Assistant Professor
(1st September 2022 to till date)
G. B. Pant Social Science Institute
A Constituent Institute of the University of Allahabad
Jhusi, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Postdoctoral Researcher
(1st January 2022 to 31st August 2022)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Affiliated Fellow at Geographic Insights Lab, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA
Project: India Policy Insights (A key initiative of NITI Aayog)
Funding Agency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [BMGF]
PI: Prof. Rockli Kim & Prof. S. V. Subramanian
Responsibilities: Geographical data management and preparation of research articles on population, health, and development issues in India
Postdoctoral Fellow
(July 2020 to December 2021)
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai - 400088
Project: Demographic and Health Survey and its Quality in India: A Programme to
Develop Survey Research
Funding Agency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [BMGF]
PI: Prof. K. S. James
Responsibilities: Research on large-scale data quality issues in India
Senior Research Officer
(March 2020 to July 2020)
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai - 400088
Project: Demographic and Health Aspects of India: A District Level Analysis
Funding Agency: United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA]
PI: Prof. K. S. James
Responsibilities: Data analysis, mapping, and writing
Senior Research Officer
(July 2019 to December 2019)
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai - 400088
Project: Youth in India: A National Family Health Survey-based Study on Sexual and Reproductive Health Aspects
Funding Agency: United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA]
PI: Prof. K. S. James
Responsibilities: Data analysis and writing a report
Research Associate
(November 2018 to February 2019)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Project: Research Studies on Current and Emerging Issues: Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development
Funding Agency: United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA]
PI: K S James and Srinivas Goli
Responsibilities: Data analysis and writing research papers
Research Assistant
(October 2017 to September 2018)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Project: Family Planning: Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation
Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
PI: Dr. Srinivas Goli, in collaboration with the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Responsibilities: Data analysis, mapping, and writing research papers
Research Assistant
(July 2016 to December 2016)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Project: Eliminating Child Marriage in India: Progress and Prospects
Funding Agency: ActionAid, New Delhi
PI: Srinivas Goli
Responsibilities: Data analysis, mapping, and writing a report
Research Assistant
(January 2016 to June 2016)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Project: Social Differentiation and Spatial Segregation in an Urban Context: A Study of Varanasi
PI: Bikramaditya K. Chaudhary
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research
Responsibilities: Data analyses, mapping and writing research paper