Alumni

Mr. Rakesh Gomaji Nannewar’s thesis titled "Assessment of the Socio-economic impact of Agrometeorological Advisory Service (AAS) in Kalyana-Karnataka Region" has been evaluated and he is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).  He worked under the guidance of Dr. Tejal Kanitkar. 

Ashirwad Wakade is Ph.D. Scholar at NIAS. Before inducting as a Ph.D. student at the institute, he worked with Indian-Political Action Committee(I-PAC) for the West Bengal State Assembly elections. He also worked as a Project Associate with Azim Premji University for developing India-Covid Assessment and Response Dashboard.  He was also a consultant for the Telangana Government’s Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society.

He has completed his Master of Arts in Education (Elementary) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai(TISS), and Bachelor of Science in Physics at Fergusson College, Pune. 

Ashirwad is working with Dr. Shivali Tukdeo. His areas of interest include Sociology of Education, Rural Higher Education, Politics and Higher Education, and Education Policy.

Retired as the Head of NIAS Energy Programme.

Mr. Subroto Dey’s thesis titled Mapping Life-Paths of Adivasi Youth: Institutions and Communities has been evaluated and he is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).  He worked under the guidance of Prof. Shivali Tukdeo. 

Ms. Vijayashree C S's thesis titled Bhutas at Large: Recasting Regional Heritage in Museums and Markets  has been evaluated and she is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).  She worked under the guidance of Prof. Carol Upadhya.