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Aparajita Chattopadhyay is currently associated with the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) as a professor, Department of Population and Development where she has invested significant time in academic research and postgraduate teaching for two decades. An area expert in geography and demography, Chattopadhyay has also served at the Banaras Hindu University as a faculty with the Department of Geography for a brief period. Her teaching and research career include a portfolio of wide-ranging research projects and peer-reviewed academic publications. She has been a recipient of awards and grants for academic achievements/ research from reputed universities and organizations including the likes of the Presidency College Calcutta, University of Calcutta, International Institute for Population Sciences, Indian Association for the Study of Population, University of Karachi, RAND corporation, Columbia University, USA, to highlight a few. She handled different research projects funded by the Government of India, UNICEF, etc., like Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Maharashtra and Gujarat, SWABHIMAAN base line study, and Population, Environment and Settlement Project (Pop-Envis). Springer Nature published two of her books in 2020. Her area of research interests includes environment, development, gender issues, aging, nutrition, and health.

Akancha Singh is a Ph.D. scholar at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS). Having done her graduation in economics from the Banaras Hindu University, she has good understanding in economic theories and statistical analyses. She has received awards and medals for her academic performance from esteemed institutions like the Banaras Hindu University and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Her area of interest is adolescent and child nutrition, gender studies, aging, and public health. She is currently working on nutritionalissues among