• Women's and Children's Health
• Violence Against Women (VAW)

• Ph.D. 2001. (Population Studies). Department of Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
  Title of the Thesis: Mother’s Work Participation and Child Health: A Study in Poor Localities in Tamil Nadu, India.

• M.A. 1995. (Population Studies). Department of Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Articles

1. Menopause: An Emerging Issue in India (with T.S. Syamala). Economic and Political Weekly, 2005. Vol. 40(47).

2. The Impact on Maternal work Participation on duration of breastfeeding among poor Women in Tamil Nadu, India. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 2003, Vol. 18(3).

3. Are Weaker Sections Deprived of Maternal Health Care in Tamil Nadu, India? (with PM Kulkarni) Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries, August 8, 2003.

4. Does Maternal Employment Influence Child Care and Morbidity? Evidence from Poor Populations. Demography India, 2000, Vol. 29(1).

5. Female Work Participation and Child Health: An Investigation in Rural Tamil Nadu, India. Health Transition Review, 1997, Vol. 7(1).

Working Papers

• Normative and Actual Provision of Antenatal Health Care Services in Karnataka (with KNM Raju, PH Rayappa and KV Rao). Institute for Social and Economic Change, Working Paper No. 145, 2004.

• Does Labour Force Participation Enhance Autonomy of Poor Women? Evidence from Tamil Nadu. India. Institute for Social and Economic Change, Working Paper No. 130, 2003.

1. Project on "Functioning of Ultrasound Sonography Centres in Karnataka" (with T.S. Syamala). 2005. This project is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

2. Project on "Menopause: An Emerging Issue in India" (with T.S Syamala), 2004. This report is based on the NFHS-II data that was prepared for the institute (ISEC) during 2004.

3. Pilot Project on "Maternal Mortality in Karnataka" (with T.S. Syamala), 2003. This project is jointly done by ICMR and PRC, Bangalore and funded by MOHFW during 2003

• Project on "Rural-Urban Differences in Levels and Determinants of Maternal and Child Health Care in Karnataka: A District Level Analysis".