Ph.D. (Education) from University of London with Master of Studies (Social Anthropology) from Oxford University; was on the Faculty of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; GOI National Scholar; published research papers and articles in national and international journals and books; conducted several research studies: Evaluation of Education Programmes and Schemes, Alternative Schooling through Maktabs, Community and School Linkages, Evaluation of Literacy Campaigns; consulted by the European Commission, Save the Children (UK), UNICEF, the World Bank; specializes in Education of the Disadvantaged, Decentralised Educational Management, Tribal Education, Policy Analysis and Programme Evaluation