Scholarly Footprints

Article titled "Ambedkar Jayanti 2026 should consciously mark the beginning of a Mahad centenary year centered on water and caste" published in Down To Earth, April 2026

Ms. Shakuntala Ghadai (PhD 2020) published her article titled "Ambedkar Jayanti 2026 should consciously mark the beginning of a Mahad centenary year centered on water and caste" in Down To Earth on April 14 2026.
The article talks about how caste has continued to shape who has - access to safe, dignified supply of water in India and who is forced into dangerous and degrading sanitation work; and the need to remember and implement a serious programme of action on the 100th anniversary of Mahad Satyagraha.

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Paper Presentation at Workshop on Public Finance, Tax Reform, and GST in India: Design, Implementation, and Impacts organised by Centre for Development Studies, March 2026

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented his paper titled “Tax Smoothing under Constrained Tax Autonomy: Evidence from India’s GST” at the Eight-Day Workshop on Public Finance, Tax Reform, and GST in India: Design, Implementation, and Impacts, organised by Centre for Development Studies, held between March 22-29, 2026

Paper Presentation on Feasibility of Agroecological Transitions for Smallholders at the National Conference on India's Development Pathways: Lessons for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Growth, March 2026

Ms. Anjali C (PhD 2024) presented paper titled "Exploring Feasibility of Agroecological Transitions for Smallholders in India: The Case of Natural Farming" at the National Conference on India’s Development Pathways: Lessons for Sustainable, Inclusive, & Resilient Growth.The conference was organized by the Department of Economics, Jesus & Mary College, University of Delhi on the 13th and14th of March 2026

Seminar on Investor Focus, Returns and Volatility during COVID-19 at CDS, March 2026

Ms. Devika DileepKumar (PhD 2020) conducted a seminar on the topic "When Attention Matters Most: Investor Focus, Returns and Volatility during COVID-19", at CDS, on 05 March 2026.
The session explored the role of investor attention in Indian stock market dynamics, with a focus on behaviour during crisis and volatility across the COVID-19 phases.

Paper presentation at 4th Annual Conference on Public Finance and Policy, by MSE, GIFT, CPF, March 2026

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented his paper titled “Heterogeneous, Conditional, and Regime-Dependent Fiscal Sustainability: Evidence from Indian States” at the 4th Annual Conference on Public Finance and Policy, organised by the Centre for Public Finance (funded by the Finance Department, Government of Tamil Nadu), Madras School of Economics (Institution of Special Importance), and the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), held on 23–24 March 2026
The paper examined fiscal sustainability across Indian states using an extended Bohn framework, incorporating demographic and political conditions, distributional differences, and regime-dependent dynamics. The findings highlighted significant heterogeneity in fiscal behaviour, identified a debt threshold of around 26 percent of GSDP, and emphasised the role of structural constraints such as revenue stress. The study contributes to policy discussions on subnational fiscal rules and the design of borrowing limits in a federal context.

Chapter publication in book by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), March 2026

Mr. Himansu Sekhar Thapa (PhD 2020) published his work along with Prof. Thiagu Ranganathan titled "Mechanization and Gendered Labor Market Impacts: Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Maharashtra, India" as a book chapter by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) on the second of March 2026.
The book is titled "Transforming Smallholder Agriculture Through Mechanization in Asia: Impacts and Policy Options_Volume 2"
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Paper presentation at Kerala and the World Economy at CDS, February 2026

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented a paper, titled "Reservation, Local Democracy, and Welfare Outcomes: A Study of Kerala’s Panchayats" at Kerala and the World Economy Conference, conducted by Centre for Development Studies between 23-24 February, 2026.

Paper presentation at the Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference at Adelaide University, Australia, February 2026

Mr. Mohamed Shemil (PhD 2022) presented his paper titled "Gatekeeping in the markets of Indian small cardamom (1896-2000)" at the Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference at Adelaide University, Australia, conducted from February 4th-6th 2026

Article titled "UGC regulations on caste are narrowly framed" published in The Indian Express, February 2026

Ms. Aishwarya Prakash (Integrated PhD 2020) published her article in The Indian Express on the 5th of February, 2026

"If the Indian state is serious about addressing caste, it must confront it as an institution in its entirety. This requires pedagogical reform that teaches caste, including caste privilege, as a lived social reality."

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Article titled "A Letter To My Fellow Woke Savarnas: Why Our Outrage Is Not Enough" published in Feminism in India, February 2026

Ms. Aishwarya Prakash (Integrated PhD 2020) published her article in Feminism in India on the 3rd of February, 2026

"Outrage is easy. The true real test lies in actively working to dismantle the very structures that sustain our own privilege. Until then all our ‘Jai Bhim’s and ‘Lal Salaam’s will continue to ring hollow. The world does not need more woke Savarnas. It needs more accountable ones."

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Article titled "Budget’s Service Sector-Led AI Strategy: Perils for Educated Workforce" published in NewsClick, February 2026

Ms. Anjana Kesav C (PhD 2024) and Mr. Sachin Varghese Titty (PhD 2021) jointly published their article in NewsClick on the 3rd of February, 2026
The article discusses how India enters the the AI revolution only as a supplier of labour, and not as a capital owner. A continued service-sector focus risks displacement among educated workforce making "upskilling" insufficient without a strategic shift towards AI related industrial capabilities.
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Paper presentation at 7th Annual Conference in Economics and Finance (ACEF), BITS Pilani Hyderabad, January 2026 Macroeconomics and Finance Conference, IGIDR, December 2025

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented his paper titled "GST and State Borrowing Dynamics: Insights from Panel, Quantile and Mediation Models" at the 7th Annual Conference in Economics and Finance (ACEF) organized by BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, held on 31st January, 2026

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Article titled "MGNREGA gave women freedom. New law may not" published in The Indian Express, January 2026

Ms. Srimanjori Guha (Direct PhD 2020) and Annesha Mukherjee (Integrated PhD 2020) jointly published their article in The Indian Express on the 16th of January, 2026
Their article discusses how the revamped employment guarantee act (VB-G RAM G) will push vulnerable women further towards insecure livelihoods with lack of availability, proximity and stability
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Paper presentation at the National Seminar on the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals: Is the World ready to achieve Agenda 2030?, Department of Economics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow,December 2025.

Mr. Pawan Kumar(PhD 2022) presented a paper titled "Understanding Climate-Induced Migration in the Indian Western Himalayas: Micro-Level Evidence from Himachal Pradesh” in the "National Seminar on the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals: Is the World ready to achieve Agenda 2030?" organised by, Department of Economics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, from December 22nd to 23rd, 2025.

Paper Presentation at The Fourth Annual Conference on Ageing: Reimagining Gender, Ageing and Care: Perspectives from the Global South, IIMAD & ISST, New Delhi December 2025

Ms. Gouri G Hari (PhD 2025) participated in The Fourth Annual Conference on Ageing; Reimagining Gender, Ageing and Care: Perspectives from the Global South.
She presented her paper titled 'Caste, Ageing, and Women’s Unpaid Labor: Insights from the 2024 Time Use Survey in Kerala' with Sneha S Najeeb (co- Presenter)
The conference was organized by IIMAD and ISST and held in New Delhi on the 4th of December.

Delivered a talk on "Response and Resistance: Understanding Alappad from Within" at Janal Talks at Kerala Museum, December 2025

Ms. Ayana Krishna D (PhD 2022) delivered a talk titled, 'Response and Resistance: Understanding Alappad from Within,' as part of the Janal Talks at Kerala Museum, Kochi, on 6th December.
Through narratives from field, the talk looked at the ‘Save Alappad’ Movement and how questions of survival shape community responses.

Research work presented (virtual) at 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition & Health - NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Scotland, UK, December 2025

Himansu Sekhar Thapa (PhD 2020-Direct) presented (with Dr. Rekha Bhangaonkar) work titled "Millets Economics: Policy, Production and Perspectives" at the 11th International Summit On Food, Nutrition & Health organized by the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Scotland, United Kingdom on December 2025.

Research Article published in EPW Review of Rural Affairs Special Issue, December 2025

Ms. Aishwarya Prakash (Integrated PhD 2020) got her paper titled 'New Collectives Old Hierarchies? Unfulfilled Promises Of Farmer Producer Companies' published in the EPW Review of Rural Affairs Special Issue, Dec 06 2025

Paper Presentation at 'Digitalization, Market and Society' Conference at IISER Mohali, December 2025

Ms. Aishwarya Prakash (Integrated PhD 2020) presented her paper titled 'Caste and the Third Digital Divide: Understanding Differential Gains Among School Students' at the International Conference on Digitalization Market and Society, organized by DHSS IISER Mohali, 2-4 December 2025.

Received Best Paper Presentation Award at the ISAE 85th Annual Conference, November 2025

Pawan Kumar (PhD 2022), presented his paper titled, "Climatic Change Impacts and Adaptation by Apple Farmers in Himachal Pradesh" in the "85th Annual conference of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE) " held at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), from 26th to 28th November 2025.
His also won the Best Paper Presentation Award at the conference.

Article published in Deshabhimani Newspaper, November 2025

Abhinav Surya (PhD 2021) got his article titled "Kerala’s Manufacturing Sector: Resilient and Transforming" published in Deshabhimani, dated 25, November 2025.He discusses the positive transformation of the industrial sector in Kerala in the recent times of shocks, reforms, and crises.
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Paper Presentation at the Doing Research in Public Finance Training program, New Delhi, November 2025

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented his paper titled "Mediating the Effect of Tax Reform: Revenue Autonomy, GST, and Subnational Debt in India" in the Doing Research in Public Finance Training program at NIPFP, New Delhi held from 10th - 19th November

Paper Presentation at the Eleventh International Conference on Law and Economics, November 2025

Shraddha Jain, Srimanjori Guha and Ayana Krishna D, presented a paper titled, 'ASHA “Workers’” Protest in Kerala: Questioning Structural Devaluation of Gendered Labour,' at the Eleventh International Conference on Law and Economics, organised by Law and Economics Trust in association with CDS (15-16 November 2025).

Panel Discussion at Mahatma Gandhi University, November 2025

Ayana Krishna D, Srimanjori Guha and Shraddha Jain, participated in a panel discussion on 'Future of Women Care Workers in Kerala: Learning from ASHA Workers' Protest,' organised by School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University (11 November 2025).

Paper Presentation at the MIDS Doctoral colloquium on Economics and Development Studies, November 2025

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented his paper titled "GST'S Effect on Subnational Government Borrowing: Tax Reform and Fiscal Autonomy in India"at MIDS Doctoral colloquium on Economics and Development Studies, held between 6th -8th October,2025

Paper Presentation at the International Conference on Agrarian Change, November 2025

Aishwarya Prakash presented her paper titled, "The Unequal Promises of Collectivisation: Re examining inclusion in Farmer Produced Companies" at the International Conference on Agrarian Change organised by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies from 6th to 9th November, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Paper Presentation at the International Conference on Agrarian Change, November 2025

Anjana Kesav and Sachin Varghese Titty presented a paper, titled, "Beyond the Poverty Line: Examining the Structural roots of Agrarian Vulnerability" at the International Conference on Agrarian Change organised by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies from 6th to 9th November, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Article published on Kafila, October 2025

Shraddha Jain published her article "Rising international Student migration from India: ‘Mad rush’ or reflection of the domestic labor market situation?" published on Kafila in which she takes up three issues:-a) how do we understand the sharp rise in student migration from India and Kerala in the past few yearsb) what are the aspirations of students leading to migration and c) what does it mean to label overseas employment as care providers as slavery and what does such labelling imply about similar forms of employment at home?
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Presented Paper at the JETNET Annual Conference by IIT Kanpur, October 2025

Himansu Sekhar Thapa (PhD 2020-Direct) presented a paper titled "Gender, Labor and Mechanization Dynamics in Sorghum Millet Farming under semi-arid Maharashtra" at the JETNET Annual Conference organized by the Just Transition Research Centre, IIT Kanpur held at the International Centre Goa on October 7-8, 2025.

Article published in Journal of Asian Economics & featured in Outlook business magazine, October 2025

Mr. Sabeer V C (PhD 2020) published his article titled“International Migration and Trade: A Comparative Analysis of China and India” in the Journal of Asian Economics (October 2025).
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This article was also featured in the October 2025 edition of Outlook Business magazine (Link).

Paper Presentation at Shram aur Hum (ISST), September 2025

Ayana Krishna D presented a paper titled, 'Everyday Adaptations: Gendered Labour, Climate Stress and the Lives of Fisherwomen in Kerala,' (fousing on Ethics, Reflexivity, and Positionality in Studies of Women and Work), at Shram Aur Hum (Engendering The Labour Discourse), organised by Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), Delhi (23-24 September 2025).

Participation in National Workshop on Frontiers in Health Economics, September 2025

Mr. Mayur Jeevan Kamble (PhD 2021) participated in a National workshop on “Frontiers in Health Economics: Evidence based Research from Large -Scale Sample Survey Datasets Using Stata and R Studio". The workshop was jointly organized by the Department of Economics and finance, BITS Pilani and Indian Health Economics and Policy Association.

The event was held at BITS Pilani Rajasthan between 16th- 20th September 2025

Paper Presentation at the UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development, September 2025

Ms. Rajalaxmi Singh (PhD 2020) presented her research work titled "Parents' perception of children’s learning abilities and school-based involvement: Evidence from Rural India", at the UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development.
The event was held at held at the University of Oxford, UK.

Secured Young Researcher's Award at the 4th International Conference on Indian Business &Economic History, Sep 2025

Mr. Kalayath Mohamed Shemil (PhD 2022) presented his research work titled "Gatekeeping in the Markets of Indian Small Cardamom: An Enquiry from 1896 to the Present" at at the 4th International Conference on Indian Business and Economic History.
He received the Young Researchers Award for PhD presenters.
The event was conducted at Shanti Sadan, Ahmedabad.

Participation in III Sapienza Ph.D. Conference in Social Sciences and Economics, Sep 2025

Mr. Amresh Senapati (PhD 2020) attended the III PhD Conference in Social Sciences and Economics conducted by the Sapienza University of Rome.
The conference was on the theme Bridging Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Research

Published article on Newclick about the Extension of Working Hours by Maharashtra State Government

Ms. Anjana Kesav (PhD 2024) published an article reflecting on her experience in the corporate sector against the backdrop of the Maharashtra government’s decision to extend working hours.
Link to the article: https://www.newsclick.in/author/anjana-kesav

Paper presentation (online) at the 6th Pluralumn workshop held at University of Hamburg, Germany, August 2025

Ms. Srimanjori Guha (Integrated PhD 2020) presented her paper titled "Ties that matter: Role of networks in women’s entry, mobility and diversification in specific occupations in Kolkata, India" at the 6th Pluralumn workshop.
The workshop was held at the University of Hamburg, Germany from August 27- 29, 2025.

Paper Presentation at the XX Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIMB, August 2025

Ms. Rajalaxmi Singh (PhD 2020) presented her research work titled "Parents' perception of children’s learning abilities and school-based involvement: Evidence from an experimental survey of low-achieving learners in Uttar Pradesh, India" at the XX Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management.
The event was held at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Paper Presentation at the Mining Conference by GIM (and OHAI Conference), July 2025

Ayana Krishna D presented a paper titled "‘Save Alappad’ Movement: An Analysis of the Nuanced Perspectives," at the National Conference on Mining in India titled, 'Digging Deeper: Rethinking India’s Mining Economy,' organised by the Goa Institute of Management (24-25 July 2025).

She had presented the paper earlier in January 2025 at the Coastal Histories Conference (Tenth Annual Conference of the Oral History Association of India), held in association with Kerala Museum (in Ernakulam, Kerala - 24-26 January 2025).

Participation in Workshop on Applied Econometrics, July 2025

Mr. Raunak Maitra (MA 2024) took part in a one-week workshop on Applied Econometrics, held at the Dr B.R Ambedkar School Of Economics University (BASEU), Bengaluru. It covered practical applications of econometric tools using STATA, R, and Python.

The workshop was Jointly organized by BASEU and School Of Economics & Public policy (SoEPP) - RV university, Bengaluru from July 21-25, 2025.

Paper presentation (online) at the 33rd International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), at University of Massachusetts, Amherst USA., July 2025

Ms. Srimanjori Guha (Integrated PhD 2020) presented her paper "Where do I go”: Violence and Everyday Network of Women Workers in Kolkata, India" at the 33th International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).
The conference was held at University of Massachusetts, Amherst USA between July 3-5, 2025.

Participation in the Ambedkar Summer School, May 2025

Ms. Aishwarya Prakash (Integrated PhD 2020) attended the Ambedkar Summer School organized by the Centre for Dalit Studies, Hyderabad, from May 18-23, 2025.

Paper Presentation at the New Approaches to Economy and Society Workshop at Azim Premji University, May 2025

Ms. Srimanjori Guha (Integrated PhD 2020) presented her paper titled "“Can I count on you?”: Support Network and Unpaid Childcare Burden of women in Specific Occupations in Kolkata, India" at the New Approaches to Economy and Society Workshop at Azim Premji University held from May 16-17, 2025.
She received full funding to attend this workshop .

Participation in a Summer School by APU & YSI, April 2025

Mr. Kalayath Mohamed Shemil (PhD 2022) participated in a Four Day Summer School on the Sraffa-Keynes Approach: History, Theory and Applications.
It was organized by Azim Premji University, Bengaluru in association with Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) from April 2-5, 2025

Article Published on The India Forum, March 2025

An article titled, 'Underpaid and Unheard: The Struggle of Kerala's ASHA Workers,' co-authored by Ayana Krishna D, Shraddha Jain and Srimanjori Guha, was published on The India Forum.
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They had published an article, earlier in March, capturing the context of the ASHA workers' protest in Kerala, on True Copy Think. This article was co-authored with Mr. Srinij K S, Research Associate at CDS.Click here to read the article

Paper Presentation at the 59th annual conference of The Indian Econometric Society organized by Department of Economics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), March 2025

Mr. Pawan Kumar (PhD 2022) presented his paper titled "Navigating Climate Change: The Dynamic Role of Technological Innovation, Green Finance, and Institutional Quality in the Asia-Pacific Region" at the 59th annual conference of The Indian Econometric Society, jointly organized by the Department of Economics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and The Indian Econometric Society (TIES).

Paper Presentation at the 8th SANEM Annual Economists' Conference (SAEC) 2025, Feb 2025

Ms. Rajalaxmi Singh (PhD 2020) presented her research work titled "Human Capital Development" at the 8th SANEM Annual Economists' Conference (SAEC) 2025, organized by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM).
The presentation was made online.

Participation in South Asia Regional Conference on Social Change by INET-YSI, Feb 2025

Mr. Amresh Senapati (PhD 2020) attended a conference themed Understanding and Addressing Emerging Inequalities in the 21st Century at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru

The conference was organized by Young Scholars Initiative along with INET in Feb 2025.

Three month International Internship at King's College London, Jan- Mar 2025

Mr. Mohammed Anfas K (PhD 2021) completed an internship at King’s College London under the guidance of Prof. Jamie Woodcock from Jan - Mar 2025, in the area of Gig Economy.
He was responsible for collecting and uploading news related to the gig economy in India onto the GigPedia database run by the WageIndicator Foundation.
He also prepared blogs and posts on the same topic.

Paper Presentation at the International Conference on Social Identities, Institutions, and Economic Development in South Asia jointly organized by Azim Premji University, Bhopal and INET-YSI, January 2025

Ms. Rajalaxmi Singh (PhD 2020) presented her research work titled "Parents' perception of children’s learning abilities and school-based involvement: Evidence from an experimental survey of low-achieving learners in Uttar Pradesh, India" at the International Conference on Social Identities, Institutions, and Economic Development in South Asia, jointly organized by Azim Premji University, Bhopal and INET-YSI.
The event was held at Azim Premji University, Bhopal.

Paper presentation at 21st Macroeconomics and Finance Conference, IGIDR, December 2025

Mr. Ashraful Khalq (PhD 2021) presented his paper titled "GST and the Borrowing Paradox: Efficiency Gains vs. Autonomy Loss in Indian States" at the 21st Macroeconomics and Finance Conference held at IGIDR from December 15-17, 2025

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