• Current Position: Assistant Professor & Young Faculty Research Chair  
• Highest Qualification: PhD Economics, IIM Kozhikode 
• Professional Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA), Company Secretary (CS)
• Research Interests: Development Economics, Policy Analysis, Impact Assessment, Agriculture Economics, Experimental methods
• Teaching Areas: Public Policy, Business Society and Government, Doing Business in Rural India, Field Experiments and Randomized evaluations
• Academic Profile : Prior to joining IIM Visakhapatnam, he worked as Assistant Professor at Jindal School of Banking and Finance, OP Jindal Global University. His doctoral thesis topic is "Technology Adoption in Indian Agriculture – Adoption, Usage and Impact of Smartphones among farmers in India". 

• Impact of Text Messages on Farmers' Adoption of Agriculture App and Its Effect on Farm Level Outcomes. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (2026)
• Empirical investigation of barriers and benefits of smart farming. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management (2025)
• Data-driven digital transformation for uncertainty reduction–Application of satellite imagery analytics in institutional crop credit management. International Journal of Production Economics (2025)
• Public Value Creation Through Combined Consumption of Multiple Public Services - Case of India Stack (with Ashish Desai, Aroon Manoharan). (2023). International Journal of Public Administration.
• Understanding the Multifaceted Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants in Kerala, India (with Irudaya Rajan, Pooja Batra, Sivadasan) Development Policy Review (2022).
• Forest Cover in India: A victim of Technicalities (with Balaji G and Gagandeep S) (2022). Ecological Economics.
• Household Pandemic Response: Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Migrant Households in India. (with Rajan, S. I., Sivadasan, T. M., and Batra, P. (2021). Asian Economics Letters, 3, 25382.
• A Policy and Regulatory Analysis of India's Model Contract Farming Legislation (with Sthanu R Nair and Devaprasad M) Economic and Political Weekly (2022)
• Decision Model Innovation for Competitive Productivity (CP) in the Airport Industry. (with Rengarajan, S., Moser, R., Tillessen, L. and Narayanamurthy, G.) (2021) International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
• How effective is Theory-Based Learning of Ethics in India? (with Gangopadhyay, K. and Jacob, R. T.) IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review (ABDC C) (2020), 9(1), 55-61

• Cracking the Conundrum of e-Cargo Logistics: Curious Case of LoadExx. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies (2023).
• How the Pandemic forces Social Enterprises to Evolve. Case Study of ThankUfoods. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies (2022).
• Jallikattu – beyond a heroism sport for SKCRF. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies (2019).
• Contrasting ideologies between generations in Subramania Ayurvedic Nursing Home–a 400-year-old family-owned organization. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, (2018).
• DATRI: Solving Donors Dilemma for Saving Lives". Ivey Publishing. (2018).

Media publications

• It's high time the "Gentleman" of yore retired from the Gentleman's game. The Hindu Frontline
• Can Text Messages Nudge Farmers to Adopt Smartphones for Agriculture? World Bank Development Impact blog.
• Survey findings Contract farming: law Stakeholders view. The Hindu Business Line.
• The long history of contract farming law. The Hindu Business Line.
• Will Andhra Pradesh's free borewell scheme deplete groundwater? Indian Development Review. (Republished at India Water Portal)
• How farmers view the existing Mandi system. The New Indian Express.
• Legalizing Contract Farming. The New Indian Express.
• Scope for Process Satellite Imagery based Re-engineering of Indian Crop Loan Management. The SatSure Newsletter.
• Lessons from the field. Deccan Chronicle.
• Look to Improve Rural Infrastructure. The Hindu Business Line.

• Assessment of Manpower Strength and Organizational Structuring for Andhra Pradesh State Finance Corporation (APSFC)
• Strategic Business Improvement Study. Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Society Limited (APCO)
• Strategic Study on PPP Feasibility & Financial Analysis. Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation (APHDC)
• Impact Assessment and Program Optimization of Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) for AP MSME Development Corporation (APMSME DC)
• Case study on Kisan Sarathi for National e-Governance Division (NeGD)
• Research Study on Conversion rate of DAESI trainees into Agri Input dealers for National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE).
• Development of Business Investment decision (BID) tools for Vegetatively Propagative crops (VPC) at Kampala, Uganda. International Consultant for International Potato Centre (CIP), Consultative group on international agricultural research (CGIAR). 
• Development of an operational business plan for the East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory (RTB EAGEL) hub at KEPHIS Muguga, Nairobi, Kenya. International Consultant for International Potato Centre (CIP), Consultative group on international agricultural research (CGIAR). 
• Co Program Director for Training Program on Public Procurement for CPSE Officers sponsored by Ministry of Finance
• Co Program Director for Training Program on Public Procurement sponsored by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

Within Institute

• Chair, Public Policy Area
• Director (Finance), IIMV FIELD
• Director (Finance), AIC IIMV FIELD 
• Chief Audit Executive, IIMV

Outside Institute 

• Expert Member (for Skill Census), Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation
• Knowledge Partner, Constituency Vision Action Plan (CVAP) unit, Bheemili Constituency, Visakhapatnam
• Member, Public & Government Financial Management Committee (PGFMC), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) 
• Invitee, Group for Practical Training related matters under CRET, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
   

• Best Oral Presentation Award at the National Seed Congress 2024 for presentation on “Enhancing Seed Sector Decision making with Business Investment Decision tool”. National Seed Conference, 2024. 
• MIT JPAL Research for Impact (RFI) Fellow 2020-21
• AIR (Association to Improve Representation) Fellow 2022-23
• Runner up of the 2023 Emerald/CEEMAN Case Writing Competition for case study "Cracking the Conundrum of e-Cargo Logistics: Curious Case of LoadExx".
• Best Paper Award. PAN IIM World Management Conference 2021, Kozhikode, India. For paper “Assessing the impact of agriculture market digitalization on farmers price realization: The case of Indian eNAM.”