CROSSROADS

The second round of Crossroads 2026 was held from Feb 5-7th 2026. It featured academic presentations and discussions on six relevant and timely themes: Technology, Identity and Power; Firm Dynamics and performance; Development and Vulnerability, Economics of Climate Change; Casual Inference, Agriculture and Rural Development, Policy and Macroeconomics; Labour Market and Outcomes 

A total of 24 papers and 8 posters were presented by scholars from distinguished institutions across the country. Eminent Academicians joined to discuss the papers and give the presenters detailed feedback.

The special sessions included: Perspectives of Research by Prof. Suraj Jacob, chaired by Prof. Devika J; From Manuscript to Publication: An Editorial Perspective  by Nachiketh Kulkarni, Senior Assistant Editor and Shweta Shetty, Assistant Editor, Economic and Political, chaired by Prof K J Joseph – Director – Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation; AI and Research by Prof. Chandrashekhar - IGIDR chaired by Dr. Chidambaram Iyer 

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The inaugural CDS PhD Colloquium – Crossroads 2025 was held from 20th - 22nd March, bringing together scholars to engage with key themes including Demography, Health and Wellbeing, Gendered Lives, Unravelling Causality, Mapping Lived Experiences, Labour and Enterprise, Fiscal Dynamics, Rural Realities, Regional Disparities and Development

The event featured 24 paper presentations and 8 poster presentations and was designed to foster engaging discussions and meaningful feedback to the presenters. 

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