Details for the 2017-18 Fellowship will be available from around March 2017.
The Sir Ratan Tata Post-doctoral Fellowship was established in 1997 at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) in partnership with the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
The Sir Ratan Tata Post-doctoral Fellowship is for a period of eight months during each academic year, based at the LSE India Observatory.
The Fellow is expected to engage in social science research broadly on the themes of Economy and Society in South Asia with a particular focus on the following themes:
- Growth and inclusion
- Climate change and environmental sustainability
- Social and human security
- Population and development
- Governance and democracy
The Fellow is expected to complete a research paper of publishable quality during their stay and make a presentation at a seminar arranged by the India Observatory.
The Fellow is granted a monthly stipend of up to £1,500 a month, and is provided supervision and access to research facilities at the LSE. Assistance is also provided towards one return flight to the UK. No additional grant is available for fieldwork or any other costs.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have completed a PhD - the fellowship is not intended for students registered for a degree or diploma, nor is it intended for senior academics.
Applicants should be early career researchers working on social science research focusing on South Asia. All data collection and any material required for the research should be secured before coming to the LSE.
The Fellowship is open to candidates residing in South Asia, that is, the SAARC region which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
How to Apply
Details about how to apply for the 2017-18 Fellowship will be available on this page from around March 2017.
Sir Ratan Tata Fellows
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2015-16
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Dr Shalina Mathew, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Topic: To Work or not to Work - Labour Market Vulnerabilities and 'Adverse Inclusion' among Women in Kerala, India
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2014-15
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Dr Saswata Ghosh, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata
Topic: Exploring Routes to Second Demographic Transition in Kolkata District of West Bengal, India.
Working Paper: Second Demographic Transition or Aspirations in Transition - An exploratory analysis of lowest-low fertility in Kolkata, India
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2013-14
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Dr Uzma Hanif, Forman Christian College, Lahore
Topic: Climate Governance - A Case Study of Indus River Basin of Pakistan - People, Agriculture and Renewable Energy Resources.
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2012-13
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Dr Satyapriya Rout, University of Hyderabad
Topic: Inclusion, Equity and Sustainability in India's Water Sector Reforms - A Study of Policy changes in Rural Drinking Water Supply.
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2011-12
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Dr Manju Singh, Symbiosis International University
Topic: Gender inclusivity in public employment programmes in India.
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2010-11
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Dr Deepita Chakravarty, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad
Topic: Macroeconomicchanges, labour market and the institution of collective bargaining in India.
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2009-10
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Dr Sanjay Kumar Bhardwaj, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Topic: Nationalism in Bangladesh - A Study of Secular and Islamist Identities in the Post-Military Regimes.
Working Paper: Contesting Identities in Bangladesh - A Study of Secular and Religious Frontiers
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2008-09
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Dr Sumita Sarkar, YMT College of Management
Topic: Youth in Hardcore Crime - A Case Study of Mumbai Metropolis.
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2007-08
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Dr Seetha Kakkoth, Kannur University
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2006-07
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Dr Samapti Guha, Institute for Rural Management Anand
Working Paper: Impact of Competition on Microfinance Beneficiaries - Evidence from India
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2005-06
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Dr Praveena Kodoth, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
Working Paper: Producing a Rationale for Dowry? Gender in the Negotiation of Exchange at Marriage in Kerala, South India
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2004-05
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Dr Sushil Aaron
Working Paper: Contrarian Lives - Christians and Contemporary Protest in Jharkhand
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2003-04
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Dr Minakshi Das
Working Paper: Taliban's War on Women - Live Experiences of Afghan Women in Transit and Ethnicity and their Indentity
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2002-03
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Dr Santanu Gupta
Working Paper: On the Allocation of Public Goods to Villages in India
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2001-02
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Dr Haripriya Gundimeda, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Working Paper: Implications of the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol to Rural Livelihoods in India
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2000-01
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Dr Biswamoy Pati
Working Paper: Identity, Hegemony, Resistance - Conversions in Orissa, 1800-2000
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1999-00
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Dr Geetangali Gangoli
Working Paper: Silence, Hurt and Choice - Attitudes to prostitution in India and the West
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1998-99
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Dr Mehtab Karim, Aga Khan University, Karachi
Working Paper: Effects of Migration, Socioeconomic Status and Population Policy on Reproductive Behaviour
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1997-98
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Dr Madhura Swaminathan, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai
Working Paper: Consumer Food Subsidies - What needs to be done in India?
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