Simi Mehta

I am an optimist and strong advocate of peace between human beings, communities and nations. My academic training is in Political Science and International Relations, and I hold a PhD in American Studies from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. I serve Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI) as its CEO and Editorial Director. I am a humble recipient of the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship affiliated to the Ohio State University, USA.

Joined: October 31, 2020
Articles: 13

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The Mental Health of India’s Youth

Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta The IMPRI special lecture on the mental health of India’s youth, focused on the eminence of the burden of mental health disorders, whether it is at individual levels or the challenges faced by family and friends.…

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March 23, 2021
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Gender-based Violence & Safety: Orchestrating the Role of Men, Women, Communities, and Spaces

Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta COVID- 19 among its myriad impacts has led to an increase in gender-based violence. There has been a rise in sexual violence against women. United Nations recognizing the violence launched the campaign “The Shadow Pandemic- Violence…

Simi Mehta
March 23, 2021

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Learnings from Global Protest Politics of #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-CAA and Farmers’ Protest

Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta There has been an exponential increase in protests around the world, and these have been hailed as the site for speaking truth to those in power. These global phenomena have a unifying symbolic representation. The question…

Simi Mehta
March 22, 2021

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Societal and Structural Flaws Proved by Hathras Incident: Martin Macwan

The Heinousness of many Hathras Martin Macwan IMPRI 2020

In light of this, the Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) at Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), Counterview, GenDev Centre for Research and Innovation, City Makers Mission International, and Delhi Post News organized a Special Talk with Mr Martin Macwan- an eminent Dalit Rights Activist as part of its #WebPolicyTalk - The State of Gender Equality: #GenderGaps on October 21, 2020, titled “The Heinousness of many Hathras amid the Pandemic - Voluntarism, the Way Ahead for Combating Caste and Gender-based Violence”.

Simi Mehta
March 3, 2021

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Exploring an Alternative Development Paradigm

Simi Mehta*, Ritika Gupta** The inevitability of the birth of alternative development framework is inherent within the metabolism of the capital system. It is important to examine how the alternative development paradigm unfolds as a new epistemology out of resistance…