IISER Pune

Development Studies (Jan 2020, Jan 2021, Jan 2022, Jan 2023, Jan 2024): The course explores questions such as what is the meaning of development, why does poverty and inequality persist, and can we reconcile economic growth and environmental sustainability. These questions are explained using diverse theoretical approaches - economic growth, human development and post development. Open to BS-MS and PhD students.

Economics and Public Policy (Aug 2020, Aug 2021, Aug 2022, Aug 2023): The course introduces the fundamental principles of economics and the applications to issues of public policy such as economic growth, inequality and environmental sustainability, using the CORE open-access platform. Open to BS-MS and PhD students. 

Climate Adaptation and Development (to be offered in Aug 2024): The course looks at ideas and strategies of climate adaptation, with a focus on the social, political and institutional aspects. The goal is to recognize the importance of normative concerns, such as equity and justice, in climate policies and action. Open to advanced BS-MS and PhD students.

Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences (Aug 2022, Aug 2023): The course provides an overview of fundamental humanities and social science disciplines. As co-instructor, taught sessions on introductory economics. Mandatory for BS-MS students.

Research Methods (Jan 2021, Jan 2022, Jan 2023, Jan 2024): The course provides an overview of research methods in humanities and social sciences. As co-instructor, taught sessions on sampling methods (qualitative and quantitative), survey research, working in multidisciplinary teams and ethics in designing, performing and publishing research. Mandatory for PhD students in Humanities and Social Sciences.

ATREE Bangalore

I have been teaching the following courses at ATREE Bangalore in the PhD programme in Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies during 2008-2019.

Social Sciences Foundation (Economics orientation): The course introduces principles of economics for non-economists and incorporates perspectives from human development, political economy and ecological economics.

Social Research Methods (Field applications): The lecture component of the course covers philosophical foundations and overview of methods. The lab component involves mentoring teams of students to develop 'social' research questions, design and administer tools for field data collection and think self-critically during the process.

In addition, I have been contributing to the course Practising Interdisciplinary Research on the Environment which prepares students to carry out interdisciplinary environmental research by providing overview of select frameworks and normative perspectives, and illustrating them through in-depth cases where these have been applied.