Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 4.0 | An Online National Winter School Program | A Five-Month Online Immersive Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Fellowship | September 2024–January 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Fellows Profile
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Research Topic |
| Hetvi | Account Executive for Public Relations | StudioTalk | Desensitization of violence against sexual minorities in Mumbai |
| Ayshwarya Revadkar | Gynecologist | Freelancing -part time working with Birthvillage | Bodily autonomy with respect to sexuality and reproduction – Gender lens |
| Parul | Research Assistant | Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | – |
| Rohini Shukla | Student | Kirorimal College | Small Tows, Big Dreams: The Millenium City ‘Gurgaon’ |
| Aishi Bhanja Chowdhury | Fellow | Piramal Foundation | – |
| Abhishek Khilari | Junior Research Officer | International Institute for Population Sciences | Manual Scavenging in Kalyan: A Qualitative Analysis of First-Generation Matang and Multi-Generational Katkari Communities |
| Nandana Chakraborty | Design-led Innovation Consultant & Design Educator | Self- Employed | Exploring Caregiver Well-Being: A Qualitative Participatory Action Research on Lived Experiences and Support Systems for Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities |
| Avika Mantri | Student | Ashoka University | – |
| Harshita Chari | PhD Research Scholar | Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics | Navigating Policy and Enforcement: A Mixed-Method Study on Street Vendors’ Awareness and Challenges in Deonar, Govandi East, Mumbai |
| Akash Aluni | Independent Researcher | Self | Diversifying Education through a gender and disability lens: Goals, benefits and challenges |
| Subharun Pal | PG Scholar | Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), India | Mental Health and Occupational Stress Among Delivery Executives: A Qualitative Study in Bangalore’s E-Commerce Start-Ups |
| Rani Kavadi | Student | Civil Services Aspirant | Sustainable Urban Water Management Practices |
| Adya Malik | Student | Stephens College | Impact of NIPUN Bharat on Students and Teachers in Delhi |
| Anshul Soni | Student | – | – |
| Pratheep Purushothaman | Director | International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care | Arriving at a framework of ecosystem for complete recovery and rehabilitation of women burn survivors, based on evidence from Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Sana Ansari | Research intern | IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi | – |
| Sumit Sandip Dahiphale | Research Intern. | IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi | – |
| Sarah Ansari | Intern | IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi | – |
| Srishtistuti Roy | Intern | IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi | – |
IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online National Winter School Program
A Five-Month Online Immersive Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Training Fellowship
Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 4.0
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: Sept (8, 15, 22, 29), Oct (6 & 20), Nov (3 & 24), Dec (1, 15, 22), 2024 & January (5, 12), 2025
Classes on Selected Sundays
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom & Participatory Action Research Qualitative Fieldwork
Event Page: https://www.impriindia.com/event/public-policy-action-research-fieldwork-fellowship-cohort-4/

Program Experts
Chair & Course Director
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Session Experts:
Prof Mukul Asher, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI; Former Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Prof Vijay Raghavan, Professor, Centre for Criminology and Justice, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai Campus
Dr Amar Jesani, Independent Researcher and Teacher (Bioethics and Public Health); Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
Dr Purnima Chauhan, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh & Director Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA)
Prof N. Manimekalai, Director and Head, Department of Women’s Studies, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
Prof Gummadi Sridevi, Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Prof Utpal K De, Professor and Former Head, Department of Economics, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI.
Dr Prabhu Ponnusamy, Founder/CEO at Iotalytics Research and Analytics Solutions Pvt Ltd
Mr Aravind Unni, Urban Poverty Thematic Lead at Indo-Global Social Service Society; Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI
Dr B. Rajeshwari, Senior Consultant at Niiti Consulting; Visiting Senior Fellow (Honorary) at IMPRI
Dr Anamika Priyadarshini, Director- Knowledge Management, Research & Design Passing Gifts Private Limited, NOIDA, India; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Manjula Bharathy, Professor at Centre for Urban Policy and Governance & Dean of the School of Habitat Studies, TISS, Mumbai; Visiting Professor at IMPRI
Conveners
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Coordinators
Vithita Jha, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Director
Vaishali Singh, Research Program & Editorial Associate (Visiting)
Priyanka Negi, Research Program & Editorial Associate
Swetha Shanker Pydimarry, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Editor




















