Major Research Projects
“Intimate Partner Violence: Community Intervention through Awareness, Advocacy, and Action”- Indian Council of Social Science Research (School of Social Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore.
“Study of the Suchi Sambhrama Kit for SC/ST Boys and Girls”-Outreach Association of Volunteers for Rural Development for Karnataka Evaluation Authority and Department of Social Welfare, Government of Karnataka (2019).
“Social Audit of the Project “Securing Rights and Sustainable Livelihoods through Collective Action and Education for People Dependent on the Informal Economy in India”-Supported by European Commission for RLHP, Mysore(2019).
“Evaluation of the Impact of the Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFPM) Programme in Karnataka”-Outreach Association of Volunteers for Rural Development for Karnataka Evaluation Authority (2017-18).
“Impact of the Introduction of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on Forest Dependent Communities living in Nagarhole National Park , BRT Wild Life Sanctuary and the Buffer Zone of the Bandipur National Park”- Samruddhi Foundation for Karnataka Forest Department (2016-2018).
“Evaluation Study of the Performance of Farm Forestry Component under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Scheme in Chamarajanagar, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Gadag and Raichur districts of Karnataka in the period 2013-14 to 2015-16”-Outreach Association of Volunteers for Rural Development for Karnataka Evaluation Authority and Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) (2016-17).
“Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Young Adults in India: Identifying the Influence of Culture and Context Belief”- Florida International University and Public Health Research Institute, (2014-2015).
“Engendering Governance: Bridging the Gap between Policy and Practice” - Action Research Project, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (2011-2012).
“Livelihood Practices and Development Choices: Strategies for Achieving a Convergence in Forest Dependent Communities”-Karnataka Forest Department (2010-2012).
“Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy”- United Nations Democracy Fund and Centre for Social Research, New Delhi (2009-2010).
“Management of Common Property Resources among Indigenous Communities in Canada: Achieving a Convergence between Policy and Rights of Indigenous Peoples” - Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellowship, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (2007).
“Equity in Education: Gender and Primary Education in a Forest Region” - Senior Research Fellowship, Indian Council for Social Science Research (2005-2007).
“Building Capacities of Rural Communities through People’s Institutions: Self-Help Group as a Channel for Infrastructure Development and Economic Empowerment” (in collaboration with Karim Aly-Kassam of the University of Calgary, Canada)-Shastri Applied Research Project, Canadian International Development Agency and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (2003-2006).
“India Eco-development Project” - Karnataka Forest Department (2001-2003).
“Empowering Women through Forestry: The Role of Indigenous Women in Forestry Development Programmes” (in collaboration with Karim Aly-Kassam of the University of Calgary, Canada)-CIDA-Shastri Partnership Project, Canadian International Development Agency and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (1999-2001).
“An Evaluation of the Functioning of Ashram Schools - A Comparative Study of Karnataka and Orissa” (in collaboration with D.K. Behera of Sambalpur University, Orissa)-Ministry of Welfare, Government of India (1997-1999).