Education

• 2024, Ph.D. Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Thesis title: Moving Together: Equitable Access to Mobility Infrastructure for Older Adults in Bengaluru.


• 2017, MA in Applied Sociology (First rank), Christ University, India.


• 2014, BA in Sociology, Psychology and Economics (Third Rank), Christ University, India.

Teaching and Research Experience

• 2025, Visiting Faculty, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.


• 2025, Research Fellow, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal.


• 2025, Research Consultant, Project title: Healthy Ageing, Population Research Centre (PRC), Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru.


• 2025, Teaching Assistant, Course title: Contemporary Development Debates in Indian Society, Centre for Study of Social Change and Development (CSSCD), Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru.


• 2024-2025, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Study of Social Change and Development (CSSCD), Institute for Social and Economic Change, collaborative ERC funded research project with University of Groningen.


• 2018-2024, PhD, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University. Joint doctoral research between Utrecht University and Institute for Social and Economic Change.


• 2017, Research Associate, National Institute of Advanced Studies, India. Project: India’s Changing Cityscapes: Work, Migration and Livelihoods.


• 2016, Field investigator, Council for Social Development, Delhi.

Area of Research

• Urban inequalities


• Political economy of urbanisation


• Urban transport and mobilities


• Sociology of food


• Caste studies


• Qualitative research


• Ethnography

Fellowships / Awards

• 2024, Awarded Prof. K. Mahadevan Award for Best Publications by Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH).


• 2019, Awarded Prof. D. M. Nanjundappa Endowment Prize in Sociology for topper in Institute for Social and Economic Change, PhD Coursework.


• 2018-2022, Junior Research Fellowship; University Grants Commission for PhD programme.


• 2017, First rank in Sociology, Master of Arts from Christ University.


• 2014, Cultural exchange intern at Walt Disney world resorts and Disney University, Florida, United States (June – August 2014).

Books

1. 2024, Nagesh, P. (2024). MOVING TOGETHER: Equitable Access to Mobility Infrastructures for Older Adults in Bengaluru, India. Utrecht University.

Journal Papers

1. 2025, Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., & Subaiya, L. (2025). Mobilities and leisure in later ages: The role of religious tourism in the lives of low-income older women in India. Journal of Aging Studies, 72, 101302.


2. 2024, Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., Ettema, D., & Subaiya, L. Transport policies and their everyday impact on mobilities of older adults in Bengaluru. Journal of Global Ageing. (2024).


3. 2023, Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., & Subaiya, L. Shrinking labour geographies: transport access for paid work in later age. Geoforum. (2023).


4. 2023, Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., Hyde, M., & Subaiya, L. (Im) mobile ageing: risks of exclusion in later life in liminal urban peripheries. Ageing & Society, 1-24. (2023).


5. 2022, Nagesh, P., Jahangir, S., & Sussana Patil, D. (2022). Telefonische vraaggesprekken als methode voor het op afstand verzamelen van kwalitatieve data. KWALON, 27(3), 172-175.


6. 2022, Nagesh, P., Jahangir, S., & Sussana Patil, D. (2022). Dupliek op de reacties op het artikel ‘Telefonische vraaggesprekken als methode voor het op afstand verzamelen van kwalitatieve data’. KWALON, 27(3), 195-197.


7. 2022, George, S., Paranjpe, A., Nagesh, P., & Saalim, M. (2022). Barriers to treatment adherence for female Tuberculosis (TB) patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Qualitative evidence from front-line TB interventions in Bengaluru City, India. Indian Journal of Public Health, 66(1), 38.


8. 2018, Prajwal, N. (2018). Cultural Differences and Negotiations in Inter-Caste Marriages: A Study in Bengaluru. Artha Journal of Social Sciences, 17(2), 1-20.

Book Chapters

• 2025, Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., Subaiya, L. (2025). Is Namma Metro Age-Inclusive? Everyday Experiences of Transportation Inequalities for Older Adults. In: Bailey, A., Otsuki, K. (eds) Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation. Springer, Singapore.


• 2025, George, S., Nagesh, P., Bailey, A. (2025). Joining the Conflicting Spheres: Travel in Balancing Work, Life, and Treatment for Female Tuberculosis Patients in Bengaluru City, India. In: Bailey, A., Otsuki, K. (eds) Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation. Springer, Singapore.


• 2024, George, S., Nagesh, P. (2024). Understanding Health Inequality. In: Jodhka, S.S., Rehbein, B. (eds) Global Handbook of Inequality. Springer, Cham.


• 2022, George, S., Paranjpe, A., & Nagesh, P. (2022). How Do Pandemics Affect Frontline Health Interventions? Insights from the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme in Bengaluru, India. In Caste, COVID-19, and Inequalities of Care (pp. 215-232). Springer, Singapore.


• 2022, Bhat, L. D., Nayar, K. R., George, S., Rao, A. P., Lordson, J., Devi, N. A., ... & Prajwal, N. (2022). Livelihood, Employment and Health of Migrant Workers in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. In India Migration Report 2021 (pp. 223-245). Routledge India.


• 2021, Nagesh, P., A. Bailey, S. George and L. Subaiya (2021) Ageist transport infrastructures: rethinking public transport amidst COVID-19 lockdowns in India in Doucet, B, Filion, P and van Melik, R (eds) Global Reflections on COVID-19 and Urban Inequalities: Volume 1: Community and Society. Bristol: Policy Press. 153-168).

Book Reviews

• 2024, Nagesh, P. (2024, November 15). Corruption plots: Stories, ethics, and publics of the late capitalist city by Malini Ranganathan, David L. Pike, and Sapana Doshi (2023) [Review]. Doing Sociology.

News Paper Articles

• 2025, Balakrishna, U. (2025, March 1). Study highlights how Namma Metro fails Bengaluru's elderly. Deccan Herald.


• 2020, Nagesh, P., & Bailey, A. (2020). BMTC User-Friendliness: Covid, Fares, Affordability, Bus Shelters, Infrastructure, Frequency. Bengaluru, Citizen Matters.


• 2020, Morrison, E., Prajwal, N., & Bailey, A. (2020, September 4). It's high time BMTC got people with disabilities on board. Here are five steps to ensure this. Citizen Matters.


• 2018, Prajwal, N., & Vijayamba, R. (2018, December 23). If Mickey comes to Mandya. Deccan Herald.


• 2018, Vijayamba, R., & Prajwal, N. (2018, July 15). When will they rise? Deccan Herald.

Collaborative storybook

• 2025, Bengaluru's Bus Stories, a collaborative effort by EQUIMOB project, ISEC,Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike and Samvada.

Podcast

• 2024, Nagesh, P. (2024). YouTube: Ageing and mobilities in Bangalore. In R. Radhakrishnan (Host), Core Corner.

Policy Brief

• 2022 Nagesh, P., Patil, D. S., & Bailey, A. (2022). Policy brief submitted to the one-person committee set up by the State Government of Karnataka to study the revival of Road Transport Corporations. State Government of Karnataka.

Teaching, Research Guidance & Administration

• Research Guidance: 1 Masters student (Utrecht University)


• Teaching: Taught courses in Urban Sociology, Qualitative methodology at NLSIU (Bengaluru), MAHE (Manipal) and ISEC (Bengaluru).


• Administrative Activities: 2020 – 2022, Member of the Internal Complaints Committee at the Institute for Social and Economic Change.

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