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Suman Kumar Das Sonali Yogesh Narbariya
Post Doc (Circular economy and I4.0) (Italy) Ph.D. (SHRM and Change Management) | sonali@ediindia.org
Ph.D (Industrial Management) (Unibs Italy)
suman@ediindia.org With 4 years of experience, Dr. Narbariya specializes in the areas of Human Resource Management,
organizational behaviour, leadership, change management and digital transformation. Her work is grounded
A techno-management professional with over a decade of academic and training experience and vast in rigorous empirical research with strong relevance for organizational practice and policy. She was awarded
consultancy experience across industry sectors. He has worked in Industry 4.0, circular economy and the prestigious Dr. R. H. Kulkarni Fellowship, sponsored by the Murthy Family Foundation. She received the
environmental sustainability, supporting organizations in adopting net-zero strategies and resource-efficient Best Thesis Award for her doctoral research on high-performance work systems and employee readiness for
practices. He has trained corporate professionals, entrepreneurs and students in sustainable innovations and digital transformation. Her research has been recognized with several accolades, including the Best Paper
strategic management. He specializes in digital technologies, project management and integrating circular Award at INDAM 2025 and the Best Paper in Track Award at IRIS (Scandinavia), Norway 2025.
economy models into business systems, with interests in supply chain management, sustainability
frameworks, industrial management and entrepreneurship development.

Sarika Singh
Ph.D. (Information sharing for Human Resource Analytics)
Kotigari Reddi Swaroop sarika@ediindia.org
Ph.D. (Marketing), MBA (Marketing) | swaroop@ediindia.org
Dr. Singh brings over fifteen years of experience across academia, research and industry. Her strong
Dr. Swaroop has over 12 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Marketing Management. He foundation in management is built on notable academic achievements and hands-on executive roles. Before
has authored numerous research papers in Scopus-indexed and ABDC-listed journals, along with book joining EDII, Dr. Sarika served at the GITAM University Bangalore and SOIL School of Business Design,
chapters. He has presented his research at national and international conferences in India and abroad, Gurgaon. She has also held senior HR positions in leading multinational organizations. Dr. Singh has
contributing to emerging discourses in digital marketing, consumer behaviour and sustainable marketing. presented her work at international conferences and published research in SCOPUS- and ABDC-indexed
journals. She has also authored case studies published with CaseCentre.org. and Book Chapters in
IntechOpen Journals.

Amritkant Mishra
Ph.D. (Economics) | amritkant@ediindia.org

Dr. Mishra specializes in quantitative economics with expertise in macroeconomic modelling, econometrics, Zahoor Ahmad Paray
mathematical economics, and empirical economic analysis. Prior to joining EDII, he served as Assistant FPM, M.Phil. (Development Economics) | zahoor@ediindia.org
Professor of Economics at Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, and CHRIST, Bengaluru. His research
interests encompass Macroeconomics, Sustainable Development, Stock Markets, and Volatility Modelling. A faculty member and researcher of entrepreneurship with 8 years of experience, Mr Paray's area of
Dr. Mishra has been published widely in international journals in the fields of economics and finance, with his specialisation includes entrepreneurship development, micro-enterprise growth, development economics,
work having featured in reputed Scopus, Web of Science, and ABDC-listed journals. In addition to his expertise entrepreneurial finance and entrepreneurial action. He has participated in numerous national and
in time series and panel data econometric modelling, he has also sole-authored a book on macroeconomics. international conferences and has published 8 research articles in Scopus- and ABDC-indexed journals. His
previous experience with SSIU, IAR, research and evaluation studies and government projects further
enriches his practical understanding of entrepreneurship, innovation and policy dynamics.
Nithin K N
Ph.D. (Agribusiness Management), MBA (Agribusiness Management)
nithin@ediindia.org
Bhaskar Jyoti Saud
Possesses over seven years of teaching, research and field-level experience. He has qualified Indian Council Ph.D. & M. Phil. (Zoology) | bhaskarsaud@ediindia.org
of Agricultural Research - National Eligibility Test (ICAR-NET) in Agribusiness Management and University
Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in Management. He is also a recipient of the ICAR A research and consulting professional with over 22 years of experience in rural entrepreneurship and social
Senior Research Fellowship (2014–2017). His research expertise spans agricultural marketing, natural enterprise, Livelihood & SME development, Skill Development, Climate Change and Aquaculture Research,
rubber economy, value chains, rural entrepreneurship, climate resilience and agribusiness innovations. Dr. and Disaster Management. He has worked with several Governments, Non-Government organisations &
Nithin has 14 research articles in Scopus, Web of Science–indexed, UGC-CARE and peer-reviewed journals; international agencies as well as regulatory bodies. He played a key role in empowering a large number of
16 popular articles/short communications; 5 book chapters and two authored books, to his credit. tribal SHGs in the North Eastern Region of India under PM Van Dhan Yojana. He has published 35 manuscripts
in indexed journals and books till date.

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