The First Annual K.C. Zachariah Memorial Lecture will be held at O.P. Jindal Global University, New Delhi, on December 14, 2024, at 11:00 AM.

Call for Papers Theme: People on the Move: International Migration as a Catalyst for Achieving the SDGs

Chair is a member of the Scientific Committee for the preparation of the 2025 International Forum for Migration Statistics (IFMS)

Special Issue: Climate and Development (hybrid open access journal): Publishes research on the interfaces between climate, development, policy and practice to make analysis of climate and development issues more accessible.

Webinar series on “Perceptions and Realities of Academics Abroad with special focus on Masters in the Netherlands”

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Rakesh Ranjan Kumar

Senior Research Fellow

kumar.rakesh.ranjan@gmail.com

Dr. Rakesh Ranjan Kumar is a trained economist with a PhD in Development Studies & Labour Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. His doctoral thesis focused on issues of youth employment, skill development and technology interface in India since 1991. His MPhil from Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, where he worked on studying the dynamics of economic mobility, migration and capability interface in Kerala. He has taught undergraduate courses at Delhi University, Bhagalpur University Bihar, BR Ambedkar University Delhi and JK Lakshmipat University Jaipur. He is currently engaged as a Senior Research Fellow at IIMAD and Consultant at the Climate Risk Horizons, Bengaluru.