Associate Fellow

Harsh is an engineer turned development professional with an M.A in Development Studies from TISS Mumbai. He brings the industry perspective into the mix, having worked in the core manufacturing sector. He has previously worked on various projects (baseline study, impact assessment, M&E etc) catering to government, multinational and non-profit organizations. His passion lies in…

Associate Fellow

Dr. Richa Kothari is an economist with a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Applied Economics from Presidency University, Kolkata, where she ranked third. She completed her B.Sc. in Economics from Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata, securing the first rank, and has cleared six papers in actuarial science. She has worked as an Individual Consultant at NITI…

Associate Fellow

Dr. Aishwary Kant Gupta holds a Ph.D. from TERI School of Advanced Research Studies, New Delhi, with a research focus on the economic analysis of Non-Tariff Measures in international trade. He has published research papers in Foreign Trade Review and Journal of International Commerce, Economic and Policy, and has also written articles in newspapers such…

Associate Fellow

Dr. Suyog Dandekar is an experienced researcher, specializing in Law and Economics. With a Ph.D. in Economics, he applies game theory and behavioural economics to public policy analysis. As a senior analyst at Prosperiti, he has worked on labour-related projects with a special focus on women’s employment and legal barriers across India. Previously, he taught…

Associate Fellow

Dr. Aditi Rawat, an Economics graduate from Doon University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) is an Associate Fellow at Pahle India Foundation. As an ICSSR doctoral fellow at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (A Central) University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand) her research focused on the Indian gig economy. Aditi has authored numerous papers in various journals, spanning topics such as the…