Annual Report

2019-2020

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

 ANNUAL REPORT
2019-2020

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

© Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 2020
2019–2020 ANNUAL REPORT PRODUCTION TEAM
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 Contents

DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2019-2020................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof. Armaity S. Desai........................................................................................................................................................................................1

Institutional Rankings.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1

TISS Response to COVID-19............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

New Academic Programmes..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

New Collaborations and Partnerships........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Internationalisation and Customised Short Term Study in India......................................................................................................................................................................5

Engagement with State, Society and the Industry................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Awards, Fellowships and Recognition..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Faculty and Academics.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Students.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Organisation Development & Management......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Convocation 2020........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

To Conclude….................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30

TISS MUMBAI............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31

Director and Deputy Director..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

School of Development Studies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37

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Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54

School of Education....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

School of Habitat Studies............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66

School of Health Systems Studies............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 76

School of Human Ecology............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 85

School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance..................................................................................................................................................................................... 93

School of Management and Labour Studies......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97

School of Media and Cultural Studies....................................................................................................................................................................................................................108

Research and Development......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115

School of Research Methodology...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................125

School of Social Work...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................126

INDEPENDENT CENTRES........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................158

Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research...................................................................................................................................................................................159

Centre for Lifelong Learning.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169

Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education......................................................................................................................................................................................................170

Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy...............................................................................................................................................................................172

Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna...................................................................................................................................................................................175

Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library............................................................................................................................................................................................................................181

TISS TULJAPUR OFF CAMPUS.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................185

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TISS GUWAHATI OFF CAMPUS............................................................................................................................................................................................................................195

TISS HYDERABAD OFF CAMPUS........................................................................................................................................................................................................................204

CONVOCATION 2020................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................215

CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247

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 Prof. Shalini Bharat
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 DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2019-2020
Prof. Lena Dominelli, our esteemed Chief Guest for this Convocation, Shri S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Governing Board of TISS, Members
of the Academic Council and the Governing Board, students, staff and faculty, parents of graduating students, and all other guests
connecting with us today:

I welcome you all to the 80th Convocation of the Tata Institute of Social Institutional Rankings
Sciences. As the Director, it is my privilege and honour to present
before you the Institute’s Annual Report for the year 2019–2020. In 2019–2020, TISS participated in various rankings at the national and
international levels.
In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, I would first of all
• The Institute secured the 34th rank at the university level and 57th
wish to convey my sincere prayers for the well-being and safety of
rank in the overall category, under the National Institute Ranking
all of you, in whichever part of the country or the globe you are in.
Framework (NIRF).
This is a time like no other, and a convocation event like none other.
This virtual convocation, we hope, will not only bring a closure to the • Under the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement
academic year but to some extent also dispel the pandemic induced (ARIIA), the Institute is a “Band A” institution (rank between 6–25) in
gloom. the category of “government and government-aided universities”
on indicators related to “Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Lifetime Achievement Award to Development” amongst students and faculties. TISS is the
Prof. Armaity S. Desai only non-technology institute that is appointed for incubation
partnership with the Social Innovation Incubation Programme of
The National Association for Professional Social Workers in India BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) of the
(NAPSWI), in association with the School of Social Work, TISS Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
Mumbai, jointly organised a felicitation function for Prof. Armaity Government of India.
S. Desai, former Director of the Institute, former Chairperson of
the University Grants Commission, and a stalwart in the field of • The India Today College Survey 2020 rated the School of Social
Social Work education. Prof. Desai was conferred with the NAPSWI Work of TISS Mumbai as the best Social Work programme in the
Lifetime Achievement Award for her immense contribution to country.
Social Work Education in India at the Institute on November 29, • In the prestigious QS I-Gauge-2020 Indian Universities Ratings, TISS
2019. bagged the overall Diamond Rating. TISS is the only social science
university to be placed in this category.
On this occasion, a book titled Journey in Social Work Education in
India: Emerging Reflections, edited by Prof. Murli Desai, Prof. R.R. Singh • In the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking, which
and Prof. Sanjai Bhatt, and with contributions from 17 eminent retired assesses universities across the world against SDGs, TISS received
social work educators, was released. This was followed by a Round an overall score of 62.8 out of 100, and is ranked among the top 200
Table Discussion on “Appeal for Quality Enhancement Centres for universities worldwide for SDGs 1, 5 and 10, and among the top 300
Social Work Education”. for SDGs 7, 9, 12, 16 and 17.

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TISS Response to COVID-19 sanitisers in several tribal hamlets and slums, distribution of 100,000
sanitary napkins in Mumbai slums, a 4-part video in English and Hindi
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown resulted in an “Our health in our hands”, a directory of essential services in Mumbai
unprecedented disruption to every aspect of life and living—health, city mapping food outlets, and many such other.
livelihood, food security, education, social and personal relationships,
and much more. From the middle of March 2020, TISS campuses iCall, the FAP of TISS, launched a dedicated COVID-19 helpline
too were affected when classes were suspended, field work and for mental health concerns; Prayas jointly with other key groups
internships rolled back, hostels vacated and faculty and staff offices advocated for COVID-19 prevention plans in select prisons of
locked up. It was an exceptional decision but this did not shut down all Maharashtra and Gujarat; the Disaster Management School gave
academic functions. It gives me immense satisfaction to report that we recommendations to the National Disaster Management Authority
ensured academic continuity by transitioning to online education and for future actions; students of a Diploma course in Gerontology
completing all assessments and evaluations online. The result - this produced a video on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s
Convocation ceremony, although delayed by 6 months but completed Advisory for Senior Citizens on COVID-19 concerns; the Special
before the year end. Cell for Women in collaboration with the CMO, Maharashtra, and
Akshara, released a video campaign in Marathi, English & Hindi
Continuing with our tradition, TISS rose to face COVID-19 challenges (#LockdownonDomesticViolence) featuring celebrities. It garnered
and leveraged its accumulated knowledge from several decades of 3.5 million views in the first week of its release.
diverse field action experiences to work with government, corporates,
NGOs, civil service organizations and individuals to provide hope The Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research responded
and deliver relief to thousands across the country. I feel proud to to COVID-19 with a new initiative, Connected Open Online Learning
report that TISS mounted what may be quite easily called the most (COOL), to ensure continuity in learning. Learning Resources were
comprehensive response to a national crisis. TISS faculty and students culled from existing courses and mapped to the NCTE B.Ed. curriculum.
across the four campuses worked with the most marginalised and They are freely available on TISSx, a MOOC platform, and the NCTE
vulnerable communities of informal sector workers, denotified tribes, website. The Centre’s Multilingual webinars on topics, such as
institutionalised groups, homeless people and stranded migrants, Computational thinking using Scratch in Geography and Mathematics,
prison inmates, villagers in remote locations, urban poor, and health attract hundreds of young students and their teachers in Uttarakhand,
providers, through direct ground level - life sustaining services, tele Karnataka, West Bengal and Assam.
counselling support through trained psycho-social counsellors, video
production for awareness building, evidence generation, policy New Academic Programmes
guidance, advocacy work and technology based educational resources
and services. And the work continued beyond the academic year. Two new exciting academic programmes were approved during the
academic year: (i) M.A./M.Sc. programme in Analytics and (ii) a three-
Let me highlight a few specific efforts undertaken -a needs assessment year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. programme.
survey of 10,000 migrants in Telangana state to help them connect
with government resources and plan their mobility through the The M.A./M.Sc. Analytics programme (offered by the School of
Migrant Workers Tracking Project, running of community kitchens for Management and Labour Studies of TISS Mumbai and coordinated
5000 + families for over three months in the neighbouring M Ward of by its Labour Market Research Facility) will be distinct from the
Mumbai campus, distribution of food packets, dry ration, masks, and learning programmes in analytics offered by other institutions. It will

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 • In collaboration with the Economic and Political Weekly, the School
capture both policy and technological aspects of analytics, and is an
of Media and Cultural Studies organised and hosted the very first
interesting blend of interactive and experiential learning.
edition of #EPWConversations scholars and practitioners engaged
in panel discussions on Data Societies: Self, State, and Economy.
The three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. programme of study (offered
by the Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research, TISS • The Aspirational Chatra Project, initiated and spearheaded by the
Mumbai) will prepare educators for school pedagogy (English School of Development Studies last year. paved the way for the
language, Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences) and integrates establishment of the TISS Observatory for Knowledge Partnership
additional coursework leading to specialisation in pedagogic and and Aspirational Districts (TOKPAD) in September 2019.
curriculum studies, ICT and New Media, policy and research. The
programme has received recognition from the NCTE WRC. The
programme is spread over three years divided into 6 semesters, and Internationalisation and Customised Short Term
integrates content and pedagogy along with education theory to Study in India
develop professional identity and capability of educators as subject
experts, with knowledge of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and The International Relations Office (IRO) of TISS nurtures multi-
diverse uses of media and technology. faceted and multi-disciplinary global collaboration to facilitate
Internationalization. It has active collaboration with universities in
New Collaborations and Partnerships North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. In 2019–20 we have
had 83 full-time students, 38 short-term students and 221 students
Several new partnerships were established in the academic year. from CSIP.

• A 3-year research agreement was signed with the University

One of the highlights of the IRO in 2019–20 is the way the office is
of Sydney, Australia, with an annual grant of AU$100,000
reinventing itself in times of COVID-19 by creating online courses and
(IND 4,900,000) to support research collaborations under the
reintroducing existing programmes like CSIP as a virtual programme.
multidisciplinary flagship theme of ‘Human Security in the
The office announced a non-credit Certificate programme titled “The
Anthropocene’.
Global Food, Energy, and Water Nexus: Engaging Students from the US,
• The Resilient Futures India Initiative (RFII) partnership was signed China, and India to Chart a Sustainable Future” offered in collaboration
with Queen Mary University-Global Policy Institute (London), with Cornell University, USA, and Agricultural University, China. This
and IIT Bombay, for building relationships between Indian and programme is currently ongoing and follows a unique teaching
UK academic, civil society, policy and industry leaders to design method where students from three universities will attend the same
durable solutions for enhancing lives, communities, and systems in class through an online classroom setup.
contexts of uncertainty.
Customized short term Study in India (CSIP) is the backbone of
• The School of Media and Cultural Studies completed a series of 5 TISS IRO; it is a perfect synergy between TISS and our international
films entitled Transforming Our Lives supported by Social Science partners in terms of strengthening our relationship. The Programme
and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada project GenUrb- is tailored to the requirement of the foreign universities/ participants.
Urbanization, Gender, and the Global South: a transformative The IRO has approximately 10 CSIPs per year ranging from 1 week
knowledge network, made in collaboration with NGOs working on to 2 months. Due to the pandemic, CSIPs planned for this year, were
issues of gender and empowerment. either rescheduled or cancelled. In view of the current situation,

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partner institutes like UCL and Macquarie University have shown Political Sciences Annual Graduate Research Symposium organised
interest for virtual CSIP or virtual short-term programmes. A draft of at Monash University! During the year the IRO also facilitated the
Short Online Course, entitled “Introduction to Contemporary India” is mobility of 4 faculty and 4 staff members.
being prepared and will be finalized with a potential start date in early
November. Based on the experiences of this course, virtual CSIPs will The TISS-IRO Fellowship Programme was launched in 2017 to support
be designed for upcoming months, if necessary. the visits of Senior Administrative Staff to international partner
universities with the aim of providing them with an exposure to the
This academic year the IRO is also working on formulating future international educational arena; encourage them to develop a global
plans in light of NEP 2020, working on joint teaching, and research perspective; study good practices for implementing them in TISS; and
programmes, developing online courses and Summer Schools (Global enhance the Institute’s global visibility. In 2019 – 20, the programme
Classrooms) with partner universities. was due to take place at Monash University. Unfortunately, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic this has been postponed.
One of the highlights of the year was the MoU research agreement
signed in November 2019 with the University of Sydney, Australia Engagement with State, Society and the
where the University of Sydney committed to investing AU$100,000 Industry
(IND 4,900,000) a year over three years to support research
collaborations under the multidisciplinary flagship theme of “Human Leadership for Academicians Programme
Security in the Anthropocene”.
The Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) is the flagship
The IRO hosted the partnership summit of the Resilient Futures leadership development programme of the Ministry of Human
India Initiative (RFII) in Mumbai in December 2019. RFII is an open resource Development, Government of India. The 3-week training
partnership for building relationships between Indian and UK programme (2 weeks Domestic and 1 week international) is aimed
academic, civil society, policy and industry leaders to design durable at second level academic functionaries in public-funded, higher
solutions for enhancing lives, communities, and systems in contexts education institutions (HEI) under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
of uncertainty. The three-day event involved sandpit meetings on National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme.
research, development and policy-making, a special “Mental Health One of the key goals of this programme is to provide visionary
Breakthrough Colloquium” with Ms. Neerja Birla, Founder and leadership and strategic thrust to HEIs, leading to academic
Chairperson of MPower, and the official launch of a British Academy- excellence.
GCRF funded project on “Surviving violence”.
TISS has been playing a pioneering role in supporting policy design,
The IRO facilitates two types of outgoing mobility programmes: advocacy and professional development in the higher education
outgoing student exchanges and outgoing faculty / staff space, both at the level of Central as well as State Governments.
mobilities. In 2019–2020, the IRO facilitated the exchange of We are honoured that the MHRD, GoI, has identified TISS as one of
26 TISS students under the regular and independent student the leading institutions to undertake professional development
exchanges / fellowships hosted by the Institute’s international programmes for academic administrators under the LEAP initiative.
partner universities in the US, UK, Australia, Finland, Austria, France, In 2019–2020, we organised two rounds of LEAP (August–September
Czech Republic and Thailand. In 2019, a TISS outgoing student 2019, and January 2020), where 43 senior academicians from HEIs
received the “Best Presentation Prize 2019” at the Social and across India attended.

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All-India Services (AIS) Officers’ Training Programme During April 2019 to March 2020, Saksham Pravaah counsellors
The TISS has been organising week-long in-service training registered 19,939 drug resistant TB patients. Understanding
programmes for officers of Mid-career AII India Service officers (IAS, the importance of involving caregivers as partners in treatment
IPS and IFS) since 2011. The programmes are conducted by TISS for the completion, Saksham counsellors also provide regular counselling
Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public to the family caregivers and have registered 18,384 (92%) of the
Grievances and Pensions, GoI. caregivers of patients for counselling. In order to take measures to
prevent TB and encourage early diagnosis and treatment initiation,
The objective of this training programme is to impart a cohesive 9,769 household contacts of DR TB patients were counselled for TB
understanding of issues in policy making and governance. The training testing of whom 89 were detected with MDR TB and 193 with DS TB.
is meant to start a dialogue and create a more nuanced understanding
of issues in the field of social policy, policy reforms, and governance. One of the strategies of Saksham Pravaah to increase adherence to
The aim is also to share the experiences of academics, researchers, treatment is addressing treatment interruptions (more than 2 days
practitioners, experts in diverse fields such as informal economy, tribal of missed doses) at the earliest. Counsellors through their regular
communities, water policy, public service delivery, criminal justice counselling follow-up visits with the patients, discussions with
system, and so on. family caregivers and NTEP treatment supporters are alert about
any instances of treatment interruptions and on priority counsel the
The 12th one-week “In-Service” Training Programme for All India patients to become regular on treatment. Of the 8,773 treatment
Service Officers was on “Social Policy and Governance” from interruption cases, 6,804 (78%) patients were counselled and were
December 2–6, 2019, where 20 officers participated. Erudite brought back on regular treatment. From counselling services
resource persons from the bureaucracy, the academia as well as the initiation in September, 2016 to March 2020, Saksham counsellors
non-governmental sector covered a gamut of issues concerning have successfully linked 5,893 TB patients and their family members to
policy implementation, policy reforms and governance for social various State and Central Government Social Protection Schemes and
development while maintaining a focus on key strategies and 5,524 TB patients to Nutrition Support Services.
innovations that are relevant to the participating officers.
“Saksham” in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic: The Saksham Pravaah
The aim was to provide a platform for open discussions, experience implementation is active with rigor during the COVID -19 crisis and has
sharing and developing insightful understanding on issues of social tirelessly continued to support the DR-TB patients since the outbreak.
policy and governance. Given the lock down, the counsellors are using virtual spaces and
providing telephone or video counselling to the patients. From March
Making People and Systems “Saksham” 16, 2020, Saksham Counsellors have provided video or telephone
Saksham (which means “making capable”) is a project of the Tata counselling to 13,443 patients across the 4 implementation states.
Institute of Social Sciences funded by the Global Fund since 2008 to The Saksham counsellors are maintaining telephone follow-ups with
support the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its fight against such patients and the District TB Centres nearest to their home towns
HIV and TB. Saksham has shaped the psychosocial support programme and are ensuring that the patients are provided medicines. The 390
for HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) in the country. Globally, Saksham is the patients, who migrated back to their hometowns, were successfully
only programme managed by a public national academic institution linked to TB treatment and other health services by the efforts of the
under the Global Fund. Saksham counsellors from March 16, 2020 to March 31, 2020.

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From 2018, Saksham Prerak, TISS as Sub Recipient to Plan India and NUSSD Programme has rapidly expanded to being implemented in 7
in partnership with the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), states and more than 220 colleges till date. The Programme has been
is supporting India’s commitment in achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 successful in providing over 25,000 students the right skills required
targets to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020. The Project is focused on for gainful employment. The programme is financially supported by
strengthening human resources for health under NACP as well as its Corporate houses and state governments.
integration into NHM through HR- task sharing/task shifting and is
supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria A Principals’ Conclave, titled “From Education to Employability:
(GFATM). The Project that was initiated in January 2018 has received an Preparing Indian Youth for the World of Work” was organized on
extension of nine months until December 2020. November 25, 2019 to bring together leaders from academia and
industry to discuss ways to bridge the skill gaps between work
In collaboration with Tata Power Community Development Trust, Saksham and education. Experts opined various reasons attributing to poor
initiated a community engagement project called Saksham Jan Urja. In employability ranging from K12 education, selection procedure in our
its second phase of intervention, from January 2020, Saksham Jan Urja has graduate colleges, curriculum and quality of teaching, student interest
initiated a “Peer Counselling Model” within the Mumbai District TB Control and lack of corporate involvement. Unfortunately, most of these
Society, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The Peer Counsellors reasons have some part to play in this huge challenge.
are termed as “Saksham Saathi”. From February 2020 until March 2020,
the Saksham Saathis have undertaken telephone counselling with 138 DR A State-of-Art Virtual Studio facility was inaugurated on January 23,
TB and 99 DS TB patients. Furthermore, the Saathis provide counselling 2020. The newly built facility will enhance the Institute’s capability
to patients who had interrupted their treatment and have successfully significantly in its endeavour to connect digitally with its remote
retrieved 16 patients back on regular treatment. The Saksham Saathis are centres and stakeholders across the globe. It will enable the Institute
continuing to provide telephone counselling to DR TB patients during the to facilitate and promote online learning through MOOCs and live
COVID-19 outbreak. streaming of lectures on a real-time basis. The studio is a step taken
towards the Institute’s goal of expanding its digital footprint in the
National University Students’ Skill Development Programme education and skill development landscape.
The National University Students’ Skill Development (NUSSD)
Programme is aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals TISS is expanding the footprints of NUSSD across the country. Recently,
(SDGs) set by the United Nations and finds its mandate particularly Schaeffler Ltd, a leading German Auto-component maker and Flex
interlinked to the fulfilment of SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 8 Ltd., a multinational electronics manufacturer signed Memorandum of
(Decent Work and Economic Growth) directly, and many other goals Understandings (MoU) with TISS to implement the NUSSD programme
indirectly as well. The Institute, in consultation with the Ministry in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. MoUs were signed with 20
of Youth Affairs & Sports (GoI) and the National Skill Development new colleges to train 8000 students by 2022.
Agency (NSDA), started a project, titled ‘The National University-
Students’ Skill Development Programme (NUSSD) by introducing Centre for Excellence in CSR
“Skill Training” for college students, so that the graduating Given the multi-dimensional activities in CSR in the areas of research,
youth acquire job related skills through immersive projects. In training, teaching, capacity building and networking among various
recognition of the efforts and impact, the United Nations (UN) stakeholders, holistic and comprehensive approaches are very much
Steering Committee on Children and Youth recognized the NUSSD needed, which led to the establishment of the Centre for Excellence
Programme as a “Skill Development Best Practice” in the country. The in CSR as an independent Centre. The Centre for Excellence in CSR at

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the Institute focuses on various programmes designed on the basis of Empanelment and Proposal Bank: The empanelment process is
multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives. The National CSR an attempt to create a model to evaluate, assess, accredit and build
Hub, which was formed earlier at the Institute, is part of the Centre for capacities of Not-for-Profit Organisations through a robust multi-
Excellence in CSR. layered scrutiny process, while through proposal bank, the endeavour
is to create a repository of CSR project proposals as part of the CSR
The Centre is chaired by Prof. S. Siva Raju, and currently has one advisory function of the CECSR.
Senior Programme Manager, three Programme Managers, one Senior
Programme Officer, four Programme Officers, two project officers, The Centre has evaluated 61 applications from Not for Profit
two Administrative Officers and one Attendant in its staff. At present Organizations in the last year. The Centre presently has 115 proposals
the Centre is collaborating with several public and private sector in its proposal bank and has evaluated 147 proposals for its long term
organisations like the Airport Authority of India, National Stock partner organisations.
Exchange, Mineral Exploration Corporation of India, Rail Vikas Nigam
Ltd., UTI, Cotton Corporation of India, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Coal School Initiative for Mental Health Advocacy
Field India, SEWA-THDC, CLIP India among others. The School Initiative for Mental Health Advocacy (SIMHA) is an
advocacy, research and capacity building initiative aimed at improving
The Centre is carrying out domain specific activities under major mental health systems within educational institutions, led by
divisions viz. Research & Development, Learning, Training & Dr. Chetna Duggal. In 2019, SIMHA collaborated as a knowledge
Development Practice and CSR Projects Review and Empanelment. partner with Project Mumbai, a Mumbai-based not-for-profit
organisation to launch the school mental health and wellness
Research and Development: The research cluster of Centre for initiative, “The Smiling Schools Project”. The Project is a five-year
Excellence in CSR engages with public and private sector companies endeavour that aims to create mental health systems in Municipal
to conduct evidence based and participatory research to help the schools; it has been adopted and executed in over 150 schools under
company adapt effective and impactful CSR approach. In order to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and 100
understand their CSR status and progress, and to design sustainable schools under the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra.
and people centric CSR strategy, the companies need to conduct Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown, SIMHA has been
assessments — Needs Assessment, Impact Assessment, Monitoring reaching out to schools with mental health resources for leaders,
and Evaluation. The Centre conducts such assessments. During the teachers, parents and students.
year 2019–20, the Centre has taken up thirteen Impact Assessments,
seven Advisory and Consultancy services, three Needs Assessment Incubation Programme
studies, two Monitoring and Evaluation projects and one Media The Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) was initiated in 2011 and is
Documentation. managed by students from the M.A. Social Entrepreneurship
programme at TISS Mumbai. The E-cell aims to foster the ecosystem for
Learning, Training & Development Practice: Its main focus is to transformation from the stage of “ideas to venture” by nurturing the
carry out consultation training of the CSR team and Board level CSR skills and tools of social perspectives, entrepreneurship, management,
committee, creating CSR strategy and roadmap documentation and and sustainability. The E-cell has done some exemplary work in the
process assessment of CSR projects. During this year, it has worked COVID-19 times by extending support to communities through its
with organisations like Tata Power, Schaeffler India and Rail Vikas initiative called “Sahaay: Ek aur Prayaas” under which they supported
Nigam Ltd. more than 2,500 people across the country, which is a mark of their

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 Collaboration Award for Excellence 2019 from the Open
empathetic and innovative thinking that they are cultivating within
Education Consortium (now called Open Education Global). TISS
the student community. The E-Cell was instrumental in helping
was awarded all 4 proposals submitted by the Institute through the
the Institute in achieving 4.5 out of 5 starts under the Institutions
UKIERI-Study in India Mobility with UK partners – the University of
Innovation Council (IIC), an initiative by Ministry of Education.
Sussex, University College, London, Coventry University, and the
University of Arts, London.
Awards, Fellowships and Recognition
• iCALL of the School of Human Ecology and Synergy Shipping
Our faculty were conferred with several prestigious fellowships and Company received the prestigious 2019 SAFETY4SEA Technology
awards as recognition of their work and contribution to knowledge. Award for innovative deployment of technology and strong
commitment to seafarer welfare. iCALL collaborated with Synergy
• The Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research was Group to develop a nine-language help line designed to reduce
awarded the prestigious IDRC-GPE-KIX funded grant for the seafarer suicides and support the mental health and wellness of all
project Connected Learning for Teacher Capacity building in maritime personnel. The help line service is now available free of
STEM. This is a 33 month long collaborative project with the Open charge to all maritime personnel via phone, email and the chat-
University of Tanzania, Ibrahim Badamsi Babangida University, based nULTA App.
Nigeria and Samste College, Bhutan and the UNESCO Regional
Office, New Delhi. CLIX phase 2 has also received funding for three • Our students have also done us proud – in 2019, a TISS student on
years from the Tata Trusts. an exchange visit to University of Monash, Australia, received the
“Best Presentation Prize 2019” at the Social and Political Sciences
• The Special Cell and RCI-VAW, anchored with the Centre for Women- Annual Graduate Research Symposium.
Centred Social Work (School of Social Work) received an award at
SIGA Gender Awards 2019 (sponsored by Sandvik India CSR) for its Faculty and Academics
work on gender issues in India.

• Dr. Ruchi Sinha (School of Social Work) was awarded the Best Paper Research
Award for an important contribution on criminal justice social work During 2019–2020, there was a total of 187 ongoing research and
in the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (IJCJS). documentation projects at the Institute. Of these, 15 were co-
anchored across different Schools/Independent Centres/Campuses.
• Prof. Bino Paul, Prof. Bipin Jojo and Prof. Abdul Shaban were
awarded the Duo-India Fellowship of the Ministry of Education, The Office of the Deputy Director (Research) anchors the Institutional
Government of India, to visit and collaborate with universities in Review Board (IRB) Secretariat. As a premier Institute in the field of
Europe. Social Work and Social Sciences, TISS has a strong commitment to the
highest standards of ethical research and practice. Research projects
• Prof. Ashwani Kumar from School of Development Studies was
carried out in TISS are often with the vulnerable and marginalized
invited as one of “Asia’s Ten Feature Writers” for the Asia Pacific
sections of the society and these projects are sensitive to issues
Writers and Translators (APWT) conference held as a part of
of social justice and equity. Research findings have been used for
University of Macau’s Literature Festival.
field action, awareness raising, policy advocacy at both national
• The Connected Learning Initiative CLIx received yet another
and international levels on a spectrum of social, economic, and
prestigious award – this time the Open Educational Resource
environmental issues. The IRB reviews, approves and monitors all types

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of research proposals involving human participants with a view to Field Action Projects
safeguard the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of all actual and More than 43 Field Action Projects (FAPs) are currently active in the
potential research participants. Institute. These projects address a wide range of issues, including child
and adolescent mental health, access to health in rural and tribal areas,
The IRB is composed of 16 members with subject expertise ranging violence against women, rights and rehabilitation of persons being
from public health, bioethics, law, social work, medicine, management, processed by the criminal justice system, children in conflict with law,
research methodology, demography, psychology, sociology, homelessness and beggary, tribal and dalit youth empowerment,
community development, education, etc. The IRB receives research corporate social responsibility, sustainable livelihood, food security,
proposals from faculty, doctoral scholars, and visiting research scholars adult education, and health.
on international scholarships/fellowships. During the year, four IRB
meetings were organized. During the current academic year, 28 new The Sakhi One Stop Centre of the Hyderabad Off Campus, in
proposals were submitted to the IRB for ethical clearance. During collaboration with the Women Development and Child Welfare,
2019–2020, the IRB gave ethical clearance to 19 projects (old and new became operational in all 33 districts of Telangana. Tuljapur Off
projects). In line with ethical norms of transparency and accountability, Campus remained active in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan activities while
the IRB secretariat regularly updates the status of research projects the Guwahati campus strengthened its work on border studies with
submitted to the IRB on the Research section of the TISS website. the faculty of Nagaland Centre.
Currently, the process of registering the TISS IRB is underway.
Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes
Publications During 2019–2020, 240 programmes were organised in the areas
In 2019–2020, TISS faculty produced 422 publications: peer-reviewed of human resources management, leadership development,
journal articles, chapters in books and authored/edited volumes climate concerns, mental health and human development, social
published by reputed publishing houses including Routledge, accountability, micro-planning, statistical methods, capacity-building
Springer, Sage, Palgrave Macmillan, Orient Blackswan, OUP and and development, Dalit and tribal issues, disaster management,
Bloomsbury. education, health, human rights, life skills, management and
organisation development, research methods, and training of trainers,
As part of the State of the Education Report for India initiative by among others.
UNESCO, faculty from Hyderabad and Mumbai campus collaborated to
publish the prestigious report titled N for Nose: Status of the Education The Institute’s faculty members also participated in national and
Report for India 2019- Children with Disabilities. international-level seminars, conferences, workshops and training
programmes as paper presenters, resource persons, discussants,
During 2019-20, four Issues of the flagship publication of the session chairs, observers, special invitees or experts. This year, faculty
Institute, The Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW), were uploaded, members participated in 836 such programmes.
published and added to its repository and currently, it hosts 81
Volumes (321 Issues) published since January 1940 to January 2020. Executive Committee Memberships
All the reviewed and accepted articles were uploaded immediately In 2019–2020, Institute’s faculty served on 452 executive committees
to update existing and potential subscribers and readers and to add of professional bodies, governmental organisations and NGOs.
fresh content and keywords. Thirty-six articles were published during These included decision-making bodies of various ministries and
the current year. departments in the government, NGOs, industries and institutions, as

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well as UGC committees for reviewing/developing/auditing curricula, The OSA serves as a focal point for processing medical insurance
and administration of educational institutions across India. claims as well as providing financial aid to students from economically
weaker sections across all campuses and centres. The OSA liaises with
STUDENTS the other campuses of the Institute and has regular interactions with
the authorities on issues related to medical insurance, student aid,
Enrolment student council and other student related concerns. The OSA facilitates
Student enrolment for 2019–2020 totalled 4,651 across all campuses. the representation of students on the Academic Council, School
This includes 437 in the Bachelor’s, 2,717 in the Master’s, 176 scholars Boards, Gender Amity Committee and Empowered Committee to raise
in M.Phil., 940 for Ph.D., and 381 students in the Diploma and appropriate issues and concerns of students through participatory
Certificate programmes across the Mumbai campus and Tuljapur, processes. The OSA has also assisted the Students’ Union in organising
Guwahati and Hyderabad Off Campuses. various cultural and literary events at the Institute.

This year the OSA supported student driven innovations on campus.

381 Two such initiatives i-labs and Bridge facilitated many events on
940 campus, to bring out the potential of the students and to optimally
437 use the potential of the students for the benefit of the larger student
Ph.D. body in TISS. i-labs is a student led initiative to promote the spirit of
M.Phil. entrepreneurship on TISS campus through stories, experiments and
176 action projects. The aim is to create an ecosystem to encourage, inspire
Master's
and hand-hold students to explore the field of entrepreneurship. i-labs
Bachelor's conducted Impactathon-19 to identify and reward innovative ideas
Dip. & Certi. of students. One participant of the event, conducted workshops for
campus kids on the value of upcycling and also did a demonstration
on upcycling by creating an art work from e-waste.

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Bridge is another student led initiative which aims to resolve financial
concerns of the current batch of students by facilitating support from
alumni. Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Bridge managed to raise INR 8
lakhs to support the students of the outgoing batch.
Office of Students’ Affairs
The Office of Students’ Affairs (OSA) functions as the key institutional In addition to the Student aid allocation from the institute, the
mechanism for linking students with the Institute administration and Institute and the OSA have facilitated several mechanisms to raise
academic staff and structures. The OSA works closely with all sections resources and have also been providing a range of support services
in providing student services such as Hostels, Dining Hall, Medical and to address the issues concerning the GoI-PMS Scholars and other
Counselling Services, Computer Centre, Library, Career Development economically marginalised students.
and Facilitation Centre, various Schools/Independent Centres and
administrative units like Finance and Accounts Division, Academic The range of financial support facilitated by the OSA includes
Section, SC/ST Cell and Equal Opportunities Cell. scholarships, fellowships and grants from Fazlani-Aishabhai Trust,

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Ms. Shalini Soni (First year student of M.A. Education) with her upcyled project
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MVBS Scholarship, Cognizant Fellowship, Allana Foundation, The TISSATHON was next (September 29, 2019) on the occasion of World
Help the Blind Foundation, M.K. Tata Trust grant, Framjee Cawasjee Heart Day, where around 250-300 students, faculty, and staff members,
Institute (FCI) Trust scholarship, Taksheel foundation fellowship, and enthusiastically participated. Sports Genesis (December 6-8, 2019), a
HPCL. Further, a mechanism of providing upfront financial aid to precursor event to the Annual Sports, “PraTISSpardha” (January 3-7 &
students was continued this year as well to reduce the entry barriers 11-12, 2020), saw 150-200 students participating in events like kho-
for students from most vulnerable backgrounds. This academic year, kho, tug-of-war, pitthu, skipping, and frisbee. UDAAN 3.0: Towards
we have disbursed INR 2,32,78,817/- to support students across Inclusivity was organised (December 22-24, 2020) with the idea to
campuses. This year we have provided support for 734 students have a tournament for the visually impaired students on Campus.
across campuses. We have received 236 used and functional laptops Students also represented TISS in various inter-college sports events
from Flextronics to create a laptop bank for students coming from and bagged prizes as well.
economically weaker sections.
Gender Week (end) was held from January 9-11, 2020, on the theme
Students’ Union of ‘Gender, Sexuality and the State’. Questions of identity, citizenship,
mental health, access to justice in educational spaces etc. were
The TISS Students’ Union (SU) of 2019-2020 focused on ensuring discussed in the form of panel discussions.
the spirit of unity among the students and ensuring spaces of
expression for the student community within the campus. To ensure Pre-admission orientation for the session 2020-22 was conducted in
accountability and transparency the SU called for regular General Body collaboration with the SC/ST Cell and Equal Opportunities Cell and its
Meetings (GBM), seven GBMs have been held so far; to ensure proper student representatives on December 21-22, 2019. Candidates from
engagement and discussion with the other elected representatives, across the country (excluding northeast) and belonging to the SC
regular meetings were held. The SU has also worked towards proper and ST categories attended the orientation programme. The EOC Cell
communication and coordination among students across all TISS Representative was a part of the organising committee for the pre-
campuses. The SU played an active role in the process of students aid admission orientation. The SU facilitated all the processes for about
interviews, and helped the administration in processing Students’ Aid the 200 students attending the programme.
Applications in a transparent manner. The SU had taken feedback on
the Health Centre in the campus, and a consolidated feedback was Counselling Centre
submitted to the Institute in order to take necessary steps. The Counselling Centre of TISS offers a confidential and supportive
environment for students and staff to explore and deal with issues
The office of the Cultural Secretary, TISS Students’ Union 2019-20 related to academics, managing inter-personal relationships and/or
organised the annual cultural festival of TISS, ‘QuinTISSence’ which was personal development and growth. The Counselling team consists of
themed on ‘Art Beyond Borders’. The festival attempted to encompass three full-time, two part-time counsellors and a visiting psychiatrist.
different art forms and included theatre, music, poetry, dance, comedy, Students and staff can personally approach the Centre for an
live art and talks. As put forward in the manifesto, the SU was able to appointment or get one through a phone call or e-mail. A total of 356
pull off, for the first time, Inter School Group Dance Competition where students approached and benefitted from the counselling service in
8 schools participated. the year 2019–2020.

The TISS Badminton tournament, the first of the session (September The Counselling Centre engages in Outreach work, that involves
19-21, 2019) saw participation from around 50-60 students. mental health promotion and preventive activities throughout

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the year. Some of the developmental activities undertaken by activities related to colour like mandala colouring sheets, free hand
the Counselling team were: Theme Based Mela, Group Sessions, drawing and colouring, writing and sharing positive messages on
Workshops, Mental Health Awareness, Celebrating Mental Health bookmark sized colour papers.
Week, Peer Support Training Programme, Stress Busters/Relaxation,
Self-Reflection Activities, Theme based and event based activities. Post-pandemic Outreach: In response to the on-going pandemic, the
Counselling Centre extended its services to the general population
Peer Support Training Programme: The Personality Enhancement from March 2020 by providing free counselling services through social
and Peer Support Training Programme is an innovative initiative of the media platforms and video-calling apps.
Counselling Centre and extremely popular with students. Students
who complete all the sessions successfully are called Student Peer For the first time, the Counselling Centre explored an online medium
Supporters and provide support to their peers, before referral to to reach out to the general public by going live on the TISS Counselling
the Counselling Centre. It has led to greater acceptance and de- Centre Facebook page. The first live session on April 7, 2020 focussed
stigmatisation about the process of seeking help. This year it was on “Validating and understanding feelings” during these times. The
conducted from June to September 2019; 42 students completed the session was conducted to validate and help individuals understand
Peer Support Training successfully. the various emotions that are being experienced due to COVID-19 and
the resulting lockdown. Strategies to understand them, regulate them
Workshops: The workshops conducted were – “Back to Square Fun and self-soothe were taught. The second session was on “Coping with
Workshop” (fun ways to interact with each other using multiple Change” (April 10, 2020), and the third live session was on “Navigating
games and activities); “Explore Your Wellbeing Workshop” (to facilitate Relationships” (April 23, 2020).
students to get acquainted with and work towards maintaining their
overall wellbeing); “Dealing with Change Workshop” (strategies to deal A hand-out was prepared for students on getting information to read
with changes effectively); and “Relaxation Workshop”. and understand the psychology of change in detail. Coping strategies
were outlined for dealing with change on a physical level, on an
Mental Health Awareness Programmes: These programmes are intrinsic level or on an external level and also included factors that
conducted with the aim to promote conversations on mental health could motivate change.
and creating support. Towards this many programmes were conducted
through the year, including the Wellbeing Clan – A Group Process Other Programmes: Two sessions were conducted with two groups
initiative, Making Healthy Choices, World Suicide Prevention Week, of security staff on November 7–8, 2019 comprising 55 security
Mental Health Week Awareness, etc. The activities included interactive personnel. The topic was ‘Self-care and Coping Skills’ and the
sessions, quizzes, poster making and display, among others. participants were provided information on components of self-care
such as the physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural aspects.
Open Sessions and Stress Busters: Open sessions on gratitude, A Diwali vacation activity for the staff children was conducted on
handling pressures and stress of placement, worry and mindfulness October 23–24, 2019. The group consisted of a mix of 40 children:
were conducted through the year. Multiple stress busters were children of staff and children from the Prayas project. It has been
conducted throughout the year on a regular basis to address concerns, the Centre’s effort since the last three years to integrate the children
provide information and also to provide relief during the examination from the Prayas project into mainstream society. Children got to play
and assignment submission periods. One of the stress busters called various group games as well as created Diwali related items/artefacts
“Colourful Break” was conducted on 31 January 2020 and included for themselves.

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Social Media: The Counselling Centre has an active Facebook page
Organisation Development & Management
to stay connected with students and the general public beyond the
campus premises. Articles, information and other interesting tit- Computer and IT Service Management Centre
bits related to mental health concerns are posted on the page. The The Computer Centre manages and monitors the data centre
outreach has increased substantially in this year with more people developed and deployed in-house in Mumbai and Guwahati
visiting/accessing the page. campuses, while the IT Service Management Centre (ITSMC) supports
all IT applications for students, faculty and administration of the
Career Development and Facilitation Centre Institute across all campuses. Data Centre servers are monitored and
The Career Development and Facilitation Centre (CDFC) aims at managed together by Computer Centre and ITSMC.
providing a systemic and holistic approach to the students of TISS for
their transition from an academic journey to the professional space. The Computer Centre manages virtual classrooms for students
School wise sessions were organised for the students regarding the across all programmes in all campuses and has enabled all necessary
Placement Process in January 2020, in which students from Mumbai support for conducting online webinars, meetings, interviews
and Tuljapur Campuses participated. etc., to ensure the continuity of all academic activities during the
pandemic. During the lockdown epidemic, ITSMC has developed and
Phase 1 held in January 2020 saw around 35 organisations managed applications for online personal interview and successfully
participating and approximately 100 students got placed. Phase 2, completed admission process on time. ITSMC has created customised
to be held in March 2020 also had a robust pipeline of around 20 and has been managing a portal with online Learning Management
organisations more to come. However, due to the COVID-19, the System.
placements process was impacted too.
This year, the Computer Centre conducted an audit of the Data Centre
The CDFC office, during these times increased its efforts and reached and prepared a proposal for the upgradation of technology. ITSMC
out to all the potential organisations and managed to place 20 developed new platform to handle online Personal Interview grading
students (NTPC and Rajeevika). The job front saw many organisations system and successfully implemented it for the Master’s and Bachelor’s
deferring their dates of joining and the CDFC office kept in touch with admissions.
these organisations and provided regular updates to the students. We
are happy to inform that none of the offers were rolled back by the Appointments, Promotions and Retirements
participating organisations. There are 197 academic positions, of which, 152 are filled. There
are also 123 ad-hoc academic positions of which 78 positions are
Student participation was robust with 450 students enrolling with the funded by the Tata Trusts. Of the 252 administrative positions
Cell. This year saw a mix of government organizations, private players (including Technical and Service Staff ), 184 have been filled. One
and NGO’s as our key hiring partners. Key hiring organisations in the faculty appointment and five faculty promotions (under UGC’s Career
governmental space were State Rural Livelihood Missions (Bihar, Advancement Scheme) were made this year. Three administrative
Rajasthan), Kudumbashree and Haryana (25 students hired), CSR – appointments were made during 2019–2020.
Foundations such as JM Finance (7 students), NRMC (6 Students),
and NGO’s such as SD Foundation (2). Organisations—such as JPAL, Three faculty members and eight administrative staff superannuated
ID Insights—connect with students was also facilitated for their off in 2019–2020, while two members took voluntary retirement and one
campus hiring programmes. resigned.

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Name Designation Date

APPOINTMENTS

Mr. Narendra Mishra Deputy Registrar (Academic) 17.01.2020

Ms. Barnali Gogoi Assistant Registrar, Guwahati Off-Campus 17.01.2020

Mr. Ramesh R. Assistant Registrar, Hyderabad Off-Campus 20.01.2020

PROMOTIONS

Dr. Veeresh Hanchinal Deputy Librarian (Stage 4) 04.09.2016

Mr. Prabhu Gaddimani Assistant Librarian (Selection Grade) 19.06.2016

Dr. Anjali Kulkarni Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) 01.09.2013

Dr. Roshni Nair-Shaikh Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) 01.01.2017

Dr. Neelam Yadava Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) 30.04.2018

RETIREMENTS/RESIGNATIONS

Dr. C P Mohan Kumar (VRS) Registrar 29.05.2019

Ms. Sheela Mohite CFA Head Hostel Attendant 31.05.2019

Prof. T. Sunderraman (Resignation) Professor 08.05.2019

Ms. Tidiben K. Sosa Lower Division Clerk 30.09.2019

Mr. D. D. Dilpak Machine Operator 30.09.2019

Mr. H. J. Worlikar Head Security Guard 30.09.2019

Mr. T. L. Bhutkade (VRS) Mali 31.10.2019

Prof. S. Siva Raju Professor 30.11.2019

Mr. Uday Salvi Driver 30.11.2019

Prof. T. Jayaraman Professor 31.01.2020

Prof. N. Rustomfram Professor 29.02.2020

Ms. Seethalakshmi Kalyanaraman Section Officer 30.04.2020

Mr. Satteppa Dyamannagol Social Worker, Tuljapur Off-Campus 31.05.2020

Mr. Suryakant Juwatkar CFA (Hostel Attendant) 31.05.2020

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Audited Financial Statement at a Glance, as on 31st March 2019

UGC Funded

(Rupees in Lakhs)

2017-18 PARTICULARS 2018-19

(1,275.25) Opening Balance 1,429.61

INCOME

1,041.79 Academic Receipts 1,064.67

9,256.30 Grants & Donations 5,886.47

27.41 Income from Investments 168.03

91.51 Other Incomes 132.79

146.54 Deferred Income for assets purchased out of Restricted Fund for the year 113.45

10,563.55 TOTAL 7,365.42

EXPENDITURE

6,855.13 Staff Payments & Benefits 6,787.11

179.03 Academic Expenses 113.75

764.58 Administrative and General Expenses 774.72

48.80 Transportation Expenses 58.64

290.79 Repairs & Maintenance 262.31

8.35 Finance costs 5.82

56.42 Other Expenses 23.81

146.54 Depreciation 113.45

(490.96) Deficit met from Special Reserve Fund (40.29)

7,858.69 TOTAL 8,099.32

1,429.61 Surplus/(deficit) carried to Balance Sheet 695.71

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Long Service Award with specialisation in Clinical Psychology (BALM), 21 in Applied
In 2019–2020, 4 faculty members and 1 administrative staff were Psychology with specialisation in Counselling Psychology (BALM), 16
felicitated on Institute Day for completing 20 years of service with TISS. in Regulatory Governance; 22 in Climate Change and Sustainability
Studies; 27 in Urban Policy and Governance; 18 in Water Policy and
• Prof. P.K. Shajahan (School of Social Work) Governance; 11 in Library and Information Science, and 37 in Access
to Justice, 40 in Education (Teacher Education).
• Prof. Arvind Tiwari (School of Law Rights and Constitutional
Governance) From TISS Tuljapur Off Campus, 4 will be awarded their Doctor
of Philosophy and 9 their Master of Philosophy degrees. 118
• Dr. P. Gopinath (School of Development Studies) graduate with a Masters’ degree, of which, 34 will be in Social
Work in Rural Development; 26 is in Sustainable Livelihoods and
• Prof. Srilatha Juvva (School of Social Work) Natural Resources Governance; 26 in Social Innovations and
Entrepreneurship; and 32 in Development Policy, Planning and
• Ms. Brinelle D’Souza (School of Social Work) Practice. In addition, 78 students were awarded a Bachelor’s
degree, including 39 in Social Sciences and 39 in Social Work with
• Ms. Roopa Palve (Doctoral Students’ Office) specialisation in Rural Development.

From TISS Hyderabad Off Campus, 2 will be awarded their Doctor

CONVOCATION 2020 of Philosophy and 1 their Master of Philosophy degrees.164
students graduated with a Master’s degree, including 25 in Rural
At the 80th Annual Convocation of TISS, 1737 students and scholars Development and Governance; 24 in Women’s Studies; 20 in Natural
will be conferred their degrees as follows. Resources and Governance; 24 in Education, 31 in Development
Studies; 28 in Public Policy and Governance, and 12 in Organisation
From TISS Mumbai, 63 will be awarded their Doctor of Philosophy Development, Change and Leadership. 53 students received Bachelors’
and 86 their Master of Philosophy degrees. 907 students will degrees in Social Sciences.
receive their Master’s Degree, of which, 220 will be in Social
Work; 14 in Social Work (BALM), 40 in Public Health in Health From TISS Guwahati Off Campus, 1 will be awarded the Doctor
Administration; 40 in Hospital Administration; 30 in Public of Philosophy and 9 their Master of Philosophy degrees. 186
Health (Social Epidemiology); 21 in Public Health (Health Policy, students graduated with a Master’s degree, including 28 in Social
Economics & Finance); 60 in Human Resources Management and work in Community Organisation Development Practice; 23 in
Labour Relations; 18 in Globalisation and Labour; 19 in Social Social Work in Counselling; 29 in Social Work in Livelihoods and
Entrepreneurship; 29 in Organisation Development, Change and Social Entrepreneurship; 24 in Social Work in Public Health; 25 in
Leadership 41 in Development Studies; 21 in Women’s Studies; Environment and Sustainable Development, 22 in Labour Studies and
34 in Disaster Management; 26 in Media and Cultural Studies; Social Protection, 12 in Peace and Conflict Studies; 22 in Sociology and
27 in Education (Elementary); 26 in Applied Psychology with Social Anthropology, and 44 students graduate with a B.A. in Social
specialisation in Clinical Psychology; 29 in Applied Psychology with Sciences. 12 students graduated Master’s in Livelihoods and Social
specialisation in Counselling Psychology; 20 in Applied Psychology Entrepreneurship from Nagaland Centre.

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TO CONCLUDE… being supportive of our GoI-PMS students. Our deep appreciation to
the Governors of Maharashtra, Assam and Telangana States and Chief
Institutions of higher learning continue to be looked upon as spaces Ministers of these states, and also the Secretaries and other officials in
for constant and regular generation of new knowledge and fresh state ministries for their goodwill towards our three off campuses.
perspectives, innovative – out of the box - ideas, and sustainable
solutions, all for the betterment of society. But knowledge, ideas and This academic year the Institute raised substantial financial resources
solutions, are most beneficial when they are contextual and socially to support students from vulnerable backgrounds. This was made
relevant; when they speak to the societal problems of today and possible due to grants and loan scholarships provided by several
tomorrow. As Gandhiji once said: True education must correspond to generous donors. We are deeply and abidingly grateful to them.
the surrounding circumstances, or it is not a healthy growth. At TISS,
we believe, we have shaped our graduates to do just that- to make a My faculty colleagues, and colleagues in the administration and other
connect with their surroundings and make a difference to people’s lives. support staff, across all our campuses, the various project staff, and
students from different educational streams, all contributed towards
Universities equip students with the social and intellectual skills that the successful completion of the academic year 2019–2020. My sincere
help them navigate through their personal and professional life. appreciation to all of them.
Students passing out of our portals, I am confident, will do more than
that; they will carry the vision of this Institute and make a difference to On behalf of the Institute, I extend my most profound and heartfelt
the lives of people around them, and to societies and institutions they gratitude to Shri S. Ramadorai, Chairman Governing Board of TISS, for
go to serve from now on. My best wishes to all the graduating students. being available to us at all times and guiding us through the year with
his wisdom and vast experience.
As another eventful academic year draws to a close, it is time to thank
all our well-wishers and supporters for making it possible for us to Thanks are also due to members of our Governing Board and the
fulfil our mandate of education, research and extension in socially Finance Committee for steering us through the eventful year and
meaningful and relevant ways. We first of all thank the Ministry to the Tata Trusts for their continued valuable support. Our sincere
of Education and the University Grants Commission for financial appreciation to all the companies in the corporate and industry sector,
assistance allowing us to continue with our academic mandate. central and state government ministries and departments, and civil
Our thanks in particular to Hon. Minister of Education Shri Ramesh society organisations, who came forward for offering placements to
Pokhriyal Nishank ji for valuable support provided to Deemed to our students.
be Universities, and to the Chairperson UGC, Prof. D.P. Singh for the
continued guidance and support extended to the Institute. Our Finally, on behalf of the Institute, I express my most sincere
gratitude also to the Secretary, MoE and Secretary UGC and all other appreciation to Prof. Lena Dominelli for gracing today’s Convocation
key officials for their cooperation in addressing various issues of the ceremony with her inspiring address to the graduating students.
Institute from time to time. We are very appreciative of the Ministry of
SoJ&E and Tribal Affairs and to the secretaries in these Ministries for Thank you all for a patient hearing!

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MUMBAI
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 DIRECTOR
Prof. Shalini Bharat

Deputy Director
Prof. Surinder Jaswal

Director’s Office
Mr. Mohd. Tarique

Centre for Excellence in CSR

Chairperson: Prof. S. Siva Raju

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 Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

DIRECTOR
Establishing a UK-India Research Methods Node: British Council-UGC (UKIERI Thematic Nov. 2017 Writing Report Prof. Shalini Bharat
Fostering and Consolidating Research Training Research Grant)
and Collaboration in the Social Sciences and
Humanities
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Impact Assessment of Primary Prevention of Bayer 31/03/2020 Initiated Prof. Surinder Jaswal
Sexual Violence (PPPSV) Program of KEM Hospital
Research Centre, Pune
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Assessment of Women and Girl Child Care Delhi Commission for Women Nov. 2018 Completed & Mr. Mohd Tarique
Institutions in Delhi Accepted by
Funding Agency

Field Action Projects

Koshish, estd. 2006

Mumbai, Nagpur, Delhi, Patna

Sponsors : Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI), Tata Trust, Govt. of Bihar, Govt. of Delhi, Mr. Ashok Samuel and Individual Supporters
Objectives : • To repeal the draconian beggary prevention law, which fails to recognise the circumstances that force people towards destitution and criminalises
poverty and acknowledge the historical and contextual realities like resistance and exclusion faced by denotified communities, transgender
community, persons with mental illness, those affected by leprosy.
• To humanise existing institutions under the beggary prevention law and work towards the rehabilitation of custodial populations living in
beggars’ homes.
• To create policies and programmes for homeless populations and those who live at the margins of society in urban areas.
Programmes : 1. Establishing systemic towards the protection and promotion of the rights of the vulnerable populations:
Social Audit: Koshish has gained an expertise in conducting social audits for institutional populations and have developed our own methodology
and it has been recognised and appreciated by different stakeholders, including the Supreme Court of India.
Monitoring: Through a committee appointed by the Supreme Court for the purpose of monitoring of shelters for the urban homeless, we have
been actively pursing the establishment of the shelters and improvement in the existing ones.
2. Direct interventions with the target populations:
• My Space: Experimental process facilitating ‘free and secure environment’ within custodial institutions.


• Counselling, life skills training and capacity building of clients.

• Mental health intervention with residents through individual and group sessions and referral to psychiatric care facilities.

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• Medical intervention to provide timely medical support through an ambulance service and referral to hospitals.

• Calling Home programme to contact and trace families and help them reunite with inmates in beggars’ homes.

• Institutional placement programme to facilitate social and vocational skill building process.

• Recreational activities inside institutions to create a positive environment conducive to rehabilitation.

• Protection of legal rights for persons arrested under the beggary prevention law.

• Employers’ Collective to help released clients find employment.

• Advocacy towards repeal of the anti-poor beggary law and rehabilitation of destitute populations.

• Networking with multiple stakeholders towards creation of a lobby of organisations working with homeless and destitute populations.

• Action Research on various aspects relating to beggary, implementation of law and situation of homeless and destitute populations.

• Training of police, superintendents, probation officers and other institutional staff.

• Youth Engagement Programme with college youth to develop their spirit of volunteerism and positive engagement towards responsible
citizenship.

• Community-based intervention, linking the clients with existing government schemes while enhancing their capacities through a range of
interventions to exit destitution. One of the major highlights of community intervention is the education programme run for children, where
their exit from beggary is facilitated and they are eventually enrolled in formal education.
National Networks: Koshish is part of the Networks on issues of Health & Mental Health, Food Security, Housing Rights, Health and Universal Pension
for elderly etc. These alliances are being used for assistance in direct interventions as well as for Advocacy work. These are groups of organisations
that have come together to provide services and demonstrate models with regard to the interventions concerning the issues of Mental Health,
Urban Poor, Citizenship entitlements, Food Rights etc.
Project Staff : Mr. Asif Iqbal, Mr. Prem Narayan Jat, Ms. Bhawana Yadav, Ms. Sabiya, Mr. Mohammad Nadeem, Mr. Sachin Vasantrao, Mr. Nilesh Kamble, Ms. Pallavi
Thakare, Mr. Sher Bahadur Thapa, Mr. Shashikant Bhalerao, Mr. Praveen Dilpak, Ms. Sarika Patil, Ms. Ana Khan, and Ms. Vidhi Golatkar
Faculty : Mr. Mohd Tarique and Prof. Shalini Bharat

AAPTI: An Avenue for Psycho-social and Therapeutic Interventions, Mumbai Chapter, estd. 2008
Mumbai

Sponsor : Disaster Technical Support Facility;

Objectives : • Understand and document the unique needs, concerns and issues of the survivors
• Study the recovery process and analyse the influencing factors in the Indian context
• Develop and test indigenous theoretical models of response and advocate for appropriate policy change
Programmes : • Developing materials for Mobile Exhibition
• Developing partnership with Nariman House, Mumbai for Memorializing 26/11
• Preparing manuscript of the AAPTI Approach and Project
Project Staff : Dr. Mahima Nayar
Faculty : Prof. Surinder Jaswal

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National University Students Skills Development Programeme (NUSSD), estd. 2012
Mumbai

Sponsor : Tata Trust, J.P. Morgan and HDFC

Objectives : • Foster socially conscientious students, having respect for people and concern about the welfare of others

• Develop skill competencies and knowledge to intervene – in an equal and sustainable manner – in the social and economic development of
people

• Offer a Diploma in specific competencies and skills, enhancing employability in addition to receiving a degree in the field of study
In-Charge : Mr. Tanmay Nayak and Prof. Shalini Bharat

Saksham Pravah, estd. 2015

Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Rajasthan

Sponsor : The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria through Central TB Division, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI
Objective : To strengthen National TB control programme (with special focus on MDR and XDR TB) through structural and psycho-social support interventions
Programmes : • Psycho-social counselling of drug resistant TB patients

• Patient linkages to social schemes and systems strengthening
Project Staff : Ms. Shweta Bajaj and others
Faculty : Prof. Shalini Bharat

Saksham Jan Urja, estd. 2016

M (East and West Ward), Mumbai

Sponsor : Tata Power Community Development Trust

Objective : To strengthen the TB control and treatment programme in the M-Ward through community engagement and psycho-social counselling and
support.
Programmes : • Community mobilisation

• TB awareness and literacy
Faculty : Prof. Shalini Bharat

Publications
Prof. Surinder Jaswal
• Editorial, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (2), 137-140, 2019.
• Editorial, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (3), 263-266, 2019.
• Editorial, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 81 (1), 1-4, 2020.
• Editorial, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 81 (2), 141-144, 2020.

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Academic Writing Workshops- Structure of a Research Article TISS Mumbai Research and Development Sep. 23, 2019
and Writing the Literature Review

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Academic Writing Workshops-Presentation of Research TISS Mumbai Research and Development Sep. 25, 2019
Methodology, Results and Ethics

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Academic Writing Workshops- Discussion/ Conclusion, TISS Mumbai Research and Development Sep. 30, 2019
Referencing Styles

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Meeting of the Sub-group on Vaccine Confidence and SWG- New Delhi NTAGI, Ministry of Health and Oct. 15, 2019
IVRCB as part of the National Technical Advisory Group on Family Welfare, GoI
Immunisation (NTAGI)

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Academic Writing Workshops- Structure of a Research Article TISS Mumbai Research and Development Oct. 16, 2019
and Writing the Literature Review

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Academic Writing Workshops-Presentation of Research TISS Mumbai Research and Development Oct. 23, 2019
Methodology, Results and Ethics

Prof. Surinder Jaswal Academic Writing Workshops- Discussion/ Conclusion, TISS Mumbai Research and Development Oct. 30, 2019
Referencing Styles

Prof. Surinder Jaswal 12th In-Service Training Programme for All India Services (AIS) TISS Mumbai Department of Personnel and Dec. 2-6, 2019
Officers on “Social Policy and Governance” Training, Ministry of Personnel
Grievabces and Pensions, GoI

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

Mr. Mohd Tarique National Meet for Partners of Alliance for Homeless Mumbai Azim Premji Philanthropic Jun. 17, 2019
Initiatives (APPI)

Mr. Mohd Tarique Institutional Safety Mumbai APPI Jun. 18, 2019

Mr. Mohd Tarique Access to Abortion: Legislation, Limitations & Possibilities Ranchi APPI and Rajendra Institute of Sep. 21, 2019
Medical Sciences, Ranchi

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 SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Dean: Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar

Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies

Chairperson: Prof. Meena Gopal
Prof. Vibhuti Patel
Dr. Bindhulakshmi P.
Dr. Asha Achuthan
Dr. Sujata Chavan
Ms. Sangita C. Thosar

Centre for Population, Health and Development

Chairperson: Prof. P.M. Sandhya Rani
Prof. S. Siva Raju

Centre for Public Policy, Habitat and Human Development

Chairperson: Dr. Sandhya Iyer
Prof. Ashwani Kumar
Prof. Abdul Shaban

Centre for Social Theory

Chairperson: Mr. Parthasarathi Mondal
Dr. Suresh Madhavan

Centre for Study of Developing Economies

Chairperson: Prof. Anita Rath
Prof. R. Ramakumar
Dr. P. Gopinath

Centre for Study of Developing Societies

Chairperson: Prof. Gaurang R. Sahay
Prof. Nishi Mitra vom Berg
Dr. Jasmine Damle

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 SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Established in 2012, the School of Development Studies (SDS) their participation as investigators enabled an invaluable interaction
has pioneered teaching and research in the field of development between the Chatra investigators and them. Two capacity building
and offers M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Development workshops were also held in Chatra, on 16-17 October 2019 and
Studies and Women’s Studies. It has 6 centres: Advanced Centre for on 14-15 February 2019 respectively, to introduce processes (and
Women’s Studies (CWS); Centre for Study of Developing Economies; even small interventions known as ‘butterfly effects’ in Development
Centre for Study of Developing Societies, Centre for Public Policy, Studies) that could result in large improvements and form a part of our
Habitat and Human Development; Centre for Population, Health and deliverables for the next year. The workshops created a platform for
Development; and Centre for Social Theory. The Centres, as well as multiple stakeholders to interact, dialogue and support the common
the programmes, reflect the diverse disciplinary backgrounds and end of working towards Chatra’s development. The focus was also on
wide-ranging research interests of the faculty, and also encourage training and capacity building of front-line workers like ASHA, ANM,
interdisciplinary research on issues of contemporary relevance. The Rojgar Sevaks, etc, in the district. The Chatra baseline survey report
SDS faculty also actively participate in teaching and research guidance was officially released in the presence of the DC, Chatra and other
in other Schools and Centres within the Institute. district officials during the second capacity building workshop. The
Aspirational Chatra team continues to be in touch with the district
It has been an eventful year in the School and a précis of the various administration in the current condition of a nation-wide lockdown
academic/research engagements and collaborations of the faculty and over the corona virus pandemic and supporting their efforts to check
Centres, as well as student-led activities is presented here. hunger in the district by providing relevant data for identifying
deprived sections/critical areas that require urgent food/ration supply.
Aspirational Chatra, the knowledge partnership initiated in
March 2019, between the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Chatra The Chatra Project also paved the way for the establishment of the
District, Jharkhand and SDS, completed its first year. One of the key TISS Observatory for Knowledge Partnership and Aspirational
accomplishments of the project has been to involve local youth in Districts (TOKPAD) in September 2019, which have given formal
the baseline survey undertaken as a part of the project. They were institutional recognition and visibility to existing collaborative
prepared for the survey, and underwent training to develop scientific work between faculty in the School in Aspirational Districts, and as
attitude and skills required for comprehending the development knowledge partners in various projects. Prof. S. Siva Raju is the Team
scenario in the district. Sixty-five investigators from local colleges were Leader of TOKPAD, with Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar as the co-Team
involved in the baseline survey and related research. Subsequently, Leader, and Prof. Ashwani Kumar, Prof. Sandhya Rani, Dr. Gopinath
15 of the best local investigators were invited to TISS to participate in and Dr. Sandhya Iyer as its Lead Researchers. The Director, Prof. Shalini
the Midterm Appraisal Workshop held on 16th and 17th December Bharat is the Chief Advisor, and Prof. Surinder Jaswal (Dy. Director),
2019. This gave them an opportunity to interact with TISS students Prof. Manish Jha (SSW) and Prof. Bipin Jojo (SSW) are other members
and faculty, as well as an occasion for us to share the survey findings of the Advisory Committee. Recently, TOKPAD along with NTPC
with them in the presence of noted experts. We also initiated the School of Business, Noida (also the host of the conclave) organised a
School of Development Studies TISS-Chatra Internship Programme. day long National CSR Conclave on 27 February, 2019 to review the
We selected 8 MA DS first year students and 3 MA DS second year last 7 years of CSR Journey in India and recommend the road map
students for a 7-day field work trip to Chatra. This unique opportunity for the next decade. In all, 19 stakeholders drawn from Corporates,
enabled the students to immerse themselves in the field setting, and PSU’s, Civil Societies and Government participated in the conclave.

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The focus was on building convergence across different stakeholders, Culture, Memory and Narrative in the Armed Conflict (2007), and Women
and align thrust areas with global and national commitments towards and the Nation’s Narrative: Gender and Nationalism in 20th Century
achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to ensure Sri Lanka (2001). Her writings present multidisciplinary perspectives
greater efficacy and sustainability of development interventions. on feminism, literature as well as on contemporary society, culture
Development of Aspirational Districts, which requires concerted and and politics. Prof. Neloufer de Mel’s lecture Narratives of Justice: At
sustained financial, technical and organisational support, emerged as the Limits of Stability presented three distinct court cases, involving
an important agenda in this regard. women victims, in the backdrop of militancy in Sri Lanka. Each of these
cases interfaced with not just questions of gender, class and ethnicity,
The School had the privilege to welcome 47 delegates and but also exemplified complex and multiple renderings of justice, and
distinguished guest, Director Mr. Ekkachai Srivilas, from the Office of concomitantly, retribution and reparation.
Peace and Governance, King Prajadipok’s Institute (KPI, Bangkok), and
Mr. Thanawat Sirikul, Deputy Consul-General/ Acting Consul-General Special lectures/talks were organized regularly as a part of the SDS
at the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Mumbai on 16 September 2019. Research Seminar Series. In June 2019, Prof. Mahuya Bandyopadhyay
The delegates participated in a day long programme, Challenges to from SDS, currently on lien at IIT (Delhi), presented a paper titled
Peace, Democracy and Governance in India And Societal Responses, Carceral Entrapments: Views from the Prison/Street Interface in India
organised by SDS and The Sustainability platform (TSP). The key which was moderated by Prof. Vijay Raghavan from Centre for
note address was delivered by Dr. G. G. Parikh, eminent Gandhian, Criminology and Justice (SSW, TISS). The paper was an instantiation
Socialist & Founder Chairman of Yusuf Meherally Trust, Mumbai. The of the prison/street nexus in contemporary India, drawing on
Sustainability Platform has built collaborations with universities, civil ethnographic snippets from two field sites: a central prison in India
society organisations, and social entrepreneurs, specifically in Asia, to and a narrative interview with a gang leader with prison experience,
enter knowledge partnerships and create a movement to challenge from the author’s fieldwork in a para (neighbourhood) in Kolkata,
existing hierarchies in knowledge production that support unequal India. In August 2019, Dr. Vasudha Chhotray, Associate Professor at
and unsustainable futures. The School of Development Studies joined the School of International Development, University of East Anglia
this institutional network, and participated as a collaborating partner made a presentation The Political Construction of Extractive Regimes in
in the Second International Conference on Knowledge Partnerships Two Newly Created Indian States: A Comparative Analysis of Jharkhand
to advance the UN SDGs organised by TSP in Mysore, Karnataka in and Chhattisgarh, which is based on her ongoing comparative study
February 2019. The interaction with KPI delegates was an extension of the two states to comprehend the complex relationship between
of the collaborative effort to bring institutions together and build leadership, bureaucracy and politics in examining state function
synergies on issues that contribute to a building of a humane world. and its efficacy in the arena of development. The discussion was
moderated by Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar, Dean, SDS. In December
This year, SDS was twice as honoured to have, for the first time in the 2019, Frédérick Lavoie, a freelance foreign correspondent, and
history of the Prof. Chandan Sengupta lecture series, two eminent nonfiction writer from Canada (also a recipient of the Governor
feminist scholars. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Neloufer de Mel, General’s Literary Award for French Nonfiction in 2018 for his book
distinguished scholar and author from Sri Lanka, and was chaired Orwell in Cuba: How 1984 came to be published in Castro’s Twilight
by eminent feminist historian Prof. Uma Chakravarti. Prof. de Mel is from Canada) gave a talk titled ‘A Foreign Reporter Walks into a South
Senior Professor of English, and Chairperson in the Department of Asian Village...’ He shared his experiences and insights on how he
English, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is a recipient of many negotiated with questions of representation and cultural difference
honours and awards. She is the author of Militarizing Sri Lanka: Popular during field visits and in his writings. The lecture held in January 2020

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was delivered by Dr. Lee Schlesinger, a socio-cultural anthropologist, Denmark; Rithika Kumar, Ph.D. Student, Department of Political
with the experience having conducted ethnographic research for Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
over five decades in a village in Satara District, Maharashtra. The
lecture titled Development, Village Ethnography and the Sociology of Student Seminars
Knowledge, presented insights on change both within and outside
the village, its ethnographic representation and relevance of the One of the highlights this year was the formation of the SDS
same for the sub-field of sociology of knowledge. Research Scholar Forum (SDSRSF), a collective that brought together
research scholars within the School to build synergies among them,
Student Activities nurture critical thinking and expand their academic engagements.
The SDS Ph.D. Progress Seminars was initiated for this purpose,
The academic year began with the launch of the Film and Literary Club and as a platform for research scholars to share their research with
(FLC) by the SDS M.A. students in July 2019. The Club was inaugurated peers for critical feedback and insights. The first SDS Ph.D. Progress
on 30 July 2019 by eminent film curator and critic Prabodh Parikh. Seminar was organised on 22 July 2019, and since then, there have
Prof. Ashwani Kumar and Mr. Parthasarathi Mondal, as faculty mentors, been 9 more such seminars. The attempt has been to organise it
along with Mr. Parikh interacted with the students and shared every fortnight. The seminars are quite popular among research
experiences from their college days of having been a part of similar scholars not just in Schools across TISS, Mumbai, but has also
events and activities. The second event of FLC was the screening of the among international scholars working on India. The TISS faculty
film ‘Liquid Borders’ on 27 January 2020, and an interaction thereafter have extended their support to this initiative by participating in the
between the film director Barnali Shukla Ray and the students, which seminars as chairpersons and discussants.
was moderated by Prof. Ashwani Kumar. The discussion on the film and
related issues of contemporary relevance was followed by a musical The topics and the presenters were as follows: Tribal women’s
treat by Akshay, singer and lyricist, who performed to the famous struggle, resistance and negotiation with customary laws (Sunita
poetry of Kaifi Azmi. On 1 February 2020, FLC organised an engaging Purty, WS Ph.D. scholar); Extractive state- Resource politics, violent
discussion on the book ‘A Life in the World: U.R. Ananthamurthy in environments and everyday exclusion of tribal communities in
Conversation with Chandan Gowda’ between the author Chandan eastern India (Nikas Kindo, DS Ph.D. scholar); A spatial history of
Gowda, who is also Professor at the Azeem Premji University in urban Patna (Sheema Fatima, DS Ph.D. scholar); Naga Musics: A
Bengaluru, and Mr. Parthasarathi Mondal, Chairperson, Centre for Very Short Introduction (Zajano Z. Yanthan, DS Ph.D. scholar);
Social Theory, SDS. Transformation of Tribal Hinterlands into Contested Urban Spaces-
Reflection from the Fifth and Sixth Schedules (Aashish Khakha, DS
The Development Studies placement committee (2019-21), in Ph.D. scholar); Building a Green Federalism from Below (Catherine
consultation with their batchmates, initiated a forum called ‘Paths’ Viens, Ph.D. scholar, Université du Québec à Montréal); Reparations
to broaden perspectives and explore varied opportunities available for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Insight from Testimonies (Vahida
within the development sector. ‘Paths’ held four interactive sessions Nainar, WS Ph.D. scholar); Caste in NREGA Works and Social Audits
with Rahul Verma, Fellow at Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and (Nitin Dhaktode, DS Ph.D. scholar); When Does Autonomy Kick In?
alumnus of MA Development Studies Programme; Rohan Sharma, Understanding Women’s Vote Choice Decisions in India (Rithika
Head, AESDII, Centre for Excellence in CSR, and also an alumnus from Kumar, Ph.D. scholar, University of Pennsylvania); and Working as an
Women Studies Programme, SDS; Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway Ally with the LGBT Community in Mumbai (Laurence Safar, Quebec
House, also IFS (Batch of 1975), and Former Indian Ambassador to Intern, Humsafar Trust).

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Presented below are details of the activities undertaken by the Centres Studies (IAWS), and conducted the 16th National Conference of the
in SDS: IAWS, 27-31 January 2020 in National Law University, Delhi.

The Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies (ACWS) conducted a study Faculty and researchers attached to the Centre for Study of
on behalf of TISS and as mandated by the Maharashtra Human Rights Developing Economies (CDE) continued with their teaching, research
Commission on Conditions of Work of the Safai Karmacharis engaged and dissemination activities in the broad thematic areas charted
in Sewerage Cleaning Operations, Brihan Mumbai Mahanagar Palika out for the Centre. Seven Doctoral research scholars and one MPhil
(MCGM) & Recommendations for Best Practices between August 2019 research scholar, working under the guidance of the faculty of the
and March 2020. Centre, have submitted their thesis this academic year and out of
them, three PhD scholars have successfully defended their thesis.
The Centre also held conferences, workshops and other academic Broad thematic areas, in which, CDE faculty provided research
events through the year. A National Consultation was organised on guidance this year are as follows: agriculture, land reforms and allied
26th July 2019 as part of the project titled Worker driven initiatives to issues (commercialization of agriculture, technology in agriculture,
tackle modern slavery: a socio-historical pilot study. This consultation agricultural commodity markets, cash transfers in agriculture,
brought together ex-bonded labourers, sex workers, and a host of agrarian change in Indian villages, female plantation workers,
staff from various NGOs and labour unions working with migrant income of farming households, land reforms, modernization of land
workers across the country as well as academics, students and records), livelihoods, employability and skill development (vocational
journalists. The Centre collaborated with Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule education and employability, MGNREGS and its functioning,
Women’s Studies Centre at the Savitribai Phule Pune University handloom cooperatives), public finance (fiscal sustainability and
organizing a full day workshop on Feminist science, Body and fiscal rules, health financing and insurance), and financial inclusion.
Reproduction: Methodological Concerns on July 20, 2019. The Centre The Centre also organised a Special lecture on “Evaluation Research”
also collaborated in a RUSA funded workshop on gender in higher by Prof. Maren Duvendack from the University of East Anglia on
education titled “Transformation for Sustainability? Gender and its February 7, 2020 for the students, research scholars and faculty of
intersections within participation in Higher Education”, at the School the School.
of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, on February 11 and
12, 2020. CDE faculty have been a part of some important government
committees and have also participated in national level consultation
A discussion on Dr. Sameena Dalwai’s book Bans and Bar Girls: and deliberation processes in 2019-2020. Prof Anita Rath is a member
Performing Caste in Mumbai’s Dance Bars was organised by the Centre of a Committee constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban
on 14th January, 2020. Dr. Dalwai is Associate Professor in Jindal Global Affairs, Government of India to look into the Updating of “Socio-
Law School, Sonipat, Haryana. As a pedagogical process, a Queer economic Census Data (Urban)” since January, 2020. Prof. Ramakumar’s
film festival was organised by the Centre with the help of film festival tenure as NABARD Chair Professor has been extended till February
curator Smriti Nevatia on 27th and 28th September, 2019. A mix of 2022, wherein he would continue to work and publish on questions
international, national and local films were screened with discussions related to agricultural credit, financial inclusion and other topics
facilitated by faculty and invited experts from within and outside TISS. related to agricultural economics. He also retains his non-ministerial
membership in the Kerala State Planning Board till 2021. As a part
The ACWS also represented TISS as Institutional Member of the of this, he chaired a committee, which prepared a report titled “A
Executive Committee (2017-20) of the Indian Association of Women’s Special Package for Post-flood Kuttanad” in October 2019. Prof Anita

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Rath and Dr P. Gopinath were a part of the Institute’s delegation for The faculty of Centre for Population, Health and Development are part
an interactive session on Budget with the Union Finance Minister of the major long-term action project titled as Aspirational Chatra,
in Mumbai on February 7, 2020 organised by the Commissioner of which was commissioned by Chatra District Administration. The
Income Tax, Mumbai. inputs to assess health, nutrition, demography, mining and education
aspects, besides the supervision of the baseline survey are provided by
The faculty in the Centre for Study of Developing Societies the Centre faculty. TISS Observatory for Knowledge Partnerships and
(CSDS) have been external examiners of PhD and MPhil thesis Aspirational Districts (TOKPAD), which was established at the School
of other universities, regular reviewers of the papers submitted is mainly located at the Centre and the team leadership is provided
for publication in journals, and also evaluate book manuscripts by Centre faculty. District Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
submitted for publication. The Centre has been quite instrumental in Committee formed by the Deputy Commissioner of Chatra, wherein
organizing and evaluating seminars presented by MA Development various corporates operational in the Chatra district was facilitated by
Studies students. the Centre faculty as part of the TOKPAD activity. The Centre is part of
consortium of Institutions coordinated by Swansea University, United
The Centre for Study of Developing Societies organised a Winter Kingdom and the inputs of the faculty in the project is mainly to work
School titled’ A Room of One Own: Challenging Poor Women’s out the strategies for enhancing the community participation in access
Marginalisation in Urban Housing Regimes in India’, Jan 2-4, 2020. This and utilization of solar energy. A five-state evaluation study of HelpAge
was an outcome of a research partnership between TISS, Goldsmiths activities in addressing the needs of the elderly through financial
University London, Jadhavpur University Kolkata, Rabindra Bharati inclusion, social inclusion and digital inclusion was also completed by
Kolkata and Parichitti Kolkatta. Experts working in the Urban Housing the Centre this year.
and Policy Sector, Faculty and Research Scholars, Community
Representatives, Activists and Doctoral Students participated in the The Centre for Social Theory has been involved in all the
winter school. Conceptual, empirical and methodological challenges in academic and extra-curricular activities of the School. Two of
working on the issues of gender and women’s voices in urban housing the major anchors of the M.A. Development Studies Programme,
debates, slum evictions ad rehabilitation and urban housing rights viz. Co-ordinator, Dissertation Committee and Co-ordinator,
movements in India were the some of the important themes that were Placement Committee, are handled by the Centre Faculty. These
discussed therein. Prof. Nishi Mitra vom Berg of the Centre facilitated two Co-ordinators have been responsible in conceptualising
this event with the purpose of building research perspectives and skills and implementing in a detailed manner the new, unique and
through scholarly exchange based on ongoing and contemporary challenging M.A. Development Studies Programme in terms of the
studies with a gender and age equality focus in relation to women and highly-credited Dissertation and the crucial Placement processes.
girl’s access to assets and ownership of property. Research guidance, at the M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels within and
outside the School has been provided by the Faculty in existential
Prof. Gaurang Sahay was invited as a speaker in the 45th All-India phenomenology and radical alterity; ontology and rootedness;
Sociological Conference, 25 – 27 December 2019, organised by Indian electoral systems and regime types; collective polymorphous
Sociological Society at Thiruvananthpuram. Prof. Sahay has also been symbolism and public affairs; self and other in political violence;
nominated by the Indian Sociological Society as a member of the nature and culture; climate change; piety, governmentality and
editorial board, Sociological Bulletin. politics; Muslim women and politics; caste and justice; and digital
politics. Moreover, the Centre has played a facilitative role in the
literary and film events of the School’s Film and Literary Club.

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The faculty at the Centre for Public Policy, Habitat and Human India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management
Development have been involved in various collaborative researches, (IIIDEM, ECI). He is Senior Advisor in the TISS- Chatra Aspirational
are members in Taskforces and have participated in numerous national District Project, and founder member as well as lead researcher of ‘TISS
and international conferences. One of the important outcomes of Observatory on Knowledge Partnerships and Aspirational Districts
the various collaborative and individual researches undertaken by (TOKPAD), School of Development Studies. He is the member of
the Centre faculty has been the creation of internship opportunities Academic Council at the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Ministry
and building of research capacities for young researchers from local of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (GoI), and associated with
universities in India. Vodafone Foundation, the CSR arm of IDEA- Vodafone, as Jury Member
for merit-based scholarships for students and teachers.
Dr. Sandhya S. Iyer (Chairperson) was part of the South Asia Committee
and was involved in the preparation and dissemination of the Global Prof. Ashwani Kumar is a prolific literary scholar and one of the
Sustainable Development Report (2019), and Expert Group Asia- core group members of the Indian Novels Collective which has been
Pacific for the Consultation of the Human Development Report 2020. involved with translating classical Indian languages novels into
Dr. Iyer is also working on knowledge creation and strengthening English. He was invited as one of “Asia’s Ten Feature Writers” for the
of data systems for Sustainable Development Goals-Agenda 2030. Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT) conference held as a part of
She is a member of the core panel on Governance with the Ministry University of Macau’s Literature Festival.
of Statistics and Planning Implementation (MOSPI-Government of
India), sub-national governments and CSRs Foundations. Converting Prof. Abdul Shaban was awarded Duo-India Fellowship, Ministry
the ideas in her book Human Development in an Unequal World (OUP, of Human Resource Development, GoI, to visit Erasmus University,
2019) into realisable ends, she has associated herself as a member in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This Fellowship was granted for his
the United National Organisation of South-South Cooperation network work on the comparative Creative Economy Policies of India, and
(UNOSSC), as well as in the Sustainable Development Solutions European Countries, specifically the Netherlands. He was also awarded
Network (SDSN) for knowledge creation and capacity development. four-month fellowship by the The Institut de Recherche pour le
Développement (IRD), Government of France. He is currently working
Prof. Ashwani Kumar has had a long-standing MoU with the Election on an edited book (to be published by Routledge) along with Prof.
Commission of India (ECI) and has completed many projects as a part Filip Vermeylen and Prof. Christian Handke (Erasmus University) which
of this collaboration. He recently completed a project on Election is based on their research on ‘Creative Economy’. This project was
Financing, and is also the project leader of the forthcoming MA initially jointly funded by ICSSR (New Delhi) and the Dutch Research
programme in International Electoral Management and Practices which Council (NWO), The Netherlands. Later, in 2018-19, it was supported by
will be located in the School. It will be jointly implemented by TISS and Erasmus and the visiting fellowship.

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 Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Women Domestic Workers: Citizenship Rights, Larsen and Toubro Hydrocarbon Nov. 2018 Completed Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar
Capacity Building and Advocacy Engineering Limited

Security Work, Unionisation and Everyday Violence: ICSSR, Delhi Dec. 2019 Initiated Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar
Works and Lives of Security Guards in Mumbai and
Delhi

ADVANCED CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES

Worker-driven Initiatives to Tackle Modern Slavery UK Government’s Global Challenges Mar. 2019 Completed Dr. P. Bindhulakshmi and
in India: A Socio-historical Pilot Study Research Fund Prof. Meena Gopal

An Exploratory Study of Discriminations based on Ford Foundation Jun. 2019 Completed & Dr. Asha Achuthan
Non-normative Genders and Sexualities Accepted by
Funding Agency

Conditions of Work of the Safai Karmacharis Maharashtra State Human Rights Aug. 2019 Completed Prof. Meena Gopal,
engaged in Sewerage Cleaning Operations, Brihan Commission Mandated Study Prof. Vibhuti Patel and
Mumbai Mahanagar Palika Dr. Sujata Chavan

Sustainable Development: Theories & Perspectives Human Resource Development Centre Oct. 2019 Completed Prof. Vibhuti Patel
(HRDC), Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD), GoI

Gender Responsive Budgeting (Part I and II) HRDC, MHRD, GoI Oct. 2019 Completed Prof. Vibhuti Patel

Gender Economics, Part I & II HRDC, MHRD, GoI Oct. 2019 Completed Prof. Vibhuti Patel

CENTRE FOR POPULATION, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Socio Economic Status of Tribal Women in the ICSSR, Delhi Dec. 2016 Completed Prof. Sandhya Rani
Context of Skill Development: A Study in Andhra
Pradesh

Aspirational Chatra District Collector, Chatra, Jharkhand Mar. 2019 Ongoing Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar,
Prof. P.M. Sandhya Rani,
Prof. Ashwani Kumar,
Prof. S. Siva Raju and
Dr. Sandhya Iyer

Social Satisfaction Surveys Jindal Steel Works Ltd., Salem Apr. 2019 Ongoing Prof. S. Siva Raju

Public Involvement, Principles of Engagement, Swansea University, UK Apr. 2019 Initiated Prof. S. Siva Raju
Remit and Strategy for SUNRISE (The Strategic
University Network to Revolutionise Indian Solar
Energy)

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Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

End term Evaluation of Project ASTITVA-II of HelpAge, India Sept. 2019 Completed Prof. S. Siva Raju
HelpAge India on “Livelihood and Empowerment
of the Elderly (LEEP)”

TISS Observatory and Knowledge Partner and DC, Chatra, Jharkhand Sept. 19 Initiated Prof. Sandhya Rani,
Aspirational Districts (TOKPAD) Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar,
Prof. Ashwani Kumar, and
Prof. S. Siva Raju

CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, HABITAT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Study of Social Economic Impact Assessment of HPCL Mar. 2018 Completed & Dr. Sandhya Iyer
Proposed Expansion of HMEL Refinery, Bathinda Accepted by
Funding Agency

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Yojana District Mineral Foundation, Gujarat May 2018 Completed Dr. Sandhya Iyer

Preparation of Micro Planning Documents for 27 United Nations ARRP, Government of Feb. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Sandhya Iyer
Backward Blocks in Maharashtra, UN-ARRP, Maharashtra-Planning Department
Funded

Dipstick Assessment of PreJha Activities PanIIT Alumni Research for Jharkand Jul. 2019 Completed & Dr. Sandhya Iyer
Foundation Accepted by
Funding Agency

Pre Project for Launching M.A. in Electoral Mana & Election Commission of India & IIIDEM Sept. 2019 Completed Prof. Ashwani Kumar and
Practice l Management & Practice Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar

Household Baseline Survey of Kaushal Students PanIIT Alumni Research for Jharkand Jan. 2020 Writing Report Dr. Sandhya Iyer
Foundation

Aspirational Chatra District Collector, Chatra, Jharkhand Mar. 2020 Writing Report Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar,
Prof. Ashwani Kumar,
Prof. S. Siva Raju and
Prof. P.M. Sandhya Rani

CENTRE FOR STUDY OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

South Asian Women & Migration Pathways to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Jul. 2019 Writing Report Prof. Nishi Mitra vom Berg
Canada: A Regional Consultation Project Canada.

Housing Rights of Women in Slums and Gendered Goldsmiths, University of London Aug. 2019 Writing Report Prof. Nishi Mitra vom Berg
Violence of Everyday Life

Rightful Place in Society and Improvement in The Covenant Social Service (CSS) Aug. 2019 Completed Prof. Nishi Mitra vom Berg
Environment for Marginalized Dalits

NABARD Chair Professor Unit NABARD, Mumbai Feb. 2020 Ongoing Prof. R. Ramakumar

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 Field Action Project

Aspirational Chatra, estd. 2019

Chatra, Jharkhand

Sponsor : DC Office, Chatra, Jharkhand

Objectives : • Collate and analyse a profile of the district based on secondary data and literature review.
• Conduct a need assessment and a social impact study through extensive surveying of the district.
• Evaluate various government schemes/programmes for their efficacy.
• Identify and assess points of convergences and intersections between government programmes.
• Dissemination of information through records, publications, evaluation reports, and thematic work on sectoral issues.
• Capacity Building for important stakeholders in the district administration through training workshops.
• Present a socio-economic mapping of the district based on our experiences, along with suggestions and policy recommendations for the district
administration.

Programme : The Project is a part of the GoI Aspirational Districts Programme (TADP). So the project focused on the following thematic areas within the survey
and the capacity building exercises: Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic
Infrastructure. Informed by our survey findings, the second year of the project will introduce direct interventions in the district.

Project Staff : Dr. Srishtee Sethi (Research Associate, Post-Doctoral); (Research Associates) Mr. Ravindra Chowdhary, Mr. Joy Prafull Lakra, Mr. Gandharva Pednekar,
Mr. Rahul Kumar; (Research Officers) Ms. Hafsa Sayed, Ms. Ankita Barthwal, Mr. Issac John, Mr. Manish Kumar; (Research Assistant) Mr. Deepak Pihal,
Mr. Amit Modanwal, Mr. Vidyansh Srivastava, Mr. Anuj Kumar Gupta; (Project Consultant) Mr. Dev N.C., Mr. Souradeep Banerjee, Dr. Purnima Sinha, Mr.
Sudhansu Behera; Ms. Rashmee Sharma (Programme Manager); and Mr. Rohit U. (Student Intern),
Faculty : Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar, Prof. Ashwani Kumar, Prof. S. Siva Raju and Prof. P.M. Sandhya Rani

Publications
Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar
• Women Domestic Workers: Citizenship Rights, Capacity Building and Advocacy, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 2019. (co-author)

ADVANCED CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES

Dr. Asha Achuthan

• Looking for the Lesbian: Some Notes for a Lesbian Feminist Politics in the Time of the Girl Child. In N. Banerjea, K. Browne, E. Ferreira, M. Olasik and J. Podmore (Eds.),
Lesbian Feminism: Essays Opposing Global Heteropatriarchies, London, UK: Zed Books Ltd, 2019. [ISBN: 978-178-6995-30-8]

Prof. Meena Gopal

• Athlete-coach Relations have Bordered on a Feudal Paternalism that can Foster Predators, The Indian Express, https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/columns-
like-hers-belong-to-closer/, Jan. 23, 2020.

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 • Labours of Care in Sport: Reflections on Feminist Practice in Athletics. In M. Gopal and P. Prakash (Eds.), Sports Studies in India, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2020.

• Locating Mobilisation of Migrant Workers Within Modern Slavery. In L. Arocha, R. Chattopadhyay, Pushpendra and S. Jha (Eds.), Leaving and Living: Social and Cultural
Dynamics of Migration in South Asia, New Delhi: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) In Process

• Mapping Outcomes: Addressing Early and Child Marriage in India. In W.L. Filho, A.M. Azul, L. Brandli, A.L. Salvia and T. Wall (Eds.), Gender Equality (Encyclopedia of the UN
Sustainable Development Goals), Geneva: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020. In Press

• Worker-Driven Initiatives to Tackle Modern Slavery. In W.L. Filho, A.M. Azul, L. Brandli, A.L. Salvia and T. Wall (Eds.), Decent Work and Economic Growth (Encyclopedia of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals), Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9958-66-8]

Dr. Bindhulakshmi P.
• Mad Studies and Feminist Disability Studies- Interconnections, Gaps, and Points of Contestation, Peace Prints: South Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, 5 (1), 1–10, 2019.

• Burnout, Depression & Anxiety in Oncology Residents: Results from a Tertiary Referral Cancer Centre in Asia, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, doi: 10.1016/j.
ejso.2019.11.430, 46 (2), 162–163, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 0748-7983]

• The Blurred Boundaries of Migration: Transnational Flows of Women Domestic Workers from Kerala to UAE, Social Change, doi: 10.1177/0049085719901076, 50 (1),
95–108, 2020. [ISSN: 0049-0857]

• Worker-Driven Initiatives to Tackle Modern Slavery. In W.L. Filho, A.M. Azul, L. Brandli, A.L. Salvia and T. Wall (Eds.), Decent Work and Economic Growth (Encyclopedia of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals), Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9958-66-8]

• Feminist Ethics of Care: Reflecting on Annelies’ Engagement with Epistemology, Other On Anthropology, Activism and Affection: A Tribute to Annelies Moors A
Collection of Essays as a Tribute to Prof. Annelies Moors, published by University of Amsterdam

Prof. Vibhuti Patel

• Book Review: Human Development in an Unequal World, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 81 (1), 135–140, 2020. [ISSN: 0019-5634]
• CSS@ 50 Years (1969-2019) Lecture Series: II - Dynamics of Women’s Movement in India, Surat: Centre for Social Studies, 2019.
• Draft National Education Policy - 2019, People’s Reporter, 32 (12), 5–6, 2019.
• Dynamics of the Women’s Movement and Women’s Studies in India: An Evolutionary Perspective. In A. Aneja (Ed.), Women’s and Gender Studies in India: Crossings, Oxon:
Routledge, 2019. [ISBN: 978-036-7202-34-7]
• Food Price Volatility Wrecking Havoc on the Poor, Vidura: A Journal of the Press Institute of India, 11 (3), 15–17, 2019. [ISSN: 0042-5303]
• Gender Responsive Budgeting in India. In N. Pandey and S. Modh (Eds.), Building a Model of Change: Achieving Sustainability through Social Entrepreneurship, New Delhi:
Standard Publishers (India), 2019. [ISBN: 978-938-5830-31-0]
• How Globalisation has Affected Unorganised Women Workers, Vidura: A Journal of the Press Institute of India, 11 (4), 29–30, 2019. [ISSN: 0042-5303]
• Perspective on Indian Women’s Work and Status. In G. Bal (Ed.), Contemporary Gender Issues: Identity, Status and Empowerment, New Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2019.
[ISBN: 978-813-1607-62-6]
• Relevance of Gandhian Legacy for the Contemporary Women’s Movement. In M. Pandurang, V. Subramanian, H. Sayyed and J. Baxi (Eds.), Engaging with the Mahatma:
Multiple Perspectives, Mumbai: UGC Gandhian Studies Centre, Dr BMN College of Home Science, 2019. [ISBN: 978-935-2577-41-3]
• SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth, The Urban World, 12 (3), 19–27, 2019. [ISSN: 2349-0241]
• There is no Honour in Honour Killing. In W. Teays (Ed.), Analyzing Violence Against Women, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2019. [ISBN: 978-303-0059-89-7]
• Women’s Human Rights in the Changing World of Work, People’s Reporter, 32 (18), 4–6, 2019.

• Challenges for Health Equity‚ MEDC Economic Digest, 2 (5), 24–27, 2020. [ISSN: 2581-995X]

• Introduction: Changing Contours of Paid and Unpaid Work of Women, Social Change, doi: 10.1177/0049085719901049, 50 (1), 7–11, 2020. [ISSN: 0049-0857]

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 • Narivadi Arthashashtra (Feminist Economics), Prabuddha Jeevan, 7 (10), 13–16, 2020. [ISSN: 2454-7697]

• Vidya Bal (1936–2020), Economic and Political Weekly, 55 (6), 4–4, 2020. [ISSN: 0012-9976]

CENTRE FOR POPULATION, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Prof. Sandhya Rani

• Capacity Building of District Officials, Chatra Newspaper Article, Comprehensive development of Aspirational District Jharkhand Regional Newspapers

CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, HABITAT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Sandhya Iyer

• Migration and Mobility: A Citizenship Perspective, New Delhi: Routledge, 2020. (co-editor)

Prof. Ashwani Kumar

• Architecture of Alphabets: Tagore & Kumar, Budapest-Hungary: OOK Press, 2019. [ISBN: 978-963-9990-71-5]

• Delhi Elections & Victory of AAP, Prabhat Khabar, Feb. 12, 2020.

• Resurgent Asia: The Story of the Asian Economic Miracle, The Financial Express, https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/resurgent-asia-the-story-of-the-asian-
economic-miracle/1806447/, Dec. 29, 2019.

• Why Participatory Research? Equity, Voice & Empowerment Research, CMR University Journal for Contemporary Legal Affairs, 1 (1),31–50, 2019. [ISSN: 2582-4805]

Prof. Abdul Shaban

• Book Review: New Light on the Deprivation of Muslims in India, Economic and Political Weekly, 54 (30), 25–27, 2019. [ISSN: 0012-9976]

• Cities, Space and Development in India. In B.K. Choudhary, A.K. Singh and D. Das, City, Space and Politics in the Global South, New Delhi: Manohar Publishers and
Distributors, 2019. [ISBN: 978-036-7499-67-9]

• The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies, New York: Wiley Blackwell, 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-111-8568-45-3]

• Towards ‘Slow’ and ‘Moderated’ Urbanism, Economic and Political Weekly, 54 (48), 36–42, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0012-9976]

• Innovations in Multistakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Fostering State-University-Community Nexus. In S. Banerjee, S. Carney and L. Hulgård
(Eds.), People-Centered Social Innovation: Global Perspectives on An Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

CENTRE FOR STUDY OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

Dr. Gopinath P.
• How do Farmers get Information about Drip Irrigation: A Case of Rajasthan, Indian Research Journal of Agriculture Extension Education, 20 (1), 72–76, 2020. [ISSN: 0972-
2181]
• Navigating the Labour Market from Margin: A Case Study of Struggling Youth from City Slum of Mumbai, Journal of Social Work & Social Development, 10 (02), 1–26,
2019. (co-author)

Prof. Ramakumar R.
• Economic Milestone and A Poignant Anniversary, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/economic-milestone-and-a-poignant-anniversary/
article28917223.ece, Aug. 9, 2019.

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 • Stirring up the Truth about Zero Budget Natural Farming, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/stirring-up-the-truth-about-zbnf/article29620843.ece,
Oct. 9, 2019. (co-author)

• Why this Deal won’t be a Win-win for Govt, The Asian Age, https://www.asianage.com/360-degree/031119/why-this-deal-wont-be-a-win-win-for-govt.html, Nov. 3,
2019.

• RCEP is Against National Interest, Mumbai Mirror, https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/by-invitation/rcep-is-against-national-interest/

articleshow/71915321.cms, Nov. 5, 2019.

• A Victory for the Dairy Sector, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-victory-for-the-dairy-sector/article29891203.ece, Nov. 6, 2019.

• A Potential Seedbed for Private Profits, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-potential-seedbed-for-private-profits/article30195634.ece, Dec. 6, 2019.

Prof. Anita Rath

• Book Review: Deepening Federal Fiscal Asymmetry, Economic and Political Weekly, 54 (37), 21–25, 2019. [ISSN: 0012-9976]

• Book Review: The Bombay Plan: Blueprint for Economic Resurgence, Journal of South Asian Development, doi: 10.1177/0973174119885777, 14 (3), 394–398, 2019. [ISSN:
0973-1741]

• Capitalisation of Property Tax in Indian City, The Indian Economic Journal, doi: 10.1177/0019466220140202, 62 (2), 895–914, 2019. [ISSN: 0019-4662]

• Structural Breaks in the Central Government Taxes in India, 1950-1951 to 2013-2014, Indian Growth and Development Review, doi: 10.1108/IGDR-04-2019-0039, 2020.
[ISSN: 1753-8254]

CENTRE FOR STUDY OF DEVELOPING SOCIETIES

Dr. Jasmine Damle

• Contribution of Socio-Cultural Factors in Crime against Women, Urdhva Mula, 12, 96–112, 2019. [ISSN: 2277-7954]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. R. Ramakumar Indian Agriculture: Policy Shifts and Emerging Challenges TISS Mumbai TISS, Mumbai Jun. 20-­21, 2019

Prof. Ashwani Kumar Poetry Polaroids & Piccolo Verses: Indo Hungarian Poetry New Delhi Prof. Ashwani Kumar and Jun. 22, 2019
Readings G√°bor Lanczkor

Prof. Ashwani Kumar Prof Rajni Kothari Lecture Series at School of Development TISS Mumbai Centre for Public Policy, Habitat Jul. 17, 2019
Studies & Human Development , School
of Development Studies

Dr. Asha Achuthan Feminist Science, Body and Reproduction: Methodological Pune Krantiijyoti Savitribai Phule Jul. 20, 2019
Concerns Women’s Studies Centre

Dr. Bindhulakshmi P. and Consultative Meeting on Worker-driven Initiatives to Tackle TISS Mumbai University of Hull Jul. 26, 2019
Prof. Meena Gopal Modern Slavery in India

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Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar Capacity Building Workshop-Women Domestic Workers: TISS Mumbai L & T, Hydrocarbon Jul. 27, 2019
Citizenship Rights, Capacity Building and Advocacy-
Dissemination Workshop

Prof. Vibhuti Patel GenderLogue, 2ß019 TISS, Mumbai Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Delhi Jul. 29-31, 2019

Prof. Ashwani Kumar La La Land: Lyric Trailers of the Past TISS Mumbai Film & Literary Club, School of Jul. 30, 2019
Development Studies

Dr. Asha Achuthan Building Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality‚ LGBTQHKIA+ Bangalore Advanced Centre for Women’s Aug. 10, 2019
Communities and Healthcare Studies, TISS, Mumbai &
Swabhava Trust, Bangalore, in
association with Department for
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
NIMHANS, Bangalore

Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar Challenges to Peace, Democracy and Governance In India and TISS, Mumbai The Sustainability Platform‚TSP & Sep. 16, 2019
Societal Responses School of Development Studies
(SDS), Tata Institute of Social
Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar Consultation Workshop-Women Domestic Workers: Citizenship TISS, Mumbai L & T, Hydrocarbon Sep. 23, 2019
Rights, Capacity Building and Advocacy- Dissemination
Workshop

Prof. Abdul Shaban Workshop on Big Data and Methods in Regional Science TISS, Mumbai Regional Science Association Oct. 21-25, 2019
International; Regional Science
Policy and Practice; Regional
Science Academy; South Asia
Democratic Forum; Regional
Science Association, India

Prof. Nishi Mitra vom Berg WINTER SCHOOL: A Room of One‚ Own: Challenging Poor TISS, Mumbai Goldsmiths University, London, Jan. 2-4, 2020
Women‚ Marginalisation in Urban Housing Regimes in India in partnership with TISS

Prof. Meena Gopal Advisory Committee Meeting of the Advanced Centre for TISS, Mumbai UGC Feb. 17, 2020
Women’s Studies, SDS

Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar National CSR Conclave Noida, U.P. NTPC School of Business, Noida, Feb. 27, 2020
U.P. and TOKPAD, TISS

Prof. Abdul Shaban National Conference on Diversity and Development TISS, Mumbai Self Initiated Mar. 2­3, 2020

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 JAMSETJI TATA SCHOOL OF DISASTER STUDIES
Dean: Prof. Janki Andharia

Centre for Disaster Management

Chairperson: Prof. Jacquleen Joseph
Dr. Abhishek Banerjee
Ms. Niti Mishra
Dr. Peehu Pardeshi

Centre for Disasters and Development

Chairperson: Prof. Janki Andharia
Mr. Mahesh Kamble
Dr. Mohammed Irshad
Dr. Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind

Centre for Geo-Informatics

Chairperson: Dr. Guru Balamurugan (on Lien)
Prof. Janki Andharia
Dr. Ramesh Veerappan

iFRC-TISS Programme at JTSDS

Ms. Saumya Kumar

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Dean: Prof. Disha Nawani

Centre for Education

Chairperson: Dr. Sthabir B. Khora
Prof. Nandini Manjrekar

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 JAMSETJI TATA SCHOOL OF DISASTER STUDIES

The total number of students enrolled in the Jamsetji Tata School of Faculty members have published journal articles and several are under
Disaster Studies across all programmes (Master’s, Certificate, Diploma, review. The book titled Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities
M.Phil. and Ph.D.) in 2019-2020 is 122. The Master’s batch of 2018-2020 in Disaster Discourse, edited by Prof. Janki Andharia was published
was the first to graduate with one of the three specialisations that as the first volume in the new series of Springer Nature, Singapore
were introduced in the curriculum. The lockdown disrupted many of on Disaster Studies and Management. Several research studies are
the ongoing end semester academic activities and the final exams underway and a three-volume report was completed based on a
and the upcoming admission process for the Master’s programme was study on DRR and Accountability to at-risk population, focusing on
moved to on-line mode. the performance of national flagship programmes in social protection
during disasters. The study was conducted by Prof. Andharia,
The IFRC-TISS Certificate Course in Disaster Management continues to Ms. Saumya Kumar and Ms. Niti Mishra.
admit students in two cohorts each year. In May 2019, for Cohort XII –
18 students joined the programme and in October 2019 , 22 students The School’s proposal for Summer School in 2021 has been selected
were admitted in Cohort XIII. The external review of the programme by Association of Commonwealth Universities from among a global
was completed and has offered very valuable suggestions, based call for proposals. Faculty members bagged several competitive
on which several changes are envisaged in consultation with IFRC, international grants for establishing networks, research and organising
Geneva team. fellowship programmes from funders such as Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, the University of Helsinki, Government of Sweden.
Dr. Peehu Pardeshi and Ms. Lavanya Arvind, spent 10 days in the
flood-hit Belagavi district of Karnataka in October 2019 and explored Oxfam India approached the School to co-organise an international
possibilities of Institute’s intervention. Over the years, School faculty Roundtable on “Shifting Lands, Flowing Waters: Transboundary
members have actively contributed to the field of practice through Cooperation for Water and Related Issues in South Asia”. However, this
their continued engagement with individuals and communities hit was postponed due to the lockdown and the Roundtable for the year
by disasters in India (26/11 and 13/7 Terror Attacks, Marathwada 2020 could not be held. Through International conferences, seminars
Droughts) and Nepal (2015 Nepal Earthquake). and workshops, faculty members have been invited to share their
research at University of Helsinki (Finland), University of Copenhagen
As the country announced the lockdown, faculty from the School (Denmark), Sichuan University (China), and AIT (Bangkok), amongh
in partnership with other colleagues in the Institute were actively others. Prof. Jacquleen Joseph co-organised international conferences
involved in co-ordinating pandemic response activities, especially and workshops with the University of Helsinki (Finland) and University
the work of TISS in M-Ward of Mumbai. Mr. Mahesh Kamble was co- of Kathmandu (Nepal). She also contributed to national policy process
ordinating the work on running community kitchens and also working as she was nominated to be a member of the core group responsible
on advocating for care of the homeless in Mumbai and Maharashtra for the revision of National Guidelines for Psycho-social Care and
during the lockdown period. Support of the National Disaster Management Authority in India.

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 Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty in charge

CENTRE FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Household Vulnerability to Drought in Selected True North Pvt Ltd May 2017 Writing Report Prof. Jacquleen Joseph
Villages of Marathwada Region, India

Understanding Collective Stress in the Context of True North Pvt Ltd May 2017 Writing Report Prof. Jacquleen Joseph
Recurrent Droughts in Marathwada

Narayani to Gandak: Capturing Trajectories of ICIMOD - TROSA Grant Sep. 2018 Completed Prof. Jacquleen Joseph
Transboundary Water Governance and Civic
Engagement,

Helsus Call for Seed Funding and International HELSUS, University of Helsinki Dec. 2018 Completed Prof. Jacquleen Joseph
Visitors Program

IDRL - Phase II - India Disaster Resilience Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Dec. 2018 Completed Prof. Jacquleen Joseph
Leadership Fellowship

CENTRE FOR DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

Accountability to at-risk Population for Disaster SPHERE india May 2018 Writing Report Dr. Janki Andharia and
Risk Reduction Ms. Saumya Kumar

National Flagship Programmes and Entry Points UNICEF and SPHERE Sep. 2018 Completed Prof. Janki Andharia and
to DRR Ms. Saumya Kumar

Bihar State: Entry Points for DRR UNICEF through SPHERE, India May 2019 Completed Prof. Janki Andharia and
Ms. Saumya Kumar

Chennai City: Entry Points for DRR UNICEF and SPHERE May 2019 Completed Prof. Janki Andharia and
Ms. Saumya Kumar

Cash Transfers in PDS Self Jun. 2019 Writing Report Mr. Mahesh Kamble

Great Flood of Kerala 1924 Indian Council for Historical Research Jan. 2020 Initiated Dr. Mohammed Irshad

CENTRE FOR GEO-INFORMATICS

Geospatial Technology: Emphasis on Basic NRDMS, DST, Government of India Jan. 2019 Completed Dr. Guru Balamurugan and
Concepts and Applications” Dr. V. Ramesh

Developing & Improving Disaster Management Department of State, U.S. Jun. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Ramesh Veerappan and
Studies Course in India Dr. Guru Balamurugan

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 Field Action Projects

AAPTI: An Avenue for Psycho-social and Therapeutic Interventions, Mumbai Chapter, estd. 2008
Mumbai

Sponsor : Disaster Technical Support Facility

Objectives : • Understand and document the unique needs, concerns and issues of the survivors
• Study the recovery process and analyse the influencing factors in the Indian context
• Develop and test indigenous theoretical models of response and advocate for appropriate policy change
Programmes : • Developing materials for Mobile Exhibition
• Developing partnership with Nariman House, Mumbai for Memorialising 26/11
• Preparing manuscript of the AAPTI Approach and Project
Project Staff : Dr. Mahima Nayar
Faculty : Dr. Jacquleen Joseph and Ms. Lavanya Aravind

Multi Stake Holders Partnership/Inter Agency Group for Disaster Management in Maharashtra, estd. 2009
Maharashtra
Sponsor : JTSDS
Objective : To create a platform for multiple stakeholders for effective coordination in Disaster Management
Programmes : Coordination meetings
Faculty : Mr. Mahesh Kamble

Nepal Earthquake Recovery Support Programme, estd. 2015

Nepal
Sponsor : True North Pvt. Ltd. and Tata Sustainability Group
Objectives : • Support community-based approaches to recovery strengthen capacities of Nepal-based institutions support
• Work in partnership with the national and the inter-agency cluster system
• Integrated social inclusion in recovery to address the vulnerabilities of the most marginalised
Programmes : • Disaster housing recovery support to the most marginalised under the Home of Hope Project Nepal Earthquake
• Recovery Support Fellowship Programme
Project Staff : Mr. Khil Thapa, Ms. Suchita Awasti, and Mr. Abhinav Kapoor (Part Time)
Faculty : Dr. Jacquleen Joseph

Disaster and Beyond, estd. 2017

Osmanabad
Sponsor : True North Pvt. Ltd.
Objectives : Participatory Drought Mitigation: A Pilot Project in the Select Villages of Osmanabad District, Maharashtra
Improving the status of homeless population in MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority ) areas

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Programmes : • Programmes under drought mitigation component
• Monitoring of pilot area treatment and plantation
• Planning for livelihood intervention
• Awareness generation, community engagement, and capacity building
• Convergence with existing Government Schemes
• Plans and partnering with NGOs and progammes under urban homeless component
• Community engagement, advocacy, facilitation, convergence with other initiatives
Project Staff : Ms. Priyanka Thajane and Mr. Vinodh Shinde

Faculty : Dr. Jacquleen Joseph and Mr. Mahesh Kamble

Publications

CENTRE FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Dr. Peehu Pardeshi
• Impact of Counseling and Nutritional Support to Reduce Anemia among Adult Female: An Interventional Study Conducted in Urban Slums of Mumbai, International
Journal of Science and Research, 8 (6), 1723–1726, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2319-7064]

• Association Between Architectural Parameters and Burden of Tuberculosis in Three Resettlement Colonies of M-East Ward, Mumbai, India, Cities and Health, doi:
10.1080/23748834.2020.1731919, 1–18, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2374-8834]

CENTRE FOR DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

Prof. Janki Andharia
• A Web of Vulnerabilities: Eco-fragility, Poor Livelihoods and Cyclones in Sundarban Region, India. In J. Andharia (Ed.), Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in
Disaster Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

• Blurred Boundaries, Shared Practices: Disaster Studies as an Emerging Discipline and Disaster Management as a Field of Practice. In J. Andharia (Ed.), Disaster Studies:
Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

• Cascading Vulnerabilities: Food Insecurity among Women in Disaster-Prone Areas in India. In J. Andharia (Ed.), Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster
Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

• Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

• One Size Fits All? Polemics of Disaster Management and Development from the Perspective of Post Tsunami Experiences of Nicobari Islanders. In J. Andharia (Ed.),
Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

• Thinking About Disasters: A Call for Intersectionality and Transdisciplinarity in Disaster Studies. In J. Andharia (Ed.), Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster
Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

• Towards Measuring Resilience of Low-Income Settlements in Cities: The Case of Mumbai. In J. Andharia (Ed.), Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster
Discourse, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-3293-39-7]

Ms. Lavanya Arvind

• Learning From Natural Disasters: Why an Understanding of Gender is Critical to Avoid Disaster Fatalities, London School of Economics, https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/
southasia/2019/11/28/lessons-from-natural-disasters-why-an-understanding-of-gender-is-critical-to-avoid-disaster-fatalities/, Nov. 28, 2019.

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 • Do the New Labour Reforms Help Women?, Bloomberg Quint, https://www.bloombergquint.com/author/705350/lavanya-shanbhogue-arvind, Jan. 3,2020.

• What Budget 2020 Does For Women – Where’s The Money Going?, Bloomberg Quint, https://www.bloombergquint.com/union-budget-2020/what-budget-2020-does-
for-women-wheres-the-money-going, Feb. 17, 2020.

Dr. Mohammed Irshad

• Kerala Model and Flood Risks (Malayalam), Newspaper Article, Madhyamam news paper edit page.

• Natural Disasters and “New” Civil Society (Malayalam), Utharakaam, http://utharakalam.com/disaster+civil+society, Aug. 15, 2019.

• Muslim Disappearance and Civil Politics (Malayalam), Utharakaam, http://utharakalam.com/najeeb+ahmed+civil+politics, Oct. 27, 2019.

• Left-right Politics of Citizenship Struggles (Malayalam), Doolnews, https://www.doolnews.com/left-and-right-politics-of-the-citizenship-struggles-opinion-656.html,

Feb. 10, 2020.

• Outline of the Citizenship Struggle (Malayalam), Utharakaam, http://utharakalam.com/manifesto+citizenship+protests, Feb. 11, 2020.

• What Corona is going to do to the Healthcare Sector in India, Doolnews, https://www.doolnews.com/corona-virus-economic-and-health-issues-456.html, Mar. 25, 2020.

• Development-induced Coastal Erosion and Recurring Vulnerability: A Case Study of Kollam Coast in Kerala, India, Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2020. Accepted - to
appear

Ms. Saumya Kumar

• Ex-gratia Response to Disasters by the Indian Government, Artha Vijnana, 61 (4), 325–336, 2019. [ISSN: 0971-586X]

CENTRE FOR GEO-INFORMATICS

Dr. Guru Balamurugan
• Climate Change in Water Resources, New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-938-7997-82-0]

• Geographic Variation of Resilience to Landslide Hazard: A Household-Based Comparative Studies in Kalimpong Hilly Region, India, International Journal of Disaster Risk
Reduction, doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101456, 46, 2020. (co-author)

• Impacts of Climate Change Scenario and Sensitivity Assessment of Ponnaiyar River Basin, Southern India. In S. Anbazhagan, A. Jothibasu and G. Balamurugan (Eds.),
Climate Change in Water Resources, New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-7997-82-0]

• Spatial Economic Analysis of Agricultural Land Use Changes: A Case of Peri-Urban Bangalore, India, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, doi: 10.1080/13547860.2020.1717285,
1–17, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 1354-7860]

• Urban Growth and its Impact on Groundwater Resources and Sustainability in Gurugram Block, Using Geospatial Technology. In S. Anbazhagan, A. Jothibasu and G.
Balamurugan (Eds.), Climate Change in Water Resources, New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-7997-82-0]

• Watersheds Characteristics and Prioritization Using Morphometric Parameters and Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchal Process (FAHP): A Part of Lower Subansiri Sub-Basin,
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 48 (3), 473–496, 2020. (co-author)

Dr. Ramesh Veerappan

• Urban Flood Susceptibility Zonation Mapping Using Evidential Belief Function, Frequency Ratio and Fuzzy Gamma Operator Models in Gis: A Case Study of Greater
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Geocarto International, doi: 10.1080/10106049.2020.1730448, 1–26, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 1010-6049]

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Jacquleen Joseph India Disaster Resilience Leadership Fellowship Kochi Bill and Melinda Gates Jun. 3­7, 2019
Foundation
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Faculty Development Workshop Mumbai Bill and Melinda Gates Jun. 14 and
Foundation Oct. 24, 2019
Prof. Janki Andharia and CBRN Threats and Risks and Technologies: India’s Preparedness TISS, Mumbai JTSDS Jun. 15, 2019
Dr. Abhishek Banerjee
Prof. Janki Andharia and Business Continuity Planning: An Introduction TISS, Mumbai JTSDS Jun. 18, 2019
Dr. Abhishek Banerjee
Prof. Janki Andharia and Ecosystem Based DRR and Composite Water Management TISS, Mumbai JTSDS, TISS Jul. 13, 2019
Ms. Niti Mishra
Prof. Janki Andharia and Civil and Structural Considerations in Disaster Management: TISS, Mumbai JTSDS Jul. 20, 2019
Dr. Abhishek Banerjee Tools and Techniques
Dr. Ramesh Veerappan Workshop on Disaster Management and Mitigation: Curriculum TISS, Mumbai Department of State, U.S. Aug. 21-­29, 2019
Development and Research
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph India Disaster Resilience Leadership Fellowship Mumbai Bill and Melinda Gates Sep. 23-­27, 2019
Foundation
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Faculty Development Programme Mumbai Bill and Melinda Gates Sep. 26, 2019
Foundation
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Beyond Disaster Recovery : Cascading Risks and Well-being in the Helsinki, Finland HELSUS Oct. 15-­16, 2019
Age of Climate Change
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Narayani to Gandak : Capturing Trajectories of Transboundary Nawalparasi, ICIMOD - TROSA Grant Nov. 30, 2019
Water Governance and Civic Engagement - Dissemination Nepal
Workshop
Dr. Guru Balamurugan Geospatial Technologies-L1 TISS, Mumbai NRDMS, DST, Government of Dec. 3-­23, 2019
India
Prof. Janki Andharia Consultation Workshop for Roundtable on Transboundary River Mumbai JTSDS and Oxfam Dec. 14, 2019
Basins
Dr. Peehu Pardeshi and Workshop in Business Continuity Management TISS, Mumbai JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai Jan. 4­5, 2020
Ms. Lavanya Arvind
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Disaster Ethnography Workshop Mumbai HELSUS Jan. 21-­24, 2020
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Certificate Training Programme on Rural Development Tuljapur True North Pvt Ltd. Feb. 12 to May
2, 2020
Prof. Janki Andharia and Workshop on Participatory Ground Water Resource Management TISS, Mumbai JTSDS Mar. 4-5, 2020
Dr. Abhishek Banerjee
Prof. Janki Andharia and HCRI Summer School in India Mumbai HCRI, Manchester University Mar. 29 to Apr. 9,
Ms. Saumya Kumar 2020
Ms. Saumya Kumar Shifting Land, Flowing Water: Transboundary Cooperation for Mumbai Oxfam India Apr. 3-­4, 2020
Water related issues in South Asia

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 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

The School of Education, TISS Mumbai is a vibrant school with a large government and private school teachers; university teachers; and NGO
number of both young as well as experienced students registered for members in leadership positions, as well as those om donor agencies
its various academic programmes. One of its flagship programmes, such as SRTT, UNICEF etc. The programme also admits fresh graduates
which attracts a large number of practitioners and also beginner with demonstrated capacity to engage meaningfully in the education
teachers, is its post-graduate programme in Education, with a focus on sector. After graduating from the MAEE programme, most students
elementary education. choose to return to their own organisations in similar or enhanced
roles, and a few set up their own organisations to serve disadvantaged
The M.A. Education (Elementary) (MAEE) programme caters to the communities. Several graduates of the programme have gone on to
needs of working professionals such as school teachers, curriculum research programmes in India and abroad: TISS, IIT, Delhi University
developers, people working at the grassroots as well as in civil society and Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, and universities in the UK
organisations, etc. To accommodate the schedules of such students, and USA- Warwick, Chicago, Michigan and Stanford.
the programme is offered in a blended mode. Contact classes are
held once a semester (twice a year) at the Mumbai campus, in May- The MAEE Programme was launched in 2006 through an institutional
June and October-November. The rest of the semester is conducted collaboration between three deemed universities (TISS, National
in on-line mode via Moodle, a learning platform, through structured Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS, Benguluru) and Homi Bhabha
readings around which discussions and assignments are designed. The Centre for Science Education (HBCSE, Mumbai), and three civil society
strength of the programme lies in the fact that its student composition organisations with a long history of working in education (Eklavya,
is heterogeneous in terms of age, academic background, work Madhya Pradesh, Vidya Bhavan Society and Digantar Shiksha Evam Khel
experience, and socio-economic as well as geographical locations. Kud Samiti, both based in Rajasthan). The School’s programme is one
of a kind in the country, combining rigorous academic coursework in
A culture of peer learning is an integral feature of the MAEE social science perspectives and educational theory, with a connection
programme. Given their profile, students tend to form informal online to grounded educational practice. Several Indian universities have
communities to discuss the prescribed course readings with regular modelled their Masters in Education courses on the core structure of the
and frequent interactions on different fora on the Moodle. Prescribed MAEE programme at TISS.
readings get discussed and requisite support is provided to students
depending on their needs and experiences. Teaching and learning The programme also serves as a strong base to develop the
in the programme is flexible, dynamic and participatory. Several School’s research programme in Education Studies. Several
social documentaries are screened, discussed and used as important students have returned to the School to pursue M.Phil. and Ph.D.
pedagogic resources in and outside the classroom. Every contact The M.Phil. programme of the School offers three electives for
period has public lectures by well-known scholars, professionals these students and other students of the Institute working in the
and activists. At present, 144 students are registered for the MAEE area of education. These courses have been designed by faculty
programme. of the school who have expertise in the related areas. The courses
are Assessment in Education, Teacher Professional Development
Over the years the MAEE programme has attracted students with and Childhood in Social and Historical Perspectives. The School
a range of varying profiles- engineers from spaces as diverse as currently has close to 35 students pursuing M.Phil. and Ph.D. with
regional and private colleges to IITs and BITS Pilani; practising doctors; the faculty of the School.

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Faculty Research Extension

The faculty members at the School are engaged in both individual and The School of Education maintains an engagement with institutions
collaborative research. A collaborative research programme between of education across the country, both within university systems as
Max Weber Stiftung (India Branch Office), TISS, Mumbai School of well as within the NGO and voluntary sectors. Faculty serve as external
Education (led by Prof. Nandini Manjrekar), Zakir Hussain Centre for experts on boards of studies of several teacher training institutions
Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and National and on executive boards of NGOs working in the education sector.
Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore on “Education and the Urban”
has been underway since October 2017. As part of the activities in On 11 July 2019, there was an institutional visit by faculty of the
2019, a panel discussion on ‘Marginality and the Urban: Intersections Bombay Teachers Training College (BTTC) to the School. A roundtable
and Linkages’ was organised by the India Research Group, German discussion was organised to share and discuss the innovative aspects
Historical Institute, London, on 26 June 2019. The principal researchers of educational research undertaken by the School and think through
from India as well as scholars from the UK and Germany made future collaborative research.
presentations on the theme. Research students from the School of
Education are part of the scholars’ network under this project. Twenty students and teachers of the Sagar Public School, Bhopal,
visited the School of Education on 9 October 2019. They interacted
Student Research with faculty and students of the School and discussed a range of issues
related to the present education scenario in the country.
A Field Attachment (FA) project constitutes a compulsory course of the
TISS M.A. Education (Elementary) Programme. As a part of this course, Ten research students of the Department of Teaching and Learning,
students are attached to an organisation’s field site for two weeks School of Leadership and Education Studies, University of California (San
in an attempt to understand their educational work, interact with Diego, USA), with which the School has had an ongoing collaboration
practitioners and integrate their field insights with academic inputs since 2018, visited TISS Mumbai from 12-18 January 2020 as part of
gathered from specific courses in the MAEE programme. In 2019-20, their Study Abroad programme. Two M.A. and two Ph.D. students of the
a total of 29 students conducted FAs on a range of issues emerging School of Education were assigned to these students as peer mentors
out of theoretical questions related to their academic courses as well for the period and interacted intensely with these students over
as those related to ground-level practices in different contexts. The academic sessions and field trips to educational sites in Mumbai.
themes pursued for intensive study included those related to language
learning, mathematics education, curriculum, and social bases of Public Lectures Organised
education. These FAs were carried out with 29 field organisations
working in different sites across the country. Given the significance of • “The Challenges of Theorising the Distortion of Meritocracy by
documentation and analysis of educational processes and practices at the Social Inequality: A Discussion of the Relation between Caste and
micro-level, the School has been attempting to strengthen dissemination Class in NSS Data on Higher Education Enrolments” by Prof. Amman
of the MAEE FAs. As part of the dissemination and extension of student Madan (Azim Premji University, Bengaluru) on 30 May 2019.
research, the faculty at the school has facilitated further development of
students’ reports. Two volumes of 30 field attachment reports produced • “Education for Equity and Empathy: Nurturing Children’s Agency”
over the 13 years of the programme, to be jointly published by Eklavya by Prof. Anita Rampal (Central Institute of Education, University of
and TISS, is under progress. Delhi) on 14 November 2019.

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 Research and other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty in Charge

Public Education in a Princely State: Baroda, Self Oct. 2018 Ongoing Prof. Nandini Manjrekar
1875-1939

Public Education in Girangaon, 1900-1945 Max Weber Stiftung India Branch Office Nov. 2018 Writing Report Prof. Nandini Manjrekar

Publications
Prof. Nandini Manjrekar
• Contemporary Challenges to Women’s Education: Towards an Elusive Goal?. In V. Ramachandran and K. Jandhyala (Eds.), Gender and Education: Essays from Economic
and Political Weekly, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2019. [ISBN: 978-935-2877-40-9]

• Editorial, Contemporary Education Dialogue, https://doi.org/10.1177/0973184919858500, 16 (2), 153–156, 2019. [ISSN: 0973-1849]

• Gender and Education in India: A Reader, Delhi: Aakar Books, 2020. [ISBN: 978-935-0026-32-8]

Prof. Disha Nawani

• Bin Bhay Hoye Na Preet: Resilience of the Fear-Based Examination-Detention Policy in the Indian Education System. In J. Raina (Ed.), Elementary Education in India: Policy
Shifts, Issues and Challenges, New York: Routledge, 2019. [ISBN: 978-036-7898-25-0] [ISBN: 978-113-8322-31-8]

• Assessment of Student Learning in South Asia: Concerns and Challenges. In P.M. Sarangapani and R. Pappu (Eds.), Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia,
Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1500-31-2]

• Knowledge and Curriculum Landscapes in South Asia: An Introduction. In P.M. Sarangapani and R. Pappu (Eds.), Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Singapore:
Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1500-31-2]

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 SCHOOL OF HABITAT STUDIES
Dean: Prof. Amita Bhide

Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability

Chairperson: Dr. Kamal Kumar Murari
Dr. Unmesh Patnaik

Centre for Science, Technology and Society

Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
(Till January 29, 2020) Prof. T. Jayaraman

Centre for Urban Policy and Governance

Chairperson: Dr. Ratoola Kundu
Prof. Amita Bhide
Prof. Manjula Bharathy
Dr. Lalitha Kamath

Centre for Water Policy, Regulation and Governance

Chairperson: Dr. Sachin Warghade
Mr. Sanjeev Chandorkar
Dr. Pranjal Deekshit
Dr. Chandrashekhar Joglekar
Dr. Suhas Bhasme
Mr. Sachin Tiwale

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 SCHOOL OF HABITAT STUDIES

The School of Habitat Studies (SoHS) went through a major collaboration along with Federal University of Sao Carlos (Brazil) and
curricular restructuring in the year 2019-2020. The restructuring aimed University of Manchester (UK). Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu has initiated a new
at consolidating the interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral core of the research project on forest governance in Maharashtra and Chattisgarh,
four programmes and resulted in the creation of a set of courses called in collaboration with ATREE. Faculty in Centre for Climate Change and
the School Commons. Other than common courses for all students Sustainability Studies are working on an internation collaborative
of the Habitat School, other courses taught across programmes have project on climate change, supported by the European Union and DST.
also been developed. The 2020-21 academic year is the first year of
introduction of the restructured programmes. The School organised several lectures and workshops through the
year. Some of the notable workshops include a workshop jointly
Our students have begun to make a mark. Two teams from the organised with OXFAM by Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu in Feb. 2020 to identify
Master’s in Urban Policy and Governance programme received challenges in scientific forest management in the wake of the new
special mention for their participation and innovative ideas as part forest rights legislations; two workshops organised for M.Phil./Ph.D.
of the Ideathon competition organised by the National Institute of students — one on writing conducted by the Founder of Yoda Press,
Urban Affairs, New Delhi, on ‘Nudging Civic Behaviour towards an Arpita Das and another on methodology conducted by Sanchita
Environment-Friendly Delhi’ thereby enabling the Strategic Plan Banerjee Saxena from University of Berkeley, California.
for Delhi 2041. While one team focused on Segregating Household
Waste and Household Level, other team looked at conserving water Faculty in the School have taken the lead and contributed significantly
at the household and neighbourhood level. Ph.D. scholar Angana to the TISS COVID-19 response. The range of efforts spanned actual
Mukherjee was selected to participate in the prestigious RC21: The relief work in the tribal areas of Thane; M (East) ward in Mumbai;
6th IJURR Doctoral School in Comparative Urban Studies, 2019, on a research that could be shared via popular media to advance public
fully-funded scholarship. The selection of Ms. Archana Soreng as part discourse on the management of the pandemic; participation in
of UN Secretary General’s youth advisory group on climate change international, national and local webinars on varied issues linked
was a moment of pride for the School. These achievements indicate to the same; and overall advancing the knowledge on the crises of
the possible contribution to the field of sustainable development that sustainability and inclusion that were exposed by COVID-19.
the SoHS can make; we are confident that we can produce many such
illustrious alumni in the future. Centre for Science, Technology and Society

Faculty in the School have initiated extremely interesting, and The Centre for Science, Technology and Society is a multidisciplinary
important research projects in the year. Mr. Sachin Tiwale and centre devoted to research, teaching and policy advocacy on issues of
Dr. Suhas Bhasme, in collaboration with colleagues from the Tulajpur environmental governance, forest and land rights and environmental
Off Campus, led an evaluation of participatory irrigation management jurisprudence. The focus of research work has been to critically assess
in Maharashtra. Dr. Pranjal Dikshit and Prof. Amita Bhide are a part of the manner by which the environmental policy is shaped by and
two research consortia that study urban water and sanitation issues. shapes in turn, social, economic and political processes. The Centre has
The first involves IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kharagpur, IISc Bangalore and Amrita been consistently working towards framing environmental questions,
Vishwavidyapitham and seeks to create actionable models in mid- especially in the field of forest, taking account of the diverse statutory
level cities of the country. The second project involves an international and customary laws that protect and advance the interests of the

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forest dwellers. The evidence-based research work of the Centre on of emergency services. It can be accessed at: https://www.google.
forest rights and governance in Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand and com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1bDk2IDWVbM1V96YG0vH8WiUy28
Chhattisgarh has been widely used across the spectrum for policy and my0Sgf&fbclid=IwAR0WxZvron2z-dKqfZXDbt9XOXE7zhImaszp-
legal interventions. The Centre has collaborated with several academic QkxrWDrO21dYjR0t87F_PY&ll=19.09959913059622%2C72.878031999
institutes, government departments and organisations to promote 99999&z=10
and advance the significance of the Forest Rights Act 2006. Another
important area of research of the Centre has been analysing the role Another team of scholars and students led by Dr. Ratoola Kundu
of Judiciary and Green Tribunal in resolving environmental crisis and brought out a journal series that chronicled innovative bottom up,
conflicts in the country. In addition to research and policy advocacy, community-led initiatives in informal settlements dealing with the
the Centre regularly conducts workshops, training and capacity- pandemic and lockdown situation. These community stories are
building programmes on environment laws and policies. available at https://theblogurk.wordpress.com/.

Some of the important research projects undertaken in the last one The Centre also brought together a group of scholars and experts
year include: interface of statutory and customary laws on forest from various institutions working on urban issues to publish a series of
rights and conservation in Jharkhand; socioeconomic implication articles on “COVID-19 and the City” for Scroll online magazine. These
of community forest rights in Maharashtra; the nature, process and can be accessed at https://scroll.in/topic/56281/covid-19-and-the-city.
impact of Green Tribunal judgments on environmental compensation;
and analysis of orders and notifications related to Forest Rights Act The impact of COVID-19 on cities in the Global South prompted the
2006 in Odisha and Maharashtra. Centre to engage with scholars from IIT-Bombay and Lima (Peru) in
putting together a series of webinars, which enabled a comparative
Centre for Urban Policy and Governance understanding between the cities of Lima and Mumbai of the social,
political, spatial and economic implications of the pandemic.
The Centre for Urban Policy and Governance was involved in
several key research projects over the past year. Faculty members As part of the course curriculum of the Master’s in Urban Policy and
collaborating in the “Tacit Urban Research Network Project” (TURN) Governance, a unique and immersive fieldwork-cum-research exercise
funded through Ford Foundation have completed fieldwork in was conducted in collaboration with the Hyderabad Urban Lab (HUL)
multiple sites in and around Mumbai around the themes of urban for the Semester I students. The students, along with the HUL staff
informality, explicit and tacit forms of knowledge production and and faculty, examined Incrementalism as a strategy of urbanisation.
urban practices. In addition to finalising the research outputs, Students produced a range of innovative outputs in the form of videos,
the teams are currently working on a virtual exhibition that will sketches, calendars, notebooks, maps, photo essays, etc. The students
disseminate the research findings to a wider audience. were also invited to participate in the Do Din workshop organised by
HUL in December 2019, where they had the opportunity to present
One of the central activities at the Centre has been to work closely their work to members of the public in Hyderabad.
with community groups, activists and academics to respond to the
COVID-19 crises and the national lockdown that brought Mumbai The faculty presented ongoing research work at several international
and other cities to a standstill. A team of research scholars, alumni conference forums in the past year from RC 21 held in New Delhi to
and current M.A. students, led by Dr. Lalitha Kamath, created an open the Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures International Conference,
map resource map for Mumbai that indicated the actual locations organised by York University, Toronto. As part of the ongoing project

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work, a few advocacy workshops were also organised on the topic report on stakeholder analysis and proposed governance framework
of Smart Cities, Street Vending and Urban affordable housing in for setting-up of water conservation fund was submitted as part of
collaboration with grassroots groups and NGOs. this project.

Centre for Water Policy, Regulation, and Governance Centre faculty presented papers in various international seminars and
conferences held by host institutions from UK (online), USA, Spain, and
The highlight of the work of the Centre for Water Policy, Regulation, Israel. The faculty have published four papers in international journals
and Governance (CWPRG) in 2019-2020 was the representation made and several op-ed articles in national and state-level newspapers,
before the Government of India’s ‘Mihir Shah Committee’, in the form including a fortnightly column in Loksatta, a Marathi daily newspaper
of the oral and written submissions, towards the formulation of the of the Express Group. Three books authored by the Centre faculty, on
proposed National Water Policy 2020. One of the Centre faculty was development issues related to banking and finance sector, have been
also nominated as member of the Committee constituted by the published in Marathi language by the renowned publishers in Marathi
Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA), under literature named Lokvangmaya Griha, Mumbai.
Government of Maharashtra (GoM), for advising on innovations in
regulatory policies and instruments. Two faculty members made Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies
a representation in the consultation workshop organised by the
MWRRA. The Centre also organised a training programme on The climate group in the SoHS has been engaged in research on
regulation for the trainee officers of the Comptroller and Auditor climate change and sustainable development since 2009. The Centre
General of India (CAG). for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies (CCCSS) was formally
established in 2011, and a two-year M.A./M.Sc. programme in Climate
The Centre has undertaken assessment of the ‘Participatory Irrigation Change and Sustainability Studies was started in 2012. The CCCSS
Management’ commissioned by the GoM. The survey of 167 Water foregrounds the search for equitable and sustainable solutions to the
Users Associations was completed in the reporting period. The problems associated with climate change mitigation and adaptation.
interim results were presented before the advisory committee, The Centre recognises the significance of the intersection of the
comprising governmental and non-governmental representatives, natural and the social in the study of climate change and sustainability
in two workshops conducted at TISS. The Centre is implementing a and strives for the development of an inter-disciplinary and unified
participatory action research project on pesticide risk assessment view that is reflected in its research, teaching and pedagogy.
and mitigation funded by the Public Health Foundation of India. A
survey of 337 farmers was completed and pesticide usage pattern of The Centre works towards combining research, teaching and advocacy
four agriculture seasons has been documented. The Centre faculty in order to comprehensively intervene on issues of climate change
members are involved in the national research project comprising and sustainable development. The teaching programme is designed to
study of techno-institutional model of water supply and sanitation. equip students to understand and address the intertwined challenges
The project is being implemented in partnership with multiple of environmental protection and development confronting the world
academic institutions (IIT-B, IISc, IIT-KGP, and AWV-Kochi). The Centre today, with a particular focus on the issue of climate change. Research
faculty is also involved in an international project on sustainable and advocacy at the Centre are geared towards foregrounding the
sanitation in collaboration with partners from Brazil. The Centre challenges before developing countries, particularly India, in meeting
faculty undertook and concluded the ‘Water Governance Study of their developmental needs in the era of climate change. The Centre
the Ghod River Basin’ funded by The Nature Conservancy (USA). A has collaborated with other academic institutions, government

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departments and civil society organisation to promote issues related • Conducted a 21-day capacity-building workshop to educate
to climate change and sustainability. professionals from the social science stream about climate science
issues.
Following are the highlights of the activities of the Centre in the last
year. • Faculty members are working on two important research projects
in collaboration with multiple institutions in India and abroad
• Organised the 10th Annual Conference on Climate Change. This sponsored by the European Union and DST, and ICSSR.
conference is widely recognised as an important event in the
climate policy calendar in the country and is attended by a wide • Faculty have published 4 journal publications, and 2 book chapters.
variety of government representatives, academicians, civil society In addition, three publications are under review stage.
activists, non-governmental experts, industry practitioners and
scholars from around the world.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Enhancing Green Economy in 3 countries of Asia Erasmus Plus Feb. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu and
(EGEA) Dr. Kamal Kumar Murari

Low-cost Innovative Technology for Water Quality Dept. of Science and Technology, GoI Apr. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Unmesh Patnaik and
Monitoring and Water Resources Management Dr. Kamal Kumar Murari
for Urban and Rural Water Systems in India

Impact of Agricultural Interventions on Farmer’s Indian Council of Social Science Jul. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Kamal Kumar Murari
Wellbeing: Evidences from Semi-arid Regions of Research Dr. Unmesh Patnaik and
Rural India Prof. Bino Paul

CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Forest Rights and Governance in Jharkhand in OXFAM INDIA Jan. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
the Post-Forest Rights Recognition Phase

Minor Forest Products in Maharashtra Flextronics Technologies (India) Private Mar. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
Limited

Assessing the Nature of Forest Rights Claim RRI, Washington D.C Aug. 2019 Completed Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
Rejection Process and Analysing the Nature and
Process of Compensatory Afforestation Programs
in India

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 Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Legal and Political Analysis of Laws on Commons Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) Jan. 2020 Ongoing Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu

Identify Ways to Enhance the Livelihood of Forest Flextronics Technologies (India) Private Mar. 2020 Ongoing Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
Dwellers: Odisha, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu Limited

CENTRE FOR URBAN POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

Boundary Spanning for Urban Regeneration: Indian Council for Social Science Jan. 2017 Completed Prof. Amita Bhide and
Case studies from three Indian Cities Research Dr. Lalitha Kamath

Tacit Urban Research Network Ford Foundation Oct. 2017 Ongoing Prof. Amita Bhide,
Dr. Lalitha Kamath and
Dr Ratoola Kundu

Sustainable Shared Sanitation: A Case of Mumbai Centre for Environmental Health Jul. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Prathibha Ganesan

CENTRE FOR WATER POLICY, REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE

Pesticide Risk Assessment and Mitigation Public Health Foundation of India Aug. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Chandrashekhar
through Community Participation and Capacity Joglekar
Building

An Assessment of Status of Water User Directorate of Irrigation Research Oct. 2018 Ongoing Mr. Sachin Tiwale and
Associations (WUAs) in Maharashtra and Development (DIRD), Water Dr. Suhas Bhasme
Resources Department, Government of
Maharashtra

Stakeholder Analysis and Governance Design The Nature Conservancy May. 2019 Completed Dr. Sachin Warghade
for Multi-stakeholder Catchment Conservation
(Water Fund)

Towards Sustainable Sanitation Systems in India Royal Challenge Funds, UK Mar. 2020 Initiated Prof. Amita Bhide and
and Brazil Dr. Pranjal Dikhshit

Field Action Project

Transforming M Ward Project, estd. 2011

M (East) Ward, Mumbai
Sponsor : Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, L&T Hydrocarbons
Objectives : • To improve the human development index of the ward through comprehensive development actions
• To provide knowledge services for the same to varied stakeholders
• To encourage local leadership in programming for above
• To develop sustainable programmes models for the above objectives
Programmes : • Running the M power library

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 • Community study and development centres
• SHGs for improved livelihoods
• Interventions in housing, sanitation, open spaces and urban planning for inclusive development
• Demonstrating models for the above
Project Staff : Ms. Sabah Khan, Mr. Nitin Kubal, Mr. Ishad Khan, Ms. Srishti Jaitly, Mr. Kedar Nagarajan, Ms. Avinash Kaur and Ms. Naina Bander
Faculty : Prof. Amita Bhide

Publications

CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Dr. Kamal Kumar Murari
• The Amazon Fires, an Alarm that Lacks Proportion, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-amazon-fires-an-alarm-that-lacks-proportion/
article29377123.ece, Sep. 10, 2019. (co-author) T. Jayaraman

Dr. Unmesh Patnaik

• Foreign Direct Investments and Environmental Policies: A Meta-Analysis. In N.S. Siddharthan and K. Narayanan (Eds.), FDI, Technology and Innovation, Singapore:
Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1536-10-6]

CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
• 10 Interventions Government Must Make to Protect Forest Rights, DownToEarth, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/forests/10-interventions-government-must-
make-to-protect-forest-rights-64863, Jun. 3, 2019.

• Aarey Protest: The Life of a ‘Forest’, India Today, https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/up-front/story/20191021-aarey-protest-the-life-of-a-forest-1607820-2019-10-11,

Oct. 11, 2019.

• Editorial, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (4), 397–404, 2019. [ISSN: 0019-5634]

• Forest Rights Act: A Litmus Test for Govt to Protect Forest Dwellers, DownToEarth, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/forests/forest-rights-act-a-litmus-test-for-
govt-to-protect-forest-dwellers-65816, Jul. 25, 2019.

• Forest Rights and Tribals in Mineral Rich Areas of India: The Vedanta Case and Beyond 272. In P. Cullet and S. Koonan, Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the
Global South, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2019. [ISBN: 978-178-4717-45-2]

• Revisiting Governance of Van Panchayats: Experiences from Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (4) 525–546, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN:
0019-5634]

• Socioeconomic Benefits of Community Forest Rights: A Case Study of Pachgaon in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (4), 501–
516, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0019-5634]
• Twelve Years Later: Implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006, The Indian Journal of Social
Work, 80 (4), 423–438, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0019-5634]

• Whither the National Green Tribunal?, DownToEarth, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/environment/whither-the-national-green-tribunal—66879, Sep. 23,

2019.

• Promoting a Responsive State: The Role of NGOs in Decentralized Forest Governance in India, Forest Policy and Economics, doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102066, 111, 1–11,
2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 1389-9341]

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 CENTRE FOR URBAN POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Prof. Manjula B.
• With & Against: Engendering Local Governance in Rajashan. In S. Kumar (Ed.), Panchayati Raj Systems in India, New Delhi: Prabhat Publications, 2019.

Prof. Amita Bhide

• Urbanization Unbound: Indian Urbanisation through the Lens of Real Estate and Housing, Urban India, 39 (II), 5–16, 2019.

• Everyday Violence and Bottom-up Peace Building Initiatives by the Urban Poor in Mumbai, International Development Planning Review, doi: 10.3828/idpr.2019.27, 42
(1), 57–71, 2020. [ISSN: 1474-6743]

CENTRE FOR WATER POLICY, REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE

Dr. Suhas Bhasme
• Between Deficit Rains and Surplus Populations: The Political Ecology of a Climate-resilient Village in South India, Geoforum, doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.01.007, 1–10,
2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 0016-7185]

Prof. Sanjeev Chandorkar

• Arth Anvayarth (Three Booklets), Mumbai: Lok Vangmay Gruh, 2019. [ISBN: 978-938-2906-48-3]

• Globalization, Loksatta. Contributing a fortnightly column “Arthachya Dahidisha” in Loksatta, a marathi daily published by Express Group of Newspapers

• Arthavyavasthecha ‘El’kaari Pravaas, Loksatta, https://www.loksatta.com/arthachya-dashdiha-news/article-on-l-journey-of-the-economy-abn-97-2166123/, May 20,

2020.

• RCEP Sodale tari Palel Kuthe?, Loksatta, https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/rcep-beijing-meet-business-ministers-of-16-nations-in-rcep-to-meet-in-beijing-

zws-70-1942407/, Aug. 2, 2019.

• RCEP chi hich Vel Navhe, Loksatta, https://www.loksatta.com/lokrang-news/article-on-rsep-treaty-meeting-abn-97-2007083/, Nov. 3, 2019.

• Pradushan ani Mahaamaari (Pollution and Pandemic), Loksatta, https://www.loksatta.com/arthachya-dashdiha-news/pollution-and-pandemic-dd70-2115243/, Mar.

25, 2020.

Dr. Prathibha Ganesan

• Changing Nature of Shared Sanitation in Mumbai and its Socio-economic Implications. In M. Apollo and P. Moolio (Eds.), Poverty and Sustainable Development: Problems
and Prospects, Poland: Pedagogical University of Cracow Press, 2020.

Mr. Sachin Tiwale

• Materiality Matters: Revealing How Inequities are Conceived and Sustained in the Networked Water Infrastructure - The Case of Lilongwe, Malawi, Geoforum, doi:
10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.09.005, 107, 168–178, 2019. [ISSN: 0016-7185]

• Mumbaichi Khari Tahaan Kiti? (How much is Mumbai’s Real Thirst?), Loksatta, https://www.loksatta.com/vishesh-news/water-supply-in-mumbai-1917489/, Jun. 23, 2019.

• Transforming Livelihoods through Farm Ponds, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/transforming-livelihoods-through-farm-ponds/article28775209.

ece, Aug. 1, 2019. (co-author) Nirmalya Choudhury

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Amita Bhide Round Table on Public Bicycle Sharing System Pune Right to City Jun. 10, 2019

Prof. Amita Bhide Workshop on Resettlement in Mumbai TISS Part of Research Project Jun. 10, 2019

Dr. Prathibha Ganesan Workshop on Road Safety TISS Mumbai Parisar Pune and Centre for Jun. 17, 2019
Environmental Health

Prof. Manjula B. Dalit Feminisms and Femininity New Jersey, USA The Institute for Research on Women, Jul. 5, 2019
Rutgers Global, The Institute for
Women‚ Leadership, The Department
of Women‚ and Gender Studies, and
The South Asian Studies Program

Prof. Manjula B. Engendering the Adivasi Question New Jersey, USA The Institute for Research on Women, Jul. 12, 2019
Rutgers Global, The Institute for
Women‚ Leadership, The Department
of Women‚ and Gender Studies, and
The South Asian Studies Program

Dr. Chandrashekhar Seminar on Preventing Deaths from Pesticide Self- TISS, Mumbai Centre for Environmental Health Jul. 17, 2019
Joglekar Poisoning in South Asia by Dr. Michael Eddleston,
University of Edinburgh

Dr. Prathibha Ganesan National Seminar on Right to Clean Air TISS Mumbai Centre For Environmental Health Jul. 30, 2019

Dr. Ratoola Kundu Review of Implementation and Status of West Bengal Kolkata National Hawkers Federation Aug. 3­4, 2019
Street Vendors Draft Rule 2018 and Center for Urban Policy and
Governance, TISS

Dr. Kamal Kumar Murari Long term Climate Action on the Threshold of Paris TISS Mumbai Department of Science and Aug. 9-­10, 2019
Agreement Technology

Prof. Amita Bhide Panel on Boundary Spanning New Delhi Research Project Aug. 19-­21, 2019

Dr. Chandrashekhar Project PACT: A Participatory Action for Long-term TISS Mumbai None Oct. 1, 2019
Joglekar Arsenic Safe Drinking Water in Bhagalpur District in
the State of Bihar

Dr. Kamal Murari Third Winter Workshop on Developments in Climate TISS Mumbai Department of Science and Nov. 11-­23, 2019
Change and Sustainable Development Technology, GoI

Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu Future of Forest Governance New Delhi OXFAM India Nov. 24, 2019

Mr. Sachin Tiwale Second Advisory Committee Consultation Workshop TISS, Mumbai Directorate of Irrigation Research Jan. 3, 2020
for the Project: An Assessment of Status of Water User and Development (DIRD), Water
Associations (WUAs) in Maharashtra Resources Department, Government
of Maharashtra

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Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Amita Bhide Workshop on Emerging Challenges in Sanitation in TISS, Mumbai Royal Challenge Fund, UK Jan. 28, 2020
Mumbai

Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu Two Days Training Programme for Gram Sabha Godda District, OXFAM India Feb. 7­8, 2020
Members on Community Forest Resource Jharkhand
Management Plan in Godda District, Jharkhand

Dr. Sachin Warghade Orientation Program for Officer Trainees of CAG Mumbai National Academy of Audit and Feb. 14-­15, 2020
Accounts, Shimla

Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu National Consultation on Community Forest Resource TISS, Mumbai OXFAM India Feb. 16-­17, 2020
Management and Livelihood Opportunities

Dr. Ratoola Kundu Gendered Experiences and Challenges of Mobilising Kolkata National Hawkers Federation and Feb. 29, 2020
Informal Sector Workers CUPG, TISS

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 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SYSTEMS STUDIES
Dean: Prof. K. Anilkumar

Centre for Health and Social Sciences

Chairperson: Prof. Sivakami Muthusamy
Prof. Shalini Bharat
Prof. K. Anilkumar
Dr. Priyanka Dixit

Centre for Health Policy, Planning and Management

Chairperson: Dr. Bal Rakshase
Prof. Shankar Das (on Lien)
Prof. Kanchan Mukherjee
Dr. Soumitra Ghosh
Dr. Rakesh Chandra

Centre for Hospital Management

Chairperson: Prof. K. Anilkumar
Prof. M. Mariappan
Dr. Feroz Ikbal
Dr. Dhananjay Mankar

Centre for Public Health

Chairperson: Dr. Nilesh Gawde
Prof. Harshad Thakur (on Lien)
Prof. Mathew George
Dr. Narendra Kakade
Dr. V. Gowri

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 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SYSTEMS STUDIES

The School of Health Systems Studies prepares students for Master of Public Health (Health Policy, Economics and Finance):
administrative, research and policy analysis roles in the fields of public A more select programme, it has 21 students graduating this year
health and managerial and leadership roles in the field of hospital (2018-2020 batch) and has an intake of 22 students into the 2019–
administration. The School has a history that goes back to almost 2021 batch. Other than one internship of five weeks, these students
three decades when it was first established as the Department of spent a full semester on a field practicum where they assisted health
Health Services Studies in 1989, and then re-structured in 2006 as authorities design a policy brief that addressed and identified the
the School of Health Systems Studies. Today, the School’s educational policy or implementation challenges.
programmes include 4 post-graduate degree programmes, 4 post-
graduate diploma programmes, 2 M.Phil. programmes, and 2 direct M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes: This academic year, 10 students
Ph.D. programmes. The programmes are detailed below: will be awarded their M.Phil. and 9 scholars their Ph.D. degree. Four
students joined the M.Phil. and 10 the direct Ph.D. programmes of the
Master of Hospital Administration: This year, 40 students graduate School in the 2019-2020 academic year.
(2018–20 batch) and 52 students are enrolled in the 2019–21 batch.
Over the two years, in addition to course work, the students spend Post-Graduate Diploma Programmes: In addition to the Master’s
about 20 weeks in the field over three internships, working in hospitals and research degree programmes, the School, through the initiatives
of different sizes and ownership. Most students go on to work as of the Centre for Hospital Management, has been actively focusing on
hospital managers and similar positions in the hospital and healthcare capacity-building for working professionals in the healthcare sector
sector. and now has four post-graduate diploma programmes and a number
of management development programmes.
Master of Health Administration: 40 students graduate this
year (2018–20 batch) and 40 are enrolled in the 2019–2021 batch. Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration: In the year
Other than their course work, students in this programme have 2018-2019, a total of 40 students had enrolled for this programme
21 weeks of internship where they were placed with government and 38 students received their diplomas and another 58 are currently
and non-government healthcare programmes/organisations. This enrolled in 2019-2020 batch. Most of the students are in-service and
programme has been redesigned as Master of Public Health in Health many are working with large private hospitals.
Administration from the 2019-2021 batch.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Quality Management: This is a
Master of Public Health (Social Epidemiology): 30 students enrolled collaborative initiative with NHSRC, an apex body of the Ministry of
in the 2018–2020 batch are graduating this year and 27 students have Health and Family Welfare, GoI. Of one year duration, this programme
enrolled in the 2019–2021 batch. The students spent 16 weeks in addresses the educational needs of in-service healthcare and hospital
internship programmes in field placements where they experienced managers. Most candidates are sponsored by the government, while
and observed the practice of public health, the applications of some are employed in the private sector. In the year 2018-2019, 55 had
epidemiology and examined the challenges to public health planning enrolled and 47 students had completed the programme and received
and management. their diplomas; currently, 51 students are enrolled in 2019-2020.

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Executive Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration (for Using Community Theater Methodology, (2) Mental Health Literacy
Hospital Professionals from Afghanistan): This one-year programme, in Urban and Rural Communities, (3) A Conceptual Framework
customised for hospital administrators from Afghanistan, is being for a Comprehensive Package for the Development of Ockhi-
done in collaboration with the Government of Afghanistan and the affected Fisherfolk in Kerala, (4) National Research Study on Human
European Commission. The first batch of 21 students has completed Trafficking in India (5) Baseline Survey on Child Nutrition Status in
the programme in July 2019 and received their diplomas. Discussions Tribal Communities of Maharashtra and (6) Changing Trends in Sex
are on to upgrade this programme to a Master’s Degree programme Work Dynamics among Female Sex Workers in India. The Centre
for the current batch of students, specially tailored to take care of the organised the following conferences during this period; (1) Mental
health services needs of Afghanistan. Health, Migration and Resilience: Innovative methodologies for
Research, Policy and Practice in India, (2) Mental Health, Migration and
Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration-CMC-TISS: This is a Resilience: Innovative Applied Arts Based Methodologies for Research
collaborative initiative with Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Policy and Practice. The Centre also co-hosted a workshop titled
Nadu. This one-year programme addresses the educational needs of “Gender Analysis of Health: Workshop for Researchers Using Large
regular students and is a full-time programme. In the year 2018-2019, Scale Data” for research students.
8 students completed this programme and received their diplomas; 8
students are enrolled in the current batch. During the academic year 2019-2020, the Centre for Health Policy,
Planning and Management (CHPPM) completed two major research
The School’s research programmes and engagement in policy- projects. A technical brief based on a major research project is
making contribute to the generation of new knowledge and ensures published by the NACO. Faculty from the CHPPM have also developed
that its educational programmes are updated and are responsive strong research collaborations with the University of Warwick, UK;
to the current challenges and emergent trends. The School is a research consortium in the field of Prison Mental Health in India
increasingly called upon to respond to the capacity-building needs and UK has been developed. Faculty members from the Centre
of the government health sector and this allows it to contribute to are members of expert groups on health financing block of health
developing newer and innovative healthcare strategies, provide systems research in India, and have also served as plenary speakers
advocacy support for public health, and to build equity concerns into in the Health Technology Assessment International Conference. The
health policy and planning. Centre has organised a public lecture on “Health and Healthcare in a
Beveridge Model of Health Insurance: Register-Based Evidence from
The School has 4 Centres: Centre for Health and Social Sciences; Denmark”. Prof. Shankar Das has recently joined as the Director of
Centre for Health Policy, Planning and Management; Centre for IIHMR, Jaipur, on lien.
Hospital Management; and Centre for Public Health. Some highlights
of the work done by the Centres during 2019-2020 are given below. The Centre for Public Health continued its focus on public health
through research projects. The Centre is currently conducting
The faculty in the Centre for Health and Social Sciences are actively two research studies with all its faculty members in the team
engaged in research through number of research projects, many and funded by the ICMR. These are: ‘Morbidity Prevalence and
being collaborative in nature. These projects include (1) Exploring Treatment Seeking Behaviour: Gap Analysis of Curative Care
Mental Health and Resilience Narratives of Internal Migrants in India Utilisation in Maharashtra’ and ‘Response of Urban Health Services

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Systems to Road Traffic Injuries’. Apart from these two projects, Student Events
individual faculty members are currently involved in research
projects in collaboration with other centres/universities, both in The 22nd Annual National Health Conference, Clairvoyance’ 2019
India and abroad. Prof. Harshad Thakur is currently the Director, was organised on the 7-8 December 2019. This year, the theme
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi of the Conference was “An Ode to Health: Charting the Course,
on lien. The Centre has also begun to work in the area of public Navigating the Future”. It covered an array of topics ranging
health ethics and had organised a course on public health ethics from managing human resources, to relevance of technology
this year along with IIT-Bombay and FMES. The Centre organised in healthcare, health legislations and policies, health service
a global health histories seminar focusing on India. The Centre operations, universal health coverage and effects of climate change
hosted a National Leprosy Symposium covering clinical as well on health.
as public health aspects of the leprosy situation and response in
India and public lectures in collaboration with other centres and Eminent speakers included Dr. Malvika Sharma, Dr. Prasanta Tripathi,
partners. Centre faculty are also involved in field action projects Dr. Rajkumar Patil, Dr. Yusuf Kabir, Dr. Viduthalai, Ms. Nita Ganguly,
and extension activities of the Institute. Dr. Richa Jagtap, Mr. Mohit M.A., Mr. Mohammad Ameel, Mr. Siddartha
Dash, Dr. Prerna Kumar, and Ms. Smriti Rana among many others.
During the academic year, the Centre for Hospital Management has Along with having various talk sessions and panel discussions, there
conducted Management Development Programmes, Workshops, were competitions for delegates like extempore, paper presentation,
Conferences and Quality Assessment of public health facilities. poster presentation, quiz and business model. Over 500 delegates
Specifically, the Centre conducted 2 Management Development participated in this event.
Programmes for senior Medical Officers of the Railway Medical
Services, and participated in the 33rd Management Development The SHSS Alumni meet was organised during Clairvoyance. This event
Programme of CMAI at Bengaluru. In collaboration with the was very participatory and included interesting discussions along with
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) a two-day conference on an enjoyable cultural evening. Student placements were also good
“Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality” was with most of the graduating students who appeared for placement
organised in August 2019. A three-day Six Sigma Training Programme securing a position. The others were limited primarily by locational
was also conducted for Diploma programme students. constraints and other personal preferences.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

CENTRE FOR HEALTH POLICY, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Baseline Survey on Child Nutrition Status and TRTI Maharashtra May 2018 Completed Dr. Bal Rakshase and
Nutrition Related Awareness, Practices and Dr. Priyanka Dixit
Services in Tribal Communities of Maharashtra: An
Intervention linked Study

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Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Identifying Changing Trends in Sex Work FHI360 May 2018 Completed & Dr. Bal Rakshase and
Dynamics among Female Sex Workers in India Accepted by Dr. Priyanka Dixit
Funding Agency

A Network Analysis of Clinical Effectiveness and Cochrane Dec. 2019 Initiated Prof. Kanchan Mukherjee
Cost-Effectiveness of Population-Based Cervical
Cancer Screening in Low and Middle-Income
Countries

CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

National Research Study on Human Trafficking in Tata Trust and others Feb. 2016 Completed & Dr. Priyanka Dixit
India Accepted by
Funding Agency

An Exploration of Mental Health and Resilience Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts Nov. 2017 Completed & Prof. M. Sivakami and
Narratives of Migrants Workers in India Using and Humanities Research Council Accepted by Dr. Nilesh Gawde
Community Theatre Methodology (AHRC) and Global Challenges Fund, Funding Agency
UK

Changing Trends in Sex Work Dynamics among USAID May. 2018 Completed Dr. Bal Rakshase and
Female Sex Workers in India Dr. Priyanka Dixit

Empowering Tribal Communities to Improve Tribal Department Maharashtra Aug. 2018 Completed & Dr. Priyanka Dixit and
Nutrition Related Services and Practices in Accepted by Dr. Bal Rakshase
Selected Tribal Blocks of Maharashtra Funding Agency

Mental Health Literacy in Urban and Rural Economic and Social Research Council Sept. 2018 Ongoing Prof. M. Sivakami
Communities in Kerala, India: An interdisciplnary (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research
Approach Using Applied Theatre Methodology Council (AHRC), Global Challenges
(MeHeLP India) Research Fund, UK

Study to formulate a Conceptual Framework for Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Jan. 2019 Writing Report Prof. K. Anilkumar
Drawing a Comprehensive Special Package for Kerala
the Development of Ockhi Affected Fisherfolk of
Kerala

CENTRE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

Early Infant Diagnosis (EID): Assessment GFATM Apr. 2017 Completed Dr. Nilesh Gawde
of EID Programme‚ Coverage, Penetration,
Implementation Process, Quality of Services
including Linkages with Care, Support &
Treatment, Loss to Follow Up (LFU) and Clinical
Outcomes

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 Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Morbidity Prevalence and Treatment Seeking Indian Council for Medical Research Jul. 2017 Completed Dr. Mathew George,
Behaviour: Gap Analysis of Curative Care (ICMR), MoHFW, GoI Dr. Nilesh Gawade,
Utilization in Maharashtra (MPTSB) Dr. Narendra Kakade,
Dr. V. Gowri and
Prof. Harshad Thakur

An Exploration of Mental Health and Resilience Medical Research Council, Arts and Nov. 2017 Completed Prof. M. Sivakami and
Narratives of Migrant Workers in India using Humanities Research Council, and Dr. Nilesh Gawde
Community Theatre Methodology Global Challenges Fund

Response of Urban Health Services Systems to Indian Council for Medical Research Apr. 2018 Initiated Prof. Mathew George,
Road Traffic Injuries (ICMR), MoHFW, GoI Prof. Harshad Thakur,
Dr. Nilesh Gawde,
Dr. V. Gowri, and
Dr. Narendra Kakade

Health and Wellbeing of Cotton Seed Girls in TISS-PHFI Jun. 2018 Ongoing Prof. Mathew George
Telangana and Maharashtra

Health System’s Response to Road Traffic Injuries ICMR, MOHFW, Govt. of India Dec. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Mathew George,
in Maharashtra and Kerala Dr. Nilesh Gawade,
Dr. Narendra Kakade, and
Dr. V. Gowri

Preparedness of Health Services to Maternal SHSRC, Public Health Department, Jan. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Narendra Kakade and
and Child Health Problems in a Tribal setting of Govt. of Maharashtra Prof. Mathew George
Maharashtra

Publications
Prof. K. Anilkumar
• Reciprocal Relations between Work and Health: A Theoretical Understanding from the History of Occupational Health and Behaviour, Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic
Research, doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/41980.13104, 13 (8), 1–5, 2019. (co-author)

Dr. Priyanka Dixit

• Different Forms of Tobacco Consumption among Minors in India: A Comparative Analysis of Global Adult Tobacco Surveys 1 and 2, India, Social Development Issues, 41
(3), 12–27, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0147-1473]

• Identifying Changing Trends in Sex Work Dynamics among Female Sex Workers (FSWS) in India, Technical Brief for NACO, http://naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/Technical%20
Brief%20on%20Changing%20trends%20in%20sex%20work.pdf, 2020.

• Identifying Changing Trends in Sex Work Dynamics among Female Sex Workers in India: A Qualitative Study, Project Report, USAID funded Project.

• Empowering Tribal Communities to Improve Nutrition Related Services and Practices in Selected Tribal Blocks of Maharashtra, Project Report, Tribal Development
Department, Maharashtra.

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 CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Prof. M. Sivakami
• Community Perspectives on Primary Health Centers in Rural Maharashtra: What Can We Learn for Policy?, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, doi: 10.4103/
jfmpc.jfmpc_650_19, 8 (9), 2837–2844, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2249-4863]

• Exploring Parental Perceptions and Concerns about Sexuality and Reproductive Health of their Child with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) in Mumbai,
Frontiers in Sociology, doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2019.00058, 4 (Article 58), 1–13, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2297-7775]

• How Context Affects Implementation of the Primary Health Care Approach: An Analysis of What Happened to Primary Health Centres in India, BMJ Global Health, doi:
10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001381, 3 (2), 1–14, 2019. (co-author)

• Menstrual Cup Use, Leakage, Acceptability, Safety, and Availability: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, The Lancet-Public Health, doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30111-
2, 4 (8), 376–393, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2468-2667]

• Menstrual Hygiene Management and Reproductive Tract Infections: A Comparison Between Rural and Urban India, Waterlines, 38 (2), 94–112, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN:
0262-8104]

• Migration and Child Immunisation in Mumbai India, The Journal of Family Welfare, 63, 27–39, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0022-1074]

• Patient Experiences and Health System Responsiveness Among Internal Migrants: A Nationwide Study in 13 Indian Cities, Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, 34 (4),
167–175, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2603-6479]

• PM Modi is Worried About Population Explosion, a Problem Set to Go Away in 2021, The Wire, https://thewire.in/health/independence-day-speech-population-
explosion-family-planning-female-sterilisation-gender, Aug. 20, 2019. (co-author)

• What Do We Know about Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youth in India: A Synthesis of Literature. In S. Bharat and G. Sethi (Eds.), Health and
Wellbeing of India’s Young People: Challenges and Prospects, New Delhi: Springer, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1365-93-5]

CENTRE FOR HEALTH POLICY, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Dr. Soumitra Ghosh
• It’s Time to have Universal Healthcare as a Public Service - and a Right, The Wire, https://thewire.in/health/universal-healthcare-congress-bjp, May 2, 2019.

• A Doctor’s Strike was Inevitable in West Bengal’s Broken Health System, The Wire, https://thewire.in/health/west-bengal-healthcare-doctors-strike, Jun. 17, 2019.

• Muzaffarpur Child Deaths: Bihar Needs to Make Health a Political Priority, Science The Wire, https://science.thewire.in/health/muzaffarpur-child-deaths-aes-healthcare-
bihar/, Jun. 25, 2019.

• Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension among Persons Aged 15–49 in India: A Cross-sectional Study, British Medical Journal (BMJ Open), 9 (2), 1–9, 2019.
(co-author) [ISSN: 2044-6055]

• The Price of a Good Cuppa, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-price-of-a-good-cuppa/article28524683.ece, Jul. 18, 2019.

Prof. Kanchan Mukherjee

• A Study of the People’s Medicine Scheme in Mumbai and Thane region, India with reference to Cancer and Diabetes Medicines, International Journal of Health Systems
and Implementation Research, 3 (1), 41–55, 2019. (co-author)

• Factors Affecting Delivery of Maternal and Newborn Care in Rural Public Health System in Madhya Pradesh, India, Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development,
doi: 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01894.1, 10 (8), 290–295, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0976-0245]

• Vaccination Coverage and Its Determinants in Rural Areas of District Doda of Jammu and Kashmir, India, International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health,
doi: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20194501, 6 (10), 4401–4406, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2394-6032]

• A SMART Framework for HTA Capability Development: Lessons from India, Health Policy and Technology, doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2019.12.001, 9 (1), 42–44, 2020. [ISSN: 2211-
8837]

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Dr. Bal Rakshase
• Review On: Differentiating the Status and Perspectives in the Research on Sugarcane Cutters in Foreign Countries and in India, International Review of Social Sciences
and Humanities, 9 (8), 406–413, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2250-0715]

• Identifying Changing Trends in Sex Work Dynamics among Female Sex Workers (FSWS) in India, Technical Brief for NACO, http://naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/Technical%20
Brief%20on%20Changing%20trends%20in%20sex%20work.pdf, 2020.

CENTRE FOR HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

Prof. Mariappan M.
• Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Centre for Hospital Management, 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]
• Full Immunisation Coverage Analysis and Vaccine Dropout Reasons among 0-12 Months Old Children in Teliamurs Sub-divisional Hospital, Patna Medical Journal, 99,
181–185, 2019. (co-author)
• Right to Fiduciary Relationships; A Sociological Overview of Indian Medical Professionalism, Think India, 22 (14), 15118–15125, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0971-1260]
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science for Developing Intelligent Health Informatics Systems. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral, Artificial
Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Centre for Hospital Management, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]
• Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Health Care Management in India. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral, Artificial Intelligence in Health
Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Centre for Hospital Management, 2019. (co-author). [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]
• Electronic Health Record (e-HR) Management in Patient Care. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral, Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and
Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Centre for Hospital Management, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]

CENTRE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

Dr. Nilesh Gawde
• Current Asbestos Exposure and Future Need for Palliative Care in India, Indian Journal of Palliative Care, doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_51_19, 25 (4), 587–591, 2019. (co-author)
[ISSN: 0973-1075]

• Migration and Child Immunisation in Mumbai, India, The Journal of Family Welfare, 63, 27–40, 2019. (co-author) Sivakami [ISSN: 0022-1074]

• An Ethno-Epidemiological Study to Assess Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV Infection Programme, Technical Brief for NACO, http://naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/
Technical%20Brief%20on%20EID.pdf, New Delhi: NACO, 2020. (co-author)

Prof. Mathew George

• Public Health-oriented Healthcare Systems: Need for a Modified Typology, The National Medical Journal of India, doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.278689, 32 (3), 171–174, 2019.
[ISSN: 0970-258X]

• The ‘Specialist-Entrepreneur’ and the Business of Medical Care, The Wire, https://thewire.in/health/the-specialist-entrepreneur-and-the-business-of-medical-care, Jan.
22, 2020.

Dr. Harshad Thakur

• Do Indian Public Hospitals in Rural Areas Adequately Equipped? A Case of Medical Radiography (X-ray), International Journal of Scientific Research and Education, 7 (5),
8198–8202, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2321-7545]

• Status of Health Management Education in India: Past, Present, and Future. In W.E. Aaronson and C.J. Evashwick (Eds.), Global Education of Health Management, Lausanne:
Frontiers Media SA, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-288-9459-25-4]

• Efficacy of an Integrated, Active Rehabilitation Protocol in Patients ≥ 65 Years of Age with Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain, European Spine Journal, doi: 10.1007/
s00586-019-06248-y, 29, 586–595, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 0940-6719]

• Experiences of Older Persons in Seeking Care at a Private Hospital in Urban India, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, doi: 10.1177/2333721420910639, 6, 1–10, 2020.
(co-author) [ISSN: 2333-7214]

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Mathew George Short term Training Programme on Public Health Ethics Mumbai FMES, CPH, NIE and IIT Mumbai Jun. 10-14, 2019

Prof. M. Mariappan Hospital Management Programme for Railway Medical Officers Vododara National Academy of Indian Jul. 1-­12, 2019
Railways
Dr. Nilesh Gawde IAL Midterm Symposium TISS, Mumbai Indian Association of Leprologists Aug. 17-­18, 2019
and Centre for Public Health, SHSS,
TISS
Dr. Nilesh Gawde Training of Trainers Counselling Capacity Building Mumbai GFATM Aug. 26-­30, 2019
Prof. M. Mariappan National Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Reality Mumbai Prof. Mariappan, Centre for Aug. 30­-31, 2019
Hospital Management
Prof. M. Sivakami Mental Health, Migration and Resilience: Innovative Pune, MRC-AHRC-GCRF, UK Sep. 17-­18, 2019
methodologies for Research, Policy and Practice in India Maharashtra,
India
Dr. Nilesh Gawde Mental Health, Migration and Resilience: Innovative Yashada, MRC-AHRC grant through DMU Sep. 17-­18, 2019
Methodologies for Research, Policy and Practice in India Pune
Prof. M. Mariappan Quality Management Sikkim Sikkim Manipal University Hospital Sep. 27, 2019

Prof. M. Sivakami Gender Analysis of Health: Workshop for Researchers Using Large IIPS, Mumbai IIPS Oct. 10-­15, 2019
Scale Data

Prof. M. Mariappan Hospital Management Programme for Railway Medical Officers Vadodara National Academy of Indian Oct. 14-­25, 2019
Railways
Prof. M. Sivakami Mental Health, Migration and Resilience: Innovative Applied Arts De Montfort MRC-AHRC-GCRF, UK Oct. 22, 2019
Based Methodologies for Research Policy and Practice University,
Leicester, UK
Prof. M. Mariappan 32nd Hospital Training for CMAI Organisations Bangalore CMAI Feb. 10-­11, 2020

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 SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
Dean: Prof. Rajani Konantambigi

Centre for Human Ecology

Chairperson: Mr. Budhadeep D. Gondane
Prof. Sujata Sriram
Dr. Arpana Joshi
Dr. Chetna Duggal
Ms. Swarnima Bhargava
Dr. Harsimarpreet Kaur
Ms. Sukanya Ray
Dr. Richa Rajendra Khanna
Dr. Ketoki Mazumdar

SCHOOL OF LAW, RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE

Dean: Prof. Arvind Tiwari

Centre for Law and Society

Chairperson: Dr. Shamim Modi
Prof. Asha Bajpai
Dr. Sonali Kusum

Centre for Police Studies and Public Security

Chairperson: Prof. Arvind Tiwari

Centre for Statelessness and Refugee Studies

Chairperson: Dr. K.M. Parivelan
Dr. Devakumar Jacob

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 SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

The two M.A. programmes in Clinical Psychology and Counselling ensuring their own self-care, Rahbar is for offering a supportive
Psychology were integrated, revised and renamed as the M.A. in supervisory space to mental health professionals online and over the
Applied Psychology (with specialisation in Clinical and Counselling phone in individual and group formats.
Practice). Like the previous programmes, it continued to attract
student applications in good numbers. The M.Phil. (Clinical and iCALL (headed by Dr. Aparna Joshi) and Synregy Shipping Company
Counselling Practice) likewise, attracted good numbers. There are received the prestigious 2019 SAFETY4SEA Technology Award for
about 14 Ph.D. Scholars and 4 M.Phil. Scholars in the School currently. Synergy Group’s innovative deployment of technology and strong
Fifty-five Master’s students will be graduating this year. Short-term commitment to the welfare of seafarers. Synergy Group collaborated
programmes in (i) Couple and Family Therapy, (ii) School Counselling, with iCALL in the development of a nine-language helpline designed
and (iii) Fostering Strengths: Working with Adolescents and Young to reduce seafarer suicides and support the mental health and
People were offered as well. wellness of all maritime personnel. The helpline service is now
available free of charge to all maritime personnel via phone, email and
The School Initiative for Mental Health Advocacy (SIMHA) is an the chat-based nULTA App.
advocacy, research and capacity-building initiative aimed at improving
mental health systems within educational institutions, led by The Madhya Pradesh Education Ministry in collaboration with UNFPA,
Dr. Chetna Duggal. In 2019, SIMHA collaborated as a knowledge has launched Umang helpline to address issues of adolescent health
partner with Project Mumbai, a Mumbai-based not-for-profit and mental health. This helpline, run by trained professionals, is one
organisation to launch the school mental health and wellness of the first of its kind. iCALL served as a technical partner for the same
initiative, “The Smiling Schools Project”. This project is a five-year and in the entire process from drafting a concept note, developing
endeavour that aims to create mental health systems in Municipal protocols, training of counsellors, designing data management
schools. It has been adopted and executed in over 150 schools under systems to the selection of technology. The process will continue for
the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and 100 training and review processes in future.
schools under the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra.
Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown, SIMHA has been On 10 December 2019, iCALL and UNFPA organised the convocation
reaching out to schools with resources for mental health for leaders, of 100+ SSK (Swasthya Samvaad Kendra/Integrated Counselling
teachers, parents and students, and available support groups for Centres) and RKSK (Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Kendra/National
teachers. Adolescent Health Programme) counsellors, in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh, after completion of the e-learning programme called
Rahbar (‘guide’ or ‘companion’ in Urdu) is an initiative led by Samvaad. These counsellors had successfully completed a unique
Dr. Chetna Duggal, to promote supervision for mental health practice 22-module e-learning programme (one module a month), with inbuilt
in India through research, training and professional development assessments at the end of each module and also at periodic intervals.
for psychotherapists and supervisors. Since the ongoing COVID-19 This unique experiment has delivered the service to over 200 health
pandemic and subsequent lockdown have brought unique challenges counsellors in Madhya Pradesh. The curriculum is now being offered
for mental health professionals, such as transitioning to online to RKSK counsellors of Rajasthan with the help of the National Health
practice, addressing client concerns in response to the crisis, and Mission and UNFPA.

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iCALL continues to respond to the psycho-social impact of COVID-19 programme and two agencies are currently implementing the
situation through its national-level technology assisted psycho-social project.
counseling services. iCALL is currently involved in building capacities
and offering consultancy to several mental health professionals, Field extension work, as well as support for our student counselling
NGOs, academic organisations, State Governments and international and clinical work, continued through the major hospitals in MMRDA
organisations for setting up services to respond to the psycho-social Region, schools in M-Ward, NGOs for Mental Health, Family Courts
impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Being a trusted partner for Facebook in Mumbai and Thane, Women’s Cell, centres for de-addiction, NGOs
India for past few years, iCALL was among those chosen from across working with children (eg., Ummeed), M-Ward Project’s Education
the world for a support grant from Facebook to address mental health Centres, etc.
issues arising out of the COVID-19 crisis.
The International Association for Counselling (IAC) has invited the
Sukoon is a field action project led by Dr. Aparna Joshi, which engages Institute to host the IAC’s Annual Conference for 2022-2023. The
in research and interventions with mental health issues of litigants School of Human Ecology will be leading the endeavour along with
who approach courts for addressing matrimonial concerns and the Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work.
domestic violence related complaints. It has expanded its presence Faculty members have been invited by various Institutes, NGOs,
from two courts to six courts. Apart from individual and couple and government bodies to contribute to mental health (therapy)
interventions, Sukoon has also started conducting support groups training and be a part of policy-making bodies (e.g., Ayushman Bharat
for litigants, and is also involved in sensitising the court staff towards advisory body). Extension through the network of Association for Early
issues of litigants’ mental health and addressing stress-related Childhood Education and Development continues.
concerns of court staff.
Dr. Chetna Duggal was an Invited J1 Visiting Scholar at The Chicago
Dr. Aparna Joshi and Prof. Rajani Konantambigi, along with team School of Professional Psychology, Chicago and Washington DC
members from UNDP and NIESBUD, designed the psycho-social Campus for four weeks in October-November, 2019. During this time
components of the 4-volume training curriculum for BizSakhi she conducted lectures for students pursuing Clinical Psychology
Certification Course: Training Curriculum on Development of and School Psychology Doctoral programmes and the Counselling
Entrepreneurial Capacity of Under-privileged Women (published Psychology Master’s programme. She was also invited to conduct
by UNDP, New Delhi). The broad objectives of the psycho-social presentations for faculty and students and give a virtual GLOBE Talk for
curriculum were to develop competencies of BizSakhis (cadre of a consortium of allied universities.
women entrepreneurial mentors) in mentoring community-level
women entrepreneurs; to provide support to women entrepreneurs; Ms. Sukanya Ray conducted a workshop as the sole invited faculty on
to help women entrepreneurs deal with intra-personal, interpersonal Trauma Therapy for M.Phil. Clinical Psychology Students at University
and social barriers in their lives; and to facilitate development of of Calcutta on 31 October 2019. She was also invited for a talk on
life skills and self-efficacy of women entrepreneurs. Six batches of “Human-Animal Coexistence: A Path from Ecology to Psychology
Master Trainers comprising 116 women were trained until December and Back” at the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal on 7
2019. Till date, 200 BizSakhis have been trained under this module November 2019.
(150 in Karnataka and 50 in Haryana). 2500 women entrepreneurs
have been mentored by the BizSakhis in these two states. More than Dr. Aparna Joshi received specialised training at the Indian Academy
20 organisations have used the concept in their Master Trainers of Professional Supervisors (IAPS), an organisation formed to support

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and assist professional counsellors to hone their professional skills The placement process for the School of Human Ecology, as usual,
and deliver effective therapy to their clients. This was conducted in began with the students participation in the Central Placement
collaboration with the Australian Counselling Association. Committee. Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the country,
the entire process of placement was shifted to online platforms
Faculty from the School continued to publish (or submit papers (except for the process for The Akanksha Foundation).
for publication) and present papers in national and international
conferences, and to be invited to provide specialised training in The organisations were broadly in the field of psychotherapy practice,
counselling and psychotherapy. Prof Rajani Konantambigi is editing employee wellness, geriatric care, psychometric assessment and
a Special Issue of Psychological Studies, a publication of the National testing, child development and education. Most of the organisations
Academy of Psychology, India. The issue will be on “Contemporary were based in major cities of India like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi,
Context of Socialisation and Voices of Children and Adolescents in India”. Pune, Hyderabad, and in districts of Madhya Pradesh.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

CENTRE FOR HUMAN ECOLOGY

Strengthening of Integrated Counselling Centres in United Nations Population Fund Dec. 2016 Writing Report Dr. Aparna Joshi
Madhya Pradesh (UNFPA)
Strengthening of the Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya UNFPA Dec. 2016 Writing Report Dr. Aparna Joshi
Karyakram (RKSK), Madhya Pradesh
Nature of Marital Conflicts and Counselling Mariwala Health Initiative Apr. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Aparna Joshi
Interventions in Family Courts, Maharashtra:
Developing a Counselling model
Strengthening of the Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya UNFPA Jun. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Aparna Joshi
Karyakram (RKSK), Rajasthan
Creating Employment and Entrepreneurship United Nations Development Dec. 2018 Completed & Dr. Aparna Joshi and
Opportunities for Women in India‚ (Project Disha) Programme Accepted by Prof. Rajani Konantamibigi
Funding Agency
Evaluation of Prakalp Prerana in Maharashtra State Health Resource Centre Mar. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Aparna Joshi
(Prevention of Farmers’ Suicide) (Directorate of Health Services),
Maharashtra
Evaluation of Knowledge Gaps and Strengthening of State Health Resource Centre Mar. 2019 Completed & Dr. Aparna Joshi
104-Mental Health Helpline, Maharashtra (Directorate of Health Services), Accepted by
Maharashtra Funding Agency
Towards a better Understanding of the Community- UNFPA Jul. 2019 Completed & Dr. Aparna Joshi
based Component of the RKSK (Rashtriya Kishore Accepted by
Swasthya Karyakram) Programme Funding Agency
Young Women, Technology and Mental Health Maharashtra State Commission for Sep. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Aparna Joshi
Women

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 Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty
Ethics in Counselling and Psychotherapy in India iCALL: Field Action Project of Tata Feb. 2020 Initiated Dr. Aparna Joshi and
Institute of Social Sciences Dr. Amrita Joshi
Psychotherapy Supervision in India: From Supervisee Research Council Feb. 2020 Completed Dr. Chetna Duggal
Perspectives to Contextual Models of Practice

Field Action Projects

iCALL: Initiating Concern for all, estd. 2012

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Sponsor : Mariwala Health Initiative, Larsen and Tubro, Tata Consultancy Services, Sun Pharma, Tata Star Bucks, Train Circle, Synergy Shipping
Objectives : 1. To provide information, emotional support and counselling interventions and connect individuals to knowledge and service resources with a
special focus on marginalized communities.
2. To build capacities of helping professionals & stakeholders involved in mental health service provision.
3. To provide expertise, consultancy and services for development of helplines for other stakeholders and for other mental health services.
4. To carry out relevant research activities to: demonstrate effectiveness of iCALL’s practices, assess impact of its interventions, document its
experience and facilitate its replication as a model, along with undertaking new research initiatives in the area of psycho-social distress and
counselling.
5. To enhance awareness and increase sensitization about mental health by means of creating content and undertaking outreach activities.
6. To actively initiate partnerships and collaborations to promote well-being of communities and to develop effective psycho-social interventions/
responses. Telephonic, email and chat based counselling services to individuals in psychosocial distress.-Awareness programmes with the larger
community on mental health and allied issues. - Consultation to government and non-governmental organisations for setting up helplines
and other mental health initiatives - Curriculum Building on mental health and counseling for counselors and helping professionals - Capacity
enhancement of mental health personnel and helping professionals in the areas of mental health, counselling and allied issues.
- Outreach services in schools, colleges, corporate organisations and communities.
- Research and publications in the area of counselling and mental health.
Programmes : Programme building and expansion, Proposal writing, Fund raising, organization building, building partnerships, capacity enhancement of mental
health professionals, bringing visibility to organisation’s work, conceptualizing new work, monitoring, research and publications.
Project Staff :
Faculty : Dr. Aparna Joshi

Sukoon: Counselling and Research for Individual and Relational Well-Being, estd. 2017
Bandra Family Court, Thane Family Court, Honorable High Court, Kalyan District and Sessions Court, District Legal Aid Society

Sponsor : Mariwala Health Initiative

Objectives : • Provide emotional support and foster emotional well-being among litigants who access legal services for couple and family related concerns
• Facilitate amicable discussions and decisions around issues of couple, familial and relational conflicts and help individuals and couples plan their
future course of life
• Connect individuals to appropriate referral services‚

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 • Liaise with key stakeholders within Legal Systems
• Demonstrate a replicable Psycho-social counseling service model in Legal Settings
• To conduct research in the area of couple and family distress and well-being

Programmes : 1 Individual Counselling (pre and on-going litigations)

2. Couple Counselling (pre and on-going litigations)
3. Family Counselling (pre and on-going litigations)
4. Counselling for issues pertaining to violence against women
5. Conducting workshops for Well-being and mental health of litigants, lawyers, Judges, marriage counsellors and court staff
6. Conducting research in the area of couple and family well-being

Project Staff : Ms. Ipsita Chatterjee, Ms. Sadaf Vidha, Ms. Chinmayee Kantak, Ms. Anushree Puntambekar, Ms. Deepa Avula, Ms. Madhavi Joshi, and Ms. Swati Mali.
Faculty : Dr. Aparna Joshi and Dr. Amrita Joshi

Publications
Dr. Chetna Duggal
• What Works and How: Adult Learner Perspectives on An Autism Intervention Training Program in India, Autism, doi: 10.1177/1362361319856955, 24 (1), 246–257, 2019.
(co-author) [ISSN: 1362-3613]

• When the Ghats Call: An Exploration of the Spiritual Identity Development of Non-Indian Visitors in the Landscape of Varanasi, Psychological Studies, doi: 10.1007/
s12646-019-00489-z, 64, 200–212, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0033-2968]

Dr. Aparna Joshi

• Certificate Course Curriculum and Training Manuals for Biz Sakhis: Community Based Mentors for Women Entrepreneurship Promotion and Empowerment, New Delhi: United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2019. (co-author)

• Changing Ideas of Loving and Living, Pratibimb: The Journal of Marriage Counseling, 1 (24), 123–130, 2020.

• Safeguarding Client and Counselor: Ethical Dilemmas in Psychotherapy in India, https://mhi.org.in/voice/details/safeguarding-client-and-counselor/, 2, 19–23, 2019.

Dr. Harsimarpreet Kaur

• Temporal Lobe Syndromes: An Overview. In B. Vijaya Prasad (Ed.), Examining Biological Foundations of Human Behavior, New Delhi: IGI Global, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN:
978-179-9828-60-0]

Prof. Rajani Konantambigi

• A Visual Methods Approach for Researching Children’s Perspectives: Capturing the Dialectic and Visual Reflexivity in a Cross-National Study of Father-Child Interactions,
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, doi: 10.1080/13645579.2019.1672283, 23 (1), 37–54, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 1364-5579]

• Certificate Course Curriculum and Training Manuals for Biz-Sakhis: Community Based Mentors for Women Entrepreneurship Promotion and Development (Volumes 1 to 4),
New Delhi: UNDP, 2019. (co-auhtor)

Ms. Sukanya Ray

• Mental Health Issues in Madhya Pradesh: Insights from National Mental Health Survey of India 2016, Healthcare, doi: 10.3390/healthcare7020053, 7 (2), 53–65, 2019.
(co-author) [ISSN: 2227-9032]

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Prof. Sujata Sriram
• Indian Diasporic Communities: Exploring Belonging, Marginality and Transnationalism. In S. Banerjee, S. Carney and L. Hulgård, People: Centred Social Innovation: Global
Perspectives on an Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2019. (co-author) P.K. Shajahan [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

• Psychology in the “Backyards of the World”: Experiences From India, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, doi: 10.1177/0022022119896652, 51 (2), 113–133, 2020. (co-
author) [ISSN: 0022-0221]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised (not complete)

Faculty Name Programme Title Sponsor Place Date

Prof. Sujata Sriram Courageous Methods: Alternate Approaches to Research with Pondicherry National Academy of Dec. 20-22, 2019
Families Psychology
Prof. Sujata Sriram Culturally Situated Approaches to Research Pondicherry National Academy of Dec. 20-22, 2019
Psychology

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 SCHOOL OF LAW, RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE

In accordance with TISS mission to create a people-centric society to create a cadre of socially committed team of lawyers who have
which promotes equality, justice and dignity for all, the School of the potential to transform the justice delivery system through legal
Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance (SLRCG) has been advocacy.
imparting socio-legal education and promoting access to justice. They
are effective instruments for empowering and changing the status of During the current academic year, the LL.M. students were placed
the marginalised, discriminated and vulnerable people of India. The for fieldwork with various judicial and quasi-judicial institutions such
main objective of the School is to demonstrate socially relevant legal as Human Rights Commission, Women’s Commission, Child Rights
education and promote access to justice and human rights.The School Commission, law enforcing and correctional institutions, besides
of Law deals with various facets of socio-legal education through leading NGOs. The students identified cases for various kinds of legal
classroom teachings, fieldwork, research, trainings, seminars and intervention such as legal awareness, legal counselling, legal advice,
outreach programmes. accessing government schemes, mediation, bail, etc., including court
cases, RTIs and PILs. Empirical, primary data-based dissertation writing
The SLRCG offers an innovative LL.M. in Access to Justice, which is also a core component of the LL.M. Programme.
prepares students to work towards opening formal systems and
structures of the law to disadvantaged groups in society. This includes The students are encouraged to choose topics of their interest, which
the removal of not only legal and financial barriers, but also social are socio-legally relevant in contemporary times. Original research and
and institutional barriers such as language, lack of legal awareness, writings are encouraged as part of dissertation research, which lead
and intimidation by the law and legal institutions. The programme to contemporary legislative reforms at the state and national levels.
is a blend of legal and social sciences components training both The dissertation themes include Law and Development, Tribal Rights,
experienced legal professionals and fresh law graduates across the Forest Legislations, Bonded Labour/Slavery, Fifth and Sixth Schedule
country. They are being refined and trained in the legal skills required of the Constitution, Adivasi-Forest Interface, Gender and Law,
to deal with the barriers to access to justice and rising contingencies of Surrogacy, Domestic Violence, Children and Youth Law, Juvenile Justice
law and its implementation challenges. Act, Criminal and Correctional Justice Administration, Victimology,
Compensatory Justice, Reform and Rehabilitation of Prisoners, Police
The LL.M. programme in Access to Justice employs multiple and Law, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, Statelessness,
pedagogies to develop expertise in socio-legal research, policy Forced Migration, Environment Governance, Disaster Management,
analysis, advocacy and legislative reforms. Experiential pedagogy Minority Issues, Caste and Class issues, and Legal Philosophy and
has been emphasised during the training to develop empathy and Jurisprudence. Leading legal professionals and renowned academics
compassion for the marginalised and vulnerable sections of the delivered special lectures on a regular basis, which included
society. Fieldwork or field immersion covers exposure for students to Prof. Upendra Baxi.
learn and deal with issues at grassroot levels and real time socio-legal
issues in urban as well as rural areas. The students get the opportunity The Students Exchange Programme at Monash University in
to interact with various functionaries of governmental, judicial, Melbourne, Australia (25 October – 3 November 2019) was a great
quasi-judicial bodies and civil society organisations. This sharpens learning experience. Four LL.M. students, along with Prof. Arvind
their critical thinking and ability to develop perspectives related to Tiwari, were there for the exchange programme which focused on
human rights and social justice.Thus, a conscious effort has been made Criminology and Justice. The exchange programme exposed the

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students to an international learning environment and understand through Special Leave Petition (SLP). Due to this intervention, the
diverse cultural and community perspectives, adoption of alternative Apex Court set up a Grievance Redressal Authority. In pursuance of the
and multi-faceted approaches to socio-legal issues and justice. The mandate to advance socially relevant legal education and promote
programme was beneficial for self-development, leadership qualities and impart human rights education and awareness, the Centre
and problem solving skills. conducted a 7-day Training Module on Emotional Intelligence and
Policing for Mid-Career Police Officers from Madhya Pradesh, and also
The School, in collaboration with Centre for Research in Rural and a two-day training module on Emotional Intelligence for MIT-SOG,
Industrial Development (CRRID), and Pranab Mukherjee Foundation Pune and YWCA field staff.
conducted a regional conference on ‘Peace, Harmony and Happiness:
Transition to Transformation’ on 21-22 February 2020. Eminent Centre for Statelessness and Refugee Studies (CSRS): The Centre was
speakers included Former Principal Secretary and Advisor to Prime established in April 2016 to conduct teaching, research, trainings
Minister of India, Mr. T.K.A. Nair, RBI Chair Professor Dr. Satish Verma, Dr. and outreach programmes pertaining to statelessness and refugee
Rashpal Malhotra, Executive Vice-Chairman, CRRID, eminent academics protection issues. It functions with formal collaboration with the
and researchers from various parts of the country and from within UNHCR India and other academic institutions and civil society
TISS. The conference focused on themes like socio-cultural transition organisations working in the area of refugees and stateless people.
covering religious minority, tribal and dalit issues; gender justice and The CSRS faculty team facilitated and conducted the Symposium on
child rights, law, justice and rights, tribal rights and citizenship issues, Statelessness at Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU),
economic transformation and other vital themes relating to the rubric during 21-22 November 2019, in partnership with UNHCR and
of the conference. TNDALU. This programme was conducted to provide conceptual and
legal framework in relation to the issue of statelessness and challenges
The SLRCG faculty team contributed to the TISS Foundation course faced.
module on “Constitution, Rule of Law and Rights”. The SLRCG faculty
also contributed to research writing and developing responses and final The CSRS organised two Public Lectures in collaboration with Central
submission in response to the Questionnaire circulated for the study visit Tibet Administration: (i) Contemporary Issues in Tibet, and (ii) Nationality
of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Discourse and Status of Tibet Language. CSRS faculty delivered a special
Law and Justice to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai from 15-18 lecture on “Refugee Protection in India” for students from the University of
January 2020. The SLRCG conducted a career guidance CSR Workshop on Chicago, USA.
Company and Labour Laws & Case Studies for LL.M. students.
The Centre completed the desk review of ‘Mapping and Documenting
The School has three Centres: (i) Centre for Law and Society, (ii) Centre Stateless People in India’ with a legal framework in collaboration with
for Statelessness and Refugee Studies ; and (iii) Centre for Police UNHCR India. The CSRS initiated a collaboration with the School of Law,
Studies and Public Security. Birla Global University, on promoting a module on Statelessness and
support their plans for legal article writing competition on Statelessness
Centre for Law and Society (CLS): It has Field Action Project on Access and Citizenship. A Centre faculty member was invited as Resource Person
to Justice to the Marginalised Communities of Madhya Pradesh. It for the prestigious Orientation Course on Forced Migration with focus
sought the Supreme Court’s intervention to address the issue of abuse on Statelessness organised by Mahanirbhan Calcutta Research Group, a
of power, oppression and exploitation of the marginalised groups South Asian-based research-cum-academic Think Tank.

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Centre for Police Studies and Public Security (CPSPS): The Centre for links with other researchers, policy makers and practitioners involved
Police Studies and Public Security was established on 15 December in policing research in particular and criminal justice system at large.
2016, to undertake high quality, independent research of relevance The Centre provides credit and non-credit teaching and training
to policing in India, and engage in a range of knowledge transfer courses and workshops for the law enforcement and security
activities in order to strengthen the evidence base on which policing communities: State police departments across the country, Central
policy and practices are developed. The Centre aims to provide a single forces (BSF, CISF, CRPF, etc.) and the academia.
focus for policing research, and to develop national and international

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 Publications
Prof. Asha Bajpai
• Access to Justice for Child Victims of Sexual Violence in Institutional Care in India: The Importance of Legal and Therapeutic Supports. In W. O’ Brien and C. Foussard
(Eds,), Violence against Children in the Criminal Justice System: Global Perspectives on Prevention, New York: Routledge, 2019. [ISBN: 978-113-8340-22-0]

• Training Manual Kshamata, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 2019. (co-editor)
Dr. Devakumar Jacob
• Women and Human Rights, Delhi: APH Publisher, 2020. [ISBN: 978-938-9875-04-1]

Dr. Shamim Modi

• How Democracy has Failed India’s Adivasis, Firstpost, https://www.firstpost.com/india/how-democracy-has-failed-indias-adivasis-6623861.html, May 13, 2020.

Prof. Arvind Tiwari

• Victims of Caste Based Discrimination: A Human Rights Perspective. In Teaching Criminology / Victimolog: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Tirunelveli: Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, 2020.

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Asha Bajpai Conference On Deinstitutionalisation, Rehabilitation and Social Mumbai UNICEF Maharashtra Jun. 1, 2019
Reintegration of Children In Child Care Institutions (CCIS) With a
Focus on Special Needs Children
Dr. Shamim Modi Mid-Career Training Programme of Madhya Pradesh Police Officers TISS, Mumbai M.P Police Academy Oct. 28 to Nov. 2, 2019
Prof. Arvind Tiwari Access to Justice through DNA Technology TISS Gordon Thomas Honeywell Nov. 20, 2019
Government Affairs (USA)
Dr. Devakumar Jacob Symposium on Statelessness Chennai-TDALU UNHCR Nov. 20-22, 2019
Dr. Devakumar Jacob Regional Conference on Towards Peace, Harmony and Happiness TISS-Mumbai CRRID Feb. 21-22, 2020
in India: Transition into Transformation
Dr. Shamim Modi Developing Emotional Competencies for Community Work TISS YWCA Feb. 24-25, 2020

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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR STUDIES
Dean: Prof. Sasmita Palo

Centre for Human Resources Management and Labour Relations

Chairperson: Dr. P. Premalatha
Prof. D.K. Srivastava (on Lien)
Prof. Bino Paul
Dr. Sarala K. Rao
Dr. Gordhan Kumar Saini
Dr. Johnson Minz
Mr. Himanshu Dhaka
(Adjunct Professor) Mr. N. Subramanian Iyer

Centre for Labour Studies

Chairperson: Dr. Varsha Ayyar
Dr. Rahul Sapkal
Dr. Nandita Mondal

Centre for Social and Organisational Leadership

Chairperson: Prof. Zubin R. Mulla
Dr. Noel Machado
Dr. Aman Borkar
Dr. Merin Jacob

Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

Chairperson: Prof. Samapti Guha
Prof. Satyajit Majumdar
Dr. Archana Singh
Dr. Reji Edakkandi

TISCO Chair Professor

Dr. S.T. Sawant

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The School of Management and Labour Studies (SMLS) has A series of events were organised by the students during this academic
reached several milestones in terms of its teaching programmes, year. The Samvaad Talk series witnessed engaging conversations with
research and extension during the year. The School offers four M.A. alumni like Ms. Harshita Chaudhary (Batch of 2008) Sr. Manager OD &
programmes in Human Resources Management & Labour Studies; Talent at Freshworks, and Dr. Renjini Mary Joseph (Batch of 2008) Head,
Social Entrepreneurship; Globalisation and Labour; and Organisation Professional Solutions at SABPP. The Editorial Committee of TISS HRM
Development, Change and Leadership. From the academic year &LR continued creating a repository of HR knowledge by soliciting
2020-2021, the SMLS will be offering an M.A./M.Sc. programme articles from industry veterans and academicians, and publishing
Analytics. Besides the Master’s programmes, the School also offers these in the form of an Annual Journal called Kaustubham.
three Executive Post-Graduate Diploma Programmes (EPGD) in Human
Resources Management; Organisation Development and Change; and The Paridrishya Article Series is an online article series where
Analytics and will be offering two new EPGD Programmes in Social the student community across the country were urged to express
Entrepreneurship, and Innovative CSR in the 2020-2021 academic year. their views on a contemporary topic in a succinct form to set off
a structured discussion and facilitate an exchange of ideas. In the
Centre for Human Resources Management and Labour Relations Paridrishya Crucial Discourse, eminent personalities from the field
of literature or performing arts are invited to have a panel discussion
The faculty of the Centre for Human Resources Management and and enrich the discourse on a chosen topic. IPS Quaiser Khalid,
Labour Relations (HRM&LR) continue to be engaged in several and Advocate Yug Mohit Chaudhry were the eminent speakers for
specialised areas of research such as Sleep, Narcissism, Music and Paridrishya 2020. Abhyudaya: The Ed-Talk serves as a platform to
Productivity, Mindfulness, Women and Leadership, among others. invite personalities from the fields of literature, art and industry to
Students undertook research in the broad areas of Analysis of deliver a talk to the student community at TISS. Dr. Girish Kulkarni
Linguistic Style: A Case Study of Jawaharlal Nehru; Impact of Social, (Snehayala) was the guest of honour at Abhyudaya 2020; lyricist Raj
Cultural, Economic Factors of Individual on Career Aspiration; Shekhar also graced the occasion.
Knowledge Sharing Behaviour of Employees of Not for Profit
Organisations; Relevance of Ego Depletion in an Organisational The Annual Alumni City meets were organised by the students at
Context; Charismatic Versus Humble Leadership; etc. Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. The Annual Alumni
Homecoming event Dharohar was organised on 25 February 2020.
Fieldwork is the unique selling proposition of the M.A. HRM&LR In this event, Mr. Yogi Sriram (Batch of 1975-1977) was felicitated by
programme. At present there are 70 agencies/ organisations providing the TISS Director for his significant contribution to the field of human
internship opportunities to the students. Companies like Aditya Birla resources management in the country.
Group, Asian Paints, ITC Ltd., HUL, Crompton Greaves, Future Generali,
Godrej Industries, Kotak Bank, HSBC, L&T, Reliance Industries, Tata In the HRM&LR batch of 2018-2020, 68 students participated in the
Motors, Bajaj Auto, HPCL, BPCL, Cipla, Johnson & Johnson, Edelweiss, final placement process with 36 companies, including 4 first timers,
Nestle, Marico, Loreal, RIL, and Colgate Palmolive are some of the visiting as recruiters. Companies like Tata Administrative Services,
organisations who continually provide fieldwork and live project Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, ITC, Mahindra and Mahindra, Reliance
learning opportunities to students. Industries, Deloitte, Nestle and many others were invited for campus
engagements and subsequently participation in the Placement

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process. Students with relevant work experience were hired into dimension of the Centre’s activities to enhance support through CSR
middle management positions by companies making Lateral initiatives of business organisations.
Placement Offers.
The Team provides ‘end to end consulting support’ from baseline
Centre for Social Entrepreneurship study to impact assessment, in addition to providing Strategic CSR
framework. A recently concluded assignment was for the Bharat
The Centre has designed two comprehensive 18-month EPGD Oman Refineries Ltd. (BORL), Bina in Madhya Pradesh to conduct
Programmes in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovative CSR, extensive impact assessment study. This was highly appreciated by the
respectively. The programmes are designed to be delivered in Company Board, and subsequent to this, the CSE has been asked to
partnership with reputed institutions. To further accelerate the submit a Strategic CSR Roadmap to the Board. The Team also recently
academic reach of the concepts of Social Entrepreneurship and advised the Board of Scheffeler India on Strategic CSR framework for
Innovative CSR, the CSE has also designed to offer 6-month and enhancement of impact, which was also highly appreciated.
12-month Certificate Programmes for practicing professionals. This has
received a welcome response from several institutions who are poised Incubation Centre : The Incubation Centre identifies high potential
to handle shorter duration programmes. social enterprises, and mentors and coaches to scale up. The unique
‘virtual incubation model’ adopted by the Centre has helped to
Faculty of the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) have expand its reach to different regions of the country. The incubated
published papers in reputed, peer reviewed, Scopus indexed enterprises operate across diverse functional and thematic areas such
international iournals. They have jointly published an edited book as healthtech, education, agritech, waste to value, digital security, etc.
titled Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge The strength of the incubation programme lies in the best of class
and Practice (Springer Singapore, 2019). The CSE organised a ‘South mentoring support. This is evident from the quality of the incubated
Asia Conference on Social Enterprise: Values and Processes’ from enterprises some of which have gone on to achieve several national
8-10 January 2020 on the theme. The Conference included expert and international recognitions.
lectures, paper presentations by research scholars, interaction with
social entrepreneurs and technology innovators, open discussions The Core Team, consisting of faculty members and domain experts,
and a meeting with Social Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) also associate as official Knowledge Partner to the Social Innovation
which is a network of practitioners and academicians to promote Immersion Programme (SIIP) instituted by Biotechnology Industry
‘social impact’ across the functions in the business enterprises, Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), GoI. The Team was also
academic institutions and non-profit organiisations. More than 150 approached by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to associate
participants attended the conference. an advisory role to hosting a flagship event – Arunachal Pradesh
Social Enterprise Meet.
The CSE vision is to build a ecosystem for Social Entrepreneurs.
Incubation Centre and Outreach are the two principal functions In its quest to further scale up the impact, the Incubation Centre has
undertaken by the Centre towards accomplishing this vision. forged important partnerships with other incubation centres, AIC-
Established with an objective of nurturing social enterprises capable RNTU, Bhopal, under the Atal Innovation Mission and the SGSITS
of creating social, environmental and economic impact, the CSE’s Incubation Forum, Indore, are to name a few. Keeping the focus on
Incubation Centre has mentored 50+ ventures since its inception in youth from the rural and difficult areas, the Centre also supports
2012 across 10 Indian states till January 2020. Outreach is another various programmes in partnership with Shivganga in for the tribal

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youth of Jhabua (MP); SRREOSHI for the women and youth in the rural Center, The Startup Lab, IB Hubs, The Education Tree, YourStory, Sky
Durgapur (WB) and J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Education, StratXG, Dare2Compete, Croma, Copper Chimney, Canara
Srinagar (J&K). The Team also serves as members in the National Core Bank, Learning While Travelling, Institute Innovation Council, and
Committee of the National Entrepreneurship Award instituted by the importantly National Skill Development Council (NSDC).
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, GoI.
Public and Memorial Lectures: The 3rd Professor Sharit Bhowmik
Through its credible track record of successfully mentoring impactful Memorial Lecture was organised on 20 December 2019, wherein
social enterprises, the incubation centre has become partner of Prof. Pravin Jha (School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi) spoke on
choice for key government departments and bodies within India and “Reflections on the Wages of Neoliberalism and Labour’s Resistance
abroad. Apart from mentoring individual enterprises, supporting rural in Contemporary India”.
and remote incubators remains a key focus area for the Incubation
Centre. Some of our government partners include Ministry of Skill Student Seminars
Development and Entrepreneurship, Department of Science and
Technology, and Department of Biotechnology. • E-Cell organised a Design Thinking workshop at iPreneur 2019 with
the help of an organisation called Makeshift.
TISS has registered itself as an Institutions Innovation Council (IIC),
an Initiative under MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC) to encourage the • UnLtd India, an incubator that supports social enterprises
culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among higher education conducted a workshop on Theory of Change at iPreneur 2019.
institutions in India. TISS had formed a council of members which The workshop discussed designing a venture framework with
includes students, faculty members, external members who are Inputs, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impact charting. It was attended
experts from areas like entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship, by more than 30 students from various institutes, colleges, and
incubators, investors, changemakers etc. The IIC effectively engages organisations.
students and faculty members at TISS to create a strong ecosystem to
innovate, and the Incubation Centre oversees all the activities related • A talk session was organised on 17 February 2020, where Mr. Rajesh
to it. Balpande, Founder of BookMyShow, addressed the students on
“Sustainable Impact Through Technology”.
E-Cell and iPreneur: E-Cell is student operated body formed by M.A.
Social Entrepreneurship students that engages in entrepreneurship • Somdev Singh from StratXG at iPreneur 2019 shared excellent
promotion activities around the year. The annual entrepreneurship insights in disruptive innovation and thinking out of the box.
festival, iPreneur, was organised in December 2019. E-Cell invited
a diverse pool of eminent speakers, including various social • Dr. Abhay Jere, the Chief Innovation Officer at MHRD, talked about
entrepreneurs, industry experts, policy makers, and Padma Shri the potential support from institutions to budding entrepreneurs
awardees, Dr. Prakash Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte. iPreneur also on 21 December 2019.
hosted India’s biggest social venture challenge with total 20 teams
participating in Ideation and Enterprise finale held at TISS campus. The • A Book Discussion on “Farming Futures: Emerging Social
iPreneur partners and sponsors included Maharashtra State Innovation Entrepreneurs in India”, was held on 28 November 2019 in the
Council, Upaya Social Ventures, UnLtd India, Scarab Ideas, Social Alpha, presence of eminent speakers who were editors, practitioners,
Digital Impact Square, Atal Incubation Center-RMP, TISS Incubation researchers from the agri-sector. The session was addressed by

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 Dr. Ajit Kanitkar, Mr. Bryan Lee, CEO at Krishi Star, Ms. Sujana The Annual Labour Conclave “ Vaishvik 2020” was successfully
Krishnamoorthy, Executive Director at Under the Mango Tree organised by the students of CLS on 15-16 February 2020. Vaishvik
(UTMT), and Ms. Usha Ganesh (Ph.D. Scholar at TISS). 2020 focused on the theme of “Imaging The New World of Work”
that uncovers the dynamics of changing nature of work, work
• Mr. Lyric Jain, CEO Logically, spoke on the Power of AI: Redefining arrangements and its production relations with social structures. The
Social Impact at iPreneur 2019. Conclave was inaugurated with a keynote address titled, “Innovation
is the Key to Manage Challenges of the Future” by Dr. Dagmar Walter,
• An expert from StratxG conducted a workshop on Lean Six Sigma Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South
for students at iPreneur-TISS which was attended by 25 students. Asia and Country Office for India on 15 February 2020. A research
symposium was organised to encourage young scholars/researchers
• A Workshop on Business Plan Creation for Social Enterprises was to share their preliminary work/working papers in the areas of
conducted with Mr. Anuj Sharma on 30 July 2019 for TISS students. Precarious Employment, Future of Work, Climate Change and Labour,
and Inclusivity at Workplace.
Award: Ms. Aakriti Gupta (Batch of 2018-2020), participated in
IIM-Banglore’s ideation level entrepreneurship challenge named The Conclave hosted panel discussions by the industry leaders,
“BzzWings” and won the first Prize in August 2019. practitioners, leading academicians, trade union activists and
researchers on the following topics: Changing Workforce &
Centre for Labour Studies Transforming IR Scenario; Labour Codes: Changes and its Impact; Trade
Unions: Changing Dynamics, Changing Strategies; Making Businesses
In the context of growing global informal labour and increasing Responsible Technological Innovation; Decent Work and Economic
inequalities, the Centre for Labour Studies (CLS) is actively pursuing Growth; and, Imagining an Inclusive Labour Market. The event was
research on trade unionism, informal work, gender challenges and financially and technically supported by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES),
global value chains. The Centre faculty also worked in the area of New Delhi; Oxfam India; CiRiC Action Aid India; CRY India; CiViDEP
foreign direct investment and business cycle co-movement, Applied India; Tata Trust and Indian Oil.
Econometrics, Development Economics, Environment and Natural
Resource Economics, Labour Economics and Environment-Industry The CLS, in collaboration with Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS)
Linkages. The Centre faculty have been collaborating with the Kerala, organised the “Maharashtra State level Consultation on the
International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), Kassel Global Compact for Migration” on 26 February 2020. The primary aim
University, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on plural themes such as of this consultation was bring together various stakeholders including
decent work, informal employment, value chains, women and work, various actors including ministries, government officials, trade Unions,
and future of work. civil society organiisations, media, academicians and others for
synthesizing the diverse aspects of migration at local, national, regional
Internship opportunities to students were offered by organisations/ and global levels, including reducing the risks and vulnerabilities
developmental institutions/ trade unions such as Maruti Suzuki, Tata migrants or refugees face at different stages of their journey. The
STRIVE, NITI Aayog, GRP Ltd., Powerweave, National Skill Development workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Jayan Kumar Sao, IAS, Protector of
Corporation, LabourNet Services India Pvt Ltd, UNDP, Pratichi (India) Emigrants (PoE), Ministry of External Affairs, GoI.
Trust, Reckitt Benckiser, AVM Engineering, NITI Aayog, Indian Oil
Corporation Limited, Ernst & Young Services Private Limited, India.

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A Guest Lecture was organised by the Centre on “AI and Job of M.A. ODCL have also participated in and won several prestigious
Disruption: How should Policy Respond to the Challenge?” by Prof. student competitions.
Anil Verma, Rotman School of Management, and the Centre for
Industrial Relations & Human Resources, University of Toronto, on 28 Organisations such as AON, UltraTech Cement Limited , Siemens Ltd,
February 2020. Prof. Verma traced the effects of digital technologies Dream 11, Godrej Industries Limited, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance,
such as artificial intelligence and platform work on the employment Huhtamaki PPL Limited, Shriram Life Insurances, HR Axiom, Kotak
relationship. life insurance, Sprng Energy , YSC consulting , LV Prasad Eye Institute,
Ashok Leyland , Godrej industries, HR Footprints, Shriram Life
Centre for Social and Organisational Leadership Insurance, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited , Oyo, Radio Mirchi,
Swiggy, Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd., Make My Trip, Bewakoof.com,
The Centre for Social and Organisational Leadership (CSOL) recognises Amazon, Mercer (Consulting), Raymond Lifestyle provided fieldwork
the growing need to nurture and prepare individuals to handle opportunities to the students. During the internship, students have
complex challenges related to the change and development agenda in made their mark in industry by showcasing their unique skills and
organisations. The CSOL has been anchoring an EPGD programme in capabilities in the area of organisation development and change. Their
OD and Change for experienced professionals from diverse industries unique approach to organisation analysis, diagnosis, and solution
in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. In addition, the first batch of full-time implementation has been appreciated by many of our recruiters.
M.A. Programme in ODCL graduates in 2020.
CSOL organised Transcendence 2019, the third international
In addition to the formal curriculum, platforms such as ODX, virtual conference on Organisation Development (OD) from 12-14 December
collaboration, master classes, coaching and other activities such as 2019 in collaboration with the Asia OD Network. The theme of
situated learning, interaction labs and art-based learning have been the conference was ‘The Future of Work and OD’. The first ever OD
introduced and are practiced at CSOL to spread greater awareness and Excellence Awards were conferred for cases of exceptional OD projects
continuous learning in ODCL. undertaken by organisations in India. The conference also attracted
research papers, which were evaluated by an eminent panel of senior
The students of M.A. ODCL students have undertaken research in academicians. A pre-conference workshop on Talent Development and
various domains such as, Digitisation and its Impact on Organisation Succession Management with HR&OD Guru, William J. Rothwell was
Behaviour; Social Capital – Women; Perceived Family-supportive organised on 11 December 2019.
Work Culture and Turnover Intentions; Resilience among Teams and
Leaders; Culture Intelligence Role in Collaboration Empathy in the CSOL also organised talks in the odX format and conducted
field of Organisation Development ; Cognitive Concept Mapping as a Management Development Programmes for working executives.
Technique to Investigate Sense-making in a Start-up Post a Change Mr. Sunil Kunte delivered the talk on Leadership During Changing
Management Event; Perceived Fairness in Performance Appraisal Times, while Mr. Srikanth Karra delivered Transformative Solutions for
System and Counter Productive Work Behavior; Exploring CSR as a Developing Talent for Tomorrow.
Strategy to Engage and Retain Employees, among others. The students

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 Research and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty in charge

Social Impact Assessment of CSR Projects Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd. Mar.2019 Completed Prof. Satyajit Majumdar and
Dr. Reji Edakkandi
Impact of Agricultural Interventions on Farmers ICSSR Jul. 2019 Ongoing Prof. Bino Paul
Wellbeing: Evidences from Semi-Arid Regions of
Rural India
Role of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations Tata Institute of Social Sciences Sept. 2019 Initiated Prof. Samapti Guha
in the life of Slum Dwellers in Mumbai
Social Impact Evaluation National Thermal Power Corporation Feb. 2020 Ongoing Dr. Aman Borkar
Due Diligence of Leather Supply Chain INDITEX Mar. 2020 Ongoing Prof. Bino Paul

Publications

CENTRE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS

Prof. Sasmita Palo
• Prevalence of Sleep Problems in Diverse Professions in India and Its HR Implications, Sleep and Vigilance, doi:10.1007/s41782-019-00065-5, 3 (3), 65–75, 2019. (co-
author) [ISSN: 2510-2265]

• Influence of Organizational Climate on Prosocial Organizational Behavior, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 55 (4), 604–616, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 0019-5286]

• Queer at Work, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1385-62-9]

Prof. Bino Paul

• Interplay of Technology and Labour Productivity: Emerging Story of Consumer Electronics in India. In N.S. Siddharthan and K. Narayanan (Eds.), FDI, Technology and
Innovation, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1536-11-3]

• Understanding Dignity at the Face of Changing World of Work. In Building and Sustaining High Performance Organisations During Uncertain Times (BAM2019 Conference
Proceedings), London: British Academy of Management, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-099-5641-32-7]

Dr. Gordhan Kumar Saini

• How Do Complementarity and Discount Choices Interact with Latitude of Price Acceptance in Price Bundling?, Journal of Consumer Marketing, doi: 10.1108/JCM-07-
2018-2789, 36 (7), 962–976, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0736-3761]

• The Influence of Employer Rankings, Employment Experience, and Employee Characteristics on Employer Branding as an Employer of Choice, Career Development
International, doi: 10.1108/CDI-11-2018-0290, 24 (7), 636–657, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 1362-0436]
• Agro-tech Ontology: A Solution for Accelerating Agricultural Productivity in the State of Rajasthan, India, International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and
Ecology, http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=107067, 16(1), 2-22, 2020. (co-author)

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Dr. Nandita Mondal

• Navigating the Labour Market from the Margins: A Case Study of Youth from the Slum of Mumbai, Journal of Social Work and Social Development, 10 (1), 73–93, 2019.
[ISSN: 2229-6464]

• Book Review: “Invisible Work, Invisible Workers: The Sub-Economies of Unpaid Work and Paid Work Action Research on Women’s Unpaid Labour”, by R. Dewan, R.
Sehgal, A. Kanchi and S. Raju, Social Change, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0049085719901177, 50 (1), 2020. [ISSN: 0976-3538]

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Dr. Reji Edakkandi
• Business Services for Small Enterprise Development: Emerging Theory and Practices. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development,
New York: Routledge, 2020. [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Introduction. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Introduction: Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Methodological Issues in Social
Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Is Serial Social Entrepreneurship Leading Towards Sustainable Development? A Case of Annapurna Pariwar. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and
Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapur: Springer, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-69-1]

• Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-036-7501-76-1]

• Social Innovations and Access to Technology and Extension Services for SmallHolder Farmers: Insights from Three Cases. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.),
Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

Prof. Samapti Guha

• Role of Gender on the Performance of Indian Microfinance Institutions, Gender in Management: An International Journal, doi: 10.1108/GM-03-2019-0036, 34 (6), 429–
443, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 1754-2413]

• Is Serial Social Entrepreneurship Leading Towards Sustainable Development? A Case of Annapurna Pariwar. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and
Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) Samapti Guha [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Practicing Ethnography in a Social Enterprise: Developing an Internal Critique. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship
Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Role of Social Enterprises in the Creation of Sustainable Livelihood: The Case of Microfinance Institutions in the Slums of Mumbai. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social
Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Social Entrepreneurship through the Lenses of Wellbeing and Sustainable Development: A Critique. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and
Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]
• Social Innovations and Access to Technology and Extension Services for SmallHolder Farmers: Insights from Three Cases. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.),
Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Sustainable Development and Indigenous Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Santhei Natural Park. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable
Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

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Prof. Satyajit Majumdar
• Entrepreneurship: Nation as a Context. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer,
2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Introduction: Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Methodological Issues in Social
Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) Reji Edakkandi [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Madhav Sathe: Social Entrepreneur Seeking Opportunity in Problems. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York:
Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapur: Springer, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Qualitative Research in Social Entrepreneurship: A Critique. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice,
Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Sustainable Development and Indigenous Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Santhei Natural Park. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable
Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

Dr. Archana Singh

• Social Value Creation and Social Innovation by Human Service Professionals: Evidence from Missouri, USA, Administrative Sciences, doi:10.3390/admsci9040086, 9 (4),
1–22, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2076-3387]

• Entrepreneurship: Nation as a Context. In S. Majumdar and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice, Singapore: Springer,
2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1397-68-4]

• Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Entrepreneurship (SE): A Conceptual Framework for Social Value Creation. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.),
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Introduction. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-036-7501-76-1]

• Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: Emerging Research Issues. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development,
New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

• Social Enterprises and Inclusive Societies: A SAATH Perspective. In A. Singh and E.M. Reji (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, New York:
Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-9480-59-6]

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Prof. Zubin Mulla
• Impact of Personality (Gunas) and Belief Systems on Helping, South Asian Journal of Management, 26 (4), 95–108, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0971-5428]

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Satyajit Majumdar Social Innovation Immersion Programme Pune, Biotechnology Industry Jun. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019
Bhubaneshwar and Research Assistance Council
Thiruvanthapuram (BIRAC), Department of
Biotechnology, Government
of India
Prof. Sasmita Palo Humanistic Psychodrama Mumbai TISS Jul. 26, 2019
Prof. Samapti Guha Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship TISS Valabikas Foundation and Aug. 3, 2019
U.S.A. Consulate
Dr. Johnson Minz Industrial Relations Conclave 2019 TISS, Mumbai Self-Sponsored Sep, 6­-7, 2019
Prof. Sasmita Palo Industrial Relations Conclave Mumbai TISS, Sponsorship Came from Sep, 6­-7, 2019
Delegation Fees
Prof. Satyajit Majumdar Orientation and Workshop for Agri Immersion Bengaluru Centre for Cellular And Oct. 13-14, 2019
Programme Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
- an initiative of Dept. of
Biotechnology, Ministry of
Science and Technology, Govt.
of India
Dr. Johnson Minz Employee Relations Training Programme Chennai Murugappa Group Dec. 19-21, 2019
Dr. Archana Singh South Asia Conference on‚ Social Enterprise‚ Values TISS, Mumbai ICSSR and CSE Jan. 8-10, 2020
and Processes
Prof. Samapti Guha South Asia Conference on‚ Social Enterprise‚ Values TISS ICSSR, MSRLM, TISS Jan. 8-10, 2020
and Processes
Prof. Satyajit Majumdar South Asia Conference on ‘Social Enterprise - Values TISS, Mumbai Centre for Social Jan. 8-10, 2020
and Processes’ Entrepreneurship, School of
Management and Labour
Studies
Prof. Samapti Guha Workshop on Microfinance Mahatma Gandhi Hans Foundation Feb. 10-14, 2020
Foundation,
Nagaland

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 SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Dean: Prof. Anjali Monteiro

Centre for Critical Media Praxis

Chairperson: Prof. K.P. Jayasankar
Ms. Nithila Kanagasabai
Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur

Centre for the Study of Contemporary Culture

Chairperson: Dr. Shilpa Phadke
Prof. Lakshmi Lingam
Mr. K.V. Nagesh Babu
Mr. Faiz Ullah

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The School of Media and Cultural Studies (http://smcs.tiss.edu) and the threat it faces in the current socio-political scenario. The five
continues to work with its vision, mission and commitment to critical PSAs in the series focus on the intersections of differential access to
media education, production, dissemination, and extension as well the Internet, democractic ideals, and state repression. The students
as networking. The M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies programme of have also worked on five music videos that explore and interpret the
SMCS is in its 14 th year. The current M.A. student strength is 51 (27 idea of resistance — from student movements to struggles related to
seniors and 24 juniors). In addition, faculty members of the School are the environment, from the Ambedkarite movement to resistance to
supervising 3 M.Phil. and 17 Ph.D. scholars. hetero-normative ideals, and even the idea of existence as resistance
in a deeply inequitable society.
Research and Production
The students of the Class of 2020 have produced a set of five final
The faculty members of the School are involved in producing films, on a range of contemporary themes — from addressing the
animated videos for community education on various aspects of current struggle in the city by looking at Dalit protest narratives and
coping with the COVID-19 health crisis, as a part of the TISS initiatives environmental activism against the destruction of Aarey forests, from
in this area. exploring the idea of transgressive love to engaging with the small
yet empowering library inititatives in the city, and an exploration
The School has also completed a series of 5 films entitled of the lifeworlds of the marginal communities and their access to
Transforming Our Lives. This series was supported by Social Science schools in M (East) Ward. The work of students is widely disseminated,
and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada project GenUrb- through film festivals and screenings at events, as well as through DVD
Urbanisation, Gender, and the Global South: a transformative distribution and on the School’s YouTube channel.
knowledge network, made in collaboration with NGOs working
on issues of gender and empowerment, specifically CORO and An edited volume by Prof. Anjali Monteiro and Prof. K.P. Jayasankar,
Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan. M (East) Ward, Mumbai, is one along with Dr. Amit Rai, Diginaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital Media
of the most precarious spaces in the city. It is also the space where in Post-Capitalist India was published this year. The volume includes
women have played a key role in transforming themselves and their essays from some faculty members and alumni of the SMCS. It
communities, through several campaigns, movements and initiatives. explores various aspects of the digital in India ­— from documentaries,
This series of films bears witness to the efforts of these remarkable digital video activism in Mumbai, free WiFi and digital populism, to
women and many others whose stories remain untold. A web archive digital interfaces and more explicitly socio-political themes such as
around these films is currently under development. It would be a Hindu nationalism and online mobilisation through WhatsApp, and
part of the broad umbrella portal entitled DiverCity (http://divercity. the way Dalit aesthetics plays out in a digitised world. The chapters
tiss.edu), which is a growing archive dedicated to presenting, focus on crucial areas of study such as the city, documentary and
discussing and questioning the dynamics of the multi-cultural fabric cinematic texts, gender and sexuality, labour, censorship and digital
that is the city. archives. More individual, intimate representations of the digital are
also explored, through analyses of digital circuits of affect, care and
The first year students have created a series of Public Service motherhood. Ultimately, the volume seeks to diagram various entry
Announcements (PSAs) on the theme “Internet and Freedom of points into post-capitalist media ecologies as channels connecting the
Expression”. This series upholds the value of freedom of expression local and the digital in India.

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The School is also working towards publishing Volume 6 of Foundation. We thank them for their continuing support to the Cut.In
SubVersions, the online journal that focuses on the work of early Students’ National Film Festival.
career researchers in the interdisciplinary realms of Media and
Cultural Studies. This issue draws on the research and writing done As part of its co-curricular programme, Culture Cafe, the School hosted
by students of the School towards their M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. book launches, panel discussions, and illustrated talks this academic
dissertations. year. Senior journalist and author, Kalpana Sharma, along with Aheli
Moitra of Morung Express, Dimapur, engaged with the students on
Prof. Lakshmi Lingam and her collaborator, Dr. Nolwazi Mkhwanazi some of the key themes of their recent book, Single by Choice: Happily
of WITS University, Johannesburg, had completed a project funded Unmarried Women. The discussion, moderated by Dr. Shilpa Phadke,
by National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, South Africa. focused critically on the institution of marriage, women’s economic
Research papers presented at an International Conference will be autonomy, alternative relationships, and communities of support.
published by Routledge India as ‘Smartphones, Social Media and Dr. Brahma Prakash from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal
Gender Faultlines: Southern Perspectives on Emerging Realities’. Nehru University, New Delhi, delivered an illustrated talk, richly
drawing on media artefacts from his fieldwork for the book Cultural
Student Research Projects Labour: Conceptualising the ‘Folk Performance’ in India. In his talk,
Dr. Prakash took the audience though the imaginative landscapes and
The M.A. research areas of the School include political economy of production of values in relation to art and culture in a caste-based
new media, online and social media; television studies, film studies, society.
regional cinemas and building of new identities, documentary film,
middle class and consumption, art as resistance, rural distress, gender Several film screenings as a part of the student’s Adda Film Club were
and sexuality, cultural and aesthetic resurgence. Twenty-six student held this year. Filmmakers from outside the institute were invited to
dissertations have been produced on these themes in the current screen their documentaries. This included award-winning filmmakers
academic year. like Shriprakash who screened Nabikei (Footprint), Chandita Mukherjee
and IAWRT’s Displacement and Resilience, Priya Thuvassery’s Coral
School Events Woman and PSBT’s #Unfair by filmmakers Wenceslaus Mendes,
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Mohit Bhalla and Anushka Mathews.
The School organised the 11th Cut.In Students’ Film Festival on the
13-14 December 2019. The longest running student film festival in Networking and Collaborations
the country, this edition received close to 160 entries from students
of diploma, graduate and post-graduate programmes in film and The first Mass Open Online Course (MOOC) of TISS on ‘Social Research
media institutions across India. Of these, 29 films from 14 institutions Ethics’ under the SWAYAM scheme of the UGC has been developed by
were screened at the festival in the competition section. Both Prof. Lakshmi Lingam, in collaboration with the Foundation for Medical
documentaries and fiction films engaged with contentious and Ethics Society. This course was offered on the SWAYAM platform from
difficult themes of our contemporary times with sensitivity and critical July 2019 open for students across all Universities in the country.
reflection. Two prizes, consisting of a trophy and a citation, were About 950 students registered for the course.
given in each category of Documentary and Short Fiction. In addition,
technical awards for Cinematography, Editing and Sound Design The School has been conducting workshops, roundtables and other
were also presented. The festival was supported by the MurthyNAYAK events in collaboration with various organisations. In collaboration

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with the Economic & Political Weekly, the School organised and hosted of organisations and initiatives in print and online news media,
the very first edition of #EPWConversations where we engaged 13 promotion of arts and culture, academic research assistance, and
scholars and practitioners in panel discussions on Data Societies: Self, development sectors among others. However, this year, because
State, and Economy on 7 February 2020. A workshop titled ‘Visualising of the precautionary measures taken by the central government
Research’ was conducted for the Class of 2021 in collaboration with to contain the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the
EPW Engage. internships have been deferred for the class of 2019-2021. The
placement activity for the class of 2018-2020 has also been affected
Internships and Placements by the COVID-19 pandemic. The School remains committed to
working with the students in their placement activities and will
The six-week internship is an integral part of the Master’s Degree extend all possible assistance to make sure that they are placed in
programme during which the junior students work with a range organisations and profiles of their choice.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Enhancing the Quality of Response of the Health Department of Health Research, Jan 2015 Completed Prof. Lakshmi Lingam
Care System to Sexual Assault Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
GoI

Urbanisation, Gender, and the Global South: a Social Science and Humanities Research Nov. 2017 Ongoing Dr. Shilpa Phadke
Transformative Knowledge Network (GenUrb) Council of Canada

UGC-SWAYAM Project to Develop Post-graduate UGC May 2018 Completed Prof. Lakshmi Lingam
Degree MOOC -Social Research Ethics -

Transforming our Lives Genurb Project Jul. 2019 Completed Prof. Anjali Monteiro and
Prof. K.P. Jayasankar

Community Media in India Self Oct. 2019 Ongoing Mr. Faiz Ullah,
Prof. Anjali Monteiro and
Prof. K.P. Jayasankar

Testing and Scaling Approaches and Interventions Chaitanya Nov. 2019 Initiated Prof. Lakshmi Lingam
to Support Gender Transformative Work for NRLM

Gender & Safety Mapping: Initiatives to make Commission of Police, Hyderabad, Feb. 2020 Initiated Prof. Lakshmi Lingam
Hyderabad Safe for Women and Girls Govt. of Telangana

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 Field Action Project

Andhra Pradesh University Student Skill Development Programme (APUSESD), estd. 2015
Andhra Pradesh - 100 colleges
Sponsor : Department of Higher Education, Govt of Andhra Pradesh
Objectives : To provide employable skills
Programmes : Delivery of Foundation Courses and Skill Domain courses across 100 Govt colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Project Staff : Dr. Ravi Sankar, Ms. Swapna Allam, and Mr. Pawan Kumar Verma
Faculty : Prof. Lakshmi Lingam

Publications
Prof. K.P. Jayasankar
• DigiNaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital Media in Post-Capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

• Introduction: A Test of Time: Digital Commoning against Neoliberal Precarity. In A. Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar and A. Rai (Eds.), Diginaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital
Media in Post-capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

• Mumbai Sub-version: The Place of Affect in Digital Video Activism. In A. Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar and A. Rai (Eds.), Diginaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital Media in Post-
capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

Ms. Nithila Kanagasabai

• Case Study: Language, Little Magazines, and Local Feminisms. In M. Sternadori and T. Holmes (Eds.), The Handbook of Magazine Studies, USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing,
2020. [ISBN: 978-111-9151-52-4]

• Dialogue Interlude: Centering Marginalized Feminists. In R. Gajjala (Ed.), Digital Diasporas: Labor and Affect in Gendered Indian Digital Publics, London: Rowman &
Littlefield International, 2019. (co-author) Varsha Ayyar [ISBN: 978-178-3481-15-6]

Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur

• At Home in the World: Co-productions and Indian Alternative Cinema, Bioscope: South Asian Screen Studies. [ISSN: 0974-9276] Accepted - to appear

CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

Prof. Lakshmi Lingam
• Social Action Committees: Community Intervention to Reduce Gender-based Violence, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, doi:10.1177/0971521519861160, 26 (3), 263–
287, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0971-5215]

• Women’s Work Participation and Maternity Protection Conundrum in India: Call for High-Priority Interventions. In R. Govinda and M. Poornima (Eds.), India’s Social Sector
and SDGs: Problems and Prospects, London: Routledge, 2019. [ISBN: 978-113-8361-51-5]

• A Lifetime in Pursuit of Gandhism, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/a-lifetime-in-pursuit-of-gandhism/article30949783.ece, Mar. 1, 2020.

• Gender Mainstreaming: A Resource Pack. This was done for the UN Women, New Delhi.

Prof. Anjali Monteiro

• Contemporary ‘Folk’ Dynamics: Shifting Visions and Meanings in the Goalpariya Folk Music of Assam, Folklore, doi:10.1080/0015587X.2019.1622923, 130 (4), 331–351,
2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0015-587X]

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 • Cultural Production of ‘Invisible Privilege’: Critical Reflections on the Figure of Pratima Barua Pandey in Goalpariya Folk Music of Assam, Journal of Creative Communications,
doi:10.1177/0973258619848618, 14 (2), 147–159, 2019. co-author) [ISSN: 0973-2586]

• DigiNaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital Media in Post-Capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

• Introduction: A Test of Time: Digital Commoning against Neoliberal Precarity. In A. Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar and A. Rai (Eds.), Diginaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital
Media in Post-capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

• Mumbai Sub-version: The Place of Affect in Digital Video Activism. In A. Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar and A. Rai (Eds.), Diginaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital Media in Post-
capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

Dr. Shilpa Phadke

• Dialogue Interlude: #Why Loiter. In R. Gajjala (Ed.), Digital Diasporas: Labor and Affect in Gendered Indian Digital Publics, London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2019.
(co-author) [ISBN: 978-178-3481-15-6]

• Mere Populism? Kejriwal Plan to Make Transport Free for Delhi Women could actually Transform City, Scroll.in, https://scroll.in/article/926148/mere-populism-kejriwal-
plan-to-make-transport-free-for-delhi-women-could-actually-transform-city, Jun. 7, 2019.

• Defending Frivolous Fun: Feminist Acts of Claiming Public Spaces in South Asia, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, doi:10.1080/00856401.2020.1703245, 43 (2),
281–293, 2020. [ISSN: 0085-6401]

• Isolated Bubbles: Reflections on Performing New Motherhood on Facebook. In A. Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar and A. Rai (Eds.), Diginaka: Subaltern Politics and Digital
Media in Post-capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

Mr. Faiz Ullah

• Kucch Kahein, Kucch Karein: Samudayik Media aur Samajik Parivartan (Hindi), Pratiman: Samay, Samaj, Sanskriti, 7 (14), 387–403, 2019. [ISSN: 2320-8201]

• Digital Media and the Changing Nature of Labor Action, Television and New Media, doi:10.1177/1527476419869117, 21 (4), 376–391, 2020. [ISSN: 1527-4764]

• Whose Free Wi-Fi is it Anyway? Politics of Online Access and the Rise of Digital Populism in Urban India. In A. Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar and A. Rai (Eds.), Diginaka:
Subaltern Politics and Digital Media in Post-capitalist India, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-935-2879-06-9]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr. Shilpa Phadke and Listening, Reflecting, Speaking: #MeToo and its Afterlife Goethe Institut, Goethe Institute Sep. 28, 2019
Ms. Nithila Kanagasabai Mumbai

Ms. Nithila Kanagasabai and Cut.In 2020 National Students’ Film Festival TISS Mumbai MurthyNayak Foundation Dec. 13-14, 2019
Mr. Faiz Ullah

Dr. Shilpa Phadke Urban Precarity Workshop TISS Mumbai GenUrb Mumbai, GenUrb Jan. 28-30, 2020
Cairo

Dr. Shilpa Phadke, Data Societies: Self, State, and Economy TISS Mumbai EPW Engage Feb. 7, 2020
Ms. Nithila Kanagasabai and
Mr. Faiz Ullah

Dr. Shilpa Phadke and Visualising Research TISS Mumbai SMCS Feb. 17, 2020
Ms. Nithila Kanagasabai

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 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Deputy Director: Prof. Surinder Jaswal
Dr. Tara Korti
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum

SCHOOL OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Dean: Prof. Surinder Jaswal
Associate Dean: Prof. D.P. Singh
Prof. Anil S. Sutar
Mr. K. Ravindran

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 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The primary mandate of the Office of the Deputy Director Anchoring Institutional Bodies
(Research) is to achieve a strategic focus in terms of current research
endeavours, to promote an environment that facilitates and sustains Institutional Review Board: The Office of the Deputy Director
high standards in research, and to develop an agenda for future (Research) anchors the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Secretariat. As
knowledge development at TISS. The Office of the Deputy Director a premier Institute in the field of Social Work and Social Sciences, TISS
(Research) seeks to work towards this by anchoring Institutional has a strong commitment to the highest standards of ethical research
Bodies (Institutional Review Board and Research Council); providing and practice. Research projects carried out in TISS are often with the
a forum for organising and disseminating of research work done vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society and these projects
by research scholars and faculty though the TISS Working Paper are sensitive to issues of social justice and equity. Research findings
Series; collaborating with publishing houses and supporting the have been used for field action, awareness raising, and policy advocacy
development of manuscripts and papers; providing facilitative at both national and international levels on a spectrum of social,
support for the Direct Ph.D. and the M.Phil. Programmes; providing economic, and environmental issues. The IRB reviews, approves and
opportunities to research scholars to join the teaching and research monitors all types of research proposals involving human participants
work at the Institute; and by providing capacity-building support to with a view to safegaurd the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of all
research scholars so as to strengthen their research work. actual and potential research participants.

The M.Phil. Programme and the Direct Ph.D. Programme of TISS are an The IRB is composed of 16 members with subject expertise
important component of the Institute’s academic programme. These ranging from public health, bioethics, law, social work, medicine,
two research-based academic programmes are run in a decentralised management, research methodology, demography, psychology,
manner by the various schools and independent centres of the sociology, community development, education, etc. The IRB
Institute with overall mentoring and support provided by the Office of receives research proposals from faculty, doctoral scholars, and
the Deputy Director (Research). Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary visiting research scholars on international scholarships/fellowships.
research is encouraged at TISS. This, along with the Institute’s status as During 2019-2020, 4 IRB meetings (31 July 2019, 3 October 2019,
a public-funded national University with an established reputation in 16 January 2020, 21 February 2020) were organised. During the
the field of social sciences, attracts a large and a highly diverse group current academic year, 28 new proposals were submitted to the
of students to TISS. During the start of the current academic year, 100 IRB for ethical clearance. During 2019-2020, the IRB gave ethical
scholars were enrolled in the M.Phil. Programme and 40 scholars in clearance to 19 (old and new) projects. During the year 2019-2020,
the Direct Ph.D. Programme across campuses. A campus-wise break- one new internal member joined the IRB. In line with ethical norms
up of the scholar enrolment for the M.Phil. Programme is 86 scholars of transparency and accountability, the IRB secretariat regularly
in Mumbai campus, 7 in Tuljapur Off campus, and 7 in Hyderabad updates the status of research projects submitted on the Research
Off campus. There was no intake in the Guwahati Off campus as section of the TISS website. Currently, the process of registering the
supervisors are saturated. A campus-wise break-up of the scholar TISS IRB is underway.
enrolment for the Direct Ph.D. Programme is 5 scholars in Hyderabad
Off campus, and 35 in Mumbai campus in 2019 academic year. There Research Council: During 2019-2020, the Research Council met once
was no intake in the Guwahati and Tuljapur Off Campuses as the to deliberate and ratify matters pertaining to research scholars, to
supervisors are saturated. provide feedback/suggestions to the M.Phil. curricula offered by

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various schools, to deliberate on new thematic courses introduced by so that scholars are exposed to debates and discourses in various
faculty, and to institutionalise other research matters at the Institute disciplines. This expands their academic horizons and worldview.
level. During the current academic year, the RC reviewed (i) a new Another unique feature of the modular coursework is that apart
course titled ‘Microfinance’ from the revised M.Phil. curriculum of from coursework, workshops on various topics are conducted during
the School of Management and Labour Studies, (ii) a new course this period so as to enhance their perspectives and skills related to
titled ‘Textual Interpretation and Discourse Analysis: A Liberal Arts various components of research. During the first modular course,
Perspective’ developed by a faculty from the Centre for Education, workshops were conducted on Mendeley, Grammarly, Exploring
Innovation, and Action Research (CEIAR), (iii) a proposal for adding a E-Resources, Reading Academic Scholarship, Academic Writing, and
course titled ‘Advances in ICT and Education’, which is currently offered Literature Review. During the second modular course, workshops were
in the M.Phil. Programme of the CEIAR to the pool of optional courses, conducted on Scientific Approaches to Literature Review, Publication
and (iv) a proposal for M.Phil. and Doctoral Studies Fellowship by Best Practices, Proposal Development, Ethics in Social Science
CEIAR. Research, and Public Health Research.

Continuing the work on inter-disciplinary research across Schools and Knowledge Dissemination Work
Independent Centres, the Research Council funding was continued
for ongoing research projects under the core thematic areas of Adult TISS Working Paper Series: The aim of the TISS working paper series
Learning, Environment, Library and Information Science, Child Rights, is to provide a platform to students and faculty to present recent
Drought, and Counselling. Funding was given for new research work (at all stages of research), which has not been published so far.
projects under the core thematic areas of Youth Studies, Social Work The Series has scholarship in the broad arena of social sciences and
Education, and Microfinance. Support was also given to a faculty for social work. The papers are published electronically and are available
writing a book on corporate social marketing in India. online on the TISS website. Eleven working papers are available on
the themes of Sexual Economies of Caste and Gender, Violence in
Modular Coursework for Scholars of Direct Ph.D. Programme: A key Non-Marital Intimate Relationships, Democratic Rights Movement
component of the work of the Research and Development Centre is in Mumbai, Bilingual Pedagogy in Indian Higher Education, Human
to plan, co-ordinate and provide support to the Modular Coursework Rights Reader in Telegu, Bilingual Teaching Material for Women’s
for Direct Ph.D. Scholars. TISS recognises these scholars as a valuable Studies, and Gendered Citizens.
asset to the Institute and society as they bring with them a wealth of
indigenous and practice-based knowledge and skills. Their research The Indian Journal of Social Work Online: The online version
has the potential to deepen understanding of the theory­–practice of The Indian Journal of Social Work, launched in January 2018,
relationship. The first modular coursework was conducted during continues to disseminate research articles, reports, and notes
the period 1-18 July 2019 and the second modular coursework was from the field. It is an e-resource learning platform and a forum for
conducted during the period 9-25 October 2019. As the Direct Ph.D. debates with more than 3370 documents sharing practice methods,
Programme has mature scholars who have a minimum of five years of scientific findings, and theories among researchers, educators,
practice experience, a lot of planning goes into designing the modular practitioners, and policy makers. The journal makes a significant
coursework so that it meets their needs and expectations. contribution to the development of new ideas, methods, and
theories for social change that echoes the vision of the Institute
A unique feature of the modular coursework is that faculty from to build social science theories and find actionable solutions for
different schools and centres are involved in teaching the coursework people’s problems.

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During 2019-2020, four Issues were uploaded and added to its repository scholars and faculty. These workshops are organised either directly
and currently, it hosts 81 Volumes (321 Issues) published since January by the Office of the Deputy Director (Research) or in collaboration
1940 to January 2020. All the reviewed and accepted articles were with other Schools or Centres within the Institute, other Universities,
uploaded immediately to update existing and potential subscribers or with other stakeholders who can contribute to enhancing the
and readers and to add fresh content and keywords. Thirty-six articles learning of the research scholars in TISS. Through these workshops
were published during the current year. All the articles published since and interventions, a multitude of learning opportunities are provided
January 2018 have received DOIs with the DOI prefix: 10.32444. The DOIs to scholars on four broad areas: Philosophy of social science research,
are displayed on the title page of each article as well as at the metadata Methodology and analysis, Usage of technology in research, and
level. This integration has strengthened the web location of the articles Academic writing skills.
and provided reliable source for authors in referencing and citations. The
cover page of the journal of the year has been changed to reflect different Doctoral symposiums and seminars are also organised so that
shades of academic knowledge and creativity. scholars get an opportunity to present their research work and
receive feedback on their work from peers and experts in the area.
Special Editorial is a new section initiated in the January 2019 Issue to The objective of providing this kind of support is to strengthen
address contemporary social, economic, and political issues. It explores doctoral education at the Institute. The capacity-building support is
new perspectives and alternatives on diverse social issues to expand organic and evolutionary in nature as it is primarily based on the need
and deepen theory and practice in social science and social work. articulation of a diverse group of scholars at different levels in their
The Editorial and Special Editorial are kept open access to not only doctoral journey.
disseminate knowledge, but to also allow readers to understand the
background information of the articles. Features such as alert email During 2019-2020, over 13 capacity-building interventions were
services that alerts the authors upon publication of their papers, user- carried out for research scholars and faculty. The capacity-building
friendly payment gateway, e-submission system, publishing of PDF interventions are offered to all scholars irrespective of their disciplinary
version of manuscripts that have been peer reviewed and accepted backgrounds. The resource persons for the workshops are from diverse
prior to their inclusion in the final printed version, contributes to disciplinary backgrounds. Hence, the workshops become learning
increased visibility and readership of the journal. As part of the spaces in multiple ways as scholars deepen their own knowledge
ongoing effort to increase readership, the OJS web platform will be base or skill set and also benefit from the cross pollination of ideas
upgraded to its latest version to update its features and functionalities. with their own peers and resource persons. Future plans include more
varied workshops so as to deepen the knowledge and skills of research
The online IJSW is progressing along with the changing landscape scholars and faculty on different methodologies, ethics in social
of academic publishing and networking. It is indexed in SCOPUS and science research, enhancing skills for analysis, etc.
hence, included in Group A of UGC CARE List. It is also indexed in
Indian Citation Index (ICI) since August 2019. To further disseminate its The Writing Centre
publications, it is in the process of including its metadata in J-Stor.
The Office of the Deputy Director (Research) initiated writing
Capacity-building Support to Research Scholars and Faculty workshop sessions in October 2019 to enhance writing skills and
support the doctoral scholars in writing their research papers
The Office of the Deputy Director (Research) regularly organises and publishing them based on their M.Phil./Ph.D. research. The
workshops and capacity-building interventions on various themes for workshops were organised in response to the difficulties faced by

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doctoral scholars to publish two research papers before their final Training Programme for All India Service Officers
synopsis presentation. Guided by the principle of learning by doing,
the workshops focused on formal sessions, writing practice and The “12th ‘In Service’ Training Programme for All India Service Officers
developing research papers based on their doctoral works. Seven on Social Policy and Governance” was organised at the Institute from
sessions were organised for each group of doctoral scholars. At the 2-6 December, 2019. This training programme was an important
end of the workshops, the frequently asked questions were reviewed milestone in the Institute’s work towards engaging and building
and planned to incorporate in the next sessions. the capacity of stakeholders who play a key role in social policy and
governance processes.
Reviewing, Commenting, and Strengthening: The draft papers
developed by the scholars during and after the sessions were reviewed The overall objective of this training programme was to impart a
based on the guidelines of the APA style and provided comments to cohesive understanding of issues in policy making and governance.
improve the content and quality of the papers. After attending all the The course structure, content and pedagogy were designed with
seven sessions, scholars were encouraged to have multiple individual a practice orientation and immersive exposure to the workings of
meetings with the resource person to improve the papers. Main policy and governance amongst the participants. The resource pool
focus was given to abstracts, literature review, research methodology, of speakers comprised academics, researchers, senior administrators,
discussion, and interrelationship between these sections. Two to three practitioners, experts in diverse fields such as informal economy, tribal
drafts were prepared to fulfil the minimum criteria of a research article. communities, water policy, public service delivery, gender, criminal
justice system, etc.
Feedback for Publication: The scholars who have completed research
papers that meet the minimum criteria for publication were guided by The feedback of the participants regarding the training programme
providing information on impact factor of different journals, indexing, was that the training programme was substantive in content and
editing software facilities available in the institute, electronic and covered a range of themes. The in-service training programme created
print journals, online paper submissions, peer review process, and a space for the Institute to share its learnings and insights from various
plagiarism tests. They were introduced to various online databases components of its work on contemporary issues of national relevance.
such as Taylor and Francis, Sage, Oxford, J-Stor, and Springer hosted These insights are of relevance to administrators who are currently
by libraries and encouraged to submit their papers to reliable peer- working in various sectors in real time.
reviewed journals hosted by these databases.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Sanction Present Position Faculty

Impact Assessment for Primary Prevention of Bayer-Prayas March, 2020 Ongoing Prof. Surinder Jaswal and
Sexual Violence (PPPSV) Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum
Impact Assessment of Ampersand Group’s Ampersand Group April 2020 Ongoing Prof. Surinder Jaswal and
Intervention: Teacher Training, IT Application Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum
Usage and Curriculum Designing of Balwadis in
Mumbai

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Reading Academic Scholarship TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 6, 2019
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Exploring e-resources for Research, Research TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 9, 2019
Integrity and Tools (Research)
Dr Tara Korti Orientation on Grammarly TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 12, 2019
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Mendeley TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 13, 2019
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Academic Writing TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 17, 2019
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Literature Review TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 18, 2019
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Scientific Approaches to Literature Review TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Jul. 19, 2019
(Research)
Prof. Surinder Jaswal and Academic Writing Workshops: Structure of a Research Article TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Sep. 23, 2019
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum and Writing the Literature Review (Research)
Prof. Surinder Jaswal and Academic Writing Workshops: Presentation of Research TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Sep. 25, 2019
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum Methodology, Results and Ethics (Research)
Prof. Surinder Jaswal and Academic Writing Workshops: Discussion/ Conclusion, TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Sep. 30, 2019
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum Referencing Styles (Research)
Prof. Surinder Jaswal and Academic Writing Workshops: Structure of a Research Article TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Oct. 16, 2019
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum and Writing the Literature Review (Research)
Prof. Surinder Jaswal and Academic Writing Workshops: Presentation of Research TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Oct. 23, 2019
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum Methodology, Results and Ethics (Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Publication Best Practices and Science TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Oct. 23, 2019
Communication (Research)
Dr Tara Korti Proposal Development Workshop TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Oct. 24, 2019
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Ethics in Social Science Research and Public TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Oct. 25, 2019
Health Research (Research)
Prof. Surinder Jaswal and Academic Writing Workshops: Discussion/ Conclusion, TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Oct. 30, 2019
Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum Referencing Styles (Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Writing Literature Review Chapter TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Mar. 4, 2020
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Writing Methodology Chapter TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Mar. 4, 2020
(Research)
Dr Tara Korti Workshop on Qualitative Data Analysis TISS Mumbai Office of Deputy Director Mar. 5, 2020
(Research)

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 Publications by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Research Scholars
Arundhati
• Lonely Indian Housewives: Gendered Portrayal of Loneliness in Bollywood Cinema. In B. Fox (Ed.), Emotions and Loneliness in a Networked Society, Palgrave Macmillan,
2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-3-030-24881-9]

• Piloting’ Gender in the Indian Railways: Women Loco-pilots, Labour and Technology, Economic & Political Weekly, 55 (18), 40–45, 2020). [ISSN: 0012-9976]

Arpan Bag
• Factors Leading to Stress of a Law Enforcement Officer and Coping Mechanisms Adapted, The Indian Police Journal, doi: https://bprd.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/
file/201910220443407520366JULYSEPTEMBER20192.pdf, 66 (3), 124-133, 2019. [ISSN: 0537-2429]

Firdaus Barbhuiya
• Treatment Trajectory of Tobacco-related Cancer Patients: A Study in Assam, India, Cancer Epidemiology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2019.101614, 63, 1-8, 2019.
[ISSN: 1877-1821]

• Cancer Burden and Health Care in India: An Analysis. In B. Das, A. Das and M.T. Devi (Eds.), Contemporary Issues of Northeast and Social Work Interventions, New Delhi,
India: Akansha Publishing House, 2020. [ISBN: 978-81-83705-79-0]

• Cancer Care and COVID-19 Pandemic: Coping with a Double Challenge, Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, doi:10.31557/APJCC.2020.5.S1.225, 5 (Suppl. 1), 225-227,
2020. [ISSN: 2588-3682]

• How COVID-19 Impacts the Psycho-social Health of the Most Vulnerable? Northeast Now, https://nenow.in/health/how-covid-19-impacts-the-psycho-social-health-of-
the-most-vulnerable.html, 2020.

• How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has Disrupted the Lives of Cancer Patients, The Wire Science, https://science.thewire.in/health/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-
disrupted-the-lives-of-cancer-patients/, April 18, 2020. (co-author)

• Psychosocial Health of Patients with Tobacco-related Cancers in Assam, India, European Journal of Cancer Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13391, 1-11, 00:e13391,
2020. [ISSN: 1365-2354]

Hemantika Basu
• Deregulation, Workplace and Women: Nurses in Private Healthcare in India, Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 13(2), 179-188, 2019. [ISSN: 1753-1403]

• Mode of Work Organization in Nursing: Management Practices in Private Healthcare in India, Management and Labour Studies, 44(4), 433-454, 2019. [ISSN: 0258-042X]

• Working Conditions of Ayahs in Private Healthcare in India, Economic & Political Weekly, 55(5), 46-51, 2020. [ISSN: 0012-9976]

Somnath Bera
• Geographic Variation of Resilience to Landslide Hazard: A Household-based Comparative Studies in Kalimpong Hilly Region, India, International Journal of Disaster Risk
Reduction, 46, 101456, 2020. (co-author). [ISSN: 2212-4209]

Arundhati Chandran
• The Experience of Workplace Bullying Among Entry Level Employees in the Indian IT sector. In Proceedings of Conference on Strategic Human Resource Management: A
Global Perspective, 2019. [ISBN: 978-93-89146-72-1]

Ananya Chatterji
• Adolescence Education Programme in India: Studying its Relevance and Implementation in Two Public Schools. In Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Education
2019, Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia, November 28-29, 2019.

Paramjeet Chawla
• Gendered Inequalities in India: A Human Development Perspective, Advances in Business Economics and Management, https://www.krishisanskriti.org/vol_
image/28Nov2019091131zzzzzzzzz%20%20%2053%20%20%20Paramjeet%20%20%20%20485-490.pdf, 6 (5), 485-490, 2019. [ISSN: 2394-1545]

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 • Horizontal Inequality in Urban India: A Human Development Perspective. In Proceedings of 15th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, http://
rais.education/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/023PC.pdf, 2019. [ISSN: 2578-8574]

Neha Christie
• Rethinking Local Institutional Development in India: Theoretical Perspectives and Analysis of Dairy Cooperatives, Journal of Public Affairs, https://doi.org/10.1002/
pa.2230, 2020. [ISSN: 1479-1854]

• Creating Space for Women Leadership and Participation Through Innovative Strategies: A Case of Tribal women’s Dairy Cooperatives in Gujarat. In D. Rajasekhar,
R. Manjula, and T. Paranjothi (Eds.), Cooperatives and Social Innovation, Singapore: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-15-8880-8]

Soma Cyriac
• Book Review: “Accessing Higher Education: Footprints of Marginalised Groups” edited by G. Wankhede and I. Reid, Contemporary Education Dialogue, https://doi.
org/10.1177/0973184919851973, 16(2), 255–259, 2019. [ISSN: 2249-5320]

Abhimanyu Datta
• Border Securitisation and the Emerging Health Challenges at the Indo-Bangladesh Borderland, The International Journal of Community and Social Development, https://
doi.org/10.1177/2516602619872879, 1(3), 234–253, 2019. [ISSN: 2516-6034]

Parthsarathi Dehury
• Reciprocal Relations between Work and Health: A Theoretical Understanding from the History of Occupational Health and Behaviour, Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic
Research, 13 (8), 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0973-709X]

• Educational Interventions and its Impact on Prevention of Diarrhoea in Urban Slums of Khordha, Odisha, India, Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 13 (10), 2019.
(co-author) [ISSN: 0973-709X]

• How Does the Largely Unregulated Private Health Sector Impact the Indian Mass? Journal of Health Management, 21(3), 383-93, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0973-0729]

Vipul Dixit
• NRC: A Collective Denial of Our Shared History, Youth Ki Awaaz, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/09/nrc-a-collective-denial-of-our-shared-history/, September 5,
2019.

• Dynastic Politics, Personality Cults and Other Maladies of Indian Democracy, Youth Ki Awaaz, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/09/indias-democracy-its-love-for-
demo-autocrats/, September 23, 2019.

• Assembly Elections 2019: A Crack Too Small to Shake the Behemoth, Youth Ki Awaaz, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/10/assembly-elections-2019-too-small-a-
crack/, November 7, 2019.

• Ayodhya Verdict: Will the Fault Lines Finally Disappear? Youth Ki Awaaz, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/11/ayodhya-needs-healing/, November 9, 2019.

• Assembly Polls 2020: Who Will Win the Battle for Delhi? Youth Ki Awaaz, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/12/2020-the-battle-for-delhi/, January 8, 2020.

• Kols and their Criminalization in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. In S. Chakraborty (Ed.), Handbook of Human Rights and Tribal Studies, ABS Books, 2020. [ISBN: 978-93-872295-
0-1]

Sachin Ganorkar
• Experiences of Older Persons in Seeking Care at a Private Hospital in Urban India, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, doi:10.1177/2333721420910639, 6, 1-10, 2020.
(co-author) [ISSN: 2333-7214]

Rashmi Rekha Gohain

• Usage Pattern of Institutional Repositories for Scholarly Communication by Academician in Maharashtra. In Proceedings of the International Conference on “Digital
Technologies and Transformation in Academic Libraries” (Vol. 2), Surathkal: National Institute of Technology Karnataka, December 26-28, 2019. (ISBN: 978-81-941940-0-2).

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Sathyashree Goswami
• Reclaiming Dignity, Justice and Well-being: A Dalit Women Agricultural Labourers’ Collective and its Social Accountability Processes,
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343282385_Reclaiming_Dignity_Justice_and_Wellbeing_A_Case_Study_of_Jagrutha_Mahila_Sanghatane_-A_Dalit_
Women_Agricultural_Labourers’_Collective_-_and_its_Social_Accountability_Processes_Challenging_Caste-Class, New Delhi: Community of Practitioners on
Accountability and Social Action for Health, 2019. (co-author)

• Book Review Article: “Global Women’s Work: Perspectives on Gender and Work in the Global Economy” edited by B. English, M.E. Frederickson and O. Sanmiguel-
Valderrama, Social Change, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049085719901181, 50(1) 169–175, 2020. [ISSN: 0976-3538]

Kunal Kumar Jha

• Queer at Work, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-13-8564-3]

Diti Joshi
• Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System and Health Communications: A Study of Jharkhand Mobile Radio, International Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 6(5), 1145-
1150, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2394-1405]

Hemangi Kadlak
• Intersectionality of Caste, Gender and Occupation: A Study of Safai Karmacharis Women in Maharashtra, Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 11, 1-9, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN:
2455-328X].

Sheetal Kamble
• Local Antipathy in a Global Crisis: The Continuing Story of Hatred in India, Social Vision, 7(1), 159-168, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN 2349-0519]

Swapnil Kamble
• Gender: A Study of Smartphone Use and Convergence of Communication, Vidyawarta, Special Issue, 243-245, February 2020. [ISSN: 2319-9318]

Nikita Mishra
• Survival with Sustainability: Changing Livelihoods Among Dongria Women in Odisha, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 81 (1), 53-72, 2020. [ISSN: 0019-5634]

Sharad Mohod
• Short Review on Pain (Vedana) By Sushruta, International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research, 8 (3), 55-58, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2322-0902]

Vahida Nainar
• Law in Service of Illegal Ousting of the Largest Religious Minorities in Bangladesh, Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law, https://doi.org/10.1163/15718158-
02002001, 20(2), 227-244, 2019. [ISSN: 1571-8158]

• The Legal Struggle of Gujarat Muslims to Access Pre-Matric Scholarships, International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-
02704002, 27 (3), 1-12, 2019. [ISSN: 1571-8115]

Vilasini Devi Nair

• Non-communicable Diseases and Public Health Facility Utilization: A Study in Rural Kerala, International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 7(6), 2254-
2261, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2394-6032]

• Non-communicable Diseases and COVID-19: A Gobal Challenge, Express Health Care Magazine, April 17, 2020. (co-author)

Isha Naaz
• Revisiting Van Panchayats: Experiences from Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (4), 525-554, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0019-5634]

Gandharva Pednekar
• Sea Level Rise and It’s Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study in Mumbai, India. In R. Akhtar (Ed.), Extreme Weather Events and Human Health: International Case Studies,
Switzerland: Springer, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-3-030-23772-1]

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Rajeswari Saha
• Women as Storytellers: A Discussion on the Patachitra Painting of West Bengal, Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 9 (1), 131-135, 2019. [ISSN 2249-
9598]

• The Lalon Patachitra: A Discussion of the Syncretism of the Scroll Painters in West Bengal, Kalakalpa, 4(2), 55-64, 2020. [ISSN: 2456-8201]

Uttam Sahoo
• Twelve Years Later: Implementation of the Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Right) Act 2006, The Indian Journal of Social
Work, 80 (4), 423-438, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0019-5634]

• Examining Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Processes: The Case of Rengali Dam Displaced Communities in Odisha, India, The International Journal of
Community and Social Development, 2 (1), 29-50, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2516-6026]

Kaustav K. Sarkar
• Universal Elementary Education in India: Barriers and Persistent Challenges, Social Change, doi:10.1177/0049085719844105, 49 (2), 257-275, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN:
0976-3538]

• Explained: What We Know About the Nobel-Winning Randomised Controlled Trial, Youth Ki Awaaz, October 28, 2019. (co-author)

• Commercialization and Mission Drift in Microfinance: Implications for Rural India, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 17 (1), 2020. (co-author)

• Will the Discipline of Economics Continue To Fail Us In A Post-COVID World? Youth Ki Awaaz, June 30, 2020. (co-author)

Noli Nivedita Tirkey

• Internal Migration, Exclusionary Urbanisation and Quality of Life: The Post-2015 Development Agenda, Jharkhand Journal of Development and Management Studies, 17
(3), 8175-8199, 2019. [ISSN: 0973-844]

Roopashree Vadageri
• Integrating Mental Health into Primary Health Care, International Journal of Science and Research, 8(12), 1176-1180, 2019. [ISSN: 2319-7064]

• Knowledge and Awareness about Mental Health among Adolescent: A Comparative Study of Government and Private School Adolescent of Kalaburagi City, Journal of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4 (1), 19-24, 2020. [ISSN: 2643-6655]

Nirupama Warrier
• Initiating Web Services in Libraries Using Open Access Resources, Ajanta: An International Multi-disciplinary Quarterly Research Journal, 9 (2), 151-156, 2020. (co-author)
[ISSN: 2277-5730]

Dinesh K. Yadav
• The Draft National Education Policy 2019: Do We Learn From Past Experiences? Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/publication/
journalsandperiodicals/vtte/vtte_July_2019.pdf, 8(1), 125-133, 2019. [ISSN: 2455-1376]

• Who is Failing: Students or Education System?” Economic & Political Weekly, https://www.epw.in/engage/article/who-failing-students-or-education-system-uttar-
pradesh, 55 (1), 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2349-8846]

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Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Caste, Politics and Development: A Study of Research Council, TISS Jun. 2011 Ongoing Prof. Anil Sutar
Reserved Constituencies in Karnataka

Measuring District-wise Wealth in Maharashtra Research Council, TISS Apr. 2015 Completed Prof. D.P. Singh

Publications
Prof. D. P. Singh
• Changing Linguistic Patterns in Indian Cities, Demography India, 48 (1), 74–80, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0970-454X]

• Impact of HIV Status on Attitudes toward Fertility among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Karnataka, India, Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, doi:
10.1080/15381501.2019.1632238, 18 (3), 265–275, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 1538-1501]

• Measuring Wealth for Rural and Urban Areas at the District Level: A Methodological Case Study for Uttar Pradesh. In R.B. Bhagat, A.K. Roy and H. Sahoo (Eds.), Migration
and Urban Transition in India: A Development Perspective, London: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-036-7278-60-1]

• Spatial Clustering of Diabetes among Reproductive Age Women and its Spatial Determinants at the District Level in Southern India, Clinical Epidemiology and Global
Health, doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2020.02.001, 8 (3), 791–796, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2213-3984]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof..D.P. Singh and Prof. Trainers’ Training - Research Methodology Workshop Mumbai LIC’s Management Aug. 1-2, 2019
Anil S Sutar Development Centre Mumbai
Prof. Anil Sutar Atlas - ti Data Analysis Workshop Mumbai R & D TISS Mumbai Sep. 23, 2019
Prof. Anil Sutar Plagiarism: Prevention & Good Practices for Researchers Mumbai School of Research Sep.30, 2019
Methodology, TISS Mumbai

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 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Dean: Prof. Shubhada Maitra

Centre for Community Organisation and Development Centre for Health and Mental Health
Practice Chairperson: Dr. Ketki Ranade
Chairperson: Prof. H. Beck Prof. Surinder Jaswal
Prof. Manish K. Jha Prof. Shubhada Maitra
Prof. Mouleshri Vyas Prof. Ashabanu Soletti
Prof. P.K. Shajahan Ms. Brinelle D’Souza
Dr. Rekha R. Mammen Dr. Smitha Nair
Dr. Sohini Sengupta

Centre for Livelihoods and Social Innovation

Centre for Criminology and Justice Chairperson: Prof. Swati Banerjee
Chairperson: Dr. Ruchi Sinha Dr. Sunil D. Santha
Prof. Vijay Raghavan Ms. Devisha Sasidevan
Dr. Asha Mukundan
Dr. Roshni Nair-Shaikh Centre for Social Justice and Governance
Dr. Sharon Menezes Chairperson: Dr. Samta Pandya
Prof. Bipin Jojo
Center for Disability Studies and Action Dr. Alex Akhup
Chairperson: Dr. Madhura Nagchoudhuri Dr. Bodhi D.S.R.
Dr. Sandhya Limaye Mr. Biswaranjan Tripura (on Study Leave)
Dr. Vaishali B. Kolhe
Centre for Women-Centred Social Work
Centre for Equity and Justice for Children and Families Chairperson: Dr. Trupti Jhaveri Panchal
Chairperson: Dr. Pekham Basu Prof. Anjali Dave
Prof. Srilatha Juvva Dr. Shewli Kumar
Dr. Mohua V. Nigudkar
Dr. Josephine Anthony

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The School of Social Work (SSW) works towards fulfilling the vision organisations and group laboratory sessions prior to commencing
and mission of the Institute through its engagement with social work the concurrent fieldwork. The 224 students admitted to the 9 social
education, building the social work knowledge base, conceptualising work degree programmes were placed for fieldwork across 80
and innovating practice and strengthening university–society organisations including, but not limited to governmental and civil
partnership through field engagement. Academic programmes, society organisations and people’s movements. Supervision of first-
research projects and field action projects of the SSW are geared year students was undertaken by faculty members, full-time and part
towards training a cadre of professionals who work towards building time supervisors with the Institute, and agency-based trained social
the discipline. workers.

Academic Programmes Second year fieldwork at SSW has two broad patterns: block
fieldwork and mix of concurrent and block fieldwork, across both the
Teaching, Research and Extension Activities: The School continues semesters of the M.A. programme. In the academic year 2019-2020,
to offer 9 regular Master’s programmes in diverse practice areas of second-year students were placed across 93 fieldwork placements
Social Work as follows: Children & Families; Community Organisation in the third and fourth semesters. The types of field placements
& Development Practice; Criminology & Justice; Dalit & Tribal Studies include voluntary organisations, movements, autonomous bodies,
and Action; Disability Studies & Action; Livelihoods and Social state agencies, corporations, as well as faculty-mentored thematic
Entrepreneurship; Mental Health; Public Health; and Women-Centred placements.
Practice.
M.A. Research Projects: This is a compulsory component of the
The M.A. Social Work in Mental Health is also offered from an off- M.A. Social Work curriculum and these are thematically organised
campus centre in Chennai. The School, in addition, anchors the across the 9 different programmes. This year, 216 final project
decentralised Integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D. programme in Social Work. The reports were submitted with topics spanning the following broad
first batch of the M.Phil. programme in Psychiatric Social Work was themes: community development, crime and justice, vulnerable and
admitted this year. This M.Phil. programme in Psychiatric Social Work marginalised children and families, disability, women’s issues, dalit
is offered by the Centre for Health and Mental Health (CHMH) at the and tribal issues, public health, mental health, livelihoods and social
School. It is implemented in collaboration with INHS-Asvini, a Naval entrepreneurship.
Command Hospital in Mumbai. The Programme is being supported
under the grant received by INHS-Asvini through the Manpower Two students of the Mumbai campus were recipients of the Kokila
Development Scheme - Scheme B (Strengthening PG departments in Gulati scholarship, which is instituted for social work students to
mental health specialities) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare encourage research projects on the issue of the ‘girl child’.
(MoHFW), GoI. It is taught as an advanced level field-based/clinical-
cum-research degree in Psychiatric Social Work. Integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D. and Direct Ph.D. Programmes: In the
academic year 2019-2020, 11 scholars were admitted to the
Fieldwork Training: Fieldwork training is an integral part of the decentralised Integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D. programme in Social Work and 7
social work curriculum. First year students of the M.A. programme scholars were admitted to the M.Phil. Programme in Psychiatric Social
in Social Work were oriented to fieldwork through guided visits to Work; 14 scholars were admitted to the Direct Ph.D. programme.

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Innovation through Field Action Projects and Field Engagements intervention in prisons across Maharashtra. The CCJ has four other
FAPs: Koshish working on homelessness, destitution and beggary;
Field action projects (FAPs) are an important part of the SSW. They Towards Advocacy, Networking and Developmental Action (TANDA)
are field-based innovations highlighting the role of social work working on rights and entitlements of nomadic and denotified tribes
intervention in work with marginalised groups, welfare systems and in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, and the Resource Centre for Juvenile
state machinery. The FAPs anchored by the CHMH ­— Muskaan, Tarasha Justice (RCJJ) working on field intervention and advocacy with the
and Integrated Rural Health and Development Project — continued juvenile justice system with a focus on juveniles in conflict with the
their innovative engagements in the fields of child and adolescent law.
mental health, family counselling, women with mental illness and
community-based recovery and community health and development Faculty members of the Centre for Disability Studies and Action (CDSA)
in the tribal areas. have initiated and are successfully running several innovative projects.
The I-Access Rights Mission, which works towards inclusion and
The CHMH also houses a collaborative Mental Health Project with its accessibility of students with disability in higher education, also took
intervention sites based in Kerala, Nagpur and Mumbai, funded by policy initiative to work with the state in bringing out Government
HANS foundation and supported by the Banyan, Chinnai. This project Regulations (GR) for Students with 21 categories of disability and
innovates models to facilitate community-based models of recovery their access to higher education. The Inclusive Community-Based
for persons with mental illness. Rehabilitation (ICBR) addresses issues faced by people with disabilities
residing in the rural areas of Karjat block of Thane district and works
The two FAPs of the Centre for Women-Centred Social Work (CWCSW) on inclusive education, sustainable livelihood and quality healthcare
— the Special Cells for Women, and Resource Centre on Intervention using an integrated community-based rehabilitation approach.
on Violence against Women (RCI-VAW) — continued their work in
a full-fledged manner in terms of providing services, research and The Centre for Equity and Justice for Children and Families (CEJCF)have
support on issues of violence against women by liaising with different field intervention projects in collaboration with different agencies.
State and Central Government stakeholders. The ongoing Field Project on Psychosocial Care and Improving
Quality of Life of Children in Childcare Institutions within the Juvenile
Another project anchored by faculty members of the CWCSW is the Justice System in Hyderabad, Telangana, is in collaboration with the
Ministry of Home Affairs Social Services Unit Project, which is an Department of Social Welfare, Government of Telangana, Banyan-
innovative project with the following partner organisations who also BALM, Chennai, and Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Hyderabad.
provide technical support: Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI; Delhi Police; An in-house internship opportunity was facilitated by the Centre at
Department of Social Work, Jamia Milia Islamia; and the Delhi School the above-mentioned project. The ‘Child Protection Fellowship’ Field
of Social Work. Project during the second year of its work in Observation Home, Gaya,
Bihar provided Fellowship to two students who had completed their
Prayas, located at the Centre for Criminology and Justice (CCJ), Social Work (Children and Families) programme.
continues to work at multiple levels for the legal rights and
rehabilitation of persons affected by crime or commercial sexual The Centre for Livelihoods and Social Innovations (CLSI) has a field
exploitation in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Prayas has been instrumental action initiative called ‘Udaan’, which is working with women at
in initiating an MoU between the Government of Maharashtra and Babanagar (Rafiq Nagar), a community in the vicinity of the Deonar
the Tata Trusts to work on a three-year Pilot Project on social work dumping ground. The effort is to build collective entrepreneurship

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of women towards alternative livelihoods. Another FAP is ‘Dor’, an involved in a major international research project on ‘Organisational
initiative with one of the most marginalised nomadic communities, Perspectives on Accountability and Learning (OPAL): School
namely the Dombari community. Dor is currently focussing on an Management Models and the Social Impact of Schooling in Mumbai
initiative called, ‘Dor Tent School’, which is an alternate educational and Kathmandu’. This research project is funded by ESRC, UK, and
space for children from these communities. is conducted in collaboration with University of Bath, University of
Kathmandu, and University of Roskilde.
The CLSI has also initiated the ‘Access to Market’, an action research-
based, story-telling project to capture the lived experiences and social The Right Livelihood College (RLC), is an international collaborative
innovations among the invisibles in market spaces. The field action project hosted by the CLSI. The RLC at TISS is one among the nine
initiative at Gorai, Mumbai, continues to strive towards strengthening across the globe, which is a collaboration with the Right Livelihood
capacities of local communities through collectives and community- Award Foundation, Stockholm. RLCs are an interactive link between
based institutions facilitating sustainable livelihoods. academia and civil society organisations and activists and is a global
network of Universities. The work of Right Livelihood Laureates are
The Mumbai Education Research Innovation and Training (MERIT) considered as recipients of alternate Nobel Prizes. Faculty at the CLSI
is initiated as an FAP of the Centre for Community Organisation and are also collaborating with the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies
Development Practice (CODP) to enhance the quality of education (TISS), IIHS Bengaluru and IDFR, George Washington University to offer
in Municipal Schools and low fee schools in Mumbai. The project has a Fellowship programme as part of the Disaster Resilience Leadership
organised academic activities in Trombay Public School, Cheetah Project (Phase II).
Camp and Adarsh Vidyalaya, Tilak Nagar, Chembur. MERIT Studio,
a media content component of the project has developed several The CCODP is anchoring the third semester regional specialisation
video sessions on various scientific concepts being covered in the for the International Master’s Programme on Humanitarian Action
school curriculum and is being hosted on a Youtube Channel. Another coordinated by University College Dublin. Faculty members from
FAP, anchored by a CODP faculty member is the Global Action on the Centre for Social Justice and Governance (CSJG) are involved
Poverty (GAP) and GAP Lab@TISS. This FAP aims to eradicate poverty in collaborative work with the University of Melbourne, Australia,
by thought and action by changemakers who are supported with and University of Bhutan on the theme of indigenous knowledge
all necessary inputs across six different domains from agriculture, building. Faculty members from the CWCSW are currently
education, financial inclusion, livelihood, water and energy and health. undertaking a study on the situation of young tribal girls from
Yavatmal district under the aegis of the High Court bench of Nagpur.
All the FAPs of the SSW also geared up effectively to prepare a prompt They are also undertaking a Maharshtra State Commission of
action plan and respond by working with different constituencies in Women-supported study on Implementation of Sexual Harassment
the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace 2013 in Maharashtra.

Research Projects and Collaborations Faculty members from CCJ, in collaboration with the National Human
Rights Commission, have been involved in a study on the Review of
Currently, the SSW continues to anchor three Departmental Research the JJ Act, POSCO Act, and Victim Compensation and had a national
Support (DRS) projects under Special Assistance Programme of consultation on this theme of assessing the implementation of the
the University Grants Commission and all the three have moved to said statutes in states and UTs of the Western Region of the country. A
the Phase II of DRS. Faculty from across two centres in the SSW are CCJ faculty member was also involved in the interdisciplinary multi-

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organisation team for preparing the India Justice Report 2019, which anthropologist and author, Cornell University, and Mr. S.M.
was released in November 2019. Vijayanand, Chair, Sixth State Financial Commission and former
Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala. The lecture series aims to
Faculty members of CEJCF continue to be engaged in state-sponsored bring social scientists, mental health professionals and advocates,
studies on institutionalised children and children in foster care historians, thought leaders and policymakers together to spark
in districts across the country. A CEJCF faculty was invited by the a discussion on equity, culture, social justice, mental health and
Maharashtra State Child Protection Society (MSCPS), and UNICEF inclusive development.
Maharashtra, to conduct an assessment study on the status of
implementation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in • A seminar was organised on 16 September 2019 by the School
the state. The research study titled, ‘An Assessment of ICPS Functioning of Social Work to host Prof. Annamaria Campanini, President,
in the State of Maharashtra’ was conducted, in partnership mode with International Association of the Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
MSCPS and UNICEF, across 8 districts in Maharashtra. with an enriching discussion on Social Work and Sustainable
Development Goals and the way practice needs to be innovated to
Faculty members of CHMH have been involved in a range of research correspond and respond to newer challenges.
projects including: Using Applied Theatre Methodology to study
Mental Health Literacy in Urban and Rural Communities in Kerala; • Faculty members at the CCODP organised a conference on Slum
Experiences of Caregivers in a Home-based Palliative Model: A Clearance, Urban Restructuring, and (Re)Emergent Communities
Qualitative Study; and Developing a Community-based study on in Mumbai in collaboration with the University of Chicago Delhi
Transgender Men’s Health and Human Rights in India. Centre on 14 February 2020.

A CHMH faculty is also one of the co-investigators of an innovative • A National Conference on Disability, Accessibility, Inclusion and
project on mental health literacy (MeHeLP), a Global Challenges Well-being was organised on 17-18 December 2019 as a part of the
Research Fund (GCRF) research project that aims to initiate ongoing series of works by the I-Access Rights Mission.
conversations around knowledge and understanding on mental
health and stigma associated with mental health/illness through • The CSJG organised a national consultation on the Draft New
the lens of users, carers and community members in Kerala. This Education Policy 2019 on 21 June 2019, in collaboration with the
collaborative international cross-disciplinary partnership examines Centre for Studies on Sociology of Education, TISS, and National
the applicability and promotion of mental health literacy in urban Coalition for Education, New Delhi. The CSJG organised a colloquium
and rural communities using participatory theatre and storytelling on 'History, Historicity, Historiography' on 10 February 2020.
practices through a multi-centre study in Kerala.
• The Centre for Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship organised
Public and Memorial Lectures and Seminars the annual RLC Conference July 2019.

• The SSW organised a series of lectures and seminars in the Student Seminars
academic year 2019-2020. The Sundram Fasteners Lecture Series
2020 on the theme Mental Health, Culture and Identity: Focus The SSW annual student festival, Sameeksha, was successfully
on Indigenous communities in India was organised on January organised on 21-23 February 2020 on the theme ‘We the People’
22, 2020. This was a discussion between Prof. Andrew Wilford, and aimed at portraying an amalgamation of academia and artistic

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engagement. There were panel discussions around the themes of Other Programmes/Projects and Highlights
citizenship rights, as well as presentations and demonstrations around
art, artist and secularism. Certificate Course in Social Accountability and Social Audit: This
course, anchored by CCODP, commenced in June 2016, under the
The SSW Research Seminar Series was started as a forum to provide a aegis of the the Ministry of Rural Development (GoI). The purpose
platform to social work research scholars to attend and present their was to train district and block resource persons (DRPs & BRPs) to
ongoing and completed works in different forms (paper presentation, enable them to conduct social audits of the employment guarantee
methodological presentation, shared conversations). Four seminars programme in 28 states in India. Till January 2019, training of 5039
were organised this year with seven student presentations and two participants was completed in 24 states. The Ministry of Rural
sharing sessions by social work faculty members on their respective Development has asked TISS to continue the certificate programme till
doctoral journeys. June 2020 to address the recurrent need for trained social auditors to
improve the performance of MGNREGA.
Awards and Fellowships
Student Support: A student fieldwork support fund was created to
• A faculty member from the CWCSW received an award conferred support first-year students’ fieldwork learning process. Students would
to the Special Cells and RCI-VAW as one of the three government be selected on a need-cum-merit basis and this will be rolled out in
organisations working on issues of Gender in India by the Sandvik the coming academic year.
India CSR sponsored SIGA Gender Awards 2019.
Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof Armaity S. Desai: The National
• A faculty member of CCJ was awarded the Best Paper Award for Association for Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI), in
an important contribution on criminal justice social work in the association with the SSW jointly organised a felicitation function for
International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. Prof. Armaity S. Desai by conferring NAPSWI Lifetime Achievement
Award to acknowledge her immense contribution to Social Work
• A faculty member of the CSJG was selected for the DUO-India Education in India on 29 November 2019.
Faculty Exchange Programme, 2020.
On this occasion, the release of Journey in Social Work Education in
Career Guidance Placement Cell India: Emerging Reflections, book edited by Prof. Murli Desai, Prof.
R.R. Singh and Prof. Sanjai Bhatt, was also organised. This book
The Career Guidance and Placement Cell (CGPC) at the SSW facilitates has contributions of 17 eminent retired social work educators. The
student job placements and provide career guidance. For the batch book release function was followed by a Round Table Discussion on
2019-2020, a team of 9 students, formed the CGPC, assisted by a Appeal for Quality Enhancement Centres for Social Work Education.
faculty committee of four. Our students have been offered placements
in organisations such as Kudumbashree, Tata Trusts, PRADAN, and
NABARD, among others.

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 Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE

Social Innovation and People Centred Roskilde University Denmark Apr. 2012 Ongoing Prof. P. K. Shajahan
Development in Global Knowledge Economy
Experiences, Aspirations and Struggles: A Study of Indian Council of Social Science Feb. 2016 Completed & Prof. Manish K. Jha
New Middle Class in Indian Cities Research Accepted by
Funding Agency
Animal and Society Animal and Human Society Feb. 2017 Completed & Prof. Manish K. Jha
Accepted by
Funding Agency
Slum Clearance, Urban Restructuring and (Re) University of Chicago Center in Delhi Feb. 2017 Writing Report Dr. Mouleshri Vyas and
emergent Communities in Mumbai Prof. Manish K. Jha
Organisational Perspectives on Accountability Economic and Social Research Council, Jan. 2018 Ongoing Prof. P. K. Shajahan
and Learning European Commission
Organisational Perspectives on Accountability Economic and Social Research Council Jan. 2018 Writing Report Prof. P.K Shajahan
and Learning (OPAL): School Management Models (ESRC), UK
and the Social Impact of Schooling in Mumbai
and Kathmandu
Social Audit of National Food Security Act: A Pilot Department of Civil Supplies, Govt. of Mar. 2018 Completed & Dr. Mouleshri Vyas
in Kerala Kerala Accepted by
Funding Agency
Review of Course Feedback Form School of Social Work, TISS Jun. 2018 Completed & Dr. Rekha Mammen
Accepted by
Funding Agency
Financial Expenses of TISS Social Work Students Project Bridge Aug. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Rekha Mammen
Evaluation of GAP Inc. P.A.C.E. GAP Inc. Oct. 2018 Completed & Prof. P. K. Shajahan
Accepted by
Funding Agency
Study to Formulate a Conceptual Framework for Department of Fisheries, Government Jan. 2019 Writing Report Prof. P. K. Shajahan
drawing a Comprehensive Special Package for of Kerala
Development of Okhi affected fisherfolk in Kerala
Populism and Populist Politics in South Asia with Calcutta Research Group Apr. 2019 Completed Prof. Manish K. Jha
Special Reference to India
Migrant Workers and Urbanisation in Politically Indian Council of Social Science Aug. 2019 Initiated Prof. Manish K. Jha
Sensitive Areas: A Study of Kashmir & Manipur Research
Sleep Patterns of Social Work Students Self Sept. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Rekha Mammen
Wadia Hospitals Fact Finding Study Research Unit for Political Economy Jan 2020 Ongoing Dr. Rekha Mammen and
Ms. Brinelle D’Souza

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Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty
Migration and Forced Migration Flows: Climate Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Mar. 2020 Initiated Dr. Sohini Sengupta
Change, Drought and Migration in Maharashtra
First-Year Field Supervision in TISS, Mumbai Research Council Mar. 2020 Initiated Dr. Rekha Mammen

CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE

A Study of Human Trafficking in Vulnerable UN Women, UNODC, NCW, MWCD and Mar. 2015 Completed Prof. Vijay Raghavan,
Districts in India Tata Trusts Dr. Sharon Menezes and
Dr. Ruchi Sinha
Baseline Assessment of Anganwadis in Krishnagiri Parle Agro Mar. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Ruchi Sinha
District of Tamil & Chittoor District of Andhra
Pradesh
Study the Status of the Justice Delivery System UNICEF, Tata Trust, Mariwala Health Oct. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Asha Mukundan
for Juveniles in Conflict with Law (JCL) in Initiative
Maharashtra 2018
Prevention of Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children’s Investment Fund Apr. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Ruchi Sinha
Children, Strengthening Justice Mechanisms in Foundation Dr. Roshni Nair
Maharashtra
A Study of Prisoners’ Contact with their Families Balaji Foundation Aug. 2019 Ongoing Prof. Vijay Raghavan and
Dr. Sharon Menezes
Archiving Crime History‚ Historical Journey of a University Grants Commission Dec. 2019 Completed Dr. Ruchi Sinha
Society through Village Crime Note Books (VCNBs)
CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES AND ACTION
Study of the Functioning of The Disabled People‚ CBR Forum, Bangalore Jan. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Sandhya Limaye
Organisations in Yavatmal District
Women with Disabilities in India: Advocating for DRF, New York, USA Jan. 2020 Ongoing Dr. Sandhya Limaye
Disability Summit Commitments

CENTRE FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Baseline Assessment of Anganwadis in Krishnagiri Parle Agro Mar. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Pekham Basu
district of Tamil & Chittoor district of Andhra
Pradesh
An Assessment of ICPS Functioning in the State of UNICEF, Maharashtra May 2019 Completed & Dr. Mohua Nigudkar
Maharashtra Accepted by
Funding Agency
Archiving Crime History‚ Historical Journey of a University Grants Commission Dec. 2019 Completed Dr. Pekham Basu
Society through Village Crime Note Books (VCNBs)

CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Experiences of Caregivers in a Home-based The Jimmy S. Bilimoria Foundation Mar. 2018 Completed & Prof. Ashabanu Soletti
Palliative Model: A Qualitative Study Accepted by
Funding Agency

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Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty
Mental Health Literacy in Urban and Rural ESRC-AHRC-GCRF, UK Nov. 2018 Ongoing Prof. Ashabanu Soletti
Communities in Kerala, India: An Interdisciplinary
Approach Using Applied Theatre Methodology
(MeHeLP India)
Residential Training Course on Queer Affirmative Mariwala Health Initiative Oct. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Ketki Ranade
Counselling Practice

CENTRE FOR LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL INNOVATION

Right Livelihood College, RLC - TISS (Livelihood Right Livelihood Award Foundation Aug. 2014 Writing Report Dr. Swati Banerjee,
Rights of marginalised Communities) (RLAF), Stockholm Dr. Sunil Santha and
Ms. Devisha Sasidevan
Organisational Perspectives on Accountability Economic and Social Research Council Jan. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Swati Banerjee
and Learning (OPAL): School Management Models (ESRC), UK
and the Social Impact of Schooling in Mumbai
and Kathmandu

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE

Intentional Communities: The Case of Auroville Transylvinia University, Lexington, May 2019 Ongoing Dr. Samta Pandya
Kentucky
Social Service of the Vivekananda Kendra in India: Centre for Critical Research on Jun. 2019 Completed Dr. Samta Pandya
The Translations and Collaterals Religion, Newton, MA
Food Service, Faith and Development of Virtues: Religious Research Association, Waco, Jun. 2019 Completed Dr. Samta Pandya
Followers of Jalaram Bapa Texas
Older Adults, Volunteer Work, Community Service Association for Adult and Continuing Jul. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Samta Pandya
and Spirituality Education, Georgia, USA

CENTRE FOR WOMEN-CENTRED SOCIAL WORK

Breaking the Silence A Study on Understanding Maharashtra State Commission for Jan. 2019 Completed Dr. Trupti Panchal
the Procedures and Implementation Strategies Women
under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
An Inquiry into the Perceived Sexual Exploitation Tribal Research and Training Institute , May 2020 Completed & Dr. Trupti Panchal
of Adivasi Women in Yavatmal (A High Court- Maharashtra Accepted by
Mandated Study) Funding Agency

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 Field Action Projects

CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE

Mumbai Education Research Innovation and Training (MERIT), estd. 2014

Mumbai

Sponsor : P.M. Foundation, Kozhikode, Kerala

Objectives : • Support underprivileged children and youth in education and employment through creating support network, training and capacity building.
• Enable children from underprivileged sections to develop aptitude for science through science camps
Programmes : 1. Creating local network of support team at different locations
2. Employability enhancement programmes
3. Science demonstration camps for school children
4. Mentoring for school children for higher studies
5. MERIT Maters Training Programme
Project Staff : Ms. Nazia Jafri
Faculty : Prof. P.K. Shajahan

TISS- TML Fellowship for Development Practice, estd. 2015

Pantnagar, Sanand, Pune, Thane

Sponsor : Tata Motors Ltd.

Objectives : • To bring in young professionals to contribute to Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of the company at various locations
• To facilitate field interventions in challenging contexts through support and mentoring of young social work professionals.
Programmes : Rural community development through NGO support and liaison; facilitation of projects of NGOs supported through CSR initiative of the company.
Project Staff : Mr. Aniket, Mr. Jayantilal Bagda, Mr. Somnath Dadas, and Ms. Pragya Mahajan
Faculty : Prof. Mouleshri Vyas

Basic Education in Skill and Technology (BEST), estd. 2018

Mumbai

Sponsor : Different Schools where programmes are implemented

Objectives : • Skill and Aptitude assessment among school children for various skills and technology
• Offering various skill development activities in schools along with regular curriculum
• Developing trained instructors to carry out the training in the respective schools
• Setting up workshops in intervention schools
Programmes : • Skill training to master trainers
• Offering the BEST programme in two schools
Project Staff : Ms. Komal Devkate
Faculty : Prof. P.K. Shajahan

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 CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE

Prayas: Social Work in Criminal Justice, estd. 1990

Mumbai, Thane, Latur, Bharuch, Narmada

Sponsor : Tata Trusts, Azim Premji Philanthropic Iniatiatives, Tata Motors, Ltd., Individuals and Corporates.
Objectives : • To demonstrate the need for social work intervention in the criminal justice system such as police stations, prisons, courts and institutions for
women.
• To work towards the rehabilitation of persons coming out of or vulnerable to crime, sexual exploitation or destitution.
• To improve access to the legal rights of persons processed by the criminal justice system and to promote the use of the correctional laws to aid
rehabilitation of vulnerable groups.
• To identify issues relevant to rehabilitation and attempt to address them at policy level.
• To increase awareness in government and society about issues related to rehabilitation of persons affected by crime, sexual exploitation or
destitution.
• To generate knowledge in the field of social work, criminology and corrections through research, documentation and analysis of field experi-
ence.

Programmes : Prayas has been working in the criminal justice system‚ prisons, courts, legal aid systems, shelter homes for women and children‚ since 1990, with
the aim of protection of legal rights and rehabilitation of vulnerable and marginalised sections, though social work intervention. The intervention
programmes can be summarised as follows:
1. Protection of legal rights and rehabilitation of vulnerable groups in criminal justice -women and youth in prison, children in conflict with law,
women in protective homes (rescued from commercial sexual exploitation) or in shelter homes, children of women prisoners left outside, families
and children of women in protective/shelter homes, and persons at risk of criminalisation, victimisation or destitution.
2. NGO Placement Programme: A specially designed rehabilitation model for criminal justice or socially stigmatised populations, whereby trainees
are placed as apprentices in the NGO sector with monthly stipend for periods ranging from 3 months to 3 years to strengthen their vocational
and social skills and help gain social re-entry.
3. Advocacy of law and policy change related to legal rights and rehabilitation of marginalised groups in criminal justice through research and
documentation of field experiences.
4. Organising workshops, seminars, training and sensitisation programmes with all stakeholders towards effective implementation of correctional
laws and policies.
5. Creation of multi-stakeholder platforms and fora at the district, state and national levels towards effective coordination among government
departments, agencies and civil society organisations to protect legal rights and rehabilitation of criminal justice affected populations.
Prayas is a member of various state-level committees related to prisoners’ rights and rehabilitation, anti-human trafficking, rehabilitation of custo-
dial populations and crimes against women. It is a founder member of an alliance of socio-legal initiatives in criminal justice, called the NGO Forum,
that works towards sharing of experiences and creating a lobby towards law and policy change. The project has recently recruited social work and
legal fellows to work in collaboration with the district legal services authority, to strengthen acess to legal aid and bail for undertrial prisoners. It
also publishes a quarterly and multi-lingual (English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati) newsletter called Dialogues in Criminal Justice and Rehabilitation,
available on the TISS website. The project attempts to mentor new initiatives in socio-legal intervention in criminal justice, and engages in training
of functionaries of the criminal justice system.

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Project Staff : Mr. Sunil Mhaske, Mr. Silvin Kale, Ms. Varsha Lad, Ms. Babita Salvi, Mr. Vikas Kadam, Ms. Sangeeta Gawali, Mr. Sudhakarbabu Madupuri, Mr. Suryakant
Mane, Mrs. Pramila Madupuri, Mr. Shankar Pokharkar, Mr. Murlidhar Jagtap, Ms. Pradnya Prakash Shinde, Ms. Surekha Sale, Mr. Vijay More, Mr.
Shahnawaz A. Pathan, Mr. Devchand Randive, Mr. Chandrakant Shinde, Ms. Aruna Nanabhau Nimse, Ms. Vishakha Y. Dekhane, Mr. Sadanand Dalvi,
Ms. Meenakshi Karoth, Mr. Vijay Johare, Ms. Lata M. Ganage, Mr. Mahesh Ghosalkar, Ms. Smita Jadhav, Ms. Yallubai Naik, Ms. Uma Kokkula, Mr. Pravin
Patil, Ms. Devayani Tumma, Ms. Krupa Shah, Mr. Vitthalbhai Solanki, Ms. Pooja Shrimali, Ms. Vaishali Jaiswal, Ms. Sakshi Desai, Ms. Geeta Kokkula,
Ms. Nitaben Gajjar, Mr. Anilbhai Vasava, Mr. Shailendra Ghodke, Ms. Chandrakala Bhojane, Ms. Kalpana Sandeep Randive, Ms. Jagruti Sawant, Ms.
Reena Jaiswal, Ms. Sujata Jagtap, Mr. Mahesh Jadhav, Ms. Divyaben S. Solanki, Ms. Meenal P. Kolatkar, Ms. Ashmira M. Hamirani, Ms. Komal Namdev
Phadtare, Mr. Sidharth Bhika Dolas, Ms. Priyanka Ganesh Kamble, Mr. Ashish Babubhai Barot, Ms. Megha K. Thakkar, Mr. Nilesh Prabhakar Gore,
Ms.Sonali Bundke, Ms. Karuna Sangare, Ms. Jyoti D. Lokhande, Ms. Harshada Sawant, Mr. Rajesh Gajbiye, Ms. Shital Sakharkar, Ms. Subhadra Nair, Mr.
Jitesh Pille, Mr. B.M. Kadave, and Dr. Sanober Sahani

Faculty : Prof. Vijay Raghavan and Dr. Sharon Menezes

Resource Cell for Juvenile Justice, estd. 2005

Mumbai, Mumbai Suburbs, Thane, Pune, Yavatmal, Amravati

Sponsor : Tata Trust, Unicef, Mariwala Health Initiative, Larsen and Toubro Public Charitable Trust
Objectives : • To engage with the system and work towards a child friendly implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act (with special focus on JCL) and work
on issues related to rehabilitation and social integration of children into society.
• To build capacities of Juvenile Justice System functionaries towards their effective functioning in the system.
• To generate knowledge and information on various aspects related to children in the Juvenile Justice System.
• To establish a Documentation Center and Resource Unit for Juvenile Justice System.
Programmes : Help Desk programme; Action Research; Advocacy; Field based interventions with individual, groups, government, judiciary; training
Project Staff : Mr. Krishnamai Satavase, Mr. Namdev Yeadge, Mr. Vijay Baviskar, Ms. Jyotsna Mehekare, Ms. Swapnali Dangi, Mr. Pavan Jawanjal, Mr. Zaid Sayed, and
Mr. Vasim Shaikh
Faculty : Dr. Asha Mukundan

Towards Advocacy Networking and Developmental Action (TANDA), estd. 2011

Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Delhi and Purulia district in West Bengal

Sponsor : Tata Motors Ltd, Tata Trusts, Bombay Community Public Trust
Objectives : • Creating a network of human resources and knowledge generation on issues of NT-DNT community
• Advocacy with the administration towards accessing rights and entitlements of NT-DNTs
• Capacity Building and access to most required needs of the NT-DNTs
• Capacity building of the CBOs/ NGOs/ working with NT-DNTs.

Programmes : • Direct intervention: At the field level, TANDA has been running 3 Community Learning Centers in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra and 11 villages of
Purulia district of West Bengal for Sabar tribal community attended by school going students, mostly from DNT communities. Apart from bridge
classes for students, TANDA also organises recreational activities such as music, theatre, games, dance, exposure visits, etc. Besides educational
support TANDA has been working towards providing vocational trainings to youths of Navi Mumbai and Artisans of Sabar tribe in Purulia district.
Activities like fishery, goat farming and handicraft are being implemented at Purulia. In order to address prevalent malnutrition, TANDA has been
monitoring nutritional status of children under the age of 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers at both Maharashtra and West Bengal
locations along with providing nutritional supplements by means of kitchen garden. TANDA initiated and supported VAJRA Mahila Sangathan

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 which completed its fourth year recently. They have set-up federation of SHGs which provides loans at one percentage for health, education and
livelihood.

• Awareness programmes: TANDA along with VAJRA Mahila Sangathan is able to provide leadership training for community based women from
DNT communities on women and law, violence against women, governance, patriarchy, sexuality, and entitlements.

• Networking and Advocacy: Leagal aid is also provided to vulnerable people from DNT communities at Purulia district. TANDA along with other
CBOs has initiated the National Alliance Group for DNT (NAG). NAG Fellows are working with DNT communities in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Kota
(Rajasthan). NAG is also developing community monitoring tools for Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
• TANDA has also initiated the NOMAD Film Festival every year and this year, it was held in the Maharashtra Police Academy, Nasik on 10th
December 2019.
Project Staff : Mr. Mayank Sinha, Dr. Yogendra Ghorpade, Ms. Lalita Dhanwate, Mr. Ajay Dhotre, Ms. Sunita Pawar, Ms. Ranjana Suryavanshi, Ms.Pratibha Gaiakwad,
Ms. Sarika Vathare, Ms. Aarti Khodake, Ms. Suvarna Waghmare, Ms. Ashwini Kamble, Mr. Kavsalya Nandnavare, Mr. Prashant Rakshit, Ms. Meghnath
Sabar, Mr. Nanalal, Mr. Rajoyarh Kharu Sabar, Mr. Phatikchandra Mahato, Mr. Jaladhar Mahato, and Ms. Baby Munda.

Faculty : Prof. Vijay Raghavan

CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES AND ACTION

iCBR Project, estd. 2013
Vashi Naka

Sponsor : Self initiated

Objectives : • To enhance the access to educational services and schemes and ensure inclusion and effective learning of children with disabilities with other
non-disabled peers.
• To provide career guidance, vocational counseling and skill training to youth with disabilities to initiate income generation and sources of
livelihood through self or open employment.
• To provide information and guidance to people for accessing various services
• To provide extensive capacity building about rights, various facilities and schemes available for person with disability and accessing those
services and schemes and need based advocacy.

Programmes : 1. Apang Mahiti Kendra (iCBR- Information Centre for Disabled): Information regarding disability certificate, medical treatment, scholar ships for
disabled, to old age pension
2. Access to quality health care - conducted health camp, disability certificate process, aids and appliance camp, medical intervention, referral for
treament
3. Access to Inclusive Education - educational supports, organises various school level inclusion and disability sensitisation programs to promote
inclusion within class and change attitude of non-disabled towards disabled children at younger age.
4. Access to Sustainable Livelihoods - referral for job and vocational training, forming SHG, networking for promoting livelihood options,
undertaking mini research to explore various issues
5. Advocacy and capacity building for different stakeholders related to disability issues, training programme, sensitisation about disability
6. Networking, action based research, mobilisation of resources, parents support group, need based intervention, collaboration with various
stakeholders especially with BMC, Social Welfare Department
7. Collaborative work with special schools such as Deaf school, school for Intellectual disabilities
Faculty : Dr. Sandhya Limaye and Dr. Madhura Nagchoudhuri

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I Access Rights Mission, estd. 2013
Maharashtra

Sponsor : Self Initiated

Objectives : • To take steps for accessibility issues at university level regarding Students with Disabilities
• To understand the emerging issues and challenges of students with disabilities in higher education.
• To create awareness and sensitisation programmes to promote an inclusive culture among all students in campus using various art forms like‚
media, painting and theatre and all forms of art.
• Developing guidelines for teachers and peers regarding Students with Disabilities and work towards designing academic activities & curricu-
lum on Universal Design and Accessibility for inclusion.
Programmes : • I Access-Classroom
• I Access-Mehfil for Awareness building and sensitisation using Art, Dance, Music and Theatre
• I Access Audit: Conduct Accessibility Assessment and Training
• I Access Rights Mission to draft the ‘I-Access: State Disability Rights Policy in Higher Education’ for Government of Maharashtra. This Policy is
outcome of multi stakeholders meetings including Persons with Disability, Students with disability, Higher Education Authorities, Consultations
with Parents of Students with Disability, Meetings with Civil Engineers, Library Staff, Accessibility Assessments of Universities, Survey of facilities
in Universities and colleges, Consultation with Legal experts of Supreme Court, High Court, Human Rights and Disability Law experts. The Policy
has been submitted to The Government Authorities for further action. The Policy was endorsed by Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission.
Faculty : Dr. Vaishali Kolhe

Micro Level Planning of Disability, estd. 2013

Mumbai

Sponsor : TISS Research Grant

Objectives : • To develop services for Early Intervention of Children with Disability
• Counselling of Parents of Children with Disability
• UDID Card and Disability Certification to facilitate availing government services.
• To develop strategic partnerships with various stakeholders such as Anganwadi, parents, government officials, NGOs towards Disability Social
Work Practice with Children with disability & their families, communities.
Programmes : • Social Work Interventions with Families of Children with Disability
• Case Work and Group Work with parents.
• Work with Multidisciplinary Team on Rehabilitation of Children with Disability
• Home Visit Programme
• Work with communication barriers with Use of ICT Jello App : Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication APP for non verbal children
Faculty : Dr. Vaishali Kolhe

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 CENTRE FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Improving Quality of Life and Facilitating Psychosocial Care and Wellbeing among Children in Childcare Institutions, estd. 2018
Hyderabad

Sponsor : Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Hyderabad

Objectives : • Strengthening the existing social care and mental health care pathways for children residing in the childcare institutions.
• Capacity building of staff to understand child friendly approaches and provide life skills education to children.
• Redesigning the institution environment with aspects of social architecture.
• Developing parameters for building and monitoring standards of care in CCIs as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015.
Programmes : 1. Around 450 children across four government run childcare institutions were reached out with direct work through individual and group
counselling, theme based sessions, family tracing, family conferencing support, celebration of festivals and events.
2. Direct engagement with children through group sessions on issues like self-esteem, art therapy, Anti Bullying week, COVID-19 awareness sessions,
anger management, substance abuse, career counselling, self-awareness, body language and behaviour, team work and effective communication.
External resource persons from different walks of life engaged with children on areas like confidence building and self-expression, health
and menstrual hygiene, family conferencing, personal space and identity for adolescents, awareness about career opportunities, recreational
activities like Volleyball Match, Kabbadi, drawing competition
3. Child friendly art work on the walls was done in Children’s Home for Boys, Special Home, Observation Home for Boys with active engagement
of children. Through participative discussions, the children came up with their ideas and aspirations, which were carefully weaved into various
themes depicted colourfully on the walls.
4. A curriculum building process has been initiated for children in conflict with law living in the child care institutions on Life Management Skills
using participatory methods with children and their care takers.
5. Working closely with the Department of Juvenile Welfare and Correctional Services, Government of Telangana in identifying gaps and planning
strategies to improve the services provided to the children living in childcare institutions.
6. Staff training on awareness and sensitisation on JJ Act, 2015, its provisions and its implications for their role in CCIs; periodical training by the
Banyan/BALM, Chennai on Life Skills, Family Conferences and Building Psychological Wellbeing of Children.
7. Ten student interns from TISS Mumbai and TISS BALM Chennai did 15-days internships across the four CCIs and took active initiatives in areas
of family tracing, activities with children, marketing of products created by children, functioning of children’s committees and individual
counselling.
Project Staff : Ms. Reethu Philomina, Ms. Indu Sivasankaran, and Mr. Dharani Krishna
Faculty : Dr. Josephine Anthony

Child Protection Fellowship, estd. 2018

Gaya, Bihar

Sponsor : Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)

Objectives : • Building a group of young professionals who are fully trained and committed to the cause of child protection and equipped to work with the
childcare institutional settings in Bihar and across India.
• Facilitating institutional administration to have the facility of interim professional support to enhance their commitments.

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 • Strengthening network of stakeholders towards improving quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing of children of the childcare institutions
and for long term sustainable changes in the institutions.

Programmes : 1. The care services of the Observation Home for Boys, Gaya were improved by consistent engagement of Fellows with the institution staff,
DCPU and external stakeholders. As a result of this, the children were moved to new dormitories. Also, proper kitchen was set up with safe
cooking practices and dining room was brought to use with necessary infrastructure facilities. The government initiated improvement work like
renovation, wall painting, artwork, repair of drainage, development of kitchen garden etc. based on the project team’s suggestions.
2. The social architecture of the Home was enhanced by doing child friendly artwork on the walls in areas accessed by children. It transformed the
atmosphere of the institution, lending it a familial vibe and pleasant surroundings to the children residing there.
3. Engagement with local organisations was enhanced to build a network of external stakeholders including CRPF Battalion 159. The network
of partners will continuously engage with the OH children by providing physical training, vocational training, voluntary support and services,
conducting recreational activities, celebrations and meaningful social interaction by way of guidance and mentoring children about life and
career choices.
4. A training programme on‚ empowering staff of childcare institutions using experiential learning methods for building psycho-social competencies‚
was conducted in collaboration with the Banyan /BALM, Chennai to develop psychosocial competencies of the staff of the Observation Home.
5. Professional support provided to the Home administration in preparing Individual Care Plans for children, Case Histories, Child Profile and
uploading data on online portal.
6. Around 150 children in the institution were reached out with direct engagement through one-on-one sessions, group sessions, recreational
activities, celebration of festivals and events, children’s committee discussions, case expedition work and family conferencing.
Project Staff : Ms. Shreshtha Saluja, Mr. Abu Hafiz, Mr. Md Shamsuzzaman, and Mr. Deepak Kumar.
Faculty : Dr. Josephine Anthony and Dr. Mohua Nigudkar

CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Muskaan: Child and Adolescent Guidance Centre of TISS, estd. 1937

BMC Mother and Child Hospital, Dahisar (East); Family Courts of Mumbai, Thane, and Pune; M-Ward, Mumbai

Sponsor : TISS
Objectives : • To provide clinical services to children and adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioural and other difficulties
• To create awareness about child and adolescent mental health
• To provide therapeutic services to children whose parents seek divorce
• To facilitate issues related to custody and access from a child-centred perspective
Programmes : • Clinical/therapeutic services to children and adolescents across different sites and settings
• School mental health programme in M-ward municipal schools
• Early intervention with aanganwadis of M-ward.
Staff : Ms. Gayathri K.R, Ms. Rakhi Howal, and Ms. Akshata Kankekar
Faculty : Prof. Shubhada Maitra

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Pragati (Integrated Rural Health and Development Project), estd. 1986
Aghai, Shahpur Taluk

Sponsor : RBS Foundation

Objectives : • To develop a culture sensitive, comprehensive need-based health, mental health and livelihood interventions in the community.
• To strengthen and facilitate positive changes in the basic education facilities available for the tribal children through skills programme.
• To liase the community with government initiatives for tribal development.
• Evolving Livelihood initiatives to enhance availability, access and consumption of nutritional food for the people in the community.

Programmes : 1. Skills and Mental Health in Ashram Schools

Green initiative in Ashram School: Harnessing nature to promote mental health is seen as an intervention across contexts and the advantages of
these approaches to well-being include sense of belonging, bonding and improved social functioning. Children are trained in organic farming
and horticulture. The children work in teams, connect, bond and take responsibility for their green plots. This initiative has influenced their team
bonding, enhanced their physical well-being and sense of responsibility. The vegetables they have grown in the school premises is used in the
kitchen.
Carpentry and Warli arts: Children through training and engagement have transformed the school into a bright and colourful place with their
imagination, creativity and hard work. The warli arts on the walls of schools stand as a testimony for their creativity. Students also have made/
repaired cupboards to store books Sports and Exercise: These have become part of their routine. The students also came to TISS for a friendly
match with the TISS studnts. This also served as an exposure visit for the tribal children, who visited Mumbai for the first time.
2. Livelihood Initiatives:
System of rice intensification (SRI) project: 60 farmers are benefited through this project. This involved series of training programmes to farmers,
supporting them to prepare their land, cultivation and harvest.
Horticulture, commercial and Kitchen garden project (KGP): We reached out to 160 tribal households for the KGP and supported 11 farmers for
jasmine plantation and 7 farmers for commercial crop cultivation.
Entrepreneurial support for two tribal youth groups
Poultry Farming
3. Health Interventions
Individual Interventions to access tertiary care facilities in Mumbai.
Capacity Building Programmes for pada workers.
Health Education and awareness in communities
Nutrition initiative in schools and communities.
Initiated spade work for health interventions in Borala, a pada surrounded by water
4. Mental Health Clinics in Collaboration with the Banyan
There are community clinics run by the Banyan on a monthly basis. Near about 105 users access this service, avail free medication as well as
disability allowance
5. Community Development Initiatives
Goni Dam in two padas to support farmers
Drip Irrigation system to support farmers
Exposure visit of farmers to Jain irrigation system, Jalgaon

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 6. Training and Capacity Building
Training programme for Superintendents and wardens of Ashrams Schools on “Mental well being and Suicide prevention” in schools. A total of
90 members are expected to be trained in this academic year.
Capacity building of SHGs and GP on Panchayati Raj Institutions(PRI). Facilitated Rural Practicum for 46 students from University of Mumbai
University
Facilitated 3 days exposure visit for 25 first year students of Social work in Public health, TISS
Fieldwork training for 12 students from TISS
Project Staff : Mr. Pravin Yadav
Faculty : Prof. Ashabanu Soletti

Tarasha, estd. 2011

Mumbai and Thane

Sponsor : Dr. P.S. Jhaver

Objectives : • To support women recovering from mental disorders in making a transition from institutions back into the community through networking,
capacity building and sensitisation.
• To facilitate the process of recovery in women aimed at addressing issues related to psychosocial well-being, shelter, sustainable livelihoods and
economic independence.
• To enable society to shift from a mind-set of exclusion and stigmatisation to inclusion and acceptance, thereby supporting the creation of safe,
non-threatening spaces for women living with mental disorders.
• To influence policy through advocacy and networking.
Programmes : • Individual and group-level interventions with women living with mental disorders
• Sensitising mental health workers and Tarasha partners to issues of women living with mental disorders
• Women’s Day celebration at the Regional Mental Hospital, Thane
Staff : Ms. Ashwini Survase, Ms. Sargam Jadhav, Ms. Aishaanya Tewari, Ms. Priyanka Dalvi, and Ms. Arpita.
Faculty : Prof. Shubhada Maitra

CENTRE FOR LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL INNOVATION

Gorai Field Action Project, estd. 2013
Gorai

Sponsor : TISS
Objectives : • To understand the context of livelihood struggles and vulnerabilities and marginalities amongst fishing and tribal communities.
• To strengthen capacities that are based on local knowledge and build and strengthen collectives and community based institutions facilitating
sustainable livelihoods.
• To incubate innovative livelihood promotion activities.
• To locate and mainstream gender in practice and livelihood promotion.
Programme : Community Mobilisation, Conceptualising and developing a community based livelihood promotion plan, and Quality of Life issues
Project Staff : Ms. Carolyn (Part Time Fieldwork Supervisor) and students
Faculty : Dr. Swati Banerjee, Dr. Sunil Santha and Ms. Devisha Sasidevan

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DOR Tent School, estd. 2017
Khandeshwar, Navi Mumbai (Place of Stay of the community for about 9 months) and all over Mumbai (Place of work of the community), Chhattisgarh (Place of Stay of the
community for about 3 months)

Sponsor : TISS
Objectives : • To facilitate access to alternate education (through DOR Tent School)
• To act as a liaison between community, government officials and other stakeholders
• To find ways to maintain the traditional ways of life and livelihoods with dignity
Programme : DOR is currently working with a group of Dombari families who lives in Khandeshwar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. They live a semi-nomadic
life wherein they spend about 3 months a year in Chhattisgarh and move around the city of Mumbai for the rest of the year. DOR is currently
focussing on DOR Tent School or alternate education by creating modules of relevant alternative application based education for children from
these nomadic communities; the immediate Quality of Life needs of the community including shelter; and liaising with different stakeholders
Faculty : Dr. Swati Banerjee

UDAAN, estd. 2017

Babanagar (Rafiqnagar), in the vicinity of the Deonar Dumping Ground, Mumbai

Sponsor : TISS
Objective : • Addressing the inter-sectionalities that women face on a daily basis at the junction of socio-economic and gender based marginalities in the
slums of Baba Nagar by collectivising and mobilising them with a focus on livelihoods security and empowerment
• Evolving a community based micro enterprise
Programme : • Formation of a women Self Help Group (SHG) named Kamal Mahila Bachat Gat, encompasing a micro-saving unit and a micro-entrepreneurial
unit (that produces cotton laptop bags, conference bags etc).
Faculty : Dr. Swati Banerjee

CENTRE FOR WOMEN CENTRED SOCIAL WORK

Resource Centre for Interventions on Violence Against Women, estd. 2008

Maharashtra, Odisha, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu

Sponsor : Direct interventions funded by Central and State Governments, including DWCD (Govt. of Maharashtra), National Commission for Women &
Ministry of Home Affairs/Delhi Police (Govt. of India), and core team, training & expansion work supported by HNI-funding (Dasra Giving).
Objectives : • Coordinate, handhold, & strengthen existing work of Special Cells for Women programme in Maharashtra in particular, as well as in other States,
through continued formal engagement of collaborative work & advocacy with State Governments, especially Police and Protection system.
• Promote strategies of Special Cells approach through adaptation/replication & expansion of the same in new geographies, as well as through
piloting & eventual facilitated institutionalisation of this and other models of VAW intervention, towards effective multi-agency coordinated
response, with focus on engaging Police support;
• Explore & innovate newer strategies to respond to VAW, and to build capacities (skills & perspective) of stakeholders at various levels (State
structure/mechanisms/ personnel, civil society organisations, academic institutions, communities etc.);
• Initiate & sustain research, documentation and larger educational activities (awareness, campaigns, training, etc.) on VAW issues & interventions.

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Programmes : • Special Cells for Women & Children programme and State Department of Women & Child Development, Maharashtra: Supporting 32 member team (4
Regional Coordinators & 28 social workers) in implementation of 14 Cells across 7 districts & coordination of 123 Cells in total across 34 districts‚
in all programme implementation, monitoring, review, planning, personnel selection, review/appraisal & training, reporting & advocacy work;
Interventions research based on data from Institute-implemented Special Cells regarding Police support; Training of Coordinators in programme
& financial management, training of all social workers & Coordinators on Queer- affirmative Counselling Practice; Strengthened & supported
programme reporting & documentation processes (revision, progress data-collation, thematic/six-monthly report writing etc.); In collaboration
with Commissionerate of WCD, through the VAW Cell (team of 5 persons) therein, worked for the monitoring & strengthening of PWDVA 2005,
District Monitoring Committees, Special Cells for Women & Children, Savitri MIS, Shelter Homes & OSC and 181 Women Helpline’s implementation
in the State; In particular, advocacy for better planning & budgeting for VAW- response mechanisms, including Special Cells Maharashtra.
• National Commission for Women (Government of India), for expansion of Special Cells for Women approach in 7 States: Under MoU with NCW dtd.
23.12.2015 and subsequent extensions of the same, implementation (incl. selections, training, monitoring of pilot units’ personnel/work) &
advocacy with State & Central Governments for institutionalisation of Special Cells for Women approach in 7 States through 17 pilot units w.e.f.
June 2016, viz. Bihar (5 total, 1 each in Gaya, Bhagalpur, E. Chamaparan, Darbhanga & Kishanganj districts), M.P. (5 total, 1 each in Bhopal.
Indore, Gwalior, Sagar & Jabalpur districts), Punjab (3 total, 1 each in S.A.S Nagar, Ludhiana & Amritsar districts), 1 each in Meghalaya (Shillong)
& Assam (Guwahati), Odisha (2 total, 1 each in Balasore and Sundergarh (Rourkela) districts), Tamil Nadu (4 total, 1 each in Greater Chennai,
Thirunelveli City, Madurai City, Salem City)‚ total 15280 women & child survivors of violence provided psycho-social-legal support services in all
since inception of Cells; Conducted training for district-level Police personnel of M.P. & T.N. States; Advocacy with State Governments & GOI (MHA)
for programme institutionalisation & expansion in all districts of Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Odisha & T.N.
• Delhi Police: (1) Under tripartite MoU with NCW for expansion of Special Cells for Women to all districts of Delhi, refresher training & programmatic
review of all social workers, direct coordination, monitoring & ongoing capacity-support to entire programme; (2) Similarly, all technical support
as described above (incl. performance appraisals) under 5-partner MoU (incl. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, Deptt. of Social Work –
Jamia Milia Islamia, and Faculty/Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi University), for expansion of Special Cells for Women approach to 20 Police
offices (incl. Police stations) at sub/divisional-level, as well as advocacy with Delhi Police & MHA for programme sustenance beyond 31.3.2020
• Advocacy work with other interventionists (incl. TISS FAP & Other projects) and the State to inform schemes, policies, reports and laws etc.:
Participated in network and Governmental meetings on VAW issues, made presentations of own work and researches, contributed to national-
level advocacy on feminist social work interventions on VAW, PWDVA and PCMA implementation; Provided technical inputs to TISS’ other field
action projects on VAW intervention and use of law in best interests of violated women; Team members officially nominated on ICs of Government
agencies/Departments, PSU offices & private companies; Anchoring & support work with Mumbai Police for planning of Nirbhaya Safe Cities
project, implementation of 112 Helpline, Police training; Also supported the (a) MAVIM (Govt. of Maharashtra) in envisioning & planning for MSK/
SRCW establishment, (b) Planning Department of Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh & (c) JSLPS (Govt. of Jharkhand) for establishment of pilot Cells in
said States.
• Training/critical education of other stakeholders (needs-based/on-demand): Trainings for various organisations incl. On sexual harassment at
workplace at BPCL (PSU), Futures Group (Pvt. Company), NADT (GoI),; Workshops on VAW intervention with communities, DV intervention as part
of family therapy; Classes on feminist social work practice & feminist praxis with the State (skills), ENFE, programme & financial management,
& feminist training/s, as well as concurrent fieldwork & block placements (supervision included) for Institute’s M.A. students (both years) on
invitation of Schools/Centres/Faculty of the Institute.
• Research, Documentation & Publications: Article published in Indigenising Social Work Practice in India‚ (eds. Popli & Singh) by Faculty in-charge
& Strategic Coordinator on Special Cells for Women reg. Indigenous Feminist Social Work Practice; Completed study on SHAW (PP&R) Act

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 implementation in Maharashtra as supported by SCW (Govt. of Maharashtra); Completed High Court mandated study in Yavatmal district for
TRTI (Govt. of Maharashtra); Faculty in-charge published paper/article on youth and gender-based violence for CLL publication.
Project Staff : Ms. Shama Shaikh, Ms. Shweta Marodkar, Ms. Sree Priya Krishnamurthi, Dr. Sandali Thakur, Ms. Ashwini Dhokar, Ms. Aditi Thakur, Ms. Sheetal
Devasthali, Ms. Monika Pareek, Ms. Nolina Minj, Ms. Priya Kumbhar, Ms. Taranga Sriraman, Ms. Aarthi Chandrasekhar; (Delhi) Ms. Ranu Kalra, Haryana‚
Mr. Balwant Singh; (Bihar) Ms. Deepawali Chawhan, Ms. Shradha Pushp, Ms. Paromita Ghosh, Ms. Raj Shree Keshri, Mr. Sunil Kumar, Ms. Lata Kumari,
Ms. Shobha Shukla, Ms. Sunita Kumari, Ms. Bindu Kumari, Ms. Kumari Chandarmani Sangita; (Punjab) Ms. Banmeet Kaur, Ms. Yadwinder Kaur, Ms.
Ramandeep Kaur, Ms. Navneet Kaur Mann, Ms. Purnima Bhardwaj, Ms. Sonal Futela, Ms. Meenakshi Sharma; (Meghalaya) - Ms. Iaimanda Angelique
Ryngksai, Ms. Medakershisha Sun; (Assam) Ms. Bhavna Das, Ms. Gulashmi Rekha Borah; (Madhya Pradesh) Ms. Seema Kourav, Ms. Rashmi Mani, Ms.
Beena Semle, Ms. Prashansa Singh, Ms. Preetibala Joshi, Ms. Jaya Acharya, Ms. Apurva Shandilya, Ms. Uma Jhariya, Ms. Reena Singh, Ms. Malti Patel;
(Odisha) Ms. Mina Kumari Sahu, Ms. Santosini Mishra, Ms. Malabika Bag, Ms. Swagatika Sahu, Ms. Salonee Acharya; (Tamil Nadu) Ms. Mohana Priya,
Ms. Uma Sundari. Ms. Kavitha, Ms. Abinaya Girirajan, Ms. Sruthi V., Ms. A. Sivaranjani, and Ms. R. Sivaranjini.

Faculty : Dr. Trupti Panchal and Prof. Anjali Dave

Special Cell for Women and Children, Maharashtra, estd. 1984

40 districts of Maharashtra, Government of Maharashtra

Sponsor : Departments of Women and Child Development & Home, Government of Maharashtra.
Objectives : • Work with and within the Police system for a coordinated, effective multi-agency response to violence against women and children.
• Provide quality psycho-socio-legal services to violated women and children, through trained social workers placed at the Police Station.
• Work with individuals to rebuild violated women’s self-esteem and dignity through developmental/empowerment counselling; engage Police
help in registering complaints and to make appropriate and necessary referrals for further counselling, medical and legal aid, shelter etc.
• To liaise between the Police and women’s groups/community-based organisations working with women and children and intervening on
violence.
• To create awareness and mobilise communities and all other stakeholders on VAW and women’s issues and rights.
• Document work in terms of processes and outcomes, and to feed back into social work education through curriculum development, and an-
choring students‚ fieldwork, etc.

Programmes : • Provided psycho-social-legal services to 15447 women & children survivors of different forms of violence (registered applications + one-time
interventions).
• The work of Special Cell includes creating an environment of acceptance & visibility for the issue of VAW, in this process undertaking awareness
& advocacy activities with community, colleges & schools, local leaders. In this year, Special Cell personnel & fieldwork students conducted street
plays & railway campaign, during 16 days of activism.
• Orientation on the work & functioning of the Special Cell to students, NGO members, Police officers, Govt. functionaries from different
Departments including officials from different States who want to replicate the Special Cell model in their State, and also to Asst. Registrar of
different Universities undergoing LEAP programme at TISS.
• Trained Police personnel on understanding & responding to crimes against women (constabulary training in Mumbai, refresher training in
Maharashtra Police Training School), as well as trainee/new social workers of Special Cells for Women across the country.
• Special Cells Maharashtra Coordinator spoke on-invitation as programme representative on panel discussion organised by Doordarshan Kendra
on the POCSO Act 2012.
• Social workers & Coordinators on various Internal Committees of the Harassment committees as third party external members; and Local
Committee member also conduct training programmes for the organisations on the same subject.

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 • Organised the State-wide 3-day‚ Mahila Hinsa Mukt Parishad‚ in December 2019 with women’s groups & NGOs.
• Co-organised consultation on the implementation of Manodhairya Scheme in Maharashtra State, in December 2019.
• Supported VAW Cell team in orienting Protection Officers & DWCD Officers during Divisional Meetings of CWCD, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Project Staff : Ms. Divya Taneja, Ms. Kavita Nikam, Ms. Sanghamitra B., Ms. Pratibha Gajbhiye, Ms. Asawari Jadhav, Ms. Neelam Kamble, Mr. Ramesh Survase, Ms.
Manali Sawant, Ms. Madhumati Sodha, Mr. Shailendra Shinde, Ms. Preeti Tapal, Ms. Sanjeevani Arwel, Ms. Aparna Pawar, Ms. Vaishali Ranade, Ms.
Archana Lade, Ms. Shraddha Chaudhari, Mr. Shrikant Newal, Ms. Priya Hukme, Ms. Sunita Zambare, Ms. Indira Pawara, Mr. Sitaram Shinde, Ms. Neha
Thakur, Ms. Rani Dongardive, Ms. Suchitra Bhagat, Ms. Sonali Salunke, Ms. Geeta Gaikwad, Ms. Hemangi Bacchava, Ms. Suvarna Sasane, Ms. Priyanka
Dahat, Ms. Radha Kale, Mr. Sainath Manchewar, Ms. Vaishali Gore, Ms. Monica Biradar, Ms. Sushma Kharat, and Ms. Swati Thokale
Faculty : Dr. Trupti Jhaveri Panchal

VAW Cell for Monitoring PWDVA and other Women’s related Acts, estd. 2017
Maharashtra

Sponsor : Impact India Foundation and DWCD, Govt of Maharashtra collaboration

Objectives : • Monitoring & strengthening of PWDVA 2005 implementation in the State
• Set systems for monitoring and documentation
• Undertake small researches and pilots to demonstrate good practices
Programmes : • Monitoring & strengthening of PWDVA 2005, District Monitoring Committees, Special Cells for Women & Children, Savitri MIS, Shelter Homes
& OSC and 181 Women Helpline’s implementation in the State; in particular, advocacy for better planning & budgeting for VAW-response
mechanisms, including Special Cells Maharashtra.
• Co-organised consultation on the implementation of Manodhairya Scheme in Maharashtra State, in December 2019, on TISS Campus, with
FAOW & Special Cells for Women & Children Maharashtra; Programme for DLSA empanelled lawyers for Pune district
• Co-organised programme with SwissAid India & Halo Medical Foundation for dissemination of baseline survey on Domestic Violence in
Marathwada region.
Project Staff : Ms. Sunita Pawar, Mr. Nandkishor Dahade, and Ms. Mangal Jagtap
Faculty : Trupti Jhaveri Panchal

MHA-Delhi Social Services Unit in Police stations, estd. 2017

Delhi

Sponsor : Ministry of Home Affairs

Objectives : • Work with and within the Police system for a coordinated, effective multi-agency response to violence against women and children.
• Provide quality psycho-socio-legal services to violated women and children, through trained social workers placed at the Police Station.
• Work with individuals to rebuild violated women’s self-esteem and dignity through developmental/empowerment counselling; engage Police
help in registering complaints and to make appropriate and necessary referrals for further counselling, medical and legal aid, shelter etc.
• To liaise between the Police and women’s groups/community-based organisations working with women and children and intervening on
violence.
• To create awareness and mobilise communities and all other stakeholders on VAW and women’s issues and rights.
• Document work in terms of processes and outcomes, and to feed back into social work education through curriculum development, and an-
choring students’ fieldwork, etc.

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Programmes : Implement Special Cell approach in 20 police station in Delhi on a round the clock basis with TISS as the technical support (along with Jamia Milia
Islamia and Delhi University);
Project Staff : Ms. Ranu Karla (coordinator) and 60 social workers who are employed by the Delhi Police
Faculty : Dr. Trupti Jhaveri Panchal

NCW-Delhi Police-TISS Violence Free Home Delhi Special Cell project, estd. 2009
Delhi

Sponsor : National Commission for Women

Objectives : • Work with and within the Delhi Police system for a coordinated, effective multi-agency response to violence against women and children.
• Provide quality psycho-socio-legal services to violated women and children, through trained social workers placed at the Police Station.
• Work with individuals to rebuild violated women’s self-esteem and dignity through developmental/empowerment counselling; engage Police
help in registering complaints and to make appropriate and necessary referrals for further counselling, medical and legal aid, shelter etc.
• To liaise between the Police and women’s groups/community-based organisations working with women and children and intervening on
violence.
• To create awareness and mobilise communities and all other stakeholders on VAW and women’s issues and rights.
• Document work in terms of processes and outcomes, and to feed back into social work education through curriculum development, and an-
choring students‚ fieldwork, etc.

Programmes : Implementing Special Cell approach in 14 districts of Delhi

Faculty : Dr. Trupti Jhaveri Panchal

Publications

CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE

Prof. Manish K. Jha
• Modi Ji ke ‘Acche Din’ aur Titaliyon ke Hawale Loktantra, Satya Hindi, https://www.satyahindi.com/opinion/narendra-modi-loksabha-election-2019-achhe-din-102400.
html, May 4, 2019. (co-author)

• On the Political Fringes, The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/on-the-political-fringes/article27061437.ece, May 8, 2019. (co-author)

• Populism and Deployment of Social Justice: Caste as a Coordinate in the Politics of Bihar and U.P., Policies and Practices, 106, 14–29, 2019. [ISSN: 2348-0297] http://www.
mcrg.ac.in/PP106.pdf

• Social Work and the Community Question: Addressing Complexities of Social Structures. In G. Singh and S. Masocha (Eds.), Anti-Racist Social Work: International
Perspectives, London: Red Globe Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-135-2008-15-9]

Prof. P.K. Shajahan

• Social Work and the Community Question: Addressing Complexities of Social Structures. In G. Singh and S. Masocha (Eds.), Anti-Racist Social Work: International
Perspectives, London: Red Globe Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-135-2008-15-9]

Dr. Sohini Sengupta

• Hidden Hunger, Burdened Women - Challenges for Food and Nutrition Security Interventions, Economic and Political Weekly, 54 (19), 2019. [ISSN: 2349-8846]

• How WhatsApp ‘Truths’ Thrive on Middle-Class Anxieties, Economic and Political Weekly, 54 (37), 10–20, 2019. [ISSN: 2349-8846]

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 • What About Us? A Study on the Situation of Young Married Girls, https://ajws-americanjewishwo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/What-About-Us_-
Young-Married-Girls-Research-Report_-Vikalp-2019-PDF.pdf, Udaipur: Vikalp Sansthan, 1–50, 2019. (co-author)

• How to Stir Confusion Amidst a Pandemic: COVID 19 and Misinformation on WhatsApp, Economic and Political Weekly, April 7, 2020. [ISSN: 2349-8846]

Dr. Mouleshri Vyas

• Democratic Engagement and Mobilization: The Role of Grassroots Movements. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National Perspective:
Actors, Actions, and Impacts from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

• Globalization and Social Exclusion: Concepts and Processes. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National Perspective: Actors, Actions, and
Impacts from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

• Migration, Work, and Changing Social Ecosystems. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National Perspective: Actors, Actions, and Impacts
from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

• Urban Restructuring, Housing Policy, and Social Exclusion. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National Perspective: Actors, Actions, and
Impacts from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE

Dr. Sharon Menezes
• A Thesis on Exiting Prostitution: Implications for Criminal Justice Social Work, International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 14 (1), 67–81, 2019. [ISSN: 0973-5089]

• Book Review: Women, Mobility and Incarceration: Love and Recasting of Self across the Bangladesh-India Border, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (3), 393–396,
2019. [ISSN: 0019-5634]

• Criminal Justice Social Work in India. In U.K. Popli and A.K. Singh (Eds.), Indigenising Social Work Practice in India, New Delhi: Bloomsbury, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-
938-9351-57-6]

• Re-thinking Breakaways from Prostitution: Implications for Police Intervention, Indian Police Journal, 66 (1), 24–31, 2019.

Prof. Vijay Raghavan

• Criminal Justice Social Work in India. In U.K. Popli and A.K. Singh (Eds.), Indigenising Social Work Practice in India, New Delhi: Bloomsbury, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-
938-9351-57-6]

• Examining Prisoners’ Rights at Election Time, The Indian Express, htt/ps:/indianexpress.com/article/opinion/examining-prisoners-rights-at-election-time-5739048/, May
20, 2019.

• Prison Reforms Crucial to Refining the Justice System, Hindustan Times, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prison-reforms-crucial-to-refining-the-justice-
system/story-AoeUqa209w9feTovznLkTL.html, Nov. 12, 2019.

• The Transition to Adulthood for Marginalized Youth. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National Perspective: Actors, Actions, and Impacts
from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

• Undertrial Prisoners in Bihar: A Study of Liquor Ban Arrests, Economic and Political Weekly, 55 (7), 38–41, 2020. (co-author) Praveen Kumar [ISSN: 0012-9976]
Dr. Roshni Nair-Shaikh
• Conclusion: Issues for the Future of Field Instruction in Social Work Education. In R. Nair, S. Juvva and V.V. Nadkarni (Eds.), Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The
Indian Experience, New York: Routledge, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

• Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The Indian Experience, New York: Routledge, 2019. (co-editor) Srilatha Juvva [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

• Introduction: Changing Nature of Fieldwork. In R. Nair, S. Juvva and V.V. Nadkarni (Eds.), Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The Indian Experience, New York:
Routledge, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

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Dr. Ruchi Sinha
• Migrants or Immigrants: A Nuanced Perspective from the State of Assam. In S.P. Sahni and P. Bhadra (Eds.), Crime and Criminal Law: Perspectives on Global Migration,
Delhi: Har-Anand Publications, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-8409-47-6]

• Representation of Refugees, Migrants and Immigrants in the Global South. In S.P. Sahni and P. Bhadra (Eds.), Crime and Criminal Law: Perspectives on Global Migration,
Delhi: Har-Anand Publications, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-8409-47-6]

CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES AND ACTION

Dr. Vaishali Kolhe
• Beginner’s Guide on Access Audit for Higher Education Institutions, Mumbai: Gaurang Publishing Globalize Pvt Ltd., 2019. (co-author)

Dr. Sandhya Limaye

• Unheard Voices: Schooling Experiences of Parents having Children with Disabilities. In M.J. Schuelka, C.J. Johnstone, G. Thomas and A.J. Artiles (Eds.), The Sage Handbook
of Inclusion and Diversity in Education, London: Sage Publications Ltd, 2019. [ISBN: 978-152-6435-55-2]

Dr. Madhura Nagchoudhuri

• Understanding Disability and Issues Faced by Persons with Disability, International Research Fellows Association’s Research Journey, Special Issue 243, 4–7, 2020. [ISSN:
2348-7143]

CENTRE FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Dr. Josephine Anthony
• Gender Equity in Education among Muslims in India. In A. Sivaramakrishnan and S. Padmanabhan (Eds.), Indian Democracy: Contradictions and Reconciliations, New
Delhi: Sage Publications, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-935-3289-80-5]

Prof. Srilatha Juvva

• Conclusion: Issues for the Future of Field Instruction in Social Work Education. In R. Nair, S. Juvva and V.V. Nadkarni (Eds.), Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The
Indian Experience, New York: Routledge, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

• Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The Indian Experience, New York: Routledge, 2019. (co-editor) Roshni Nair [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

• Introduction: Changing Nature of Fieldwork. In R. Nair, S. Juvva and V.V. Nadkarni (Eds.), Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The Indian Experience, New York:
Routledge, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

• Between and Betwixt: Experiences of Being Young, Trans and Disabled in India. In A. Toft and A. Franklin (Eds.), Young, Disabled and LGBT+: Voices, Identities and
Intersections, Oxon: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-036-7188-14-6]

Dr. Mohua Nigudkar

• Recording and Documentation in Fieldwork. In R. Nair, S. Juvva and V.V. Nadkarni (Eds.), Field Instruction in Social Work Education: The Indian Experience, New York:
Routledge, 2019. [ISBN: 978-081-5383-87-1]

CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Prof. Ashabanu Soletti
• Greying Population and Growing Disparities: Challenges and Opportunities for Gerontological Social Work in India, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 81 (1), 5–16, 2020.
[ISSN: 0019-5634]

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 CENTRE FOR LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL INNOVATION
Dr. Swati Banerjee
• Arenas for Gendering Social Innovation and Marginalized Women’s Collectives. In S. Banerjee, S. Carney and L. Hulgård (Eds.), People-Centred Social Innovation: Global
Perspectives on an Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2020. [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

• People-Centered Social Innovation: An Emerging Paradigm with Global Potential. In S. Banerjee, S. Carney and L. Hulgård (Eds.), People-Centred Social Innovation: Global
Perspectives on an Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

• People-Centered Social Innovation: Global Perspectives on an Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

Dr. Sunil Santha

• Climate Justice and Social Work Practice, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 80 (3), 267–276, 2019. [ISSN: 0019-5634]

• Modernisation, Vulnerability and Coping Strategies: A Study on Koli Women in Mumbai, India, Loyola Journal of Social Sciences, 33 (1), 71–90, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN:
9714960]

• Political Economy of Vulnerability: A Gendered Analysis of Drought and Livelihood Struggles among Farming Communities in Puruliya (West Bengal, India), Glocalism:
Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation, doi:10.12893/gjcpi.2019.3.3, 3 (1), 1–33, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2283-7949]

• Informal Entrepreneurship as Adaptive Innovation: Strategies Among Migrant Workers in Indian Cities. In S. Banerjee, S. Carney and L. Hulgård (Eds.), People-Centred
Social Innovation: Global Perspectives on an Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2020. [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

Ms. Devisha Sasidevan

• Informal Entrepreneurship as Adaptive Innovation: Strategies Among Migrant Workers in Indian Cities. In S. Banerjee, S. Carney and L. Hulgård (Eds.), People-Centred
Social Innovation: Global Perspectives on an Emerging Paradigm, New York: Routledge, 2020. [ISBN: 978-081-5392-17-0]

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE

Dr. Samta Pandya
• Facebook and Yoga: Gurus, New Age, and Spirituality through Social Media, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, doi:10.1163/21659214-00802004, 8 (2), 246–
275, 2019. [ISSN: 2588-8099]

• Subverting Patriarchy through Celibacy, Renunciation, and Ritual Performance: The Kanyas of Sakori Ashram in India, Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, doi:10.2979/
jfemistudreli.35.1.03, 35 (1), 21–34, 2019. [ISSN: 8755-4178]

Dr. Bodhi Ranee

• Social Work: Lectures on Curriculum and Pedagogy, Wardha: The New Vehicle, 2019. [ISBN: 978-819-4205-92-0]

• Land, Words and Resilient Cultures: The Ontological Basis of Tribal Identity, Wardha: Tribal Intellectual Collective India, 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-819-4205-90-6]
December In Process

• Reflections on Contemporary Navayana Buddhism: Context, Debates and Theory, Hyderabad: The Shared Mirror, 2020. (co-author) Dr. Shaileshkumar Darokar [ISBN: 978-
819-2993-05-8] In Process

• The Federation of Khasi States: History, Epistemology and Politics, Wardha: Tribal Intellectual Collective India, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4205-91-3] December In
Process

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 CENTRE FOR WOMEN-CENTRED SOCIAL WORK
Prof. Anjali Dave
• The Transition to Adulthood for Marginalized Youth. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National Perspective: Actors, Actions, and Impacts
from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

Dr. Shewli Kumar

• Knot the ‘right’ Age: Stress to Keep the Power Balance, The Asian Age, https://www.asianage.com/discourse/280719/knot-the-right-age-stress-to-keep-the-power-
balance.html, Jul. 28, 2019.

• Sexual Harassment in Academic Spaces: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Processes in India and Pakistan, Jindal Global Law Review, doi:10.1007/s41020-019-00096-z, 10
(2), 173–196, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0975-2498]

• The Impact of Globalization and Social Exclusion on Education and Child Development. In R.J. Chaskin, B.J. Lee and S. Jaswal (Eds.), Social Exclusion in Cross National
Perspective: Actors, Actions, and Impacts from Above and Below, New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-0873-77-6]

• What About Us? A Study on the Situation of Young Married Girls, https://ajws-americanjewishwo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/What-About-Us_-
Young-Married-Girls-Research-Report_-Vikalp-2019-PDF.pdf, Udaipur: Vikalp Sansthan, 1–50, 2019.

Dr. Trupti Panchal

• Indigenising Feminist Social Work Discourse in India-Social Work Methods Redefined through The Special Cell for Women Approach. In U.K. Popli and A.K. Singh (Eds.),
Indigenising Social Work Practice in India, New Delhi: Bloomsbury, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-9351-57-6]

• Long Road to Justice: Implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005) in Haryana. In I. Jaisingh and P. Mathur Anurag (Eds.), Conflict in
the Shared Household: Domestic Violence and the Law in India, New Delhi: Oxford, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-019-9489-95-4]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE

Prof. P.K Shajahan Organisational Perspectives on Accountability and Learning TISS, Mumbai OPAL Project funded by ESRC, Aug. 4, 2019
(OPAL): Workshop of Head Teachers and Teachers on UK
Understanding the Social Context and Experiences of Learning
and Schooling

Prof. P.K Shajahan Book Launch and Panel on People-Centred Social Innovation Mumbai Innovation Centre, Denmark; Aug. 14, 2019
Roskilde University, Denmark
and TISS, Mumbai

Prof. Manish K. Jha Winter School on Migration Studies Delhi Nordic Centre Jan, 27-28, 2020

Prof. Mouleshri Vyas and Creating the Inclusive City: Urban Poverty and Policy New Delhi University of Chicago Center Feb. 14, 2020
Prof. Manish K. Jha Directions in India. A Symposium on the Current Status and in Delhi
Possible Futures of Indian Cities

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Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Mouleshri Vyas and Slum Clearance, Urban Restructuring, and (Re)emergent New Delhi University of Chicago Center Feb. 14, 2020
Prof. Manish K. Jha Communities in Mumbai in Delhi

CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE

Dr. Roshni Nair-Shaikh and Prevention of Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children; Nagpur, Nashik Children’s Investment Fund Jun. 13, 21, Jul.
Dr. Ruchi Sinha Strengthening Justice Mechanisms and Nanded Foundation (CIFF) 1 2019

Dr. Ruchi Sinha & Prevention of Sale & Sexual Exploitation of Children: Nanded CIFF Jul. 1, 2019
Dr. Roshni Nair Shaikh Strengthening Justice Mechanism in Maharashtra, One-day
Regional Consultation Aurangabad Division, Consultation with
the Stakeholders

Prof. Vijay Raghavan Refresher Training Course for Prison Social Workers in TISS, Mumbai Tata Trusts Jul. 17-19, 2019
Maharashtra Prisons

Prof. Vijay Raghavan Workshop on Facilitation Skills for Prayas and Special Cell TISS, Mumbai Centre for Lifelong Learning, Jul. 26-27, and
Workers - First Round TISS, International Association Oct. 10-11,
of Facilitators, Prayas and 2019
RCIVAW

Dr. Ruchi Sinha, 3 Day Training Programme for Jailors under training at TISS, Mumbai APCA-TISS Jul. 29-31, 2019
Dr. Roshni Nair Shaikh and Academy For Prisons And Correctional Administration (APCA),
Dr. K.P. Asha Mukundan Vellore

Prof. Vijay Raghavan Training Programme for Probation Officers, Government of TISS, MUmbai Department of Social Welfare, Aug. 5-7, 2019
NCT, Delhi Government of NCT, Delhi and
Koshish, TISS

Prof. Vijay Raghavan Training Programme for Prison Guards in Jharkhand Prisons Jamshedpur Tata Steel Foundation Sep. 18-20,
Department 2019

Prof. Vijay Raghavan Refresher Training Course for Prison Social Workers in TISS, Mumbai Tata Trusts Oct. 10-20,
Maharashtra Prisons 2019

Prof. Vijay Raghavan, Round Table on Fieldwork Placements in Criminal Justice TISS< Mumbai Azim Premji Philanthropic Oct. 25, 2019
Dr. Sharon Menezes, Initiatives and Tata Trusts
Dr. Roshni Nair-Shaikh and
Dr. Ruchi Sinha

Prof. Vijay Raghavan and Training of Probation Officers from Bihar Institute of TISS, Mumbai Azim Premji Philanthropic Nov. 16, 2019
Dr. Sharon Menezes Correctional Administration Initiatives and Tata Trusts

Dr. Sharon Menezes and Rehabilitation of Women in Shelter Homes in Maharashtra Navi Mumbai. Tata Trusts and Department Nov. 20, 2019
Prof. Vijay Raghavan of Women and Child
Development, Government of
Maharashtra

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Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr. K.P. Asha Mukundan, Social Work Orientation to Prison Officers Locating Prisons Mumbai Academy of Prisons and Nov. 27-28,
Prof. Vijay Raghavan, within Correctional Perspective Correctional Administration 2019
Dr. Sharon Menezes, ( APCA) and Centre for
Dr. Roshni Nair-Shaikh and Criminology and Justice , TISS
Dr. Ruchi Sinha

Prof. Vijay Raghavan Nomad Mini Film Festival Maharashtra Tata Trusts and MPA Dec. 10, 2019
Police Academy,
Nasik

Prof. Vijay Raghavan. Western Region Review Conference on JJ Act, POCSO Act and Mumbai National Human Rights Dec. 17, 2019
Dr. Roshni Nair-Sheikh, Victim Compensation Commission
Dr. Sharon Menezes and
Dr. Asha Mukundan

Prof. Vijay Raghavan and Workshop with CWC Members on Children of Prisoners: Issues TISS, MUmbai Azim Premji Philanthropic Feb. 12, 2020
Dr. Sharon Menezes and Suggestions Initiatives, Tata Trusts and
Maharashtra State Commission
for Protection of Child Rights

CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES AND ACTION

Dr. Vaishali Kolhe MEHFIL-Using All Art forms for Sensitisation on Disability and Mumbai Self-Financed Jul. 17, 2019
Diversity

Dr. Sandhya Limaye National Conference on Inclusive Education Shimla TISS and Brotherhood and St. Sep. 23-25,
Thomas School, Shimla 2019

Dr. Sandhya Limaye National Conference on Inclusive Education Bangalore TISS and Brotherhood and APD, Dec. 5-7, 2019
Bangalore

Dr. Vaishali Kolhe Access Ability 2018- International Year of Persons with TISS I Access Rights Mission, FAP, Dec. 6, 2019
Disability CDSA

Dr. Vaishali Kolhe National Conference on Disability Accessibility, Inclusion and TISS Library Narayan Bhargava Trust Mar. 17-18,
Well-being Conference Hall 2020

CENTRE FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Dr.Pekham Basu Workshop on Measure TISS United Way Aug. 22, 2019

Prof. Srilatha Juvva Unleashing Full Potential for Social Transformation: Ethical TISS, Mumbai Self-sponsored Aug. 29-31, Sep.
Leadership for Generating Results I, II and III 26-28 and Nov.
22-24, 2019

Prof. Srilatha Juvva National Conference on Inclusive Education Shimla TISS and Brotherhood and St. Sep. 23-25,
Thomas School, Shimla 2019

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Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Srilatha Juvva National Conference on Inclusive Education Bangalore TISS and Brotherhood and APD, Dec. 5-7, 2019
Bangalore

CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Dr. Ketki Ranade Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice New Delhi Mariwala Health Initiative Jun. 7, 2019

Dr. Ketki Ranade Peer Support Training Programme Kolkata Sappho for Equality and Aug. 23-25,
Mariwala Health Initiative 2019

Prof. Ashabanu Soletti Training for Wardens and Superintendents on “Mental Health TISS Mumbai Pragati and Tribal Development Feb. 27-28,
Promotion and Suicide Prevention in Ashram Schools” Board 2020

CENTRE FOR LIVELIHOODS AND INNOVATION

Prof. Swati Banerjee Book Launch and Panel on People Centred Social Innovation Mumbai Innovation Centre, Denmark; Aug. 14, 2019
Roskilde University, Denmark
and TISS, Mumbai

Ms. Devisha Sasidevan Workshop on Atlasti TISS NA Jul. 12, 2019

Dr. Swati Banerjee, Right Livelihood College, RLC - TISS Mumbai Workshop on TISS, Mumbai RLC - TISS, Mumbai, RLC - Bonn, Jul. 22-24, 2019
Dr. Sunil Santha and Development and Livelihoods: Global Perspectives Germany and Robert Bosch
Ms. Devisha Sasidevan Foundation, Germany

Dr. Swati Banerjee, RLC-TISS Public Panel Discussion: ‘Development, Conflicts and TISS, Mumbai RLC - TISS, Mumbai, RLC - Bonn, Jul. 23, 2019
Dr. Sunil Santha and Livelihoods Security: A Dialogue’ Germany and Robert Bosch
Ms. Devisha Sasidevan Foundation, Germany

Dr. Swati Banerjee Organisational Perspectives on Accountability and Learning TISS, Mumbai OPAL Project funded by ESRC, Aug. 4, 2019
(OPAL): Workshop of Head Teachers and Teachers on UK
Understanding the Social Context and Experiences of Learning
and Schooling

Dr. Swati Banerjee Workshop on Community Based Micro-Enterprise for Mumbai TISS Jul. 9, 2019
Grassroots Women

Ms. Devisha Sasidevan Traditional Livelihoods, Risk, and Uncertainties TISS NA Dec. 4, 2019

CENTRE FOR WOMEN-CENTRED SOCIAL WORK

Dr. Trupti Panchal Workshop on Facilitation Skills for Prayas and Special Cell TISS, Mumbai Centre for Lifelong Learning, Jul. 26-27, and
Workers - First Round TISS, International Association Oct. 10-11,
of Facilitators, Prayas and 2019
RCIVAW

Dr. Shewli Kumar Genderlogue TISS, Mumbai FES Jul. 29, 2019

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 INDEPENDENT CENTRES

Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education
Chairperson: Prof. Padma Sarangapani Chairperson: Prof. Leena Abraham
Co-Chairperson: Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh Prof. Ranu Jain
Prof. Mythili Ramchand
Dr. Amina Charania Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Dr. Arindam Bose Chairperson: Prof. A. Ramaiah
Dr. Gomathi Jatin Shah Prof. J.J. Roy Burman
Ms. Bindu Thirumalai Prof. Madhushree Sekher
Dr. Shamin Padalkar Dr. C.J. Sonowal
Dr. Ruchi Kumar Dr. Shaileshkumar Darokar
Dr. Meera Gopi Chandran
Dr. Vidya K.S.
Dr. Poonam Sharma
Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna
Chairperson: Prof. Pushpendra
Dr. Nishevita Jayendran
Adjunct Professor: Dr. Rajeshwar Mishra
Ms. Jennifer Thomas (Part-time)
Dr. Charvaak Pati
Dr. Archana Mehendale
Dr. Mithilesh Kumar
Dr. Pinak Sarkar
Centre for Lifelong Learning Dr. Rakesh Ranjan
Chairperson: Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Dr Shashank Chaturvedi
Dr. Sabiha Vasi
Dr. Lata Das
Dr. Saigita Chitturu

SIR DORABJI TATA MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Librarian and Chairperson: Dr. Satish Kanamadi
Mr. Puttaraj. A. Choukimath
Mr. Prabhu B. Gaddimani
Dr. Anand Dodamani
Dr. J. Shivarama
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Yadav
Mr. Bhavesh Patel
Mr. Akhilesh Sankhwar

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 CENTRE FOR EDUCATION, INNOVATION AND ACTION RESEARCH

The year 2019-2020 has been significant for the Centre for Education, M.A. Teacher Education programme (TEMP): The M.A Teacher
Innovation and Action Research (CEIAR) in the strengthening of its Education programme (conducted for students from Afghanistan)
activities, and commencing with new and innovative ones. The Centre with support from the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, completed
is supported by major grants from the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya the five cycles of teaching between 2018 and 2020. Faculty from
National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), and the the Centre visited Kabul on two occasions and all 40 students from
Tata Trusts for the Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx), Integrating Afghanistan spent a month in TISS Mumbai for coursework and
Technology in Education (ITE) and a new grant for an Initiative in presenting their field attachment studies.
Excellence for Teacher Education.
The Centre’s two short-term programmes for continuous professional
Teaching and Learning development of teachers and teacher educators were offered in 2019-
2020. The PG Certificate in Reflective Teaching with ICT (RTICT) offered
M.A. Education: The M.A. in Education, a full time 2-year, Master’s on the TISSx platform, began an exciting new journey of opening
Degree programme was launched in June 2019, with 27 students its courses to the wider public as Online Courses. Three courses —
enrolled in the first batch. This programme aims to develop critical ICT and Education for Teachers and Teacher Educators, Designing
knowledge of the field and discipline, and to give students the Learning Experiences for the English Classroom, and Mentoring
opportunity to specialise in areas of their interest. It combines an for Teacher Professional Development (Hindi and English) ­— were
integrated discipline-based approach with a proactive orientation to offered to teachers. Over 60% of the registered students completed
policy and institutional contexts of practice. Students undertook field their courses. These programmes will be offered more widely for
attachment activities during the vacation, spending up to 120 hours in-service professional development in 2020-2021. Courses from the
with various government and non-government organisations and PG Certificate in Contemporary Education Perspectives and Research
schools located in different parts of the country. A placement cell with (PGC-CEPR) were offered to faculty from DIETs of Karnataka. A new
6 student members has been constituted and is being guided by a elective course on Comparative Study of Teacher Education was
representative from the programme team at the Centre. developed in collaboration with the University of Sussex and piloted
with 20 participants.
M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes: Three M.Phil. students were admitted
in the academic year 2019 and one M.Phil. student from the 2018 E-Learning for Community Technology (ELeCT) for digital literacy has
batch submitted her dissertation. Of the four doctoral students, one been offered regularly at the M-Ward learning centre. Four batches of
has defended her proposal, while three are in process of finalising their 15-20 students have completed the 6-week course. A plan to create
proposals. a makers’ space and a science lab has been proposed, on which work
is in progress. Admissions to the new Integrated 3-year B.Ed.– M.Ed.
Riyaz: The Centre launched an in-house magazine on feature programme will be undertaken under the Centre’s initiative for
writing for students and staff of the Centre, along with the School of excellence in teacher education. The faculty of the Centre continue
Education, TISS Mumbai. Its objectives are to promote discussions to be involved in teaching in the M.A. Education (Elementary)
about different aspects of education and to inculcate articulating and programme of the School of Education. A special course for internal
writing habits among students. Four issues of an average of 20 pages faculty development, TISSOL-Getting Started, was designed and
each were published during the academic year 2019-2020. offered to Institute’s faculty as it prepares for the scenario of online

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teaching in the face of continuing disruption of campus life on account CLIx is now preparing for phase 2 (2020-2023), aiming to scale quality
of the COVID-19 pandemic. teaching–learning using ICT with teacher professional development
and curricular integration and enhance the quality of STEM,
Field Action digital literacy and Communicative English. This phase promises
opportunities to make more meaningful and original contributions
Connected Learning Initiative: The Centre’s flagship field action research to addressing the pressing problem of access to quality education
project, CLIx (CLIx.tiss.edu) — seeded by the Tata Trusts, and carried out in for all. The Tata Trusts continue to be the anchoring partner in this
partnership with governments of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana journey.
— completed its extended phase 1 on 31 March 2020. This year, CLIx
received another prestigious award — the Open Educational Resource Integrated Approach to Technology in Education (ITE): This is
(OER) Collaboration Award for Excellence 2019 from the Open Education currently being implemented in the states of Assam, West Bengal,
Consortium (now called Open Education Global). Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand with the support of Tata
Trusts. Between April 2019 to March 2020, the ITE-TISS resource
During this year, a full academic cycle of implementation was achieved team has continuously done the capacity building of students,
in the States of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana, covering 430 teachers, and educators. It collaborated with the state authorities
schools, 153 teacher educators, 776 teachers and 15,900 students in for building capacities of teachers, DIET faculties, teachers of
Standard VIII and IX who engaged with over 18 Modules in science, Tibetan administration and to scale up the ITE implementation in
mathematics, communicative English and digital literacy in their the government schools, government madrasahs, model schools
school computer labs, working on the CLIx platform. CLIx also and private madrasahs through continuous teacher professional
released its resources as OERs through CLIx OER website (clixoer. development activities. The ITE-TISS resource team has conducted
tiss.edu) at the national level in Mumbai and locally in Telangana. It capacity-building activities reaching 1279 teachers. The resource
is a repository of high-quality digital content for secondary school team has conducted the ITE Mela and camps on 21st century skills
students and teachers in the CLIx subject domains. It is released under and computational thinking, reaching out to 490 students and 1833
open licenses for free, which can be explored online or downloaded students respectively. The resource team has organised 5 (state,
and installed to work offline. CLIx has also released CLIx Dashboard inter-state and international) webinars to reach 455 students. The
(https://clixdashboard.tiss.edu), which provides school-level and state- webinars have provided an online platform to the students for
level implementation metrics and visualisations based on the data authentic learning, collaborative learning and also given massive
generated from the CLIx Platform. confidence to them for sharing and demonstrating their projects and
quizzes.
Two Educational Design workshops were conducted, one with
participants from across the country and another with Teacher It was a great experience for the ITE-TISS Resource Team to organise
Educators of Chhattisgarh. The activities were planned to introduce the LeaP (Learners are Producers) ITE Symposium at New Delhi on
the participants to the design thinking process of identifying a 1-2 July 2019. The Symposium gave an opportunity to reflect on the
teaching–learning challenge, articulating objectives, understanding 8-year journey of ITE and how it evolved during this period. It had 100
the learner, ideating on a solution, creating a prototype of the solution, participants from across the field of education and technology, both
testing it, exploring digital platforms that support the solution, and national and international.
creating an iteration of their design solution.

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COOL: As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, sociology of modern education in colonial and post-colonial India for
the Centre has rapidly reorganised and consolidated its expertise the M.A. Education students. He was also part of an interactive session
and resources in education technology into a response initiative with faculty from the Centre.
titled “COOL: Connected Open Online Learning”, in order to provide
resources and capacity building to teachers all over the country. Prof. Simon Thomson and Professor Yusuf Sayed from the University
Through COOL, the Centre has been releasing free resources mapped of Sussex visited and spent time at the Centre under the SPARC Grant,
onto the NCTE curriculum for use by students and organising and conducted sessions for the second round of contact classes for the
webinars on a range of topics of interest to teachers and teacher Comparative Education course being piloted by the Centre.
educators.
The School Synergy Workshops Initiative: The aim of the School
Education Resource Centre Synergy is to engage meaningfully and in a sustained manner with
neighborhood schools to improve students’ learning, academic
The Educational Resource Centre (ERC) was launched on 5 development of schools and professional development of teachers.
September 2019, by Dr. Sugra Chunawala (Dean, Homi Bhabha The following sessions were held under this initiative, which saw a
Centre for Science Education). The inauguration was attended by participation of 61 teachers.
TISS students, student–teachers and principals of B.Ed. colleges.
This event also saw the release of Riyaz, a periodical brought out by 1. ‘Differentiated Instruction for School Teachers’ by Prof. Simon
the M.A. Education students. This ERC houses research literature, Thompson, University of Sussex on 9 November 2019.
teaching–learning resources, textbooks and children’s literature,
archival resources and digital resources, which will be accessible ‘2. ‘Selecting and Using Resources for Mathematics Teaching’ by
to schools and to the wider community. The ERC is visualised as Dr. Ruchi Kumar on 23 November 2019.
a space for the professional development of teachers, student
teachers, faculty of education, research scholars and personnel 3. ‘Discovery Learning with the Foldscope’ by Mr. Rafikh Shaikh on 30
working in the education sector. The ERC will serve as a common November 2019.
forum wherein practitioners take responsibility for their own
professional development. 4. ‘Using and Exploring CLIx Open Education Resources’ by Mr. Sayan
B. on 7 December 2019.
A series of mini events titled ”Lunch with Our Bunch and a Book”, open
to all in the TISS Mumbai campus and consisting of a story ‘read-aloud’ 5. ‘Assessment in Language Classrooms: Designing Rubric-based
during lunch time were held at the ERC on 7 and 18 February 2020. Assessment and Feedback for Language Learning’ by Dr. Anusha
Ramanathan on 14 December 2019.
Workshops and Talks
‘6. ‘Fractions in Elementary school Mathematics’ by Dr. Ruchi Kumar
The Centre hosted three distinguished academicians of international on 21 December 2019.
repute. Prof. Krishna Kumar (Former Director, NCERT, New Delhi and
Honorary Professor, Punjab University) visited the CEIAR from 4-6 7. ‘Mindful Reading for Mindful Teaching’ by Ms. Jennifer Thomas on
December 2019. He conducted a series of lectures on the history and 28 February 2020

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Synergy with Teacher Education Institutions (TEI) Workshops: states across the country. The discussions continued from the previous
‘Excellence in Teacher Education: Ideas and Practice Exchange’ seeks roundtable around three broad themes, namely, Governance and
to build an active collaboration with teacher education institutions in Regulation, Curriculum, and Policy and Systemic issues.
Mumbai. Interactive sessions of two-hour duration each are conducted
once a month for student teachers. Each interactive session revolves Under the Weekly Research Seminar Series, 15 talks were organised,
around selected themes and consists of perspective building around which included 9 talks by CEIAR faculty, 3 national and 2 international
the resources followed by discussion. The following sessions were held speakers.
under this initiative which were attended by a total of 95 participants.
Research and Collaborations
1. ‘Active Learning in Mathematics’ by Ms. Bindu Thirumalai on 13
November 2019. Under the SPARC-funded research and exchange project, led by
Prof. Mythili Ramchand and involving Dr. Vidya K.S., and Dr. Poonam
2. ‘Game Design in Learning’ by Ms. Punam Medh on 11 December Sharma, research is being carried out on initial teacher preparation in
2019. BRICs countries and South Asia, in collaboration with the University of
3. ‘Understanding Creative Writing: Representing Ideas’ by Sussex.
Dr. Nishevita Jayendran on 15 January 2020.
Under the SPARC-funded research and exchange project with the
Public Lectures: A panel discussion on Public Private Partnerships Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Prof. Padma Sarangapani
in Education and Health: ‘Achieving Equity and Quality’ was held on and co-led by Dr. Meera Chandran and Mr. Omkar Balli, round 3 of the
21 January 2020. The panelists were Prof. Yusuf Sayed, University of innovation diffusion study of CLIx as well as three case studies have
Sussex, Prof. Saumen Chattopadhyay, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and been designed and are being developed.
Dr. Emon Nandi, TISS.
Dr. Ruchi Kumar, Ms. Jennifer Thomas, and Dr. Meera Chandran were
Roundtables and International Conferences: The Centre organised awarded small research grants for specific studies on ‘Impact on
the “Open Conference on Computers in Education” (OCCE 2020) from Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs, Knowledge and Practice through Lesson
6-8 January 2020 in collaboration with the International Federation Study on Teaching of Fractions and Proportions’; ‘Exploring the Nature
for Information Processing (IFIP), Laxenburg, Austria, co-partnered of Classroom Talk in an Indian ESL Class’; and ‘Understanding Social
by India Didactics Association (IDA) at TISS. The Conference saw Mobility and Student Aspirations: An Exploratory Study in an Urban
participation of more than 100 delegates from 13 countries across the School for the Poor’, respectively from the PMMMNMTT grants. With
globe. The ITE-TISS resource team anchored the Conference. a generous conference grant from the Spencer Foundation, USA, Dr.
Vidya K.S. co-organised a three-day workshop with colleagues from
In collaboration with the University of Mumbai, the “Third Roundtable Ahmedabad University, Rutgers University (New Brunswick) and the
on Regulation of Teachers and Teacher Education” was held on 23-24 Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bengaluru. The workshop on
January 2020 to engage more deeply with issues and concerns that ‘Educational Transformations and Societal Change in Neoliberalising
had emerged in the first roundtable held in 2019. This roundtable was India’ was hosted at Ahmedabad University from 9-11 January 2020,
attended by both international participants and dignitaries from many for Ph.D. scholars and early-career scholars.

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Awards and Grants • Dr. Gomathi Jatin has been been awarded a research grant from
• The Centre was awarded the prestigious IDRC-GPE-KIX funded grant Azim Premji University for her study: “Understanding the Concept of
for the project “Connected Learning for Teacher Capacity building in Teaching and Learning in Teacher Education Institutions in Mumbai
STEM”. This is a 33-month long collaborative project with the Open City”.
University Tanzania; Ibrahim Badamsi Babangida University, Nigeria;
Samste College, Bhutan; and the UNESCO Regional Office, New Delhi. International Exchange

• Dr. Archana Mehendale and Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh have been Two doctoral students were awarded and undertook visits to
awarded a project from the Graduate Institute of International international collaborating universities in 2019-2020 under the SPARC
and Development Studies, Geneva, for producing a multimedia grant. Ms. Bindu Thirumalai visited the University of Sussex and Mr.
teaching case study on India Education Outcomes Fund. Alok Sharma visited the Centre for International Teacher Education
(CITE), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Mowbray
• Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Dr. Archana Mehendale, and Dr. Gomathi Campus, Cape Town, South Africa.
Jatin, have been awarded a research grant from the National
Human Rights Commission towards “Mainstreaming Child
Labourers in Schools: Issues and Challenges”.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Integrated Approach to Technology in Education Tata Trusts Aug. 2016 Ongoing Dr. Amina Charania

Impact of Blended Course on “Reflective CEIAR Nov. 2017 Ongoing Dr. Ruchi Kumar
Mathematics Teaching” on Teachers’ Beliefs and
Practice

Math Teachers Interaction in the Community of CEIAR Nov. 2017 Ongoing Dr. Ruchi Kumar and
Practice Ms. Bindu Thirumalai

Evaluation of The Teacher Foundation’s Coaching The Teacher Foundation Oct. 2018 Completed & Ms. Jennifer Thomas
for School Success Programme Accepted by
Funding Agency

State of School Management Committees: A Save the Children, India Feb. 2019 Completed & Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh,
Study of SMCs in Four States of India Accepted by Dr. Anusha Ramanathan,
Funding Agency Dr. Gomathi Jatin Shah, and
Dr. Poonam Sharma

Strengthening Teacher Education PMMMNMTT Apr. 2019 Completed Prof. Padma Sarangapani
and Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh

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 Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

SPARC-CLIx Government of India May 2019 Ongoing Prof. Padma Sarangapani

and Dr. Meera Chandran

Lesson Study for Math Teachers PMMMNNT Jul. 2019 Writing Report Dr. Ruchi Kumar

Exploring the Nature of Classroom Talk in the PMMMNMT Jul. 2019 Writing Report Ms. Jennifer Thomas
Indian ESL Classroom

Evaluation of Certificate Course for Tibetian Tibetian Central Adminsitration Sep. 2019 Completed Dr. Amina Charania
Teachers

Mainstreaming Child Labour Issues in Schools’ National Human Rights Commission Sep. 2019 Initiated Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh,
Issues, Challenges and Alternatives Dr. Gomathi Jatin and
Dr. Archana Mehendale

Understanding Social Mobility & Student CEIAR Oct. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Meera Chandran
Aspirations: An Exploratory Study in an Urban
School for the Poor

Understanding the Concept of Teaching and Azim Premji University Nov. 2019 Initiated Dr. Gomathi Jatin
Learning in Teacher Education Institutions in
Mumbai City

Evaluation of UP State Textbooks (Grade 1 to 5) UP-SCERT Mar. 2020 Initiated Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh and
Dr. Ruchi Kumar

Field Action Projects

Connected Learning Initative, estd. 2015

Chattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana

Sponsor : Tata Trusts

Objectives : • To develop a scalable model of access to quality education for secondary education for students and teachers, serving marginalised and under-
served communities in India.
• Developing an ecosystem harnessing technological platforms for hosting and developing and offering educational courses to high school
students and teachers, and an open architecture for collaboration and communication.
Programmes : • Curriculum design and development for digital literacy, Mathematics, Science, Communicative English, Field implementation, Research, Technol-
ogy Development, Communications.
• Teacher professional development implementation in school research publication advocacy
• Production of new educational media
Faculty : Prof. Padma Sarangapani, Prof. Ajay Singh, Dr. Amina Charania, Dr. Ruchi Kumar, Dr. Anusha Ramanathan, Dr. Bindu Thirumalai, Dr. Nishevita Jay-
endran, Dr. Shamim Shamin Padalkar.

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Integrated approach to Technology in Education, estd. 2016
Assam, West Bengal, UP, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra

Sponsor : Tata Trusts

Objectives : Bridge digital divide and foster digital citizenship, improve teaching and learning pedagogy, foster 21st century skills and improve adolescents in-
terest in learning
Programmes : • Certificate course for government teachers
• Computational thinking activities for students
• Working with state governments
Project Staff : Ms. Sohini Sen, Mr. Raoson Singh, Mr. Vijay Jathore, Mr. Durba Sarkar, and Ms. Srabanti Basak
Faculty : Dr. Amina Charania

School Synergy Initative, 2018

Mumbai

Sponsor : CEIAR
Objectives : • Build synergy of the Centre’s work and programmes with the nearby schools to develop a mutually beneficial relationship.
• Provide avenues for continuous professional development.
• Provide avenues for school and class observations as well as internships for students
Programmes : School Synergy Workshop Series
Project Staff : Mr. Sawan Somwanshi and Ms. Poonam Sachdev
Faculty : Dr. Ruchi Kumar, Dr. Mythili Ramchandran, Dr. Poonam Sharma, and Dr. Gomathi Jatin

TEMP, estd. 2019

Mumbai and Kabul

Sponsor : SCA
Objectives : Capacity building of Teachers Educators of Afghanistan
Programmes : Contact classes, Material developments and facilitation of online learning
Project Staff : Ms. Manshvi and Mr. Vishal
Faculty : Prof. Ajay Singh

Publications
Dr. Arindam Bose
• Analysing the Role of Language in Student’s Conception of Parallel Lines. In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A.A. Essien and P. Vale (Eds.), Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 43 (3), 504–510, Pretoria, South Africa: PME, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-063-9821-54-2]

• Examining Knowledge Demands for Teaching Class Inclusion of Quadrilaterals. In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A.A. Essien and P. Vale (Eds.), Proceedings of the 43rd Conference
of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 43 (2), 504–510, Pretoria, South Africa: PME, 2019. (co-author [ISBN: 978-063-9821-52-8]

• Missed Opportunities: Instances from Geometry Lessons. In K.K. Mashood, T. Sengupta, C. Ursekar, H. Raval and S. Dutta (Eds.), Proceedings of epiSTEME 8 - International
Conference to Review Research in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, 8 (1), 308–318, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4156-79-6]

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• Assessing ICT Enabled Learning Artifacts through Rubrics in Eastern India, 12th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation - ICERI2019
Proceedings, doi: 10.21125/iceri.2019.2704, 10994–10998, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 2340-1095] [ISBN: 978-840-9147-55-7]

• Designing for Technology-Enabled Reflective Practice: Teachers’ Voices on Participating in a Connected Learning Practice. In R. Setty, R. Iyengar, M.A. Witenstein, E.J.
Byker and H. Kidwai (Eds.), Teaching and Teacher Education: South Asian Perspectives, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-303-0268-78-7]

Dr. Gomathi Jatin

• Freedom in Education: Celebrating Practice, Riyaz, 1 (1), 2–3, 2019. (co-author) https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_August_Issue.pdf

Dr. Nishevita Jayendran

• Literature for Literacy: Strategies for Critical Thinking in the Classroom, Language and Language Teaching, 8 Number 2 Issue 16, 21–26, 2019. [ISSN: 2277-307X]

• ‘Set Me Free’: Spaces and the Politics of Creativity in Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed (2016), Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, doi: 10.1080/20512856.2020.1735037,
67 (1), 15–27, 2020. [ISSN: 2051-2856]

Dr. Ruchi Kumar

• Analysing the Role of Language in Student’s Conception of Parallel Lines. In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A.A. Essien and P. Vale (Eds.), Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 43 (3), 504–510, Pretoria, South Africa: PME, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-063-9821-54-2]

• Examining Knowledge Demands for Teaching Class Inclusion of Quadrilaterals. In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A.A. Essien and P. Vale (Eds.), Proceedings of the 43rd Conference
of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 43 (2), 504–510, Pretoria, South Africa: PME, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-063-9821-52-8]

• Evolution of Criteria for Representational Adequacy for Teaching Integers through Collaborative Investigation. In H. Borko and D. Potari (Eds.), ICMI Study 25 Teachers of
Mathematics Working and Learning in Collaborative Groups Conference Proceedings, 684–691, 2020.

• Missed Opportunities: Instances from Geometry Lessons. In K.K. Mashood, T. Sengupta, C. Ursekar, H. Raval and S. Dutta (Eds.), Proceedings of epiSTEME 8 - International
Conference to Review Research in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, 8 (1), 308–318, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4156-79-6]

Dr. Shamin Padalkar

• In Defence of Schooling, Riyaz, 1 (4), 1–5, 2019–2020. https://www.tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_Dec-Jan_.pdf

Dr. Anusha Ramanathan

• A Time for Reflection, Riyaz, 1 (3), 1, 2019. (co-author) https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_Oct-Nov_v4_06.11.19_2TjIxsz.pdf

• Classrooms as Safe Spaces: Reflections from Teaching in Afghanistan, Riyaz, 1 (1), 5–8, 2019. (co-author) https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_August_Issue.pdf

• Designing for Technology-Enabled Reflective Practice: Teachers’ Voices on Participating in a Connected Learning Practice. In R. Setty, R. Iyengar, M.A. Witenstein, E.J.
Byker and H. Kidwai (Eds.), Teaching and Teacher Education: South Asian Perspectives, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-303-0268-78-7]

• Freedom in Education: Celebrating Practice, Riyaz, 1 (1), 2–3, 2019. (co-author) https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_August_Issue.pdf

• RTICT: The Journey Ahead, Riyaz, 1 (3), 12–15, 2019. (co-author) https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_Oct-Nov_v4_06.11.19_2TjIxsz.pdf

• Taleem Kabul, Riyaz, 1 (1), 9, 2019. (co-author) https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/Riyaz_August_Issue.pdf

Prof. Padma Sarangapani

• A Cultural View of Teachers, Pedagogyand Teacher Education. In P.M. Sarangapani and R. Pappu (Eds.), Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Singapore: Springer
Nature, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-1333-09-5]

• Introduction. In P.M. Sarangapani and R. Pappu (Eds.), Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1333-09-5]

• Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-981-1500-31-2]

• Understanding Teachers and Teaching in South Asia. In P.M. Sarangapani and Y. Sayed (Eds.), Teachers,Teaching and Teacher Education in South Asia, Springer, 2020. (co-
author)

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Ms. Bindu Thirumalai
• Designing for Technology-Enabled Reflective Practice: Teachers’ Voices on Participating in a Connected Learning Practice. In R. Setty, R. Iyengar, M.A. Witenstein, E.J.
Byker and H. Kidwai (Eds.), Teaching and Teacher Education: South Asian Perspectives, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-303-0268-78-7]

Dr. Vidya K.S.

• Parallel Partnerships: Teach for India and New Institutional Regimes in Municipal Schools in New Delhi, International Studies in Sociology of Education, doi:
10.1080/09620214.2019.1668288, 1–21, 2019. [ISSN: 0962-0214]

• “We aren’t Teachers, We are Leaders”: Situating the Teach for India Programme. In T.J. Brewer, K. deMarrais and K.L. McFaden (Eds.), Teach For All Counter-Narratives:
International Perspectives on a Global Reform Movement, New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 2019. [ISBN: 978-143-3172-12-0]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr. Amina Charania Learners as Producers Symposium Delhi Tata Trusts Jul, 1-2, 2019
Prof. Padma M. Sarangapani Education Systems in the South Asian Countries: Present Status Bengaluru International Centre for Aug. 1-3, 2019
and Future Evolution Theoretical Sciences,
Bangalore
Prof. Mythili Ramchand, and Education Resource Centre Activities TISS Mumbai CEIAR Sep. 1, 2019 and
Ms. Jennifer Thomas Mar. 31, 2020
Dr. Gomathi Jatin Cooperative Learning Techniques and Flipped Classroom Mumbai K J Somaiya Institute Oct. 14, 2019
of Engineering and
Information Technology

Dr. Amina Charania Research Seminars TISS Mumbai CEIAR Oct. 21-24, 2019
Dr. Gomathi Jatin Synergy with Teacher Education Institutions TISS Mumbai CEIAR, TISS Nov. 13, 2019 and
Feb. 5, 2020

Dr. Ruchi Kumar School Synergy Workshop Series TISS Mumbai PMMMNMMT Nov. 19, 2019 and
Mar. 13, 2020

Prof. Padma Sarangapani Best Practice Visit TISS Mumbai Christ University Nov. 21-22, 2019
Dr. Gomathi Jatin Quality Issues in Education Mumbai Ali Yavar Jung National Dec. 9-10 and
Institute of Speech and 16-17, 2019
Hearing
Dr. Amina Charania Interstate Refresher Programme for Certificate Holders Navi Mumbai Tata Trusts Jan. 4, 2020
Dr. Amina Charania OCCE Pre Conference Workshop TISS Mumbai Registrations and IFIP Jan. 5, 2020

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Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date
Dr. Anusha Ramanathan and OCCE-2020 Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency TISS Mumbai Centre for Education, Jan. 5-8, 2020
Dr. Amina Charania Innovation and Action
Research, TISS and
International Foundation
for Information Processing
(IFIP), Laxenburg, Austria.
Dr. Vidya K.S. Educational Transformations and Societal Change in Liberalising Ahmedabad Spencer Foundation Jan. 9-11, 2020
India funder, organised at
Ahmedabad University
Dr. Nishevita Jayendran Understanding Creative Writing Mumbai Pandit Madam Mohan Jan. 15, 2020
Malviya National Mission
on Teachers and Teaching
(PMMMNMT)
Dr. Amina Charania Refresher Programme for Certificate Holders Guwahati SSA and Tata Trusts Jan. 20, 2020
Assam
Dr. Gomathi Jatin Roundtable on Regulations of Teacher and Teacher Education Mumbai CEIAR, TISS in collaboration Jan. 23-24, 2020
with University of Mumbai

Dr. Nishevita Jayendran and Workshop on Design Thinking for DIET and CTE teachers in Raipur, PMMMNMT Jan. 27-29, 2020
Dr. Ruchi Kumar Raipur Chhattisgarh
Ms. Jennifer Thomas School Synergy: Mindful Reading for Mindful Teaching TISS Mumbai CEIAR Feb. 28, 2020

Dr. Anusha Ramanathan and Language for Literacy: Teaching English in India Today Mumbai PMMMNMTT Mar. 2-6, 2020
Dr. Nishevita Jayendran
Dr. Shamin Padalkar Workshop on Designing Experiments for the Science Classroom TISS Mumbai PMMMNMTT Mar. 11, 2020
Dr. Amina Charania Tata Trusts TISS ITE Fellowship TISS Mumbai Tata Trusts Mar. 12-14, 2020

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Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Digitisation of the Certificate in Oncology Natrajan Education Society and TISS Mar. 2018 Completed Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram
Caregiving
Curriculum Development of the PG Diploma in National Institute of Social Defense Feb. 2019 Completed Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram
Integrated Geriatric Care
Exploring Experiences of Identity formation IRB, TISS Oct. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Saigita Chitturu
amongst Young Students

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Certificate in Facilitation Skills for Practioners TISS Mumbai Centre for Lifelong Jul. 8-12, 2019
Learning (CLL), TISS
Dr. Saigita Chitturu Youth Leadership and People Skills TISS Mumbai TISS Jul. 27 to Aug. 2,
2019
Dr. Saigita Chitturu TOT for DYC, NYKS Nagpur NYKS Aug. 28-30, 2019
Dr. Saigita Chitturu Communication Skills TISS Mumbai NIL Sep. 6, 2019
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Placement Preparation of students of Centre for Women’s Studies TISS Mumbai Placement Cell of Sep. 13, 2019
Advanced Centre for
Women’s Studies, TISS
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Partner Meeting with NGOs in Geriatric and Oncology Care TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS Oct. 3-4, 2019
Dr. Saigita Chitturu Participatory Training Methodology TISS Mumbai - Oct. 4, 2019
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Manotsaha : Energy through confidence TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS and International Oct. 10-11, 2019
Association of Facilitators
Dr. Saigita Chitturu Conflict Resolution TISS Mumbai - Oct. 00, 2019
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Curriculum Design with Subject Matter Experts and Natrajan TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS Oct. 23, 2019
Education Society (NES)
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram NISD Consultative Meeting TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS Nov. 15, 2019
Dr. Saigita Chitturu Panel Discussion on NYP 2019 TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS Jan. 18, 2020
Dr. Saigita Chitturu Disaster Management Programme TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS Mar. 7, 2020
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Workshop on Facilitation Skills TISS Mumbai CLL, TISS Mar. 7, 2020
and Dr. Saigita Chitturu
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Certificate in Practioner Skill for Facilitation TISS Mumbai - Apr. 15-19, 2020
and Dr. Saigita Chitturu

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 CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

The Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education worked towards various seminars on a range of topics such as higher education,
consolidating its teaching programme, the M.Phil. in Social Sciences New Education Policy (NEP), Social Justice, Women’s Education and
with Specialisation in Sociology of Education, and strengthening its Employment, Sexuality Education, Minority Issues, and on various
overall research output. The faculty were engaged in the teaching Acts such as the Citizens Amendment Act and the repeal of Article
of various courses, research and various extension activities. All the 370 in Kashmir. Faculty members were panelists and invited speakers
graduated M.Phil. students moved on to the Ph.D. programme at the at some of these seminars. The faculty continued their independent
Centre. research on plural knowledge practices and the politics of knowledge,
education of minority groups, and gender dynamics in Ayurveda
The faculty of the Centre continued to teach the three courses in education and practice.
the M.Phil. programme namely, ‘Structures of Power and Education’,
‘Identity and Inequalities in Education’ and ‘Knowledge, Culture and The Centre faculty partnered with Centre for Social Justice and
Society’. In addition, the Centre faculty developed and introduced Governance, School of Social Work, TISS, and National Coalition for
a new compulsory course on ‘Sociology of Education: Theoretical Education (NCE), New Delhi and organised national consultation on
Perspectives’ for the M.Phil. students. They also contributed to other the draft NEP and invited educationists, academics, representatives
teaching programmes at the Institute, and guided M.Phil. and Ph.D. of teachers’ association, research scholars and various other domain
scholars and were members of several Doctoral Advisory Committees experts to discuss the recommendations. The responses were
within and outside the Institute. The Centre organised various consolidated and submitted to the committee on NEP. One of the
meetings and discussions with a view to strengthen the research faculty members organised a seminar on ‘State and Civil Society in
capacity of the students. Adult Education’ and a teaching course on ‘Exploring Diversity in
Mumbai’ in one of the colleges in Mumbai.
One faculty member was invited to the Indian Institute of Advanced
Study, Shimla, as a visiting scholar and spent one month there and The Centre faculty are members of executive and advisory boards of
presented three public lectures. One of the faculty members delivered Universities, Institutes and non-government organisations. They were
the first M.N. Srinivas Memorial Lecture organised by the Christ part of review and selection committees of Sociology departments.
Deemed University, Bengaluru. The faculty published five papers, They are in the advisory boards of academic journals and also function
one of them in an international referred journal. They attended as reviewers for various national and international scholarly journals

Publications
Prof. Leena Abraham
• Gender, Medicine and Globalisation: The Case of Women Ayurveda Physicians of Kerala, India, Society and Culture in South Asia, doi:10.1177/2393861719883095, 6 (1),
144–164, 2020. [ISSN: 2393-8617]

Prof. Ranu Jain

• Continuing faith in democratic institutions : AIMPLB decides to file review petitions on Ayodhya verdict, Muslim Mirror, http://muslimmirror.com/eng/continuing-faith-
in-democratic-institutions-aimplb-decides-to-file-review-petitions-on-ayodhya-verdict/, Nov. 19, 2019.

• RTE Act and Minorities: An Inquiry into Procedural Issues, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, XXXIII (1), 33–49, 2019.

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 • Communities and Voting Behaviour A Case Study of Jains in India. In Z. Ali (Ed.), Communities as Vote Banks: Elections in India, Delhi: Aakar Publications, 2020. [ISBN:
978-935-0026-59-5]

• From Silence to Assertion: Muslims in the Anti CAA Protests, The Leaflet, https://theleaflet.in/from-silence-to-the-assertion-muslims-in-the-anti-caa-protests/, Feb. 18,
2020. (co-author)

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Sponsor Place Date

Prof. Leena Abraham National Consultation on Draft Education Policy 2019 National TISS Mumbai Jun. 21, 2019
Coalition for
Education (NCE
Prof. Ranu Jain State and Civil Society in Adult Education Centre for TISS Mumbai Sep. 20, 2019
Studies in
Sociology of
Education, TISS,
Mumbai
Prof. Ranu Jain Exploring Diversity in Mumbai Centre for Mumbai Oct. 23 to Nov.
Study of 11, 2019
Society and
Secularism,
Mumbai

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 CENTRE FOR STUDY OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND INCLUSIVE POLICY’

The Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies faculty are also engaged in supervision of M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D.
(CSSEIP) is a multi-disciplinary research Centre established in 2007 students across the Schools and Centres of the Institute. Currently, 10
through an initiative of the University Grants Commission, GoI. The M.Phil. and 43 Ph.D. scholars are being guided by the Centre faculty.
focus of the Centre is not only on the social identities of communities
that face social exclusion, discrimination, and sometime brutal Research and Publications
violence, but also on the efficacy of systems and processes that
the state has put in place to ensure social justice and dignity to the The Centre faculty member conduct research projects at the individual
excluded communities. as well as at the Institute level. The research projects undertaken
have direct relations with the issues of social exclusion, policies and
Teaching and Research Guidance emerging issues at regional, national and also at international level.
There are 5 ongoing research projects at the Centre.
The Centre introduced an integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D. Programme
in “Inclusive Development and Social Justice” in 2014, aiming at Publication of books, book chapters and articles in journals continue
enabling scholars to explore and understand, through taught courses, to remain one of the core academic activities of the Centre. These
research and other possible modes, how social exclusions occur, how publications are mostly research based, having direct relevance to
the inclusive policies of the government addresses them, and the academics and policy planners. In the academic year 2019-2020,
challenges faced in the process by the concerned stakeholders. the Centre faculty brought out 11 publications in the form of books,
journal articles and chapters in books.
In this programme, the CSSEIP offers three compulsory
courses, namely (i) Perspectives on Social Justice and Inclusive Seminars/ Workshops/ Trainings Programmes
Development, (ii) Paradigms of Social Exclusion, and (iii)
Development of Deprived Castes, Tribes and Religious Minorities. The Centre organised few seminars, workshop/training programmes
The CSSEIP also offers four optional courses for the M.Phil. during 2019-2020, which are directly linked to the issues of social
students, which are also open to M.Phil. students of other Schools exclusion and social justice, pertaining to the STs, SCs and religious
and Centres in TISS. These include: (i) Nation-State and Inclusive minorities. During this period, the Centre organised, with the active
Governance, (ii) Castes Movements, (iii) Tribal Movements, and (iv) participation of students, one training programme, one short-term
Religious Minorities Movements. orientation programme, and a national seminar. The Centre faculty
have been the resource persons and academic advisors for the
Since the Centre’s inception, 43 students have been awarded M.Phil. students of the underprivileged section of the society enrolled in
degree and these students have been pursuing their Ph.D. The Centre TISS.

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 Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Situating Violence Against Women within Gender ICSSR Mar. 2014 Completed & Dr. C.J. Sonowal
System: A Study among the Tribes of Northeast Accepted by
India Funding Agency
‘Ethnic Power Relations and Conflict: R4D Swiss National Science Foundation and Jun. 2014 Writing Report Prof. Madhushree Sekher
(Research for Development) study Swiss Development Council
Poverty, Inequality and Social Policies in India: ICSSR, New Delhi Jul. 2016 Completed Prof. Madhushree Sekher
Tracing Patterns in Indian Welfare System
Climate Adaptive Water Management Plans for IDRC, Canada Aug. 2016 Writing Report Prof. Madhushree Sekher
Cities in South Asia (CAMPS)
Establishing a UK-India Research Methods Node: British Council-UGC (UKIERI Thematic Nov. 2017 Writing Report Prof. Madhushree Sekher
Fostering and Consolidating Research Training Research Grant)
and Collaboration in the Social Sciences and
Humanities
Socio-Anthropological Study of Gowari Tribal Development Department, Feb. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Shaileshkumar Darokar
Community in Maharashtra Government of Maharashtra. and Dr. C.J. Sonowal
Problems and Prospects of Rural Transformation MHRD, GoI (IMPRESS) Sep. 2019 Ongoing Dr. C. J. Sonowal
Among the Tribes In Assam

Publications
Dr. Shaileshkumar Darokar
• Manual Scavengers: A Blind Spot in Urban Development Discourse. In M. Sekher and R. Carciumaru (Eds.), Including the Excluded in South Asia: Power, Politics and Policy
Perspective from the Region, Singapore: Springer, 2019. [ISBN: 978-981-3297-58-6]

• The Complexities of Liberation from Caste: Manual Scavenging in Maharashtra, Economic and Political Weekly, 55 (9), 55–62, 2020. [ISSN: 0012-9976]

Prof. Madhushree Sekher

• The Devil is in the Detail: Understanding the Governan–ce Challenges of Implementing Nutrition-Specific Programs on a Large Scale. In H.K. Biesalski and R. Birner
(Eds.), Hidden Hunger: Strategies to Improve Nutrition Quality, Basel (Germany): Karger Publishers, 2018. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-331-8062-52-6]

• How Perceived Inequality Can Lead to Political Unrest: Lessons from India, Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programme) Policy
Brief No 3, https://www.k4d.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/r4d_PolicyBrief_PerceivedInequality_India_2019.pdf, 1–4, 2019. (co-author)

• Including the Excluded in South Asia: Power, Politics and Policy Perspectives from the Region, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-981-3297-58-6]

• Negotiating Ethnic Conflict in Deeply Divided Societies: Political Bargaining and Power Sharing as Institutional Strategies. In S. Ratuva (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of
Ethnicity, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1328-97-8]

• Politics of Public Policy in India: Institutional Internalization of Inequality in Policy Legislation and Including the Excluded. In M. Sekher and R. Carciumaru (Eds.),
Including the Excluded in South Asia: Power, Politics and Policy Perspective from the Region, Singapore: Springer, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-3297-58-6]

• Social Exclusion and Including the Excluded: A Perspective. In M. Sekher and R. Carciumaru (Eds.), Including the Excluded in South Asia: Power, Politics and Policy Perspective
from the Region, Singapore: Springer, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-3297-58-6]

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Dr. C.J. Sonowal
• Mythology, Cultural Expansionism and Nation Building in India: An Anthropological Interpretation. In N.K. Gogoi and M. Devi (Eds.), Anthropology of Northeast India,
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rastriya Manav Sangrahalaya, 2020.

• Social Exclusion: A Discourse on Tribal Societies in Assam, Delhi: Akansha Publishing House, 2020. [ISBN: 978-818-3705-70-7]

• Use of Anthropological Knowledge in Rural Transformation in Tribal Domain: Some Contextual and Methodological Issues with Special Reference to Assam. In S.
Sengupta and J. Borah (Ed.), Anthropological Studies in India’s Northeast, Delhi: Gyan Publishing House, 2020. [ISBN: 9788121214926]]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Sponsor Place Date

Prof. Madhushree Sekher LEAP: Leadership for Academicians Programme -1 MHRD, Government TISS Mumbai Aug. 19-20, 2019
of India
Prof. A. Ramaiah National Seminar on “Revisiting Reservation Policy in India: The Organiser TISS Mumbai Nov. 29-30, 2019
Changing Basis and Perspectives”
Prof. Madhushree Sekher Executive Programme on-Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation TISS, with Tata TISS Mumbai Jan. 6-10, 2020
(PAPE) Cornell Institute (TCI)
Prof. Madhushree Sekher LEAP: Leadership for Academicians Programme - 2 MHRD, Government TISS Mumbai Jan. 20-31, 2020
of India

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 CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE AND RESEARCH, PATNA

Established on 6 March 2016 as an Independent Centre of the TISS Individually, the CDPR faculty have initiated research on (i)
Mumbai Campus, the Centre for Development Practice and Research International labour migration from Bihar to Gulf Cooperation Council
(CDPR) has made significant progress during 2019-2020. It continues Countries; (ii) Migration, religious identity and social conflict: A study
to fulfill the vision and mission of the Institute through multi-pronged of intra-community relationships among ‘Muslims’ in North East Bihar;
initiatives to establish itself an important centre for migration (iii) Experiencing ‘religiosity’: ‘Being Hindu’ across Indo-Nepal border
studies in India through research, short-term-courses, conferences, in Eastern Uttar Pradesh; (iv) Production relations, technological
lectures, academic collaborations, mentoring of young researchers, change and migration among weavers in Bhagalpur, Bihar; and (v)
field engagements, a journal on migration, a publication series on Understanding migration in the light of micro-credit revolution in
migration in collaboration with Routledge and other publications. Bihar.
Besides, the Centre has also taken initiative to form an Association of
Migration Studies. The core funding of the Centre is provided by the Short-term course on Migration: The Fourth Orientation Course on
Takshila Educational Society, New Delhi. Migration was conducted for research scholars and young faculty on
12-20 February 2020. A total of 23 students, including five practitioners
Migration Programme from the International Justice Mission, attended the course.

Research: During the third year of the programme the Centre planned Lecture Series on Migration: So far, the Centre has organised 16
to conduct the ‘Bihar State Migration Survey’ based on a large, lectures under its Lecture Series on Migration. In 2019-2020, the
representative HH samples. The Centre prepared a proposal, which was Centre organised a lecture by Dr. Brahm Prakash (JNU, New Delhi) on
vetted by some eminent scholars. The International Justice Mission “Between Culture and Agriculture: Labour, Aesthetics and the Politics
(IJM) accepted the Centre’s request to fund the study. The fieldwork, of the ‘Culturally Backward’ Regions in India” on 23 January 2020.
which will cover 12,500 HHs in both rural and urban areas, was
supposed to begin from late March but had to be postponed in view Field Action Project
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CDPR field action project on “Deepening Democracy through
The Centre is also in discussion with the India Centre for Migration Gram Panchayats” in Mian-Ke-Bhatkan Gram Panchayat in Jiradei block
(ICM), Ministry of External Affairs for adding a component of of Siwan district of Bihar is progressing well. This is large Panchayat
international labour migration, particularly to the Gulf countries. The consisting of seven revenue villages and inhabited by various castes
Labour Resources Department of the Government of Bihar has issued and tribes and people from both Hindu and Islamic faith. The project
a letter in support of the Study. aims at strengthening representation, participation and capacities of
the functionaries of the Gram Panchayat. The interventions include
The CDPR faculty have made fair progress in two studies: (i) Migration twin components of research and action. The initial phase has
Dynamics in Bihar: A District Level Analysis both at the Destination emphasised on ethnography to develop deep understanding about
States and Origin; and (ii) Trends in Rural Employment in India, with socioeconomic, political and cultural realities of the people. The team
special reference to Bihar. Both are expected to result in publishable has documented ethnographic accounts in the form of stories and
monographs by 2021. plans to bring out a series of thematically organised volumes in a

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series “Gaon Ke Dastavej”. The first volume, entitled “Lok Jeevan aur Seminar Series
Grameen Sansthayen: Miyan-ke-Bhatkan Panchayat ki Kahaniyan”
has been completed and is being edited for publication. The volume The Centre has instituted a seminar series in which the emphasis is
is authored by Vivek Anand and Bhushan Prasad (in association with on those processes of politics and political economy that constitute
Shalini Ranjan and Vaibhav Srivastava). The second volume is being Post-colonial and Post-Socialist conditions. The goal is to demonstrate
finalised. that political economy, social movements, and governance in these
two conditions are actually shaping the form of contemporary global
Public and Memorial Lectures capitalism. Global capital, as it were, is constituted by these two
conditions spatially, temporally, and in terms of human capital. The
The Centre has instituted an annual lecture series in the memory idea is to initiate a dialogue, publish papers out of these seminars, and
of distinguished scholar and sociologist, Prof. Hetukar Jha, a well- ultimately design research projects, which will investigate issues of
wisher and guide, who passed away in 2017. The 3rd Hetukar Jha political economy, politics, and culture at the conjuncture of these two
Memorial Lecture was delivered by Prof. Roma Chatterji (Department conditions.
of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi) on
“Temporal Rhythms in Village Life: Stories of Abundance and Lack in The third seminar in the series was delivered on 29 November 2019
Purulia, West Bengal” on 15 February 2020. by Prof. Aditya Nigam (Centre for the Study of Developing Society,
New Delhi). He argued that while the 20th century saw the process
The CDPR and Takshila Educational Society have jointly instituted of decolonisation proceed apace and many former colonies became
TISS-Takshila Lecture Series on “Contemporary Challenges to India’s independent, they continued to remain under the thrall of Western
Democracy”. The second lecture was delivered by Dr Harsh Mander, theory and philosophy, trying to become like the West in a short span
eminent writer, social activist, and Director, Centre for Equity Studies of time. Prof. Nigam further argued that it is fundamentally this mode
on 9 February 2020. The title of his lecture was “Bharat Mein Bandhuta of theorisation that makes capitalism seem like the inescapable fate of
Ki Khoj”. all humanity. Increasingly, it is becoming clear in the theorisations by
post-colonial/decolonial thinkers that it is the European episteme that
The CDPR also organises a lecture series on Justice. Till date, the Centre allows capitalism to be understood the way it is and that the only way
has organised six lectures in the series with the sixth lecture delivered of getting around the problem is of decolonising thought itself and
by Prof. Ajay Dandekar (Director, School of Humanities and Social getting out of the thrall of this episteme.
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University) on 16 March 2020 entitled “Silent
Voices, Distant Dreams: India’s Denotified Tribes”. You Tube Channel: The Centre manages a You Tube channel where
most of the lectures on migration, justice and dialogue between the
Two more public lectures were organised during the year. The first posts have been uploaded. The link of the channel is: https://www.
was delivered by Dr. Kaustubh Deka (Department of Political Science, youtube.com/channel/UCmW0wA9e3iI62tLEngUk79Q
Dibrugarh University) on 17 February 2020 on ‘National Register of
Citizenship: Assam Experience’. The other lecture was delivered on 18 Publications
February 2020 by Dr. Sadan Jha (Associate Professor, Centre for Social
Studies, Surat) on “Migration and Belongingness: Problematising Internal Publications: The Centre has added 14 new titles under its
Migration Studies”. occasional paper series: Public Arguments in English and Sarvajanik

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Bahas in Hindi, and working paper series. These include publication 2019. Keynote speakers were Dr. Shreya Bhattacharji (Head of
of invited lectures and papers by the Centre’s faculty. Altogether 27 Department, Department of English, Central University of Jharkhand)
papers have been published so far, and are downloadable from the and Mr. Prem Kumar Mani, a well-known author. Dr. Bhttacharya gave
TISS website. an introductory lecture about the literary works of Toni Morrison,
while Mr. Mani, spoke about the relevance of Toni Morrison for the
Journal of Migration Affairs: The Centre publishes an online bi-annual vernacular literature of protest in India. Students of Patna Women’s
journal, entitled Journal of Migration Affairs. The Journal was awarded College staged a short play based on the key characters of Toni
an ISSN in August 2019. During the year, two issues were published— Morrison’s novels and read selected passages from Toni Morrison’s
September 2019 and March 2020. The March 2020 issue was a special writings. The students of the College of Arts and Crafts organised a
issue on “Gender and Migration”. This is a unique journal, which focuses poster exhibition depicting the life and works of Toni Morrison. This
on internal migration. This will soon be developed into a double- memorial programme brought together academics, activists, artists,
blind peer reviewed journal. The journal can be accessed from www. intellectuals, students, and public to speak about the life, legacy,
migration-affairs.org. influence, and continuing relevance of Toni Morrison.

Mentoring Young Researchers in Social Science Research The Centre collaborated with Aide et Action to organise a consultation
on “Leaving No Child Behind: Inclusion of Migrant Children in Bihar”.
The CDPR conducted a workshop on research and publication for the The programme brought together policy makers, officials, NGOs,
students of Chanakya National Law University, Patna. The faculty of activists and some migrant workers and their children. The programme
the Centre took sessions on writing research proposals and academic was financially support by Bernard van Leer Foundation.
writing.
The CDPR, Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF), PRADAN and
Collaborations Shiv Nadar University have formed a consortium to initiate studies on
the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in six states – Bihar,
The Centre, in collaboration with the Department of English, Patna Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. A
University and College of Arts and Crafts, Patna University, organised large sample survey of approximately 13000 households have been
an event entitled “In Memorium: Toni Morrison on 21 September planned as the first initiative of the consortium.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Centre for Development Practice and Research Takshila Educational Society Mar. 2017 Ongoing Prof. Pushpendra Kumar
Bihar Migration Report International Justice Mission Sep. 2019 Ongoing Prof. Pushpendra Kumar,
Dr. Pinak Sarkar, Mr. Rakesh
Ranjan, Mr. Vivek Anand
and Mr. Neeraj Kumar

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 Field Action Project

Deepening Democracy through Gram Panchayats, estd. 2017

Mian-ke-Bhatkan Gram Panchayat, Siwan (Bihar)

Sponsor : Takshila Educational Society

Objectives : • To generate new knowledge on the ‘rural’ particularly on social and political institutions in rural areas.
• To develop in-depth understanding of Gram Panchayat as a political institution.
• To make interventions in the Panchayat with the purpose of enhancing its capacity and effectiveness of its functioning.
Programmes : • To undertake ethnography of village level institutions, including the Gram Panchayat
• To prepare a series of five books on different aspects of village level social and political institutions written in the form of story telling.
• Working with Ward Members to enhance their capacity to pro-actively participate in the Gram Panchayat.
Project Staff : Mr. Vivek Anand, Mr. Bhushan Prasad and Mr. Vaibhav Prasad
Faculty : Prof. Pushpendra Kumar and Prof. Rajeshwar Mishra

Publications
Dr. Shashank Chaturvedi
• Math Mahant aur Dharm ki Rajniti, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2019. [ISBN: 978-019-9489-65-7]

• The New Modi Wave as Seen from Eastern UP, The India Forum, https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/new-modi-wave-seen-eastern, Jul. 16, 2019. (co-author)

Prof. Pushpendra
• Migration and the Making of a Village, Journal of Migration Affairs, doi:10.36931/jma.2019.2.1.44-66, 2 (1), 44–66, 2019. [ISSN: 2582-0990]

• • Kya Sarkaren is Mahamari Se Sabak Lekar Pravasiyon Ke Liye Behtar Vyavasthayen Banane Ki Pahal Karengi?, http://thewirehindi.com/117787/coronavirus-
pandemic-india-migration-of-workers/, April 16, 2020.

• • A Change in Migrant Policy, The Hindu, April 22, 2020. (co-author).

• • Lockdown: Sarkar Dwara Majdooron Ke Liye Jaari Disha-Nirdesh Unke Prati Samvedansheel Nahin Hain, http://thewirehindi.com/118636/corona-lockdown-centre-
new-guidelines-for-migrant-workers/, April 24, 2020

Mr. Charvaak Pati

• Spaces of Alienation and Resistance. In S.I. Rajan and M. Sumeetha (Eds.), Handbook of Internal Migration in India, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2020. [ISBN: 978-935-
3285-60-9]

Mr. Rakesh Ranjan

• Local Migrant Organizations in the Periphery: Providing Healthcare in India, Migration and Development, doi:10.1080/21632324.2019.1706248, 1–17, 2019. (co-author)
[ISSN: 2163-2324]

• Economic profile of Refugees due to Social and Political Problems in India: A Case Study of Refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan. In S.I. Rajan (Ed.), Handbook on
Refugees, New Delhi: Routledge, 2020. (co-author) In Process

• Indian Migrant Organizations: Engagement in Education and Healthcare, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2020. (co-author) Md Mizanur Rahman [ISBN: 978-019-0121-
34-1] In Press

• Novel Coronavirus and Indian Overseas Labour Migrants: Updates from Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, Roots and Routes, 9 (1-4), 11–16, 2020. (co-author)

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Dr. Pinak Sarkar
• 2011 Census Snapshot Out-Migration from Bihar: Major Reasons and Destinations, Journal of Migration Affairs, doi:10.36931/jma.2019.2.1.132-140, 2 (1), 132–140, 2019.
[ISSN: 2582-0990]

• An Empirical Analysis of Occupational and Economic Attainments of Labour Migrants from Bihar, Journal of Migration Affairs, doi:10.36931/jma.2019.2.1.67-90, 2 (1),
67–90, 2019. [ISSN: 2582-0990]

• Out-Migration from West Bengal: Measuring the Economic Consequences Both at the Source and Destination. In A. Chattopadhyay and S. Ghosh (Eds.), Population
Dynamics in Eastern India and Bangladesh: Demographic, Health and Developmental Issues, New Delhi: Springer, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1530-44-9]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Sponsor Place Date

Dr. Shashank Chaturvedi Developed a course titled Reading Ambedkar for Swayam MHRD Kanpur Jun. 1-14, 2019
Prabha Project of MHRD
Prof. Pushpendra In Memorium: Toni Morrison TISS Patna Patna Sep. 21, 2019
Centre and
Department of
English, Patna
University
Prof. Pushpendra and Workshop on Research and Publication Chanakya Patna Oct. 1, 2019
Dr. Mithilesh Kumar National Law
University
Prof. Pushpendra Leaving No Child Behind: Consultation on Inclusion of Migrant Aide-et-Action Patna Nov. 26, 2019
Children in Bihar and TISS Patna
Centre
Mr. Charvaak Pati Fourth Orientation Programme on Migration TISS, Patna Patna Feb. 12-20, 2020

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 SIR DORABJI TATA MEMORIAL LIBRARY

The Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library (SDTML) is a Networked provides training on advanced research tools like Turnitin for detecting
Library System that connects all four campuses of TISS to provide a plagiarism and EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley for managing citations
single platform to search and access library resources. With effective and references. The Library also offers an optional course on “Digital
integration of ICT and Open Source tools, SDTML has evolved into Scholarship” for Master’s students to train them in research skills.
an enabler aimed at providing the highest level of support for
learning, teaching and research needs. Staffed by a dedicated team of The Library responds creatively in providing efficient teaching and
professionals, it continually makes effort to acquire and disseminate research support services through Current Awareness Service Bulletin,
learning resources in all formats. Article Alert Services, Plagiarism Detection and Avoidance, Document
Delivery Service, Reference Service, etc.
It’s print collection includes about 1,26,851 volumes covering principal
domains of social science and subscribes to over 9,095 print and Cyber Libraries are collaborative learning spaces to provide seamless
e-journals. UGC Inflibnet has recognised it as one of the National access to electronic and print resources put together. The Library has
Document Delivery Centres. two such fully air-conditioned 24X7 facilities that accommodates
150 workstations, central printing facility and 1 Gbps internet access.
The Online Catalogue, Web OPAC, is the most accessed tool amongst The M.K. Tata Memorial Learning Centre for the Visually Challenged
all services which clocks over 3 lakh hits annually. Its user-friendly has specialist software and hardware enabling visually challenged
interface provides visually appealing “Virtual Shelf” to browse library students to access both print /online resources.
book stacks online. Users can also manage their library account for
renewals, reservations, etc. The Library’s innovative practices to promote resources and services
have been duly recognised as TISS is one of the top universities with
Digital Library etd@TISS is an Institutional Repository for archiving extensive usage of eResources from UGC e-ShodhSindhu Consortia.
faculty projects, theses/dissertations of Master’s, M.Phil. and Ph.D. We get access to 11 online databases under the consortia, which is
programmes. As on today, etd@TISS hosts about 11,079 documents again augmented by library subscriptions to another 11 leading online
and has witnessed more than 3,84,279 searches/downloads. The databases in social sciences. Currently, the Library provides access to
Library strives hard to achieve wider dissemination of the Institute’s over 9,000 online journals and 22 databases. Prominent among them
research output. Thus collecting, preserving and providing access to are J-Stor, Project Muse, Oxford University Press, Emerald Management,
such content is central to the aims of the Library EBSCO Business Source Elite, PsychArticles, Indiastat.com, World eBook
Library, Routledge, Oxford University Press (e-books), Net Library eBooks
The Library accords highest level of importance to research support Collection, India Business Insight Database, etc. All these resources are
as research is compulsory for all Master’s programmes. Additionally, accessible through the Library Portal.
a significant number of M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars are being enrolled
every year. A dedicated team of Liaison Librarians work closely with The SDTML collections are accessible to our users from anywhere in
course coordinators, students and faculty to ensure that they get a the world through the Remote Login facility. More than 6,000 users
personalised support from the Library. This school-specific innovative across four campuses are using this single sign on service. Users are
support has enhanced the usage of library resources manifold and always connected with the Library, whether they are on campus or on
made the library team an integral part of the research process. It the field.

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The Library is open 24X7, including weekends/public holidays and capacity building of mid-career professionals. This unique programme
staffed services are available for 12 hours on weekdays. Since the has been getting students from across the country and the 9th batch
Library encourages collaborative learning, its floors are designated as will be graduating this year. The full-time Master’s Programme in Library
Discussion Zone, Study Zone and Complete Silence Zones, to meet and Information Science (MLIS) has an intake of 15 students and the
requirements of all levels of study types. About 507 students can 5th batch will be graduating this year. The Ph.D. programme currently
study in the Library at any given point of time. The Library has WiFi has about 15 research scholars and so far 6 Ph.D. degrees have been
connectivity across all floors. Users have seamless access to learning awarded. The thrust areas of research are Digital Libraries, Information
resources across multiple devices. Access and Services, Knowledge Management, Information Seeking and
Research Behaviour, Classification and Ontology, Scientometrics, etc.
To fill the widening gap of non-availability of qualified information Within a short time, the academic programmes have gained credibility
professionals with employability skills, SDTML established the Centre for and popularity among career seekers as SDTML provides an excellent
Library and Information Management Studies in 2012 to offer academic opportunity of theoretical expertise and practical exposure to modern
programmes. The PG Diploma in Digital Library and Information library and information systems with best practices, thus giving an
Management (PGDLIM) is a one-year dual mode programme aimed at opportunity of experiential learning.

Publications
Mr. Puttaraj Choukimath
• Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: (CD-ROM) 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]

• Developing A Dspace Digital Repository of Doctoral Theses at Prof. S.S. Basavanal Library, Karnatak University, Dharwad (Karnataka). In M. Angadil (Eds.), Digital
Technologies and Transformation in Academic Libraries‚ Vol-1, New Delhi: Shree Publishers & Distributors, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4194-00-2]

• E-Health Infomine: A Medical Milestone For All. In M.K. Singh (Ed.), Managing Libraries: Sustaining Excellence through Innovation, Technology and Repositioning, New
Delhi: Asian Library Association, 2020. (co-author)

• Emerging Data Mining in Healthcare: A Boon for Medical Professionals. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence In Health
Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]

• Research Data Management Policies, Plans and Solutions: The Imperatives for the Higher Education Institutions. In M. Angadil (Eds.), Digital Technologies and
Transformation in Academic Libraries‚ Vol-1, New Delhi: Shree Publishers & Distributors, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4194-00-2]

• Perceptions and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Academic Libraries: An Overview of Global Trends. In J.P. Singh Joorel (Ed.), Library 2030 : Moving
Towards Smart Technologies, Services and Resources, Gandhinagar: Inflibnet Centre, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-1232-09-5]

Dr. Anand Dodamani

• Emerging Trends and Technologies in Central University Libraries of North East India: An Analytical Study. In M. Angadi, G.S. Hadagali, I. Shettar, P.S. Kattimani, S.
Balutagi, and K.B. Agadi (Eds.), Digital Technologies and Transformation in Academic Libraries, Suratkal, Karnataka: NITK, 2019. (co-author)

• Importance of Stock Verification in Libraries: An Overview. In Rajeshwari (Eds.), Sustainable Development and Knowledge Management In Higher Education, Shiralkoppa,
Karnataka: GFGC, Shiralkoppa, 2019. (co-author)

• Information Literacy and Role of Libraries, Bijapur, Karnataka: Shri Sangameshwar Shikshan Samstha, 2020. (co-editor)

• Innovative Technology Services in Mizoram University Library: A Study. In B. Gunjal, D.K. Pradhan, V.K. Mishra, P. Mishra and K. Das (Eds.), Next Generation Libraries:
Emerging Technologies, Community Engagement and Future Librarianship, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-7698-33-8]

• Perception of People with Visual Impairment about University Libraries in India: A Survey. In Halder (Eds.), Special Needs Towards Inclusive Library Services in India,
Kolkata: NILD, 2019.

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 • Provision of Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairment in University Libraries in India, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, doi:10.14429/
djlit.39.3.14329, 39 (3), 104–108, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0974-0643]

• Rejuvenating Public Libraries through Digital Information Literacy. In S. Jange, A.N. Bandi, M. Angadi, V. Mallappa, U. Kacherki, R. Tiwari and R. Kumar (Eds.), Trends,
Challenges and Opportunities for LIS Education and Practice, New Delhi: Shree Publishers & Distributors, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4194-01-9]

Dr. J. Shivarama
• Access to Free Online Databases and Their Use for Information Retrieval in Health and Allied Subjects. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.),
Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN:
978-819-2130-65-1]

• Application of Data Mining Tools In Health Informatics. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and
Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]

• Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-editor) [ISBN:
978-819-2130-65-1]

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Data Science For Developing Intelligent Health Informatics Systems. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.),
Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN:
978-819-2130-65-1]

• Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Health Care Management in India. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Health
Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1]

• E-Health Infomine: A Medical Milestone for All. In M.K. Singh, T. Ashraf, R.K. Bhardwaj and S.S. Dhaka (Eds.), Managing Libraries: Sustaining Excellence Through Innovation,
Technology and Repositioning, New Delhi: Asian Library Association, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-3482-52-0]

• Emerging Data Mining in Healthcare: A Boon for Medical Professionals. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Health
Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-2130-65-1] Published

• Emerging Trends and Technologies in Central University Libraries of North East India: An Analytical Study. In M. Angadi, G.S. Hadagali, I. Shettar, P.S. Kattimani, S.
Balutagi, and K.B. Agadi (Eds.), Digital Technologies and Transformation in Academic Libraries, New Delhi: Shree Publishers, 2019. (co-author)

• Innovative Technology Services in Mizoram University Library: A Study. In B. Gunjal, D.K. Pradhan, V.K. Mishra, P. Mishra and K. Das (Eds.), Next Generation Libraries:
Emerging Technologies, Community Engagement and Future Librarianship, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-7698-33-8]

• Internet of Things: An Online Avatar of Knowledge Mapping. In M.K. Singh, T. Ashraf, R.K. Bhardwaj and S.S. Dhaka (Eds.), Managing Libraries: Sustaining Excellence
Through Innovation, Technology and Repositioning, New Delhi: Asian Library Association, 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-3482-52-0]

• Library Trends and Technologies in Higher Education Institutes in Thailand: A Study, Library Herald, doi:10.5958/0976-2469.2019.00031.9, 57 (4), 476–490, 2019. (co-
author) [ISSN: 0024-2292]

• Perceptions and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Academic Libraries: An Overview of Global Trends. In J.P. Singh Joorel (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th
International Convention of Caliber-2019 - Moving Towards Smart Technologies, Services and Resources, Gandhinagar: Inflibnet Centre, 2019. (co-author)

• Rejuvenating Public Libraries through Digital Information Literacy. In S. Jange, A.N. Bandi, M. Angadi, V. Mallappa, U. Kacherki, R. Tiwari and R. Kumar (Eds.), Trends,
Challenges and Opportunities for LIS Education and Practice, New Delhi: Shree Publishers & Distributors, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4194-01-9]

Mr. Akhilesh Sankhwar

• Access to Free Online Databases and Their Use for Information Retrieval in Health and Allied Subjects. In M. Mariappan, J. Shivarama, P. Choukimath and G. Gujral (Eds.),
Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics and Virtual Reality, Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences and CON Federation of Indian Industry, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN:
978-819-2130-65-1]

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Dr. Akhilesh Yadav
• Mapping of Worldwide Scholarly Journals in Library and Information Science. In M. Angadi (Ed.), Digital Technologies and Transformation in Academic Libraries, New
Delhi: Shree Publishers, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4194-00-2]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr Satish Kanamadi and Workshop on “Web of Science: Tool for Academic and Research Mumbai TISS
Mr. Bhavesh Patel Excellence”
Dr Satish Kanamadi and Author Workshop by Emerald Publishing on “ Publishing Mumbai TISS
Mr. Bhavesh Patel Impactful Articles”

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OFF CAMPUS

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 TISS TULJAPUR OFF CAMPUS
Dean & Campus In-charge: Dr. Ramesh Jare

Dr. Babasaheb Kazi

Mr. Rohit Jain
Dr. Anjali Kulkarni
Dr. Manoj Joseph
Dr. Sampat Kale
Dr. Neelam Yadava
Dr. Byasa Moharana
Dr. Shahaji Narwade
Mr. Ram Rathod
Dr. Sai Thakur
Ms. Trupti Ratnaparkhi
Dr. Sridhar Modugu
Dr. Sri Krishna Sudheer Patoju
Dr. Gunvant A. Birajdar
Ms. Sasmita Swain
Dr. Roopesh Kaushik
Dr. Kalpana Dixit
Dr. Shridhar Samant
Dr. Subhash Jagdambe
Dr. Manojan K.P.
Dr. Asheesh Navneet
Dr. Rohit Mutatkar
Dr. Dipak B. Abnave
Dr. Ravindra S. Ranpise
Deputy Librarian: Dr. Veeresh Hanchinal

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The TISS Tuljapur Off Campus was established in 1987 as the Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Institute’s Rural Campus, with the mission of promoting initiatives for
sustainable, eco-friendly and equitable socioeconomic development Team Ignited Minds is the small social entrepreneur set-up by the PGD-
of rural communities. In order to achieve this, TISS Tuljapur adopted WASH students. They are working on skill development, nutritional
a four-pronged strategy of teaching, research, training and field garden, science lab, stem lab, Science Park, etc. As part of their
action. Over the years, it has built a strong team of academics and activities, an Ignited Mind Centre was initiated at Dhekari village in
professionals drawn from Social Work, Sociology, Economics, History, Tuljapur Block.
Political Science, Agronomy, Demography, Engineering, Mathematics,
Architecture, and other related disciplines. A model was presented in the RISC-2019 conference at the National
Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad. A model of a nutritional
TISS Tuljapur Off Campus offers under-graduate, post-graduate, garden with indigenous variety of vegetables was developed on 10
M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes and conducts training programmes for gunthas (10,000 sq.ft) land at the Tuljapur Off Campus.
government and non-government organisations. The Institute plays a
significant role in influencing the local self-government administration, The Ignited Mind team secured the 4th place at the National Social
as well as the marginalised and vulnerable communities. Idea Challenge 2019 held at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.
They were also the 2nd runner-up in “Waste to Value” at the Young
Teaching Programmes Entrepreneur Summit 2020 organised by CYDA Pune.

Currently, TISS Tuljapur Off Campus offers 9 academic programmes: As a part of his pilot study, Mr. Prem Dannane (M.A. Social Innovations
and Entrepreneurship) started a ‘Goat Milk Dairy’ with SHG women in
• 2 Bachelor’s programmes: B.A. (Hons.) in Social Work with Basawant Wadi Village, the first of its kind in Maharashtra.
specialisation in Rural Development, and B.A. in Social Sciences
Research
• 4 Master’s programmes: Social Work in Rural Development;
Development Policy, Planning and Practice; Sustainable Livelihoods TISS Mumbai and TISS Tuljapur are jointly implementing the project
and Natural Resources Governance; and Social Innovation and on “An Assessment of the Status of Water Users’ Associations (WUAs) in
Entrepreneurship) Maharashtra”. It intends to study the status of the existing WUAs spread
across Maharashtra and categorise them as per their performance.
• M.Phil. Programme in Rural Development
During this academic year, students have researched topics covering
• Direct Ph.D. Programme in Rural Development their respective specialisations such as sustainable development,
women, livelihoods, information communication, social movements,
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (PGD- migration, agriculture, skill development, local self-governance,
WASH). entrepreneurship, health, human rights, caste studies, waste
management, and so on.

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 Ms. Deepa Munde Mudhol (DM, Osmanabad) being given an orientation to the Seed Bank of local varieties
being maintained as part of the entrepreneurial activities of TISS Tuljapur

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Public and Memorial Lectures • The 2nd National Policy Symposium on ‘Water for Sustainable Future:
A Policy Perspective’ was organised on 13–14 December 2019 by
• The Women and Gender Development Cell, in collaboration with the students of M.A. Development Policy Planning & Practice and
the Student Protection Office and Tathapi Trust, Pune, organised ‘A PGD-WASH in collaboration with UNICEF, Delhi. The Chief Guest of
Story Telling Session: Stories that Speak about Love, Relationships, the Symposium was Ms. Medha Patkar from the National Alliance of
Sexuality and Human Emotions’, on 9 December 2019. They also People’s Movement (NAPM) and Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
organised a talk by Dr. Sai Thakur on 1 December 2019 on ‘Sexual
Harassment in Recent Context’. • A ‘Confluence on Entrepreneurship’ was organised on 27-28
December 2019. Women entrepreneurs from the nearby villages
• The 4th Birsa Munda Memorial Lecture on “Resource, Tribe and were invited to exhibit their innovative products. An attempt
Politics in India” was delivered by Dr. Gunjal Ikir Munda (Assistant was made to share their ideas with the District Magistrate,
Professor, Centre for Endangered Languages, Central University of government officials, academicians and practitioners. The members
Jharkhand) on 11 December 2019. of organising Committee were Dr. Neelam Yadava, Dr. Roopesh
Kaushik, M.A. students & M.Phil. scholars of TISS Tuljapur.
• Prof. Sasheej Hegde (Department of Sociology, University of
Hyderabad) delivered a lecture on “What is it like to be a social • A National Conference on ‘Understanding Marginality in Neo-liberal
scientist?” on 31 January 2020. Regime’ was organised by the AML team from 14–15 February 2020.

• Prof. Sasheej Hegde conducted an interactive session with faculty • A Workshop on “The Need and Scope for Social Work Intervention in
and students on “Doing Research on Contemporary India” on 1 Criminal Justice” was jointly organised by TISS Tuljapur and Prayas
February 2020. (TISS Mumbai) on 27 February 2020.

• Two lectures were delivered as a part of 11th Ambedkar Memorial TISS Tuljapur, in collaboration with UNICEF, launched the Young
Lecture (AML) Series on 14 February 2020. Prof. Umesh Bagade Professional (YP) Programme in the WASH sector in 2016 to provide
(Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad) one year of hands-on work experience for students of PGD-WASH
delivered the first lecture titled ‘Understanding Marginality in Neo- course. So far, three batches (43 young professionals) have successfully
liberal Regime’, and Prof. Jagan Karade (Shivaji University, Kolhapur) completed the programme at different UNICEF offices in India. This
delivered the second lecture. year 14 WASH students were selected for the YP Programme.

Programmes Organised Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), a flagship programme of the Ministry
of Human Resource Development (MHRD) provides opportunities
• The ‘Jal Shakti Campus and Jal Shakti Gram Abhiyan’ is a newly for faculty and students of higher educational institutions to identify
launched programme by the government to promote water development challenges and evolve appropriate solutions for
conservation practices at higher education institutions in rural accelerating sustainable growth in villages. TISS Tuljapur is working in
areas. TISS Tuljapur made a rapid assessment of available water and five villages of Arali Kh, Barul, Baswantwadi, Devsinga Tul and Honala
leakages at the campus and celebrated the World Water Monitoring under the UBA.
Day on 18 September 2019.

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Career Guidance Placement Cell example, issues like sarpanchpati, outdoor defecation, ground
reality of AFSPA, liquor and drug addiction, religious texts and
The Career Guidance and Placement (CGPC) is an autonomous body relevance, communal violence, labour rights, rape, discrimination
comprising student representatives and a faculty coordinator. In 2019- on the basis caste, class and gender are some themes performed by
2020, 58 organisations participated in the placement process, which the group in the nearby villages and towns.
included five government missions such as the Bihar, Maharashtra,
• TISS Tuljapur participated in the 35th Inter-University West Zone
Odisha, and Haryana Livelhihood Missions, and Kudumbhashree.
Youth Festival organised by the Association of Indian Universities,
Private organisations including TVS, Sun Farma, Jaipur Rugs, ESAF,
New Delhi, held on 27-31 December 2019 at Uka Tarsadia
BAIF, HCL Foundation, Bala Vikas, and PRADAN participated in the
University, Bardoli, Gujarat.
on-campus placement drive. More than 212 vacancies were generated
this year for placements. Out of the 116 students who registered for • The 11th National Rural Youth Festival (NRYF) was celebrated
placements, 5 opted for higher studies or rejected the on-campus offers. from 5–9 February 2019. The theme of the festival was ‘Ekatmata:
Unite the Gender, Nature and Youth’. This year, the NRYF included
Student Activities events aimed at social awakening programmes, health awareness,
cleanliness and hygiene awareness programmes.
The Student Council elections were conducted in the academic year
2019-2020. For the first time, a direct election was conducted and • Various cultural programmes such as Mushairaa, Northeast Fest,
the Office of the Student Affairs (OSA), TISS Tuljapur Off Campus Christmas, Lohri, Harfest, Iftar, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Pride
administered the oath of office on 28 August 2019. March, Vasant Utsav, Holi, Kritgyata Diwas, Indigenous Day, Onam,
and Padharo Sa programmes were organised by the Students’
The OSA supported 28 students from the endowments received from Council.
ICICI Bank, 4 students from Doshi Vakeel, and 6 students from K.K.
• Students of the Environmental Club of the campus pledged to take
Heela Bharucha. Additionally, the OSA, Mumbai, supports 29 students.
care of trees planted by the Irrigation Department, Osmanabad.
Some students also received scholarships from the Allana Foundation
and Cognizant Foundation.
Campus Infrastructure Development
Other initiatives include:
Two new buildings were completed on the campus: (i) a fully furnished
• Skip-a-Meal is a student initiative started in 2012 to provide girls hostel with a capacity to accommodate 230 students, and (ii)
an opportunity for fellow students to “share their meals” with extension to the Dining Hall to accommodate 430 students. Both were
the underprivileged children of a local boarding school, Jai constructed with support of the Tata Trusts.
Tuljabhawanimata Residential School. The student volunteers skip
their lunch every Saturday and share the meal with the children Award
of the school. This year, the students started a library in the school
with the support of students, staff and faculty of the campus. Ms. Vibhuti Mudliar (B.A. Social Sciences) was selected to go to Macquarie
University (Sydney, Australia) from 22 July to 12 December 2019 on a
• EkAwaaz, a street theatre group, have highlighted various student exchange programme. She was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s
contemporary issues through satire, humour, and music. For International Scholarship (VCTS) by the University.

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Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty in charge

Establishment of Herbal Garden at Tuljapur National Medicinal Plants Board, Sep. 2014 Ongoing Dr. Neelam Yadava
Campus for Capacity Building and Promotional Government of India Ministry of Health
Activities & Family Welfare
An Assessment of the Status of Water User Water Resources Department, Oct. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Sampat Kale
Association of Maharashtra Government of Maharashtra
Long Term Care of Adults with Developmental Indian Council of Social Science Oct. 2019 Initiated Dr. Manoj Joseph
Disability: A Study of Parents having Adults with Research
Developmental Disability in Rural Areas

Publications
Dr. Kalpana Dixit
• Iranmadheel Pechprasang (The Crisis in Iran), Pariwartanacha Watsaru, 10, 28–31/43, 2019. [ISSN: 2250-3145]

• Jammu-Kashmir: Bharatiya Lokshahila Prashnankit Karanare Rajya (Jammu Kashmir: The State that Questions Indian Democracy), Samaj Prabodhan Patrika, 57 (226),
96–102/112, 2019. [ISSN: 0973-2845]

• Tidha Palestinecha (Difficult Question of Palestine), Pariwartanacha Watsaru, 19, 7–10, 2020. [ISSN: 2250-3145]

Dr. Sampat Kale

• Ya Satatachya Dushkalache Karayache Kay?, Pariwartnacha Watsaru, Year 19/volume 16, 28–37, 2019. [ISSN: 2250-3145].

Dr. Veeresh Hanchinal

• Awareness and Usage of E-resources of N-List Consortium: A Study with reference to Academic Colleges of Mumbai, Library Philosophy and Practice, https://
digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/2340, 1–13, 2019. [ISSN: 1522-0222]
• Awareness and Use of RFID Technology by the Students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences: A Study, Journal of Indian Library Association, 55 (3), 38–44, 2019. [ISSN:
2277-5145]

Dr. Sai Thakur

• Agari Samaj va Jaminiche Rajkaran (1920–1947): Narayan Nagu Patil, Ambedkar and Agari Shetkaryancha Sampa, Samaj Prabodhan Patrika, 57 (227), 15–22, 2019. [ISSN:
0973-2845]

• Gender Kinship and Marriage Practices: The Egalitarian Ethos of Wife-givers and Wife Takers among the Agaris of Maharashtra, Indian Anthropologist, 49 (1), 1–14, 2019.
[ISSN: 0970-0927]

• Sexual Harassment in Academic Spaces: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Processes in India and Pakistan, Jindal Global Law Review, doi:10.1007/s41020-019-00096-z, 10,
173–196, 2019. (co-auhor) [ISSN: 0975-2498]

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr. Sri Krishna Sudheer Theory of Change TISS Tuljapur UnLimited India Aug. 20-­21, 2019
Patoju Off Campus
Dr. Sampat Kale Gender, Sexuality and Rights TISS Tuljapur TISS and Tathapi Trust Pune Dec. 9, 2019
Off Campus
Mr. Rohit Jain 2nd National Public Policy Symposium TISS Tuljapur M.A./M.Sc. in DPPP and Dec. 13-­14, 2019
Off Campus PGDWASH Programmes at TISS
Tuljapur Campus
Dr. Neelam Yadava Confluence on Entrepreneurship TISS Tuljapur MGM University, Aurangabad Dec. 27-28, 2019
Off Campus and MGNCRE, Telangana
Dr. Sri Krishna Sudheer How to Write a Business Plan for Livelihood Students TISS Tuljapur TISS, Tuljapur Dec. 27, 2019 to
Patoju Off Campus Mar. 28, 2020
Dr. Sri Krishna Sudheer Business Plans for Social Ventures TISS Tuljapur UnLimited India Jan. 17-18, 2020
Patoju Off Campus
Mr. Rohit Jain Understanding Budgets TISS Tuljapur TISS Feb. 28-29, 2020
Off Campus

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Acting Deputy Director: Prof. Kalpana Sarathy

School of Social Work School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Dean: Dr. Santhosh M.R. Dean: Dr. Jagannath Ambagudia

Centre for Counselling Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainable

Chairperson: Ms. Rinya Pura Development
Ms. Meghali Senapati Chairperson: Dr. Abhinandan Saikia
Ms. S. Monica Kaothala Dr. Namita Brahma

Centre for Community Organisation and Development Practice Centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection
Chairperson: Dr. Shivani C. Barooah Chairperson: Dr. Debdulal Saha
Dr. Joseph Riamei Dr. Rajdeep Singha

Centre for Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Chairperson: Dr. Razdan S. Rahman Chairperson: Dr. Sanjay Barbora
Dr. Jagannath Ambagudia
Centre for Public Health Dr. Ram Kumar Debbarma
Chairperson: Dr. Jennifer Kipgen Dr. Yengkhom Jilangamba
Prof. Kalpana Sarathy
Dr. Santhosh M.R. Centre for Sociology and Social Anthropology
Chairperson: Dr. Subeno Kithan
Independent Centre for Undergraduate Studies Dr. V. Sawmveli
Chairperson: Dr. Prashant Kesharvani Dr. Stephen Pamei
Ms. Navaneeta Deori Dr. Ilito H. Achumi
Dr. Chitrasen Bhue
Dr. Minakshi Buragohain MGAHD, Nagaland Centre
Mr. Jackson Khumukcham
Unit for Research and Development Dr. Chakradhar B. Indurkar
Chairperson: Dr. Ram Kumar Debbarma Dr. Nironjan Islary

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The TISS Guwahati Off Campus established, in 2012, and the Centre undertook a project on “Study on Labour Influx under the
permanent campus was inaugurated in May 2017 by the Hon’ble Civil Works of Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project
Education Minister of Assam, Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma. (APART)” sponsored by the Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural
Services (ARIAS) Society, an autonomous body of the Government of
The academic structure of the TISS Guwahati Off Campus comprise Assam.
the School of Social Work (with Centre for Counselling, Centre for
Community Organisation and Development Practice, Centre for Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, and Training Programmes
Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship and Centre for Public Health);
School of Social Sciences and Humanities (with Centre for Ecology, Several programmes were initiated by the faculty and students of
Environment and Sustainable Development, Centre for Labour TISS Guwahati in 2019–20. The Centre for Community Organisation
Studies and Social Protection, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, and Development Practices (CODP) organised a National Seminar on
and Centre for Sociology and Social Anthropology); the Independent ‘Citizenship, Identity and Conflict in North East India’ on 29 February
Centre for Undergraduate Studies; and Unit for Research and 2020.
Development.
The Centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection, in collaboration
Teaching with the Indo-Global Social Service Society, organised a national
seminar on ‘Urbanisation in North East India: Process, Governance &
Currently, it has a total enrolment of 537 students in its Master’s, Inclusivity’ on 1-2 November 2019.
Bachelor’s, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes. The TISS Guwahati Off
Campus has been in constant engagement with the region and the The Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development,
government through its various projects, students and alumni. Most in collaboration with the Assam Science and Technology and
under-graduate students from TISS Guwahati opted to continue with Environmental Council (ASTEC), conducted a workshop on ‘Smart and
the post-graduate programmes in the campus itself, an indication of Sustainable Cities’ from 11–12 October 2019.
the success of the 5-year Integrated B.A.–M.A. programme in Social
Sciences. The Centre for Counselling organised the following talks for the
capacity building of its students.
Research, Projects and Publications
• ‘Menstrual Hygiene and Management’ by Ms. Dipti Kashalkar
The faculty members are engaged in different research projects as (Nirmaan Rehabilitation Facility, Guwahati) on 23 August 2019.
reflected in their teaching and research publications. • ‘Youth and Addiction’ by Mr. Ratul Dev (Upasana Society, Mumbai)
on 24 February 2020.
The Centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection completed two
projects, namely, ‘Social Impact Assessment on Corporate Social The Centre for Sociology and Social Anthropology organised the
Responsibility’ (funded by ONGC, New Delhi) and ‘Decent Work for following programmes in collaboration with the Placement Cell of TISS
Tea Plantation Workers in Assam’ sponsored by Oxfam, Germany. The Guwahati.

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• ‘Leadership, Communication and Presentation Skills’ by Mr. Bijoy • ‘Population Policies in India’ by Dr. Daksha Parmar (IIT Guwahati) on
Sangma (Executive Director, Haggai India) on 21 August 2019. 23 September 2019.

• ‘NGO Sector and Career Opportunities for Students from Social • ‘Mind Matters’ Campaign and Symposium on Mental Health
Sciences Background’ by Mr. Amba Jamir (Executive Director, Awareness by Dr. Sangeeta Goswami (Mind India) on 30 September
Sustainable Development Forum, Nagaland) on 22 August 2019. 2019.
• ‘Sex Work and Sex Workers’, in collaboration with All India Network
• An interactive session with faculty and students of the Department of Sex Workers, New Delhi, on 19 February 2020.
of Anthropology, Guahati University regarding future academic
• ‘Nutrition’ with Ms. Ronica Devarshi (POSHAN Abhiyan, Tata Trust)
collaborations on 24 August 2019.
on 28 February 2020.
• Panel discussion on “Visual Turn: Ways of Seeing in Sociology in
South Asia” by Dr. Sadan Jha (Associate Professor, Centre for Social
Studies, Surat) and Dr. Dev Nath Pathak (Assistant Professor, South The Centre for Undergraduate Studies (CUGS) organised talks on:
Asian University, New Delhi) on 28 September 2019.
• ‘Understanding Archaeology’ by Dr. Gangotri Bhuyan (Department
The Centre for Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship has been of Anthropology, Cotton University) on 19 September 2019.
actively engaged in various activities in the campus. It organised a • ‘Sociology of Literature: Emerging Trends’ by Dr. Merry Baruah Bora
Roundtable on ‘Emerging Paradigm of Development in North East’ in on 29 October 2019.
collaboration with SeSTA, Assam on 6 September 2019. The Centre also
organised the following talks: In addition to the above, the CUGS also organised a one-day student
exchange programme with Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati, on 19
• ‘Social Start-ups in North East India’ in collaboration with IIM
September 2019, and screened Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi on
Calcutta Innovation Park and Assam Startup (The Nest) on13
11 October 2019, to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth
February 2020.
anniversary.

• ‘Entrepreneurship and its Scope in Northeastern Community’ by

The Unit for Research and Development (URD) organised the following
Prof. Satyajit Majumdar (TISS Mumbai) on 14 February 2020.
programmes:

• ‘Microfinance and its Dependence on Community Collectives’ by

• “How to write academic papers?” by Prof. Virginius Xaxa (Visiting
Prof. Samapti Guha (TISS Mumbai) on14 February 2020.
Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi) on 4
December 2019.
• ‘Impact of Climate Change on Water Resource and Comprehensive
Water Management Strategy’, in collaboration with SeSTA and • ‘Style of academic writings’ by Ms. Sudha Ganapathi (TISS Mumbai)
IGSSS, on 13 March 2020. on 5 December 2019.

• Lecture-cum-interactive session for research scholars with Prof.

The Centre for Public Health (CPH) organised the following Ashabanu Soletti (TISS Mumbai) on 5 December 2019.
programmes:

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• ‘Discipline-ing the Northeast’ by Dr. Soibam Haripriya (Post-doctoral
Forum, Pradan, Quality Council India, Quality Education Asia, and
Fellow, Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent
United Way Delhi.
University, Belgium) on 26 February 2020.

Office of Students’ Affairs (OSA) and Student Activities Campus Development & Infrastructure

The OSA organised a number of events such as lectures, sports, All seven towers of the administrative staff quarters (furnished) were
cultural fests, etc. The Student Council, in association with Sportzest, handed over to accommodate approximately 350 students. The
organised the Institute’s sports fest ‘Beyond Boundaries’ from 12–16 canteen building, with a seating capacity of 260, is ready for use. The
February 2020. Students also participated and won awards in sports building will be in operation with furniture from the next academic
and cultural events organised by other institutions like the Assam session.
Engineering College (AEC) and IIT Guwahati. TISS students won the
first prize in Theatrix (drama competition) in IIT Guwahati’s annual
festival ‘Alcheringa’.

The student body organised its cultural fest, Vaomalan (which means
‘echo from the hills’ in the Tangkhul language), from 6–9 March 2020.
This year’s theme ‘Resistance’ was aimed to educate, agitate and
organise marginalised voices. The fest started off with a colourful
celebration of Chapchar Kut, the Mizo harvest festival on the first day
and continued with workshops, open-air talks, exhibitions, poetry
reading, storytelling, music and dance performances by guests as well
as students on the campus.

Campus Placement

The Placement Cell organised several capacity-building programmes

for students on attitude, motivation and mock-interview. Cognisant
of the academic calendar of each post-graduate programme, the
placement process was scheduled in several phases between January
to May 2020. Besides on campus, virtual recruitment processes via
Skype and Video Conferencing were arranged with organisations and
candidates unable to participate in person.

A total of 178 students registered in the placement process this year

in which the following organisations participated in the first phase:
Academy of Management Studies, Annapurna Finance, B-Able,
Balipara Foundation, HCL Foundation, Kudumbashree, NRO (National
Resource Organisation), Life Circle Health Services Pvt. Ltd., People’s

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 Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

Meghalaya Community - Led Landscape Meghalaya Basin Management Agency Dec. 2017 Writing Report Dr. Abhinandan Saikia,
Management Project (CLLMP) (MBMA) Dr. Joseph Riamei and
Dr. Namita Brahma
Scheduled Tribes and Democracy: Role of Tribal Indian Council of Social Science Jan. 2018 Writing Report Dr. Jagannath Ambagudia
MPs in Indian Parliament Research, New Delhi
Decent Work for Tea Plantation Workers in Assam: Oxfam Germany Feb. 2019 Completed Dr. Debdulal Saha,
Constraints, Challenges and Prospects Dr. Rajdeep Singha and
Dr. Chitrasen Bhue
Study on Labour Influx under the Civil Works of Assam Rural Infrastructure and Aug. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Debdulal Saha,
Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Agricultural Services Society (An Dr. Rajdeep Singha and
Project (APART) Autonomous Body of the Govt. of Dr. Chitrasen Bhue
Assam)
Negotiating Livelihoods and Rights in Contested Higher Education Funding Council for Jan. 2020 Ongoing Dr. Debdulal Saha
Urban Space: Politics of Street Trading in Mumbai Wales (HEFCW), Global Challenges
Research Fund (GCRF), UK

PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Ilito Achumi
• Perceived Illegality of the Body: Reclaiming the Space in Nagaland, Sociological Bulletin, doi:10.1177/0038022919848263, 68 (2), 204–220, 2019. [ISSN: 0038-0229]

• The Consequences of Sustained Disparities: Gender Politics in Nagaland, Zubaan, https://zubaanprojects.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SPF-2018-Grant-Papers-

Ilito-Achumi-The-Consequences-of-Sustained-Disparities.pdf, 1–37, New Delhi, 2019.

Dr. Jagannath Ambagudia

• Adivasis, Preferential Policy and the State in Odisha, Social Change, doi:10.1177/0049085719844115, 49 (2), 199–215, 2019. [ISSN: 0049-0857]

• Scheduled Tribes, Reserved Constituencies and Political Reservation in India, Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, 5 (1), 44–58, 2019. [ISSN: 2394-4811]

Dr. Sanjay Barbora

• Book Review: The Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra, Biblio: Review of Books, 25, 16–17, 2020. [ISSN: 0971-8982]

• National Register of Citizens: Politics and Problems in Assam, Explorations-eJournal of Indian Sociological Society, 3 (2), 3–28, 2019. [ISSN: 2581-5741]

Dr. Shivani Barooah

• Indigenous Social Movements: A Study of Lohit Youth Library Movement, Arunachal Pradesh, India. In U.K. Popli and A.K. Singh (Eds.), Indigenising Social Work Practice
in India, Delhi: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-938-93-5157-6]

Dr. Minakshi Buragohain

• NRC: Supporters and Opposers must Engage each other with Empathy, The Indian Express, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/assam-nrc-citizenship-
register-detention-camps-6052495/, Oct. 4, 2019.

Ms. Navaneeta Deori

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 • Factors Shaping India’s Foreign Policy during Cold War, Academicia: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, doi:10.5958/2249-7137.2020.00012.9, 10 (2),
31–40, 2020. [ISSN: 2249-7137]

Dr. Stepehn Pamei

• Naga-Kuki Conflict: A Historical Overview, International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 9 (12), 148–171, 2019. [ISSN: 2249-2496]

Dr. Sabina Rahman

• Who are the Women Beggars?, The Telegraph, https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/who-are-the-women-beggars-and-why-do-they-beg/cid/1691985, Jun. 08,
2019.

• Drawing the Line: Why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill united Northeastern India in Protest, The Caravan, https://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/why-citizenship-
bill-united-northeastern-india-protest, Jul. 01, 2019. (co-author)

• Choosing Begging over Paid Labour, “I used to work in a factory…”, The India Forum, https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/choosing-begging-over-paid-labour, Dec.
06, 2019.

Dr. Joseph Riamei

• Accommodating Diversity: Quest for Inclusive Policies for Tribal in North East India. In N. Gogoi, J. Saikia, H. Deka, R. Gogoi and S. Kour (Eds.), Symphony, Assam:
Purbayon Publication, 2019. [ISBN: 978-93-88593-94-6]

• Asymmetrical Federalism in North-East India: Politics and Process, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, 2019. [ISBN: 978-817-02-6417-0]

Dr. Debdulal Saha

• Occupational Health, Risk and Vulnerability: Conditions of Farm Labour on Independent Tea Plantations in India. In C. Scherrer and K. Radon (Eds.), Occupational Safety
and Health Challenges in Southern Agriculture, München, Germany: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2019. [ISBN: 978-395-7102-47-8]

Dr. Santhosh M.R.

• Book Review: Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom, The Book Review, 44 (2), 54–55, 2020. [ISSN: 0970-4175]

Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Dr. Razdan S. Rahman Roundtable on Emerging Paradigm of Development in North TISS Guwahati SESTA, Assam Sep. 6, 2019
East
Dr. Debdulal Saha Urbanisation in North East India: Process, Governance & TISS Guwahati Indo-Global Social Service Nov. 1-2, 2019
Inclusivity Society
Dr. Joseph Riamei Community Organisation from a Tribal Perspective Towards TISS Guwahati Tribal Intellectual Collective Nov. 21, 2019
New Social Work Theories of Change and Development India (TICI) and the North
East Research & Social Work
Networking (NERSWN)
Ms. Rinya Pura Youth and Addiction TISS Guwahati Centre for Counselling Feb. 24, 2020
Dr. Joseph Riamei Citizenship, Identity and Conflict in North East India TISS Guwahati OKD Institute of Social Change Feb. 29, 2020
and Development (OKDISCD)
Dr. Razdan S. Rahman Impact of Climate Change on Water Resource and TISS Guwahati SESTA and IGSSS Mar. 13, 2020
Comprehensive Water Management Strategy

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Acting Deputy Director: Prof. U. Vindhya

Deputy Director’s Office School of Livelihoods and Development

Prof. R. Kalpana Sastry Chairperson: Dr. Srinivas Surisetti
Dr. Mohan Kumar Dharavath Dr. Bibhu Prasad Nayak
Dr. Neetha Rani Dr. Poulomi Bhattacharya
Dr. Sajida Sultana Dr. Karunakar Peda
Dr. Arjun Sengupta
Dr. Rajesh K.P.
Azim Premji School of Education
Dr. Krithi S.
Chairperson: Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari
Dr. Shahul Ameen K.T.
Dr. Rekha Pappu
Dr. Rahul Menon
Dr. Murali Krishna Mallepaku
Dr. Amit Upadhyay
Dr. Sonia Sawhney

School of Gender Studies School of Public Policy and Governance

Chairperson: Dr. Nilanjana Ray Chairperson: Prof. Aseem Prakash
Prof. Vindhya Undurti Dr. Ipsita Sapra
Dr. Sowjanya Tamalapakula Dr. Amit Sadhukhan
Dr. Sunayana Swain Dr. Arvind Kumar Pandey
Dr. Ujithra Ponniah
Dr. Gyan Mudra
School for Vocational Education
Dr. Srinivas Surisetti

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• Policy Response of the Union and State Governments (As on 06

Teaching, Research and Extension
April, 2020)

During the year 2019-2020, nine academic programmes were • Covid-19: Response of India Inc.
successfully delivered at the TISS Hyderabad Off Campus through its • Policing in Pandemic
four Schools: (i) Azim Premji School of Education; (ii) School of Gender
Studies; (iii) School of Livelihoods and Development; and (iv) School
of Public Policy and Governance. The programmes offered included Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ph.D. in Social Sciences, M.Phil. in Education, 6 Master’s programmes
and Bachelor’s in Social Sciences. Fortunately, the course teaching and An example of pedagogic innovations in practice is the use of
assessment for the graduating set of Master’s and Bachelor’s students modelling-based teaching practice at the higher education levels.
was completed before the announcement of the nationwide lockdown An elective course on Design & Technology Education in the M.A.
due to COVID-19. Education programme encouraged an engagement-oriented
learning. The teaching highlighted important concepts and principles
Two major research projects were completed and three new ones that emphasise the salience of social concerns.
initiated during the academic year, while four projects are ongoing. TISS
Hyderabad continues to collaborate with the governments of Andhra Public and Memorial Lectures
Pradesh and Telangana to build capacities of their personnel through
training and workshops in keeping with the MoUs signed between the School of Public Policy and Governance
two governments and the Institute.
• 59th Perspective Lecture by Pankaj Sekhsaria, ‘At the Tri-junction of
Several extension activities were initiated in the recent context of Fragility and Vulnerability: The Story of the Andaman and Nicobar
COVID-19. Not only did the faculty, in their individual capacities, Islands’, on 4 July 2019.
draw upon their various networks to provide much needed help
and support to migrant workers in Hyderabad during the lockdown • 60th Perspective Lecture by Ravi Srivastava, ‘Migrant Labour in the
period, the Institute has been collaborating with the State authorities Time of Corona’, on10 April 2020.
where required. A team consisting of faculty across schools of TISS
Hyderabad is currently collaborating with the Rachakonda Police Azim Premji School of Education
Commissionerate, Telangana State, to conduct a socioeconomic profile • “Ethics in Education” by G. Shiv Kumar Reddy on 5 September 2019.
and needs assessment survey of migrant workers for developing policy
recommendations. • “Language and Cognition” by Ramesh Kumar Mishra on 12
September 2019.
Additionally, the School of Public Policy and Governance has developed
policy trackers to document the response to COVID-19 of the Union and • “Education: To what End?” by N. Amar on 19 September 2019.
State Governments as well as institutions such as the Reserve Bank of
India, Civil Society Organisations, Business Houses/Leaders etc. The • “There is a School in Every Garden” by Mr. Krishna Reddy and
three policy trackers developed thus far are: Ms. Manvitha on 26 December 2019.

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Equal Opportunity Cell Cabramatta cultural study from Macquarie University. She was
selected from a group of 20 to understand transnational migration
• “The Merger of Hyderabad State into the Indian Union” by Sujan patterns of Vietnamese, Polish and Syrian refugees in the suburban
Kumar (Loyola College, Hyderabad). areas of Sydney. She also participated and won the pre-break rounds
at the Australian National Women’s debating championship 2019.
• “LGBTQIA+ community” (in collaboration with Women and Gender
Development Cell) by Ms. Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogi on Trans Bill, 2019, • Ms. Shrishti Pallav (student of School of Public Policy and
with discussion by Dr. Sowjanya Tamalapakula on caste and gender. Governance), was awarded a student fellowship for studying at
Sciences Po, Paris.
• Panel discussion by Prof. Afroz Alam, Prof. Amir Ullah Khan and
Ms. Rubina Nafees Fatima on issues faced by minority groups. • Mr. N.P. Tushar and Ms. Shrutija Saxena (students of the School of
Livelihoods and Development), attended the Birmingham International
• Panel discussion by Dr. Annavaram, Dr. Shilpaa Anand and Dr. Ispita Summer School 2020 at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Sapra on Persons with Disabilities.
• Talk on Dalit Bahujan and Adivasi (in collaboration with SC/ST cell) Student Council
by Prof. Kancha Ilaiah, Dr. Sowjanya Tamalapakula and Asst. Prof.
Ram. The Student Council 2019-2020 has been quite active in making
the campus life rich by conducting a number of cultural, literary and
• Talks by Mr. Mogili Vijender, Mr. Vinay Kumar Kore and Mr. Piyush sports events. The annual student festival QuinTISSence 2020 was held
Prakash under the “Alumni Speaks” initiative. between 17-19 January 2020. The tribal traditional dance by students
from different states; Zarafet, a fusion of classical and modern dance by
Women and Gender Development Cell the Choreography Society; and a photo exhibition by the Photography
Club were some of the main attractions of QuniTISSsence.
• Gender sensitisation session conducted with Rubaroo, an NGO with
discussions and activities. The Student Council also organised a stress buster event before the
closing of the odd semester and a musical night at the beginning of the
• Panel discussion by Ms. Surbhi, Dr. Sowjanya Tamalapakula and even semester to celebrate campus life. A blood donation camp was
Dr. Rahul Menon on “Relationships in University Spaces” conducted organised on 27 August 2019 in collaboration with the Arohi Blood Bank.
with Ungendering Project initiated by the B.A. students.
Together with the Azim Premji School of Education, the Student Council
Students organised a cricket tournament in memory of Mr. Dinesh Jambhure
(M.A. Education) who passed away on 11 November 2019.
Exchange Programmes
The Student Council facilitated participation of several students in
• Ms. Navya Mehta and Ms. Aditi Premkumar (B.A. Social Sciences) different inter-college/inter-university competitions organised by BITS
were selected to study for a semester at the Macquarie University Hyderabad, Symbiosis Univeristy, ISB and other institutions. Several
in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Aditi Premkumar participated in a global students brought credit to the Institute by winning medals in these
leadership programme and was an international delegate for events.

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The Student Council also initiated the Alumni Network for TISS Study 2019’, data software like GIS and STATA to support students in
Hyderabad Off Campus and had planned an Alumni Meet in April 2020, engaging with large data sets such as NFHS data and census data sets,
which had to be called off due to COVID-19. People’s Biodiversity Register, Gender Budgeting; interactive sessions
on ‘Transpersons’ Experiences’ with trans activists, and a guest lecture
Career Guidance Placement Cell on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects’.
A total of 98 students out of 118 students who participated in the
placement process got placed, despite the abrupt halt to the placement Campus Infrastructure & Development
process owing to the COVID-19 outbreak. The TISS Hyderabad Off Campus had to relocate to KB Campus in
Turkyamjal from the Telangana State Institute of Rural Development
Student Seminars (TSIRD) Rajendranagar at the beginning of the academic year 2019 –
Faculty of TISS Hyderabad organised various workshops, interactive 2020. Efforts to make the campus greener were also taken up through
sessions and other programmes for the students. These include collaborative class activity. Students also developed digital herbarium
workshops on ‘Inclusion and Beyond? Andhra Pradesh Accessibility as part of the effort.

Research Projects and Other Projects

Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty

AZIM PREMJI SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Early Literacy Initiative Tata Trusts Mar. 2015 Completed Dr. Rekha Pappu
N for Nose: Status of the Education Report for UNESCO Sep. 2018 Completed Dr. Sonia Sawhney
India 2019; Children with Disabilities
Understanding the Phenomenon of ‘Reverse Tata Education and Development Trust Apr. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari
School Choice’ in Rural Maharashtra
Assessing Social and Emotional Learning of Learning Curve Life Skills Foundation Jul. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Sonia Sawhney
Students
Early Childhood Care and Education Next Education Private Limited Aug. 2019 Completed & Dr. Rekha Pappu
Accepted by
Funding Agency
SCHOOL OF LIVELIHOODS AND DEVELOPMENT
Patterns of Innovation, Technological Competition Indian Council of Social Science Mar. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Poulomi Bhattacharya
and Firm Performance in Case of Indian Research
Manufacturing Sector
Social Impact Assessment of Land Acquisition for District Administration, Govt. of May. 2018 Ongoing Dr. Srinivas Surisetti
expansion of CISF Academy Telangana
Study of Skills Training Schemes under CSR NSFDC Feb. 2020 Ongoing Dr. Srinivas Surisetti
Initiatives of REC for 6 States Dr. Shobitha Poulose
Dr. Shahul Ameen

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 Title Sponsor Date of Sanction Present Position Faculty
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Muslim as Owners of Capital in Urban India: A Indian Council for Social Science Jun. 2016 Writing Report Prof. Aseem Prakash
Continuum of Inclusion and Exclusion Research
Accessibility Study of Public Spaces in Hyderabad Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Sep. 2019 Ongoing Dr. Ipsita Sapra and
Prof. Aseem Prakash
Inclusion and Beyond? Andhra Pradesh Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Sep. 2019 Ongoing Prof. Aseem Prakash and
Accessibility Study 2019 Dr. Ipsita Sapra
Evaluation of the Plan Scheme on End- To- End Govt. of Maharashtra May. 2019 Writing Report Prof. Aseem Prakash and
Computerisation of the TDPS Operation Dr. Bibhu Prasad Nayak

Field Action Projects

Sakhi One Stop Centres in Telangana, estd. 2017

Telangana
Sponsor : Department of Women Development and Child Welfare, Govt. of Telangana
Objectives : To provide integrated support and assistance to women and girls affected by gender-based violence
Programmes : Induction training, Refresher training, Monitoring visits
Project Staff : Ms. Girija Devi, Ms. Suneetha, Ms. Blessie, and Mr. Daniel.
Faculty Name : Prof. U. Vindhya

PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Mohan Dharavath
• Democracy, Development and the Adivasi Question in Telangana. In A. Naidu and Others (Eds.), New States and Policy Regimes, Hyderabad: CAS-Osmania University
Press, 2019.

• Movie Review: ‘Mallesham’ Brings the Untold Story of Lower-Caste Weavers to Light, The Wire, https://thewire.in/film/mallesham-movie-review-andhra-weavers, Jul. 01,

• V.S. Naipaul: Themes of Migration, Pramana Research Journal, doi:16.10089.PRJ.2020.V10I5.20.4517, 10 (5), 141–147, 2020. (Unpublished) [ISSN: 2249-2976]

• Whatever happened to Jogta and Jogtin?: Non-Brahmin Religiosity and Marginalization of Dalits, Critical Philosophy of Race, 7 (2), 1–22, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 2165-
8684]

Dr. Ritesh Khunyakari

• Analysing ‘Values’ in Collaborative Development of D&T Education Units. In S. Pulé and M.J. de Vries (Eds.), PATT 37 Developing a Knowledge Economy through Technology
and Engineering Education, https://www.iteea.org/File.aspx?id=157700&v=e94e5d51, Msida, Malta: University of Malta, 249–267, 2019. [ISBN: 978-999-5714-79-6]

• Modelling in Design-and-Make: Synthesis of a Biological Cell into a Board-Game. In K.K. Mashood, T. Sengupta, C. Ursekar, H. Raval and S. Dutta (Eds.), Proceedings of
epiSTEME 8: International Conference to Review Research in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education January 3-6, 2020, Mumbai: Gaurang Publishing Globalize Pvt.
Ltd., 475–483, 2020. [ISBN: 978-819-4156-79-6]

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Dr. Arvind Pandey
• City Profile: Madurai‚ India, Environment and Urbanization ASIA, doi:10.1177/0975425319867487, 10 (2), 308–330, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0975-4253]

• India and Europe/Germany: Spatial Structures and Trends, Germany: Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), 2019. (co-
author) [ISBN: 978-387-9941-50-6]

• Making Cities Work: Policies and Programmes in India, New Delhi: National Institute of Urban Affairs, 2019. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-819-4134-80-0]

• Exploring Rural-Urban Inequality in India in the Post-economic Reform Period, Environment and Urbanization ASIA, 11 (1), 101–122, 2020. (co-author) [ISSN: 0975-4253]
• Occupational Mobility in Migrants. In S.I. Rajan and M. Sumeetha (Eds.), Handbook on Internal Migration in India, New Delhi: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2020. (co-
author) [ISBN: 978-935-3285-60-9]

• Migration in Urban Bihar: Trends and Patterns. In A. Gupta (Ed.), Social Statistics: Manifestation of Growth, New Delhi: Primus Books, 2020. (co-author)

Dr. Rekha Pappu

• Women’s Education and Social Reform in India: Creating ‘Angels in the House?’, Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, VIII (I), 50–58, 2019. [ISSN: 2455-1376]

• Child Labor and Education in South Asia. In P. Sarangapani and R. Pappu (Eds.), Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte
Ltd., 2020. (co-author) [ISBN: 978-981-1333-09-5]

• Gender Equity in Education: Changes and Challenges in South Asia. In P. Sarangapani and R. Pappu (Eds.), Handbook on Education Systems in South Asia, Singapore:
Springer, 2020. [ISBN: 978-981-1333-09-5]

• Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2020. (co-editor) [ISBN: 978-981-1333-09-5]

Dr. Nilanjana Ray

• Indian Women as Nurses and Domestic Workers in the Middle East: A Feminist Perspective. In S.I. Rajan and P. Saxena (Eds.), India’s Low-Skilled Migration to the Middle
East: Policies, Politics and Challenges, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. [ISBN: 978-981-1392-23-8]

Dr. Ipsita Sapra

• Securing Entitlements in a Context of Conflict. In K. Seeta Prabhu and S. Parasuraman (Eds.), Making Development Happen: Transformational Change in Rural India, New
Delhi: Orient Blackswan, 2020. [ISBN: 978-935-2879-31-1]

Dr. Sonia Sawhney

• N for Nose: Status of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with Disabilities, New Delhi: UNESCO, 2019. [ISBN: 978-818-9218-67-6]

Prof. U. Vindhya
• Social Action Committees: Community Intervention to Reduce Gender-based Violence, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, doi:10.1177/0971521519861160, 26 (3), 263–
287, 2019. (co-author) [ISSN: 0971-5215]

• Wanted a New Conceptual Framework for Doing Psychology in India: Is a Public Psychology Possible?. In G. Mishra (Ed.), Explorations into Psyche and Psychology: Some
Emerging Perspectives (ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations Volume 5), New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2019. [ISBN: 978-019-9498-83-3]

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 Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes Organised

Faculty Name Programme Title Place Sponsor Date

Prof. Vindhya Undurti Refresher Programme for Sakhi OSC Staff Hyderabad Department of Women Jun. 34, 2019
Development and Child
Welfare, Govt. of Telangana
Dr. Rekha Pappu Education Systems in South Asia: Present Status and Future Bengaluru International Centre for Aug.13, 2019
Evolution Theoretical Sciences
Prof. Vindhya Undurti Orientation and Training Programme for Sakhi OSC Staff Hyderabad Department of Women Aug. 79, 2019
Development and Child
Welfare, Govt. of Telangana
Prof. Aseem Prakash and Workshop on “Inclusion and Beyond? Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Sep. 18, 2019
Dr. Ipsita Sapra Accessibility Study 2019”

Dr. Sunayana Swain Gender Budgeting Workshop TISS, TISS Oct. 45, 2019
Hyderabad off
Campus
Prof. Vindhya U. Orientation and Training Programme for Sakhi OSC Staff Hyderabad Department of Women Oct. 22-24, 2019
Development and Child
Welfare, Govt. of Telangana
Dr. Rekha Pappu Early Childhood Care and Education: Principles and Practices Hyderabad Next Education Private Nov. 21-23, 2019
Limited
Dr. Ipsita Sapra Workshop on Gender Equality in Campus Hyderabad TISS Jan 23, 2020
Dr. Ipsita Sapra Transgender Experiences , Transgender Laws Hyderabad TISS Jan 30, 2020
Dr. Poulomi Bhattacharya Urban 101 Hyderabad TISS Feb. 12, 2020
Dr. Srinivas Surisetti Workshop on Rural Development Programmes NIRD TISS Feb. 12-13, 2020
Dr. Ipsita Sapra BA Review Workshop Hyderabad TISS Feb. 21-22, 2020
Dr. Sonia Sawhney Perspectives on Disability and Inclusion in Educational Settings Hyderabad TISS Mar. 17-19, 2020

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CONVOCATION 2020

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 Candidates for Convocation from TISS Mumbai

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Vilasini Devi Piu Chatterjee Siji Chacko
Sucheta Deshpande Amitabh Hoskote Francis Sangma
Utkarsh Deepak Shah Nikita Mishra Thokchom Dewan Singh
Sharad Ramdas Mohod Anisha Modi Devisha Sasidevan
Sudha Ramani Shubhashansha Bakshi Rahul S.
Rakesh Parashar Ranjini Basu Monica Binny
Seema Sharma Sreeja Jaiswal Sarita Shankaran
Milind Bharat Bansode Digvijay Kumar Kurian Jose
Sachin Sunil Meena Ganorkar Saumya Tewari Swati Singh
Pankoj Sarkar Aparna Vedula Kadlak Hemangi Suresh
Parul Noli Nivedita Tirkey Ajeet Kumar Pankaj
Shetye Saie Pramod Bharati Rashmi Rekha Gohain Abhimanyu Datta
Lokender Prashad Moses Maguipuinamei Dinesh Chand
Neha Wadhwa Suman Muddapur Arpana Ramchandra Ingle
Harshan T.P. Gaddimani Prabhu Basawanappa Richa Goswami
Sheetal Dinkar Asha Kamble Binit Lakra Samiksha Neroorkar
Tapas Singh Modak Garima Singh Latha K.
Ganorkar Nitin Vasantrao Luthufi M Renuka Manik Sonavane
Joy Prafful Lakra Swati A. Karnataki Sandipan Baksi
Saqib Khan Archana Isha Naaz
Muhammad Ibrahim Wani Ritesh Kumar Rajeswari Saha

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
Somnath Baburao Waghamare Monika Makwana Deepanshu Kundu
Bandana Yumnam D. Benjamin Haokip Nidheesh M.K.
Kudal Pooja Gangaram Esha Ray Aabid Firdausi M.S.
Kekhriesituo Yaotsu Parul Dubey Divi Sharma
Siddharth Ambadas Kamble Madiha Khan Aditi Bhardwaj
Upasana Sarma Jhasaketan Patra Shreya Dixit
Hitesh Goyal Chetan Anand Mokale Priyanka Kaduba
Chemath Dorjay Chetana Shakya Shaokhai Mayirnao
Goutham R. Richa Pandey Wahid Soruar
Peeyush Priya Ananya Debashish Chatterji Awanti Nandu Kawale
Bikash Kumar Sahoo Dinesh Kumar Mahapatra Priya Raju Patil

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Priya Baban Kale Wungreithan Awungshi Soumen Ghosh
Spriha Shukla Virendra Digambar Dhoke Mohd Usman
Aditi Maddali Ankita Kujur Christopher Binay Nag
Thazuthedethu Jerin Jacob Mrinalini Paul Rahat Nawaz
Sukrity Gogoi Jayram Waghchaure Irtiqua Ali
Durga Neelesh Vaidya Upama Bhattacharya Muhammed Afsal M..H.
Kotrike Emmanuel Shyam Narayan Bharti Surbhi Sharma
Priyanka Baburao Shinde Nilesh Deepak Trimbake Arpan Bag
Suchita Topno Pooja Verma Soumya Banerjee
Nihali Bhalchandra Bhoir Vishal Ingle Vyshnavi Rajagopal
Deeksha Pandey Payal Mukherjee Bhavya M.K.
Sonam Sambhaji Lavtepatil Bhushan Shrikrishna Rane Birshikha Chhetri
Rinchen Ongmu Bhutia Samyukta Shreekumar Shatakshy Bhatt
Alok Kumar Singh Rajan Kumar Vipul Dixit
Mauswm Brahma Cini Siju Aniruddha Mahajan
Aishwarya Raj Linda Uchoi Somingam P.S.
Sangharsh Rahul Telang Arun Kumar Roy Christin Mathews
Preethish Raja Vaishali Chaprana

M.A. IN SOCIAL WORK

Children and Families

Aiswarya C. Ishita Pohuja Simran Sharma
Akash Chandrakant Thombe Komal Bhamra Sonia Saha
Angel Tyagi Madhumita R. Sweta Parimita Maharatha
Anjali Mahajan Mokshida Jogi Ujjwala Vijay Karambhe
Mohite Ankit Ashok Nandhini G.B. Utkarsh Bedekar
Annette Sherry Joseph Nishant Krishan Tiwari Zarana Shirishbhai Mungra
Aparna Olwe Nongthombam Kalpana Minal Bhimrao Madavi
Aswathi N \.B. Kodisela Pranita Narasimhulu Vaishali Yuvraj Gajbhiye
Benito Jayadas Saakshie Sahay Sakura Hara
Bipasha Mistry Shabas Fathima M.A.

Criminology and Justice

Abhyudaika Barwal Gautham Pradeep Nair Kevin A. Benedict
Anurag Shankar Geetanjali Negi Mayaphika Chullet
Hole Durga Chandrabhan Ishani Dave Md. Tarique Alam
Falgudhara Choudhury Kartik Kamal Saikia Pranita Dinkar Wankhede

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Prashant Kumar Bhambri Sneha Ashok Mitthat Hora
Sakthi Prakash Vibhudeo Prasad Nayak Shobha Shukla
Shahbaj Mansur Khatib Vistaar Verma Eniya Sekharan
Shrutika Jha Vijay Ranjan V.
Shubham Jha Akhileshwar Pandey

Community Organisation and Development Practice

Aishwarya Dasari Iqbal Shahid Soumya Rakhe
Al Ameen J. K. Swathi Srimoyee Neogi
Amar Kumar Shrivastava Muhammed Raees K.C. Mahajan Swapnil Chandrakant
Anangsha Rajguru Muskan Gaur Tawnsuanlal Valte
Anishmita Barah Nabeel Thalakkatt Trupti Pani
Anuvratty Saxena Nishtha Pareek Yeshi Lhamu Naksang
Apoorva Shali Pooja Namdeorao Bhele Rinku Joshi
Arnima Ravneet Kaur Veronica Quikiumaliu Wijunamai
Barnasrita Deb Shambhavi Sharma Mung Ja
Bikash Hela Shashidhar Muralidhar Patil La Hkrang Zaw Doi
D. Jayaprakashnayagam Shrutarya Sharma Edcarlos Celestino Martins

Disability Studies and Action

Aakanksha Negi Mansi Pandey Salim Bilal Shaikh
Anoushka Augustine Mugdha Trivedi Serbin Rongpi
Archana Arora Nidheesh Philip Shagun
Bhavya Gupta Praseeda Parameswaran Shivani Vashishth
Bhise Swapnil Uttam Dangle Pratiksha Soumen Saha
Chaitanya Kanta Richa Pant Atul Rajan Telange
Harita Phougat Ritika Verma Kevin Varghese George
Harshita Mann Ruchita Rayman Dandekar
Lumbini Diwakar Ganvir Patwardhan Ruhi Ramesh

Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action

Amiya Ranjan Jena Choman Pegu Ram Kishor Soren
Ankita Baruah Divya Kumari Sayani Ghosh
Anysha Choudhary Divya Pande Desai Shradha Sambhaji
Aparna Patil Hardik Bharat Parmar Shruthi G.
Arundhati Sural Krishna Gupta Shubhangi Rajendra Nanwatkar
Balaka Chattaraj Labde Ashwini Machindra Sushila Murmu
Birendra Nag Manish Surin Khobragade Utkarsh Ashok

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Vanshri Vishwambhar Wankar Rohit Kumar
Yash Johri Sonal Anurag Kachhap

Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship

Aakanksha Yadav Fabeha Naaz Shreyash Kashyap
Abhishek Bhengra Lalmuanpuii Renthlei Simrin Bains Chhachhi
Amol Tanaji Shingade Prakhar Sharma Sorna Priya Muthya A.
Ankita Rana Priyanka Palji Helia Subham Basak
Arshad Aboobacker K.C. Priya Patil Swati Singh
Aryan Rajanya Nandi Trishma Singh
Ashok Sopan Khade Rakesh Ashok Sahare Varsha Kumari Sahu
Daniel Kumar Sanjyot Jain Charu
Deepankar Panda Shahzadi Mamta Ganeshrao Tupe
Dongare Sayali Jayaji Shivani Gangadhar Waldekar Hujare Akshay Anil

Mental Health
Akshata Anil Kamble Himani Shah Saagerika Kathpalia
Thakare Akshay Rajendra Hitesh Tryambakrao Bhoyar Sana Parakh
Anussha Murali Kiran Laxman Soni Sashimeren Tsudir
Ashwani Gautam Kuhu Senjuti Basu
Gotfode Avinash Shankarrao Lawmnakim Tanushree Joshi
Gunjan Tushar Khorgade Malavika. A. Srivathsa

Public Health
Akshay Jalindar More Mukta Harish Manyal Supreeth Ravish
Amal S. Piyush Priyadarshi Khorgade Tanvi Tushar
Azin Mir Shriya Shajeevan O. Cornelius Iswary
Dipak Prakash Borde Shruti Acharya Mohd Uruj Shaikh Anwar
Manisha Habeeb Soumya Tiwari
Mohd Junaid Sulagna Barua

Women-Centred Practice
Aarushee Shukla Chubarenla T Longkumer Mugdha
Aisha Abdul Kader V. Divyani Jain Pradnya Chandrakant Sawant
Anshu Kumari Honey Chauhan Ratna Namdeo Dhindale
Anwesha Chatterjee Indrani Dutta Shreya Sahni
Ashly G. Kajal Sudhakar Sonavane Tanshul Thakur

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Tanvi Chattoraj Vineeta Rana Mrittika Biswas
Vidya Sahay Yamini

Mental Health – BALM Centre

Amala Ajith Gitanjali Navya K.S.
Anushka Nagpal K.D. Hrangaolou Poulomi Sen
Arpita Bhatta Jean Fidelis Manners Shreyas S.
Bhanu Priya Kamya Aggarwal Vaishnavi S.
Shoba C.P. Lakshmi Amarneethi

MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Amit Verma More Sangeeta Pratap Shruti Dadroo
Amulya Tete Mridula Sood Shruti Sharma
Ankita Walia Neelam Ratan Badge Siddhartha Banerjee
Ashwini Gautam Ramteke Petkar Neha Rahul Simran Dahiya
Chilshu Chandran Nimisha Acharya Sukhleen Sandhu
Deepak Uttam Nishigandha Joshi Kshirsagar Swarupa Nitin
Mood Harikrishna Naik Piya Roy Talluri Kalyani
Ipsita Maiti Pooja Sambhalwar Vaishali Gahenaji Amte
Jaspreet Kaur Pragati Satish Bansod Vikash Kumar Singh
Khemkar Aishwarya Deepak Prashant Khushal Babhare Akshay Thakur
Kimi Sima Toppo Rahul Pandhari Ahirkar Sampada Sahu
Menkudale Vaijesh Shrikant Raushan Roy Chinmayee Matta Rao
Minakshi Hazarika Rida Sadaqat
Mohammad Abdul Gulfam Saranya S. Hariharan

MASTER OF HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION

Abhijit Bhawna Tickoo Monalika
Alish Kardam Fiza Khan Mansoori Mueez Hishamuddin Dalvi
Amit Ajit Desai Gayathiri K. Naga Durga Ram Jenu
Ananya Mazumder Harini Murali Kaliyur Nikhil Bhat
Anishka Anil Meshram Jini Kandoth Nishtha Dubey
Apurva Chavan Karthikeyan Paridhi Mathur
Aritra Das Kumari Shikha Mudi Rakhshanda Khan
B. Manohar Lakshya Arora Reena Sharma
Chandan Bhasin Latika Ashok Nikam Rohan Saxena
Cheryl Ann Thomas Madhu Radhakrishnan Rohit Soni
Deepak Patil Meenakshi Venugopal Rupal Bhimrao Dhanvijay

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Samiran Narayan Tripathi Shewatkar Vaishnavi Sunil
Sarvade Sandhya Vasant Viplove Dutta

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HEALTH POLICY, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Aditya Andhansare Manu Madhavan Rimsha Masroor
Chetana T Soyam Medhavi Behl Shubam Rai
Dilip Keru Rokade Muhammed Shareef Supriya Ajit Lahoti
Fellicita Pohsnem Neha Vijay Deshmukh Vijaya Shekhar Salkar
Gauri Vilas Barwat Prachi Sambhaji Sharda Seerat Mangat
Hima Batra Dhopte Pratik Ramesh Dharna Gupta
Isha Sharma Rajesh Patidar Rituparna Sarkar

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Ajaykumar Mohanty Harsha Teja Suvvada Neha Sadambar Janrode
Ahire Ankeeta Ashok Kalyani Ravindrasing Patil Pooja Bhagwan Sawale
Anukriti Chhabra Khan Sumaiya Ikramuddin Priyanka Dey
Brahmanand Shukla Kiran Kumar Naik P.B. Purushottam Dattarao Dannar
Dama Khillo Kiranpreet Kaur Ritima Gupta
Divyanshu Rungta Mhechekhro Mero Ritu Singh
Divya Tayal Minal Digambar Madankar Sharath Rajeev
Gurav Ashabai Baburao Misba Farooq Shubham Sakharam Sonune
Harsha Dhone Mohani Latwal Vaishali Kashana
Harshal Rohan Shirodkar Namanjaya Khobragade P. Ramanja

M.A. IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS

Ambekar Abhay Anil Blaze Choudhury Lavanya Mylapilli
Abhay Krishnaji Karkun Gargee Mahendra Kotwal Mayuri Agarwal
Abhilasha Ajay Kekatpure Harendra Singh Mrunal Chandanshive
Abhishek Himani Baru Mugdha Amul Niphadkar
Aditya Thakur Himanshu Narendra Nashikkar Mukul Sharma
Ajay Veer Singh Choudhry Ishma Raina Neeraj Kumar Vimal
Anjali Bajaj Jasmeet Singh Nibhrata Desh
Anuj Saini Jayant Gaurav Niranjan Kumar
Anupama Gachhayat Kiran G. Pallavi Goswami
Anurag S. Komal Kaustubh Parth Dev Jugnalia
Ardhanareeswaran R. Koreripalli Spurgeon Raju Pournima Ashok Gaikwad
Ashish Koul Kostubh Kumar Singh Priyanka

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Rajesh M. Shristi Viveka Raina
Rakshith Rao Jani Shrutam Shailesh Vivek Vijay Kathalkar
Ritesh Kumar Shyamkrishnan R. Yashaswini Chouhan
Saugaat Yashvardhan Siddharth Harsh Utkarsh
Sharanga Doley Sunil Kumar Methre Mayur Anupchand Soni
Shayan Zaman Surla Sailendra Priya Mundhra
Sheetal S Poojary Tembhekar Swapnil Tamradhwaj Ami anandkumar Ukey

M.A. IN GLOBALISATION AND LABOUR

Ajinkya Dhananjay Lonare Mahima Kaul Rajat Bhardwaj
Akshin Bhardwaj Mohan Baliram Pandit Ritu Bilung
Dilisha Menon Mukul Rana Shashwat
Faisal Ahmed Khan Neha Pandita Vaibhav Jaiswal
Gundapuneedi Siri Prachi Priyadarsani Keshar Kumar
Koustav Majumdar Pritam Babaji Patil Swarnava Sayan Bhadra

M.A. IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Afiya Rajee Krishma Tiwari Samuel Vanremruata
Akriti Gupta Mansha Balecha Shailesh Kujur
Anubha Bharadwaj Mithlesh Kumar Kashyap Soumya L.D.
Dilip Samad Pavitra Joshi Vishok Verma
Ganga Siva Sankar Pakkapati Pragya Purna Sonbhadra Digvijay Gangadhar Thete
Harshita Singh Ronjini Konwar
Jessica Runjesh Bargal

M.A. IN ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT, CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP

Bhatt Aashka Kiran Deborpita Nandi Shreyansi Singhal
Akanksha Sagar Devika Gulla Shreyas Bhat
Anand Wadhwa E Shashank Sai Shruti Srivastava
Angel Esha Toppo Gaurav Shukla Rahinj Swapnil Sopanrao
Anish Roy Kabir M. Joshi Pushkar Kishor Yeola
Ankita Mohan Pradeep Shaw Rahul Chudaji Pokharikar
Anu Saini Praveen Kumar Bhadragiri Suman Muthukaruppan
Apoorv Suresh Thorat Sakshi Tripathi
Ashish Raj Namdeo Saumya Shoor
K.J. Ashmi Shambhavi Chaudhary
Chaitanya Avatapalli Shashank Vihari Maddala

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Aastha Neelam Rani Sudhakar Upadhyay
Adapureddy Nagesh Babu Neetika Kumar Shree Swati Sukriti
Ajinkya Digamber Gondane Nikita Yadav Tenunukshi Longchar
Arjun S.V. Niladri Sarkar Upasana Goswami
Arpit Sachan Nilanshu Kumar Upendra Singh
Arti Singh Negi Nitesh Kumar Kirti Chowrasia
Bahaar Sharma Oshin Lakhani Nabajyoti Roy
Chitra Rawat Padmini Ramesh Olika Murmu
Dibyajyoti Basak Rahul Rajendra Wakode Vikas Lihare
Gobinda Chandra Sahu Revati Manohar Vaidya Dubey Sachin Rakesh
Himanshu Hari Saumya Sadhu Shreya Shrestha
Jishnudas K.S. Shivika Pandita Suja Sukesan
Kakade Saket Pradeep Shubham Garg Gladys Noungaihmawi Baite
Tenpe Meenal Sanghapal Sonal Raghuvanshi

M.A. IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

Akriti Shrivastava Gitanjali Kamra Riya Bhardwaj
Ananya Iyer Maitreyee Misra Shama Ramsingh Mehrol
Anuja Yashwant Bageshwar Manisha Diggi Shital Shamraoji Dahake
Arohi Panicker Nikita Pathak Shreya Batra
Asya Dilsha M.P. Pallavi Bhosale Shruti Negi
Deachen Angmo Pritha Bhattacharya Smruti Mani
Gauri Pawsey Rinarani Sumedha Kaushik

M.A. IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (Counselling Psychology)

Aishwarya Unni Mansi Dougall Tooba Iftikhar
Alpika Kumar Prachi Luthra Tushya
Anjali Singh Rishabh Dilip Anjankar Utkarsha Jagga
Badonnam Pyrbot Sahara Bilantu Vaibhavi Gadre
Chandreyi Sen Sejal Sarkar Narmada A. Panicker
Drishti Mehta Shreosi Mondal Aastha Bhutra
Haniya B. Rumaney Simone Kaul Radhika Sanjeev Shelar
Himani Verma Suman Abhilasha Kumari
Jogya Chakravorty Tania Bir Bhakti Dhananjay Ghatole
Maisnam Julia Devi Tanya Sanjeev Srivastava

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Aditi Koli Mehar Makkar Thenlay Choden Bhutia
Akshita Negi Natasha Vaidya Vaishnavi Verma
Amala Prabha S.M. Rabeeza Anna Jacob
Kathad Ankita Jayantilal Rinsakchon Ramshan Kunchinapalli Laliteshwari
Blessymol. P. Davis Ritika Dalal Sona Sunny
Farah Maneckshaw Rupsa Karmakar Hima Ongole
Hemangi Chakravarty Sharanya Bashyam Prarthana Poudel
Krishni Kaikini Simrat Sinsinwar Chikku Mary Peters
Marjyada Medhi Sreevidhya Kottarapat Srinivas

M.A. IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (Counselling Psychology) – BALM CENTRE

Amrithavally T.R. Prarthana Sagar Shreya Kulkarni
Apoorva Singh Pratha Parag Shah Subhashree Hembram
Aprajita Karki Pratyakshaa Tewari Vedant Tewani
Arva Yusuf Dilawar Preethika P. Vidya Venkatesh
Bilal Abdurahman A. Raashi Yadav Devyanshi Behl
Lavanya Chadha Sahitya M.G. Pillarisetty Simran
Naziya Wahid Sharmili Mitra Neha Murali

M.A. IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (Clinical Psychology) – BALM CENTRE

Ananya Nath Fahiza Rudrapati Sravani
Anjana Ajith Lanusenla S. Shravani
Apoorva Gupta Noor Malik Shireen Dhar
Arushi Sharma Pavithra. T Anjana Palni
Asmita Dutta Priya Pratiksha Dharua Kajol Pradhan
Athokpam Nidhi Bala Devi Ranjana C.A. Neha Elizabeth Raju
Esa Maria Sebastian Riddhi Nitin Khandhar

M.A./M.SC. IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

Arohi Ninad Patil Mehakk Narang
Arunachalam Venkatraman Mishel Mohan
Maitreyee Sevekari Sahil Dogra

M.A./M.SC. IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

Ankit Nagarwal Chaittanya Dharmaratna Damodar Harshal Sonawane
Anup Kumar Samal Charu Chandra Devshali Parinitha P.
Ashok Nanda Dhangar Kailas Krishna Priyanka Baban Bodkhe

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Shivangi Sharma Zubin Cherian Jacob
Spandan Pandey Ashish Anangari

M.A./M.SC. IN REGULATORY GOVERNANCE

Abhishek Pruseth Abhishek Raj Narendra
Julfikar Ali Aditya Kumar Neha Kekre
Kritika Mandiya Aman Raj Satish Uddhao Rangari
Nidhi John Ananya Saroha Sonali Gautam Hirekhan
Niyoshi Rahul Aithal Kishor Raghunathrao Hiwarale
Pragya Singh Malode Shreeyash Nitin

M.A./M.SC. IN URBAN POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

Aadya Saxena Kanu Priya Sankhala Sana Asif Ahmad
Aanandita Gampa Sai Datta Shubham Kumar
Goutham Raj Konda Jangam Nehal Narendra Thorawade Shweta Subhalaxmi
Kumar Mahavir Akash Baral Sohail Marakkar K.
Mudit Verma Devashree Ajai Ragde Venkata Manideep Gudela
Prema Swarupa Saripaka Digith Mathew Nishant Kharkwal
Simran Pal Kaur Isha Bharatbhai Fuletra Shubham Kothari
Abhishek Anand Madhavi Nikose Valentina Brevi
Aishwarya Dixit Pranjal Rajendra Kothawade

M.A./M.SC. IN WATER POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

Arif Ahmed Harshada Dasharath Umate Rahul Mishra
Deldan Namgyal Jaya Shukla Mane Ravikiran Nagnath
Tashee Negi Karthikeyan R Rupali Rajendra Gajbhiye
Bhatta Ram Navin Ramesh Aade Vikant Dev
Shubham Sharad Dahare Pranadh M Mahasweta Chakraborty
Amar Singh Pranali Ruprao Bansod Sanket Pareshwar Wairagade

M.A./M.SC. IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIALISATION IN DISASTER POLICY AND ACTION

Akhilesh Kumar Roy Yukta Ravi Soham Chakraborty
Ashish Singh Ankur Pandey Sunanda Pal
Mallika Chahal Md Sahil Ahmed
Pranav Sujay Prasad Subhash Kade
Rohit Ghanbahadur Pritha Choudhury
Shams Tabrez Shikha Tubid

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Durba Biswas Asmita Pramanik
Prachee Majumder Namrata Sudhakarrao Chaukhande
Allan Mathew Alex Iwank Rajan Singh Negi

M.A./M.SC. IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIALISATION IN TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Reddi Sai Sushma Gopal Barik Sanchari Ghosh
Shivangi Himani Tiwari Souradeepa Naskar
Sumit Kumar Naul Muhammed T. Suranjana Mullick
Aastha Agarwal Prakhar Bisht Vinay Laxman Soni
Chaynika Pasari Rohit Rajput

M.A. IN MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES

Ajaykumar Kripashankar Shukla Poorvi Priya Tanushree Rabha
Anagha Smrithi Pragya Haloi Varun Pandey
Anmol Saini Prakriti Singh Vishruti Saraf
Anna Binu Prashant V. More Vyshakh M.
Apoorva Jaiswal Priyanshu Priya Singh
Kavya Rishika Revo Srishti Kapil
Manasi Chandrakant Doke Ritika Gupta Isha Srivastava
Nayana Kirasur Sankarsan Behera Lavanya Rakesh
Omey Anand Sathe Sreya Roy Chowdhury

MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

Archana Kachhap Priyanka Bose Sanjay Chawary
Dhanya R. Priyanka Rahulji Dawale Sapana Sudhakar Jambhulkar
Garima Gujral Saumya Gupta Akanksha Amresh Baliarsing
Manisha Martin Tete Sutapa Kundu Saha

M.A. IN EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY)

Apoorv Avram Pradeepta Kumar Sundaray Kuheli Sarkar
Bhaskar Narayan Saurabh Thakur Milarepa Denzong Bhutia
Dhvani Dharmendra Parekh Ruhani Bhatia Mrinal Kaushik
Gautam Duryodhan Bhajagaoli Suja Swaminathan Prachi Singh
Gudise Anil Duth Aditi Ahuja Prashant Ramaya Yegolpawar
Mohammad Jafar Ashita Devendra Landge Prerna Kaushik
Nikita Parikh Chithra S. Priyansh Poras Hirudkar
Peer M. Hanim Divya Prakash Rakhma Hema Shrikant

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MASTER OF LAWS IN ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Ajay Ramesh Maherchandani Khetramani Ati Sarmad Aziz
Ajmal K.A. Kushaan Dosajh Shreyash
Akansha Rajeev Manisha Priyadarshni Bhagat Snehal Lahoti
Ahire Akshata Ashok Meemansa Singh Soyonika Gogoi
Akshay Baliram Dongre Naseeba K.T. S.P. Ezhiloviya
Althaf S. Nikhil Sanjay Adsule Swati Yadav
Anand Kumar Majhi Novelkumar Bhagwan Helode Vaishnav Ingole
Venkatachalam Aparna Raju Noynika Samanta Vikrant Anil Khare
Deepayan Malaviya Poornima Hemant Narvekar Aditi Bhatt
Geet Sangeet Khode Pranav Vivek Deshmukh Suyash Sachan
Kapildeep Agarwal Priyanka Biswas Vibhor Pratap Singh
Karan Goyal Rutwick Dipak Ratnaparkhi
Khabbab Ahmad Sakshi

M.A. IN EDUCATION (TEACHER EDUCATION) – AFGHANISTAN

Abdar Kajirwal Hassina Sadat Mohammad Javed Baheer
Abdul Basir Seerat Hekmatullah Faisal Mohammad Sadiq Sadeqi
Abdul Jalal Alim Ikramullah Mukhlis Mohammad Sadiq Dehzad
Abdul Majeed Kamali Karimullah Shahzad Mohammad Wali Wali
Abdul Rahim Rahimi Mahboba Moradi Nadia Qazizada
Alif Khan Hamdard Mahboba Akbar Najeebullah Noor
Arezo Qayoumi Maryam Sediqi Rohullah Rohany
Azada Akbari Masoud Amini Sabria Daoudi
Azizullah Safi Meena Malik Sayeda Atayee
Ehsanullah Ehsan Mirza Hossain Mohaqqeq Wahidullah Passon
Enayatullah Hamidi Mohammad Aslam Fani Zarmina Walizai
Farzanah Satari Mohammad Fahim Rafiq Zohra Sediqi
Fazila Murawat Mohammad Humayoon Hamas
Hasina Hakakzada Mohammad Ibrahim Hakimi

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DOCTOR OF PHISOLOPHY
Yadav Yashawantrao Dattatraya Ashwini Khedkar
Vilas Shivshankar Balgaonkar S.S. Sripriya

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
Kakasaheb Sontakkee Ajam Khan Shreyasi Arun Kumbhar
Samrat Dattu Kasbe Bidyut Bikash Kataki Paloma Sourav Mitra
Divyashree K. Deepak Kumar Mallick Shweta Ramesh Jare

M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Abhishek Kumar Gupta ooja Verma Sreela S.
Anuj Choudhary Nair Purvi Rajan Tejaswini Mishra
Ashish Kumar Dey Rohit Kumar Ram Vivek V Dev
Bharat Bambhaniya Rupali Dubey Tirmare Yashashree Prakash
Dev Raj Vardhan Paulzagade Santosh Vishnu Ajit
Londhe Guruprasad Radhakrushn Saurabh Kumar Chirag Bansal
Kadam Sayali Ashok Belim Sejad Harunbhai Gedam Rohan Upali
Krati Goyal Shaba Ahmad Landge Hemant Appasaheb
Kumar Ankit Shivraj Kemprai Ngamthang Singsit
Mahima Kourava Pandhare Shveta Ramchandra Shaikh Sanabano Ishtiyaque
Mukesh Kumar Mandal Smriti Singh
Pankaj Kumar Sneha Bharti

M.A./M.S.C. IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY, PLANNING AND PRACTICE

Abhishek Sharma Nagar Surjitkumar Chandulal Aparajita
Shivmore Anuradha Pandhari Neema Thomas Ipsita Sahoo
Apurva Manoj Malpure Nikita Shaw Prashant Swami
Debalina Nandy Prakash Samuel Paul Chounde Chetan Umakant
Sonwani Dharmendra Kuwarlal Raisumai Boro Dilan Thomas
Baswani Divya Ashok Sanjeet Kumar Pallavi Mondal
Jagamohan Mahananda Surbhi Kumari Payal Pardhi
Shivmore Jyoti Pandhari Adagale Varsha Arun Chaudhari Pranav Sunil
Kanak Shah Pandya Isha Piyushkumar Shubham Pachauri
Kanvi Singh Ukey Sopnal Raju Aakriti Lal
Narvekar Malhar Rajesh Pradeep Kumar Kardam

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Rathod Akshaben Deepakbhai Kamble Sandesh Vijaykumar Emili Law
Arisha Rahman Gawai Sneha Balasaheb Jindal Patel
Gursaya Grewal Snehank Shekhar Jitendra Kumar Tiwari
Jagma Jyoti Khatik Sumankumari Hanuman Mrigakshi Biswas
Bambhaniya Jay Vishrambhai L. Pauzamuan Paite Shovan Bera
Mane Rahul Shankar Adwitiya Prakash Shubhankar Sahu
Shaikh Mahmadwashim Nisaroddin Anjali P. Umalekshmi R
Sirsat Priti Jayshankar Karande Ashlesha Sanjay Zuchobeni Ezung
Chavan Rohan Dnyaneshwar Devid Deshmukh

M.A. IN SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Pawar Ajay Laxman Devendar Prithavi Raj
Dede Akash Rajesh Harleen Kaur Vasdev Patel Ravikumar Sureshbhai
Anjali Evaney Heena Tuni Ram Joshi Rohan Manojkumar
Ankit Soni Hitesh Kumar Sajal Sharma
Anshika Singh Lingari Asalamkhan Jumekhan L. Sreenu
Kamble Avinash Shivaji Manila Kerketta Tanya Roy Chowdhury
Bikash Kuli Matari Altafhushen Rafikminya Yedla Narisimha Sagar
Malhara Charudutt Prashant Monica Satyakumar Danane Premkumar Keraba
Shekha Deepak Parshotambhai Pethani Bhautikkumar Rajubhai

B.A. IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

Roy Megha Santanu Satish Kumar Kamble Atul Dattu
Vaikul Sarah Prasad Gnanasabaapati R.G. Khaijamang Haokip
Gouri Krishn S.A. Kadam Ankita Sanjay Ngamchinglen Haokip
Gayatri Raman Raj Manikandan M. Punya Bakshi
Khushi Srivastava Ilakkiyavendhan S. Bandita Ray
Sanjam Khurana Deepali Mehra Kim Nei Chong
Purnima Sood T. Gitanjali Shreya Joshi
Gaurav Ramani Rhitik Rahul Shrivastava
Aakash Bajpai Manoj Meghwal Angane Parag Gurunath
Hetanshi Bhavsar Kamble Shraddha Vikas Gayatri S.
C.M. Aysha Hannah Sonwane Akshaykumar Datta Ananya
G. Pridhvikanth Kadam Pratik Haridas Anisha Mohanty
Subhasish Sahoo Janrao Jayant Dilip Divi

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Nagendra R. Siddharth D Nashine Ankita Ghunawat
Janhavi Srivastava Chhavi Vaishnav Manish Meena
Sandra Sebastian Anisha Borgohain Mendke Shubham Bharatrao
Unvisha Sagar Pandey Prameshwar Lal Siddhi Avinash Pol
Nikhil Khatter Rathod Dishant Devidas Gavari Sonali Ganpat
Kunal Basantani Aman Yadav Rokade Susmita Suryakant
Arup Mishra Vishnu V Nair Mulani Ayasha Atik
Snahata Chaudhuri Ashish Karnawat Lohar Shrihari Rajendra
Sweta Parna Nayak Harshal Ghule Medha Mayookh
Shivika Panwar Borkar Pragati Avil Shagun Kandari
Hangargekar Dnyaneshwari Datta Waghmare Avinash Appa Parna Goswami
Akshay Hanamant Kharade Kamble Dipalee Sunil Hambire Kalyani Bhuwaneshwar
Bansode Aditya Mohan Rokade Sonali Chandrakant Gaikwad Indrajit Ramesh

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Hemantika Basu

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
Mhabeni W Jhimli Chatterjee Debastuti Baruah
Jharna Buragohain Nabeel. C.K.M. Gelak Saring
Deepshikha Malakar Madhab Kemprai Aloli H. Kinny

M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN

Community Organisation and Development Practice

Badariphylla Chyne JYOTSNA MISHRA Sethok Tinnyan
Bandana Gurung K. Vanlalthangzuali Swarnendu Mazumder
Bidisha Saikia Lalkholen Vaishali Singha
Bidisha Borah Manbhalang Ranee Mandit Bhuyan
Brinda Daulagupu Meghna Roy Anamriya Baruah
Chandrasmita Sarma Nukholo Swuro Priyam Bhardwaj
Darsana Dutta Priyanka Bhattacharjee Sagarika Pathak
Esilu Kri Rahul Baishnab Anadi Das
Gyan Prakash Mahto Rajika Khurana
Johann Joseph Pallikunnath Santoshi Oraon

Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship

Anvita Singh Priya Chakma Nupur Gohri
Arkayana Bora Priya Pomoung Anisha Oraon
Himashree Kalita Shainy Ghosh Neeha Hazarika
Jubanlak Lyngwar Shubham Chowdhury Devdarshan Chetia
Lohe Lokajiia Victoria Snehankita Borah Arpita Sarma
Manta Wangsu Sushmita Paul Annesha Goswami
Maofung Narzary Sukun Diggi Jyotsna Boruah
Nihal Sonowal Supanti Manki Munda Longshibeni Kikon
Onessimos Shangdiar T. Herili Sangtam Riya Kashyap Ghatowar
Prerana Dutta Triparna Mishra

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Aakansha Gohain Boruah Aniket Kumar Sanjukta Sarma
Aritra Patra Elizabeth Kharsati Surabhi Roy
Aveepsa Gogoi Ishita Ghosh Anjita Nath
Belogi Chakma Kevin Sonthensei Haokip Barnalika Goswami
Bharti Paikra Krishna Pratim Bordoloi Medha Kaushik
Bhaswati Borah Nithin Thomas Saurav Medhi
Denali Marie Dias Puja Choudhury Anulekha Moni Barman
Diganta Karmakar Sagarika Sarma Ilu Rumdo

Counselling
Alethea Adorene Tariang Manjisha Kashyap Sharma Sarbani Borkotoky
Annie Lalchhingpuii Chorai Meghna Gogoi Somak Basak
Ben Joseph Monimoyee Chakrabarty Tiakumla Jamir
Bhaswab Jyoti Goswami Mynjurlang Marbaniang Dayeeta Buragohain
C. Zorinthangi Nandita Sarmah Rinita Sinha
Glasika Verma Pallavi Mech Angshruta Mahanta
Gulshan Kumar Agarwal Papori Changkakoty Ashmita Paul
Kabita Tirkey Priyanka Chowdhury

M.A. IN LABOUR STUDIES AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Ansumwi Narzary Pinku Narzary Vivekanand Tudu
Arpita Jaiswal Rahul Sahani Bhalodiya Nikunjkumar Jamanadas
Daisy Saikia Ritika Bansal Madhurima Agarwal
Gargi Priyadarshini Saikia Riya Das Thangsiandong Guite
Horngachan P.S. Shaswat Mishra Gaurav Barthakur
Jyotismita Das Shubhangi Srivastava Priyakshi Saikia
Kallol Deka Siddhant Pasricha
Kiranabha Das Vani Shree

M.A. IN ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Albert Paoginlien Changsan Divya Rukmini Momin Patil Yogesh Shivaji
Anulekha Dutta Hitakkhi Kalita Prajnan Bordoloi
Anuradha Chakma Hoimonti Saikia Pratiksha Bhattacharjee
Avinab Baruah Moirangthem Bishworjit Singh Rinchen Angdus
Avinash Saroj Nachani Minin Sk Aref Abdal
Daiophika Thangkhiew Nipon Chakma Sreedevi M.N.
Dhunu Narzary Partha Pratim Das Trishanti Paul

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Lhunminthang Baite Tiasunep

M.A. IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

Arkita Deka eirisiyang Pamei Shivam Swapnil
Englond Chakma Mahasweta Banerjee Tajul Bhauji Meshram
Geetanjali Shekharappa Gurlhosur Namrata Dutta Abhimanyu Varadharajan
Kabyashree Das Sanghamitra Dutta Puili K. Awomi

M.A. IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Andrea Bazeley Agitok Sangma Joyeetaa Deka Sneha Mazumder
Aniruddha Dhananjay Dighe Kukee Das Kamdar Suraj Deepak
Aswino Gomango Leo Pradeep N. T. Shalome Khongsai
Daisy Goswami Niharika Baishya Yadav Basil Pallimalil
Harshita Bhagawati Noel Lalmuanpuii Dishant Daipayan Das
Iladeiphi Lyngdoh Prince Kashyap Hamari Jamatia
Isaac L. Varay Reetishna Bhuyan
Jesmin Ahmed Shreya Chowdhury

B.A. IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

Ankita Roy Karmakar Thangdikson Rishi Dev
Maithu Yupang David Pauthansang Tonsing Satya Rajan
Bomken Pari Shilpi Daimary Bhavya Kumar
Aarchita Sharma Manaswita Kalita Gurudev Nanda
Rafat Subayyil Dekson Chakma Bhramara Tandia
Ronak Jeet Sharma Libeni Cheryl Jungi Epaphras Thomas Namchyo
Dwaipayan Das Alito Awomi Bijoy Chakma
Shravasti Sarmah Nokentula Jamir Anjali Rai
Nandinee Sikdar Karma Chogyal Bhutia Angel Debbarma
Ayushi Sharma Suranjana Bhattacharyya Trishant Bania Bora
Kushal Singh Rishiraj Sinha Protiti Saha
Rwittambhara Kashyap Hridya Raroth Menon Deepayan Dey
Debashree Das Garima Patidar Sweta Das
Lhingneithem Lhungdim Aishanya Nigam Jyotismita Das
Ruth Lamneichong Antara Adhikari

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M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – NAGALAND CENTRE
Imlinok Temsusenla Jamir Priyanka Lyngdoh
Mejakala S Jamir V.L. Chonpam Padmabati Narzary
Ngolu Athilu Zhopo Sakhamo
Sentiakum Chand Bardewa
Temjenzungla Ozukum Hriineo Marious Chiipfokhomei

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 Candidates from TISS Hyderabad Off Campus

DOCTOR OF PHILOSPHY
Madhuri Yerra
Sangeeta Roy

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
Thomsong Mangminthang Singsit

M.A. IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Akanksha Sen N. Arvind Karthick Vangala Srinivasa Sreya
Akhil Paraseth Nirupama Kumar Ayana Krishna D.
Anand S. Pillay Pratikshita Chowdhury Kapilash Naik
Ananya Sharma Ravi Ankush Jagtap Vikas Wamanrao Shahare
Arnav Shahi Regina Gurung Shruthy Harilal
Bibhuti Bhushan Behera Rohan Girish Atrawalkar Swastika Swain
Dipika Deepak Saakshi S Sarpotdar Shaik Karishma
Disha Sharma Sanagani Varshitha Sabbavarapu Pravalika
Jasmine Tiru Shiva Prasad Nemmadi Krishnanath C.
Mahendra Koduru Shiva Singh
Nabaneeta Goswami Sushmita Kumari

M.A. IN WOMEN’S STUDIES

Adwitiya Ghosh Gitanjaly Sabu Satya Sowmya Chilukuri
Afreen Ashraf Joel Thomas Mathews Shivangi Adatia
Ananya Sarkar Lopamudra Nayak Shubholaxmi Roy
Archanna Prasad Manjulika Chellappan Sruthi P.K.
Arshita Singh Mona Aishwarya Tripathy
Avni Arora Nishita Toppo Jahnvi Dwivedi
Bhagyashri Sadashiv Boywad Rushika Banerji Noshina Choudhary
Deepannita Misra Sathi Mazumder Manaswini Ghosh

M.A. IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE

R. Aditya Lakshmi Archana Biswal Loknath Sahu
Afseena V. Ishita Bhave Navaneeth R.
Akanksha Ojha Keesara Satya Nanda Vyshnavi Parnandi Sharvani
Akanksha Sinha Kunjulekshmi Pithona Das

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Pooja Jhorar S. Gauri Gopal Debarati Mondal
Pranav Kumar Shailendra Yadav Koyel Sarkar
Tarala Ranjith Kumar Sunny Suman Harshitha Adusumalli
Revathy V.R. Verangi Sai Koushik
Salona Oreya Alphonse Tirkey

M.A. IN EDUCATION
Aniket Yadav Mulani Niyaj Mukhtar P. Shobana Bhushan
Annu Ralli Nymisha Yadati Asmita Dabral
Asmita Sahu Palak Shah Badavath Narendar
Lebaku Varalakshmi Parbati Murmu Pooja Dubey
Mali Mandar Maruti Poorna K.K. Bokkey Sujani
Nabajyoti Das Samadrita Chakraborty Shikha Janwadkar
Narendra Namaji Bansod Satya Singh Rheeya K. Sreedharan
Naveen Modem Shekhar Verma Viswamitra R. Prabhanjan

M.A. IN PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

Aarti Prashant Singh Bitoo Kumar Ram
Adya Behera Shashank S.R. Madhur Sharma
Anubhav Bishen Shrishti Kumari Isarapu Naveen Babu
Bharat Sharma Sreetama Basu Swayamsiddha Sahoo
Harshula Th Joshibanta Singh K. Naveen
Jane Mohit Sureshrao Vedant Kaul Mayank Singh Devak
Nafisa Khatoon Vikas Mannan Rishitha Pinipe
Nikhil Vinay Minz Vikram Kumar Lakkimsetti Sri Harsha
Nishtha Relan Abhilash S.C.
Prabakaran A.K. Anjitha S. Madanan

M.A. IN NATURAL RESOURCES & GOVERNANCE

Amit Kumar Mishra Jahnvi Kanabar Uzma Faiz
S. Ananth Mithlesh Kherwar Abhilash Sam
Aparna Bhagat Rohit Bhupendra Solanki Jebit Islary
Arunima Shandilya Shyantani Chakraborty M. Shimron Rao
B.V. Naveen Sai Kumar Sighakolli Smrithi K Chandy Roger Binita Kujur
Gargi Unnikrishnan K. Tanima Pal Santosh Jani
Bonagiri Gayathri Taxashila Kamble

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M.A. IN ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT, CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP
Ali Zeeshan Javed Poulami Barat Shouvik Maazumder
Harsh Kumar Raghavendran M. Vaseem Saifi
Kanika Ghai Rajeev Kumar R.K. Vignesh Raja
Kunal Kathuria Sanjay Kumar Sain Susobhan Mukherjee

B.A. IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

Palak Sabherwal Suman Shikha Chau Virasi Mungyak
Harikrishnan M. Nadakuditi Geethika Adarsh Kumar Bodra
Tanya Jessica Gladston Deba Sankar S. Imsuren Kichu
Pooja Narayan Sidharth A. Hrishikesh Sanjay Garud
Amratha Lekshmi A.J. Sneha S. Najeeb Amritha V.
Shaurya Srivastava Mariyam Maqbool Drishti
Aditi Vasudevan J. Ajay Kumar Gaddakrindi Prathyusha
Natta Habravysh Soorya U.R. Baindla Vamshi Krishna
Disha Srivastava Molagra Sai Anand Pulu Vinaya
Palanirajan A. Tharanjali Rajeev Gulvi Srikanth
Rahul Kothekar Avani Binish Lakumalla Madhusha
Alok Reon Baiju N. Theertha Shabu Bakka Roshini
Oormila J.S. Megha Malakar Rashad Ullah Khan
Annie P. Steephen Akhila M. Anirudh Shastri
Febi D.A. Rajnandini Barman Bhawesh Khyalia
Devikrishna N.B. Sanhita Dhar Bibin Sam Thomas
Prabhu Aravind Rahul Anil Khare Shivam Dhar
Hameeda Begum Shah Aparna Jyothi Gangarapu

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 ACADEMIC PRIZE/SHIELD/MEDAL WINNERS

Prize Name of the Student

TISS MUMBAI
Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Clinical Psychology Akshita Negi

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Clinical Mehar Makkar
Psychology

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Clinical Natasha Vaidya
Psychology

Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Clinical Psychology Anjana Ajith

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Counselling Psychology Haniya Rumaney

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Counselling Tushya
Psychology

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Counselling Mansi Dougall
Psychology

Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Applied Psychology in Counselling Psychology Pratha Parag Shah

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Climate Change and Arohi Ninad Patil
Sustainability Studies

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Climate Change and Vishwajeet Poojary
Sustainability Studies

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Disaster Management Mallika Chahal

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Disaster Himani Tiwari
Management

Certificate of Merit for the Best Second Year Internship, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Disaster Pritha Choudhury
Management

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Development Studies Arpit Sachan

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Development Studies Dibyajyoti Basak

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Education (Elementary) Kuheli Sarkar

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Education (Elementary) Chithra Seshadri

Certificate of Merit to the Best Field Attachment, Master of Arts in Education (Elementary) Chithra Seshadri

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Prize Name of the Student

Mr. Emmanuel E. Agabalizu Shield for the Best International Student Neha Elizabeth Raju

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Globalisation and Labour Koustav Majumdar

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Globalisation and Labour Dilisha Menon

Institute Gold Medal, Alumni Association of Health Administrator’s Chapter Shield and Prize instituted by Menkudale V. Shrikant
the MHA Students in 2001-02 Academic Year to the Best Student, Master of Public Health in Health
Administration

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Public Health in Health Administration Swarupa Shirsagar

Institute Gold Medal, Alumni Association of Health Administrator’s Chapter Shield and Prize instituted by the Chandan Bhasin
MHA Students in 2001-02 Academic Year to the Best Student, Master of Hospital Administration

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Hospital Administration Amit Desai

M. K. Tata Prize to the Best Student, Master of Hospital Administration and Public Health in Health Chandan Bhasin
Administration

NTPC Gold Medal to the Best Girl Student, Master of Arts in Human Resources Management and Labour Anupama Gachhayat
Relations

Institute Gold Medal & S. Kalsi Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Human Resources Ardhanareeswaran R
Management and Labour Relations

NIPM Silver Medal to the Student Securing Highest Marks of 2017-2019 Batch, Master of Arts in Human Anjali Malik
Resources Management and Labour Relations

M. K. Tata Prize to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Human Resources Management and Labour Ardhanareeswaran R
Relations

Mrs. S. R. Panakal Shield and prize to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Human Resources Mukul Sharma
Management and Labour Relations

Institute Silver Medal and Prize instituted by the PM&IR students of 1987-89 batch to the Second Best Student, Mukul Sharma
Master of Arts in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Library and Information Science Garima Gujral

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Library and Information Science Dhanya R.

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Laws (LLM) in Access to Justice S.P. Ezhiloviya

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Laws (LLM) in Access to Justice Kushaan Dosajh

Prize and Shield to the Best field Work, Master of Laws (LLM) in Access to Justice Nikhil Sanjay Adsule

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Prize Name of the Student

Prof. Vijay Tendulkar Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Anmol Saini

Narayan Surve Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Nayana Kirasur

Waqar Pyare Khan Certificate to the Best Media Project, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Omey A. Sathe

Waqar Pyare Khan Certificate to the Best Media Project, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Prashant V. More

Waqar Pyare Khan Certificate to the Best Media Project, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Vyshakh M.

Waqar Pyare Khan Certificate to the Best Media Project, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Manasi C. Doke

Waqar Pyare Khan Certificate to the Best Media Project, Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies Nayana Kirasur

NTPC Gold Medal to the student for Best Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work Zarana Shirishbhai Mungra

NTPC Gold Medal and M. K. Tata Prize and the Institute Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Shubham Jha
Work

United Way Mumbai Award for An All Round Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work Al Ameen J

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work Tanvi Chattoraj

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Children and Families Madhumita R

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Children and Families Zarana Shirishbhai Mungra

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Criminology and Justice Shubham Jha

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Criminology and Sneha Ashok Bhambri
Justice

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Community Organisation and Al Ameen J
Development Practice

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Community Yeshi
Organisation and Development Practice

Shiva Chandra Dhakal Shield instituted by the CODP Students of 2009-11 batch for the Best Field Intervention Nabeel Thalakkatt
with People’s Struggles

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Disability Studies and Action Harshita Mann

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Disability Studies and Ruhi Patwardhan
Action

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action Utkarsh Ashok Khobragade

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Prize Name of the Student

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Dalit and Tribal Aparna Patil
Studies and Action

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods & Social Deepankar Panda
Entrepreneurship

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods & Social Deepankar Panda
Entrepreneurship

Right Livelihood Shield to the Best Student in Field Work for Livelihood Promotion and Innovation in Deepankar Panda
“Social Work With Livelihoods & Social Entrepreneurship”

Right Livelihood Shield to the Second Best Student in Field Work for Livelihood Promotion and Shahzadi
Innovation in “Social Work With Livelihoods & Social Entrepreneurship”

Right Livelihood Shield to the Second Best Student in Field Work for Livelihood Promotion and Simrin Bains Chhachhi
Innovation in “Social Work With Livelihoods & Social Entrepreneurship”

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Mental Health Anussha Murali

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Mental Health Hitesh Tryambakrao Bhoyar

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Public Health Shruti Acharya

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Public Health Shruti Acharya

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Women Centered Practice Tanvi Chattoraj

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Women Centered Ashly G
Practice

Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Mental Health Bhanu Priya

Institute Gold Medal and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics Supriya Lahoti
and Finance

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Isha Sharma
Finance

Institute Gold Medal and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology Ritu Singh

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology Anukriti Chhabra

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Regulatory Governance Abhishek Raj

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Regulatory Malode Shreeyash Nitin
Governance

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Prize Name of the Student

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship Mansha Balecha

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship Pragya Purna Sonbhadra

Prize to the Best Student in Field Work Project, Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship Mansha Balecha

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Urban Policy and Pranjal Rajendra Kothawade
Governance

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Urban Policy and Aanandita
Governance

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Water Policy and Pranadh M
Governance

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts /Master of Science in Water Policy and Karthikeyan R.
Governance

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Women’s Studies Ananya Iyer

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Women’s Studies Shreya Batra

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Attachment, Master of Arts in Women’s Studies Ananya Iyer

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change & Devika Gulla
Leadership

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change & Anand Wadhwa
Leadership

Prize to the Best Field Immersion, Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change & Leadership Shashank Vihari Maddala

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Prize Name of the Student

TISS TULJAPUR OFF CAMPUS

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Rural Development Pooja Verma

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Rural Development Nair Purvi Rajan

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Rural Development Dev Raj Vardhan

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Sustainable Livelihoods and Umalekshmi R
Natural Resources Governance

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Sustainable Snehank Shekhar
Livelihoods and Natural Resources Governance

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Sustainable Snehank Shekhar
Livelihoods and Natural Resources Governance

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Development Policy, Chounde Chetan Umakant
Planning and Practice

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Development Neema Thomas
Policy, Planning and Practice

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts/Master of Science in Development Abhishek Sharma
Policy, Planning and Practice

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Patel Ravikumar Sureshbhai

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Innovation and Monica Satyakumar
Entrepreneurship

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Innovation and Monica Satyakumar
Entrepreneurship

Dosi Vakeel Gold Medal for the Best Student, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Work in Rural Sandra Sebastian
Development

Dosi Vakeel Silver Medal for the Second Best Student, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Work in Rural Nikhil Khatter
Development

Dosi Vakeel Bronze Medal for the Third Best Student, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Work in Rural Prameshwar Lal
Development

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Prize Name of the Student

TISS GUWAHATI OFF CAMPUS

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Nandinee Sikdar

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Aishanya Nigam

Bronze Medal to the Third Best Student, Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Antara Adhikari

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Papori Sarmah
Development

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Patil Yogesh Shivaji
Development

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Labour Studies and Social Protection Shubhangi Srivastava

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Labour Studies and Social Protection Shaswat Mishra

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies Geetanjali Shekharappa Gurlhosur

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies Mahasweta Banerjee

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Sociology and Social Anthropology Andrea Bazeley Agitok Sangma

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Sociology and Social Anthropology Joyeetaa Deka

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work Johann Joseph Pallikunnath

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work Bandana Gurung

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Counselling Priyanka Chowdhury

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Counselling Ben Joseph

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Community Organisation and Johann Joseph Pallikunnath
Development Practice

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Community Bandana Gurung
Organisation and Development Practice

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods and Social Arpita Sarma
Entrepreneurship

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods and Social Triparna Mishra
Entrepreneurship

Prize and Shield to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Public Health Medha Kaushik

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Public Health Nithin Thomas

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Prize Name of the Student

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods and Social VL Chonpam
Entrepreneurship

Institute Silver Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods and Social Temsusenla Jamir
Entrepreneurship

Prize and Shield to the Best Student in Field Work, Master of Arts in Social Work in Livelihoods and Social VL Chonpam
Entrepreneurship

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Prize Name of the Student

TISS HYDERABAD OFF CAMPUS

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Oormila JS

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Bhawesh Khyalia

Institute Bronze Medal to the Third Best Student, Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences Febi D A

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Development Studies Nirupama Kumar

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Development Studies Akanksha Sen

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Education Nymisha Yadati

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Education Shikha Janwadkar

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Public Policy and Governance Swayamsiddha Sahoo

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Public Policy and Governance Bharat Sharma

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Rural Development and Governance Akanksha Ojha

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Rural Development and Governance Ishita Bhave

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Women’s Studies Deepannita Misra

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Women’s Studies Jahnvi Dwivedi

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Natural Resources and Governance Tanima Pal

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Natural Resources and Governance Gargi U

Institute Gold Medal to the Best Student, Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change & Shouvik Maazumder
Leadership

Institute Silver Medal to the Second Best Student, Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change & Poulami Barat
Leadership

Prize to the Best Field Immersion, Master of Arts in Organisation Development, Change & Leadership Ali Zeeshan Javed

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GOVERNING BOARD

Nominee of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Co-opted Members

Mr. S. Ramadorai (Chairman) Mr. Satish Pradhan
Dr. Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Nominees of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Mr. R. Chandrasekhar
Rukshana F. Savaksha
Mr. Vijay Singh Ex-Officio Member
Mr. Raman Kalyanakrishnan Prof. Shalini Bharat (Director)

Nominee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development Special Invitees – Deputy Directors
(Government of India) Prof. Surinder Jaswal
Smt. Ishita Roy, IAS Prof. Kalpana Sarathy, Guwahati Campus
Joint Secretary Prof. Ramesh Jare, Dean Tuljapur Campus

Nominee of the Government of Maharashtra Members of the Faculty

Mr. Parag Jain Prof. Sasmita Palo
Principal Secretary, Social Justice & Special Assistance Dept., Prof. Shubhada Maitra
Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai Prof. Rajani K
Prof. H Beck

Nominee of the University of Mumbai Secretary

Dr. Uttara Sahasrabuddhe Mr. M.P. Balamurugan (Acting Registrar)

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Chairperson Prof. Rajesh Kumar

Prof. Shalini Bharat (Director) Prof. Bishnupriya Dutt
Prof. Farida Lambay
Deputy Directors
Prof. Surinder Jaswal Members
Prof. S. Siva Raju Prof. Shubhada Maitra
Prof. Kalpana Sarathy Prof. K. Anilkumar
Prof. Ritambhara Hebbar
External Experts Prof. Anjali Monteiro
Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan Prof. Sasmita Palo
Prof. Sudha Mohan Prof. Amita Bhide
Prof. Indrani Gupta Prof. Arvind Tiwari

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Prof. Disha Nawani Dr. P. Premalatha
Prof. Neela Dabir Dr. Lalitha Kamath
Prof. Rajani Konantambihi Dr. Sandhya Limaye
Prof. Janki Andharia Dr. Sthabir Khora
Prof. Ashabanu Soletti Dr. V. Gowri
Prof. Madhushree Sekher Mr. Nagesh Babu
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Mr. Parthasarathi Mondal
Prof. Leena Abraham Dr. Gordhan R. Saini
Prof. Padma Sarangapani Dr. Ratoola Kundu
Prof. A. Ramaiah Mr. Bodhi S.R.
Prof. Jacquleen Joseph Mr. Budhadeep Gondane
Prof. Lakshmi Lingam Mr. Mahesh Kamble
Prof. T. Jayaraman
Prof. Samapti Guha Librarian
Prof. Srilatha Juvva Dr. Satish Kanamadi
Prof. Ashwani Kumar
Prof. Nandini Manjrekar Representatives from the Students’ Union
Prof. Harshad Thakur Mr. Bhatte Ram
Prof. D.P. Singh Ms. Aisha Abdul Kader V.
Prof. Sujata Sriram
Dr. Bal Rakshashe Registrar
Dr. Jasmine Damle Mr. M.P. Balamurugan (Acting Registrar)

RESEARCH COUNCIL

Chairperson (Ex-officio) Prof. Amita Bhide

Prof. Shalini Bharat (Director) Prof. Manish Jha
Prof. Zubin Mulla
Convenor Prof. Disha Nawani
Prof. Surinder Jaswal Dr. Shailesh Darokar
Dr. Roopesh Kaushik
External Members Prof. Aseem Prakash
Prof. Leela Visaria Prof. Kalpana Sarathy
Prof. S.M. Sajid
Prof. Gopal Guru Member Secretary
Mr. M.P. Balamurugan (Acting Registrar)
Members
Prof. K. Anilkumar

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

Representative of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Director

Mr. S. Ramadorai (Chairman, Governing Board) Prof. Shalini Bharat

Representatives of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Faculty Representative

Dr. Harish Krishnaswamy Prof. H. Beck
(Director, Special Projects)
Ms. Rukshana F. Savaksha Special Invitee
(Secretary & Chief Accountant) Ms. Indira Pasupathy (Deputy Registrar, F&A)

MHRD Nominee Secretary

Dr. Vidya Gargote Mr. M.P. Balamurugan (Acting Registrar)
(Finance and Accounts Officer, Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Special Invitee
Prof. Rajnish Jain

PLANNING AND MONITORING BOARD

Chairperson Finance Representative

Prof. Shalini Bharat (Director) Mr. V. Ramakrishnan

External Experts
Mr. Ashok Sinha
Mr. Sudhakar Rao

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TISS Mumbai
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