Research

2016 – 2018. Project Director, Poverty, Migration and Development in Rural Bihar 1981-2016, supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research.

2016 – 2017. Author, Chapter on migration for the Daman and Diu Human Development Report, supported by the Government of Daman and Diu.

2016 – 2017. Author, Chapter on migration for the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Human Development Report, supported by the Government of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

2016 – 2017. Consultant. Women's Work, and Determinants of Female Labour Force Participation in Rural Bihar, supported by UNU-WIDER, Helsinki.

2016. Co-author, Chapter on gender relations and labour markets in South Asia Labour and Employment Report, supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada.

2015 – 2017. Principal Researcher, Political Economy of Development and Change in Bihar, supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research.

2014. Resource Person, Discussion Series on Development Challenges in Bihar, supported by the World Bank.

2013. Co-author, Background Paper for the Delhi Human Development Report 2013 on ‘Safety in Delhi’, supported by the Government of NCT Delhi and UNDP.

2012 – 13. Co-Project Director, Women workers in the informal economy in Bihar, for the Task Force on Women Workers in the Informal Economy in Bihar, supported by SEWA Bharat.

2012. Co-author, Theme Paper on Women in Social and Economic Development in Bihar, for the Global Bihar Summit.

2011. Co-author, Background Paper for the World Bank report, More and Better Jobs in South Asia, supported by the World Bank.

2010 – 11. Co-editor, Development Research on Bihar, 2000-2010: A Compendium, supported by the Department of Planning, Government of Bihar.

2009 – 10. Senior Researcher, Status of Women in Bihar: Exploring Transformation in Work and Gender Relations, supported by the International Labour Organization.

2009-12. Principal Researcher, The Pattern of Rural Development and Growth in Bihar, and The Emerging Policy Framework, supported by the UNDP, NABARD and ActionAid.