Winter 2025 Visiting Professor Lecture in Political Economy with Sumeet Mhaskar

• In-person event
• 2017 , Dunton Tower , Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Re-Organisation of Retrenched Urban Workers in the Rural Landscapes
Mumbai’s Ex-Millworkers’ Mobilisation on the Rehabilitation Question

Dr. Sumeet Mhaskar is a Professor of Sociology at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O. P. Jindal Global University. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University. His distinguished career includes fellowships at renowned institutions such as Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Stanford University, Göttingen University and Kassel University. He is also the recipient of the prestigious research fellowship awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.  Prof. Mhaskar earned his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Oxford and MA and MPhil degrees in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His research comprehensively explores the multifaceted vulnerabilities workers face at the lower end of India’s burgeoning economy. His scholarly contributions have been featured in peer-reviewed journals, edited books, magazines, policy reports, and working papers. Additionally, he shares his insights through opinion pieces, newspapers and online portals such as The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Wire, Scroll.In, ThePrint, Indian Express, and The Hindu.

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