Biography
I am currently working as Assistant Professor at Centre for Water Policy, Regulation and Governance, School of Habitat Studies, TISS, Mumbai. I teach courses on surface water, development and water, contemporary discourse in the water sector, research design and perspectives on water. My research approach is primarily qualitative work focusing on understanding the different aspects of the irrigation policies and livelihoods in rural parts of India. A guided training of qualitative research both during my Masters and MPhil at Jawaharlal Nehru University (2003-2007) and PhD at University of Sussex (Brighton, United Kingdom) contributed in strengthening skills to carry out a qualitative research project. The two postdoctoral positions at Indian School of Business (2015-16) and Ashoka Trust Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore (2017-19) enhanced my knowledge about the impact of the development process on lives and livelihoods of people in rural parts of India. I supervise dissertation students interested in working on politics of irrigation management, tank irrigation and livelihoods in the rural parts of India. I have been able to publish some of my work in peer-reviewed academic journals. I also worked as an Associate Editor for the journal World Development Perspectives, published by Elsevier.