Kunal Keshri

Assistant Professor
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai

kunalkeshri.lrd@gmail.com

Field of Study: Demography, Environment, Geography, Population and Development, Public Health/ Epidemiology
 
Specialization: Ageing, Children and Youth, Historical Demography, Internal Migration, International Migration, Population and Development, Population and Environment, Social Demography, Spatial Analysis (and Geographic Information), Theory, Urbanization
 
Regional focus: South Asia, Southeast Asia
 
Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Population and Development, 2022
 
Working languages: English
Hindi
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA), Population Association of America (PAA)
Indian Association for the Study of Population, India


Curriculum Vitae:
CV Keshri Kunal.pdf
Professional web page:
https://www.iipsindia.ac.in/  
 
Professional Summary:

I am working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Migration and Urban Studies, IIPS, Mumbai, India. I was also faculty at GBPSSI, Prayagraj, India for a decade. I obtained my M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Population Studies from IIPS, Mumbai, India. My research areas include migration and development, urbanization, public health and population ageing. I have published three books and more than 20 research papers in reputed international and national journals and edited books. I am a registered collaborator from India in the Project “International Migration around the Globe (IMAGE)”. I have been PI of the projects entitled Food Insecurity and Dietary Diversity among Low-Income Migrant Workers Affected by COVID-19 in India (funded by University of Aberdeen, UK) and Understanding the Pattern and Processes of Temporary and Permanent Labor Migration from Rural Jharkhand: An Exploratory Study (funded by ICSSR, New Delhi). I am also one of the conveners of SALAM IIPS.

 

Publications:

Srivastava, R., Keshri, K., Gaur, K., Padhi, B. and Jha, A. K. (2020). Internal Migration in India and the Impact of Uneven Regional Development and Demographic Transition across States: A study for evidence based policy recommendations. A Study Report Prepared for the UNFPA. UNFPA: New Delhi. https://india.unfpa.org/en/publications/internal-migration-india-and-im…
Gaur, K., Keshri, K., Sharma, A., and Pachori, H. (2020): “A study of depression, anxiety and insomnia during COVID-19 lockdown in India”, Demography India, 49 (Special Issue: COVID-19 and Demographic Impact: 140-152. (ISSN 0970-454X).
Keshri, K. and Bhagat, R. B. (2013): “Socioeconomic Determinants of Temporary Labour Migration in India: A Regional Analysis”, Asian Population Studies, 9 (3): 175-195.
Gaur, K., Keshri, K. and Joe, W. (2013): “Does Living in Slums or Non-slums Influence Women’s Nutritional Status? Evidence from Indian mega-cities”, Social Science and Medicine, 77: 137-146.
Keshri, K. and Bhagat, R. B. (2012): “Temporary and Seasonal Migration in India: Regional Pattern, Characteristics and Associated Factors”, Economic and Political Weekly, 47 (4): 81-88.

Keshri, K. and Bhagat, R. B. (2010): “Temporary and Seasonal Migration in India”, Genus, 66(3): 25-45.