
Kanak Rajadhyaksha
Job Title
PhD Student

Research interests
Background
Supervisors
Dr Radhika Govinda and Dr Jeevan Sharma
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, India (2019)
MA in Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India (2015)
BA in Economics, Ramnarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai, India (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
Tutoring
- Displacement and Development, International Development, (AY 2022/2023; Postgraduate).
- People First: Anthropology of International Development, Social Anthropology, (AY 2022/2023; 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)