delivered a series of nine engaging on the other hand with the submitted dissertations on topics such as Comparative Perspective' from 18-22 April, Masters in Education. All the students of colleges and Community colleges. Prof. lectures as part of the Faculty Exchange practice of teaching and training in schools peer learning, use of ICT in schools, role of Programme (Linnaeus-Palme collaboration) 2016 and presented a paper in the XVI the MA programme have developed Lingam gained in-depth understanding of as well as institutes of higher education. class monitors in the teaching-learning at University of Gothenburg, Sweden from APRIL International Academic Conference various capacities to self-reflexively engage the various facets of U.S. higher education, processes, comparison of the teaching September 8th to 26th, 2015. Anchored by on Economic and Social Development. Dr. Through the academic year 2015–16 the with the field of education through the including the types of institutions, styles of government school teachers and the Department of Social Work, the Nayak was a paper presenter and School of Education sought to further its coursework as well as their internships accreditation, curriculum development, the Teach for India teachers, coping exchange programme involved giving discussant. work in relation to the key goals that it has with different organisations. Students fund-raising, student services and strategies of students academically weak in international education on U.S. campuses. lectures, interacting with faculty and Dr. Sonia Sawhney attended the identified: (i) of strengthening the two benefitted from interning with English and the strategies used by teachers The programme also enabled Prof. Lingam students, and providing feedback on Comparative and International Education teaching programmes of the School, i.e. organisations that have a long standing research proposals of the International for disciplining purposes. to share knowledge on Indian higher Society's (CIES) 60th annual conference MA and MPhil – PhD; (ii) carrying out engagement with education such as Homi Master's programme. education with the other participants. held from March 6-10, 2016 at Vancouver, research in education; (iii) building Bhabha Centre for Science Education Apart from teaching in the M.Phil – Ph.D., Dr. Rekha Pappu received a Visiting British Columbia, Canada. The theme of collaborations with Schools of Education in (Mumbai), Seva Mandir (Udaipur), Pratham MA and BA programmes, the Faculty of Membership in Fellowship from the University of the conference was: “Six Decades of other institutions in the country and (Delhi), SCERT, Delhi, NCERT (Delhi), APSoE has also been involved in Technology, Sydney (UTS) under its Key Comparative and International Education: abroad; (iv) organizing workshops for Department of Education, Chandigarh, developing the content for the B.Ed. “Working Group on Technology Partnership (KTP) programme Taking Stock and Looking Forward”. Dr. deliberating on select areas in education RVEC (Bangalore), Parikrma, (Bangalore), programme that TISS seeks to introduce in to visit the University for a period of two Sawhney presented a paper titled and (v) engaging with the government on Bhumi (Chennai), Ignis (Hyderabad), UPAY its various campuses as soon as the Migration” “Identifying inclusive practices in the weeks between 28th September and 9th education related matters. (Nagpur), Ken Foundation (Visakhapatnam) requisite approvals are secured. contextual setting of Indian inclusive Dr. Chinmay Tumbe was appointed to the October 2015. She participated in a and Sanmat (Patna). Through the schools” in one of the sessions of the Working Group on Migration by the symposium on “Gender, Education and subsequent placement process, almost all Special Interest Group (SIG) on Inclusive Teaching Programmes Working with Govt. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Women's Empowerment” and also the students have been placed in different Education. Alleviation. The group, chaired by Dr. interacted with Faculty and students to All the students enrolled in the integrated organisations and institutions from where discuss on areas of mutual interest in Departments Partha Mukhopadhyay, consists of Dr. Rahul Sirohi participated in an UNU M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme in 2014 the School expects them to contribute to which research collaborations could be academics, bureaucrats from five Central WIDER 30th Anniversay Conference called successfully defended their M.Phil. theses the best of their abilities by drawing on The Azim Premji School of Education nurtured. Govt. Ministries and representatives of civil "Mapping the Future on Development in 2016 thereby becoming qualified to what they have learnt through the undertook a short term project for the society organisations. It will assess the Dr. Jayasree Subrahmanian attended the Economics" from Sept 17th-Sept 19th, transition to the doctoral programme. In programme. students have been absorbed Andhra Pradesh State Council for impact of migration on housing, Eighth International Mathematics 2015 at Helinski, Finland. all, five students will be conferred with the variously by the Andhra Pradesh State Educational Research and Training

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 13 (APSCERT) for revising the textbooks of challenges of designing and transacting a during the workshop. The discussions Social Studies, Science and Mathematics mathematics curriculum in a country helped students engage with larger for classes VI to X in English and Telugu. where socio-economic, cultural, regional, theoretical frameworks developed by linguistic, gender and other differences critical disability studies. The workshop Faculty from the Azim Premji School of play a significant role in determining also considered how disability is Education have been involved in opportunity for learning mathematics. The constructed in education at the individual, conducting workshops for Telangana Social main speakers for the seminar included institutional, state, and national levels. Welfare Residential Educational Prof. Brian Greer and Prof. Swapna Prior to the workshop, students were taken Institutions Society (TSWREIS) teachers for Science, Math and Social Sciences to guide Mukhopdyay from Portland State on a field trip to the National Institute for them to design educational projects for University, Prof. K. Subramaninan from the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH), children during summer break as part of Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, Secunderabad. Prof. Prajti Basu from University of the Summer Samurai program. APSoE The core thematic areas covered in the Hyderabad, faculty members from higher Faculty are also in the process of conduting workshop were centred round historical educational institutions engaging with a study to understand the several and philosophical foundations of education disciplinary areas that require knowledge initiatives of TSWREIS and the kind of of People with Disabilities (PWD), of mathematics, teachers and teacher impact these educational interventions educational opportunities for PWD, role of educators and young researchers. have on the school community. education in developing human capital of The issues addressed ranged from the PWD and legal and policy issues related to Empowerment and Employment. Indian implication of Ethnomathematics Institutional PWD. Resource persons for the workshop Journal of Gender Studies, Mathematics Education, integrating included Prof. Kalpana Kannabiran (Council 10.1177/0971521515574610(2), 300-321. Collaborations knowledge gained at workplace into school for Social Development,Hyderabad), Dr. mathematics curriculum, ethical dilemmas Shilpaa Anand (Maulana Azad National Pappu, R. & Goswami, N. (2015). Dr. Rekha Pappu who received a Visiting in prescribing one mathematics Urdu University, Hyderabad), Ms. Afshan Introduction - The Common Sense About Fellowship from the University of curriculum in a diverse country to the Gender Issues in Education. Indian Journal Technology, Sydney (UTS) under its Key Jabeen (Ripples-Centre for Enhanced challenges teachers face in negotiating Learning, Hyderabad), Ms. Shikha Takker of Gender Studies, Technology Partnership (KTP) programme social justice concerns. The workshop (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science 10.1177/0971521515574610(22:2), 1-11. is actively exploring the potential for ended with a call for humanizing Education, Mumbai), Dr. Soumya Vinayan Pappu, R. (2016). Review of Meenakshi collaborations of different kinds with the mathematics education. The seminar (Council for Social Development, Thapan, ed. Education and Society: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS. provided an opportunity for a diverse Hyderabad), Dr. Kalpana Kharade (Somaiya Themes, Perspectives, Practices (New Study and Faculty exchanges and joint group of academics and practitioners Delhi: OUP) in Contributions to Indian research projects are being planned. engaged in mathematics education, large Vidyavihar, Mumbai), Dr. Amit Upadhyay (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sociology. 50: 1. Dr. Murali Krishna had completed a project number of them from Hyderabad, to come Hyderabad), Mr. Tapan Kumar Das (Youth 4 titled “A Compilation of Theoretical together and initiate a dialogue which we Sawhney, S. (2015). Unpacking the Nature Jobs, Hyderabad) and Prof. Amita Dhanda Debates on Caste and Gender in Telugu” in hope to carry forward in the future. and Practices of Inclusive Education : The (NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad) collaboration with Faculty from Prof. K. Case of Two Schools in Hyderabad, India. The workshop was conceptualized and teacher professional identity: Towards a Satyanarayana and Dr. Uma Brugubanda of The workshop was anchored by Dr. Sonia International Journal of Inclusive anchored by Dr.Jayasree Subramanian. Book Chapters conceptual framework. Paper presented the English and Foreign Languages Sawhney Education, 19, Sawhney, S. (2015). Disciplinary Practices: University (EFLU), Hyderabad. The project, II) Workshop on Disability and Inclusion in DOI:10.1080/13603116.2015.1015178(9), with Shikha Takker at the 6th International Understanding Stakeholder's Perceptions. which was funded by the Research Council Educational Settings 887-907. Conference of the Comparative Education of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty Engagements In K. Reddy, R. Murthy, P. Shanker, & G. Society of India (CESI) on Education: The Azim Premji School of Education Subramanian, J. (2016). 'One mathematics Madhukar (Eds.), Mental Health in Schools. Domination, Emancipation and Dignity, resulted in the final compilation in organized a 3-day workshop titled Publications for All: Can it be realized in a Multicultural September 2015 of a critical dossier of Gujarat: Publish World. organised by Azim Premji University, “Disability and Inclusion in Educational Khunyakari, R. (2015). Experiences of and Multilingual country?' in Intercultural select debates. Bengaluru. Settings” between 25th and 27th February Design-and-Make Interventions with Indian Education Special Issue: Intercultural Subramanian, J, Verma.S & Umar, M. 2016 for the final semester students of MA Middle School Students. Contemporary Mathematics Education (Ed) Brian Greer (2016), 'Some ethical concerns in designing Dr. Rekha Pappu Workshops organized by in Education. The workshop aimed at Education Dialogue, 12(2), 139-176. and Swapna Mukhopadyay. Routledge Upper Primary Mathematics curriculum: A 2016: Resource person for Refresher providing students an environment that Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 266-277 report from the field.' Asian Source book. Course in Gender Studies organized by Khunyakari, R. & Takker, S. (2016). Re- APSoE facilitated a productive discussion of Edited by K.Subramaniam, Farida A.Khan, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Imagining Classrooms as Spaces for Takker, S. & Khunyakari, R. (2016). Re- matters related to disability. The workshop et al. Series editor: Bharath Sriraman. I) Workshop on Mathematics Education Learning and Professional Development of imagining the Learning Landscape. Teacher Hyderabad. enabled students to become conscious of and Social Justice Concerns Teachers and Teacher Educators. Voices of Plus, 14, 2, 42-45. issues relating to education for the 2015: Women's Education, Empowerment Teachers and Teacher Educators. (Journal Conferences and Azim Premji School of Education organized differently abled which are often ignored and Employment: A View from India. Paper Issue to be released in April) a two-day seminar titled “Mathematics or understood without a critical and Special Issue of Journals Workshops presented at the symposium on Gender, Education and Social Justice Concerns” on political lens. Issues of knowledge and Pappu, R. (2015). Towards a Framework for Pappu, R. & Goswami, N. (2015). Ed. Indian Education and Women's Empowerment the 4th and 5th February, 2016. The praxis that are related to categories of Forging Links: Exploring the Connections Journal of Gender Studies - Special Issue Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences, seminar sought to engage with the 'ability' and 'disability' were deliberated on between Women's Education, on Education. New Delhi: Sage. 2015: Contemplating issues related to University of Technology, Sydney.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 15 (APSCERT) for revising the textbooks of challenges of designing and transacting a during the workshop. The discussions Social Studies, Science and Mathematics mathematics curriculum in a country helped students engage with larger for classes VI to X in English and Telugu. where socio-economic, cultural, regional, theoretical frameworks developed by linguistic, gender and other differences critical disability studies. The workshop Faculty from the Azim Premji School of play a significant role in determining also considered how disability is Education have been involved in opportunity for learning mathematics. The constructed in education at the individual, conducting workshops for Telangana Social main speakers for the seminar included institutional, state, and national levels. Welfare Residential Educational Prof. Brian Greer and Prof. Swapna Prior to the workshop, students were taken Institutions Society (TSWREIS) teachers for Science, Math and Social Sciences to guide Mukhopdyay from Portland State on a field trip to the National Institute for them to design educational projects for University, Prof. K. Subramaninan from the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH), children during summer break as part of Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, Secunderabad. Prof. Prajti Basu from University of the Summer Samurai program. APSoE The core thematic areas covered in the Hyderabad, faculty members from higher Faculty are also in the process of conduting workshop were centred round historical educational institutions engaging with a study to understand the several and philosophical foundations of education disciplinary areas that require knowledge initiatives of TSWREIS and the kind of of People with Disabilities (PWD), of mathematics, teachers and teacher impact these educational interventions educational opportunities for PWD, role of educators and young researchers. have on the school community. education in developing human capital of The issues addressed ranged from the PWD and legal and policy issues related to Empowerment and Employment. Indian implication of Ethnomathematics Institutional PWD. Resource persons for the workshop Journal of Gender Studies, Mathematics Education, integrating included Prof. Kalpana Kannabiran (Council 10.1177/0971521515574610(2), 300-321. Collaborations knowledge gained at workplace into school for Social Development,Hyderabad), Dr. mathematics curriculum, ethical dilemmas Shilpaa Anand (Maulana Azad National Pappu, R. & Goswami, N. (2015). Dr. Rekha Pappu who received a Visiting in prescribing one mathematics Urdu University, Hyderabad), Ms. Afshan Introduction - The Common Sense About Fellowship from the University of curriculum in a diverse country to the Gender Issues in Education. Indian Journal Technology, Sydney (UTS) under its Key Jabeen (Ripples-Centre for Enhanced challenges teachers face in negotiating Learning, Hyderabad), Ms. Shikha Takker of Gender Studies, Technology Partnership (KTP) programme social justice concerns. The workshop (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science 10.1177/0971521515574610(22:2), 1-11. is actively exploring the potential for ended with a call for humanizing Education, Mumbai), Dr. Soumya Vinayan Pappu, R. (2016). Review of Meenakshi collaborations of different kinds with the mathematics education. The seminar (Council for Social Development, Thapan, ed. Education and Society: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS. provided an opportunity for a diverse Hyderabad), Dr. Kalpana Kharade (Somaiya Themes, Perspectives, Practices (New Study and Faculty exchanges and joint group of academics and practitioners Delhi: OUP) in Contributions to Indian research projects are being planned. engaged in mathematics education, large Vidyavihar, Mumbai), Dr. Amit Upadhyay (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sociology. 50: 1. Dr. Murali Krishna had completed a project number of them from Hyderabad, to come Hyderabad), Mr. Tapan Kumar Das (Youth 4 titled “A Compilation of Theoretical together and initiate a dialogue which we Sawhney, S. (2015). Unpacking the Nature Jobs, Hyderabad) and Prof. Amita Dhanda Debates on Caste and Gender in Telugu” in hope to carry forward in the future. and Practices of Inclusive Education : The (NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad) collaboration with Faculty from Prof. K. Case of Two Schools in Hyderabad, India. The workshop was conceptualized and teacher professional identity: Towards a Satyanarayana and Dr. Uma Brugubanda of The workshop was anchored by Dr. Sonia International Journal of Inclusive anchored by Dr.Jayasree Subramanian. Book Chapters conceptual framework. Paper presented the English and Foreign Languages Sawhney Education, 19, Sawhney, S. (2015). Disciplinary Practices: University (EFLU), Hyderabad. The project, II) Workshop on Disability and Inclusion in DOI:10.1080/13603116.2015.1015178(9), with Shikha Takker at the 6th International Understanding Stakeholder's Perceptions. which was funded by the Research Council Educational Settings 887-907. Conference of the Comparative Education of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty Engagements In K. Reddy, R. Murthy, P. Shanker, & G. Society of India (CESI) on Education: The Azim Premji School of Education Subramanian, J. (2016). 'One mathematics Madhukar (Eds.), Mental Health in Schools. Domination, Emancipation and Dignity, resulted in the final compilation in organized a 3-day workshop titled Publications for All: Can it be realized in a Multicultural September 2015 of a critical dossier of Gujarat: Publish World. organised by Azim Premji University, “Disability and Inclusion in Educational Khunyakari, R. (2015). Experiences of and Multilingual country?' in Intercultural select debates. Bengaluru. Settings” between 25th and 27th February Design-and-Make Interventions with Indian Education Special Issue: Intercultural Subramanian, J, Verma.S & Umar, M. 2016 for the final semester students of MA Middle School Students. Contemporary Mathematics Education (Ed) Brian Greer (2016), 'Some ethical concerns in designing Dr. Rekha Pappu Workshops organized by in Education. The workshop aimed at Education Dialogue, 12(2), 139-176. and Swapna Mukhopadyay. Routledge Upper Primary Mathematics curriculum: A 2016: Resource person for Refresher providing students an environment that Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 266-277 report from the field.' Asian Source book. Course in Gender Studies organized by Khunyakari, R. & Takker, S. (2016). Re- APSoE facilitated a productive discussion of Edited by K.Subramaniam, Farida A.Khan, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Imagining Classrooms as Spaces for Takker, S. & Khunyakari, R. (2016). Re- matters related to disability. The workshop et al. Series editor: Bharath Sriraman. I) Workshop on Mathematics Education Learning and Professional Development of imagining the Learning Landscape. Teacher Hyderabad. enabled students to become conscious of and Social Justice Concerns Teachers and Teacher Educators. Voices of Plus, 14, 2, 42-45. issues relating to education for the 2015: Women's Education, Empowerment Teachers and Teacher Educators. (Journal Conferences and Azim Premji School of Education organized differently abled which are often ignored and Employment: A View from India. Paper Issue to be released in April) a two-day seminar titled “Mathematics or understood without a critical and Special Issue of Journals Workshops presented at the symposium on Gender, Education and Social Justice Concerns” on political lens. Issues of knowledge and Pappu, R. (2015). Towards a Framework for Pappu, R. & Goswami, N. (2015). Ed. Indian Education and Women's Empowerment the 4th and 5th February, 2016. The praxis that are related to categories of Forging Links: Exploring the Connections Journal of Gender Studies - Special Issue Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences, seminar sought to engage with the 'ability' and 'disability' were deliberated on between Women's Education, on Education. New Delhi: Sage. 2015: Contemplating issues related to University of Technology, Sydney.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 15 2015: Education and Development. organised by Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Presentation at workshop for DIET Student Presentations School of Gender Studies Harshita Sharma Principals organised by Telangana State at Conferences Council for Educational Research and 2015: Education, Capacity Building and Community Transformation – a case study The School of Gender Studies was formed conduct a gender evaluation of the studies scholars, activists and practitioners Training (TSCERT) and National Council for Atima Singh in 2014 to fulfill the following goals that sanitation program. Similarly, with the from across the country, for a series of Rural Institutes. of JOGULA community in Kambadur, AP. 2015: A study to probe middle school Paper co-authored with Ramu Munugot are in consonance with the broader vision Experiential learning objective of panel discussions, invited lectures, and Dr. Sonia Sawhney teachers' understanding of continuous and and presented at the 6th Annual and mission of TISS. understanding the challenges faced by cultural events on the meanings, 2016: Identifying inclusive practices in the comprehensive evaluation. Paper International Conference of the women in urban slums, they observed the attainments, relevance, and current presented at the All India Association for lTo serve as a catalyst of social contextual setting of Indian inclusive Comparative Education Society of India activities of a reputed community based directions of feminisms. Educational Research (AIAER) Annual transformation schools. Paper presented at the 60th (CESI) 2015 on Education: Domination, organization in the Old City of Hyderabad – International Conference on Standards and l The themes of the panel discussions were: International Conference of the Emancipation and Dignity, organised by To develop professional expertise to Shaheen. Interaction with their staff Benchmarks for Excellence in Learning, use gender as an analytical category in members was very knowledge enriching Responding to Gender-based violence: Comparative International Education Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, Dec 14- Teaching and Research organised by 16, 2015. research, teaching, social policy and and helped make the crucial linkages Debates on Restorative Justice [speakers Society, Vancouver, Canada Department of Education, University of planning and outreach programmes between theory and ground realities. Sangeeta Rege and Lakshmi Lingam, Nandhini Nanjappan 2015: Understanding the play of tacit social Kerala, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, chaired by U.Vindhya;] Kerala. 2015: Understanding exclusion in lTo partner with Government, industry, Our senior group of students interned in a modelling in classroom interactions. Paper Education: A study of female dropout in and civil society in promoting gender wide variety of organizations – V.V. Giri What does feminism mean to me? A 2015: Investigating the Perceptions of presented at the 6th International Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. Paper sensitivity, equality, and equity. National Labour Institute Noida, JLPS dialogue across generations [speakers Elementary School Teachers about Conference of the Comparative Education presented at the 6th Annual International Jharkhand, UNICEF supported Nutrition Susie Tharu, Tejaswini Madabhushi, Assessment and Learning. Paper presented The School conducts two academic Society of India, on Education: Domination, Conference of the Comparative Education Rehabilitation Centre of Kalavati Children’s student representatives Priyam Sinha and at the 6th Annual International Conference programmes: MA in Women’s Studies and Emancipation and Dignity, organised by Society of India (CESI) 2015 on Education: Hospital in New Delhi, Association for Varun Tiwari; chaired by T. Sowjanya] of the Comparative Education Society of the Integrated M.Phil-Ph.D. in Women’s Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Domination, Emancipation and Dignity, Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI) at India (CESI) 2015 on Education: Studies. The distinctiveness of the Countering public patriarchy [speakers organised by Azim Premji University, Lucknow, Women Power Connect Delhi, Dr. Jayasree Subramanian Domination, Emancipation and Dignity, programmes is that they draw on a broad Nonica Datta, Vyjayanti Mogli; chaired by Bengaluru. Maitri India Widows Home in New Delhi, 2016: Ethical Dilemmas in prescribing one organised by Azim Premji University, range of disciplinary approaches to the Jessy Phillip] Manasa Mental Health Institution in Mathematics for All. Paper presented at Bengaluru. Ritika Srivastava study of women and gender providing a Mysore, CII Kolkata, Holy Cross Community Beckoning futures [speakers Qudsiya 2015: Bilingualism in B.Ed course of wider exposure to the social sciences and the seminar 'Mathematics Education and Bhagya Rekha Kendyala Ahmed, Suneetha Rani, Indira Rani, chaired University of Lucknow – Opening or the humanities than is commonly available Ghaziabad, SOS Children’s villages New Social Justice Concerns' held at Tata 2016: Drawing on the voices of students: by Nilanjana Ray] blocking gateways of knowledge for within disciplinary confines and focus on Delhi, Bhumika Women’s Collective Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. understanding MOOCs and its value for student teachers. Paper presented at the understanding of complexities of power Hyderabad, United Way Kolkata, , Safa Marginalised Women’s Movements -- supporting learning. Paper co-authored 2015: Upper Primary Mathematics 6th Annual International Conference of the and asymmetries in gender relations. Society Hyderabad and Mahila Jagran Separate and Together? [speakers Hasina with Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari in the Project E- Kendra in Patna. Thus, our students Khan, Manjula Pradeep, Shubha Chacko, Curriculum, The Right To Education in India Comparative Education Society of India A significant milestone has been the QUAL: Second Academic Conference on worked with very small grassroots chaired by Radhika Desai] and some Ethical Issues. Paper presented (CESI) 2015 on Education: Domination, passing out of the first batch of MA Breaking Boundaries: Interdisciplinarity, E- organizations to international agency run at the Eighth International Mathematics Emancipation and Dignity, organised by students this year. We are happy and Taking Stock: The Invited Lecture Series Learning, and Universities without Walls, programmes, learning about the myriad Education and Society Conference at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. proud that our students have secured focused on Gender and Health [Sundari issues facing women and children in India. University of Portland, USA. The paper is placements in organizations such as Ravindran]; and Gender and the Law This year several students are interning published as part of the Conference Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty [Kalpana Kannabiran]. (SERP), Andhra Pradesh; Jharkhand State with National Commission for Women, Proceedings, Volume 3. pp 939-953 In addition to these stimulating and Livelihoods Mission; Rajasthan Livelihoods Centre for Study of Developing Societies, thought-provoking presentations and Mission; Micro Housing Finance and CEHAT. discussions, the students put up a vibrant Student Corporation; and non governmental Research proposals by two faculty and one cultural show -- Musical, street play, semi- organizations such as Katha and Pradan. Accomplishments student were selected and given research classical dance, art exhibition, and short A key component of our programme, as is grant by the TISS-London School of film – all conceptualized and performed by UGC National Eligibility Test and Junior Economics Project on Violence against Research Fellowship the case with the other programmes at them. The finale was a stirring Kuchipudi TISS is the Experiential Learning and Women and all of them have been DanceBallet on domestic violence Four students from the MA programme Internship opportunities the students are completed and submitted. (Lakshmana Rekha) conceptualized by the have successfully cleared the National provided for a critical integration of theory noted Telugu feminist writer, Volga and Eligibility Test conducted by the University and understanding of social realities on the Seminars and choreographed by B. Sethuram of P.S. Grants Commission. Three of them are ground. The three issues our students Telugu University. eligible for the Junior Research Fellowship. explored this year in rural Telangana were Workshops organised Modular Workshop on Research Methods sale of infant girl children in Nalgonda, the lMandeep Kaur Gabhi (NET & JRF) for Direct PhD Students (August 11-14 situation of ‘alcohol widows’ in Warangal National Conference on Celebrating l 2015; January 27-29 2016) coordinated by Rekha Kendyala (NET & JRF) and the impact of the State’s sanitation Feminisms: Achievements and U.Vindhya and Nilanjana Ray lBhawna Pande (NET) programme on the women in Medak. Our Contentions, March 8-9, 2016. lIsha Varma (NET & JFR) students were requested by SERP to This event brought together women’s The School has been anchoring the PhD

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 17 2015: Education and Development. organised by Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Presentation at workshop for DIET Student Presentations School of Gender Studies Harshita Sharma Principals organised by Telangana State at Conferences Council for Educational Research and 2015: Education, Capacity Building and Community Transformation – a case study The School of Gender Studies was formed conduct a gender evaluation of the studies scholars, activists and practitioners Training (TSCERT) and National Council for Atima Singh in 2014 to fulfill the following goals that sanitation program. Similarly, with the from across the country, for a series of Rural Institutes. of JOGULA community in Kambadur, AP. 2015: A study to probe middle school Paper co-authored with Ramu Munugot are in consonance with the broader vision Experiential learning objective of panel discussions, invited lectures, and Dr. Sonia Sawhney teachers' understanding of continuous and and presented at the 6th Annual and mission of TISS. understanding the challenges faced by cultural events on the meanings, 2016: Identifying inclusive practices in the comprehensive evaluation. Paper International Conference of the women in urban slums, they observed the attainments, relevance, and current presented at the All India Association for lTo serve as a catalyst of social contextual setting of Indian inclusive Comparative Education Society of India activities of a reputed community based directions of feminisms. Educational Research (AIAER) Annual transformation schools. Paper presented at the 60th (CESI) 2015 on Education: Domination, organization in the Old City of Hyderabad – International Conference on Standards and l The themes of the panel discussions were: International Conference of the Emancipation and Dignity, organised by To develop professional expertise to Shaheen. Interaction with their staff Benchmarks for Excellence in Learning, use gender as an analytical category in members was very knowledge enriching Responding to Gender-based violence: Comparative International Education Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, Dec 14- Teaching and Research organised by 16, 2015. research, teaching, social policy and and helped make the crucial linkages Debates on Restorative Justice [speakers Society, Vancouver, Canada Department of Education, University of planning and outreach programmes between theory and ground realities. Sangeeta Rege and Lakshmi Lingam, Nandhini Nanjappan 2015: Understanding the play of tacit social Kerala, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, chaired by U.Vindhya;] Kerala. 2015: Understanding exclusion in lTo partner with Government, industry, Our senior group of students interned in a modelling in classroom interactions. Paper Education: A study of female dropout in and civil society in promoting gender wide variety of organizations – V.V. Giri What does feminism mean to me? A 2015: Investigating the Perceptions of presented at the 6th International Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. Paper sensitivity, equality, and equity. National Labour Institute Noida, JLPS dialogue across generations [speakers Elementary School Teachers about Conference of the Comparative Education presented at the 6th Annual International Jharkhand, UNICEF supported Nutrition Susie Tharu, Tejaswini Madabhushi, Assessment and Learning. Paper presented The School conducts two academic Society of India, on Education: Domination, Conference of the Comparative Education Rehabilitation Centre of Kalavati Children’s student representatives Priyam Sinha and at the 6th Annual International Conference programmes: MA in Women’s Studies and Emancipation and Dignity, organised by Society of India (CESI) 2015 on Education: Hospital in New Delhi, Association for Varun Tiwari; chaired by T. Sowjanya] of the Comparative Education Society of the Integrated M.Phil-Ph.D. in Women’s Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Domination, Emancipation and Dignity, Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI) at India (CESI) 2015 on Education: Studies. The distinctiveness of the Countering public patriarchy [speakers organised by Azim Premji University, Lucknow, Women Power Connect Delhi, Dr. Jayasree Subramanian Domination, Emancipation and Dignity, programmes is that they draw on a broad Nonica Datta, Vyjayanti Mogli; chaired by Bengaluru. Maitri India Widows Home in New Delhi, 2016: Ethical Dilemmas in prescribing one organised by Azim Premji University, range of disciplinary approaches to the Jessy Phillip] Manasa Mental Health Institution in Mathematics for All. Paper presented at Bengaluru. Ritika Srivastava study of women and gender providing a Mysore, CII Kolkata, Holy Cross Community Beckoning futures [speakers Qudsiya 2015: Bilingualism in B.Ed course of wider exposure to the social sciences and the seminar 'Mathematics Education and Bhagya Rekha Kendyala Ahmed, Suneetha Rani, Indira Rani, chaired University of Lucknow – Opening or the humanities than is commonly available Ghaziabad, SOS Children’s villages New Social Justice Concerns' held at Tata 2016: Drawing on the voices of students: by Nilanjana Ray] blocking gateways of knowledge for within disciplinary confines and focus on Delhi, Bhumika Women’s Collective Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. understanding MOOCs and its value for student teachers. Paper presented at the understanding of complexities of power Hyderabad, United Way Kolkata, , Safa Marginalised Women’s Movements -- supporting learning. Paper co-authored 2015: Upper Primary Mathematics 6th Annual International Conference of the and asymmetries in gender relations. Society Hyderabad and Mahila Jagran Separate and Together? [speakers Hasina with Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari in the Project E- Kendra in Patna. Thus, our students Khan, Manjula Pradeep, Shubha Chacko, Curriculum, The Right To Education in India Comparative Education Society of India A significant milestone has been the QUAL: Second Academic Conference on worked with very small grassroots chaired by Radhika Desai] and some Ethical Issues. Paper presented (CESI) 2015 on Education: Domination, passing out of the first batch of MA Breaking Boundaries: Interdisciplinarity, E- organizations to international agency run at the Eighth International Mathematics Emancipation and Dignity, organised by students this year. We are happy and Taking Stock: The Invited Lecture Series Learning, and Universities without Walls, programmes, learning about the myriad Education and Society Conference at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. proud that our students have secured focused on Gender and Health [Sundari issues facing women and children in India. University of Portland, USA. The paper is placements in organizations such as Ravindran]; and Gender and the Law This year several students are interning published as part of the Conference Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty [Kalpana Kannabiran]. (SERP), Andhra Pradesh; Jharkhand State with National Commission for Women, Proceedings, Volume 3. pp 939-953 In addition to these stimulating and Livelihoods Mission; Rajasthan Livelihoods Centre for Study of Developing Societies, thought-provoking presentations and Mission; Micro Housing Finance and CEHAT. discussions, the students put up a vibrant Student Corporation; and non governmental Research proposals by two faculty and one cultural show -- Musical, street play, semi- organizations such as Katha and Pradan. Accomplishments student were selected and given research classical dance, art exhibition, and short A key component of our programme, as is grant by the TISS-London School of film – all conceptualized and performed by UGC National Eligibility Test and Junior Economics Project on Violence against Research Fellowship the case with the other programmes at them. The finale was a stirring Kuchipudi TISS is the Experiential Learning and Women and all of them have been DanceBallet on domestic violence Four students from the MA programme Internship opportunities the students are completed and submitted. (Lakshmana Rekha) conceptualized by the have successfully cleared the National provided for a critical integration of theory noted Telugu feminist writer, Volga and Eligibility Test conducted by the University and understanding of social realities on the Seminars and choreographed by B. Sethuram of P.S. Grants Commission. Three of them are ground. The three issues our students Telugu University. eligible for the Junior Research Fellowship. explored this year in rural Telangana were Workshops organised Modular Workshop on Research Methods sale of infant girl children in Nalgonda, the lMandeep Kaur Gabhi (NET & JRF) for Direct PhD Students (August 11-14 situation of ‘alcohol widows’ in Warangal National Conference on Celebrating l 2015; January 27-29 2016) coordinated by Rekha Kendyala (NET & JRF) and the impact of the State’s sanitation Feminisms: Achievements and U.Vindhya and Nilanjana Ray lBhawna Pande (NET) programme on the women in Medak. Our Contentions, March 8-9, 2016. lIsha Varma (NET & JFR) students were requested by SERP to This event brought together women’s The School has been anchoring the PhD

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 17 students modular research course work. determinants, trends and prevention. In September 8th to 26th, 2015. Hyderabad. Paper selected for This year too, two modular contact G.Misra (Ed.), Research survey and Student Activities and National Conferences presentation in 18th AJEI workshop: Gender-sensitization workshops for programmes were conducted. The explorations in Psychology (6th ICSSR Multifaceted Inequalities in Contemporary employees of National Police Academy Achievements Sugandha Singh and Jyoti Bania, sessions focused on: Survey). New Delhi: Oxford University Understanding Social Exclusion: A view India, sponsored by French Institute, Press [co-author with Lakshmi Vijaykumar], (August 2015); Prasar Bharati (November, 1. Elements of the process of social International Student Exchange from lived experiences of Transgenders in Pondicherry, March 29-30, 2016. (forthcoming). 2015); Telangana State Police Academy Programmes research – Literature review, research (February 2016); Department of Atomic questions, sampling, data collection, Dr. Nilanjana Ray Energy, Govt. of India (March, 2016); Sugandha Singh, selected for the UKEIRI data analysis, writing up Can’t Give Dowry? Marry Her To a Sheikh! Orient Blackswan (April 2016); students Exchange Programme between TISS and Development and Cooperation, (in press). Keele University, UK to learn about the 2. Ethics of Social Science Research and faculty of National Institute of Fashion Indian Women as Nurses and Domestic “Law in Action” programme as part of the 3. Introduction to Qualitative Methods Technology (March 2016). Workers in the Middle East: A Feminist Community Legal Outreach Keele (CLOCK). 4. Modes of Data Collection and Data Perspective. India Migration Report 2016. Workshops on Counselling and Mentoring Analysis in Qualitative Research New Delhi: Routledge (Forthcoming). Skills; Management of Stress for personnel National Fellowships of Central Industrial Security Force (April 5. Introduction to Quantitative Methods Dr. Sunayana Swain and July 2015). Jyoti Bania selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Doctor-Patient Communication: Impact on 6. Modes of Data Collection and Data Fellowship for SC/ST students to pursue Adherence and Prognosis among Patients Invited presentation titled Development, Analysis in Quantitative Research M.Phil/Ph.D. (2015) with Primary Hypertension. Psychological welfare and vulnerability: Where is gender 7. Introduction to nature and design of Studies, 60(1), 25-32. doi: 10.1007/s12646- in this discourse? for Seminar on Welfare Nasimuddin Khan selected for UGC JRF Fellowship, 2013 Mixed methods research 014-0291-5 [2015] and the Vulnerable, organized by Gayatri 8. Ethnographic research methods Similarity index: A new approach to Vidya Parishad, Visakhapatnam, December measuring doctor-patient communication. 23, 2015. Research Projects Both the workshops ended with research Psychological Studies, pp 1-6. doi: proposal and literature review Resource person for Refresher Course in Sugandha Singh, Proposal titled “Access to 10.1007/s12646-015-0340-8 [2015] presentations made by the students. Gender Studies organized by Maulana Azad justice: Experiences of survivors of sex Dr. Jessy Phillip National Urdu University, Hyderabad, trafficking in Ujwala shelter homes in Public Lectures Though he is a Landlord, that Sarpanch is February 5, 2016. Telangana selected for the TISS-LSE project my Servant!” Caste and Democracy in a on Violence against Women, sponsored by Dr. Nilanjana Ray 1. Dr. Neal Hall – A Surgeon and a Poet, A Village of South India. Special Issue on Tata Trust, 2015 Training Programme on Migration Studies Nigger for Life, July 6, 2015 Caste: Contemporary Dynamics in South Asia and beyond. Journal of Contemporary for PhD Scholars and Faculty Members. 2. Ms. Kate Mogulescu - Faculty at City South Asia, (Forthcoming 2017 issue) Centre for Economic and Social Studies, University of New York and Supervising Hyderabad. March 23, 2016. Attorney in the Legal Aid Society, How School of Human Resource Management to Bridge the Gap between Completed Research Other Academic Community-based Organizations and Projects Admission of the first industry and social sector and the changing July 2015. and 22nd of August 2015 to Justice Systems, February 18, 2016 Services role of HR professionals. Vazir Sultan Tobacco (VST) Industries, Prof. U.Vindhya and Prof. Lakshmi Lingam: batch of MA HRM Hyderabad and ITC-PSPD (Paperboards and Prof. U.Vindhya Specialty Papers Division) respectively to Publications Responding to gender-based violence: The The School of Human Resource Academic activities Review of manuscripts for the following give the students their first exposure to story of Social Action Committees in Management (SHRM) admitted the first Prof. U.Vindhya journals: Journal of Women, Politics & Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (sponsored batch of its MA HRM students (2015-17) in The academic session in the first semester industrial settings. During the last month Dowry deaths. In Nancy Naples, Maithree by the World Bank, July 2015). Policy; Psychological Studies; Indian 2015. The batch consists of twenty two focused on building foundational of the semester, the students were placed Wickramasinghe, and Angela Wong Wai Journal of Gender Studies. in eleven different industrial organizations Prof. U.Vindhya and Dr. Nilanjana Ray: students. The academic session for the perspectives and knowledge base required Ching (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Marriage or Trafficking: The phenomenon Consulting Editor for Psychological first semester commenced from 1st July for understanding the world of work and for block field immersion, which is an Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality of ‘Sheikh marriages’ in Hyderabad (TISS- Studies(Springer); Feminism and 2015. A week long induction programme its practices.. The students went through essential part of the curriculum aimed at Studies. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, LSE project on Violence against Women, Psychology(Sage). marked the beginning of the academic foundation courses in social sciences and facilitating ended ?? learning through 2016. human resource management and also application of knowledge in the field. sponsored by the Tata Trust, March 2016). External member, Departmental session. As a part of the induction, a familiarized themselves with the basic Wanted a new conceptual framework for Committee, Centre for Women’s Studies, roundtable was held on 1st July 2015 in During the second semester, which Conferences, Workshops and Training methods and tools of social research. In doing psychology in India: Is a public University of Hyderabad which senior HR practitioners Mr.Sunil commenced on 14th Dec 2015, the Programmes Attended by Faculty order to help them gain insights into world psychology possible? In G.Misra (Ed.), Bijlani (PMIR 1982), Sr.VP Synchrony students studied courses aimed at building Dr. T. Sowjanya of management and leadership, weekly Research survey and explorations in Prof. U.Vindhya Financial, Mr. Sharat Kumar (PMIR 1990), core competencies in the field of human Editorial member of the Website Caste, sessions of multimedia learning and book Psychology (6th ICSSR Survey). New Delhi: Delivered a series of nine lectures as part Director HR ICRISAT, Mr. Nanda Kumar Ex resource management and learning Gender and Law, Centre for Women Law reviews were organized under the Oxford University Press (forthcoming). of the Faculty Exchange Programme VP HR, ITC and Dr. Srinvasa Rao, CEO the fundamentals of managerial functions like (Linnaeus-Palme collaboration) at and Social Change, Gindal Global Strategist participated and oriented the guidance of a faculty mentor. Two finance, marketing, operations and Suicide in India: Mapping of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden from University, Delhi. students to the nuances of work life in industrial visits were organised on 25th of information systems. In the month of

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 19 students modular research course work. determinants, trends and prevention. In September 8th to 26th, 2015. Hyderabad. Paper selected for This year too, two modular contact G.Misra (Ed.), Research survey and Student Activities and National Conferences presentation in 18th AJEI workshop: Gender-sensitization workshops for programmes were conducted. The explorations in Psychology (6th ICSSR Multifaceted Inequalities in Contemporary employees of National Police Academy Achievements Sugandha Singh and Jyoti Bania, sessions focused on: Survey). New Delhi: Oxford University Understanding Social Exclusion: A view India, sponsored by French Institute, Press [co-author with Lakshmi Vijaykumar], (August 2015); Prasar Bharati (November, 1. Elements of the process of social International Student Exchange from lived experiences of Transgenders in Pondicherry, March 29-30, 2016. (forthcoming). 2015); Telangana State Police Academy Programmes research – Literature review, research (February 2016); Department of Atomic questions, sampling, data collection, Dr. Nilanjana Ray Energy, Govt. of India (March, 2016); Sugandha Singh, selected for the UKEIRI data analysis, writing up Can’t Give Dowry? Marry Her To a Sheikh! Orient Blackswan (April 2016); students Exchange Programme between TISS and Development and Cooperation, (in press). Keele University, UK to learn about the 2. Ethics of Social Science Research and faculty of National Institute of Fashion Indian Women as Nurses and Domestic “Law in Action” programme as part of the 3. Introduction to Qualitative Methods Technology (March 2016). Workers in the Middle East: A Feminist Community Legal Outreach Keele (CLOCK). 4. Modes of Data Collection and Data Perspective. India Migration Report 2016. Workshops on Counselling and Mentoring Analysis in Qualitative Research New Delhi: Routledge (Forthcoming). Skills; Management of Stress for personnel National Fellowships of Central Industrial Security Force (April 5. Introduction to Quantitative Methods Dr. Sunayana Swain and July 2015). Jyoti Bania selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Doctor-Patient Communication: Impact on 6. Modes of Data Collection and Data Fellowship for SC/ST students to pursue Adherence and Prognosis among Patients Invited presentation titled Development, Analysis in Quantitative Research M.Phil/Ph.D. (2015) with Primary Hypertension. Psychological welfare and vulnerability: Where is gender 7. Introduction to nature and design of Studies, 60(1), 25-32. doi: 10.1007/s12646- in this discourse? for Seminar on Welfare Nasimuddin Khan selected for UGC JRF Fellowship, 2013 Mixed methods research 014-0291-5 [2015] and the Vulnerable, organized by Gayatri 8. Ethnographic research methods Similarity index: A new approach to Vidya Parishad, Visakhapatnam, December measuring doctor-patient communication. 23, 2015. Research Projects Both the workshops ended with research Psychological Studies, pp 1-6. doi: proposal and literature review Resource person for Refresher Course in Sugandha Singh, Proposal titled “Access to 10.1007/s12646-015-0340-8 [2015] presentations made by the students. Gender Studies organized by Maulana Azad justice: Experiences of survivors of sex Dr. Jessy Phillip National Urdu University, Hyderabad, trafficking in Ujwala shelter homes in Public Lectures Though he is a Landlord, that Sarpanch is February 5, 2016. Telangana selected for the TISS-LSE project my Servant!” Caste and Democracy in a on Violence against Women, sponsored by Dr. Nilanjana Ray 1. Dr. Neal Hall – A Surgeon and a Poet, A Village of South India. Special Issue on Tata Trust, 2015 Training Programme on Migration Studies Nigger for Life, July 6, 2015 Caste: Contemporary Dynamics in South Asia and beyond. Journal of Contemporary for PhD Scholars and Faculty Members. 2. Ms. Kate Mogulescu - Faculty at City South Asia, (Forthcoming 2017 issue) Centre for Economic and Social Studies, University of New York and Supervising Hyderabad. March 23, 2016. Attorney in the Legal Aid Society, How School of Human Resource Management to Bridge the Gap between Completed Research Other Academic Community-based Organizations and Projects Admission of the first industry and social sector and the changing July 2015. and 22nd of August 2015 to Justice Systems, February 18, 2016 Services role of HR professionals. Vazir Sultan Tobacco (VST) Industries, Prof. U.Vindhya and Prof. Lakshmi Lingam: batch of MA HRM Hyderabad and ITC-PSPD (Paperboards and Prof. U.Vindhya Specialty Papers Division) respectively to Publications Responding to gender-based violence: The The School of Human Resource Academic activities Review of manuscripts for the following give the students their first exposure to story of Social Action Committees in Management (SHRM) admitted the first Prof. U.Vindhya journals: Journal of Women, Politics & Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (sponsored batch of its MA HRM students (2015-17) in The academic session in the first semester industrial settings. During the last month Dowry deaths. In Nancy Naples, Maithree by the World Bank, July 2015). Policy; Psychological Studies; Indian 2015. The batch consists of twenty two focused on building foundational of the semester, the students were placed Wickramasinghe, and Angela Wong Wai Journal of Gender Studies. in eleven different industrial organizations Prof. U.Vindhya and Dr. Nilanjana Ray: students. The academic session for the perspectives and knowledge base required Ching (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Marriage or Trafficking: The phenomenon Consulting Editor for Psychological first semester commenced from 1st July for understanding the world of work and for block field immersion, which is an Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality of ‘Sheikh marriages’ in Hyderabad (TISS- Studies(Springer); Feminism and 2015. A week long induction programme its practices.. The students went through essential part of the curriculum aimed at Studies. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, LSE project on Violence against Women, Psychology(Sage). marked the beginning of the academic foundation courses in social sciences and facilitating ended ?? learning through 2016. human resource management and also application of knowledge in the field. sponsored by the Tata Trust, March 2016). External member, Departmental session. As a part of the induction, a familiarized themselves with the basic Wanted a new conceptual framework for Committee, Centre for Women’s Studies, roundtable was held on 1st July 2015 in During the second semester, which Conferences, Workshops and Training methods and tools of social research. In doing psychology in India: Is a public University of Hyderabad which senior HR practitioners Mr.Sunil commenced on 14th Dec 2015, the Programmes Attended by Faculty order to help them gain insights into world psychology possible? In G.Misra (Ed.), Bijlani (PMIR 1982), Sr.VP Synchrony students studied courses aimed at building Dr. T. Sowjanya of management and leadership, weekly Research survey and explorations in Prof. U.Vindhya Financial, Mr. Sharat Kumar (PMIR 1990), core competencies in the field of human Editorial member of the Website Caste, sessions of multimedia learning and book Psychology (6th ICSSR Survey). New Delhi: Delivered a series of nine lectures as part Director HR ICRISAT, Mr. Nanda Kumar Ex resource management and learning Gender and Law, Centre for Women Law reviews were organized under the Oxford University Press (forthcoming). of the Faculty Exchange Programme VP HR, ITC and Dr. Srinvasa Rao, CEO the fundamentals of managerial functions like (Linnaeus-Palme collaboration) at and Social Change, Gindal Global Strategist participated and oriented the guidance of a faculty mentor. Two finance, marketing, operations and Suicide in India: Mapping of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden from University, Delhi. students to the nuances of work life in industrial visits were organised on 25th of information systems. In the month of

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 19 March 2016, the students were deputed won the 1st runners up prize in Paradigma Graduates in Indian Firms. Indian Journal for block field immersion to fourteen case study competition, conducted by Student Support of Industrial Relations, Vol. 50, No. 4. companies in Hyderabad, Bangalore and SCMHRD's HR forum as a part of their Activities Murti A.B. and Bino Paul GD (2016) Efficacy Mumbai. flagship event Astuce at Pune on 23rd Jan of Social-Network and Firm's Recruitment 2016. The School organised several rounds of 'mock Behaviour, Indian Labour Journal. Ministry interviews' for the students to help them Workshops The case study was based on of Labour and Employment, Government prepare for their summer internship organisational issues including work life of India, January. A workshop course on Business balance, recruitment strategies, and placements. Individual faculty members Communication was organized for the organisational culture; in an expanding have also been mentoring students with students in the first semester. The course start up similar to Zostel. The event was regard to their personal development plans. Faculty Participation was conducted every Saturday covering judged by Mr Ajay Nair, CHRO, over 30 hours of learning through Housing.com and Dr. Netra Neelam, Prof Mohammed A Abid and Dr. Ashutosh simulated exercises, writing assignments Associate Professor, SCMHRD, Pune. Faculty Publications Murti participated in the HR Conclave on and presentations. The course was “Breakthrough HR “Competencies for The competition had three rounds of Hajela, S. (2015). Making of a team: Role of delivered by Ms. Padmasree Radhaswami Creating Value” organized by CII at selection, including online quiz, case study it's leader. Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals. from the Administrative Staff College of submission and final case presentation. Industrial and Commercial Training, 47(7), Hyderabad. India (ASCI). The students excelled despite tough 394-401. Prof Mohammed A Abid was also invited competition from other B Schools. Several The School organized a two day Hajela, S. (2015). Conflict at Mehra, Jindal to chair the session on 'Work –Life students of School also attended a national Assessment Center Workshop for the and Associates. Richard Ivey School of Balance' at the International Conference conference on 'Improving Triple Bottom students in the second semester. Business, Harvard Business Publishing for on HRM organised by International School Assessments were conducted by Line Performance (People, Planet and Profit) at Hyderabad. The conference was Educators. Product number:9B15C037. of Business (ISB) Hyderabad on 10th March professional third party assessor agency organised by National Institute of 2016. which prepared a detailed profile of each Hajela, S. & Dalal, A.K (2015). A narrative Personnel Management (NIPM) and Indian individual student indicating various areas approach to understand illness experience. In Dr. Anupama Sharma got a Second Runner- Financial (Previously GE Capital) , ICRISAT Society for Training and Development Ajit K.Dalal (Ed.) Health beliefs and coping for self development. This becomes an Student led activities (ISTD). They also attended the HR Conclave up Award at the Indian Academy of (UN Organization), CK Birla HIL and VST with chronic disease. New Delhi: Sage. input for the development plan of each on “Breakthrough HR “Competencies for Management (IAM) Conference at IIM- industries partnered with SHRM for The students formed a body called the HR student and also facilitates focused Creating Value” organized by CII at Murti A.B. and Bino Paul GD (2015) Lucknow Noida campus held from 11-13th providing learning opportunities to the forum to focus on self development and attention on each student by different Hyderabad. Determinants of Vacancy for Management December. faculty members delivering different students by way of field immersion during professional development activities in a courses throughout the programme. The the academic year. systematic manner. The HR forum regularly final outcome of this exercise is enhanced held its activities normally on Thursday personal effectiveness for the student Eminent Guest Speakers afternoons by inviting guest speakers, which not only improves their placement organizing quizzes, competitions, and During the academic year several eminent possibilities but helps them perform better group discussions on various topics. practitioners and thought leaders from School of Livelihoods and Development as human service professionals. The industry and other walks of life interacted The students also formed a Placement Assessment Centre was facilitated by a with the students and delivered guest Committee to facilitate their summer The School of Livelihoods and scope and breadth of its research through trajectory of social and economic team of external resource persons led by lecture on topics of current relevance for project internships in various companies. Development in consonance with the partnerships with state and non-state Dr..Susanta Mishra, CEO, Nicefit Consulting. development with specific reference to management and society. Some of the The Committee prepared a placement overall Vision and Mission of the Institute actors. rural India and develops an understanding important guest speakers this year were: Two separate Workshops on Effective brochure and approached various endeavours to be a knowledge hub for of the approaches to rural development as organisations for internships. Summer Communication through Dance and Mr. Moheet Nagrath, Ex-Global CHRO, sustainable development and emphasises encapsulated in state, multilateral placement interviews were held in the Academic Programmes Theatre were held by by Archana Karry Proctor & Gamble and Founder Principal, in particular the livelihood challenge of the agencies, corporate and NGO supported month of February 2016 and all students and by Dr. Ram and Soumya Ram Leadership Architecture Worldwide LLC marginalised and hitherto excluded The School of Livelihoods and programmes. The Development Studies have obtained projects internships of their spoke on “Global Businesses : Inclusion, communities adversely impacted by Development offers MA Programmes in programme provides an understanding of A Workshop on 'Using the Case Method of choice in the following companies: Diversity and the Role of HR” development, non-development and mal- Rural Development and Governance, the processes, theories and models of Study to enhance Learning' was conducted development. To realise this vision it Aditya Birla Group, ITC, Volvo, Tech Development Studies and Natural development besides equipping students by Prof. Vara Prasad, ICBM, Hyderabad Ms. Uma Devaguptapu, Director - HR, Asia- engages in two key processes: one, Pac & MEA at Signode Industrial Group Mahindra, Synchrony Financial (Previously Resource Governance. to grapple with large data sets to make it knowledge building through Faculty and spoke on GE Capital) , HR Axiom & Raymond across meaningful for policy and practice. The MA Student research, and through The Masters in Rural Development and Field Immersion various cities of India. in Natural Resource Governance imparts “Preparing for a Career in HR” experiential learning; two, it contributes Governance programme emphasises on Amazon, 3M, Capgemini, Deloitte, Lodha towards building human capital required livelihood security, rural development and theoretical and conceptual orientation Group, Signode (Previously ITW Signode), Mr. Vijay Velamoor, Ex Sr. VP, AT&T spoke Student for strengthening livelihood promotion governance as cornerstones in which the integrated with field based experience and on “HR: New and Emerging Trends” Franklin Templeton, Tata Projects, Accomplishments processes at different levels-policy, livelihood security is considered as the goal learning. The programme covers various Raymonds, Mercer (Consultancy), Nicefit, Ms. Farida Tampal, State Director, WWF- planning and programme implementation, while making development as the means issues of multi-sectoral governance of Strategist (Consultancy), Du Pont, Cyient, India spoke on “Preparing People's Three students, Ms. Charu Palni, Ms. through its three Masters programmes. and Governance as the process. The natural resources from the local to the ITC PSPD, ITC ILTD, ITC Infotech, Synchrony Biodiversity Registers” Swathi Dabbiru and Ms. Vandita Purohit The School constantly strives to expand the courseware examines the content and international level.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 21 March 2016, the students were deputed won the 1st runners up prize in Paradigma Graduates in Indian Firms. Indian Journal for block field immersion to fourteen case study competition, conducted by Student Support of Industrial Relations, Vol. 50, No. 4. companies in Hyderabad, Bangalore and SCMHRD's HR forum as a part of their Activities Murti A.B. and Bino Paul GD (2016) Efficacy Mumbai. flagship event Astuce at Pune on 23rd Jan of Social-Network and Firm's Recruitment 2016. The School organised several rounds of 'mock Behaviour, Indian Labour Journal. Ministry interviews' for the students to help them Workshops The case study was based on of Labour and Employment, Government prepare for their summer internship organisational issues including work life of India, January. A workshop course on Business balance, recruitment strategies, and placements. Individual faculty members Communication was organized for the organisational culture; in an expanding have also been mentoring students with students in the first semester. The course start up similar to Zostel. The event was regard to their personal development plans. Faculty Participation was conducted every Saturday covering judged by Mr Ajay Nair, CHRO, over 30 hours of learning through Housing.com and Dr. Netra Neelam, Prof Mohammed A Abid and Dr. Ashutosh simulated exercises, writing assignments Associate Professor, SCMHRD, Pune. Faculty Publications Murti participated in the HR Conclave on and presentations. The course was “Breakthrough HR “Competencies for The competition had three rounds of Hajela, S. (2015). Making of a team: Role of delivered by Ms. Padmasree Radhaswami Creating Value” organized by CII at selection, including online quiz, case study it's leader. Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals. from the Administrative Staff College of submission and final case presentation. Industrial and Commercial Training, 47(7), Hyderabad. India (ASCI). The students excelled despite tough 394-401. Prof Mohammed A Abid was also invited competition from other B Schools. Several The School organized a two day Hajela, S. (2015). Conflict at Mehra, Jindal to chair the session on 'Work –Life students of School also attended a national Assessment Center Workshop for the and Associates. Richard Ivey School of Balance' at the International Conference conference on 'Improving Triple Bottom students in the second semester. Business, Harvard Business Publishing for on HRM organised by International School Assessments were conducted by Line Performance (People, Planet and Profit) at Hyderabad. The conference was Educators. Product number:9B15C037. of Business (ISB) Hyderabad on 10th March professional third party assessor agency organised by National Institute of 2016. which prepared a detailed profile of each Hajela, S. & Dalal, A.K (2015). A narrative Personnel Management (NIPM) and Indian individual student indicating various areas approach to understand illness experience. In Dr. Anupama Sharma got a Second Runner- Financial (Previously GE Capital) , ICRISAT Society for Training and Development Ajit K.Dalal (Ed.) Health beliefs and coping for self development. This becomes an Student led activities (ISTD). They also attended the HR Conclave up Award at the Indian Academy of (UN Organization), CK Birla HIL and VST with chronic disease. New Delhi: Sage. input for the development plan of each on “Breakthrough HR “Competencies for Management (IAM) Conference at IIM- industries partnered with SHRM for The students formed a body called the HR student and also facilitates focused Creating Value” organized by CII at Murti A.B. and Bino Paul GD (2015) Lucknow Noida campus held from 11-13th providing learning opportunities to the forum to focus on self development and attention on each student by different Hyderabad. Determinants of Vacancy for Management December. faculty members delivering different students by way of field immersion during professional development activities in a courses throughout the programme. The the academic year. systematic manner. The HR forum regularly final outcome of this exercise is enhanced held its activities normally on Thursday personal effectiveness for the student Eminent Guest Speakers afternoons by inviting guest speakers, which not only improves their placement organizing quizzes, competitions, and During the academic year several eminent possibilities but helps them perform better group discussions on various topics. practitioners and thought leaders from School of Livelihoods and Development as human service professionals. The industry and other walks of life interacted The students also formed a Placement Assessment Centre was facilitated by a with the students and delivered guest Committee to facilitate their summer The School of Livelihoods and scope and breadth of its research through trajectory of social and economic team of external resource persons led by lecture on topics of current relevance for project internships in various companies. Development in consonance with the partnerships with state and non-state Dr..Susanta Mishra, CEO, Nicefit Consulting. development with specific reference to management and society. Some of the The Committee prepared a placement overall Vision and Mission of the Institute actors. rural India and develops an understanding important guest speakers this year were: Two separate Workshops on Effective brochure and approached various endeavours to be a knowledge hub for of the approaches to rural development as organisations for internships. Summer Communication through Dance and Mr. Moheet Nagrath, Ex-Global CHRO, sustainable development and emphasises encapsulated in state, multilateral placement interviews were held in the Academic Programmes Theatre were held by by Archana Karry Proctor & Gamble and Founder Principal, in particular the livelihood challenge of the agencies, corporate and NGO supported month of February 2016 and all students and by Dr. Ram and Soumya Ram Leadership Architecture Worldwide LLC marginalised and hitherto excluded The School of Livelihoods and programmes. The Development Studies have obtained projects internships of their spoke on “Global Businesses : Inclusion, communities adversely impacted by Development offers MA Programmes in programme provides an understanding of A Workshop on 'Using the Case Method of choice in the following companies: Diversity and the Role of HR” development, non-development and mal- Rural Development and Governance, the processes, theories and models of Study to enhance Learning' was conducted development. To realise this vision it Aditya Birla Group, ITC, Volvo, Tech Development Studies and Natural development besides equipping students by Prof. Vara Prasad, ICBM, Hyderabad Ms. Uma Devaguptapu, Director - HR, Asia- engages in two key processes: one, Pac & MEA at Signode Industrial Group Mahindra, Synchrony Financial (Previously Resource Governance. to grapple with large data sets to make it knowledge building through Faculty and spoke on GE Capital) , HR Axiom & Raymond across meaningful for policy and practice. The MA Student research, and through The Masters in Rural Development and Field Immersion various cities of India. in Natural Resource Governance imparts “Preparing for a Career in HR” experiential learning; two, it contributes Governance programme emphasises on Amazon, 3M, Capgemini, Deloitte, Lodha towards building human capital required livelihood security, rural development and theoretical and conceptual orientation Group, Signode (Previously ITW Signode), Mr. Vijay Velamoor, Ex Sr. VP, AT&T spoke Student for strengthening livelihood promotion governance as cornerstones in which the integrated with field based experience and on “HR: New and Emerging Trends” Franklin Templeton, Tata Projects, Accomplishments processes at different levels-policy, livelihood security is considered as the goal learning. The programme covers various Raymonds, Mercer (Consultancy), Nicefit, Ms. Farida Tampal, State Director, WWF- planning and programme implementation, while making development as the means issues of multi-sectoral governance of Strategist (Consultancy), Du Pont, Cyient, India spoke on “Preparing People's Three students, Ms. Charu Palni, Ms. through its three Masters programmes. and Governance as the process. The natural resources from the local to the ITC PSPD, ITC ILTD, ITC Infotech, Synchrony Biodiversity Registers” Swathi Dabbiru and Ms. Vandita Purohit The School constantly strives to expand the courseware examines the content and international level.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 21 All these MA programmes offer demonstrating in the process, with rich field experience add strength, for Health Care Management at Production: Analysis and Implications for on Feminist Methodologies), Review of foundational knowledge both theoretical commendable aptitude for learning as purpose and depth in the delivery of the Administrative Staff College of India, BRIC Countries, Applied Econometrics and Women's Studies, Economic and Political and practical in understanding of revealed through their class room Academic programmes including student Hyderabad International Development, 16(1), 16-36. Weekly, Vol. LI, No. 18, April 30, 37-38 (co- development debates in India and of the interactions, assignments and internships research. The faculty has expertise of author) 2. “India's Groundwater Challenge: Basu, Ipsita: Women and Men at Work: region in post colonial period. The course with development organisations. Most of Research and Capacity building in the core Exploring relationship between spatial Institutional responses defining the Book Chapters curriculum of these programmes is aimed them have been absorbed into various subjects of the School such as Rural variability, agricultural development contours of livelihood experiences of at building students' perspectives on development support programmes of both Economy, Sustainable Development, and Swaminathan, P. (2016). Commentary. In D. and poverty” by Dr. Jeena Srinivasan, Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in an various aspects of development read as Government and Non Government Natural Resource Management and Nambiar & A. Muralidharan (Eds.), The Art Associate Professor, Centre for edited volume 'Interrogating Disability' enhancing human well being with a Organisations. Livelihood promotion. The faculty continue of the Possible: Understanding and Acting Economic and Social Studies Springer, (Forthcoming). specific focus on development and to hold strong networks and collaborations on the Social Determinants of Health in During the programme, the Institute governance in rural India. The courseware with both Government and Civil Society 3. "The Andaman and Nicobar - An island Menon, A., Bavinck, M., Stephen, J. and India. New Delhi, Public Health Foundation enables students to participate in emphasises on the relevant issues that organisations to support students in their journey" by Dr. Pankaj Sekhsaria Manimohan, R. (2015). The Political of India Workshops and Seminars in and outside demand specific approaches for rural experiential learning Ecology of Palk Bay Fisheries: Geographies the country to enhance their perspectives 4. "Computer" as development: Monographs development, re-defining governance to of Capital, Fisher Conflict, Ethnicity and on various social issues, and to get updated Faculty members of the School teach Ethnographic insights” by Dr. Haripriya build around the livelihood security, Nation-State. Antipode. Manasi S., B. P. Nayak and N. Latha, (2015), on current knowledge and emerging know across several programmes and are Narasimhan, Assistant Professor, Indian sustainable use of natural resources and doi:10.1111/anti.12181. E-Waste Management in Cities: A Situation how on newer practices. engaged in guiding MPhil and PhD Institute of Technology, Hyderabad food security of majority poor. Besides the Analysis of Bangalore, Social and Economic students. The faculty is engaged in Nayak, B. P. and S. Manasi (2016), 'Pani theory courses, the students go through Change Monographs 38, Bangalore: Research, Publications and other Panchayats And Irrigation Management: skill enhancement courses such as Data Collaborations Workshop Institute for Social and Economic Change, knowledge initiatives. The following Reflections From Two Irrigation Projects In Analysis and use of related computer ISBN: 81-7791-138-4 The school continues to collaborate with provides a glimpse of the academic Odisha' in Kumar, P. and Mohankumar based software. “Financial Markets in India” by Dr. Alok Government of Andhra Pradesh and publications and presentations made by Mishra (Assistant Professor, University of (Ed.), Indian Agriculture: Performance, Structured Experiential Learning Telangana. The students of MA School Faculty at various conferences, Hyderabad) Growth and Challenges, Routledge India. Paper Presentations & programmes are mandatory requirements programmes (2015-17 batches) of the national and international, during the to expose every student to ground School interned with Department of Rural academic year, 2015-16: Nayak, B. P., C. Werthmann and V. Lectures realities, to enable every student to Development, GOAP for the Experiential Student Activities Aggarwal, (2015) Trust and Cooperation comprehend the application and learning in their semester-1. A large among Urban Poor for Transition to Bibhu Nayak DS PRESS: DS press is a series of discussion operationalisation of programmes as well number of students of the current batch Student Internships Cleaner and Modern Cooking Fuel. 'Trust and Reciprocity among Urban Slum sessions organised by the MA as to learn from Communities with which (2014-16) were also placed with Environmental Innovation and Societal Dwellers in India: Experimental Findings The senior and junior students of the Development Studies students (both 1st they interact during their internships with Department of Planning and Society for Transitions, 14:116-127. from A Trust Game in Hyderabad'. Paper School were placed in the following and 2nd year). Various issues of national governmental/non-governmental Elimination of Rural Poverty. The students Doi:10.1016/j.eist.2014.09.002, ISSN: presented at Economic Sociology organisations for their internships: Mahila and global relevance have been discussed organisations. of BA-6 Semester, pursuing the Elective 2210-4224. Conference on Trust in Transactions, Abhivruddi Society (earlier APMAS); Centre in this forum. Prior to the discussion the basket of courses in Rural Development, November 16-18, 2015, Institute for for Environmental Education, New Delhi; organizers provide readings as well so that Baer, W. and Sirohi, R.A. (2015) Progress of Academic Livelihoods and Social Policy did their Development Studies Kolkota. Rural Development Trust, Anantapur; informed stands can be taken to have a “Transportation Infrastructure and research dissertations in collaboration with Gramya, Nalgonda; PEACE, Bongir; healthy debate. Economic Development: a Comparative ‘Public Expenditure for Tiger Conservation Programmes the Department of Planning, GoAP. CONARE, Mahbubnagar; Gram Panchayat, Analysis of Brazil and India”, Global and in India: Understanding the Trends and The School began its first Masters The MA Natural Resource & Governance Gangadevipalli Model Village, Warangal; List of topics for DS Local Economic Review, Volume 19, Issue Linkages'. Paper presented at ISI Delhi and programme in Rural Development and programme, offered from this year, is in Balavikasa, Warangal; Shakti, Khammam ; 2. Sirohi, R.A. (2016) “Alternative Paths to University of Gothenburg Policy Workshop Governance in 2012; Masters in partnership with Foundation for Ecological SERP, Hyderabad; Foundation for Ecological Press Economic Development: A Comparative on Environment and Development, Development Studies in 2014 and Masters Security (FES). This NGO contributed in Security (FES); Commitments, Analysis of Brazil and India in the Era of November 2-3, 2015, India Statistical in Natural Resources & Governance from Mahbubnagar; Dastakar Andhra and Indian developing the curriculum, course delivery, Anonymous and hacktivism; Should Neoliberalism” Forthcoming in the Institute Delhi, India. the academic year 2015. The School has Grameen Services, BASIX. The School prostitution be legalized or decriminalized faculty support and coordinated the field Brazilian Journal of Political Economy. 'Harnessing Social Capital for Sustainable 132 students across three programmes and acknowledges the strength of the in India; Understanding the Refugee Crisis based learning through internships. The Cities: Community Based Resource Pooling two batches. collaboration with these organisations in in Europe, Syria and around the World: Suresh, Lavanya. (2015). Situating social collaboration with FES also included for Transition to Cleaner and Modern student research of other MA programmes enabling the learning of students. Whose responsibility is it? ; Censorship in science in the philosophical debate on Most of the students from the two batches Cooking Fuel Among the Urban Poor'. of the School and about 8 students did India - The CBFC Controversy - Questions of research methodology with a focus on of the MA-Rural Development and Paper presented at 8th Biennial INSEE their field work and worked on the Free Speech and Expression in India; Public Administration. Indian Journal of Governance Programme who passed out in Guest Lectures & Conference on Urbanization and the May 2014 and 2015 have joined secondary data of FES to take up their Juvenile Justice Bill: Regressive or Public Administration, LXI(1), 169-176. Environment, January 4-6, 2016, Government and Non government research on Natural resources in Andhra Workshop for Responsive; Alcohol Ban: Reasons and Swaminathan, P. (2016). The Formal Bengaluru, India. Pradesh and Telangana. Consequences; Nationalism and Sedition Organisations of repute. This year the Creation of Informality and therefore School produces its first batch of MA- Development Studies Rahul Sirohi Gender Injustice: Illustrations from India's Development Studies (18 Students) along Alternative Paths to Economic Faculty students Publications Social Sector, Indian Journal of Labour with the third batch of MA -Rural Development: A Comparative Analysis of Economics, 58(1), 23-42 Development and Governance (2015-16) of Over the last three years the School has 1. “Health Care System in India” by Articles Brazil and India in the Era of Neoliberalism, 24 students. All of them have gone through brought together a range of faculty whose Dr. Subodh Kandamiuthan, Associate Bhattacharya, P., Rath, B., & Dash, A. Swaminathan, P. 2016. Feminist Research is Watson Institute, Brown University, USA, the requirements of the programme, multi-disciplinary orientations combined Professor and Director of the Centre (2015). Supply Response of Milk a Political Project, (Introduction to volume 2015.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 23 All these MA programmes offer demonstrating in the process, with rich field experience add strength, for Health Care Management at Production: Analysis and Implications for on Feminist Methodologies), Review of foundational knowledge both theoretical commendable aptitude for learning as purpose and depth in the delivery of the Administrative Staff College of India, BRIC Countries, Applied Econometrics and Women's Studies, Economic and Political and practical in understanding of revealed through their class room Academic programmes including student Hyderabad International Development, 16(1), 16-36. Weekly, Vol. LI, No. 18, April 30, 37-38 (co- development debates in India and of the interactions, assignments and internships research. The faculty has expertise of author) 2. “India's Groundwater Challenge: Basu, Ipsita: Women and Men at Work: region in post colonial period. The course with development organisations. Most of Research and Capacity building in the core Exploring relationship between spatial Institutional responses defining the Book Chapters curriculum of these programmes is aimed them have been absorbed into various subjects of the School such as Rural variability, agricultural development contours of livelihood experiences of at building students' perspectives on development support programmes of both Economy, Sustainable Development, and Swaminathan, P. (2016). Commentary. In D. and poverty” by Dr. Jeena Srinivasan, Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in an various aspects of development read as Government and Non Government Natural Resource Management and Nambiar & A. Muralidharan (Eds.), The Art Associate Professor, Centre for edited volume 'Interrogating Disability' enhancing human well being with a Organisations. Livelihood promotion. The faculty continue of the Possible: Understanding and Acting Economic and Social Studies Springer, (Forthcoming). specific focus on development and to hold strong networks and collaborations on the Social Determinants of Health in During the programme, the Institute governance in rural India. The courseware with both Government and Civil Society 3. "The Andaman and Nicobar - An island Menon, A., Bavinck, M., Stephen, J. and India. New Delhi, Public Health Foundation enables students to participate in emphasises on the relevant issues that organisations to support students in their journey" by Dr. Pankaj Sekhsaria Manimohan, R. (2015). The Political of India Workshops and Seminars in and outside demand specific approaches for rural experiential learning Ecology of Palk Bay Fisheries: Geographies the country to enhance their perspectives 4. "Computer" as development: Monographs development, re-defining governance to of Capital, Fisher Conflict, Ethnicity and on various social issues, and to get updated Faculty members of the School teach Ethnographic insights” by Dr. Haripriya build around the livelihood security, Nation-State. Antipode. Manasi S., B. P. Nayak and N. Latha, (2015), on current knowledge and emerging know across several programmes and are Narasimhan, Assistant Professor, Indian sustainable use of natural resources and doi:10.1111/anti.12181. E-Waste Management in Cities: A Situation how on newer practices. engaged in guiding MPhil and PhD Institute of Technology, Hyderabad food security of majority poor. Besides the Analysis of Bangalore, Social and Economic students. The faculty is engaged in Nayak, B. P. and S. Manasi (2016), 'Pani theory courses, the students go through Change Monographs 38, Bangalore: Research, Publications and other Panchayats And Irrigation Management: skill enhancement courses such as Data Collaborations Workshop Institute for Social and Economic Change, knowledge initiatives. The following Reflections From Two Irrigation Projects In Analysis and use of related computer ISBN: 81-7791-138-4 The school continues to collaborate with provides a glimpse of the academic Odisha' in Kumar, P. and Mohankumar based software. “Financial Markets in India” by Dr. Alok Government of Andhra Pradesh and publications and presentations made by Mishra (Assistant Professor, University of (Ed.), Indian Agriculture: Performance, Structured Experiential Learning Telangana. The students of MA School Faculty at various conferences, Hyderabad) Growth and Challenges, Routledge India. Paper Presentations & programmes are mandatory requirements programmes (2015-17 batches) of the national and international, during the to expose every student to ground School interned with Department of Rural academic year, 2015-16: Nayak, B. P., C. Werthmann and V. Lectures realities, to enable every student to Development, GOAP for the Experiential Student Activities Aggarwal, (2015) Trust and Cooperation comprehend the application and learning in their semester-1. A large among Urban Poor for Transition to Bibhu Nayak DS PRESS: DS press is a series of discussion operationalisation of programmes as well number of students of the current batch Student Internships Cleaner and Modern Cooking Fuel. 'Trust and Reciprocity among Urban Slum sessions organised by the MA as to learn from Communities with which (2014-16) were also placed with Environmental Innovation and Societal Dwellers in India: Experimental Findings The senior and junior students of the Development Studies students (both 1st they interact during their internships with Department of Planning and Society for Transitions, 14:116-127. from A Trust Game in Hyderabad'. Paper School were placed in the following and 2nd year). Various issues of national governmental/non-governmental Elimination of Rural Poverty. The students Doi:10.1016/j.eist.2014.09.002, ISSN: presented at Economic Sociology organisations for their internships: Mahila and global relevance have been discussed organisations. of BA-6 Semester, pursuing the Elective 2210-4224. Conference on Trust in Transactions, Abhivruddi Society (earlier APMAS); Centre in this forum. Prior to the discussion the basket of courses in Rural Development, November 16-18, 2015, Institute for for Environmental Education, New Delhi; organizers provide readings as well so that Baer, W. and Sirohi, R.A. (2015) Progress of Academic Livelihoods and Social Policy did their Development Studies Kolkota. Rural Development Trust, Anantapur; informed stands can be taken to have a “Transportation Infrastructure and research dissertations in collaboration with Gramya, Nalgonda; PEACE, Bongir; healthy debate. Economic Development: a Comparative ‘Public Expenditure for Tiger Conservation Programmes the Department of Planning, GoAP. CONARE, Mahbubnagar; Gram Panchayat, Analysis of Brazil and India”, Global and in India: Understanding the Trends and The School began its first Masters The MA Natural Resource & Governance Gangadevipalli Model Village, Warangal; List of topics for DS Local Economic Review, Volume 19, Issue Linkages'. Paper presented at ISI Delhi and programme in Rural Development and programme, offered from this year, is in Balavikasa, Warangal; Shakti, Khammam ; 2. Sirohi, R.A. (2016) “Alternative Paths to University of Gothenburg Policy Workshop Governance in 2012; Masters in partnership with Foundation for Ecological SERP, Hyderabad; Foundation for Ecological Press Economic Development: A Comparative on Environment and Development, Development Studies in 2014 and Masters Security (FES). This NGO contributed in Security (FES); Commitments, Analysis of Brazil and India in the Era of November 2-3, 2015, India Statistical in Natural Resources & Governance from Mahbubnagar; Dastakar Andhra and Indian developing the curriculum, course delivery, Anonymous and hacktivism; Should Neoliberalism” Forthcoming in the Institute Delhi, India. the academic year 2015. The School has Grameen Services, BASIX. The School prostitution be legalized or decriminalized faculty support and coordinated the field Brazilian Journal of Political Economy. 'Harnessing Social Capital for Sustainable 132 students across three programmes and acknowledges the strength of the in India; Understanding the Refugee Crisis based learning through internships. The Cities: Community Based Resource Pooling two batches. collaboration with these organisations in in Europe, Syria and around the World: Suresh, Lavanya. (2015). Situating social collaboration with FES also included for Transition to Cleaner and Modern student research of other MA programmes enabling the learning of students. Whose responsibility is it? ; Censorship in science in the philosophical debate on Most of the students from the two batches Cooking Fuel Among the Urban Poor'. of the School and about 8 students did India - The CBFC Controversy - Questions of research methodology with a focus on of the MA-Rural Development and Paper presented at 8th Biennial INSEE their field work and worked on the Free Speech and Expression in India; Public Administration. Indian Journal of Governance Programme who passed out in Guest Lectures & Conference on Urbanization and the May 2014 and 2015 have joined secondary data of FES to take up their Juvenile Justice Bill: Regressive or Public Administration, LXI(1), 169-176. Environment, January 4-6, 2016, Government and Non government research on Natural resources in Andhra Workshop for Responsive; Alcohol Ban: Reasons and Swaminathan, P. (2016). The Formal Bengaluru, India. Pradesh and Telangana. Consequences; Nationalism and Sedition Organisations of repute. This year the Creation of Informality and therefore School produces its first batch of MA- Development Studies Rahul Sirohi Gender Injustice: Illustrations from India's Development Studies (18 Students) along Alternative Paths to Economic Faculty students Publications Social Sector, Indian Journal of Labour with the third batch of MA -Rural Development: A Comparative Analysis of Economics, 58(1), 23-42 Development and Governance (2015-16) of Over the last three years the School has 1. “Health Care System in India” by Articles Brazil and India in the Era of Neoliberalism, 24 students. All of them have gone through brought together a range of faculty whose Dr. Subodh Kandamiuthan, Associate Bhattacharya, P., Rath, B., & Dash, A. Swaminathan, P. 2016. Feminist Research is Watson Institute, Brown University, USA, the requirements of the programme, multi-disciplinary orientations combined Professor and Director of the Centre (2015). Supply Response of Milk a Political Project, (Introduction to volume 2015.

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 23 Dependency Theory: An Introduction, ecosystem perspective' on 10th and 11th Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics List of Student Working Papers Jamia Millia Islamia, India, 2015. December, 2015.Kerala (Organized by: (ICRISAT), Hyderabad on 22nd July, 2015. Innovative Pedagogy St.Michael's College, Cherthala, Kerala). Explaining the European Miracle: The Dr. Lavanya Suresh In this novel initiative over several Name of the Author Title “Great Divergence” Theory of Kenneth National consultation on climate change 'Empowerment of Women through classroom sessions, students are Alen John Samuel C Conditions And Processes For Success Of Urban Slum Transformation : Pomeranz, Jamia Millia Islamia, India, adaptation focusing on post-COP21 Reservation and Participation in Local encouraged to make presentations on A Case Study 2015. implications for India and understand Bodies' presented at a National Seminar on the theme of the lecture to the class. This is followed by instructors Amrita Pillai An Elusive Culture: A Socio-Legal Inquiry into Corruption in the Dr. Johny Stephen multiple strands of knowledge systems 'The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and presenting on the same theme. This Contemporary Indian Public Administration International Workshop on 'Resource within the climate change adaptation Governance', held at the National Institute Conservation and alternate Livelihood space. 15-16th March, 2016, New Delhi of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, enables students to learn from the Aswathy Chandragiri Gender Negotiations in the Lives of Female Officers in the Indian Army (Organized by the Indian Institute of Hyderabad; February 3- 4 2016. instructors' experience and hone their opportunities along Coastal Tamil Nadu, Ishita Trivedi The Woes of Being Politically Visible in an Aspirational Global City : Human Settlements, Bangalore) presentation skills, strengthens their ReCAL-TN'15'on 19th and 20th August, A Case of Auto Rickshaw Drivers in Delhi Session on 'Climate change and food ability to make reasoned, analytical, 2015. Chennai. (Organized by: Tamil Nadu Dr. Srinivas Surisetti security in India' at,Tata Cornell Initiative- Fisheries University and University of and data-based arguments. Jyotsna Joshi Regulation of Water Supply in Tier-Two Cities of Uttar Pradesh: Case Session on 'Integrating Small farm Global Food systems workshop held at Amsterdam). Study of Lucknow Producers with Markets' at Tata Cornell International Crops Research Institute for Resource Person - UGC sponsored National Initiative-Global Food Systems workshop the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad Research Madhabendra Sinha Causal Linkage between FDI Inflow and Exchange Rate: An Empirical Seminar on 'Sustainable Fisheries in an held at International Crops Research on 23rd July, 2015. Publications Analysis for India Namrata Borthakur Urban Water Access: Formal and Informal Markets: A Case Study of Students are encouraged to publish Bengaluru, Karnataka, India their policy research work in the Navneet Joshi The Case of Mitigating Congestion: Understanding its Political- School of Public Policy and Governance public domain. In this regard, Economy through the Study of Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam Urban students have initiated “Policy Agglomeration Research: Student Working Paper The School of Public Policy and activities pursued during the academic initiators of research memes, research Series” under which 10 working Priyanka Nupur Urban Planning, Development and Social Justice: The Case of Governance (SPPG), established in 2013 session 2015 - 16 papers related to topical policy concerns, papers have been published by the Industrial Relocation in Delhi was designed to equip young professionals academic publications, policy conferences, SPPG. The list of working papers is as Sunny Roy Regulation of Information in Agriculture Markets: A qualitative study to contribute to the policy arena. The Student led Academic and weekly lectures. These student led follows. school provides foundational training in activities are briefly outlined below: Ethics, Economics (including and Policy Research econometrics), Law, Political Science and Pursuits Policy Research Journal of Public Policy released in April 2016. Both issues have The aim of the endeavour was to invite a Sociology in order to persuade students to published articles on a range of policy diverse set of actors to share perspectives think beyond conventional models of The SPPG sought to pioneer the concept of Programmes Research (JPPR) issues from several noted institutions. on issues beyond the policy lens. When growth and development. After completing a student led academic and policy research Prof. P.K. Mohanty inaugurated the series The student led research programmes are these foundation courses, students are agenda with the 2013-15 batch. The The students conceived and developed an for July 2015- March 2016 with the first an off-shoot of the PACs offered by the Graduate Conference expected to specialise in particular policy initiative was furthered with the 2014-16 E-Journal – Journal of Public Policy lecture, the discussion following the talk SPPG. Depending on their research and area concentrations (henceforth PACs). and 2015-17 batches. It is based on a Research (JPPR) – to discuss, deliberate The SPPG students organised an Annual veered towards themes of inclusivity and policy interests, the students selected their exclusion in urban spaces. This discussion These include concentration areas such as learning-teaching frame within which and disseminate rigorous peer reviewed International Conference for Graduate PACs and wrote field based research set the tone for the rest of the year Regulation and Institutional reform; students are the flag bearers and primary articles written by students of Public Policy students. The first Conference entitled dissertations on the following themes: Science and Technology; Urbanisation; and from across the world. The first issue of the “Growth Well-being and Development” wherein 12 speakers over the subsequent weeks comprising of transgender activists, Growth and Development). A typical SPPG JPPR was launched in January 2016. The was held on 27-29 April, 2015. More than Policy Research Theme Number of Research academicians, architects interested in graduate from across different policy second issue of the JPPR is due to be 30 papers were presented by graduate Programme Dissertations equitable urban planning, civil servants, concentrations is equipped to read, students drawn from 10 national and two NGO representatives spoke about a variety understand, and analyse policies, budgets, Regulation Regulatory Institutions in the 11 international universities. The second of ways in which inclusion ought to feature legislations, and legal documents including New Economy Graduate Conference entitled “Democracy, in the public sphere. They discussed court judgments. The school encourages Development and (Re)Distribution” was Urban and Peri - Land, Rent, Remittances and, 9 various social, political, economic and students to think and conceive of held on 28-30th April, 2016. Over 40 Urban Growth Migration ecological issues - from marginalized intellectual and operational frameworks Research Scholars from several institutions sexualities, inclusive urban design, for accountable governance, richer human Science and 1. Grassroots Initiative in Innovation, 4 of higher learning in India presented Technology Technological Advancements and papers. domestic violence in old city Hyderabad, opportunities, and the establishment of a caste discrimination in higher educational socially equitable society. Implementation 2. Policy framework for Education 4 Perspectives Lecture institutions, to those of culture, religious The students of SPPG are drawn from in Alternate Medicines identity, international relations in the diverse fields including social science, law, South Asian context, tribal issues and other engineering, and medicine amongst many Growth and 1. Land Acquisition and displacement 4 Series basis of conflicts in India today. Development 2. Hawker's Markets other disciplinary backgrounds. The students of SPPG also co-ordinated a The list of speakers for 2015 – 2016 and 3. Primary Education The SPPG is happy to report the following weekly lecture series called 'Perspectives'. the topics they covered is as follows:

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 25 Dependency Theory: An Introduction, ecosystem perspective' on 10th and 11th Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics List of Student Working Papers Jamia Millia Islamia, India, 2015. December, 2015.Kerala (Organized by: (ICRISAT), Hyderabad on 22nd July, 2015. Innovative Pedagogy St.Michael's College, Cherthala, Kerala). Explaining the European Miracle: The Dr. Lavanya Suresh In this novel initiative over several Name of the Author Title “Great Divergence” Theory of Kenneth National consultation on climate change 'Empowerment of Women through classroom sessions, students are Alen John Samuel C Conditions And Processes For Success Of Urban Slum Transformation : Pomeranz, Jamia Millia Islamia, India, adaptation focusing on post-COP21 Reservation and Participation in Local encouraged to make presentations on A Case Study 2015. implications for India and understand Bodies' presented at a National Seminar on the theme of the lecture to the class. This is followed by instructors Amrita Pillai An Elusive Culture: A Socio-Legal Inquiry into Corruption in the Dr. Johny Stephen multiple strands of knowledge systems 'The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and presenting on the same theme. This Contemporary Indian Public Administration International Workshop on 'Resource within the climate change adaptation Governance', held at the National Institute Conservation and alternate Livelihood space. 15-16th March, 2016, New Delhi of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, enables students to learn from the Aswathy Chandragiri Gender Negotiations in the Lives of Female Officers in the Indian Army (Organized by the Indian Institute of Hyderabad; February 3- 4 2016. instructors' experience and hone their opportunities along Coastal Tamil Nadu, Ishita Trivedi The Woes of Being Politically Visible in an Aspirational Global City : Human Settlements, Bangalore) presentation skills, strengthens their ReCAL-TN'15'on 19th and 20th August, A Case of Auto Rickshaw Drivers in Delhi Session on 'Climate change and food ability to make reasoned, analytical, 2015. Chennai. (Organized by: Tamil Nadu Dr. Srinivas Surisetti security in India' at,Tata Cornell Initiative- Fisheries University and University of and data-based arguments. Jyotsna Joshi Regulation of Water Supply in Tier-Two Cities of Uttar Pradesh: Case Session on 'Integrating Small farm Global Food systems workshop held at Amsterdam). Study of Lucknow Producers with Markets' at Tata Cornell International Crops Research Institute for Resource Person - UGC sponsored National Initiative-Global Food Systems workshop the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad Research Madhabendra Sinha Causal Linkage between FDI Inflow and Exchange Rate: An Empirical Seminar on 'Sustainable Fisheries in an held at International Crops Research on 23rd July, 2015. Publications Analysis for India Namrata Borthakur Urban Water Access: Formal and Informal Markets: A Case Study of Students are encouraged to publish Bengaluru, Karnataka, India their policy research work in the Navneet Joshi The Case of Mitigating Congestion: Understanding its Political- School of Public Policy and Governance public domain. In this regard, Economy through the Study of Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam Urban students have initiated “Policy Agglomeration Research: Student Working Paper The School of Public Policy and activities pursued during the academic initiators of research memes, research Series” under which 10 working Priyanka Nupur Urban Planning, Development and Social Justice: The Case of Governance (SPPG), established in 2013 session 2015 - 16 papers related to topical policy concerns, papers have been published by the Industrial Relocation in Delhi was designed to equip young professionals academic publications, policy conferences, SPPG. The list of working papers is as Sunny Roy Regulation of Information in Agriculture Markets: A qualitative study to contribute to the policy arena. The Student led Academic and weekly lectures. These student led follows. school provides foundational training in activities are briefly outlined below: Ethics, Economics (including and Policy Research econometrics), Law, Political Science and Pursuits Policy Research Journal of Public Policy released in April 2016. Both issues have The aim of the endeavour was to invite a Sociology in order to persuade students to published articles on a range of policy diverse set of actors to share perspectives think beyond conventional models of The SPPG sought to pioneer the concept of Programmes Research (JPPR) issues from several noted institutions. on issues beyond the policy lens. When growth and development. After completing a student led academic and policy research Prof. P.K. Mohanty inaugurated the series The student led research programmes are these foundation courses, students are agenda with the 2013-15 batch. The The students conceived and developed an for July 2015- March 2016 with the first an off-shoot of the PACs offered by the Graduate Conference expected to specialise in particular policy initiative was furthered with the 2014-16 E-Journal – Journal of Public Policy lecture, the discussion following the talk SPPG. Depending on their research and area concentrations (henceforth PACs). and 2015-17 batches. It is based on a Research (JPPR) – to discuss, deliberate The SPPG students organised an Annual veered towards themes of inclusivity and policy interests, the students selected their exclusion in urban spaces. This discussion These include concentration areas such as learning-teaching frame within which and disseminate rigorous peer reviewed International Conference for Graduate PACs and wrote field based research set the tone for the rest of the year Regulation and Institutional reform; students are the flag bearers and primary articles written by students of Public Policy students. The first Conference entitled dissertations on the following themes: Science and Technology; Urbanisation; and from across the world. The first issue of the “Growth Well-being and Development” wherein 12 speakers over the subsequent weeks comprising of transgender activists, Growth and Development). A typical SPPG JPPR was launched in January 2016. The was held on 27-29 April, 2015. More than Policy Research Theme Number of Research academicians, architects interested in graduate from across different policy second issue of the JPPR is due to be 30 papers were presented by graduate Programme Dissertations equitable urban planning, civil servants, concentrations is equipped to read, students drawn from 10 national and two NGO representatives spoke about a variety understand, and analyse policies, budgets, Regulation Regulatory Institutions in the 11 international universities. The second of ways in which inclusion ought to feature legislations, and legal documents including New Economy Graduate Conference entitled “Democracy, in the public sphere. They discussed court judgments. The school encourages Development and (Re)Distribution” was Urban and Peri - Land, Rent, Remittances and, 9 various social, political, economic and students to think and conceive of held on 28-30th April, 2016. Over 40 Urban Growth Migration ecological issues - from marginalized intellectual and operational frameworks Research Scholars from several institutions sexualities, inclusive urban design, for accountable governance, richer human Science and 1. Grassroots Initiative in Innovation, 4 of higher learning in India presented Technology Technological Advancements and papers. domestic violence in old city Hyderabad, opportunities, and the establishment of a caste discrimination in higher educational socially equitable society. Implementation 2. Policy framework for Education 4 Perspectives Lecture institutions, to those of culture, religious The students of SPPG are drawn from in Alternate Medicines identity, international relations in the diverse fields including social science, law, South Asian context, tribal issues and other engineering, and medicine amongst many Growth and 1. Land Acquisition and displacement 4 Series basis of conflicts in India today. Development 2. Hawker's Markets other disciplinary backgrounds. The students of SPPG also co-ordinated a The list of speakers for 2015 – 2016 and 3. Primary Education The SPPG is happy to report the following weekly lecture series called 'Perspectives'. the topics they covered is as follows:

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 25 List of Talks - 2015-16 briefs, and grappled and learnt the art of Gemini Industries and Imaging Limited, University Press, New Delhi, 2015 # Date and Year Name and Affiliation Title of the talk managing and interpreting big data sets. Chennai; SELCO Foundation, Bangalore; Prakash, Aseem & Barbara Harriss-White. Over the course of two years, they have Competition Commission of India, New 1 02 July 2015 Dr. P.K. Mohanty, Executive Chair at the Centre for Good Improving Governance & Public Service (2015). 'Social Discrimination in India: A developed professionalism as befits policy Delhi and Swami Vivekananda Youth Governance and National Institute of Urban Management, Delivery in India: Addressing the Basics Case for Economic Citizenship' in facilitators. The students have done Movement, Mysore. The School sincerely Hyderabad. Janakarajan, S. L. Venkatachalam, and R. exceptionally well for themselves and acknowledges the contribution of these Maria Saleth (ed) Indian Economy in 2 09 July 2015 Dr Syed Mazhar Hussain, Founder Member, Confederation Policies and Politics of South Asian made the school proud of their organisations in the learning of its Transition: Issues and Challenges-Essays in of Voluntary Associations Cooperation: Prospects for People's achievements. Ram Ranjan was selected by students. Honor of CT Kurien, Sage Publications, New Initiatives the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Hague Delhi, 2015 3 21 July 2015 Jatin Desai, General Secretary of the Indian chapter of the Fishing in Troubled Waters: Indian to spend a year at Amsterdam and write a Faculty Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace & Democracy Fishermen in Pakistan's Jails dissertation on how visual images can be Journal Articles used to enhance the teaching – learning (PIPFPD) The faculty have, by working closely Prakash, Aseem. (2015). Dalits Enter the experience. Other students worked on together, further bolstered the foundations Indian Markets as Owners of Capital: 4 19 August 2015 Dr. Vandana Chaudhry, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Disability and Perils of Neo-Liberal challenging policy research topics. Based of the school. They spend time in assisting Adverse Inclusion, Social Networks and the City University of New York, College of Staten Island. Governance: Ethnographic Perspectives on their research, they have honed their students in becoming adept and articulate Civil Society', Asian Survey, Vol. 55, understanding of policy processes and 5 27 August 2015 Jameela Nishat, Founder of Shaheen Women's Resource 'An Ounce of Life': Violence Against Women policy professionals. Apart from their Number 5, pp. 1044–1069 and Welfare Association, Hyderabad. in Hyderabad interpreting big data sets. Nearly all commitment to the craft of teaching in the students have found satisfying professional classroom, they push students to enhance Prakash, Aseem & Suraj Gogoi (2015). 6 03 September 2015 Dr. V Koti Reddy, Homeopathic Physician, Director of Gift of Life: Multi-Organ Harvesting and openings at various government and non- their capabilities and to try and excel. This 'What Happened to Caste-Based Political Mohan Foundation, Hyderabad. Donor Apathy in India government policy institutions. characteristic trait of the teachers has been Parties?, Exemplar The Journal of South Asian Studies, volume 3, number 1, Spring 7 07 January 2016 P. Venugopal, Architect and Urban Planner Urban Design, City Building, and The third batch (2015-17) has 20 students. the sine qua non of the student led 2015, pp. 18-27 Inclusion: A Review All of them have cleared their second academic and policy research programme. 8 14 January 2016 Divya Ravindranath, Doctoral Candidate, Brown School of Race in Contemporary America semester and are going to join diverse Tumbe, C. (2015). Missing Men, Migration Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis organisations for six weeks to acquire Contribution to Policy and Labour Markets: Evidence from India. practical experience of the implementation Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 58(2). 9 04 February 2016 Dr. R. Thirunavukkarasu, Assistant Professor, University of Caste, Inequality and Democracy of specific policies. The fourth batch is Making Tumbe, C. (2015). Towards Financial Hyderabad, Department of Sociology going to join the school in July 2016. We Inclusion: The Post Office of India as a are happy to report that over 400 students Dr. Chinmay Tumbe was invited by the 10 11 February 2016 Dr. Vijay Gudavarthy, Assistant Professor in Economics at Political Protests in India Today Financial Institution, 1880-2010. Indian applied for the 30 M.A. PPG seats. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty University of Hyderabad Alleviation to join as member in the Economic and Social History Review, 52(4), 409-437. 11 25 February 2016 Prof. Pramod K Nayar, Professor, Dept of English, The Culture of Torture Student Internships “Working group on Migration” to assess University of Hyderabad the impact of migration on housing, Tumbe, C. (2015). The Missing Men: Sex infrastructure and livelihoods in order to Ratios and Migration. In I. Rajan (Ed.), 12 03 March 2016 Prof. Undurthi Vindhya, Chairperson, School of Why do people take up protest actions and Students have been placed for internships develop strategies for policy intervention Indian Migration Report 2015: Gender and Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad what happens when they do? The with EKO India Financial Services, Gurgaon; Migration. Delhi: Routledge. psychology of social movements Global Change Programme, Kolkata; Giri During 2015-16, the faculty have pursued Institute of Development Studies, their individual research agenda and Tumbe, C. (2015). Asian Migration to the Lucknow; Centre for Policy Research, New published monographs and research Gulf States. In A. Triandafyllidou (Ed.), The Migration and Public Policy'. The survey party agricultural labour union which Delhi; Chaitanya, Maharashtra; Vigyan articles in leading journals and edited Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Experiential Learning captured details on migration histories and sought to contest elections in order to Foundation, Lucknow; Centre for Research books while also presenting papers in Studies. London: Routledge. how mass migration affected public policy bring about pro-poor changes from within and Advocacy, Manipur; MS Swaminathan inter(national) seminar/conferences. The and Research Training Tumbe, C. & Mukherjee, D. (2015). in the district. Apart from the survey, the the system. Research Foundation, Chennai; following section details the same. Economic Linkages and EU-India Mobility. team also interacted with various Visakhapatnam Urban Development This year, the rural experiential learning These experiences will be collated into In R. Chanda & P. Gupta (Eds.), EU-India administrators - The District Collector, Authority, Andhra Pradesh; Chintan, New component of the students of MA Public research reports. Publications People Mobility: Historical, Economic and Panchayat Samiti and Panchayat Leaders Delhi; Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Hyderabad Policy & Governance was linked with the Regulatory Dimensions. Delhi: Cambridge and stakeholders in the local economy. Book research interests of their accompanying Bihar State Text Book Publishing University Press. instructors. The aim of the exercise was for MA-PPG - The Second Proceeding parallel with the Ratnagiri Corporation, Patna; Yugantar, Hyderabad; Prakash, Aseem. (2015). Dalit Capital: students to observe and imbibe from SPPG project, Dr. Amit Upadhyay led another Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, State, Markets and Civil Society in Urban instructors undertaking primary research. Batch: 2014-16 Seminars/Workshops/ batch of students to Raichur District in Bangalore; Indian Institute of India,Routledge, New Delhi. Students thus took their first tentative Karnataka where drought had stopped The second batch of SPPG graduated on 4 Management, Lucknow; Saahas, steps in conducting ethnographic and Chapters in Edited Books Invited Talks agricultural work and had adverse impact May 2016. The students further cemented Bangalore; SAMATA, Visakhapatnam; survey interviews in rural India. on livelihoods, health, education, and and institutionalised the foundations of Oxfam India, New Delhi; WWF India, New Prakash, Aseem. (2015). Discrimination, Prof. Aseem Prakash In this respect, Dr. Chinmay Tumbe nutrition. With the Panchayat elections the school. They came from diverse Delhi; KPMG Advisory Services Private Unfavourable Inclusion and Paper Presented on “Sociology of Markets” accompanied students for a 100-household scheduled to be held a few weeks before academic and social backgrounds, Limited, Noida; National Alliance for Intersectionality' in Vidhu Verma (ed.) at the Indian Economic Association (IEA) rural field survey in Ratnagiri District, the experiential learning segment, the undertook challenging policy research, People's Movement, Nagpur; Centre for Unequal Worlds: Discrimination And Social Annual Conference, Special Panel Maharashtra on the research topic 'Mass students interacted with a grassroots non- wrote rigorous policy analysis and policy Urban and Regional Excellence, Agra; Inequality In Modern India, Oxford convened by the President IEA on Group

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 27 List of Talks - 2015-16 briefs, and grappled and learnt the art of Gemini Industries and Imaging Limited, University Press, New Delhi, 2015 # Date and Year Name and Affiliation Title of the talk managing and interpreting big data sets. Chennai; SELCO Foundation, Bangalore; Prakash, Aseem & Barbara Harriss-White. Over the course of two years, they have Competition Commission of India, New 1 02 July 2015 Dr. P.K. Mohanty, Executive Chair at the Centre for Good Improving Governance & Public Service (2015). 'Social Discrimination in India: A developed professionalism as befits policy Delhi and Swami Vivekananda Youth Governance and National Institute of Urban Management, Delivery in India: Addressing the Basics Case for Economic Citizenship' in facilitators. The students have done Movement, Mysore. The School sincerely Hyderabad. Janakarajan, S. L. Venkatachalam, and R. exceptionally well for themselves and acknowledges the contribution of these Maria Saleth (ed) Indian Economy in 2 09 July 2015 Dr Syed Mazhar Hussain, Founder Member, Confederation Policies and Politics of South Asian made the school proud of their organisations in the learning of its Transition: Issues and Challenges-Essays in of Voluntary Associations Cooperation: Prospects for People's achievements. Ram Ranjan was selected by students. Honor of CT Kurien, Sage Publications, New Initiatives the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Hague Delhi, 2015 3 21 July 2015 Jatin Desai, General Secretary of the Indian chapter of the Fishing in Troubled Waters: Indian to spend a year at Amsterdam and write a Faculty Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace & Democracy Fishermen in Pakistan's Jails dissertation on how visual images can be Journal Articles used to enhance the teaching – learning (PIPFPD) The faculty have, by working closely Prakash, Aseem. (2015). Dalits Enter the experience. Other students worked on together, further bolstered the foundations Indian Markets as Owners of Capital: 4 19 August 2015 Dr. Vandana Chaudhry, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Disability and Perils of Neo-Liberal challenging policy research topics. Based of the school. They spend time in assisting Adverse Inclusion, Social Networks and the City University of New York, College of Staten Island. Governance: Ethnographic Perspectives on their research, they have honed their students in becoming adept and articulate Civil Society', Asian Survey, Vol. 55, understanding of policy processes and 5 27 August 2015 Jameela Nishat, Founder of Shaheen Women's Resource 'An Ounce of Life': Violence Against Women policy professionals. Apart from their Number 5, pp. 1044–1069 and Welfare Association, Hyderabad. in Hyderabad interpreting big data sets. Nearly all commitment to the craft of teaching in the students have found satisfying professional classroom, they push students to enhance Prakash, Aseem & Suraj Gogoi (2015). 6 03 September 2015 Dr. V Koti Reddy, Homeopathic Physician, Director of Gift of Life: Multi-Organ Harvesting and openings at various government and non- their capabilities and to try and excel. This 'What Happened to Caste-Based Political Mohan Foundation, Hyderabad. Donor Apathy in India government policy institutions. characteristic trait of the teachers has been Parties?, Exemplar The Journal of South Asian Studies, volume 3, number 1, Spring 7 07 January 2016 P. Venugopal, Architect and Urban Planner Urban Design, City Building, and The third batch (2015-17) has 20 students. the sine qua non of the student led 2015, pp. 18-27 Inclusion: A Review All of them have cleared their second academic and policy research programme. 8 14 January 2016 Divya Ravindranath, Doctoral Candidate, Brown School of Race in Contemporary America semester and are going to join diverse Tumbe, C. (2015). Missing Men, Migration Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis organisations for six weeks to acquire Contribution to Policy and Labour Markets: Evidence from India. practical experience of the implementation Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 58(2). 9 04 February 2016 Dr. R. Thirunavukkarasu, Assistant Professor, University of Caste, Inequality and Democracy of specific policies. The fourth batch is Making Tumbe, C. (2015). Towards Financial Hyderabad, Department of Sociology going to join the school in July 2016. We Inclusion: The Post Office of India as a are happy to report that over 400 students Dr. Chinmay Tumbe was invited by the 10 11 February 2016 Dr. Vijay Gudavarthy, Assistant Professor in Economics at Political Protests in India Today Financial Institution, 1880-2010. Indian applied for the 30 M.A. PPG seats. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty University of Hyderabad Alleviation to join as member in the Economic and Social History Review, 52(4), 409-437. 11 25 February 2016 Prof. Pramod K Nayar, Professor, Dept of English, The Culture of Torture Student Internships “Working group on Migration” to assess University of Hyderabad the impact of migration on housing, Tumbe, C. (2015). The Missing Men: Sex infrastructure and livelihoods in order to Ratios and Migration. In I. Rajan (Ed.), 12 03 March 2016 Prof. Undurthi Vindhya, Chairperson, School of Why do people take up protest actions and Students have been placed for internships develop strategies for policy intervention Indian Migration Report 2015: Gender and Gender Studies, TISS Hyderabad what happens when they do? The with EKO India Financial Services, Gurgaon; Migration. Delhi: Routledge. psychology of social movements Global Change Programme, Kolkata; Giri During 2015-16, the faculty have pursued Institute of Development Studies, their individual research agenda and Tumbe, C. (2015). Asian Migration to the Lucknow; Centre for Policy Research, New published monographs and research Gulf States. In A. Triandafyllidou (Ed.), The Migration and Public Policy'. The survey party agricultural labour union which Delhi; Chaitanya, Maharashtra; Vigyan articles in leading journals and edited Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Experiential Learning captured details on migration histories and sought to contest elections in order to Foundation, Lucknow; Centre for Research books while also presenting papers in Studies. London: Routledge. how mass migration affected public policy bring about pro-poor changes from within and Advocacy, Manipur; MS Swaminathan inter(national) seminar/conferences. The and Research Training Tumbe, C. & Mukherjee, D. (2015). in the district. Apart from the survey, the the system. Research Foundation, Chennai; following section details the same. Economic Linkages and EU-India Mobility. team also interacted with various Visakhapatnam Urban Development This year, the rural experiential learning These experiences will be collated into In R. Chanda & P. Gupta (Eds.), EU-India administrators - The District Collector, Authority, Andhra Pradesh; Chintan, New component of the students of MA Public research reports. Publications People Mobility: Historical, Economic and Panchayat Samiti and Panchayat Leaders Delhi; Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Hyderabad Policy & Governance was linked with the Regulatory Dimensions. Delhi: Cambridge and stakeholders in the local economy. Book research interests of their accompanying Bihar State Text Book Publishing University Press. instructors. The aim of the exercise was for MA-PPG - The Second Proceeding parallel with the Ratnagiri Corporation, Patna; Yugantar, Hyderabad; Prakash, Aseem. (2015). Dalit Capital: students to observe and imbibe from SPPG project, Dr. Amit Upadhyay led another Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, State, Markets and Civil Society in Urban instructors undertaking primary research. Batch: 2014-16 Seminars/Workshops/ batch of students to Raichur District in Bangalore; Indian Institute of India,Routledge, New Delhi. Students thus took their first tentative Karnataka where drought had stopped The second batch of SPPG graduated on 4 Management, Lucknow; Saahas, steps in conducting ethnographic and Chapters in Edited Books Invited Talks agricultural work and had adverse impact May 2016. The students further cemented Bangalore; SAMATA, Visakhapatnam; survey interviews in rural India. on livelihoods, health, education, and and institutionalised the foundations of Oxfam India, New Delhi; WWF India, New Prakash, Aseem. (2015). Discrimination, Prof. Aseem Prakash In this respect, Dr. Chinmay Tumbe nutrition. With the Panchayat elections the school. They came from diverse Delhi; KPMG Advisory Services Private Unfavourable Inclusion and Paper Presented on “Sociology of Markets” accompanied students for a 100-household scheduled to be held a few weeks before academic and social backgrounds, Limited, Noida; National Alliance for Intersectionality' in Vidhu Verma (ed.) at the Indian Economic Association (IEA) rural field survey in Ratnagiri District, the experiential learning segment, the undertook challenging policy research, People's Movement, Nagpur; Centre for Unequal Worlds: Discrimination And Social Annual Conference, Special Panel Maharashtra on the research topic 'Mass students interacted with a grassroots non- wrote rigorous policy analysis and policy Urban and Regional Excellence, Agra; Inequality In Modern India, Oxford convened by the President IEA on Group

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The School of Vocational Education, at TISS-Hyderabad envisions The specific activities in the current year: developing employable human resources with right attitudes, lThe Training of Trainers programme for 5 Foundation courses out of 7 Proposed has been behaviour and skills. It aims to cater completed and about 450 Government Lecturers were trained in 10 batches to the employability needs especially lThe curriculum and Training Material was provided to the trainees by TISS and books were among the educated youth in rural exclusively printed for the training programme. areas and small towns struggling to lA CSR summit was organized on December 8th 2015 with an aim to bring in CSR ground their feet in the job market organisations to adopt colleges and meet part of the expenses for this program or to seek wage employment and self employment. The School's Plans for the next year 2016-17 operations began with signing of an MoU with Department of Collegiate lWith regard to the Collegiate Education with Government of AP; the Training of Trainers Education, Government of Andhra shall be completed for all modules and the Foundation courses will be introduced in all the Pradesh on 5th September 2015. Government colleges. This initiative involves Training of lA dedicated team shall be recruited to oversee the implementation and monitoring of the Trainers from Government College programme along with the counterparts in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Lecturers, providing Training Partnerships with State and non-state organisations engaged in employability training and materials and forging collaborations vocational education for livelihoods in rural areas with be built for strengthening the second with Industry-Corporate and third year training of the students. organizations.

Inequality, Identity and Inclusion in Indian Inclusion, Social Networks and Civil Talk in the Seminar Series on “Missing Context, Hyderabad, 27-29 December, Society”, National Seminar on Ambedkar Men, Migration and Labour Markets: 2015 and Indian Democracy, Organized by Evidence from India” at the Institute of Centre for Ambedkar Studies, School of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat, Paper Presented on “Caste and Capitalism: Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad, December 1, 2015. Adverse Inclusion, Social Network and Civil March 26-27, 2015 Society” at the Seminar on “Social Talk in the Seminar Series on “Missing Stratification, Mobility and Well-Being”, Dr. Chinmay Tumbe Men, Migration and Labour Markets: organised by St. Xavier's College, Kolkata , Plenary talk on “The Great Indian Evidence from India” at the Indian Institute September, 26-27, 2015 Migration Wave, 1870-2020” in the of Management Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Paper Presented on “Adverse Inclusion, graduate seminar series of the School of December 3, 2015. Social Network and Civil Society” at the Public Policy & Governance, TISS Invited Talk on “Data in Social Science International Seminar on Dalits and Hyderabad, April 28, 2015. Research” at the Council for Social African-Americans in 21st Century: Paper presented on “Urbanization and the Development, Hyderabad, March 9, 2016. Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences”, Growth of Cities in India” in the Organised by National Law School of India International Conference on Sustainable Presented paper on “The Rural Labour University (NLSIU), Bangalore, 9-10, July, and Inclusive Urban Development in India Ratio: History, Mystery, Density and 2015 organized by NITI Aayog, IHD and MGNREGS Policy,” at the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) seminar on Paper Presented on “Discrimination, University of Florida in New Delhi, August rural labour dynamics, Hyderabad, March Unfavourable Inclusion, and 1, 2015. 11, 2016. Intersectionality” at the Seminar on Critical Papers presented on “Transnational Indian Race Theory and Critical Dalit Studies : Dr. Ekta Singh Business in the Twentieth Century” and Understanding Segregation, Exclusion Paper presented on 'Right to Rehabilitation “Urbanization and the Growth of Cities in Intersectionality and the Narratives of and Resettlement: A Case of Rationalizing India” in the World Economic History Struggles , Organised by Dr. Ambedkar Dispossession' at the International Congress, Kyoto, Japan, August 5, 2015. Centre for Social Justice and The Phule- Conference on Development-induced Ambedkar Chair, University of Mumbai, Talk in the Seminar Series on “Urbanization Displacement and Migration, Land June, 25-26, 2015 and the Growth of Cities in India” at the Acquisition and Resettlement held on 3-4 Paper Presented on “Dalit Enters the CEPT University, Ahmedabad, November 3, March 2016 at the Centre for Development Markets as Owners of Capital: Adverse 2015. Studies, Thiruvananthapuram

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 29 TISS OUTREACH: NEVER A DULL MOMENT: MENTORING PMRDF PROGRAMME STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Prime Minster's Rural Development three states, the programme has seen and participate in various official meetings TISS Hyderabad students participate in a Fellowship (PMRDF) scheme, an initiative important innovations in health care, with Government officials. variety of competitions – academic, sports of the Ministry of Rural Development and cultural – in an extremely committed education and livelihoods. TISS Hyderabad The team also organised several rounds of (MoRD), Government of India is in the and spirited way. Among the many Faculty, Dr Ipsita Sapra, Dr Jessy Phillips Mentors meeting, an initiative to support fourth year of operation. The PMRDF and Dr Karunakar Peda and a Programme accomplishments a few have been the Fellows with their fieldwork and showcased here: scheme is implemented in conflict affected Officer, Mr Subhradip Sur anchor the and backward areas of the country. strengthen the relationship between the mentoring of 27 Fellows situated in Andhra Positing extremism as an outcome of state and the Fellows. Eminent scholars like Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. The Case Study Contest – entitlement failure and development Prof. G Haragopal and Prof. Sankar Datta, deficits that several areas experience, the Faculty members teach in the Masters in senior bureaucrat (retd Chief Secretary of HRM students scheme works towards strengthening Development Practice programme that has Odisha) Dr Aurobindo Behera and well Three students, Ms. Charu Palni, Ms. governance and taking governmental been specially designed for the Fellows and known developmental practitioner Mr Joe Swathi Dabbiru and Ms. Vandita Purohit initiatives to disadvantaged communities. is offered in a blended mode. Regular field Madiath supported the programme with won the 1st runners up prize in Paradigma Implemented in largely tribal areas of the visits are carried out to mentor the Fellows their Mentorship. case study competition, conducted by SCMHRD's HR forum as a part of their study tour to Brussels, Copenhagen and conducted by the National Institute of flagship event Astuce at Pune on 23rd Jan Paris, in the month of June 2016. Mental Health and Neuro Sciences 2016. The three member women team (NIMHANS), Bangalore, was adjudged as competed with several other contestants Great Essay 2016 'One of the Top Five Entries' in the 16-22 from well known B Schools. years category in India. conducted by the British My Climate My Future – High Commission & Rural Youth Festival European Union & Amity University 2016 Hindu Centre for Politics Ms. Prashanti Chunduri, BA Final year Mr. Rohit Jha, Development Studies , II & Public Policy student, was selected as one of the top five year student and Mr. Abhishek Acharyya, II essayists among 250 contestants. Her essay year Public Policy & Governance student Ms. K. Jayasurya, a student of BA Ist year “Throwing down the green gauntlet – the won the National Paper Presentation participated in an essay competition on Indian edition” got her shortlisted from a Competition. The paper was titled, 'My Climate and My Future ' organised by pool of 2000 essayists. Her essay on the “Climate Change and Its Effects on the European Union Delegation to India in “Effect of social networking sites on Agriculture.” Both the students also won collaboration with The Hindu Centre for traditonal modes of communication” got the Debate competition and Mr. Rohit Jha Politics and Public Policy. Ms. Jayasurya is her to the top five essayists in the country. was awarded the Best Speaker prize at the one among the three winners of the She has been awarded a trophy and a National Rural Youth Festival 2016 held at contest. The awards were given by H.E. Mr. certificate by the British High Commission. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union, Mr. Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director-General, Environment Directorate- Engage to Change General, European Commission and Mr. N. Competition Series Ravi, former Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu. Apart from receiving an award Ms. Ms. Prashanti Chunduri's entry to a Jayasurya will travel to Europe for a short national level letter writing competition

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 31 LITERARY & CULTURAL STEPPING OUT: ACTIVITIES ON THE CAMPUS STUDENT REFLECTIONS

certificates of the event was distributed Hyderabad Heritage First Literary Week of during the farewell party 2016. Walk" on 13th TISS Hyderabad - 15th Visit to Keele University, UK - UKIERI Study Mission: May 2015 Unmukt, the magazine September 2015 to 20th February, 2016. Swetha Ramachandran Unmukt is the official magazine of the BA Social Sciences, 3rd Year student The idea of organising an event like this The literary committee of TISS Hyderabad students of TISS RMC campus capturing The TISS-Keele exchange programme, which is a part of the UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) study mission grant, was to provide a platform for the students hosted its first ever Literary Week from the creativity of students from all provided me with an opportunity to study at Keele University for a month. The primary aim of this exchange programme was to engage of both the campuses to explore the 15th February to 20th February. The event, disciplines in the campus. The editorial with academic research, understand how civil and social laws in UK are implemented at the community level and analyze its impacts. important heritage sites in Hyderabad. It which was completely a student led board in the literary committee collects was an enthusiastic session for the initiative, consisted of six major events in and finalises the contributions to the same. The intensive class room sessions and field exposure gave me an insight into the history of legal aid in UK, how the current system has the six days of the week. The literary week significantly reduced legal aid for the public and an increased need for legal support. This has an impact on divorce, domestic violence, participants as it gave glimpses of the The endeavour was a success as it provided provided a platform for students from both refugee, and child contact cases and the possible ways of dealing with resultant limitations. development of the historic city in a adequate space for the creative minds in the campuses of TISS Hyderabad to the campus. So far three issues of the different way. showcase their talents as well to enjoy the Studying in the UK for one month has been rewarding and enriching at the same time. Apart from understanding legal systems in two magazine have been published from the politically strategic countries, I could comprehend holistically how policies get implemented at the grass-root levels. Also, my field visits The renowned Author and Heritage creativity emanated from the range of committee. It includes essays, poems, and interactions helped me get a humanitarian and ethical dimension to the way in which I viewed social issues. Overall, this experience consultant Madhu Vottery accompanied events. The events included - “InQuizitive” anecdotes, cartoons, short stories etc. The will be something that I shall cherish and I hope that I will be able to concretely materialize my learning and make a difference to the the students on the trip. It was an a quiz programme; cartoon making competition called “Cartoon it out”; first issue was released by Dr. Sriniva society. A big thanks to TISS for making this possible! academic session with her during the Photography event - “.jpeg”; the sonnet Surisetti, on 15th August, 2015. The topic entire journey. Mr. Mohammed Abid, writing competition “sonetto” & Poster of the first issue was 'freedom'. The literary Chairperson, HRM accompanied in the trip. making competition “paletto” and finally committee members have also decided to The literary committee members were the “clapperboard”- the first ever short use the same title for the upcoming University of Sydney Student Exchange Programme: July 2015 actively involved in organising the event. film festival of the campus. The prizes and magazine issues. Sathia Chakrapani Basics of Free Basics MA Development Studies, II year student (Discussion Forum) – The student exchange programme for a semester, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, kicked off with an orientation in the Great Hall alongside all the other undergraduate and postgraduate international exchange students. In addition to the breath-taking (and 13th January 2016 often overwhelming) architecture of the campus, the entire semester was a humbling and extremely fruitful learning experience, both on academic and personal terms. In an attempt to bring creative discussions I especially liked how the faculty and the course structure at the university actively encouraged the students to find their own methods of led by the students themselves, the literary assimilating knowledge from within and outside the classroom. This was particularly useful for having meaningful classroom discussions. committee inaugurated the first discussion The students I took classes with were a fascinating bunch of extremely motivated individuals, whose lived experiences were varied and series from the RMC campus. The topic of lent our conversations various contours that can only come with having so many different cultural perspectives inside a single classroom. the first discussion forum was on the issue of Net neutrality when the issue of I am very grateful for such a rewarding experience at the University of Sydney. The city made adapting to life so far away from home very Facebook's offering of 'Free basics' was at easy. I owe my thanks and gratitude to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai and Hyderabad for sponsoring me and for the its peak. The evening session was big International Relations Office for all the support! success as the students joined the venture even under political and ideological differences. The discussion forum later was conducted in almost all the weeks in small groups.

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 33 International Students

Mr. Alex Hunt Ms. Hannah Murphy TISS UNLIMITED: STUDENTS' VOICES Law Graduate, Keele University – UKIERI Student Exchange Law student, Keele University – UKIERI Student Exchange Programme programme. “Coming to TISS Hyderabad and spending time living and working “Overall, my experience of India has been just that; an experience. with the students and faculty has given me an invaluable insight I would highly recommend the trip to anyone with an open mind into the differences between our two cultures. The trip has shown and a passion for understanding communities. This experience is me how core principles of our legal, and political system are something that I will never forget and I hope to visit India again to interpreted in the light of a very different culture and climate. I participate in more community work and to get to know more have had an amazing, informative and eye opening time. It has about the culture and politics of the country”. been a once in a lifetime opportunity.” Udit Narayan Kusulia 1st Year MA Public Policy & Governance “I am a first generation learner and the only person to earn a graduate degree from my village. I Alumni Speaking used to work in a steel factory in Kerala during my undergraduate degree vacations. My first-hand experiences of deprivation and Maoist insurgency affecting the poor and the marginalised persuaded me to explore policy solutions to mitigate these socio-economic problems. The MA in Pruthvi Pavluri Public Policy & Governance at TISS, with its combination of theory and practice, is equipping me (PMRDF), MA-RDG 2012-14 with the tools and frameworks to design suitable interventions.” "TISS prepared me very well for facing ground realities as a PMRD Fellow. The MA Rural Development & Governance programme prepared me to convice officials with the right language and evidence based plans. TISS programme enabled me to develop my network of friends, supportive Rajasindhura Aravalli Professors and professionals” 2nd year MA & Public Policy & Governance Lakshmi Tejaswini “The M.A. in Public Policy & Governance has been a wonderful experience of learning to engage (Young Professi-onal, SERP-Telangana) MA-RDG with various policy issues through interdisciplinary lenses provided by a choice of elective courses 2013-15 Felicitating Prof. Maxine Bernsten on the occasion of her 80th birthday as well as my policy area concentration and series of experiential learning programmes. Beyond the “Each course in the MA Rural Development & discussions with her colleagues and classroom and field sites, being a part of the student editorial board and coordinating the school's Meeting trees, like meeting friends Governance very valuable. An important friends. The nature of the open lecture series has not only given me invaluable experience but also some lifelong friends, and Means a subtle struggle, component of RDG is Experiential learning, interaction and of language I will always cherish my two years at TISS Hyderabad”- One will conquer in the end, Internships and dissertation where stude-nts get exchange has always held great Subjugate the other, an opportunity to visit and stay and work with significance for her. Only in the mystery of grace rural communities while apply-ing theoretical The two can be While the students and Faculty learning from the class rooms” Subject meeting subject members of the Azim Premji School In triumphant charity. of Education took the initiative to Ms.Medha Raju organise the 80th birthday BA Social Sciences, III year Maxine Berntsen, celebration of Maxine, the Faculty Mandeep Kaur and students from the other Schools TISS provided a platform for creative talent to Threading Texts Within also enthusiastically joined in. The 2nd year MA Education flourish and for skills to be honed. I founded Contexts, 2015 celebrations were spread over two “The scope and space to approach the faculty outside the classroom or institutional confines gave 'Literati', the Literary Club at the Institute. Getting days, on the 6th and 7th of October me an experience of a unbounded learning infrastructure. Today when I step out of TISS I am more new members to explore their creativity, and The poem captures the spirit of 2015, wherein Maxine was aware of my actions and my role as a member of the society because of the examples set up at the sustaining the interest of the older members, is what Professor Maxine Berntsen honoured for her long-standing institution as well as the sense of responsibility imbibed in me by my seniors. My journey at TISS challenging. I was elected a member of the strove for in the many contexts of association with the Tata Institute of has not ended with the completion of the MA programme but will rather continue for a lifetime. Student Council (2013-15) and was an organizer of her meeting people, whether it was Social Sciences as well as for the the college festival and other literary events the classroom discussions or cotributions she has made.

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 35 ALUMNI MEETS TISS HYDERABAD TEAM

Most TISSians have fond memories of October and 28th November 2016. On behalf of the Institute, Professor(s) Deputy Director Shubhra Hajela (Univ of Amsterdam) B.Lib.Sc., PGDLAN their student days at TISS and are proud Lakshmi Lingam and Surinder Jaswal M.A., D.Phil. (Univ. of The Hyderabad Alumni Meet was held at Prof. Lakshmi Lingam Lavanya Suresh Library Attendants to be a part of the Institute's alumni. Like Allahabad) the Jubilee Hills Club and was attended by attended the event. The TISS Hyderabad M.A. (Andhra University), Ph.D. M.A.(Madras Univ.), P. Ashok, B.Com most premier national institutions of its team included Prof. Mohammed A Abid, (IIT-Bombay) Rishi Kumar M.A.(IGNOU), PGDP(NLSIU, stature, TISS is building a strong and twenty four alumni members. The Director, Ramala Balaswamy Dr. Ashutosh Murti, and Mr. Varun Ram. M.Sc, Ph.D (IGIDR) Bangalore) engaged community of alumni which can Prof. S. Parasuraman presided over the Professors (Roda Mistry Campus) Prof. Lakshmi Lingam made a presentation be a very valuable constituency of support meet and shared the vision and plans of Aseem Prakash Murali Krishna Mallepaku Srinivas Surisetti Student Counsellor the institute with the alumni. taking the alumni through the journey of M.A., M.Phil. (CIEFL), Ph.D. M.S. (Nagarjuna Univ.), Ph.D. and goodwill for the Institute. M.A., M.Phil & Ph.D (JNU) Spandana Kommuri TISS in the last two decades and requested (Univ. of Hyderabad) (Andhra Univ.) In order to institutionalise alumni relations The Bengaluru event which was organized Padmini Swaminathan B.E. (Andhra Univ.), M.A. for Alumni's Time, Talent, Ideas and Ashutosh Murti in the Institute, it is necessary for faculty to at KSCA Club was attended by seventy five M.A., Ph.D. (Mumbai Univ.) Sunayana Swain Counselling (TISS, Mumbai) alumni members (excluding spouses) Partnerships in various areas. There was M.S & M.Phil (ICFAI Hyd), Ph.D M.A.(Ravenshaw Univ), take a lead in reestablishing contact with Vindhya Undurti Management & ranging from 1967 to 2013 batches. The overwhelming positive response from the (TISS Mumbai) Ph.D(Univ. of Hyderabad) the alumni. The School of Human Resource M.A., Ph.D. (Andhra Univ.) Administrative Staff bulk of the participants were PMIR/HRM alumni who came up with several ideas Jessy Philip Management began this exercise by Sowjanya Tamalapakula Programme Manager organising two Alumni Meets in Hyderabad alumni, who are now working in leadership and proposals for engagement and Associate Professors M.A.(JNU), M.Phil(JNU), Ph.D M.A. (Nagarjuna Univ.), M.Phil., Sumangaly Suresh and Bangalore respectively on 11thth positions in industry and nonprofit sectors. participation in Institute's activities. Mohammed Ahsan Abid (JNU) Ph.D. (EFLU, Hyderabad) B.Sc, D.P.C.S (Mahatma Gandhi) PMIR (TISS), Indian Civil Karunakar Peda Chinmay Vasudev Tumbe Accounts and Finance Services MA, M.Phil & Ph.D (Univ. of MA (LSE, UK), Ph.D (IIM- Manager Ritesh Khunyakari Hyd) Bangalore) Padmaja Y. M.Sc. (Univ. of Pune), Ph.D. Nilanjana Ray Amit Upadhyay M.Com. (Andhra Univ.) (TIFR, Mumbai) M.S., Ph.D. (Univ. of M.A. (Univ. of Hyd), M.Phil Bibhu Prasad Nayak Allahabad), Ph.D. (Washington (Univ of Oxford), Ph.D (Univ. of Logistics Manager MA, MPhil ( Univ of Hyd), JNU Univ. at St. Louis, USA) Hyd) Suku M. Suresh B.Com. (Kerala), DCA (Delhi) Sonia Sawhney Teaching Associate M.A. (IGNOU), M.Ed. (Osmania Student Coordinator Rekha Pappu Sagnik Saha University), M.Phil. (Cambridge M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. (Univ. of MA (Jadavpur Univ, Kolkatta) Mr. Kunal Das University). Ph.D (Osmania Hyderabad) M.Phil (Univ of Hyd) Administrative Assistants University) Ipsita Sapra Regional Operations Manager Ryally Sreekanth, B.H.M. M.A. (Univ. of Calcutta), Ph.D. Anupama Sharma Varun Ramachandruni Ananda Sandeep I., B.Com (TISS, Mumbai) MCA (Banasthali Vidyapith), Ph.D (IIM-Indore) M.A. (TISS, Mumbai) System Administrators Jayasree Subramanian Ekta Singh Library Staff Devansh Varma, B.Tech M.Sc. (Thiruchirapalli), Ph.D. MA, MPhil & PhD (JNU, New Shaik Mohammed Jahangir (Univ. of Hyderabad) Assistant Librarian Delhi) B.A. Assistant Professors Srinivas Vemula Rahul A. Sirohi MA [Eco], MLISc., TSSET, MA Office Attendant Poulomi Bhattacharya MA (Univ. of Hyd) & Ph.D (Univ. [Hindi], PGDLAN, PGDCA Md. Awais M.A. (Univ. of Kalyani), Ph.D. of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Library Assistant Mr. G. Chandra Kumar (ISEC, Bangalore) USA) P. Srikanth Hostel Caretakers Samyukta Bhupatiraju Johny Stephen M.Lib. Sc., B.Ed., PGDCA Ms. Girija Shashidaran M.A.(University of Hyderabad), M.Sc ( Annamalai University), Ph.D (United Nations M.Sc (Univ of Tromso, M. Hari Babu Mr. Srinivas University, Maastricht) Norway), RTP (CSSSC), Ph.D (Roda Mistry Campus) M.A., Ms. Shravani

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 37 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ANNEXURES & COORDINATORS

Management Other Academic Research Dissertations Undertaken By Students Committee activities B. A Social Sciences (2013 -2016 batch)

Prof. Lakshmi Lingam Prof. U. Vindhya Name Title of dissertation Deputy Director (Chairperson, Chairperson, Students' Counselling Centre Management Committee) 1 AALLA SAI DIVIJA VAISHNAVI Teachers' Perspectives on Disciplinary Practices Dr. Ipsita Sapra 2 AKSHARA ASHOK Understanding the Structure and Function of a Mental Health Institution - An Ethnographic Prof. Padmini Swaminathan Faculty Co-ordinator, Research & Study in Hyderabad Chairperson, School of Livelihoods & Development Development 3 ANANT ANUPAM Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations Dr. Nilanjana Ray Prof. U.Vindhya Faculty Co-ordinator, M.A. Women's 4 ANSHU A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Chairperson, School of Gender Studies Studies Kurnool Districts Prof. Aseem Prakash Dr. Srinivas Surisetti 5 CHUNDURI PRASHANTI Exploring Mental Retardation – Perspectives of key stakeholders (An ethnographic study at Chairperson, School of Public Policy & Faculty Co-ordinator, M.A. RDG & RM the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad) Governance Campus Incharge 6 DURBHA DATTASHYAMA Unearthing the Foundation- An attempt to study the structure and functioning of mental Dr. Rekha Pappu Dr. Aseem Prakash health institutions Chairperson, Azim Premji School of Faculty Co-ordinator, M.A. Public Policy & 7 ELIZABETH EDISON A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Education Governance Kurnool Districts Mr. Mohammed Ahsan Abid Dr. Jayasree Subramanian 8 FATHIMA R.F Recasting Rural Lives: A Study of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh Chairperson, School of Human Resource Faculty Co-ordinator, M.A. Education Management 9 GOPIKA VIJAYAKUMAR A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Mr. Mohammed Ahsan Abid Kurnool Districts Dr. Srinivas Surisetti Faculty Co-ordinator, M.A. HRM Chairperson, Academic Programmes 10 HARTEJ SINGH HUNDAL Understanding peer learning processes: A case study of sixth grade students of an aided Dr. Lavanya Suresh school in Rajendranagar Dr. Murali Krishna Mallepaku Faculty Co-ordinator, MA NR & G 11 HASEEB P.P Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations Chairperson, Social Protection Cell Dr. Poulomi Bhattarcharya 12 INDU POORNIMA S.V Recasting Rural Lives: A Study of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh Faculty Co-ordinator, M. A. Development 13 KARTHIK ROY Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in Studies Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. Dr. Rekha Pappu 14 KAVYA CHNADEL An Ethnographic study of a Mental Health Institution (A study in North West Hyderabad) Faculty Co-ordinator, M.Phil. Education 15 KRUPA RAVI A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Dr. U. Vindhya Kurnool Districts Faculty Co-ordinator, M.Phil. Women's Studies 16 L THANGMINLAL MATE A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Kurnool Districts Dr. Sunayana Swain Faculty Co-ordinator, B.A.Programmes 17 MALAVIKA M.NAIR An Ethnographic study on the Structure and Function of a Mental Health Facility - A study in Hyderabad, Telangana Mr. Varun Ramachandruni 18 MEDHA RAJU Exploring the Delivery of Mental Health Care and Services: An Ethnographic Study of a Co-ordinator, Experiential Learning & Psychiatric Hospital in Hyderabad Campus Job Placement

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Management Other Academic Research Dissertations Undertaken By Students Committee activities B. A Social Sciences (2013 -2016 batch)

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 39 19 MEGHANA REDDY An Ethnographic study of a Mental Health Institution 46 SHREYA K.A A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh 20 MONIKA DASH Institutions for the intellectually disabled: An ethnographic study 47 R . HARITHA Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in 21 NIHAL RANJIT Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 22 NIKILI YEPTHOMI An Ethnographic Study on the structure and functions of a mental health institution 48 HARSHITA SAKHAMURI Mapping Mental Health Facilities in Hyderabad: A study on the Structure and Functioning of a 23 PARAS RATNA A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Mental Health Institution Kurnool Districts 49 POONAM CHAND NAIK Ethnographic study of the structure and function of a mental health institution 24 PRAKRITI DAS GUPTA Recasting Rural Lives: A Study of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh 50 CHINDULURI MOULIKA A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantapur 25 PRANUTHI VEDULLA A comparative study of the teaching practices of Teach For India(TFI) fellows and Government District of Andhra Pradesh school teachers 51 PRIYANSHA SINGH A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and 26 ROSHINI RAMKUMAR An Ethnographic study of a Mental Health Institution Kurnool Districts 27 RUGMINI DEVI M A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantpur 52 RAKESH KUMAR MEENA A study on the teaching practices adopted by teachers to cater the academically weak District of Andhrapradesh students in the subject of English 28 SHEHANAS PAZHOOR A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantpur 53 BHAKTA CHARAN BEBARTA Ethnographic Study of Mental Health Institutions: A Study of a Mental Health Institution in District of Andhrapradesh Hyderabad 29 SHILANJANI BHATTACHARYYA Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in 54 K.S. PRARTNA RAJ A Study on the Structure and Functioning of a Mental Health Institution Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 55 LAMMINTHANG HANGHAL A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and 30 SHREEVIDYA MOHAN RAM An Ethnographic Study of the Structure and the Functioning of a Mental Health Institution - Kurnool Districts a Study Conducted in Hyderabad 56 SATYA PRAKSH Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in 31 SMRITHI. S. An Ethnographic Study of a Mental Health Institution in Hyderabad Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 32 SPANDANA KOMANDURI An Ethnography of Counselling and Special Education in a CBSE School 57 MALLIKA PARASA Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations

33 SWETA NARAYANAN Ethnographic study of the structure and function of a mental health institution M.A Rural Development & Governance - A study in Hyderabad, Telangana 34 SWETHA. R Functioning of a Mental Health Facility: Student Name Dissertation Title A Qualitative Study at Asha Hospitals, Hyderabad 1 Mr. Zeeshan Thomas A Study on Collective Action of Lac Growers in Madhya Pradesh 35 T. HAUSUANMUNG A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantpur 2 Ms. Ramya Sree Collective Action Integrating Small Farm Cotton Producers Into Markets District of Andhrapradesh 3 Mr. Vidyasagar Kommu Well Being of Elderly in Families Benefits of Social Protection Schemes 36 TALLA SAI CHAITANYA Recasting Rural Lives: A Study of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh 4 Mr. Vivek Geda Souces of Irrigation Spatial and Temporal Analysis in the state of Andhra Pradesh and 37 THARAYIL AISHWARYA GOPINATH A Study on the Structure and Functions of a Mental Health Institution - A study conducted in Telangana Hyderabad 5 Mr. Nand Lala Dryland Irrigation and Sustainable Rural Livelihood (Astudy of Three Villages of Mandalgarh 38 VEMULA NAVYA A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Contruction Sector : Insights from Anantapur and Block in Bhilwara District Rajasthan) Kurnool Districts 6 Ms. James Prasanth A study on the Interventions of Civil Society Organisations to reduce the Distress among 39 VEMURI SUSHRUTHA Teachers' perspective on ICT usage in Education Farmers 40 THOGATA MOHANKUMAR A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Contruction Sector : Insights from Anantapur and 7 Mr. Minlal Haokip Influences of National Highway 39 on Rural Livelihood A Case Study in Tengnoupal Block, PRANATHI Kurnool Districts Chandel District Manipur 41 KUNJA SHRESTHA Recasting Rural Lives: A Study of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh 8 Ms. Shikha Beck Understading the Effectiveness of Mother tongue based mode of Instruction on Childs lerninig achievement using protham tool (A case study on tribal primary schools of 42 MANOMI NAIR Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations Jharkhanad) 43 FAIZA RUKSAR ARIF Invisible Wounds: An Ethnographic Study of A Mental Health Facility in Hyderabad 9 Mr. Sachindra Kumar Assessing Knowledge and Preception of Rural Anganwadi workers on ICDS services (A case 44 VISHAL U Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in study of Chopan Block of Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh) Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 10 Mr. Ramesh Bhandari To Understatnd Tribal MMR under ITDA and Materanl Healthcare Concerns Regarding the 45 JADA KALYANI Role of class monitors in teaching and learning process : A case study of private school in Quality and Accessibility of Health Care Service Hyderabad 11 Mr. Ramu Munugoti Sustainability of Farmer Producer Organisation A case study on Chetna Producer Company

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 41 19 MEGHANA REDDY An Ethnographic study of a Mental Health Institution 46 SHREYA K.A A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh 20 MONIKA DASH Institutions for the intellectually disabled: An ethnographic study 47 R . HARITHA Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in 21 NIHAL RANJIT Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 22 NIKILI YEPTHOMI An Ethnographic Study on the structure and functions of a mental health institution 48 HARSHITA SAKHAMURI Mapping Mental Health Facilities in Hyderabad: A study on the Structure and Functioning of a 23 PARAS RATNA A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and Mental Health Institution Kurnool Districts 49 POONAM CHAND NAIK Ethnographic study of the structure and function of a mental health institution 24 PRAKRITI DAS GUPTA Recasting Rural Lives: A Study of Self Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh 50 CHINDULURI MOULIKA A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantapur 25 PRANUTHI VEDULLA A comparative study of the teaching practices of Teach For India(TFI) fellows and Government District of Andhra Pradesh school teachers 51 PRIYANSHA SINGH A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and 26 ROSHINI RAMKUMAR An Ethnographic study of a Mental Health Institution Kurnool Districts 27 RUGMINI DEVI M A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantpur 52 RAKESH KUMAR MEENA A study on the teaching practices adopted by teachers to cater the academically weak District of Andhrapradesh students in the subject of English 28 SHEHANAS PAZHOOR A Study on the Capacity Building Needs and Challenges of Self Help Groups in Anantpur 53 BHAKTA CHARAN BEBARTA Ethnographic Study of Mental Health Institutions: A Study of a Mental Health Institution in District of Andhrapradesh Hyderabad 29 SHILANJANI BHATTACHARYYA Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in 54 K.S. PRARTNA RAJ A Study on the Structure and Functioning of a Mental Health Institution Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 55 LAMMINTHANG HANGHAL A Field Study of Migrant Labourers in Construction Sector: Insights from Anantapur and 30 SHREEVIDYA MOHAN RAM An Ethnographic Study of the Structure and the Functioning of a Mental Health Institution - Kurnool Districts a Study Conducted in Hyderabad 56 SATYA PRAKSH Handloom-Based Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities: Evolving Directions on Investments in 31 SMRITHI. S. An Ethnographic Study of a Mental Health Institution in Hyderabad Marketing and Creating Value Chains Using E-Based Platforms. 32 SPANDANA KOMANDURI An Ethnography of Counselling and Special Education in a CBSE School 57 MALLIKA PARASA Improving marketing capabilities of farmer producer organisations

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 41 12 Mr. Shakti Singh Arya Comparing the sustainability of organic and conventional farming systems in the state of 12 Parvathy B. S. Understanding effects of being Labelled as Low Achievers on Students' Academic Self Punjab Concept 13 Mr. Raju kumar Singh Inequities of access in Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Services A Study of two 13 Prakruti Bansal Students' Perceptions of School and Schooling: An Exploratory study of Students in Jaipur City blocks of Bihar state of Rajasthan 14 Ms. Sahithi Kanapla Land and Labour Markets (A study to understand the existing conditions) 14 Sabiha Nafiz Exploring School's Role in Sensitizing Adolescents with Disabilities about Sexuality 15 Ms. Remya Devan Understanding the functioning of trade unions from a gender perspective: A case study of 15 Sanghamitra Raiguru Exploring the Process of Meaning Making, in the day-to-day communication of an 18 months textile industries in Kanjikode industrial area old, in Hyderabad, India 16 Ms. Manjula Yadav Women Labour in Home-Based Industry: A Case Study of Lucknow Chikankari Industry 16 Sheena Lisa de Mello A Peek into an art class: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between the Teaching of Art and the Student's Perception of it 17 Mr. Ajay Singh Understanding Decentralized Governance and its Impact on Common pool resources with a focus on farmers 17 Smridhi Malhotra Teachers' Perception about School Belongingness of Migratory Students in Government Schools in Delhi 18 Mr. Deepmon Sakia A study of Land Utilization Pattern in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 18 Suraj Jaipurkar Former Street Children's Perceptions Regarding Education: A Case Study from Hyderabad 19 Mr. C. Manohar Implications of Minimum support price (MSP) on farm based livelihoods, A case study of Ground nut farmers in Anathapur District M.A Public Policy & Governance 20 Mr. Kunal Kishore Understanding Conservation Induced Displacement in Similipal Tiger Reserve # Name of the Student Dissertation Title 21 Ms. Ningduanguangliu Understanding the dependency of hill people on shifting cultivation: A case study of Tamenglong District Manipur 1 Abhay Pratap Singh Income, Remittances, Savings and Consumption Behaviour among Low and Medium Income Migrant Workers: Survey in Delhi NCR Region 22 Mr. Siddhanta The Effect of Natural Hazards (Cyclones and Floods) on the Lives of Paddy Cultivators in the Sindia Gram Panchayat, Balasore, Odisha 2 Abhishek Acharyya Last Mile Connectivity and Governance of Transport in Urban Areas 23 Mr. Jagdish Sornish How Displacement affects the Livelihood Patterns of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe 3 Akheela Ashraf Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency: Policies and Practices Communities: A Case Study on the Oustees of Indira Sagar Dam in the Khandwa District of 4 Amlan Jyoti Chaudhuri Integrating e-Commerce into the Retailing Industry Madhya Pradesh 5 Ashwin Jangalapalli Growth of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Ascertaining Outcomes through Policy- 24 Ms. Shravya Kadim Social Security Programmes: A Study of Outcomes for the Elderly in Rural Families Institutional Analysis 6 Ayushi Rai Role of Women Scientists in Wildlife Conservation M.A Education 7 Devna Joshi Understanding the supply chain of the fruits and vegetables market in Lucknow through Student Name Dissertation Title Street Vendors And Consumer Behaviour 1 Abhishek Bhagat Investigating the Perceptions of Government Primary School Teachers about the School 8 Dhaval Dhirajlal Vyas Public Policies and Market Creation in The Solar Energy Sector: The Case of The Gandhinagar Culture and the Social Culture 5 MW Rooftop Program 2 Ashok Lakra Investigating the Factors behind High School Dropout in Sunderghar District of Odisha 9 Gopal Ramesh Gajbhiye Review Of National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy in India: A Case Study of Gosikhurd Project Maharashtra. 3 Bhagya Rekha Kendyala Drawing on the Voices of Students: Understanding the value of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC's) in Supporting Learning 10 Krishna Teja Inapudi Waste to Energy – A Model of Municipal Solid Waste (mis)Management 4 Bhawna Gera Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Learning of Socially Disadvantaged Children 11 Madhavi Palem Seasonal Migration - Basic Amenities, Entitlements and Policy Response: A study of two migrant streams in Hyderabad - Telangana 5 Bhawna Pande Teachers' Perceptions of Scope and Limitations of Using Mathematical Manipulatives 12 Pratyush Poddar Non Tax and Tax Revenues: Trends, Buoyancies and Policy Issues in India, 1980-2015 6 Bhoomika Rajput Exploring School Belongingness of Children from Disadvantaged Groups in an Inclusive School 13 Rajasindhura A Women and Terms of Inclusion in the New Economy: A Study in Chittoor District, Andhra 7 Harshita Sharma Experiences of Inclusionary Practices in Bridge Camps: A Narrative Inquiry at MV Foundation, Pradesh Hyderabad 14 Rajeev Agur Role of Institutions in Providing Access to Drinking Water: A Case Study of Rajgurunagar Town 8 Hridoi Basumatray Educational Experiences of North-Eastern Students at the University of Hyderabad: A Case Study 15 Riyas.K.K Understanding Appropriate Technology Development in India, Experience of KSSP 9 Isha Verma Ensuring Inclusive Education through the Right to Education Act: A Case Study of Private 16 Rohit Sahu The Variation of Housing Rents in India: A Field Study of Slums in Agra and a Quantitative Unaided Schools in Delhi Analysis of Urban Households using National Sample Survey data 10 M Pramod Kumar Understanding Teachers' Voice and Agency in Information and Communication Technologies 17 Shreya Dixit Governing the Real Estate - Rules, Norms and Institutions: a case study of South Delhi's real (ICT's) enables Professional Learning estate market 11 Mandeep Kaur Gabhi Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching as a Profession: A Comparative Study 18 Sujata Bahot Inclusive Education and Right to Education Act, 2009: A Case Study of Public and Private Schools in Delhi

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 43 12 Mr. Shakti Singh Arya Comparing the sustainability of organic and conventional farming systems in the state of 12 Parvathy B. S. Understanding effects of being Labelled as Low Achievers on Students' Academic Self Punjab Concept 13 Mr. Raju kumar Singh Inequities of access in Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Services A Study of two 13 Prakruti Bansal Students' Perceptions of School and Schooling: An Exploratory study of Students in Jaipur City blocks of Bihar state of Rajasthan 14 Ms. Sahithi Kanapla Land and Labour Markets (A study to understand the existing conditions) 14 Sabiha Nafiz Exploring School's Role in Sensitizing Adolescents with Disabilities about Sexuality 15 Ms. Remya Devan Understanding the functioning of trade unions from a gender perspective: A case study of 15 Sanghamitra Raiguru Exploring the Process of Meaning Making, in the day-to-day communication of an 18 months textile industries in Kanjikode industrial area old, in Hyderabad, India 16 Ms. Manjula Yadav Women Labour in Home-Based Industry: A Case Study of Lucknow Chikankari Industry 16 Sheena Lisa de Mello A Peek into an art class: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between the Teaching of Art and the Student's Perception of it 17 Mr. Ajay Singh Understanding Decentralized Governance and its Impact on Common pool resources with a focus on farmers 17 Smridhi Malhotra Teachers' Perception about School Belongingness of Migratory Students in Government Schools in Delhi 18 Mr. Deepmon Sakia A study of Land Utilization Pattern in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 18 Suraj Jaipurkar Former Street Children's Perceptions Regarding Education: A Case Study from Hyderabad 19 Mr. C. Manohar Implications of Minimum support price (MSP) on farm based livelihoods, A case study of Ground nut farmers in Anathapur District M.A Public Policy & Governance 20 Mr. Kunal Kishore Understanding Conservation Induced Displacement in Similipal Tiger Reserve # Name of the Student Dissertation Title 21 Ms. Ningduanguangliu Understanding the dependency of hill people on shifting cultivation: A case study of Tamenglong District Manipur 1 Abhay Pratap Singh Income, Remittances, Savings and Consumption Behaviour among Low and Medium Income Migrant Workers: Survey in Delhi NCR Region 22 Mr. Siddhanta The Effect of Natural Hazards (Cyclones and Floods) on the Lives of Paddy Cultivators in the Sindia Gram Panchayat, Balasore, Odisha 2 Abhishek Acharyya Last Mile Connectivity and Governance of Transport in Urban Areas 23 Mr. Jagdish Sornish How Displacement affects the Livelihood Patterns of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe 3 Akheela Ashraf Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency: Policies and Practices Communities: A Case Study on the Oustees of Indira Sagar Dam in the Khandwa District of 4 Amlan Jyoti Chaudhuri Integrating e-Commerce into the Retailing Industry Madhya Pradesh 5 Ashwin Jangalapalli Growth of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Ascertaining Outcomes through Policy- 24 Ms. Shravya Kadim Social Security Programmes: A Study of Outcomes for the Elderly in Rural Families Institutional Analysis 6 Ayushi Rai Role of Women Scientists in Wildlife Conservation M.A Education 7 Devna Joshi Understanding the supply chain of the fruits and vegetables market in Lucknow through Student Name Dissertation Title Street Vendors And Consumer Behaviour 1 Abhishek Bhagat Investigating the Perceptions of Government Primary School Teachers about the School 8 Dhaval Dhirajlal Vyas Public Policies and Market Creation in The Solar Energy Sector: The Case of The Gandhinagar Culture and the Social Culture 5 MW Rooftop Program 2 Ashok Lakra Investigating the Factors behind High School Dropout in Sunderghar District of Odisha 9 Gopal Ramesh Gajbhiye Review Of National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy in India: A Case Study of Gosikhurd Project Maharashtra. 3 Bhagya Rekha Kendyala Drawing on the Voices of Students: Understanding the value of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC's) in Supporting Learning 10 Krishna Teja Inapudi Waste to Energy – A Model of Municipal Solid Waste (mis)Management 4 Bhawna Gera Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Learning of Socially Disadvantaged Children 11 Madhavi Palem Seasonal Migration - Basic Amenities, Entitlements and Policy Response: A study of two migrant streams in Hyderabad - Telangana 5 Bhawna Pande Teachers' Perceptions of Scope and Limitations of Using Mathematical Manipulatives 12 Pratyush Poddar Non Tax and Tax Revenues: Trends, Buoyancies and Policy Issues in India, 1980-2015 6 Bhoomika Rajput Exploring School Belongingness of Children from Disadvantaged Groups in an Inclusive School 13 Rajasindhura A Women and Terms of Inclusion in the New Economy: A Study in Chittoor District, Andhra 7 Harshita Sharma Experiences of Inclusionary Practices in Bridge Camps: A Narrative Inquiry at MV Foundation, Pradesh Hyderabad 14 Rajeev Agur Role of Institutions in Providing Access to Drinking Water: A Case Study of Rajgurunagar Town 8 Hridoi Basumatray Educational Experiences of North-Eastern Students at the University of Hyderabad: A Case Study 15 Riyas.K.K Understanding Appropriate Technology Development in India, Experience of KSSP 9 Isha Verma Ensuring Inclusive Education through the Right to Education Act: A Case Study of Private 16 Rohit Sahu The Variation of Housing Rents in India: A Field Study of Slums in Agra and a Quantitative Unaided Schools in Delhi Analysis of Urban Households using National Sample Survey data 10 M Pramod Kumar Understanding Teachers' Voice and Agency in Information and Communication Technologies 17 Shreya Dixit Governing the Real Estate - Rules, Norms and Institutions: a case study of South Delhi's real (ICT's) enables Professional Learning estate market 11 Mandeep Kaur Gabhi Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching as a Profession: A Comparative Study 18 Sujata Bahot Inclusive Education and Right to Education Act, 2009: A Case Study of Public and Private Schools in Delhi

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 43 M.A Development Studies 19 T Kabi Joseph Informed consent and Indigenous peoples' right - A case study of Mapithel Dam in Manipur 20 Teja Naik Daravath Power Dynamics in Land markets Name of the Student Title of the Dissertation 21 Yeshwanth Kumar K A study of Decentralised waste Management practices in Bengaluru city 1 Ameya Ravishankar Urban growth impacting livelihoods: Need for Milk but no Space for Milkmen 22 Lymba Solomon ' Sensitivity' of Public Policy in Conflict Areas: A Case Study from Manipur 2 Ankita Ghosh Migration patterns and discrimination (in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh): Evidence from NSSO Sample Survey 23 Ronak Asrani M Bollywood Bazaar: Understanding the market of Bollywood from the Social Embedded Lens 3 Anusha Iyer Between Care, Capabilities and Well-being 24 Agnivesh Mandala Science, Communication and Development in India; A case study of Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh 4 Atrayee Das Chaudhuri Urban Health Governance: A Case Study of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation 25 Bhanu Prakash D A Study of Land Pooling Policy: A case study of AP state new capital AMARAVATHI. 5 Francis Joe Mathew Water Security in India: A Detailed Macro and Micro Analysis of Water Security in Kerala 26 Pragathi A Primary Education in Telangana A Case Study of Mahabubnagar District 6 Kailash Kumar Sahu A Study of the Trend of Education in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 27 Ganesh Maruvada Factors impeding the advancement of Ayurveda as a healthcare system on par with modern 7 Kirti Soni Analysis of Labor Market in India biomedicine- A Case of Ayurvedic Education in India 8 Madhuwanti Mitro Working towards Sustainability: A study of the Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling. 28 Ram Ranjan Prasad Scope of Rajiv Awas Yojana in Patna, Bihar 9 Nairita Roy Chaudhuri Environmental and Social Consequences of Shrimp Aquaculture in a Mangrove Ecosystem: A Case Study of Indian Sundarbans 10 Nikita Grace Purty Effect of Sanitation Intervention on child health outcomes and open defecation behaviours: A study in Arang block of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh M.A Women's Studies 11 Rasha Hasan Lala An Exploration of Madrasas in Mumbai – with a focus on modernisation and reform Name Of Student Dissertation Title 12 Rohit Jha Cropping Patterns and Its Implications On the Food Basket in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 1. Divya Gautam Subaltern Masculinities and Symbolic Gender-based Violence in Contemporary Bhojpuri Cinema 13 Sathia Sandha Chakrapani Stateless and Hungry in the 21st Century: An inquiry into the nutrition security of the Stateless Rohingya Muslim Community in Refugee Camps in Hyderabad 2. Divya Mehrotra Ideal Body Image Perceptions among Unmarried Men and Women in the Context of their Prospects of Marriage. 14 Spandhan Dhar Determinants of Health and Healthcare Utilisation: A District wise analysis in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 3. Harshita Singh Women Survivors of Violence in the Sub-urban Areas of Delhi 15 Vishal Baban Gaikwad Impact Evaluation of MGNREGA in Maharashtra for Tribal Women 4. Kanishka Dhariwal Lived Experiences of Widows in Shelter Homes 16 Aoinla Pongen Employment trends in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 5. Jankee Koranga Course Segregation :Why There are Fewer Girls in IIT 17 Trina Das A Study of Project Affected People due to Construction of Roadways. 6. Malvika Khitha Gender and the Politics of Space 18 Neha Helen Hemrom A decadal analysis on certain human development parameters of scheduled castes and 7. Megha Marik Gender Hierarchies and Patriarchal Challenges Within the Indian Culinary Industry. scheduled tribes in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 8. Poonam Panda Gender Roles and Perceptions of Masculinity: A Study on the IT Professionals 9. Pragya Sharma Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Perspectives of Gamers on Gender and It's Implications in M. Phil Dissertations - Education Video Games Name of Student Dissertation Title 10. Priyanjali Chakraborty Beauty Behind the 'Madness': Life Contexts of Women in State Run Mental Health 1. Nancy Chettri A Study of Secondary School Dropouts in Darjeeling District Institutions. 2. Shrikant Kalokhe A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Content of Science: A Study of the Sixth Standard Science 11. Shambhavi Sharma Lived Experiences of Women Sarpanch and Ex- Sarpanch under Panchayati Raj (A Study in Textbook of Maharashtra Board. Hapur District of Uttar Pradesh) 3. Vishnu Kareepadath Critical Pedagogy in Practice: A Case Study from Kerala 12. Sharon N. Zachariah Discrimination & Sexual Harassment: Analysis of the Lived Experiences of the North Eastern Women in Delhi 4. Shravan Pendyala Investigating Teacher Practices of Visual Arts and Design in Middle Schools in Hyderabad 13. Sonal Prakash Role of Community Mobilization in Improving Maternal Health Behaviour 5. Ritika Shrivastava Use of B.Ed Guides or Kunjis: A Case Study from Lucknow University 14. Suchorita Datta An Exploratory Study on the Perspectives of 'Power Dressing' with a Focus on Women M.Phil Women's Studies Dissertations Belonging to the Indian Corporate Sector 15. Sugandha S. Parmar Access to Justice: Lived Experiences of Sex Trafficking Survivors in Ujjawala Shelter Homes In Name of Student Dissertation Title Hyderabad 1. T. Chiranjeevi Tribal Women and Maternal Health: A Study of Konda Reddy Tribe in East Godavari District, A.P 16. Vatsala Jha Violence Against Women: A Study on Domestic Helps and Their Coping Strategies 2. Naseemuddin Khan Understanding Masculinity – A Study of Young Men of Rangareddy, Telangana

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 45 M.A Development Studies 19 T Kabi Joseph Informed consent and Indigenous peoples' right - A case study of Mapithel Dam in Manipur 20 Teja Naik Daravath Power Dynamics in Land markets Name of the Student Title of the Dissertation 21 Yeshwanth Kumar K A study of Decentralised waste Management practices in Bengaluru city 1 Ameya Ravishankar Urban growth impacting livelihoods: Need for Milk but no Space for Milkmen 22 Lymba Solomon ' Sensitivity' of Public Policy in Conflict Areas: A Case Study from Manipur 2 Ankita Ghosh Migration patterns and discrimination (in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh): Evidence from NSSO Sample Survey 23 Ronak Asrani M Bollywood Bazaar: Understanding the market of Bollywood from the Social Embedded Lens 3 Anusha Iyer Between Care, Capabilities and Well-being 24 Agnivesh Mandala Science, Communication and Development in India; A case study of Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh 4 Atrayee Das Chaudhuri Urban Health Governance: A Case Study of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation 25 Bhanu Prakash D A Study of Land Pooling Policy: A case study of AP state new capital AMARAVATHI. 5 Francis Joe Mathew Water Security in India: A Detailed Macro and Micro Analysis of Water Security in Kerala 26 Pragathi A Primary Education in Telangana A Case Study of Mahabubnagar District 6 Kailash Kumar Sahu A Study of the Trend of Education in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 27 Ganesh Maruvada Factors impeding the advancement of Ayurveda as a healthcare system on par with modern 7 Kirti Soni Analysis of Labor Market in India biomedicine- A Case of Ayurvedic Education in India 8 Madhuwanti Mitro Working towards Sustainability: A study of the Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling. 28 Ram Ranjan Prasad Scope of Rajiv Awas Yojana in Patna, Bihar 9 Nairita Roy Chaudhuri Environmental and Social Consequences of Shrimp Aquaculture in a Mangrove Ecosystem: A Case Study of Indian Sundarbans 10 Nikita Grace Purty Effect of Sanitation Intervention on child health outcomes and open defecation behaviours: A study in Arang block of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh M.A Women's Studies 11 Rasha Hasan Lala An Exploration of Madrasas in Mumbai – with a focus on modernisation and reform Name Of Student Dissertation Title 12 Rohit Jha Cropping Patterns and Its Implications On the Food Basket in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 1. Divya Gautam Subaltern Masculinities and Symbolic Gender-based Violence in Contemporary Bhojpuri Cinema 13 Sathia Sandha Chakrapani Stateless and Hungry in the 21st Century: An inquiry into the nutrition security of the Stateless Rohingya Muslim Community in Refugee Camps in Hyderabad 2. Divya Mehrotra Ideal Body Image Perceptions among Unmarried Men and Women in the Context of their Prospects of Marriage. 14 Spandhan Dhar Determinants of Health and Healthcare Utilisation: A District wise analysis in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 3. Harshita Singh Women Survivors of Violence in the Sub-urban Areas of Delhi 15 Vishal Baban Gaikwad Impact Evaluation of MGNREGA in Maharashtra for Tribal Women 4. Kanishka Dhariwal Lived Experiences of Widows in Shelter Homes 16 Aoinla Pongen Employment trends in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 5. Jankee Koranga Course Segregation :Why There are Fewer Girls in IIT 17 Trina Das A Study of Project Affected People due to Construction of Roadways. 6. Malvika Khitha Gender and the Politics of Space 18 Neha Helen Hemrom A decadal analysis on certain human development parameters of scheduled castes and 7. Megha Marik Gender Hierarchies and Patriarchal Challenges Within the Indian Culinary Industry. scheduled tribes in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 8. Poonam Panda Gender Roles and Perceptions of Masculinity: A Study on the IT Professionals 9. Pragya Sharma Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Perspectives of Gamers on Gender and It's Implications in M. Phil Dissertations - Education Video Games Name of Student Dissertation Title 10. Priyanjali Chakraborty Beauty Behind the 'Madness': Life Contexts of Women in State Run Mental Health 1. Nancy Chettri A Study of Secondary School Dropouts in Darjeeling District Institutions. 2. Shrikant Kalokhe A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Content of Science: A Study of the Sixth Standard Science 11. Shambhavi Sharma Lived Experiences of Women Sarpanch and Ex- Sarpanch under Panchayati Raj (A Study in Textbook of Maharashtra Board. Hapur District of Uttar Pradesh) 3. Vishnu Kareepadath Critical Pedagogy in Practice: A Case Study from Kerala 12. Sharon N. Zachariah Discrimination & Sexual Harassment: Analysis of the Lived Experiences of the North Eastern Women in Delhi 4. Shravan Pendyala Investigating Teacher Practices of Visual Arts and Design in Middle Schools in Hyderabad 13. Sonal Prakash Role of Community Mobilization in Improving Maternal Health Behaviour 5. Ritika Shrivastava Use of B.Ed Guides or Kunjis: A Case Study from Lucknow University 14. Suchorita Datta An Exploratory Study on the Perspectives of 'Power Dressing' with a Focus on Women M.Phil Women's Studies Dissertations Belonging to the Indian Corporate Sector 15. Sugandha S. Parmar Access to Justice: Lived Experiences of Sex Trafficking Survivors in Ujjawala Shelter Homes In Name of Student Dissertation Title Hyderabad 1. T. Chiranjeevi Tribal Women and Maternal Health: A Study of Konda Reddy Tribe in East Godavari District, A.P 16. Vatsala Jha Violence Against Women: A Study on Domestic Helps and Their Coping Strategies 2. Naseemuddin Khan Understanding Masculinity – A Study of Young Men of Rangareddy, Telangana

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BA IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Chinduluri Moulika LIST OF M.PHIL EDUCATION Rohit Sahu Aalla Saidivija Vaishnavi Priyansha Singh Ritika Srivastava Shreya Dixit Akshara Ashok Rakesh Kumar Meena Shravan Pendyala Sujata Bahot Ms. Giulia Mininni Dr. Nagaraju Gundemeda Anant Anupam Bhakta Charan Bebarta Vishnu Kareepadath Kabi Joseph Anshu K.S. Prartna Raj Mr. Shrikant Kalokhe Teja Naik Daravath Research Scholar Keele University, UK delivered a University of Hyderabad, delivered a public Chunduri Prashanti Nancy Chhetri Yeshwanth Kumar. K public lecture on 16/09/2015 titled “Can Energy lecture on 06/01/2016 titled “Education and Lamminthang Hanghal Durbha Dattashyama Lymba Solomon. T Empower Women? A Case Study Of The Solar Hegemony: Social Construction of Knowledge in Satya Praksh Elizabeth Edison MA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Ronak Asrani Mama’s Project In Rural Rajasthan” India in the Era of Globalization” Mallika Parasa Fathima R.F AND GOVERNANCE Mandala Agnivesh Duppala Bhanuprakash Gopika Vijayakumar MA EDUCATION Ajay Singh Hartej Sinh Hundal Bandari Ramesh Pragathi. A Ashok Lakra Haseeb P.P Chakali Manohar Ganesh Maruvada Bhagya Rekha Kendyala Indu Poornima S.V Geda Vivek Ram Ranjan Prasad Bhawna Gera Karthik Roy Jagdish Sonrish Bhawna Pande Kavya Chnadel James Prashanth MA DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Bhoomika Rajput Krupa Ravi Kunal Kishore Ameya Ravishankar. R Harshita Sharma L Thangminlal Mate Manjula Yadav Ankita Ghosh IAS Dr. Jessy Philip Mr. Harsh Mander, Malavika M.Nair Isha Verma M.minlal Haokip Anusha Sasthamani Iyer TISS Hyderabad delivered a Seminar on Activist & Author delivered a public lecture on Medha Raju Mandeep Kaur Gabhi Nand Lala Atrayee Das Chaudhuri 30/09/2015 titled “Though he is a Landlord, that 11/01/2016 titled “Inequality, Prejudice and Meghana Reddy M Pramod Kumar Ningduanguangliu Francis Joe Mathew Sarpanch is my Servant! Caste and Democracy in Indifference in New India” Monika Dash Prakriti Bansal Ramu Munugoti Kailash Kumar Sahu a Village of South India” Nihal Ranjit Sabiha Nafiz Remya D Kirti Soni Nikili Yepthomi Sanghamitra Raiguru Sachindra Kumar Madhuwanti Mitro Paras Ratna Sheena Lisa De Mello Sahithi Kanapala Nairita Roy Chaudhuri Prakriti Das Gupta Smridhi Malhotra Shakti Singh Arya Nikita Grace Purty Pranuthi Vedulla Suraj Sunilrao Jaipurkar Shikha Beck Rasha Hasan Lala Roshini Ramkumar Hridoi Basumatary Shravya Kadim Rohit Jha Rugmini Devi M Bhoomika Pahuja Sidhanta Sekhar Das Sathia Sandha Chakrapani Shehanas Pazhoor Abhishek Gulab Bhagat Vidya Sagar Kommu Spandan Dhar Shilanjani Bhattacharya Zeeshan Thomas Vishal Baban Gaikwad Aoinla Pongen Prof. Jacob Tharu Dr. Chayanika Shah Shreevidya Mohan Ram MA WOMEN'S STUDIES Deepmon Saikia Trina Das Retired faculty, EFLU, Hyderabad delivered a Visiting Faculty, TISS, Mumbai, delivered a Smrithi. S. Divya Gautam Eada Ramya Sree lecture on 06/10/2015 and initiated A lecture on 18/01/2016 titled “Understanding the Neha Helen Hemrom Spandana Komanduri Divya Mehrotra Raju Kumar Singh Conversation with Maxine on the occasion of Gender Galaxy” Sweta Narayanan Harshita Singh Prof. Maxine Bernstein, 80th Birthday Swetha. R Jankee Koranga MA PUBLIC POLICY AND T. Hausuanmung Kanishka Dhariwal GOVERNANCE Abhay Pratap Singh Talla Sai Chaitanya Malvika Khitha Tharayil Aishwarya Gopinath Abhishek Acharyya Megha Marik Vemula Navya Akheela Ashraf Poonam Panda Vemuri Sushrutha Amlan Jyoti Chaudhuri Pragya Sharma Thogata Mohankumar Ashwin Jangalapalli Priyanjali Chakraborty Pranathi Ayushi Rai Shambhavi Sharma Kunja Shrestha Devna Joshi Prof. Rama Govindarajan Ms. Ayesha Rubina Manomi Nair Sharon Nancy Zachariah Dhaval Dhirajlal Vyas TIFR Hyderabad, delivered a public lecture on Corporator Hyderabad, delivered a public lecture Faiza Ruksar Arif Sonal Prakash Gopal Ramesh Gajbhiye 14/10/2015 titled “Women in Indian Science: An on 19/02/2016 titled “Designing a Development Vishal U. Suchorita Datta Krishna Teja Inapudi Insider's perspective” Plan for Ahmed Nagar” Jada Kalyani Sugandha Singh Parmar Madhavi Palem Shreya K.A Vatsala Jha Pratyush Poddar R. Haritha M.PHIL WOMEN'S STUDIES Rajasindhura A Harshita Sakhamuri Chiranjeevi T Rajeev Agur Poonam Chand Naik Nasimuddin Khan Riyas. K.K

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD 47 Students Receiving Prizes & Certificates

Name of Medal / Prize / Shield Name of the Student 1 Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student Ms. SHILANJANI BHATTACHARYYA B.A in Social Sciences 2 Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student Ms.KRUPA RAVI B.A in Social Sciences 3 Prize to the Best Research Project Ms.MALAVIKA NAIR & Mr.HARTEJ SINGH HUNDAL B.A. in Social Sciences 4 Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student Ms. ANUSHA IYER M.A. in Development Studies 5 Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student Ms. ATRAYEE DAS CHAUDHURI M.A. in Development Studies 6 Prize to the Best Research Project Ms. NIKITA GRACE PURTY M.A. in Development Studies 7 Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student Ms. ISHA VERMA M.A. in Education 8 Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student Ms. MANDEEP KAUR GABHI M.A. in Education 9 Prize to the Best Research Project Ms. MANDEEP KAUR GABHI & MS. SHEENA LISA DE MELLO M.A. in Education 10 Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student Ms. RAJASINDHURA A Public Policy and Governance 11 Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student Mr. RONAK ASRANI M.A Public Policy and Governance 12 Prize to the Best Research Project Mr. RONAK ASRANI & MR. ROHIT SAHU M.A. in Public Policy and Governance 13 Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student Mr. JAGDISH SONRISH M.A. in Rural Development and Governance 14 Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student Ms. REMYA D M.A. in Rural Development and Governance 15 Prize to the Best Research Project Ms. REMYA D & Ms. EADA RAMYA SREE M.A. in Rural Development and Governance 16 Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student Ms. DIVYA MEHROTRA M.A. in Women's Studies 17 Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student Ms MALVIKA KHITHA M.A. in Women's Studies 18 Prize to the Best Research Project Ms. MALVIKA KHITHA M.A. in Women's Studies

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD Students Receiving Prizes & Certificates

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