Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

Publications

Blogs

We produce blogs to discuss new research findings, ongoing projects, and even personal reflections on the research process. Our blogs are written for a variety of audiences, including other researchers, policymakers, practitioners, financial service providers, grassroots organizations, impact investors and the public. The format is simple and easy to grasp. The language is straightforward, and the tone is non-academic. Our blogs can be of varying lengths. We choose to write a blog when we don’t want to do a full- fledged study or follow a rigorous research process. Blogs may contain opinions and they can also be based on experiences. Some of our blogs may just share some observations, learnings, or challenges.

Our Work

May 17, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this set of videos, we discuss our work pertaining to exclusion and the delivery of social protection entitlements

By Team SPI
May 3, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we cover the case of a daily wage worker in need of money, who turned to the programme, but failed to receive her wages

By Aarushi Gupta
April 21, 2021 | Dvara Research

This post reviews various sources of literature on how COVID-19 has affected migrant households & conclude by summarises some of the recommendations provided by sector experts

By Rakshith S. Ponnathpur
April 14, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we revisit the issue of over-indebtedness in microfinance and provide a set of suggestions to address them

April 13, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we analyse the community-based health insurance model and suggest pathways for reform

April 9, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we discuss the market & regulatory barriers that prevent most farmers, banks & NBFCs from participating in the commodity derivatives market

March 19, 2021 | Dvara Research

This casestudy showcases exclusion from the PDS leading to further exclusion from COVID-19 relief efforts targeted at ration cardholders

March 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we analyse the VimoSEWA model in India, which shows the strength of community-level intervention and support

March 2, 2021 | Dvara Research

This post summarises the research findings from our recently concluded project on exclusion and grievance redress that was undertaken in collaboration with Gram Vaani et.al

By Aarushi Gupta
February 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

This post provides an overview of the financial consumer grievance redress system in India and highlights the issues that make it less effective and less consumer-friendly

By Chinmayanand Chivukula