A case study titled ‘Sri Bhuvaneswari Mills: A Matriarch’s Dilemma,’ co-authored by Professor Chandrasekaran N, Professor, Operations and Strategy, IFMR GSB; Sathyanarayanan R, Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR GSB, and Dr Indira Ananth, Independent scholar (Virtual), has won the Best Teaching Case Study Award at the IIM Raipur International Case Conference 2026, held on 30–31 January 2026.
Dr Shanti Pappu, Adjunct Professor, Archaeology and History, SIAS, contributed to multiple initiatives, including the release of the book, The Story of a Handaxe (2026), published by the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education; the publication of A Catalogue of Palaeolithic Bifaces (Parikulam, Tamil Nadu), a comprehensive record of prehistoric stone tools generated from 3D models; and the report Celt Manufacturing Sites in Tamil Nadu: Case Studies from Vartanapalli and Kappalavadi, documenting rare evidence of prehistoric polished stone celts—both published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Dr Sabah Siddiqui, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS was part of a book discussion held in Pune on her book, A People’s History of the Farmers’ Movement, 2020-2021. The event was organised by Shankar Brahme Samajvidnyan Granthalay and the Pune Collective. Professor Prashant Bhansode (Ghokhale Institute of Politics and Economics) was the discussant, in addition to the book editors Dr Shamsher Singh and Dr Siddiqui.
Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Associate Professor of Practice, Literature and Global Arts, SIAS directed and choreographed a showcase by Ranga Mandira Sadir Melam presented on 2 February 2026 as part of the 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, International Theatre Festival celebrated by The National School of Drama.
Dr Venugopal Maddipati, Associate Professor, History, SIAS taught a course for masters level design students centered around the medical humanities and architectural design in Ahmedabad at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, titled Ontologies of Stillness: Gandhi, Passivity, Pensivity and Illness.
Dr Madhavilatha Maganti, Associate Professor, Psychology, SIAS conducted an online session on ‘Critical Thinking and Research Methods’ for faculty from CMR university, Bangalore as part of their FDP on ‘Teaching and Research in Liberal Studies’ :Interdisciplinary Pedagogies on 23 December 2025.
Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics, IFMR GSB, presented a paper, co-authored with Dr Narbadeshwar Mishra, IFMR GSB PhD alum, titled ‘Banning the Alcohol: Unintended Effects of Alcohol Prohibition on Children’s Learning Outcomes’ at the 2026 CSW Asia Meeting (AMES-CSW) of the Econometric Society held at New York University, Abu Dhabi from 23-25 January 2026.
Dr Rakesh Sengupta, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS delivered an online talk at IIIT Hyderabad in their Cognitive Science Seminar series on 28 January 2026. The talk was titled ‘Graph Surgery: Tuning the Connectome to Predict Distinct Neural Dynamics of Enumeration’.
Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has co-authored an article in Down To Earth’s ‘State of the Environment 2026’ report titled India’s Climate Apocalypse?
The article discusses how regional hotspots of climate change are emerging across the country and this demands regionally tailored adaptation strategies contingent not only on the nature of climate change but on the exposure and vulnerability of local communities.
Dr Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor, Politics, SIAS has authored an essay titled Public Good or Private Gain? The Battle for Andhra’s Medical Colleges in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 61, No 2 (2026).
Abstract
The controversy over the transfer of seventeen newly sanctioned government medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh to private operators under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) model has ignited a broad-based movement cutting across political and social divides. At its core, the dispute raises fundamental questions about whether education and healthcare should remain rights of citizenship or be commodified for private profit. The article situates this conflict within the longer trajectory of N Chandrababu Naidu’s market-led PPP vision, contrasting it with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s welfare-driven public investment. By highlighting issues of redistribution, reservations, and democratic accountability, it argues that the battle is less about fiscal pragmatism and more about safeguarding the moral and constitutional compass of governance.
