Nominee Biosketch

 T. V. SEKHER

Given Name:                         T.V.
Surname:                              SEKHER

Country of nationality:         India
Country of residence:          India

Mailing address:                   International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS),
                                              Deonar, Mumbai-400 088. India.
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Telephone (Home):             0091-22-25555144
Telephone (Office):             0091-22-42372407

Highest degree:             Ph.D
Year:                            1994
Institution:                   Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, India
Discipline:                    Population Studies / Sociology

Current employment/position: Professor , International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai

Previous employment:
1. Associate Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 2006-2012
2. Assistant Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, 1996-2006
3. Research Officer, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, 1994-1996

Other honorary or professional positions:
1. General Secretary, Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH), 2013-continuing
2. Managing Editor," Demography India"- Professional Journal, 2011-continuing
3. Joint Secretary, Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), 2011-13

Publication:

1. T.V.Sekher, "Rural Demography of India", chapter in International Handbook of Rural Demography, L.J. Kulcsar and K.J. Curtis (Eds.), Springer, New York, 2012.

2. T.V.Sekher, "Conditional cash transfers for the welfare of girls: The Indian Experience", In India's Children: Essays on Social Policy, A.K. Shiva Kumar, P.Rustagi and R. Subrahmanian (eds.),Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2015.

3. T.V.Sekher, "Ladlis and Lakshmis: Financial Incentive Schemes for the Girl Child in India", Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.47(17), 2012.

4. I. Pradhan and T.V.Sekher, "Single child families in India: levels, trends and determinants", Asian Population Studies, Vol.10 (2), 2014.

5. Berkman, L., T.V. Sekher, Capistrant, B., and Zheng, Y. "Social networks, family, and care giving among older adults in India", In Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives. J.P. Smith and M. Majmundar ( Eds.), Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012

6. T.V.Sekher, K.N.M.Raju and M.N.Sivakumar, "Fertility Transition in Karnataka, India", In Fertility Transition in South India, C.Z.Guilmoto and S.I. Rajan (eds.) Sage publications, New Delhi, 2005.

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