Recent reforms in agriculture sector (farm bills) included: The farmers (empowerment and Protection) agreement on price assurance and farm services ordinance, 2020; The farmers’ produce trade and commerce (promotion and facilitation) ordinance, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act. These initiatives are aimed at reforming production, marketing and storage of agricultural produce in India. However, the reforms, particularly the Farmers’ produce trade and commerce has stirred hornet’s nest nationwide as the acts are critiqued to be liberalising the market for...read more

Speaker: Prof. K. L. Sharma Chairperson, IDSJ (Formerly Professor of Sociology and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Currently Pro-Chancellor of Jaipur National University, Jaipur) October 5, 2020 2 pm to 3.00 pm Webinar Link:  https://meet.google.com/bhv-sjas-bix Chair 2.00 pm – 2.10 pm Prof. Rajeev Gupta (Professor of Sociology University of Rajasthan- Rtd.) Welcome Dr Mohanakumar, S. Director (I/C), IDSJ Speaker (2.10 pm to 2.45 pm) Prof. K.L. Sharma Chairperson, IDSJ Caste, Social Inequality and Mobility in Rural India Discussion...read more

Theme and Objectives Debates on STs and SCs  have traversed through different theoretical postulates from Isolation-Integration-Assimilation theory in the 1940s, to  the shift in paradigm  from what is to be done to what want to be done in the 21st century. The ongoing debates may also be reviewed in the present day context of dynamic movements of resistance of different origin, type and nature. The SCs and STs is comprised of diverse groups with varied asset structure, accessibilities to state...read more

Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur invites application from research scholars from universities/colleges/research institutions to participate in 10 days Course on Research Methodology. The programme is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and will be held during 4-13 December, 2017. The course will consist of lectures, seminars, group discussions and practical guidance. A maximum of 30 candidates will be selected based on their suitability. The participants will get free boarding and lodging on twin-sharing basis. For outstation...read more

The Institute in collaboration with CRY New Delhi and Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti Ajmer (MJAS) is organising a One day consultation on ‘Child Marriage: Understanding Different Dimensions and Building Alliances’ on April 20 2017. The consultation focuses on sharing experiences of organisations working on the different aspects of child marriage in Rajasthan. The findings of a recently completed KAP study in Ajmer district will also be shared. We also hope to arrive at a larger research agenda by building alliances across various districts in the...read more