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Dr. Jharna Pathak holds a PhD in Economics from Gujarat University (through Sardar Patel Institute of Economics and Social Research). Beginning her research in the field of water management, agriculture and institutions, she has developed interest in gender research. Her current research interests include perspectives gleamed through the lens of gender within a broader framework of rights, equity and development. Her recent studies examine the gendered and classed experiences, interpretations and consequences of violence on women in public and private spaces. She aims to synergise feminist theory with community action. In addition, she teaches related courses at Gujarat University, Gandhinagar National Law University, Pandit Deendayal Energy University and so on. She has also served as an external expert in various academic institutions, semi government bodies and non-government organisations in varying capacities. She has also conducted training programmes for PhD students, middle and senior level government officers and activists in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, UNICEF, India and Government of Gujarat She is one of the co-authors of the book: Community Natural Resource Management and Poverty in India: The Evidence from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh by Sage publication, New Delhi, (2016). She has also co-edited a volume of essays titled, Tribal Development in Western India published by Routledge, New Delhi (2013). She has also published articles in magazines, edited books and peer reviewed journals.