Rajesh Raushan
Young Lives India, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Patna University, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences
0000-0002-8959-1411
About
A seasoned Academician with advanced training in Population Studies and Doctorate in Development Studies with major in Population Studies.
Past engagement remains with Young Lives India New Delhi, Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) Lucknow, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS) New Delhi, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi, and Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi, India.
I teach Basics of Population Studies, Health Inequality, Advanced Research Methods, Survey Methods, and Statistical Techniques to Post Graduate and Doctoral students.
I enhance skills and learning of professionals on Methodological and Analytical Framework, Advanced Statistical Analysis & Modelling, Evaluation Measures & Methods- Impact Measurement, Statistical Analysis software- SPSS and Stata.
Research interest is interdisciplinary focused on Demographic Outcomes, Health Inequality, Human Development, Gender and Marginalised population, Advanced Quantitative analysis and Multi-Level Analysis, and Large Scale Survey Data (NFHS- Indian Version of DHS, National Sample Survey-NSS).
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) member for District level MPI and child poverty estimation in Uttar Pradesh.
Advisory Committee Member for first IGU-CHE Indian Health Geography Symposium, 2026
Academic editor of PLOS ONE Journal and Peer reviewer for Sage, Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and Routledge journals.
My ongoing research and evaluation largely on Health & Nutrition; Mental Health; Climate, Health & Well Being; and Public Policy Evaluation in Decentralized Planning.
Current Engagement-
-Contributing to a research study Western Himalaya, India led by University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
-Evaluation of ECD integration in GPDP in select states (Independent Consulting).
-Extending Expertise for Technical Input and Report Review of Concurrent Evaluation of Odisha Millets Mission
-Working on Book Manuscript- Tribal Health and Nutrition in India for Springer Nature SDG Series.
-Research paper on Association of Land and Child Health in Rural India
Employment
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Young Lives India Senior Quantitative Researcher2025 - 2026
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Giri Institute of Development Studies Senior Consultant2023 - 2025
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Indian Institute of Dalit Studies Assistant Professor2016 - 2023
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Indian Institute of Dalit Studies Research Associate2016 - 2016
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Institute for Social and Economic Change Research Assocaite2015 - 2015
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Jawaharlal Nehru University Senior Research Fellow, Gender Atlas2012 - 2012
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Institute of Economic Growth Research Analyst2009 - 2010
Education
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Institute for Social and Economic Change PhD (Population Studies)2010 - 2015
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Patna University Post Graduation2000 - 2003
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International Institute for Population Sciences Master in Population Studies (MPS)? - 2010
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (6)
- Regional disparities in under-5 mortality in India over the last three decades Save
- Unintended Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Among Pregnant Women in Regions of India: Evidence from Large Scale Survey Data Save
- The persistent influence of caste on under-five mortality: Factors that explain the caste-based gap in high focus Indian states Save
- The persistent influence of caste on under-five mortality: Factors that explain the caste-based gap in high focus Indian states Save
- Level and correlates of unintended pregnancy among currently pregnant young women in India Save
- The underlying risk factors for ever married women in India: Evidence of non-consensual forced sex from a large scale survey Save