MINA M.S.SWAMINATHAN DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

The Mina Swaminathan Fellowship aims to intensify focus on the theme of gender in MSSRF. It is in recognition of Ms Mina Swaminathan’s contribution to operationalising gender and development as part of the institution’s core commitment to a pro-woman, pro-poor and pro-nature approach. MSSRF began a gendered approach to research and development under the leadership of Ms Mina Swaminathan several years ago. She is nationally known for her contributions towards developing a holistic view on gender equality and child development, including the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), which takes account of the multiple needs and roles of women. The Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship (MSMF) is constituted with a main objective of promoting the exchange of ideas between researchers and the media / press persons for greater partnerships between science and media. The broad theme for the Fellowship is ‘Gendered livelihood transformations and their impacts on food, nutrition and health security in the hinterlands of India’. The first MSMF was in 2021 on the theme ‘Gendered Impact of Covid-19, how the pandemic has changed the women’s lives in the areas of agriculture, employment, income and access to market, healthcare, house maintenance, care work, etc’. Three young media fellows were identified through an expert committee and mentored by MSSRF researchers from three states – Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha. They were oriented on the research activities of the Foundation in the areas of gender and livelihoods, development work at specific field sites as well as the objectives of the fellowship. Insight Briefs were later published based on the articles from the MSMF. Particulars Description Name M.S. Swaminathan Doctoral Fellowship Programme Provided By M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation