Writing & Presentations

1. Unintended consequences of a financial incentive scheme for fruit and vegetable purchasing in an unorganised retail setting in rural India. Judith Lieber, Sanjay Kinra, Srivalli Addanki, Swarnaa Prabhakar, Santhi Bhogadi, Poppy AC Mallinson, Anura V Kurpad, Helen L Walls, Bharati Kulkarni, Shilpa Aggarwal, Richa Pande, Kiruthika Selvaraj, Arindam Debbarma, Sarang Deo, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Global Food Security 46, 100869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100869

2. Lived Experience of Women Seeking Breast Cancer Care: A Phenomenological Study. Syeda Sana Ali, Nanda K Kannuri, Nisha Hariharan, Senthil Rajappa, Nirupama AY. Illness, Crisis & Loss, 10541373251340004.

3. Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: evidence from six low-and middle-income countries. Xanthe Hunt, Shaffa Hameed, Shailaja Tetali, Luong Anh Ngoc, John Ganle, Lopita Huq, Tom Shakespeare, Tracey Smythe, Zeynep Ilkkursun, Hannah Kuper, Ceren Acarturk, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Vu Quynh Mai, Rifat Shahpar Khan, Lena Morgon Banks. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1):1-12.2023. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01989-1

4. Evaluation of Dakshata, a scale-up WHO SCC and mentoring-based program, for improving quality of intrapartum care in public sector in Rajasthan, India: repeated mixed-methods surveys. Samiksha Singh, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Aparajita Mishra, Leena Gaikwad, Rajan Shukla, Mukta Tyagi and Swecha Chamarty. Archives of Public Health, 81, 57 (2023). Published 18 April 2023.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-023-01028-z

5. Access to health care among internal migrants in Chhattisgarh, India: critical perspectives on the question of health equity and urban development. Shriyuta Abhishek, Nanda Kishore Kannuri. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, Vol. 19 No. 3/4 2023, pp. 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-11-2021-0106

6. Impact of a financial incentive scheme on purchase of fruits and vegetables from unorganised retailers in rural India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Sanjay Kinra, Poppy AC Mallinson, Arindam Debbarma, Helen L Walls, Judith Lieber, Santhi Bhogadi, Srivalli Addanki, Richa Pande, Anura V Kurpad, Nanda K Kannuri, Shilpa Aggarwal, Bharati Kulkarni, Eric A Finkelstein, Sarang Deo. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia 2023;▪: 100140, Published Online 01 Feb 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100140

7. Effect of WHO SCC Use Supported with Yearlong On-Site Mentoring on Quality of Intrapartum Care in High Load Public Sector Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh, India: Pre-Post Mixed Methods Evaluation. S Singh, NK Kannuri, A Mishra, L Gaikwad, R Shukla. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(8): e0000530, August 16, 2022.

8. On the margins of healthcare: role of social capital in health of the migrants. Shriyuta Bajpai, Nanda Kishore Kannuri. CASTE: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion, Vol. 2 No. 2 pp. 341–358, October - November 2021. https://doi.org/10.26812/caste.v2i2.218

9. Gendered Impact of Endosulfan Poisoning. A Study from Palakkad District of Kerala. Daisy John, Nanda Kishore Kannuri. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 56, No.49, Dec 4, 2021.

10. Cultivating Distress: Cotton and Cultural Landscapes in India. Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Sushrut Jadhav. Anthropology & Medicine, 28:4, 558-575. https://doi.org/10.1080/13648470.2021.1993630 

11. Caregiver Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Early Child Development in Telangana, India: A Cross-sectional Study. Leena Gaikwad, Zenia Taluja, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Samiksha Singh. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2020 Oct;7(10): 1951.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20204025

12. Characterizing the fruit and vegetable environment of peri-urban Hyderabad, India. Shilpa Surendran, Kiruthika Selvaraj, Christopher Turner, Srivalli Addanki, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Arindam Debbarma, Suneetha Kadiyala, Sanjay Kinra, Helen Walls. Global Food Security. 2020; Volume 24, March 2020, 100343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100343

13. Evaluation of whether health education using video technology increases the uptake of screening for diabetic retinopathy amongst individuals with diabetes in a slum population in Hyderabad. Ramagiri R, Kannuri NK, Lewis MG, Murthy GV, Gilbert C. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:S37-41. DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_2028_19

14. Adolescent and adult perceptions of the effects of larger size graphic health warnings on conventional and plain tobacco packs in India: A community-based cross-sectional study. Nazar, G. P., Arora, M., Gupta, V. K., Rawal, T., Yadav, A., Kannuri, N. K.,Webster, P. (2019). Tobacco Induced Diseases, 17(October), 70. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/110677

15. Enabling Factors for Behavior Change among People with Alcohol Dependency: An Exploratory Study in a Mental Health‑care Facility. Yamarthi P, Kannuri NK. Indian J Public Health. 2019; 63:233-8. DOI: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_364_18

16. Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Health Services: A Qualitative Study Amongst People with Disabilities in Cameroon and India. Zuurmond, Maria, Islay Mactaggart, Nanda Kannuri, Gudlavalleti Murthy, E Joseph Oye, and Sarah Polack. 2019. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071126.

17. Generating Toxic Landscapes: impact on well-being of cotton farmers in Telangana, India. Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Sushrut Jadhav. Anthropology & Medicine. Aug;25(2):121-140. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2017.1317398. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

18. mHealth and the management of chronic conditions in rural areas: a note of caution from southern India, Papreen Nahar, Sitamma Mikkilineni, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, G.V.S. Murthy, Peter Phillimore, Anthropology & Medicine, vol. 24, issue 1 (2017) pp. 1-16

19. At the margins of biomedicine: The ambiguous position of ‘Registered Medical Practitioners’ in rural Indian healthcare, Papreen Nahar, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Sitamma Mikkilineni, G.V.S. Murthy, Peter Phillimore,  Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 39, issue 4 (2017) pp. 614-628 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12521

20. Strengthening Diabetes retinopathy services in India: Qualitative insights into Providers Perspectives: The India 11 City 9 States Study, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Raghupathy Anchala, Gudlavalleti V. S. Murthy, Clare E. Gilbert, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 20:59-66; 2016.

21. Ecologies of Suffering: Mental Health in India, Sushrut Jadhav, Sumeet Jain, Nanda Kannuri, Clement Bayetti, & Maan Barua, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 50, No.20, May 1, 2015.

22. Hypertension in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension.  Raghupathy Anchala, Nanda K Kannuri, HiraPant, Hassan Khan, Oscar H Franco, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, J Hypertens. Jun 2014; 32(6): 1170–1177. DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000146

23. How do patients who fail first-line TB treatment but who are not placed on an MDR- TB regimen fare in South India? S B Nagaraja, Vishnu Potharaju, Zachariah Rony, Shailaja , Tetali, Raghupathi Anchala, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Anthony David Harries,Sachdeva Kuldeep Singh, PLoS ONE 01/2011; 6(10):e25698.

24. Assessment of patient safety culture in hospitals of Hyderabad, India. Shailaja Tetali, N K Kannuri, Mala Rao. Inj Prev. 16. A288-A289. 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.1036.

25. Acceptability of traditional healers as directly observed treatment providers in tuberculosis control in a tribal area of Andhra Pradesh, India. A Banerjee, B V Sharma, A Ray, N K Kannuri, T V Venkateswarlu  IJTLD, 11/2004; 8(10):1260-5

1.     “Koya perception of Health and Illness: An Ethnomedical Analysis”, in Social Dimensions of Health and Well-being, Rawat Publications, New Delhi, 2005.

Kannuri, Nanda Kishore. 2019. “Sanitation and Hygiene.” In Course Material for MBA in Waste Management and Social Entrepreneurship, edited by W G Prasanna Kumar, K N Rekha, and V Anasuya, 104. Hyderabad: Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE).

1. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of ECD (Parenting and Play Practices of 0-6-Year-Old Children) in  Telangana. Aga Khan Foundation, India. (October 2022)

2. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Gap Analysis for Regional Road Map 2023-2030 - WHO SEARO Region. (October 2022).

3.  Convulsions of Unknown Origin in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, 2020-21. Submitted to Government of Andhra Pradesh. (October 2021)

4.  Augmenting Comprehensive Cancer Care Plan for Telangana State. 2021. Submitted to ROCHE. (August 2021).

5.  Evaluation of Scale-up of Dakshata programme in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. 2019. Submitted to CIFF.

6.  Social Monitoring and Social Audit of Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh in 2018.

7.  Report on ‘Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh: A Study in the Ready-Made Garment and Leather Industry’ submitted to GIZ and CBM Bangladesh in 2016.

8.  Report on documentation of “Implementation of Home-Based Neonatal Care in Andhra Pradesh” as a part of collaborative work with IIPH Gandhinagar, 2013.

9.  Contributed to the report on “Assessment of Patient Safety Culture in Select Hospitals of Andhra Pradesh” IIPH Hyderabad, 2010

Kannuri NK. Peer Review Report For: Beyond behaviour as individual choice: A call to expand understandings around social science in health research [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:212 (https://doi.org/10.21956/wellcomeopenres.18942.r45590)

Select Lectures, Presentations, and Workshops

1.     Presented a paper “Sustainable Development: Relevance of One Health and Anthropological approaches.” In National Seminar on “Anthropology of Development and Sustainability” organised by the Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, 9-10th February, 2024.

2.     Delivered a lecture on “Climate Change and Global Health- A case of Mental Health in India” at Kautliya School of Public Policy, Gitam deemed to be University, 83rd May 2023.

3.     Delivered a lecture on “Movement for Global Mental Health- Indian Context” at Kautliya School of Public Policy, Gitam deemed to be University, 8th March 2023.

4.     Invited to be a panelist for a Multi-stakeholder meeting on ‘Dietary Sodium Reduction Strategies: Lessons from a community based salt reduction behavioural change intervention’ in Hyderabad by George Institute India, on December 15, 2022.

5.     Invited to deliver a lecture on “Social and Ecological Determinants of Marginality and Mental Health” on 16th October 2022 at Liberal Arts Dept at IIT Hyderabad.

6.     Co-organised a roundtable conference in collaboration with University of Oslo, University of Mumbai, Mahindra University and Infection Control Academy of India, on  “Strengthening South-South Cooperation for Promoting Sustainable Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Trade between India and Africa” on 24th June 2022.

7.     Invited lecture on “Culture and Suicide,” as a part of Certificate course on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion organised by Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, on 15th June, 2022.

8.     Chaired a session on “COVID 19: Health and Healthcare Management” in National Conference "Many Facets of Covid-19 Pandemic organised by Council for Social Development Southern Regional Centre, Hyderabad on 01 March 2022.

9.     Presented a paper “Multispecies ethnography and One Health: Anthropological perspectives for a more than human public health” in Indian Anthropology Congress 2022, organised Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) and University of Hyderabad on 22-Feb-2022.

10. Chaired a session on “Mixed themes - Anthropology and bio-cultural diversity in India: retrospect and prospect” as a part of Indian Anthropology Congress 2022, organised Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) and University of Hyderabad  on 23-Feb-2022.

11. Invited lecture on “Community Engagement for COVID 19 Care”, Consultative workshop organised by ICARE Shillong and ICSSR-NERC, NEHU Meghalaya on 20th December, 2021.

12. Lecture on “Culturally sensitive health care communication”, as a part of Orientation Session to The Health and Medical Staff, ITDA, Seethampeta, Andhra Pradesh, organised by the Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad. 5th March 2021.

13. Paper on Anthropological approaches in Public health: Understanding mental health and wellbeing, accepted for oral presentation in Indian Anthropology Conference on the theme of Anthropology: Theory to Application organised by the INCAA and Delhi University, February 21-23, 2021.

14. Delivered a key note address on “Youth engagement for sustainable development and wellbeing: Some imperatives for an effective policy” for Promotion of Emotional and Mental Health of Youth: A three-day Youth Development Workshop on 06th January 2021, organised by Tezpur Central University and LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Assam.

15. Lecture on “Community engagement for dealing with COVID 19- a Biological Disaster.” UGC-Human Resource Development Center, University of Hyderabad. 10th September 2020.

16. Invited lecture series on “Medical Anthropology and Public Health” during 9-13th March, 2020 for MPH students, at Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong, Meghalaya.

17. Conducted a faculty development workshop for MPH faculty at Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong on 10th March, 2020.

18. Invited lecture series on Social cultural perspectives of Health- Social determinants and suicide among farmers during  5-6th March, 2020 organised by LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam.

19. Presented a paper on “Place Justice for the health wellbeing and equitable development: Cotton seed girls in Telangana” in a seminar - “Humanities and Public Health” organised by PHFI on 16th January 2020.

20. Special lectures on ‘Participatory Research Approaches’ for Development Studies students at department of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad on November 20 and 22, 2019.

21. Talk on “Toxic Landscapes:  Agrarian Distress and Farmer Suicides in India” organised by The Metropolitan Medical Anthropology Association (MMAA), Department of Anthropology, City University of New York on 6th November, 2019.

22. Lecture on "In quest of a transformative paradigm to address health and social disparities - A Case Study of Cottonseed Girls in Telangana, India." Organised by Community and Behavioural Health department, School of Public Health, The University of Iowa on the 8th October 2019.

23. Presented a lecture on “The Hand(maid)s of Cottonseed: A Case Study of Cottonseed Girls in Telangana.” At Centre for Environmental Research and Children’s Health, University of Berkeley on 16th September, 2019.

24.  “Tribal Health in the changing social and cultural contexts” in national seminar on Tribal Policies and Programmes in India: Regional Reflections in the Context of Globalisation during 9-10th October 2019.

25. Invited presentation on “Engaging communities and social science approaches – Tick Bite Prevention” in National Consultation on Kyasanur Forest Disease: An Emerging Pathogen in India organised by NCDC in collaboration with WHO during 20-21 August 2019.

26. Presented a lecture on “Agriculture exposure: Pesticides” in the Short Course on Environmental Health, Organised by Centre for Chronic Disease Control-PHFI-Harvard School of Public Health GEOHealth Hub for Research and Capacity Building, at Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad on the 16th July 2019.

27. Presented a lecture on “Social & Cultural Contexts of Anthrax- need for a One Health approach” in  Multi-stake holders workshop to develop framework for Anthrax Surveillance, Prevention and Control in Odisha, India organized by  ICAR-NIVEDI and CDC on the 26th and 27th June 2019 at Bhubaneswar.

28. Presented a paper on “Community based participatory research and health impacts of pesticides” in international workshop on `Advancing Environmental Health Science Research and Translation in India through CBPR', 26-28 February, 2019 at PRIA, India in collaboration with University of Iowa College of Public Health, USA.

29. Presented a seminar lecture on ‘Crossing season has more unwanted pregnancies in young girls’: Life world of cotton seed girls and need for a place justice at , The Performing Body: Conversation on Healing with Medical Humanities and international seminar organised by Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 1-2 February, 2019.

30. 37. Seminar Lecture on: Cultivating Distress: Farmers Suicides and Local Mental Health, on 16th January 2018, Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, University of Edinburgh.

31. Lecture on: Locating Human in wildlife research on 14th September 2017 at Department of PG studies research in wildlife management, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, Karnataka.

32. Presented a poster Health and Wellbeing among cottonseed girls in Telangana and Maharashtra, in National Consultation workshop on Environmental Health, on 5th June 2017, jointly organised by Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India.

33. Workshop presentation on Health on the Margins: How does Social Exclusion impact Health? at Difficult Dialogues, Goa, during 10-12 February 2017.

34. Presented a lecture on: “Understanding reasons for the emerging public health problem of Farmers Suicides in India” in a seminar on Implementation research in Health Sciences, organised by School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, during 11 and 12th November, 2016

35. Invited lectures on "Anthropological Approaches and Methods" & "Anthropological exploration of Farmers suicides" in WTP short course on Medical Anthropology in Public6Health, organised by IIPH Delhi during 4 & 5th May, 2016

36. Lecture presentation on: Cultivating Distress: Farmer Suicides and Public Policy Failure in India

In seminar series at Department of Liberal Sciences at IIT Hyderabad on 16th March 2016.

37. Presented a poster on Cultivating Distress: Farmer Suicides and Local Mental Health in Telangana, India during a workshop with Wellcome Team on the 4th of February, 2016 organised WT capacity building program team, PHFI.

38. Lecture on ICT in Public health in India. Organised by the computer science department, Bangalore University on the 27th of November, 2015.

39. Lecture on “Farmers’ suicide as a public health issue: strengths and limits of SDH approach” in symposium on Social Determinants of Health (SDH) between 4th and 6th November, 2015, organised by IIPH Gandhinagar.