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IDSK Foundation Day Lecture will be delivered on 21st August (Friday), 2026 from 3.00 pm.


An open seminar will be held on Indian Knowledge System : Traditional Innovations, Health and Contemporary Relevance, 5th August (Wednesday), 2026 from 2pm to 4pm at IDSK


Geographies of Hidden Urbanization: The Demographic Limits of Urban Reclassification in Eastern India by Saurav Chakraborty, Josef Novotný, Indranil Maity and Saswata Ghosh, Spatial Demography, (2026) Vol. 14, Article no.12, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40980-026-00168-4


Global polio vaccination research in the eradication endgame by Sanjoy Kar, B. R. Jamal and Loo Keat Wei, Discover Public Health, Vol. 23, Article no. 1082, June 26, 2026, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02445-5


The Role of Social Networks on Fertility: Evidence from High and Low Fertility States of India by Priya Bhunia, Pallabi Das and Saswata Ghosh, Asian Population Studies, June 02, 2026, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17441730.2026.2680865


Perceptions of Violence Against Women: Insights from Kolkata’s Low-income Neighbourhoods by Nandini Ghosh, Mohona Maitra, Sreerupa Pyne and Sangram Mandal, Gender Studies in Developing Societies Vol. 5, No. 3, 2025, https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJGSDS.2025.151392


Disability Prevention initiatives in Rural India: Assessing Adequacy by Nandini Ghosh and Ronojoy Banerjee, Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development Journal, DCIDJ [Internet]. 37(1):61-74, March 2026, https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/871


Intellectual Contributions of Amiya Kumar Bagchi by Achin Chakraborty and Simantini Mukhopadhyay, Economic & Political Weekly, LXI (18), May 2, 2026.


Prevalence and Risk Factors of Non-fatal Occupational Injury Among Male Workers in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, by Rahul Rajak & Aparajita Chattopadhyay. BMC Public Health (2026), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25965-2


Rethinking Research Evaluation in India: Is the Ecosystem Ready for a Responsible Reform Agenda?, by Sanjoy Kar. Journal of Scientometric Research (2025), https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.20250068


Contested Beings: Citizenship Along the Riparian Zone in the India–Bangladesh Borders, by Hassan Momin & Gorky Chakraborty. Citizenship Studies (2025), https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2025.2607578


Science, Society, and the Innovation State in India’s Changing Knowledge Landscape, Journal of Scientometric Research, 14(3),(2025). https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.20250478


নষ্টের গোড়া নারীবাদ, সীমন্তিনী মুখোপাধ্যায়, আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ১৪ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫


শাস্তি দেওয়ার সহজ উপায়, সীমন্তিনী মুখোপাধ্যায়, আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ৪ নভেম্বর , ২০২৫


রাজনীতির সীমান্ত, শাশ্বত ঘোষ, আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ৫ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০২৫

Announcement

  1. Applications are invited for the Research Programme in Development Studies (RPDS), a nine-month offline course organized by IDSK
    Last Date to Apply: 14 August 2026    New
  2. P.G. Admission 2026: :

    Admission to M.A in Development Studies (2026-2028) – Online submission of Applications for Admission to M.A in Development Studies for the academic session 2026-2028 will start from July 1, 2026 and shall continue till July 31, 2026. New

  3. Corrigendum: Extension of Application Deadline
    The deadline for submitting applications for the admission to the PGDDS Course at IDSK has been extended to 24/07/2026
    PGDDS Admission 2026–27: Applications are invited for the One-Year Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies (PGDDS) at IDSK. Last date to apply: 24 July 2026.    New
  4. CORRIGENDUM: Revised specifications (only for CAMERA, TRAY & WIRE) and extension of last date of submission of sealed bids both technical & financial for Purchase of Audio-Visual Solutions for all four rooms at Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Human Development Studies (RNTCHDS).
    Last date and time to apply: 03.08.2026 till 5:00 PM    New