School of Conflict and Security Studies

Jenish is a PhD scholar, with an interest in understanding and addressing social conflicts and resource-related tensions. His research interests focus on conflicts, particularly in the context of caste, and resource conflicts and their implications for development. He is inclined towards understanding development induced vulnerabilities and how ideas of development must be complemented with ethics and sustainability. He has worked as a Project Associate on a Social Impact Assessment project during 2022-2023. He also takes an interest in history, exploring the annals of the past and complementing them with present dynamics to understand the origins of conflicts. Alongside academic pursuits, he also has a keen interest in studying Indian languages.

Saransh is a PhD Scholar in NIAS. He is a Geographer by training. He completed his graduation and post-graduation from University of Delhi and Delhi School of Economics. Previously, he has worked as associate in the project titled ‘Social Impact Assessment of Kalpasar Dyke in Gulf of Khambhat ‘. He is interested in applications of Remote sensing and Geoinformatics in Impact Assessment Methodologies particularly in large scale projects. As a part of the project, he has developed an in-house digital and offline socio-economic data collection tool, undertook field survey over 90 days, performed analytics and co-authored multiple reports for development agencies. He has presented research papers in international conferences, three of which are in review currently and expecting to be published in near term. His academic interests range from modelling socio-physical phenomena, algorithmic design, Cartography, Statistical analysis among others.