For our fourth episode of FAS Young Scholars Corner, we spoke to Ranjini Basu, a policy researcher based out of New Delhi, about her PhD research titled Land Reforms in West Bengal and how COVID-19 has impacted MGNREGA in Tripura.
Reading list for today's episode:
1. MGNREGS and the Pandemic Crisis: Reflections from Tripura - Ranjini Basu and Tapas Modak
2. The Tripura Model - Madhura Swaminathan and V. K. Ramachandran
3. It is a class attack: Interview with Manik Sarkar - T. J. Rajalakshmi
4. "Employment and Wages of Manual Workers" - Arindam Das and Subhajit Patra, Socio-Economic Surveys of Three Villages in Tripura: A Study of Agrarian Relations
5. "Public Support for Rural Households" - Madhura Swaminathan, Socio-Economic Surveys of Three Villages in Tripura: A Study of Agrarian Relations
Our next episode will feature R. Vijayamba, a PhD student at the Indian Statistical Institute (Bangalore). It will focus on the critical and often unseen role rural women play in India's livestock economy.
Host: Nihira
Music Credits: Difference - Ketsa
Image Credits: FAS PARI Photo Archives
Disclaimer: The views presented in these episodes are based on research of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the Foundation’s research findings.
