Teaching

Overview

Over the last five years, I have taught PhD, Masters and Undergraduate students. I have taught a range of courses in the areas of Urban Studies, Development Economics and Statistics. 

Courses offered at the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, India

Semester: Jan-May, 2025

HS312L: Cities and Development

This course aims to discuss and critique the contemporary discourses related to cities in India and analyse the critical issues affecting/shaping Indian cities in the 21st century. We also examine the changing trajectories of urban local governance and situating the role of citizens in local democracy to achieve the agenda of sustainable cities.

HS523M: Census and Large-Scale Surveys of India

This course aims to discuss the importance of the Census and different large-scale datasets in India in policy design, implementation and assessment of policy outcomes. The objective of this course is to develop proficiency in using Census and unit-level datasets of Large-Scale Surveys for conducting independent policy research, which includes extraction, merging, weights, generating indicators, analysis, interpretation, and visualisation. 

Course taught at the School of Public Policy and Governance (SPPG), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Ph.D.

• Perspectives in Development

• Software Tools for Data Analysis 

Masters in Cities and Governance

• Plans and Making of Cities

• Economics of Cities

• Financing Cities: Theories and Practices

• Impact Evaluation  

• Reading Text and Research Writing 

Masters in Public Policy and Governance

• Urban Planning and Policies

• Urban Economics 

• Urban Identities and Governance

• Advanced Training in Large Scale Surveys

• Development Data in Practice

• Public Finance

• Philosophy and Methods of Social Research 

• Reading Text and Research Writing 

BA in Social Sciences

• Statistics for Social Sciences