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Dr. Ankit

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Assistant Professor

Sociology (English)

University of Wroclaw, Poland

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Family, marriage, migration, and demographic change in Asia, with a focus on cross-regional marriage, and rural communities, local institutions, and community-based development in South Asia

Sociology and Social Work

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2026

PhD Sociology, University of Wroclaw, Poland

2018

MA Development, Azim Premji University, Bangalore

2016

BSc (Honors) Mathematics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi

Professional
Experience

2026

Assistant Professor at Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG), Delhi, from 2026-01-05 to 2026-03-30.

2024

Research Fellow at Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), Noida, from 2024-11-15 to 2025-02-25.

2023

Teaching Assistant at University of Wroclaw, Poland, from 2023-03-15 to 2023-06-15.

Key Publications

Ankit. (2025). Othered: Adult children of cross-region marriages in rural Haryana, India. In N. Deb, M. Nair, & G. W. Muschert (Eds.), Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South (pp. 333–348). Edward Elgar Publishing. (Scopus-Indexed) https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803921150.00032

Ankit. (2024). Navigating methodological shifts: A reflexive account of researching cross-regional families in rural North India. Ask: Research and Methods, 33(1), 25–48. https://doi.org/10.18061/ask.v33i1.0002

Manisha, M., & Ankit. (2024). Left behind or left out? Migrant brides' worries for their children's futures in CRMs in rural Haryana. Asian Ethnicity, 26(2), 381–404. (Scopus-Indexed) https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2024.2391861

Research Projects / Patents

At the Crossroads: Meaning Making in Cross-Regional Families Among Emerging Adults in Rural India

From Margins to Centre: The role of community philanthropy in addressing discrimination and exclusion faced by cross-regional women in Mahendragarh, Haryana

Under the guidance of Safeena Husain, Founder, Educate Girls

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

Ernst Mach Grant by Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD)

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CPID Research Fellowship by Indian School of Development Management (ISDM)

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STER Mobility Grant

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IDUB Grant

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