Ms Boddu Srujana

December 2023 to March 2024 -Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences – GITAM (Deemed to be) University, Hyderabad Campus.

• Understanding process of informalisation in the context of rise in new service economy in India and Global South
• Dynamics of future of work, exploring the evolving and altering landscape of labor market processes. In particular, I am interested to look at how these transformations intersect with identities such as caste, gender, and class.
• Influence of public policy on labour market, in particular, understanding role of state in shaping and interacting with socio-economic institutions.

2021 – Writing Urban India– Centre for Policy Research and Urban Studies Foundation
2019-2023 – Research Fellowship under UGC for Doctoral Research
2017-19 – ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship

Research Papers

Boddu, S. and Tobi, A., 2023. Is rising pharma market a new burden? Introspecting the implications of India’s healthcare journey from public to a private good. International Journal of Health Governance.
Tobi, A., Srujana, B., and Sarveswar, S., 2024. Women’s Labour Market Outcomes And Contours Of Subnationalism: A Comparison Across Four States In India. Economic and Political Weekly.

Articles

Contextualising Skill and Work in Budget 2024: Market Solutions or Missed Opportunities? The Wire. Boddu, S. and Aurolipsa, D. 2024.
Locals vs Outsiders: The Bitter Truth Behind Karnataka's Jobs Reservation Policy. The Wire. Boddu, S. Murali DA and Sipoy Sarveswar, 2024.
Political manifestos ignore the labour class. The News Minute. Boddu, S. Aurolipsa, D and Sipoy Sarveswar, 2024.
Explained: The Development Conundrum of Andhra Pradesh and YSRCP's Defeat. The Wire. Sipoy Sarveswar and Boddu, S.. 2024.

Conferences/Sessions

Invited for a talk and live session by Economic and Political Weekly on the theme 'Women's Labour Market and Contours of Subnationalism' on 5th July 2024.