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Bharti Nandwani

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Film City Road, Goregaon East

Mumbai, 400065

India

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (10)

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British Colonialism and Women Empowerment in India

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 May 2023
Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Shiv Nadar University
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Colonialism, Gender Inequality, India, Intimate Partner Violence, Women Empowerment

British Colonialism and Women Empowerment in India

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Apr 2024
Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Shiv Nadar University
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Colonialism, Gender inequality, India, Intimate Partner Violence, Women Empowerment

British Colonialism and Women Empowerment in India

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 15 Jun 2023
Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Shiv Nadar University
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Colonialism, Gender Inequality, India, Intimate Partner Violence, Women Empowerment.

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Decentralisation, Political Inclusion, and Healthcare Utilisation: Evidence from India’s PESA Reform1

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 22 Sep 2025
Bharti Nandwani and Ishita Das Gupta
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
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India, Political representation, Maternal healthcare, Public service delivery, Decentralization, Local governance

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Property Inheritance Rights and Female Political Participation in India

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Dec 2024
Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Shiv Nadar University
Downloads 77 (852,604)

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Gender, India, Female Political Participation, Property Rights

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Property to Power: The Political Returns to Women's Inheritance Rights in India

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 25 Aug 2025
Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Shiv Nadar University
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gender, india, Female Political Participation, Leadership, Property Rights

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Demand Shocks and Supply of Schools: Insight from Rainfall Shocks in India

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Dec 2022
Nishant Chadha and Bharti Nandwani
Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi - India Development Foundation and Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
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Education, public schools, private schools, rainfall shocks, school supply

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Impact of cooking fuel connection subsidies on women outcomes: Evidence from India’s gender-responsive clean energy policy

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Mar 2026
Bharti Nandwani and Manisha Jain
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
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Clean cooking fuel, Energy Access, women health, women agency, employment, gender-responsive policy

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Guns and Gains: Effects of Exposure to Counterinsurgency Operations During School-Age Years

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 01 Aug 2025
Sourish Mustafi, Bharti Nandwani and Punarjit Roychowdhury
Shiv Nadar University, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Shiv Nadar University
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Childhood, Conflict, Counterinsurgency, Education, Employment, India

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From State to Community: Forest Land Rights and Forest Conservation in India

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2026
Bharti Nandwani and Ishita Varma
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 22 (1,518,554)

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Forest land rights, Property rights, Forest Fires, Environment, Common pool resources, Forest governance, Satellite data JEL Codes: Q15, Q23, Q54, O13, H41, K11

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​Rural Roads and Firm Behavior in India

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 03 Mar 2026
Bharti Nandwani, Punarjit Roychowdhury and Binay Shankar
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Shiv Nadar University and Shiv Nadar University
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D22, O12, O14, O18

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Rural Roads and Firm Behavior in India

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 09 Jun 2026
Bharti Nandwani, Punarjit Roychowdhury and Binay Shankar
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Shiv Nadar University and Shiv Nadar University
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Firms, India, Infrastructure, Roads, Rural