Arpita graduated in Economics from Presidency University, Kolkata, in 2018, and post-graduated from Jadavpur University in 2020. She interned at the Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata, and qualified for the UGC-NET examination in 2020. Since 2022, she has been working as a Scientific Assistant A at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. She enrolled in the PhD programme in Economics at Presidency University in 2024 and  registered her thesis titled, Essays on Economic Inequality and Poverty in India, in February 2025 under the supervision of Professor Zakir Husain (Presidency University) and Professor Diganta Mukherjee (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata). She presented her paper Premature Mortality and Poverty in India at the Research Scholars’ Workshop organized by Jadavpur University, and also co-authored a book chapter on Evolving Nature of Women Empowerment in India with Professor Manisha Chakrabarty, published by Routledge India in 2024. 

Email id: arpitakundu76@gmail.com

Anindita completed her Bachelor's in Economics from Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta in 2019, and her Master's in Economics from Presidency University in 2021. She qualified for UGC NET JRF in 2022. Currently, she's pursuing her PhD under the joint supervision of Prof. Zakir Husain and Prof. Mousumi Dutta, where her research focuses on “Climate change indicators and child health in India”. Her postgraduate dissertation, titled “Online Network Formation Among Students During COVID-19,” was published in Studies in Microeconomics in 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1177/23210222221111654). Anindita has also presented and shared her research on the impact of high temperatures on child malnutrition at conferences like the 12th Annual Conference of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association, the 6 th Annual Conference of Economics & Finance, the INET–YSI South Asia Regional Conference and 34 th Annual Conference of Jadavpur University (2025). Her ongoing research, a working paper, delves into "Heat exposure and child malnutrition in India".

Email id: aninditanamhata@gmail.com

Forum graduated from BESC and completed post-graduation from IGNOU (2020). She qualified CT-7-IAI (2016), JRF (2022), GSET (2022), and WBSET (2023). She worked in pharmaceutical industry (2017-2020), as guest lecturer (March 2022-Sep 2023) and as SME - UGC NET (April 2022-Sept 2023) where she received recognition for being “Top performer”. She has several literary contributions with works featured in international anthologies. She also received bronze standard in the IAYP in 2010. In October 2023, she joined Presidency University and registered thesis “Mental Health in India: Some Economic Dimensions” on 4th April 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Zakir Husain, Dr. Soumitra Shankar Datta (Department of Palliative Care & Psycho-Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata; Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, UK), and Prof. Mousumi Dutta. During her PhD, she has presented at several institutions, has served as discussant, has been invited to deliver lecture and has also taken up additional courses to enhance her interdisciplinary understanding and research competence.

Email: forumeconomist@gmail.com

Indranath Chatterjee completed his graduation in Economics from Bankura Christian College in 2020 and post-graduation from Presidency University in 2022. He qualified the UGC-NET in 2023 and joined the Department of Economics at Presidency University as a Research Scholar in October 2023. His research interests lie in Labour Economics, with a particular focus on the youth labour market in India. He registered his PhD thesis titled “Unlocking the Potential: Essays on the Youth Labour Market in India” in February 2025 under the supervision of Dr. Prithviraj Guha (Department of Economics, Presidency University) and Dr. Supravat Bagli (Department of Economics, Presidency University).

Email: indranathchatterjee0309@gmail.com

My name is Urgen Sherpa, and I graduated and underwent post-graduation studies from Jadavpur University in 2019 and 2021, respectively. I passed my NET in the year 2022. My goal as a researcher is to comprehend the health situation at the block level in Kalimpong District. Here, I'm attempting to comprehend the state of the health infrastructure and health outcomes as well as determine whether there is any correlation between them.  

Email: khambu14@gmail.com

Olipreya graduated in Economics from Lady Brabourne College, and completed her post graduation from Jadavpur University in 2020. She interned at the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a research intern and also worked as a junior executive at B.S.P. Enterprises. She cleared UGC NET in Dec 2019 and is currently pursuing the PhD programme. She is planning to research on gender based migration dynamics and explore the field further.

Email: olipreya1109@yahoo.com 

Graduated from Bholanath College, Dhubri, affiliated with Gauhati University (now autonomous), in 2019 and Post-Graduation from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, in 2021. He excelled UGC-NET in 2022. He was awarded “IshanUday” Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region for 2016-19 and ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship 2024-25. Fueled by a passion for Macroeconomics and the History of Economic thought, Rubul is currently working on the topic “Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty, and Output Dynamics in India” under the esteem supervision of Dr. Jayeeta Deshmukh.

Email id: rubulhossainnn@gmail.com

Sukhbir Kaur is an Assistant Professor of Commerce at Christ University, Pune and is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Economics from Presidency University, Kolkata under the guidance of Dr. Gagari Chakrabarti  since February, 2024. Her thesis is titled "Resilience, Hedging & Safe Haven Properties of ESG Investment in Global Financial Markets". She is a qualified UGC NET-JRF and a former Don Lavoie Fellow, with a strong academic interest in sustainable finance, financial risk management, and econometric modeling.

Email id: sukhbirkaur1997@gmail.com

Suroseee Nath is a PhD scholar at Presidency University, Kolkata, under the supervision of Dr. Prithviraj Guha. The title of her thesis is "Women and Work: An Empirical Study on Developing Economics" (registered on February 6, 2024). She is also an Assistant Professor of Economics at Marwadi University, Rajkot. Her research interest is to  explore women's workforce participation in developing economies, aiming to contribute to policy discussions on gender equality and economic empowerment. 

Email id: surosree83nath@gmail.com

Tuba Tasis is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Economics at Presidency University, Kolkata, with a research focus on the gendered dimensions of environmental issues. The title of her doctoral thesis is "Women and Climate Change", registered in the year 2025. Her research is being jointly supervised by Dr. Pravesh Tamang, Associate Professor, and Dr. Saswatee Mukherjee, Assistant Professor, both at Presidency University. She also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Management Studies at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat. Her current research explores how climate change disproportionately impacts women, especially in vulnerable regions of India, with an emphasis on labour, migration, and food security. 

Email id: tubatasis@gmail.com

Graduation: Economics Department, Jadavpur University; Post Graduation: Economics Department, Jadavpur University. Has worked as Editorial Officer, IMI Kolkata from April 2018 to December 2018, and as Executive Officer at Indian Chamber of Commerce from June 2009 to November 2015. She is undertaking her doctoral research on "A Study of Women’s Empowerment: Insights from the West Bengal Experience" under the supervision of Dr. Supravat Bagli.

Email: senjuti88@gmail.com 

Shreyashee is a graduate from Jadavpur University and a post graduate student of Presidency University (2016 batch). She worked as Research Associate, IMI Kolkata from March 2018 to June 2018, and as Data Scientist in IBM India Pvt Ltd. Currently she is working on "Some aspects of health care facilities and health insurance in India" under the supervision of Dr. Supravat Bagli. She has cleared the UGC NET for JRF & Lectureship.

Email: dattashreyasee@gmail.com