R. Maithreyi

R. Maithreyi is the Lead of the Women’s Health Thematic at KHPT. Her work spans research and interventions, and draws upon the areas of childhood studies, gender, and the sociology of education. Maithreyi has a PhD from the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), and also has over 10 years of experience as a practising child psychologist. She has several international conferences and publications to her credit, including three books – one titled ‘Educating youth: psychosocial regulation through skilling’ (Sage Ltd), a co-edited book titled ‘Modernity, schooling, and childhood in India: trajectories of exclusion’(Routledge Ltd), and a forth-coming book on ‘Youth, Skills and Education: Unpacking the Politics of Psychosocial Interventions’ (Routledge Ltd).