Aseem Prakash

Aseem Prakash is an Indian academic and public policy scholar who serves as campus director and professor of public policy at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. He specializes in research on social discrimination, sociology, and inclusive development in India. His books have been reviewed in multiple academics journals and publications.

Early life and education Prakash was born in India. He completed his higher education at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, at the Centre for Political Studies. Following his doctoral studies, Prakash was awarded the Fell Fund Fellowship at the University of Oxford, where he conducted post-doctoral research.

Career In 2012, Prakash was part of a two-member founding team that designed and launched India's first postgraduate programme in Public Policy at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy. As the founding Chairperson of the School of Public Policy and Governance at TISS Hyderabad, he has been instrumental in establishing the institutional framework for public policy education in India.

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Awards and recognition John Fell Fund Fellowship, University of Oxford Designed and launched India's first postgraduate programme in Public Policy at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy.