Research Projects

Women of Manipur: Concerns, Initiatives and Sites of Community Engagement, sponsored by R&D Unit, University of Delhi, 2017-18.
Cloth, Disaster and Livelihood: A Case Study of People’s Participation through Goonj, sponsored by Research Unit, University of Delhi, October, 2015—September, 2016. Impact of Natural Disasters on the Lives of Local People with a Gender Focus: A Case Study of Jammu and Kashmir (JK), sponsored by Research Unit, University of Delhi, October, 2014—September, 2015.
‘Soft Skills Development Training for the Executive Police of Kashmir Zone’ on invitation by IGP, Kashmir, sponsored by JK Bank, February, 2014 (Action Project).
Rapid Evaluation of the Ujjawala Scheme in states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, sponsored by Ministry of Woman and Child Development, December, 2012 to April, 2013.
Need assessment for training in soft skills development for the executive police of Kashmir Zone, March, 2012.
Images of Welfare: An Assessment Study of the Welfare Programs and Services within Delhi University Campus’ awarded by University of Delhi, September 2009—March 2010.
Delhi University Campus Safety: Perception and Experiences of Students with Focus on Safety of Women Students’ awarded by University of Delhi, July 2008-December 2008, sponsored by Research Unit, University of Delhi.
‘Identification of Manual Scavengers in Delhi’, Census survey, sponsored by Delhi Scheduled Caste Financial and Development Corporation, Government of India, January 2007-July 2007.
‘Identification of Manual Scavengers in Delhi’, Census survey sponsored by Delhi Scheduled Caste Financial and Development Corporation, Government of India, July 1992- July 1993.
Shortlisted for presentation for project to be funded by NHRC entitled, ‘Reintegration of Released Prisoners in the Society: A National Level Study’.

Research and evaluation based assignments conducted between 2003 - 2006

Impact Assessment of the community outreach programme at Alwar, Rajasthan, and Chitrakoot Uttaranchal, conducted for Dr. Shroff's Charitable Eye Hospital.
Evaluation of Women's Self Help Groups at Deogarh, Jharkhand for Delhi based voluntary organization ICPRD.
Researcher for the IFES sponsored project study on 'Reducing Gender Based Violence among Young Men' in Rajasthan (Delhi and Karnataka).
Facilitator cum Evaluator (FCE) for the evaluation of the projects funded by CAPART.
Researcher for the state of Rajasthan for the study on 'Governance Practices in Communities' a joint project of Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi and Plan International.

Research Guided

Reintegration of Ex-convicts in the society (Mansi Sahu).
Recidivism: A Study of Under Trial Prisoners (Tarun Aggarwal).
Institutional efforts towards improving the status of half widows: A study of Kashmir (Kislay Singh).
Women in drought: Impact and coping strategies- A study of Marathwada region, Maharashtra (Ashok Kumar).
Attitude of single working women towards adoption and motherhood (Ankita Gera)Impact of MGNREGA in Bijnor District (UP): Issues And Challenges (Joohi Singh).
Nature of exclusion among manual scavengers in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan (Rajesh Kumar).
Witch hunting in India: A Study based on Rajasthan Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 2015 (Arun Anthony).
Single and Never Married Women (Risha Baruah).
Food culture among Apatani Tribe in Arunachal Pradesh (Pura Rinya).
Tobacco Consumption among School Children (Ms. Preeti Soni).
Grassroot Women Leaders and Development: A Case Study of Uttarakhand State(Nivedita Mishra Thapliyal).
Politics of Presence and Women’s Participation in PRIs in Bihar (Ravi Ranjan).
Gender, Water and Sanitation: A Study of slums in Bhopal (Reshma Dixit).
Mysore Marriages in Kerala—Issues and Concerns of Women back to Natal Home (M M Jabir).
Hidden curriculum and its gendered outcomes in elementary schools (Arpan Tulsiyan).
Romantic Love and Honour: A study of two districts of Haryana (Risha Baruah).
Nurturing empowerment through Mahila Panchayats: A study of the initiative of Delhi Commission for women (Anuraag Kureel).
Exploring core issues in adoption: A study of adoption centers in Delhi (Meenakshi Basnal).
Impact of service providers under protection of women against domestic violence Act (Sakshi Singh).
Women Micro-Entrepreneurs of Arunachal Pradesh: Study of their Opportunities and Challenges (Poona Baja).
Child Welfare Committees: A Study of their Functioning and Service Delivery in Delhi (Neha Nimble).
Customary Law and the Status of Women: A Study on Tangkhul Naga Tribe in Manipur State (Athem).
Coping with familial responsibilities: A Study of Married College Teachers (Shivani Rathore).
Tribal Women Vendors of Imphal: A Study of their Needs, Constraints and Opportunities (Jaja Kipgen).
A Study on Reintegration of Released Prisoners (Chetan Gupta).
Understanding the Kashmiri Society through Narratives of Documentary Films of J&K (Devika Menon).
Decision making of Women in Reproductive Health and Child Bearing: A Study of Rural Women in Solan, HP (Nandita Bhan).
Women in Conflict: A Study of the Impact of the Indo-Naga Conflict on the Lives of Naga Women (Singmila Shimrah).
Women’s Choice over Adoption of Family Planning Methods: A Study of Resettlement Colony of Delhi (Akanksha Dutta).
Mining Livelihoods: A Development Journey Media (Ina Goel)