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Aparupa Bhattacherjee

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Aparupa Bhattacharjee
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School of Conflict and Security Studies
Programme
International Strategic and Security Studies
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Doctoral Student
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aparupab@nias.res.in
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Insurgencies and Ungoverned Territories on the India-Myanmar Border: Implications of Bilateral Relations
Title of the thesis
Role of Religion in Contemporary Nation-Building: A Case Study of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand
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D Suba Chandran
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Batch
2018
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Ankit Singh

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Ankit Singh
School
School of Conflict and Security Studies
Programme
Science, Technology and International Relations
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Doctoral Student
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The Lal Masjid cleric challenges the State again
Mini budget, IMF and a contemporary puzzle
Pakistani media’s response to the Justice Saqib Nisar audio leak| Major takeaways
Title of the thesis
Political Economy of External Public Debt of Pakistan
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D Suba Chandran
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Batch
2021
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Preeth Khona

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Preeth Khona
School
School of Humanities
Programme
Heritage Science and Society
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Doctoral Student
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preeth@nias.res.in
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Nottusvara: A Pedagogical Tool
Title of the thesis
Early Fusion Music: Cross-Cultural Musical Exchanges in Colonial India from the Late 18th to the Early 20th Century
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M B Rajani
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Batch
2019
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Anna George

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Anna George
School
School of Humanities
Programme
Heritage Science and Society
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Doctoral Student
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Anna George is a PhD scholar in the School of Humanities. Her PhD guide is Dr. Smriti Haricharan and co- guide is Dr. Shivali Tukdeo. She did her Bachelors and Masters in English literature. She has taught in colleges for two years and has qualified CBSE-NET exam.

The topic of her Doctoral thesis is "Cilappatikaram and the worship of Kannaki in Kerala and Tamil Nadu." The work tries to understand the relation between nationalism in Tamil Nadu; myths and rituals about Kannaki in Kerala.

Her area of interest includes gender identity, national identity and feminist theory.

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annag@nias.res.in
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Title of the thesis
Reverberations of Cilapatikaram and the Worship of Kannaki in Caste, Gender and Regional Identities of Kerala and Tamilnadu
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Smriti Haricharan
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Batch
2019
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Sarvajeet Kumar Sinha

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Sarvajeet K Sinha
School
School of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Programme
Energy, Environment and Climate Change
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Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on a Draft Sustainable Coal Mining Bill: Report of SERB
DST - NIAS Sustainable Pathways to Energy Utilisation – Volume 1: Improving the environmental governance of coal mines in India through a unified authority
Sustainability of Coal Mining: Challenges and Way Forward
Sustainable coal mining – stakeholder consultation workshop
Regulatory framework for India’s energy security and sustainability
Why India needs a Coal Mines Environment Authority
Title of the thesis
Consolidation of Laws Related to Environment Protection in Surface Coal Mining in India: Prospects and Challenges
Guide
R Srikanth
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Batch
2017

Kumar Saurabh

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Kumar Saurabh
School
School of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Programme
Energy, Environment and Climate Change
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DOCTORAL STUDENT
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Kumar Saurabh is a Ph.D. scholar at the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Program in the School of Natural Sciences and Engineering. His core research interests lie in the field of public policy, energy transition and international relations.

He is currently working with Dr. Rudrodip Majumdar towards his Ph.D. thesis, titled ‘Energy transition pathway for the Indian road transport sector’. He is funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) fellowship for his Ph.D. work.

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Fuels for Sustainable Transport in India
An approach towards comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) for surface transport automotive fuels.
Sub-segment-based approach for assessing growth and energy transition trajectories of Indian two-wheelers
Functional Use-Based Positioning of Conventional Vehicles in Conjunction with Alternate Low-Emission Fuels
Conceptualizing Integrated Life-Cycle Management for Sustainable and Optimal Utilization of Used Cooking Oil (UCO)
Projection of Two-Wheeler Vehicle Fleet in India using Road Density per Capita for Accurate Emission Estimation.
Shared rides, fragmented rules: Fixing India’s paratransit framework
Long-term Growth and Energy Transition Roadmap for Personal Passenger Mobility in India
Title of the thesis
Energy Transition Pathway for the Indian Road Transport Sector
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Rudrodip Majumdar
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Batch
2020
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Lokendra Sharma

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Lokendra Sharma
School
School of Conflict and Security Studies
Programme
Science, Technology and International Relations
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Doctoral Student
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Pakistan’s Civil Nuclear Programme: Ambitious Expansion Plans to Face Multiple Challenges
Fukushima: A decade after: the future of nuclear energy looks bleak
Title of the thesis
Technology and International Relations: A Case Study of Cyberspace and Artificial Intelligence
Guide
D Suba Chandran
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Batch
2020
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Harini Madhusudan

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Harini Madhusudan
School
School of Conflict and Security Studies
Programme
Science, Technology and International Relations
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DOCTORAL STUDENT
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harini.m@nias.res.in
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Belarus: Weaponization of the Migrant Crisis
The Greenland election result is all about eco-geopolitics, and growing Chinese interest,
Outer space in 2020: Mission, Privatization, and the Artemis Accords,
The Vaccine Rush: Expectations vs Realities
Open Skies Treaty: The US should not have withdrawn, for five reasons
Iran’s new military satellite: Does it violate the UNSC 2231?
Title of the thesis
Militarisation in Outer Space: Case studies of India, France, and Japan
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D Suba Chandran
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Description of the Thesis

The thesis takes an international relations and security studies approach of the increasing relevance of Outer Space in the security structure of governments. Many military activities and strategies rely on space-based assets and states are seen increasingly developing technologies that would aid in enhancing their military. This thesis aims to map the changing trends in outer space from being a domain for “peaceful purposes,” to being considered as a sector for a state’s “active defence” activities. Three countries, India, France, and Japan have been considered as cases, keeping in mind that they are non-big powers in outer space who also display the shift from peaceful uses to uses for their security benefit or for "defensive" capabilities.

Batch
2019
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Abhijit Konwar

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Abhijit Konwar
School
School of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Programme
Animal Behaviour and Cognition
Designation
Doctoral Student
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konwarabhijit@nias.res.in
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Looking beneath the scales: Does local ecological knowledge and environmental values better inform conservation of cryptic species?
Voices from the forest: Pangolin conservation through local ecological knowledge and community values
Title of the thesis
Distribution and Ecology of Scaly Anteaters in India 
Guide
Sindhu Radhakrishna
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Batch
2020
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Ashisha Kannadasan

School
School of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Programme
Animal Behaviour and Cognition
Designation
DOCTORAL STUDENT
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ashishak@nias.res.in
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Title of the thesis
Ecological Flexibility and Gut Microbial Dynamics in the Gray Slender Loris Loris Lydekkerianus
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Sindhu Radhakrishna
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Batch
2020
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