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A rare combination of intellect and creativity, Dr Kalyani follows a dual profession as a classical vocalist and an economist. In addition to her musical excellence, Kalyani has pursued an equally bright academic career. She has completed her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pune with an outstanding remark.
Dr Kalyani had stood first in both, B.A. and M.A. exams in Economics. She was also selected for the National Merit Scholarship of the Government of India, in 2002. She cleared the Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET) in Economics, which is mandatory for holding faculty positions in Graduate and Post Graduate Institutions and Universities. She also holds a Diploma in Computer Arts and Publishing from C-DAC, Pune, with A+ grade.
As a result of her passion for teaching, Kalyani worked in Fergusson College, Pune, a 122 year old institute, which has been the flagship of higher education in the city. In her tenure at Fergusson (2004-2007), she taught Economics to graduate and post-graduate students. She has also taught at institutes like Indian Law Society (ILS) and Marathwada Law Colleges (Economics to Law Students), The Institute of Chartered Finance Analysts of India and the Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies and Research. She is currently working as faculty in Economics at the Institute of Management Development and Research.
Kalyani specializes in Agricultural and Environmental Economics, and has a special interest in areas like Economics of Development, Monetary Economics, International Economics and Public Finance.
Prominent Research Papers, Affiliations and Recognition:
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Member of the Research and Development Cell of the University Women’s Association, affiliated to the International Federation of University Women. |
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Worked on a Project ‘Acceptance of Organic Farming and the Human Factor in Development’, a report submitted to the State Resource Centre, Government of Maharashtra and Indian Institute of Education, June 2005. |
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Submitted a paper at the UWA National Conference at Nagpur in September 2005 based on the above mentioned project. |
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Member of the jury at the All India Economics Students’ Summit, organized by Hindu College, University of Delhi (2004, 2005). |
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Participated in the Centre for Environment Education’s International Conference for Education in Sustainable Development held in Ahmedabad in 2005. |
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Selected as the Honorary Member of the Organic Farming Association of India, Goa, in 2007-08. |
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Wrote an Article on 'Organic Farming: An Economic Perspective' for the 2007 publication of the Maharashtra Organic Farming Federation, Pune |
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Co-authored a paper on ‘Marketing of Bio-fertilizers’ which was selected for presentation at the Rural Marketing conference held at IIM Kozhikode in April 2008. |
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Co-presented a case analysis and won the first prize at the first All-India Case Analysis Competition for Teachers in Business Schools conducted by the Case Research Society of India, Ahmedabad in February 2009 |
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Worked on a project ‘Economic Empowerment of Women: Career and Professional Counselling Courses’, as a part of the BRPID programme, UWA Pune |
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Her paper on ‘Curriculum Design for Sustainable Agricultural Development in India’ was presented at the 30th International Federation of University Women (IFUW) Triennial Conference on Education, Empowerment and Development under the Interdisciplinary Seminar, “Education for Sustainable Development”, held in Mexico in August 2010. |
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Actively involved with Arbutus, an NGO working in the field of Sustainable Development. (www.arbutusccc.org) |
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