Dr Akhil Alha holds PhD in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and his doctoral thesis was on labour market dynamics and well-being of workers in India. He joined CSD in June 2014 and his research interests lie in the domains of labour market dynamics, agrarian economy, political economy of development and caste-based discrimination in labour market. Before joining the Council, he worked with late Prof T S Papola at the ISID, New Delhi and as a consultant in GIDS, Lucknow. Dr Alha has a couple of publications in peer-reviewed journals to his credit. He is also associated with a number of farmers’ movements in Rajasthan.
Land Leasing in Kerala: Fresh Evidences from a Field Survey, submitted to Social Change (a SCOPUS indexed peer-reviewed journal of Sage Publication) in January 2020, reviewer’s feedback received, working on it.
A Story of a peasant Struggle in Jiwandesar, Rajasthan: Origin, Evolution and the Current Status, Economic and Political Weekly (a SCOPUS indexed peer reviewed journal), Vol. 55, Issue No 40, October 3, 2020, pp. 19-21.
Non-farm Diversification and Agrarian Change: A Story of a Semi-arid Village in Rajasthan, Social Change, Vol. 50, Issue No 2, June 2020, pp 254-271.
Features of the Agrarian Market in Odisha: Insights from a Field Survey, Man and Development (a UGC-CARE listed peer-reviewed journal of CRRID Chandigarh), Vol. XLII No. 1, March 2020.
Production Organisation and Capitalist Labour Process: Timber-based Industry in Rajasthan,Man & Development, Vol. 41, Issue No 1, March, 2019.
The Other Side of Caste as Social Capital, Social Change, Vol. 48, Issue No. 4, December, 2018.
Impact of MGNREGA on a Tightened Labour Market, Social Change, Sage Publication, Delhi, Vol. 47, Issue No. 4, December, 2017.
On some Aspects of Labour Migration and Remittances Inflow; An Indian Experience, Manpower (a peer-reviewed Journal of National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development, Delhi), Vol. XLVII, numbers 2-4, April- December, 2012.
Recent Development in Farm labour Availability in India and Reasons for its Short Supply (co-authored with Bijoyata Yonzon), Agricultural Economics Research Review (a peer-reviewed Journal of Agricultural Economics Research Association, Delhi with an Research IF of 0.194), Conference Vol. 24, November, 2011.
Limits of Bargaining: Capital, Labour and the State in Contemporary India by Achin Chakraborty, Subhanil Chowdhary, Suparna Banerjee and Zaad Mahmood, Contemporary South Asia, 28:4, pp. 527-528, December 2020.
Uncertain Journeys: Labour Migration from South Asia edited by A.S. Panneerselvan, Social Change, Vol. 50, Issue No 3, September 2020, pp 491-493.
Contesting Marginalisations: Conversations on Ambedkarism and Social Justice by Vidya Bhushan Rawat, Social Change, Vol. 49, Issue No. 4, December, 2019.
A Journey of India’s Agriculture and Rural Development through Gilbert Etienne’s Work (review essay of five books of Prof Gilbert Ettiene), Shodh Mimamsa, Varanasi, October-December 2017.
‘No Indian Institution is free from Caste-based Discrimination in Interviews and Viva-voce’, thewire.com, December 18, 2021.
‘Barking up the Wrong Tree: Scrapping Labour Laws to Combat Economic Slowdown in Corona Times ’, online edition of Outlook (www.outlookindia.com), May 16, 2020.
‘Why there is a rise in farm labour suicides’, online edition of Outlook (www.outlookindia.com), July 31, 2018.
Land Leasing in Kerala: Fresh Evidences from a Field Survey, submitted to Social Change (a SCOPUS indexed peer-reviewed journal of Sage Publication) in January 2020, reviewer’s feedback received, working on it.
A Story of a peasant Struggle in Jiwandesar, Rajasthan: Origin, Evolution and the Current Status, Economic and Political Weekly (a SCOPUS indexed peer reviewed journal), Vol. 55, Issue No 40, October 3, 2020, pp. 19-21.
Non-farm Diversification and Agrarian Change: A Story of a Semi-arid Village in Rajasthan, Social Change, Vol. 50, Issue No 2, June 2020, pp 254-271.
Features of the Agrarian Market in Odisha: Insights from a Field Survey, Man and Development (a UGC-CARE listed peer-reviewed journal of CRRID Chandigarh), Vol. XLII No. 1, March 2020.
Production Organisation and Capitalist Labour Process: Timber-based Industry in Rajasthan,Man & Development, Vol. 41, Issue No 1, March, 2019.
The Other Side of Caste as Social Capital, Social Change, Vol. 48, Issue No. 4, December, 2018.
Impact of MGNREGA on a Tightened Labour Market, Social Change, Sage Publication, Delhi, Vol. 47, Issue No. 4, December, 2017.
On some Aspects of Labour Migration and Remittances Inflow; An Indian Experience, Manpower (a peer-reviewed Journal of National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development, Delhi), Vol. XLVII, numbers 2-4, April- December, 2012.
Recent Development in Farm labour Availability in India and Reasons for its Short Supply (co-authored with Bijoyata Yonzon), Agricultural Economics Research Review (a peer-reviewed Journal of Agricultural Economics Research Association, Delhi with an Research IF of 0.194), Conference Vol. 24, November, 2011.
Limits of Bargaining: Capital, Labour and the State in Contemporary India by Achin Chakraborty, Subhanil Chowdhary, Suparna Banerjee and Zaad Mahmood, Contemporary South Asia, 28:4, pp. 527-528, December 2020.
Uncertain Journeys: Labour Migration from South Asia edited by A.S. Panneerselvan, Social Change, Vol. 50, Issue No 3, September 2020, pp 491-493.
Contesting Marginalisations: Conversations on Ambedkarism and Social Justice by Vidya Bhushan Rawat, Social Change, Vol. 49, Issue No. 4, December, 2019.
A Journey of India’s Agriculture and Rural Development through Gilbert Etienne’s Work (review essay of five books of Prof Gilbert Ettiene), Shodh Mimamsa, Varanasi, October-December 2017.
‘No Indian Institution is free from Caste-based Discrimination in Interviews and Viva-voce’, thewire.com, December 18, 2021.
‘Barking up the Wrong Tree: Scrapping Labour Laws to Combat Economic Slowdown in Corona Times ’, online edition of Outlook (www.outlookindia.com), May 16, 2020.
‘Why there is a rise in farm labour suicides’, online edition of Outlook (www.outlookindia.com), July 31, 2018.