Deep rooted distress in rural India, an imminent yet conveniently ignored issue in the policy space, has been suggested different explanations by the studies underscored it. Visible symptoms of the crisis prevalent in ...

Traditionally, the discourse on marriages of choice or ‘inconvenient’ marriages in India have largely remained confined to the issues of inter-caste marriages. Very little scholarly attention has been paid to the narratives ...

Bengaluru resembles an inverted saucer in topography where all the drains are in an outward direction from the city. Increasing urbanization has led to an increase in impervious surfaces creating disruptions in the urban ...

As a country that is home to 17 per cent of the world‘s population, India has just about four per cent of the total freshwater resources available globally. Of this, agriculture consumes about 85 per cent, putting immense ...

The dissertation thesis is an attempt to shed light on the approach of land-titling as an alternate policy for slum redevelopment in India. The thesis will aim to take a departure from the prevailing notion of land-titling ...

This research aims at understanding the systemic changes in the dominant ideas of property and social relations by exploring the impact of urbanisation in urban villages of Delhi. Urban villages have historically been ...

Accountability initiatives around the world are largely centered on a linear equation between access to information and transparency. However, the reality on ground is rather un-linear as the effectiveness of initiatives ...