Rajesh Tandon

About

Dr. Rajesh Tandon is an internationally acclaimed leader and practitioner of participatory research and development. He is Founder-President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a global centre for participatory research & training. He is also Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education since 2012. The UNESCO Chair grows out of and supports UNESCO’s global lead to play ‘a key role in assisting countries to build knowledge societies’. Dr. Tandon also heads the Forum for Indian Development Corporation (FIDC) as its Chairperson. He is Chairperson of the Committee to carry out appraisal of the UGC scheme under 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan' and Member of Expert Group for Development of Educational Framework for Global Citizenship in Higher Education Institutions, constituted by the University Grants Commission.

Employment

• Society for Participatory Research in Asia President
  1982 - Present

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (3)

• Reconnecting society and science: Trajectories of the knowledge democracy movement
  Cultures of Science 2026 DOI: 10.1177/20966083261448663
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• Learning from life: The value of everyday knowledge for empowerment and change
  International Review of Education 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11159-023-10057-3
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• The Knowledge for Change Consortium: a decolonising approach to international collaboration in capacity-building in community-based participatory research
  Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement 2021 DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2020.1838887
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