Research papers on Odisha 

"Understanding the political economy of the Naveen Patnaik government's policies in Odisha, 2000-24",  work in progress.

"Why did Naveen Patnaik lose power in the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections? An empirical analysis".

"Good luck or good policy? Economic growth and human development in Odisha under the Naveen Patnaik rule" (with Jagadish Prasad Sahu), 2023. International Journal of Public Administration, https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2023.2278130. [Published version].

“Poverty and inequality in Odisha, India” (with Balakrushna Padhi), 2021, Journal of Public Affairs, Vol. 21, No. 2. [Published version].

“Employment and economic growth dynamics in Odisha, India” (with Balakrushna Padhi), 2021. Journal of Public Affairs, Vol. 21, No. 2.  [Published version].

"Political regime persistence and economic growth in Odisha: An empirical assessment of the Naveen Patnaik rule" (with Jagadish Prasad Sahu) 2018. Economics Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 610–622. [Published version]. Media coverage: The New Indian Express 10.08.2018, The Samaja (Odia) 11.08.2018.

Opinion on Odisha politics

"What does Naveen Patnaik as the Leader of the Opposition portend for Odisha?", The New Indian Express, 11th June 2024. [weblink]. 

"Why does Odisha love Naveen Patnaik?" The New Indian Express, 24th May 2019. [weblink]

"Does Odisha need a legislative council?", The New Indian Express, 9th September 2018. [weblink]

Quotations of my views

“Covid pandemic: Will Naveen curtail existing schemes?”, The New Indian Express, June 13, 2020.

“It’s a mixed bag for Naveen Patnaik in 2 decades of his Odisha rule”, The Hindustan Times, March 6, 2020.

"Odisha betters national rate in economic growth: Study", The New Indian Express, August 10, 2018.