Professor Anjali Radkar is a demographer–statistician and has designed the M.Sc. (Population Studies and Health Economics) program at Gokhale Institute. She teaches Population Size, Structure; Population and Health Policy and Research Methodology. Her research interests are age-sex structure, workforce participation, maternal and child health, mortality, morbidity and nutrition in India, and health systems research.

Professor Sumit Kane’s research focus is on the equity, quality, and responsiveness of low-and-middle-income country health systems. In his inquiries, he takes a critical, reflexive stance to examine issues and experiences from multiple perspectives (social, systems, operational), always with a view to inform the development of feasible solutions.

Dr. Mayuri Samant holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. Her areas of research include Gender studies, Caste, Family, and Health studies. Her research approach towards research is critical and interdisciplinary. She has extensive experience in carrying out qualitative research in Social Science and Public Health.

Madhura is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Health Sciences from Tampere University, Finland. She holds an MPhil in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her areas of interest are higher education, cultural studies, and health.

Sanjana is currently a doctoral student at the University of Melbourne and a Research Associate at CHPS. She holds a master’s degree in Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. She has experience in qualitative research in the fields of Health, Sociology, and Public Governance.

Dr. Sayak Dutta works in the field of urban health, urban development, political geography, and identity studies, with a particular interest in Southern Urbanism. His research is mostly based on qualitative and ethnographic methods with a significant emphasis on field research. Sayak has completed his PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University and was associated with the National Institute of Urban Affairs before joining the Gokhale Institute.