Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship Cohort 6.0

Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 6.0 | An Online National Monsoon & Autumn School Program | A Five-Month Online Immersive Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Fellowship | July – November 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

Fellow blog List

Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 6.0

An Online National Monsoon & Autumn School Program A Five-Month Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program Dates: July (13, 20, 27) Aug (3, 17, 31) Sept (14, 28) Oct (12, 26) Nov (1, 15, 22), 2025 Classes on Ten Selected Sunday Mornings IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

Fellows Blog List

Blog Title	Fellow Name
Whose Bodies, Whose Choices? Postpartum Contraceptive Coercion and the Regulation of Marginalized Women’s Fertility in India	Aparna Misra
Preserving the Past, Governing the Present: Opportunities and Challenges in India’s Heritage Tourism	Tanisha Upadhyay
From Diaries to Decisions: Leveraging Participatory Action Research to Advance Female Athlete Health in India	Manasi
Stewards of “The Great Kerala Kitchen”: My Research Journey into Food Choices and Obesity	Athulya
Design Thinking as a Participatory Research Method	Aasha Sharma
Bridging Foundational Learning Gaps: Poverty, Health, Social Infrastructure, and AI Strategies in the NIPUN Bharat Mission	Omkar Shelar
Digital Payments and UPI: Transformation in Banking Habits	Abhay Trivedi
Resilient Hearts, Empowered Minds: Integrating Trauma-Informed SEL and Sexuality Education in Secondary Schools	Sabitri S
Invisible Citizens: Why Hyderabad’s Skilled Migrants are Economic Drivers but Policy Outsiders	Rishap Singh
Playing Against the City: Children, Space, and Everyday Negotiations in Seelampur	Tuba Athar
Department Zero: The Undervalued Sub-Basement of the Economy	Gaury
Blurry Futures, Hidden Barriers: Uncorrected Vision in Adolescents and the Global Call for Action	Melvin D
Co-Creating Care: India’s PCOS Discourse, Policy Neglect, and a Roadmap to Participatory Solutions	Shreya Mandal

IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning

An Online National Monsoon & Autumn School Program

A Five-Month Online Immersive Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Training Fellowship

Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 6.0

Details of the #WebPolicyLearning
Dates: July (13, 20, 27) Aug (3, 17, 31) Sept (14, 28) Oct (12, 26) Nov (1, 15, 22), 2025
Classes on Ten Selected Sunday Mornings & Research Essay Submission
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom & Participatory Action Research Qualitative Fieldwork

Program Experts

Chair & Course Director
Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI

Session Experts:

Prof Vijay Raghavan, Professor, Centre for Criminology and Justice, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai Campus

Dr Amar Jesani, Independent Researcher and Teacher (Bioethics and Public Health); Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

Dr Purnima Chauhan, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh & Director Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA)

Prof N. Manimekalai, Director and Head, Department of Women’s Studies, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli

Prof Gummadi Sridevi, Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad; Visiting Professor, IMPRI

Prof Utpal K De, Professor and Former Head, Department of Economics, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya

Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI.

Dr Prabhu Ponnusamy, Founder/CEO at Iotalytics Research and Analytics Solutions Pvt Ltd

Mr Aravind Unni, Urban Poverty Thematic Lead at Indo-Global Social Service Society; Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI

Dr B. Rajeshwari, Senior Consultant at Niiti Consulting; Visiting Senior Fellow (Honorary) at IMPRI

Dr Anamika Priyadarshini, Research & Design Passing Gifts Private Limited, NOIDA, India; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Prof Manjula Bharathy, Professor at Centre for Urban Policy and Governance & Dean of the School of Habitat Studies, TISS, Mumbai; Visiting Professor at IMPRI

Dr Anant Kumar, Associate Professor and Head in the Rural Management Program at Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi

Dr Vikash Kumar, Assistant Professor, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development

Conveners
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI

Coordinators
Vithita Jha, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Director
Vaishali Singh, Assistant Research Manager
Priyanka Negi, Research Program & Editorial Associate
Swetha Shanker Pydimarry, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Editor

Previous Cohorts:
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Cohort 5 – January – May 2025
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Cohort 4 – September 2024 – January 2025
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Cohort 3 – May – August 2024
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Cohort 2 – December 2023 – April 2024
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Cohort 1 – July – August 2023
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