School of Social and Political Science

Background

Supervisors

Dr Radhika Govinda (Sociology)

Dr Jeevan Sharma (Social Anthropology)

Education

PhD in International Development, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh (ongoing)

MPhil in Social Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2019)

MA in Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2015)

BA in Economics, Ramnarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai (2010)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Kamath, Lalitha, and Rajadhyaksha, Kanak. “We must persevere and persuade not lose our tempers and shout: How women corporators experience and shape the gendered state under conditions of urban transformation.” Economic and Political Weekly, no. 8, (2023): 31-37.

Book Reviews

Rajadhyaksha, Kanak. "Book review: Waiting for Dignity: Legitimacy and Authority in Afghanistan by Florian Weigand." South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies (2023).

Rajadhyaksha, Kanak. “Book review: Beyond Tears and Laughter: Gender, Migration and the Service Sector in China by Yang Shen.” LSE Review of Books (2021).

Blogs and Reports

Rajadhyaksha, Kanak. “Kapdagondas: Embroidery and Work.” Sahapedia (2018).

Sengupta, S., Sisodiya, P., Munshi, S. & Rajadhyaksha, Kanak. “Gender Equity Mapping: a study of few departments of Government of India.” National Commission for Women (2017).

Teaching Experience

Guest Lectures

Gender, Refugeehood, and Migration, Gender and Development (AY 2022/2023; Postgraduate).

Tutoring

• South Asia in the World (Spring 2024, Undergraduate).
• Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World: Key Concepts, Controversies and Challenges  (Autumn 2023, Undergraduate).
• Displacement and Development (Spring 2023, Postgraduate).
• People First: Anthropology of International Development (Autumn 2022, Postgraduate).

Awards

Tweedie Research Fellowship (March to August 2022)

The University of Edinburgh CAHSS College Research Award (2020-2023)

The University of Edinburgh Graduate School of School of Social and Political Science International Award (2020-2023)