Sourav teaches courses in economics at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. His research interests primarily lie in the Environmental Economics and Urban Economics. He has presented his work at various national and international conferences. He has submitted his Ph.D. thesis to the University of Hyderabad.

Sourav is enthusiastic about environmental and urban issues. Apart from his academic interests, he enjoys cricket, music, trekking and playing badminton.

• Mallory, A., Akrofi, D., Dizon, J., Mohanty, S., Parker, A., Vicario, D. R., … & Hutchings, P. (2020). Evaluating the circular economy for sanitation: Findings from a multi-case approach. Science of the Total Environment, 744,  140871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140871
• Mohanty, S. & Mishra, S. (2022). Submergence: Lost Space in Kali ra Atita, Economic and Political Weekly, 57(6), 71-72.
  https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/6/postscript/submergence.html
• Mohanty, S. & Mishra, S. (2023). The Pandemic of Hunger: Testing Times in Bhoka,, Economic and Political Weekly, 58(4), 65-66. https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/4/postscript/pandemic-hunger- testing-times-bhoka.html
• Mohanty, S. (2019, November 19). Circular sanitation economy in India: Evidence from Amberpet sewage treatment plant – Urban Transformations. https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/blog/2019/circular- sanitation-economy-in-india-evidence-from-amberpet-sewage-treatment-plant/
• “Solid Waste Management in the state of Telangana: Analysing the Finances of Urban Local Bodies,” International Conference on Knowledge for Sustainable Development: Dialogues Across Disciplines to Implement Sustainable Development Goals, 2024
• “Circular sanitation economy in India: Evidence from Amberpet sewage treatment plant, Hyderabad,” International Seminar on Climate Change and Disasters: Challenges, Opportunities and Responses, Hyderabad, 2019
• “FS management in India: Challenges and Opportunities,” International Conference on Finance and Applied Economics, Pune, 2019.
• “Fostering Sustainable Sanitation in Urban India: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities”, National Seminar on Sustainable Development & Social Justice: Issues and way Forward, NIRDPR, Hyderabad, 2019.

1. Water Demand Management & Circularity in Pune Municipal Region (GIPE- CSD,2024) – Ongoing
2. Study on “Impact of Human Wildlife Conflict on Agriculture and Mitigation Measures for Maharashtra” (GIPE-CSD, 2024) – Ongoing
3. Study on “Rurality as a Vehicle for Urban Sanitation Transformation (RUST)” – (ESRC – ICSSR) – (2018-2020)