Orange Economy: Creativity as a Driver of Economic Growth in India
For decades, economic growth in India has been driven by agriculture, manufacturing and services such as IT and finance. Today, however, a different kind of sector is gaining promi
Dr Tara Shanker Chaudhary
Visiting Faculty (Honorary)
Dr Tara Shanker Chaudhary did his Bachelor’s from University of Allahabad in 2007, Master’s in Geography in 2009 Jawaharlal Nehru University, MPhil in 2011 from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Doctor of Philosophy in 2016 from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
He did his MPhil as well as Doctorate on crime against women, sexual assaults in particular. He has been actively engaged with gender sensitization and activism both social media and on ground. He has been writing on gender related issues on social media platforms and other magazines since 2012. He has his own YouTube channel on gender related issues.
Presently, he is teaching at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi as an Assistant Professor (Geography). His teaching career started in 2016.
Research Areas
Gender, Gender Based Violence, Emotional Geography, Crime against Women, Geography of Crime, Mental Map of Fear, Criminality, Patriarchy and Violence, Gender and Development, Gender Sensitization, Gender and Sexualities and Remote Sensing & GIS, Mapping crime and Violence
Centres
Free Bus Service Schemes for Women in India: A Gendered Approach to Public Transport and Economic Inclusion
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PM JANMAN
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SVAMITVA Scheme
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Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in India’s Coastal Regions: A Policy Update on the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) – 2025
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Proactive and Responsive Facilitation by Interactive and Virtuous Environmental Single-window Hub (PARIVESH) – 2018
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The Legislative Department
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Dekho Apna Desh Campaign 2.0 (2024)
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Information Technology and E-Governance Reforms in India
India’s governance landscape has undergone a major transformation with the strategic integration of information technology into public administration. Recognizing the critical ro