Biography
Dr. Joglekar has a Master's in Zoology from Pune University. He completed doctoral studies in natural science (cell biology) at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden, Germany in 2005, and later was a post-doctoral fellow at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Before joining TISS, he was a Research Associate with the Resources and Livelihoods Group (ReLi) of Prayas (a non-governmental organization) based in Pune. At Prayas, he conducted a study to critically evaluate the potential of the Jatropha plantation towards employment generation from a small farmers' perspective. He also contributed thirteen case studies on social sector service delivery which were published in the form of a compendium of Good Practices Resource Book by the Planning Commission of India and UNDP in 2009. He joined TISS in 2014 and has contributed to the development and delivery of curriculum around food safety regulation which is offered to students of the Master’s Program in Regulatory Policy and Governance. He contributes to the space of regulatory policy in various forms including teaching, research, and active participation in public policy-making through submission of comments to various governing agencies. Some notable recent works include detailed submissions to the Standing Committee on Agriculture on the draft Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 and to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on the proposed Labelling and Display Amendment Regulation, 2022 which proposes a Health Star Rating for packaged food.