Research Faculty

Director (Acting)

• Dr. Bindu Duggal

Associate Professor
M.A(Sociology), M.Phil, Ph.D., Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Areas of Academic Interest:Urban Studies and Social Development with reference to Gender Studies, Children Education and Child Labour.

Senior Advisors

• Dr. S.K. Mangal

Former Founder Managing Director, Punjab State Electronics Development Corporation, Chandigarh.
Areas of Specialization: Industrial and Technology Transfer, Management, Information Technology including e-Governance

• Shri Jagir Singh Samra

Renewable Energy Programme, CRRID
Former Chief Executive Officer (NRAA), Planning Commission/Niti Aayog, Government of India
Area of Specialisation: Agriculture & Renewable Energy Programme

 

Associate Professors

• Sunil Bansal
  M.A.(Economics), Panjab University, Chandigarh
  Areas of Academic Interest: Rural Development and Agriculture.
• Dr. Bindu Duggal
  M.A(Sociology), M.Phil, Ph.D., Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  Areas of Academic Interest:Urban Studies and Social Development with reference to Gender Studies, Children Education and Child Labour.

 

Assistant Professors

• Dr. Manoj Kumar Teotia
  M.A., M.Phil.(Sociology),Panjab University, Chandigarh; MA(European Masters in Comparative Urban Studies), University of Urbino (Urbino)andUniversity of Milano Bicocca (Milan), Italy
  Areas of Academic Interest: Urban Studies, Governance, Social Development, Democratic Decentralization, Municipal Finance, Poverty and Environmental Infrastructure.
• Dr. Neetu Gaur
  M.A.(Economics), Ph.D., Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  Areas of Academic Interest: Development Economics.
• Dr. Gurinder Kaur
  M.Sc. (Anthropology), Ph.D. (Anthropology) Panjab University, Chandigarh
  Areas of Academic Interest: Social Anthropology, Medical Anthropology with specific focus on gender, Determinants of Health and Health Care Systems, Religion and Health Intersections.
• Dr. Jatinder Singh
  MA (Economics), M. Phil, PhD (JNU, New Delhi)
  Areas of Academic Interest: Industrial Economics, International Trade and Innovation, Economics of Education.
• Dr. Vikash Kumar
  MA (Sociology), M. Phil, PhD (South Asian Studies, JNU, New Delhi)
  Areas of Academic Interest: Regional Cooperation, Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Human Rights and Migration Studies in South Asia

Research Investigators

• Hans Lal
  M.A.(Sociology), Vinayaka Missions University, Salem (TN)
  Areas of Academic Interest:Rural Development.

Field Assistants

• Rajesh Bhola
  M.A.(Public Administration).
• Kuldeep Singh
  M.A.(Sociology), Vinayaka Missions University, Salem (TN)

Jr. Field Investigators

• Baljinder Singh
  M.A.(History)

Surinder Kumar
Matric, Prabhakar