This research evaluates India's Make in India industrial strategy, tracing its evolution from post-independence economic policy to modern manufacturing and technology initiatives. It finds that infrastructure investment, targeted incentives, and international partnerships have delivered mixed successes, while regulatory complexity and implementation challenges continue to limit broader economic transformation.

This research explores the material culture of the Hindu Pushti Marg tradition by tracing the objects used to care for the child deity Krishna. Through ethnographic work in India and the United States, the thesis reveals how sacred worlds are sustained through often-unrecognized labor crossing boundaries of caste, gender, and religion.

This research evaluates whether reflective cool roofs can reduce indoor temperatures and improve health in climate-vulnerable communities. A global randomised controlled trial across four countries will assess impacts on physical and mental health, productivity, and hospitalisations, providing evidence on whether this affordable intervention is cost-effective and capable of saving lives.