Publications
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Chetan Choithani Urbanisation and Social Change in Rural India https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00420980251364677 Nijman, J., van Duijne, R. J., & Choithani, C. (2024). Urbanization and social change in rural India. Urban Studies, A major social transformation is reshaping rural India. New processes of urbanization are marked by steep declines in agricultural jobs, the restructuring of local economies, changing livelihoods, and the emergence of new forms of permanent circular labor migration. Our research suggests that this transformation has important social ramifications for household dynamics and class structures, with implications for conventional urban theory and potential relevance for urbanizing experiences of other parts of the Global South. In India alone, this transformation is affecting the livelihoods and well-being of hundreds of millions of people. |
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Supriya RoyChowdhury Skills Training, Migration and Employment: The Case of Raichur in Northern Karnataka https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/shifting-landscapes/skills-training-migration-and-employment-the-case-of-raichur-in-northern-karnataka/3D425EBB8… RoyChowdhury Supriya and Vishaka V. Warrier (2025). Skills Training, Migration and Employment: The Case of Raichur in Northern Karnataka. In: Shifting Landscapes: Education and Urban Transformations in India edited by Geetha B. Nambissan, et.al. Cambridge |
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Supriya RoyChowdhury Crafting new service workers: skill training, migration and employment in Bengaluru, India https://www.routledge.com/The-Social-Life-of-Skills-in-the-Global-South/Brown-DeNeve/p/book/9781041022558 Upadhya, C., & Chowdhury, S. R. (2025). Crafting new service workers: skill training, migration and employment in Bengaluru, India. In The Social Life of Skills in the Global South (pp. 145-162). Routledge. This edited volume is a new edition of the previously published special issue of Third World Quarterly in which our article appeared. The book expands understandings of how skills are defined, acquired, and utilized in Global South contexts. ‘Skills’ and ‘skill development’ are increasingly prominent focal points for governments in the Global South and international development bodies. Yet, policymakers and practitioners promoting skill development often overlook the everyday realities of how skills are learned and acquired, and how they are deployed and valued by individuals and communities. Frequently, they ignore the social and institutional barriers that prevent people from using their skills in meaningful or remunerative ways. |
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Carol Upadhya Crafting new service workers: skill training, migration and employment in Bengaluru, India https://www.routledge.com/The-Social-Life-of-Skills-in-the-Global-South/Brown-DeNeve/p/book/9781041022558 Upadhya, C., & Chowdhury, S. R. (2025). Crafting new service workers: skill training, migration and employment in Bengaluru, India. In The Social Life of Skills in the Global South (pp. 145-162). Routledge. This edited volume is a new edition of the previously published special issue of Third World Quarterly in which our article appeared. The book expands understandings of how skills are defined, acquired, and utilized in Global South contexts. ‘Skills’ and ‘skill development’ are increasingly prominent focal points for governments in the Global South and international development bodies. Yet, policymakers and practitioners promoting skill development often overlook the everyday realities of how skills are learned and acquired, and how they are deployed and valued by individuals and communities. Frequently, they ignore the social and institutional barriers that prevent people from using their skills in meaningful or remunerative ways. |
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Shivali Tukdeo Ashram Schools: Challenges and Future Directions https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-1060-0_6 Tukdeo, S. (2025). Ashram Schools: Challenges and Future Directions. In: Nayak, S. (eds) Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development, Volume 1. NIAS Policy Briefs. Springer, Singapore. |
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Narendar Pani Farmers’ Suicides in India https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-1060-0_4 Pani, N. (2025). Farmers’ Suicides in India. In: Nayak, S. (eds) Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development, Volume 1. NIAS Policy Briefs. Springer, Singapore. |
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Narendar Pani A Strategy for Migrant Workers https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-1060-0_2 Pani, N. (2025). A Strategy for Migrant Workers. In: Nayak, S. (eds) Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development, Volume 1. NIAS Policy Briefs. Springer, Singapore. |
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Narendar Pani Case for an Asset-Based Indicator of Vulnerability https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-0718-1_6 Banerjee, D., Pani, N. (2025). Case for an Asset-Based Indicator of Vulnerability. In: Nayak, S. (eds) Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development, Volume 2. NIAS Policy Briefs. Springer, Singapore. |