Braj Das

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About Braj Das

BRAJ DAS PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accomplished Social Research professional with more than 20 years experience covering large variety of social research topics. 12 years with national level research companies; 8 years as Branch Manager of a profit center. Research Areas: Extensive experience in research in the areas of public health (MCH/RCH, HIV/AIDS, TB, Leprosy, malaria, health seeking behavior, social marketing, mapping studies); water, sanitation and hygiene; social communication, project displacement and rehabilitation and settlement, appropriate technology, forestry, tribal issues, nutrition, Panchayati Raj and participatory governance, etc. Types of studies: Assessments, reviews, baseline studies, feasibility studies, mid-term/endline evaluations, strategy formulations, action plans for implementation, program documentation, Client agencies: Bilateral and international agencies such as The World Bank, DFID, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, FHI, DANTB, DANLEP, PSI, USAID, CARE, IDE, NFI, PFI, ICCO, etc; and large corporates such as L&T, INDAL/UAIL, WAPCOS, CIL/SECL, NTPC, TATAs, etc. Research methods/techniques: Expert in large scale surveys and qualitative and participatory research, participatory planning, mystery-client method, studies using PEER research technique, etc. ORGANISATIONS WORKED WITH Period Position 2005-2012 Research Director, HDI 2004-05 Research Coordinator for Odisha for a multi-country research project on Health Systems Research on Private Practitioners, sponsored by Aarhus University of Denmark. 2002-04 Research & Communication Manager, Population Services International 1995-2002 Research Director, AIMS Research 1992-95 Project Manager, Operations Research Group (ORG-MARG) 1991-92 Research Executive, Search India 1990-91 Research Coordinator, AGRAGAMEE (NGO) 1089-90 Lecturer, Maharishi College of Natural Law 1984-88 Research Scholar- Center of Advanced Studies in Psychology, Bhubaneswar