Team
Our Team
Our team comprises distinguished researchers and academicians with expertise in various fields, including sociology, economics, public policy, and minority studies.
Advisor
Dr. Zakaria Siddiqui
Dr Zakaria Siddiqui is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Jamia Milia Islamia University (JMI).
Advisor
Neelanjan Sircar
Neelanjan Sircar is Director at the Centre for Rapid Insights, Artha Global, and a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.
Advisor
Prof. (Dr.) Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan
Dr Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan is a Professor of Law at WBNUJS with over two decades of expertise in criminal justice, human rights, and anti-trafficking law, and holds advanced degrees from the University of Essex and City University of Hong Kong.
Advisor
Dr. Adil Hossain
Dr. Adil Hossain is an Assistant Professor at the School of Development, Azim Premji University (APU).
Lead
Sabir Ahamed
Sabir Ahamed is the National Research Coordinator at Pratichi Institute, Pratichi (India) Trust, and the founder of the 'Know Your Neighbour' initiative at Sabar Institute.
Co-Lead
Dr. Mohammad Reyaz
Dr Mohammad Reyaz is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University, Kolkata, India.
Consultant
Ramit Basu
Ramit Basu has more than 20 years of experience working in the field of Local Government Reforms , SDG based Decentralised Planning and Environmental Rights based issues.
Associate
Pratiti Deb
Pratiti is a physicist who studies how light interacts with mechanical motion, and is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University.
Associate
Sneha Bhasin
Sneha is a research associate at Sabar Institute. She has a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Associate
Ashin Chakraborty
Ashin is a Master's student in Economics with a strong passion for leveraging data-driven insights to drive real-world change.
Associate
Annay De
Annay De, Jadavpur University's Young Economist of the Year 2024, is currently pursuing M.Sc. in Economics at the University of Calcutta, B.T. Road Campus.
Associate
Shaikh Ayaan Hossain
Ayaan is a postgraduate student in South and Southeast Asian Studies, currently working as an Associate at the Sabar Institute.
Associate
Dr. Zeeshan Husain
Zeeshan holds a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India. His work focuses on the broad themes of democracy, pluralism, and minority rights, with a geographical concentration on eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Associate
Dr. Kainat Siddiqui
Kainat Siddiqui gained her PhD at the department of history from Aligarh Muslim University. Her area of interests includes Medieval and Modern Indian economic and maritime history
Programme Associate
Anika Chowdhury
Anika Chowdhury is a Program Associate at the Sabar Institute. She holds a Master's degree in Sociology and is passionate about working in the social development sector.
Social Media Manager
Sounak De
Sounak De is an undergraduate Computer Science student at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, with a keen interest in the intersection of technology, storytelling, and design.
Intern
Shraddha
Shraddha is currently pursuing her PhD in Economics, in the area of public health. Having completed her Masters in Development Studies from IIT Guwahati and Bachelors in Economics from Delhi University.