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Tannistha Samanta
Assistant Professor |
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B.Sc. (Economics Hons): Bethune College/Calcutta University, 2002
M.Sc. (Economics): Calcutta University, 2004
M.Phil.(Applied Economics): JNU/Center for Development Studies, 2006
M. A. (Sociology/Demography): University of Maryland, 2009
Ph.D.(Sociology/Demography) : University of Maryland, 2011 |
Email: tannistha@iitgn.ac.in
Phone: +91-9537265211
Fax: +91-79-23972324 |
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| Research Interest |
- Social demography, aging in developing countries, gender, public policy, health and quantitative methods.
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| Work Experience |
- Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Dec.-2011 to present)
- Research Intern, Futures Group Global, One Thomas Circle, Washington DC (Summer 2011)
- Policy Fellow, Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC (Summer 2010)
- Consultant, ICF Macro International Inc, Calverton, Maryland (Summer 2008)
- Research Assistant, India Human Development Survey Group, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park (Aug 2008-May 2009)
- Senior Research Officer, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India (Aug 2006-July 2007)
- Research Intern, Sociological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (Jan-April, 2006)
- Intern, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New Delhi (Summer 2005)
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| Selected Recent Publications |
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- Samiparna Samanta and Tannistha Samanta, “Our Culture, Their Culture: Discourses on History, Identity and Imperialism”, in
Parashar. S & Wong. Y (eds) Inequality in a Globalizing World- Perspectives, Processes and Experiences, Kendall-Hunt Publishing,
Dubuque, IA, 2011.
- Kanjilal, Barun, Tannistha Samanta and Swadhin Mondal, "A Parallel Health Care Market: Rural Medical Practitioners in West Bengal,
India”, Research Brief No. 2, Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India, 2007.
- Samanta Tannistha, “Mother’s Work and Child Survival: A case study of West Bengal, India”, M.Phil dissertation, Centre for
Development Studies, Trivandrum, India, 2006.
- Gupta, Kasturi, Marie-Eve Reny, Tannistha Samanta and Shaswati Talapatra, “The Impact of the Total Sanitation Campaign on
Household Sanitation in West Bengal- A case study of Aamdanga and Haldia Blocks”, Youthspeak: Case studies of Development in
Practice, Knowledge Community on Children in India (KCCI), UNICEF, New Delhi, India, 2006.
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