Jal Jeevan Mission Chair Professor
Professor Gopal Naik is the JJM Chair Professor at IIMB. He is also the Senior Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy at IIMB. Prof. Gopal Naik’s research focuses on agricultural and environmental economics, rural development, and technology adoption. He is the recipient of the Dr. D.K. Desai Award and the American Agricultural Economics Association Award. He has held consultancy positions in national and international organisations and has contributed significantly to government committees and policymaking. He also spearheaded the Unnat Bharath Abhiyan, and led the development of SAMIE, a tele-education project recognized with the WSIS 2015 Award.
A chemical engineer and ecological economist, Dr Deepak Malghan is recognized for his work at the interface of scale theory and thermodynamics in ecological economics. His research focuses on the proportional relationship between the economy and the ecosystem, earning him accolades such as the 2015 VKRV Rao Prize in Social Sciences and the 2023 T N Khoshoo Memorial Award. Serving as an editor at Ecological Economics from 2018 to 2023, Dr Malghan has contributed to the field’s advancement. His affiliations with the Stockholm Environment Institute and his research on urban hydrology underscore his commitment to translational ecological economics. His lab at IIMB pioneers methods for analysing ethnic inequality and stratification, applying interdisciplinary tools to study ethnic politics and environmental injustice. of efficiency.
Dr Aditya Shrinivas specializes in development economics. His research focuses on food security, health, and nutrition outcomes. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
Consultant
M Rajendra was Administrative Officer at IIMB and was superannuated in 2020.
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Dr. Babita Kathayat is an agricultural economist who specializes in using quantitative data analysis and econometric research methods to inform evidence-based policy making that foster sustainable development and poverty reduction. Her research interests include sustainable agricultural systems, technology adoption, and promoting gender-responsive and socially inclusive development. She holds a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. Previously, she contributed to research projects at CIMMYT and supported G20 policy negotiations at the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
Technical Assistant
Esha Chakraborty is an IISc Bangalore certified data scientist with a specialized expertise in Geographic Information Systems. She completed her MTech. in Geomatics Engineering from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. Her focus areas are data analysis, data visualization and gaining actionable insights from data.
Junior Research Associate
Rishikaa is a post-graduate in Economics from TERI School of Advanced Studies. Her research interests lie in understanding how institutional frameworks and policy interventions influence community-level outcomes.
Junior Research Associate
Logesh Arul holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Madras Christian College, with a focus on applied econometrics, quantitative economics, and public policy. Prior to joining IIM Bangalore, He worked at the Madras Institute of Development Studies on the Economic Valuation of Eco-System Services in Tamil Nadu’s wetlands.