Faculty Research

Chakali Chandra Sekhar is recovering the overlooked history of Dalit Protestant Christianity in Rayalaseema through archival research and oral traditions

A human-elephant conflict mitigation programme is quietly shaping coexistence on the ground in Valparai, writes Meryl Garcia.

The gap between the promise of the Street Vendors Act, 2014 and the everyday realities of vendors is a key focus area for Annapurna Neti, Puja Guha, and Rajesh Joseph, writes Meryl Garcia.

An approach that sought to blend the city’s unique historico-cultural legacy with aspirations of an emergent state capital remains largely wanting, writes Anshu Saluja.

A new study by Jayanti Ray Mukherjee, Satyajit Oraon and Prachi Gupta reminds us that it’s not just about how many trees a city has that matters, but also what these trees are, writes Nandita Jayaraj.

Haunted by the possibility of an insect decline, ecologists of Azim Premji University are doing their best to overturn India’s severe data deficiency problem.

Plant biotechnologist Beena D B opens up about her plans for the campus greenhouse at Bengaluru, while reminiscing about the greenhouses in her past.

Aditi Chandrasekar deploys her computational skills to tackle a familiar problem in catalytic chemistry— getting carbon dioxide to react.

More and more young people are getting interested in restoration projects, but not all of them understand how ecosystems work. A recent workshop organised by the university addressed this gap.

They could sit under a tree and admire it all day, but to make a difference ecologists Achyut Banerjee and Priya Tamma have to put their quantitative boots on, writes Nandita Jayaraj. 

Divya Uma and Dinesh Rao have been researching spider behaviour for over a decade. When Kiran Marathe told them about his dancing arachnids, they jumped at the chance to investigate.

Vijitha Rajan unpacks shifting dynamics of India’s Right to Education Act (RTE) using the lens of equity and inclusion.

Sridhar K, Sudhansu S Biswal and Sushree S Mishra resolve an important anomaly in Particle physics

Insights from the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to inform labour market policy and improve recruitment practice

A reflective engagement with dominant discourses around migrant childhoods, by Vijitha Rajan, faculty member, Azim Premji University

Jayanth Vyasanakere, faculty member, Azim Premji University, critically examines what quantum mechanics advocates in connection to reality.

Amrita Sen and Harini Nagendra highlight how the current participatory and community-driven initiatives of ecological restoration in Indian cities accord limited significance to the overarching questions of social justice and relations of power.

A collaborative and inclusive participatory action research undertaken by a group of development practitioners and academics, with shared concerns on the impact of agricultural interventions among adivasis.

Zico Dasgupta explores the possibility of export-induced growth process, despite deterioration in trade balance.

Pallavi Varma Patil and Sujit Sinha explore fresh insights into alternative imaginations that can foster a new world where we not just survive but flourish.

Sreeparna Chattopadhyay and Suraj Jacob explore changes around birthing practices over several decades through narratives of older and younger mothers in a rural hamlet in Assam.

COVID-19 pandemic underscores the role of MGNREGA as a safety net despite shortcomings, write the members of the Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University and NREGA Consortium.

Mrinalini Jha and Rahul Lahoti investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on income levels, poverty, and inequality in both the immediate aftermath and during the long uneven recovery till December 2021 in India.

Seema Purushothaman and Raghavendra S Vanjari, Faculty members, Azim Premji University, present the impact of land acquisition for the Bengaluru International Airport on the agropastoral communities of Devanahalli.

It is a case of the promises of and challenges facing the realisation of ​“energy democracy” — the idea that distributed renewable energy systems have the potential to democratise the economy and society, says Manu V Mathai, Faculty member, Azim Premji University.

16,000 farmer producer companies in India require better inclusion, capitalisation and incubation.