Post-doctorate fellowship through Erasmus Mundus Europe Asia (Phase 2) (EMEA 2) scholarship programme, coordinated by Lund University, Sweden from University College London, Great Britain for a period of nine months during 2012-13 Was offered as Visiting Assistant Professor, Population Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata for a period of two years from 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014 Invited as a Visiting Scholar in LSE Health and Social Care, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, United Kingdom, during October- November, 2011 Participated in the Summer Seminar on “Understanding Fertility Change in Asia: Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Surveys” organized by East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., during June 2-July 2, 2009 C. Chandrasekharan Award for Presenting the best Paper entitled “Determinants of Contraceptive Use in India: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis” in the 27th annual conference of The Indian Association for the Study of Population, Chandigarh, India, 10-12 February 2005 Dr. S.N. Singh Award for Best Research Poster entitled “Neonatal Deaths among Tribal Women in Gujarat: Causes and Newborn Care Practices” in the 33rd Annual Conference of The Indian Association for the Study of Population, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, November 11-13, 2011

Mathematical Modeling; Multivariate Analysis; Fertility and Family Planning; Public Health; Impact Evaluation; Large-scale Survey Research Methods.