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Events

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  • Oct

Special Lecture Series on "The Literature of Climate Crisis"

on 27th October, 2023 at 3:00 PM in AB2 CR 104, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati.

The Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, as a part of the Special Lecture Series, is pleased to host Prof. Pramod K. Nayar, Professor, Department of English, and UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad. The lecture is on the topic “The Literature of Climate Crisis" scheduled on 27 October (Friday), 2023, at 3.00 PM. Venue: AB2 CR 104.Click here

  • 3-4
  • Nov

International Workshop on “Building Ideas about Justice into Policy Research”

on 3-4 November, 2023 at 2:00 - 5:30 (IST) in AB-2, CR104, Academic Building 2 (DB1), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati.

International Workshop on “Building Ideas about Justice into Policy Research” Organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Tirupati. on 3-4 November 2023.Click here

Research Highlights

Decolonizing Development: Liberatory Epistemologies from India and Latin America

The book publication by Dr. Rahul A. Sirohi titled “Decolonizing Development: Liberatory Epistemologies from India and Latin America” Publisher: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group); Year of publication: 2023; ISBN: 9781032159355. The book is co-authored with Prof. Sonya Surabhi Gupta, Professor of Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Micro-irrigation Adoption, Resource Efficiency, Sustainability, and Smallholder Farmers

Sponsored Research Project proposal submitted by Dr Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati titled “Micro-irrigation Adoption, Resource Efficiency, Sustainability, and Smallholder Farmers Well-being: Evidence from the Rayalaseema Region in Andhra Pradesh; A study under PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana” to the Indian Council of Social Science Research has been sanctioned on August 2023.

Crop-insurance adoption and impact on farm households’ well-being in India: evidence from a panel study

Biswal, D. and Bahinipati, C.S., Crop-insurance adoption and impact on farm households’ well-being in India: evidence from a panel study. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2023. DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2023.2266204.

Newspaper Articles

Faith, Family, and Freedom in American Life: New Possibilities

Prof. A. Raghuramaraju published news article on “Faith, Family, and Freedom in American Life: New Possibilities,” The Telegraph, 10-7-2023.

Scientific exploration must shun commerce: How it all began

Prof. A. Raghuramaraju published a news article on “Scientific exploration must shun commerce: How it all began,” The Telegraph, 12-9-2023. Click here

A women, Death and a poem: Unique pairing

Prof. A. Raghuramaraju published a news article on “A women, Death and a poem: Unique pairing,” The Telegraph, 13-11-2023. Click Here

Spirit of Enquiry: Reassessing the Past for the Future of the Nation

Prof. A. Raghuramaraju published news article on "Spirit of Enquiry: Reassessing the Past for the Future of the Nation", The Telegraph, 14-8-2023.

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Activities and Recognitions

"Textual Criticism", in a Refresher course on Telugu.

Invited Talk in a Refresher Course by Prof. A. Raghuramaraju on “Textual Criticism,” in a Refresher course on Telugu, organised by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Osmania University, Hyderabad on 12-7-2023.

Current Research Fields

Economics

Development Economics, Political Economy, Economics of Climate Change, Environmental Economics, and Natural Resource Management

Management Studies

Empirical Asset Pricing, Financial Engineering and Risk Management, Investment Analysis, Portfolio Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Human Resource Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics Management, Operations Research & Analytics, Project Management, and Production Planning & Control.

English

Indian Theories of Language and Literature, Comparative Poetics, and Indian Religions

Philosophy

Indian Philosophy, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, and Contemporary Indian Thought

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